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A sudden breath escapes jamil, fear clouding his mind as he darted around his surroundings. His vision blurry for a moment before everything cleared up. Right. He was in his room…sleeping. Jamil takes deep breaths from the sudden nightmare he had as he slowly sat up from his bed, clutching his head for a moment. A nightmare. It wasn’t often he’d get them but they were terrifying nonetheless. He looked at his ruffled and messy bed and noticed something—or other—someone was missing. Jamil let out a sigh as he had a feeling he knew where this person was. Getting up from his bed, he quietly left the room—not bothering to close it in his groggy state— and headed towards the kitchen. After a minute of walking, he entered the kitchen and saw a shadowed silhouette rummaging through the cabinets and drawers as quietly as they can. Making Jamil mentally sigh as he switched on the lights, enveloping the kitchen with a soft shine, causing the person to tense up and turn towards Jamil. Jamil crosses his arms, leaning against the frame of the entrance to the kitchen and hums,
“Hello Bucchi. Pleasure seeing you awake.”
Ruggie smiled awkwardly and laughed his signature laugh as he rubbed the back of his neck,
“Heeyyy Jamil…..didn’t know you’d be awake up at this hour….”
A half lie but Jamil doesn’t mind, he straightens up and walks towards Ruggie. Ruggie’s ears perked up as he watched the other walk closer to him,
“Neither did I, but here I am. The real question is what are you doing up?”
Jamil already knows but he just wanted to hear it from the hyena’s mouth. Ruggie giggles as he places his hands on the back of his head and smiles,
“Looking for a midnight snack~”
Ruggie had said with no shame in his face, typical of him. Causing Jamil to playfully roll his eyes,
“If you wanted a snack you could’ve just asked me, Bucchi.”
Ruggie hums in curiosity as he watched Jamil walks towards the refrigerator, opening it and rummaging through it for a moment before pulling out a medium sized box. Ruggie stared at the box in confusion, because how could he miss a fancy looking box like that? Jamil closed the refrigerator and handed the box to Ruggie,
“Caramel shortcakes. For you. I…looked up how to make them and they didn’t seem too complicated to make. So….I…mm..”
Ruggie can tell Jamil was getting more flustered the more he talked, for he had turned his head away from the beastman as he waited for Ruggie to take the homemade treats. He hummed in delight, took the box from Jamil’s hands and opened it. He stared at awe at how delicious they all looked, Jamil always seemed to make anything and everything so delicious. Ruggie carefully picked one up and bit into it, his whole body shivering in delight at how wonderful it tasted as well. He didn’t realize he was already picking up the third treat to place into his mouth. Jamil had crossed his arms and nervously glanced away from Ruggie,
“When…you come over again and desire another kind of..midnight snack just…tell me I…wouldn’t mind making them for you…”
Jamil’s eyes stared at the floor as he felt how his face grew increasingly hot from how flustered he is. Ruggie hummed as he placed the empty box on the counter, turning towards Jamil and slowly placed both his hands on Jamil’s warm cheeks, causing Jamil to glance at Ruggie curiously,
“I’d really like that, thanks Jamil.”
Ruggie smiles happily before slowly leaning towards Jamil to press his lips towards the other’s lips in a kiss. Jamil tense up in shock at the sudden action but slowly returns the kiss in a nervous manner. After they pulled away, Jamil’s face was a deep shade of red as his bottom lip trembled at the sudden affection. Ruggie smiles as he removes one of his hands from Jamil’s cheeks to brush a strand of hair from his face,
“Shihehe~ You’re really pretty like this Jamil. I’m glad I can see this side of you.”
Jamil huffs as he leans his face against Ruggie’s shoulder to hide his flushed and embarrassed expression,
“Let’s…just get back t..to sleep. I…do not wish for others to see us.”
Ruggie hums as he pets Jamil’s head
“Okay then, whatever you say Jamil~”
Ruggie grabs Jamil’s hand, intertwining them together and walking with Jamil to head back to his room to sleep. Ruggie thinks this was a very successful midnight snack search.