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Ayan woke up from his peaceful snooze and let a soft smile enter his face as he saw Akk fast asleep beside him.
he’s so pretty when he sleeps.
Ayan’s eyes wandered around the resting face beside him, his long lashes still in place, his brows resting and finally not raised for once, and his…dimples?
Akk has dimples?
‘how have i never noticed them before?’
Ayan thought to himself as his eyes fixed on the faint lines of dimples beside his naturally up-turned lips.
Aye decided to let it go and go make breakfast for the both of them, the thought of not noticing something so obvious about his boyfriend did stir an unsettling feeling in his stomach; or maybe it was just that,
He hasn’t seen Akk smile much.
The thought flipped that anxious feeling in his stomach just like the pancakes he was currently making for them. So, that’s when Aye decided, he would try to reveal those hidden dimples as much as he could today.
As he was decorating the pancakes with various ingredients he knew Akk enjoyed, he felt a pair of slender arms wrap around his waist, alongside a head resting on his shoulder.
“morning.” A sleepy voice called out with his usual groggy tone from his deep slumbers. Ayan loved it.
“morning, darling.” Ayan slipped out with a small grin before turning around, still tangled in his arms.
“what’s with the nickname?” Akk asked with a small grin, faintly showing his dimple crevices but not their actual appearance.
Aye made sure to pay attention to his mouth, which may have gave Akk the idea that he wanted to kiss him, but wasn’t complaining with either outcome.
Akk gave what he thought was what Aye wanted, and kissed him gently before pulling back and looking at the pancakes beside him.
“these look delicious.” Akk stated as he loosened his, already weak, grip on Ayan and averted his attention to the pancakes with drizzled syrup on top, along with a side of fruit on the side.
They both sat down and ate their breakfast, eating every last crumb, before making their way to the bathroom to brush their teeth. Since Aye is impatient, he decided to company Akk while he brushed his teeth. He noticed Akk’s rather messy attempt at brushing his teeth, as he had toothpaste at the sides of his mouth and just under his lower lip. without really thinking, he carefully wiped along Akk’s mouth with his thumb and cleaned up the messy scene.
Akk just stood still in front of him and give him his usual wide eyes, doe-like look, but it did get a little chuckle out of him eventually. Yet, still no sign of his dimples appearing again.
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It was now a little later in the day, Akk was on his phone in the living room, probably texting Khan, but it was a lazy day for the both of them. No college, no plans, just lazing about in Akk’s apartment. Aye quickly joined him and sat closer than necessary, trying to grab his attention.
Unfortunately, Akk had gotten used to his needy antics and tried not to indulge but in the end, he always failed. Akk glanced over to Ayan with that same half-hearted glare, knowing he could never really be annoyed at him.
“what do you want?”
“nothing. just to be near with you” Ayan admitted, hoping some cheesy compliments could get him the answer he wants to see.
Akk gave a small chuckle and snuggled closer, letting Aye be with him while he continued scrolling on his phone. A little while later, Ayan started to grow impatient and really just wanted to see his adorable, concealed dimples, so he decided tickling him might get a smile out of him.
He turned towards Akk and gave him a little smirk before looking him up and down, planning his next move.
“what?” Akk saw him with that same grin he always has when he is up to something.
Unfortunately, Akk didn’t get an answer. Instead he was met with Ayan’s slender fingers brushing around his sides and under his chin.
Akk let out a sound he didn’t even know could make, but decided to pass it off as a laugh. Ayan didn’t really think this through, Akk was definitely smiling wide but he was shuffling around so much he couldn’t get a glimpse at him, and he couldn’t blame him. If he was getting tickled he wouldn’t be sitting still either. He gave up not long later and got Akk’s, breathless, backlash.
“what was that for?” Akk had that same glare from previously in the day, but he wasn’t seriously annoyed. Just confused.
what made Ayan randomly start tickling him?
he couldn’t deny, Aye had been acting strange all day but it wasn’t bad, or too noticeable; it was just things like giving him extra compliments, offering to do Akk’s chores and being overly cheesy.
But it didn’t seem like he needed to ask, looks like he was about to get an explanation.
“i’ve been trying all day.”
“trying what?”
“to make you smile!” Ayan uttered a little too fast, continuing with some more context, “i noticed your dimples this morning while you were asleep and i never noticed them before. I just wanted to see them again.”
When Ayan looked back up at Akk after revealing the reason for his weird behaviour, Akk’s endearing dimples reflected in Aye’s glistening eyes.
Akk had a wide smile playing on his face once he heard why Aye was bluffing the whole day. Akk watched as Ayan was staring deeply at him, not saying a word, just taking in the view.
“i like it when you smile widely. it’s cute.”
“i’m not cute. i’m solemn.”
“mhm, sure.” Ayan rolled his eyes as they swiftly danced back towards Akk’s lit up face.
“i don’t know how i never noticed them before.” Aye poked a little at his puffy cheek, just above the significant dents.
“i sort of stop myself from smiling too wide.” All stopped for a moment, contemplating if he should continue; he did. “i think they look weird.”
Ayan shot him eyebrow up, staring at him for a few more silent seconds. His voice eventually raised in a gentle but firm tone.
“don’t. they are adorable.”
“i don’t want to be adorable.”
“then…they are sexy.” Aye improvised.
Akk didn’t complain. instead, he ended up back in a back and forth squabble with Ayan.
“pleaseee show me one more time?”
“no, Aye.”
“please?”
Akk just couldn’t say no to those wide, pleading eyes and his perked up lips, so in the end, he gave in. He was reluctant but he forced a wide smile on his face and revealed his small dimples to Ayan once again, cringing himself out in the process.
“i love you.” Aye kept staring with admiration.
“i know.” Akk teased back and lowered his spread out smile.
“…can i see one more time, pleasee?”
“Aye!”