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His package had arrived.
His package had arrived!
Qi Xiaotian couldn’t help an eager little squeal as his feet tapped against the floor. He had been waiting for what felt like weeks for this package to arrive and now it was finally here! He glanced around, making sure nobody had seen it arrive.
“-just saying, maybe go light on the-”
“I’m sorry, who is the master cook in this house?!”
Good. His partners were both in the kitchen. Red was making dinner, signaled by the eye-watering smell of cooking peppers, and Xiaojiao was bugging him. Xiaotian barely bit back a cackle as he headed up the steps to the second floor of the penthouse and darted into their bedroom. Dinner would distract them for a good long while.
He tore open the package and pulled out the special outfit with a grin. “That should take long enough,” he said to himself. Now, where was the first button on this…
Xiaotian had made a special discovery a few weeks ago and, while trying to figure out what to say to his bestie and their mutual partner, had found this cute outfit. Now it was here. He was ready to show it off. Especially with the extra special little surprise that was waiting to be handed over.
The outfit fitted him perfectly. Xiaotian couldn’t help a pout at that. “Aw, I hoped I could grow into this,” he said, examining his reflection. Maybe next time, he wouldn’t wait so long to surprise his partners. That would give him time to grow into the outfit.
“ Hey, Noodle Boy! Dinner’s ready! ”
“Coming!” he said, pulling his eyes away from the mirror. “Go ahead and sit down! I’ll be down soon.”
“ Okay- Xiaojiao, don’t you dare! ”
A loud crash and what sounded like Xiaojiao’s victory cackle made Xiaotian wince. Hopefully, Xiaojiao wasn’t messing with Red’s dinner plans too much. He took one last look in his reflection and, happy with what he saw, nodded. He grabbed the two small present boxes waiting and took a deep breath.
“Into the unknown.”
The loud conversation led him down the stairs and into the dining room. Red was batting Xiaojiao’s hands away from the soup as he arranged the rest of the dishes around. Xiaotian couldn’t help but feel a smile form as he watched them. He couldn’t wait.
“Hey.” Xiaotian struck a pose, grinning at them. “Like my outfit?”
The two of them looked up.
“Oh, my gods.” Xiaojiao’s eyes were already sparkling. “Who let you look so cute today?!”
Red’s eyes were wide. He set down the plate he held to grip the table, his claws digging into the fine wood. “That…yes? That’s how you’re proposing to us?”
Xiaotian nodded. The shirt he wore was decorated with a little monkey, holding out a ring. “I, actually,” He pulled out the boxes and moved to sink down on his knee. “Will you-”
“YES!”
“HOLY SHIT, LIKE WE CAN SAY NO?!”
Before he could blink, Red was there, scooping him up. Xiaojiao was there and pressing kisses over his face and planting a big kiss on Red’s lips. Little green sparks darted around, mixing with the sparks flying off Red’s hair. Xiaotian managed to pass the boxes to Xiaojiao before kissing Red, unable to help delighted laughter.
She opened one.
Her eyes went wide.
“HOLY SHIT!”
“What what what?!” Red squawked, craning his head to see what made Xiaojiao gape. His eyes went wide and he turned to stare at him so fast he swore he heard his neck crack. “Noodle Boy?!”
Xiaotian managed a shrug. “Surprise?” Red and Xiaojiao both blinked before another round of happy screaming and kisses began, Xiaotian held in the hurricane of love.
The tiny baby monkey plushies were a good touch, based off their faces.