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You sit on the couch in Aki's apartment, fiddling with your fingers while watching the news. You had just gotten home hours earlier, exhausted from office work. By the time you got home, the sun was already setting.
While you zone out on the couch, recollecting your day, you hear the lock to the front door open. You turn your head, surprised to see Aki, keys jingling in his left hand while he loosens his tie with his right.
"Welcome home" you smiled, surprised to see how early he was. You look at the clock, seeing it's not even close to the time he'd usually get home. Getting up from the couch, you hurry to help Aki, taking off his blazer for him. He mutters out a 'thank you' while taking his shoes off near the door.
He looks exhausted. You manage to softly ask "How was your day?" while you walk to the kitchen to make his favorite evening cup of coffee. He walks past the kitchen, setting his bag down next to the couch while replying with an "It was...alright".
You focus on making him his coffee, until you feel his strong arms around your waist and his head leaning on your left shoulder. He watches as you grind the coffee beans for his coffee, breathing down your neck softly.
"Missed you" he hums, kissing your cheek before walking off into your bedroom. After a few minutes he emerges with your laundry basket in his arms, you watch as he disappears into the laundry room.
Grabbing your laptop from the kitchen counter, you sit back on the couch and read through your emails while you wait for his coffee to finish brewing.
Aki walks out the laundry room and into the living room, placing himself between your legs, his favorite position. He grabs the remote and clicks through the channels until he finds something he likes, watching straight-faced.
Aki always seems so... serious despite him being the sweetest and most funny person when he's with you. You set your laptop aside, bored of reading emails, and you play with his hair as he watches the television.
"You tired?" he asks, looking up at you from between your thighs. You give him a slight nod, after working with children all day you were bound to be exhausted. Getting home later than your usual didn't help.
He shuffles out from between your legs and walks over to get his coffee, forgetting it was even there. You were already in your pajamas, however, Aki didn't even bother to change, still in his fancy dress shirt and loosened tie with black slacks on.
"Gonna go change" he announces after taking a sip of his coffee, then disappearing again into your shared bedroom. You lay your feet up on the couch as you look up at the ceiling, hearing the television buzzing and chirping with sounds.
You stay like that for a few minutes before Aki comes into your line of sight. You laugh while letting out a soft "Hi", watching his hair frame his face. "Wanna go to bed early?" he suggests, kissing your forehead lightly. You reply with a soft smile as you get up from the couch.
He walks off into the bedroom and soon you follow him after turning off the lights in the living room and kitchen. Without even bothering to do anything else, you flop in the bed. You lay quietly, listening to the sound of the sink from your shared bathroom run while Aki brushes his teeth.
When he emerges, you scoot to your side of the bed, sitting up and patting his side, urging him to join you.
After turning off the bathroom and room light, the only thing illuminating the room is the lamp on your side table. He slides next to you on his side, putting his arm around your shoulder. Lightly kissing your cheek, he pulls his arm away and lays down.
You eventually join him and when you do, he's wrapping his arms around you and holding you tightly, as if you'll go somewhere. "Love you" he quietly chirped, moving one of his arms from around your chest area to around your waist, pulling you closer to him.
"I love you more" you protest, knowing how worked up he gets over those simple words. You know he loves you more and always wins, but it's fun to try. "I love you most" he says, yawning the words out. You lay your head into his chest, smelling the lingering scent of his cologne on his pajama shirt. Cedarwood with a small, faint smell if cigarettes from his smoking breaks.
You feel the rise and fall of his chest as he slowly drifts into sleep with his arms around you, hearing his quiet snores as he finally does give into the exhaustion. Eventually, you do the same, slightly smiling as you allow your head to go limp so you can sleep.