Sae is jealous of your stuffed animal...!
Something felt… off.
Your eyes snapped open instantly. Without thinking, you reached behind you, your hand gliding over the mattress in search of something familiar.
Warm, toned skin.
Sae.
Not what you were looking for.
Your hand continued to wander over the blankets, your brows slowly knitting together as your search grew more frantic.
“…What’s wrong?” Sae asked, his voice low and rough with sleep.
He turned onto his side, lazily wrapping an arm around your waist before pulling you against his chest. His warm breath brushed the back of your neck as he buried his face into your hair.
“Go back to sleep,” he mumbled, already closing his eyes again.
“I can’t.”
You slipped out of his hold and sat up, waiting for your eyes to adjust to the darkness. They swept across the bed.
Nothing.
You climbed out of bed, crossed the room, and flicked on the light.
Sae let out an annoyed groan, shielding his eyes with the back of his hand.
“Where is he?“
You planted your hands on your hips.
“…Who?”
He didn’t even bother looking at you.
“You know exactly who I mean.”
Sae sighed dramatically before finally cracking one eye open.
“The shrimp?”
“Yes. Sheldon.”
A faint smirk tugged at the corner of his lips.
“Sheldon? Your stuffed shrimp actually has a name?”
“Of course he does. His name is Sheldon Shrimp.”
You said it with complete seriousness, as if it were the most obvious thing in the world.
“Hm.”
Sae closed his eye again.
“Maybe Sheldon Shrimp decided he’d rather spend one night away from you. Lucky for you, you’ve still got Sae Itoshi.”
“I don’t want to spend the night without Sheldon.”
“Life’s unfair.”
His answer was so flat that it only made you glare harder.
“Where did you hide him?”
There was genuine concern in your voice now.
You couldn’t shake the horrible thought that Sae had done something to your favorite plush.
“I never said I hid him.”
He sounded far too innocent.
“And why would I?”
“Saaae.”
You dragged out his name with a frustrated whine.
“We can’t sleep like this.”
“I could.”
He propped himself up on one elbow, looking at you with that usual calm, unreadable expression.
“I’d actually sleep better if my adorable girlfriend hugged me instead of a stuffed shrimp.”
You blinked.
“We can cuddle all together… if you’re nice to Sheldon.”
Sae stared at you for a long moment.
“…I’ll pass.”
“So?”
You crossed your arms.
“Where is he?”
He let out another quiet sigh.
“In the closet.”
Without another word, you hurried over and opened it.
Sure enough, Sheldon Shrimp was sitting neatly on one of the shelves.
You smiled triumphantly, hugged your beloved shrimp tightly against your chest, switched the light back off, and climbed into bed again.
Satisfied, you tucked Sheldon safely between you and the blanket before instinctively reaching for Sae’s arm, wrapping yourself around it as well.
For a brief moment, neither of you spoke.
Then you felt it.
The slightest twitch at the corner of Sae’s mouth.
A smile.
Tiny enough that he’d deny it if you ever mentioned it.
You smiled to yourself, cuddling both Sheldon and Sae a little closer.
“…Good night,” Sae muttered.
This time, you fell asleep almost immediately.
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