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There were only two other people with the key to his apartment. His brother Yugi and his recently acquired demon boyfriend Atem whom he had begged to use the key instead of the window like he usually did. Not because others thought there was a break-in, but more so because Yami didn’t want to deal with his landlord again demanding that he was not to have pets in his home.
If anything, he was Atem’s pet for if a demon chose you as their partner, you meant the world to them from that moment on and Yami happily returned that sentiment with all he had. It was why he smiled with his heart fluttering excitedly in his chest as he listened to his lover’s careful footsteps tentatively entering his bedroom.
“Até”, he whispered equally as sleepily as the smile upon his lips was while it curled a little more upwards when footsteps neared his bed to let a gentle hand brush his golden bangs from his face. Then, soft lips pressed against his brow and Yami murmured sweetly in return as he loved the tender moment.
“Hello, my sweet. Did I do well?” was the soft question accompanying Atem’s gentle kiss and sleepily, Yami blinked awake to gaze at his beloved demon.
“Wonderfully. Even though I already miss the sound of your feathers”, he answered while rose-red eyes glowed in the gentle darkness of his room. A little darker now that Atem was here with his magic and demonic presence, but soft and tender still.
“I can change if you so wish it”, Atem whispered as he brushed his fingers along Yami’s face again gently, though he smiled too as his beloved hummed negatively.
“No… I don’t want more trouble with my landlord and I want your arms around me instead of your beak preening my hair. Come to bed? Hold me close?” Yami asked and rumbled with a soft laugh as Atem nuzzled him with deep purrs filling his chest.
“Gladly for you won't let me deal with your landlord instead”, Atem purred with a new twinkle in his eyes and an ever-lasting smile upon his tanned lips as he kissed Yami’s brow again, prior to straightening once more with Yami's continued chuckles being music to his ears.
Pale hands had managed to escape the cocoon of blankets his beloved had buried himself into too and they held onto him as he got out of his clothes. His beloved would warm him. In the same manner Yami warmed his heart and Atem couldn’t stop the tender purr or loving sighs from escaping him as he crawled onto the bed to pull his boyfriend against his body.
“Finally”, Yami whispered as he pressed his back against Atem’s chest to just feel him and he loved the strong arms wrapping around his frame. They would keep him safe. Just like Atem’s soft nuzzles and kisses to the back of his neck would keep him feeling warm while his heart kept fluttering in his chest to show how much this was loved.
To show how much he was in love. With the greatest man to possibly ever exist and Yami prayed this would last until the end of his lifetime. This feeling of safety, of warmth, of tender kisses and him making sure Atem felt loved as well as wanted in return. If only by grasping the tanned arm around his waist a little tighter. If only by entwining their fingers and kissing Atem’s hand with a soft, sweet whisper of good night. If only because life might be kind enough to grant him this until his dying day… Yami hoped it would as Atem’s soft whisper reached his ears too.
“Good night, my sweet. I’ll keep you safe”, and Atem would. They both knew it and Yami kept his smile as he fell into a proper sleep; eased by his lover’s presence at last.