@subsetter asked: lazily draped over the back of the couch, sugawara watched as alice moved around their shared apartment, chin resting on a cushion. their relationship was still somewhat new, albeit electric, and he'd been slow pushing for anything more than movie night cuddles and their usual daily kisses. and it wasn't that he was in a rush for more, if anything he was nervous, but things have been feeling more and more normal as time passes, and he suddenly found himself hoping to take another step... together. " hey, " the word came out a bit broken, and he paused to clear his throat with a little smile that was probably half hidden behind the couch, " i was wondering... and feel free to say no, of course! it doesn't have to be now, or - or like, ever, if you don't want to - but i was maybe hoping to... " he hesitated, trailing off as his anxiety got the best of him at the last moment. why hadn't he just said it quickly, before he had the chance to chicken out? instead, he shook his head before turning to bury his face in the couch.
It was laundry day for her, and being able to borrow one of her boyfriend’s hoodies so she could also include what she’d been wearing on the load was one of her many, many favorite things about living with him. At the cheery little tune of the machine telling her the cycle was done, she headed towards the utility room, gently patting Kou’s head on her way there. Reemerging with a basket full of toasty, fresh out of the dryer clothes, she was going to fold them in her room, but decided to do it on the living room at the sound of him calling out. “Hmm~?” Setting the basket by the coffee table, she looked up at him as he swiveled around to face her.
The hesitance in his voice had Alice leaving the laundry for the moment and going to join him on the couch instead, giving him her undivided attention. His bouts of bashfulness were always lovely, and she often shared in them. That clumsy approach had her wondering if they’d been both stuck on the same page, ready to take the next step but overthinking it. Scooting closer, she touched a hand to his blushing cheek and brought his gaze back to hers, her smile full of fondness as she guided him into a long, loving kiss.
“Hoping to..?” Her voice was soft and hopeful, a whisper caressed to his lips before she dared to sneak in a small nibble.