How about a Valentine's Day surprise for Host when he comes home to find a trail of roses leading to the kitchen and then eventually to the bed where Night is waiting for him ❤️
Ended up putting this into the Demon Hunter!AU cause I couldn’t resist XD
Host softly chuckled to himself as he could feel Mad looking at the clock over and over again to check the time, to see if their day was over. He was certain he hadn’t gotten any work done in the past hour, with how all he heard was the pen clicking and nothing more.
Valentine’s Day was tomorrow, and it sounded like Mare might have arranged plans for tonight as well since Mad tended to be one of the last people to leave Headquarters. It took a lot to get him to want to leave early.
“I’m going to call it a day, Madrick.” Host said as he stood, stretching with a bit of an exaggerated grunt and rubbing his back to help make it more clear this was his idea, so Mad didn’t second-guess himself. Mad perked up and didn’t even bother trying to hide his excitement.
“I’ll help you lock up.” Mad scrambled to his feet and took off, getting Host to chuckle at his enthusiasm. It was sweet seeing how happy he’d been with Mare in his life, and Host had to admit, he found himself becoming eager to get to Night.
With Mad’s extra speed, the two of them got everything set for overnight faster than they had in a long time. Host swore Mad was practically skipping out of the building and heard him laughing as he locked the door.
“Bye, Host~” Mare’s voice sang behind Host, and Mad’s laughs got softer and softer, meaning they had left while Host pocketed the keys.
Host couldn’t help his smile as he turned and started making his way home. He was a bit surprised that Night didn’t arrive during his walk; the man had a habit of doing so. It was almost as if he could sense when Host was done for the day, despite him not always being consistent with his timing. Host had gotten used to his solo strolls home, but had also gotten used to having Night by his side. Even if they didn’t talk, just having him there had become a routine comfort.
“Night? Moonflower? Are you here?” Host called out as he opened his door; it being unlocked was his clue that he wasn’t alone. “Night?” He called again as he slipped off his jacket and removed his shoes. Host wondered if maybe Night was out. Perhaps he had some business to attend to. That thought changed when he stepped on something, and he finally noticed there was a different scent in the air.
Host bent over and picked up what he had stepped on, finding that it was a petal, and he hummed in confusion as he rubbed his fingers against it. He took another step and felt what he assumed was another petal under his foot. And then another. And another. There was a placed trail of rose petals, and Host followed each one, taking time to crouch and gather every one of them.
“My owl, you were just supposed to follow the roses, not collect them.” Night’s tease greeted Host when he ended up walking into his bedroom.
“Why wouldn’t I want to make sure I got every part of my Valentine’s gift?” Host said with a bit of a smirk.
“You catch on very quickly.” Night went to Host and gave him a quick kiss.
“The room smells of chocolate. It gave the surprise away.” Host commented with a soft chuckle.
“I can return them.” Night playfully 'threatened'.
