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It was that song, the dopamine release and to keep it releasing was the continuous sound of that song. Langa was in the kitchen when he heard it play yet again from the bathroom where his boyfriend was showering, the song had been on repeat the whole shower and Reki hadn't changed it and sang every word every time. It was cute, almost admiring how eager he was and dedicated but anyone would get annoyed by hearing a noise or song too much but somehow Reki hadn't hit that limit yet.
Preparing lunch was a nice task that Langa had busied himself to, it was a rainy day and Reki loved the rain due to it being a rare weather while Langa was more 'meh' about the sky's tears if he was honest. Reki didn't like sweet butter so Langa had prepared cold toast and salted butter to go with the tomato soup as they had both been caught in the rain on the way back from work. Suddenly the music wasn't so muffled and was louder meaning Reki had exited the bathroom with his music, the redhead in question was singing to himself and dancing in the hallway in a towel, phone in hand, using it as a microphone.
Langa didn't stare but smiled softly at his boyfriend and went back to buttering the cold toast, soup already in the bowls nice and ready to warm him and his partner up, Langa had showered earlier and his hair was still damp. He let Reki indulge in his song and eventually the music muffled again as Reki made it to the bedroom to get dressed and he stayed in there singing for quite a while too before the song ended and surprisingly didn't restart. Reki had left the room and walked across the grey carpet of the upstairs hallway, he walked down the carpeted stairs in red slippers, a plain yellow jumper and some black sweats. The Canadian wasn't exactly a slipper man but Reki said it was culture and polite to walk around in slippers instead of everyday shoes.
"Woah, that looks delicious!" Reki cheered as he strode into the room, his walk was confident and his eyes practically shining, Langa saw how his hand tapped along his thigh-Reki was still playing the song in his head. The redhead sat down at the table, bouncing eagerly in his seat and clasping his hands together "my cute boyfriend made me a meal" he hummed "thank you" he stood up and leaned over the table to kiss Langa's cheek just as Langa put Reki's food tray down in front of him. The tray had 2slices of cold, buttered toast, a spoon and of course the bowl of tomato soup "I hope you like it Reki" Langa smiled softly "its going to warm us up and prevent a cold."
"Woah really?!" Reki asked, eyes wide, piece of toast frozen in his hand and the soup dripping off of it where he had just dipped the slice into the soup, Langa chuckled awkwardly and gave a small nod "well that's what they say" he smiled. The two enjoyed their meal with Reki drumming the oak table or his thigh with his free hand when he ran out of bread, he'd hum it too when his mouth wasn't full or when he wasn't talking to Langa about everything and anything.
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At S its dark and yet Reki stood out with his bright red hair and his yellow hoodie, his skateboard was also a colourful mess but Langa's hair was proven to be more visible in the dark and his eyes were more 'glowy' as Reki had said in the dark. The two were an easy find at S but with Reki's continuous humming it was hard to be hidden when beside him and surprisingly Langa didn't mind. The Canadian had done research, when he first started dating Reki they sat down and Reki told Langa he had ADHD and thus Langa began to research it deeply. Dopamine, energy drinks, stims, sleeping habits, rejection thoughts, mood swings, lack of concentration, self hate-Langa had even joined an ADHD sub-Reddit to learn more about ADHD from other people with ADHD. Reki cried when he found out, telling Langa how he was so lucky to have him and loved him to infinity.
It was adorable and so even if Reki did something that irritated Langa he'd find a reason, the tapping, the repetition, the mood swings-Langa could cope with it all because he would always see a reason behind it and soon came to adore these things. The way Reki was easily excitable, constantly jumping or bouncing in excitement, how he was loud, proud as if shameless, how his opinions were always clear and he stuck to his opinion strongly. While Langa had adjusted to Reki's ADHD there were still days would Reki would cry to him feeling he was annoying or had upset Langa and that conversation always ended with cuddles on the couch and kisses to calm the male down.
Today was a high dopamine day, Reki had woken up early and was still singing, humming, drumming & tapping along to that one song! He was excitable, happy and that made Langa happy and it lasted all day! Until S. A race was being announced and while Reki had now been recognised by the community as the guy who defeated Adam he still wasn't too confident in himself or his moves, after a race against Joe Langa rushed over to Reki who was cheering away even though the crowd had died out. The redhead was jumping up and down, clapping his hands, skateboard ditched at his feet as he awaited for his boyfriend to throw himself in his arms but then it hit. Then someone spoke, someone got annoyed, they practically spat at him and suddenly Reki's world shattered "can you just shut up already?! You do this every night Red!"
It was a random skater who was probably new as he didn't know Reki's name, everyone at S called him Reki instead of Red since he earned their respect defeating Adam. Reki stopped bouncing in place, he looked down at his hands and he felt nauseous due to the guilt and embarrassment in his stomach. Would throwing up be less or more embarrassing then being told to shut up? Its not like Reki could help it but all his life it was constant shut-ups.
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Reki had gone non-verbal, his brain had shut down and latched onto that order of being quiet and so he was, he even quietened his breathing at certain points when he realised how annoying it was to himself. He was overstimulated, upset, on the couch wrapped in a blanket and hugging a dino plushie, it was a t-rex and the same colour as Langa's hair. Its name was Dino or support-Dino, same thing really. It was raining again and Langa had gone upstairs to gather Reki weighted blanket and his Dino which he was clutching now.
Reki was staring at the TV in his pyjamas which he begrudgingly had gotten dressed into, Langa smiled as he sat next to his boyfriend "want to watch something?" He asked softly as he picked up the remote and went onto Netflix, strangely enough Reki loved the horror genre so Langa was in the horror section scrolling through and asking Reki one by one what ones he wanted to watch. Reki eventually decided on the SAW franchise "can I hold you?" Langa whispered as he opened his arms and looked at Reki who answered by immediately slinked into his boyfriends arms.
The redhead cuddled into Langa's chest, arms wrapped around his dino but one hand gripping Langa's shirt in a tight grip, he felt safe and comfortable in Langa's arms and it was good to have such a loving and caring boyfriend. It took 3hours (so 2 movies later) for Reki to lean up and kiss Langa's skin, he yawned after he did so and smiled "thank you" and with that he closed his eyes and began to drift off.
"Reki?"
"Mhm?"
"I love you"
A chuckle broke through the darkness and Reki shook his head "I love you too"