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It was a long day for you. Well, not really since you didn't do much but, you still feel exhausted and drained, and night time is approaching. And yet you don't exactly feel sleepy yet...weird. You also feel somewhat lonely and in dire need of company so, you do the first thing that comes to your head: call one of your friends to come over! It doesn't matter if you guys really do anything or not, as long as you have company at the moment, then maybe the air won't feel so thick for you. You skim through your contacts and call one of your friends. But alas...they don't respond. You call another and say that they're busy. Disappointment fills your mindspace as you find yourself leaning and eventually sitting back down on the couch... But then you remember that you still have someone to call: your boyfriend, Matthew!
Oh Matthew... He's kind, soft spoken, and may seem shy at first, but once with the right person, he can really shine through. He either constantly gets mistaken for his brother or gets omitted or forgotten entirely, so him being acknowledged, remembered, and even... loved for once is somewhat new to him. You love him so dearly and never wanna be the reason he feels any negative emotion, he's the reason why you keep going in life, anyway. He also sometimes drags you out of your house when he notices that you haven't left the house in a concerning amount of time, to either go hiking or go to his favorite ice cream parlor or just to go on a walk together, and you're honestly really grateful for that. It gives you an excuse to wash up, make yourself look put together or even nice, and leave the house, especially since it's your favorite person telling you to do so. He sometimes gets concerned over your well-being or your habits but thankfully, that has been changing ever since you two started dating since your world has started feeling a little less... Empty.
You click on his contact and let the phone ring, which he eventually picks up on his end
"Uhh hello, darling. I didn't really expect you to call me today."
"Hi Mattie, I just uhh...wanted to ask if you could maybe come over to my place for tonight...maybe even spend the night too? I've been... needing some company recently."
"Oh! Then, I'll be right on my way. I just have to leave some food out for Kuma.....kikirou?"
"It's Kumajirou, silly!"
"Ah! Y-yeah, how could I forget that...? Anyway, I'll probably be there soon, eh, see ya."
"Bye bye!!"
You close your phone feeling relieved that someone is gonna spend some time with you today: that's exactly what you've been needing. Just the company of another human being for you to not slowly lose your mind all alone.
You tidy up the living room a bit so it doesn't look like a mess and also brush your hair as well, you do not change your loungewear, though since it's not stained and looks pretty decent. And so, you begin to play the waiting game. His house wasn't that close to yours but also not too far away, so it would make sense for him to not be here already.
You listen to the air conditioner whirring gently in the living room and soon after grab a handheld video game console you have and start playing while you wait for him to arrive. You eventually lose track of time and then hear a knock on your door, you realize that you've gotten a bit distracted there, but hey, atleast time passed after, right? You open the door and see him there, dressed in his usual casual outfit that consisted of a teal hoodie, khakis, and a very ordinary pair of black shoes. His stance is a bit awkward, but that's expected from him, even though this isn't the first time he's been to your house at all.
"Hi, ______ ..."
"Oh, hello! Uh...come inside, make yourself at home, love!"
"Aww, well, if you say so."
He walks in and you two eventually sit on the couch. You sit near him, but not directly next to him just yet. You look at him and attempt to start a conversation.
"So, uhh... How's your day been?"
"Well, I guess it's pretty average, eh. Just attended the world meeting like how I do everyday and waited for them to maybe ask me my opinion on something, but by the time they finally noticed I was there, the meeting was over! But you know, same same..."
"Awww... That honestly really sucks, Mattie. I'd listen to what you have to say anyday, and besides, I don't think they even deserve to hear from you, even.
"You're...not just saying that because I'm your boyfriend, are you?"
"Oh, trust me I'm not..."
The room eventually falls into silence again but, you don't mind, since Matthew's presence was just enough for you to feel slightly better than before. He finds the remote to your TV and flips it to a bunch of channels until it lands on something that interests him.
"Oh, hockey!" His eyes slightly light up as he settles for that channel and starts to watch.
While he's focused on what's happening on the screen, you admire him from your seat on the couch and feel like you're falling in love with him all over again. You eventually scoot over until you're eventually next to him. He doesn't notice this at first, but then feels your presence next to him and gets slightly caught off guard before going back to watching the match on the TV"
...You decided to nuzzle into his shoulder, his response was a bit shocked at first, but then he wrapped an arm around you, bringing you closer to him. You smile at that, and bring your hand up to his head and play with his hair a bit.
"...a- oh! Maple...that...feels pretty nice, actually..."
He nuzzles into your touch like a cat that was long starved of affection, and you think that's absolutely adorable of him. But you also can't help but feel a bit sad... He probably hasn't been properly held in someone's arms, either. And then you find yourself talking again.
"Maybe...we should go upstairs and... Cuddle? How about that?"
"Hm? W-well, that actually sounds pretty pleasant right about now..."
"Okay then, Mattie. Let's go "
You turn off the TV and lead him to your bedroom, where he sits on the bed as he looks around a bit to see what has changed in your room. You lay down on the bed and get comfortable.
"..so, are you gonna get dressed? You're staying over right?"
"Uhh..yeah."
"Well, I want you to be comfortable so did you get some pajamas with you?"
"Well, I did, actually... If you call an old t-shirt and flannel pants pajamas."
"...oh! Don't worry, I won't look while you change."
"Th-thank you..."
He gets up and looks through his bag before finding his clothes.
"C...can you please turn around now? Or close your eyes maybe...?"
"Oh, sure!"
You then face away from him and lay down, face first onto the pillow so that he knows you're not looking. Even though you really want to, you still think that keeping trust between you two is a better decision since you also genuinely care about him.you hear the rustling of clothes being taken off and being put to the side before he eventually puts the other ones on
"Uhm...you can look now."
You sit back up and then pull him into the bed before he can even say anything else.
"... Ah-! m-mon coeur... That really took me off gaurd..."
He's now laying down next to you and you're giggling a bit because of his reaction. He eventually giggles a bit too. You two just lay down for a bit until you decide to wrap your arms around him, he's again, a bit caught off guard by that but he slowly let's himself melt into your embrace. You nuzzle your head into his shoulder a bit like a cat and then he pulls you closer into his chest.
"... You know... I've actually been needing this for a while."
"... Me too... We should do this more often..."
You play with his hair a bit which causes him to let out a small sound of enjoyment, so you keep doing that now that you know how he likes it. Your fingers get close to his ahoge and then you wonder what might happen if you touched it. He sensed that your fingers were close to it.
"Mnh! N-not now... It makes me sensitive..."
You nod and just keep playing with his hair since you're not in the mood for that either. After about 10 minutes you pull yourself up to his eye level and lovingly stroke one of his cheeks with your thumb.
"You know... I honestly don't think I could live my life without you again... I guess this is the time to thank you for what you've done for me and how you helped change my life for the better."
"Mnhh... Y-you helped change my life, too... Now I don't feel as alone and forgotten as before... I hope we never leave each other's side, mon amour."
"Me neither, my sweetest angel..."
Tears slightly well up in his eyes when he heard you call him that. He finally feels like he's somebody now that you're here, holding him close, loving him... You both feel perfectly content like this and eventually fall asleep in each other's arms like this was meant to be.