Very self indulgent moonprince/snupin oneshot below <3
In which Severus has a bad day and Remus comforts him
Genre: fluff/angst
Warnings: mentions of stress
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"Rem, I'm fine."
"No you're not, Sev. You haven't had anything to eat all day."
Severus turned over to look at his boyfriend, who was sitting at the edge of the bed with a deep frown.
"I don't need your help, Lupin," Severus grumbled, looking away and burying his face into his pillow.
Remus sighed and scooted closer to Severus, laying down behind him. He snaked his arms around his waist and Severus stiffened in his hold.
"We've been dating for months and you still refer to me as Lupin," Remus murmured, pressing a light kiss to the back of Severus's neck.
"I'm sorry," Severus said, his heart dropping with guilt. "I'm sorry, I'm just stressed and cranky and-"
Remus silenced Severus with a kiss, turning his head towards him. Remus slid a large hand under Severus's jumper and caressed his cold skin, humming lowly in his throat.
"It's fine, love. Don't apologize. I just want to make you feel better," Remus assured Severus, sitting up, "I'm going to grab you something to eat from the kitchen whether you like it or not."
Severus smiled timidly and watched his boyfriend leave the bedroom. He sat up in bed and propped himself up on the pillows, curling his knees up to his chest. He felt bad for being so cranky and taking it out on Remus; work was stressing him out beyond words and he was reaching his wit's end.
Remus returned minutes later with a cup of warm tea and a plate holding a thick slice of lasagna from last night's dinner, courtesy of his cooking.
"Tea and lasagna?" Severus questioned, his stomach growling loudly at the sight of the food. "That's an interesting combination."
"The tea will keep you warm because it's freezing and the lasagna will keep your tummy full," Remus explained lightly as he set the plate and cup on the nightstand. "Eat, darling."
Severus grumbled out a "thank you" and Remus smiled adoringly at him. No matter how grumpy Severus was, Remus would always find him adorable.
Remus slid into the space next to Severus and pulled him close, resting his head on his shoulder.
"You're cozy," Remus observed as Severus drank his tea, the liquid warming his insides pleasantly.
Severus felt a smile twitch at his lips. "I am?"
Remus nodded and lazily pressed a kiss to his boyfriend's neck. "The coziest."
Severus looked over so that the tip of his nose brushed against Remus's. His smile widened and he leaned forward slightly to kiss Remus, his lips tasting of vanilla lip balm.
"I'm proud of you for getting through this week," Remus said against his lips, stroking his cheekbone. "You've done so well, sweetheart."
Severus blushed deeply, averting the other male's gaze. "Rem, you're going to make me shy."
Remus smirked playfully and then laughed. "You're cute when you're shy."
Severus suppressed an eye roll and began to eat his lasagna. It was so good that Severus sighed contenty and shoved a forkful of it into his mouth.
"God, you're an amazing cook," Severus told Remus through a mouthful of cheesy lasagna. "You should create a cookbook and publish it."
Remus wiped a bit of sauce from Severus's bottom lip and shrugged. "I don't think so. These recipes are for my prince and my prince only."
Severus felt a frenzy of butterflies swarm his stomach; whenever Remus said things like that, it always left Severus feeling flustered.
"I want to make you something in return. You do most of the cooking," Severus offered, drinking more of his tea.
"You don't have to do anything. You already do enough by working with those...insufferable students of yours," Remus grinned cheekily. "I just want to take care of you in every way possible."
Severus grinned, wondering how in the world he got so lucky.
"You're lovely, you know that?" Severus said, looking down at Remus. Any other day, especially before he started dating Remus, he wouldn't have been so soft with his words.
"Not as lovely as you," Remus quipped, dotting tender kisses all over his sweetheart's face. "I love you."
"Not as much as I love you, Lupin," Severus retorted, a teasing tone to his voice.
Remus pressed one last kiss to his lips and smiled broadly, the corners of his eyes creasing, his heart bursting with nothing but love for Severus.
"Fine, I'll let you win this time, Snape."