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“Jordan, it's time to get up.”
“Noooo, just five more minutes” They whined curling up tighter around Marie. This was something that nobody warned Marie about, either about relationships or Jordan in general. The Clingyness. They were currently in Jordan’s room, where she crashed after the longest study session of her life, and the next thing she knew, it was morning, and she was being held captive by her partner.
Well, not literally, but they were lying on top of her with their arms around her neck, and she couldn’t move at all. The problem with this situation is that her class will start in 30 minutes, she has yet to get ready, and she is still in bed. All because her partner was trying to merge with her skin.
“Baby, My class starts in 30 minutes. Do you want me to be late?” She knew how much Jordan prioritized their grades, which was why she was in their room with them last night. She had three assignments due and a quiz to study for, and Jordan offered to keep her company.
Marie had to resort to her last strategy, pushing. They were still sound asleep for the most part, so if she just tilted to the side and pried their arms off of her, maybe she could escape. Right?
No, because not only was Jordan in his male form, but he was a fucking koala.
So, in a desperate attempt, Marie used her powers to numb Jordan's arms, causing them to loosen their grip on her neck. The numbness should only last a second; it's not like Jordan would feel since he is so dead to the world now.
What else was she supposed to do? She really couldn’t miss this quiz. “Shit,” Marie hissed as she noticed the time; she had 5 minutes to get ready and 10 minutes to get to class. She could do this. With a deep breath, she gets to work.
Miraculously, she made it to class a minute before the bell rang. She also has already prepared to do damage control when Jordan wakes up.
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Jordan is pissed.
How would you feel if you found out that your girlfriend didn’t love you? It's not like Marie told them precisely that, but what else were they supposed to think when they woke up and their girlfriend was gone?
When they woke up at 2:00 pm, they expected Marie to still be in bed with them or to at least see a note left telling them where she went, but the only thing that Jordan woke up to was nothing. Annoyed, Jordan shifted to their female form, grabbed one of her (Marie’s) hoodies, went to their contacts, and pressed the call button for the contact titled ‘My Marie <3.’
The phone rang two times before there was an answer.
Hey, Jordie, how-
If you don’t love me, you could have just said that
Jordan, what are you talking about?
You left me and didn’t leave a note or wake me up.
I can hear you pouting over here, and for your information, I had to get to class, and I couldn't afford to be late
You still could have woken me up, and we could have walked together
I tried, but we both know you hate mornings
If you loved me, you would have woken me up
*sigh* Okay, how can I make it up to you, princess
Jordan wouldn’t admit this to anyone, but they adore it when Marie calls them ‘Princess’; it makes them feel warm.
You have to get me coffee-
Is that all-
No, and I get to pick three hoodies from your collection
Jordan has already claimed most of her closet and wears her clothes no matter which form they take on. She asked them why they preferred her clothes over their own, but the only answer she got was “Cause I like them” and nothing else.
Ugh, you have all of them already, even my favorite one; how about you get one hoodie and cuddles when we finish classes?
Ughh deal, but I'm going to get those hoodies one way or another
Do you see what she has to deal with? Nobody believes her when she tells them that Jordan is utterly different around her. She only has 1 class left, and she knows that Jordan has an online course that lasts about 45 minutes. She has time to run to Jitterbean to get the coffee and maybe pick something nice for them just because.
Grabbing her keys, she heads to her car and takes off—time to spoil her baby.
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The first place she stops is at Target to grab their favorite snack. Cheese puffs, Right Twix (it has to be Right Twix), Oreos, and teriyaki beef jerky. The essentials. With that done, Marie heads over to Jitterbean and orders their coffee; she gets tea for herself.
Jordan’s class ends in 15 minutes, so she has enough time to grab the last surprise. Jordan has been trying to convince her to share custody of a stuffed animal with them; she at first thought it was another one of those weird couple things, but as she saw more and more tik tok videos about them, the more she wanted to get one with Jordan, so that's where she is headed to a toy store to get there soon to be “child.”
At the toy store, she chooses to go with a brown dog that has darker brown spots around their body.
With 5 minutes left to spare, Marie returns to God-U to surprise her partner.
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Their class had just ended when there was a knock on the door; already knowing who it was, Jordan jumped up to answer it.
“You better have my coffee-” They are silenced by the sight in front of them.
“Surprise!!” Marie shouts, “I wanted to do something nice for you as an apology and because I know how stressed-” She's cut off by Jordan pulling her into his tight embrace. She feels him duck his head into her neck as he gives her a muffled “Thank You.”
“You didn’t have to do all this,” He says, “I wasn’t mad at you earlier; I was just being dramatic.”
“I know, but I love you and wanted to do something to show you just how much I love you.” She adds, “Now, are we gonna stand here and let your coffee get cold, or do you want to see what I got for you?”
Rolling their eyes at her sassiness, Jordan laughs, pointing further into his room towards the bed, “Lead the way, your-highness.”
“Don’t mind if I do,” giggling. Marie made her way towards the bed and plopped on top, placing the gifts in front for Jordan to open.
“Okay, start with this bag first, then you can open the big one last.”
Marie watches as Jordan tears into the first bag, pulling out its contents individually. Midway, they shifted into their female form, now drowning in their (Marie's) hoodie. “Omg, I've been craving these so much, you don't understand,” Jordan shouts as she practically jumps into Marie's arms, ending up with her in Marie's lap. “You're the best, and I love you so fucking much,” she says softly as she finishes pressing kisses all over Marie's face. Pulling away, Jordan continues, “Now, whats in the other bag.”
Marie giggles, her excitement getting the better of her. She turns Jordan around in her lap, now chest to back; she pulls the bag from the ground, hands it to Jordan, and watches as they open it.
“A stuffed animal?”
“You know how you have been trying to convince me to share custody of a “child,” Marie notices when Jordan realizes what she is referring to. “Well, Jordan, meet our new “child.”
“Marie, you are so freaking amazing. I love you so much, and you are my favorite person in the world, and thank you, thank you thank-”
Jordan’s rambles of excitement are cut off when Marie leans over their shoulder from where they are sitting in her lap and kisses them. “I'm glad you like it; anything for you, princess,” Marie says into their ear; she can sense how much the pet name causes Jordan to blush.
Marie asks before things become too heated, “What will you name him?”
“Hmmm, how about sparky?”
“Awww, that's so cute, good choice,” Marie coos as she attacks Jordan's neck with kisses; she can't help it when they are this close to her and smelling like the vanilla cologne they always wear.
“Hey hey hey, don't think that all this kissing is going to make me forget about the hoodie I get to choose?” crossing their arms, Jordan adds, “Also, the promise of cuddles.”
“Ughhhh, okay, fine, but you can only keep the hoodie for the week, then you have to return it.” She knew very well that if Jordan could live in her clothes, they would.
“Fine”
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After everything was settled and Jordan got their required hoodie, they cuddled up on Jordan's bed and binge-watched a few episodes of Property Brothers while munching on the snacks Marie had bought earlier.
Somewhere after the 5th episode, Marie heard a light snoring from the head buried into her neck. Jordan had fallen asleep and cuddled up with both Sparky and Marie.
So yeah, nobody warned Marie about this part of the relationship, but she is so happy that she gets to experience it with her partner by her side—Jordan, her baby, her princess, the love of her life, etc.
She wouldn’t trade it for anything in the world.