Subtility
Pairing: Robert "Bob" Floyd x Reader
Warnings: Very corny piece 😁
A loud crash and cussing woke you up. Stretching in the bed, you slowly got up and walked down the hallway. Peeking through the kitchen doorway, you watched as your boyfriend picked freshly cut mushrooms from the ground. The pan from which the mushrooms fell from was also lying on the floor.
Boyfriend.
Weird word for the man kneeling in front of you. He was far from a boy - statue and age wise. It felt weird introducing him as a boyfriend, but also calling him your partner was weird since he actually was your partner at work.
It still felt surreal to you that you got to wake up to him almost every day. Even though it's been well over a year since you came out as a couple at work.
There were at least two people that were not happy about it. Although you suspected that there were more...or maybe they just found it weird / interesting.
But there were more people that were happy that you two got together. Before anything happened, they said he had a soft spot for you.
It turned out they were right. But not at that time. He was just nice because you were nice.
"Enjoying the view?" Robert teased you out of your thoughts.
"You know I like you on your knees." You teased back. He was so different now than at work.
"You know you just have to ask." He got up, putting all the vegetables on the counter and slowly walked to you. Your neck strained as you looked up at him. Bending his head, he kissed you.
"Good morning." You smiled as you parted.
"Morning is just fine." He muttered. He was tired and anxious. It has been a tough week at work. Mostly for him. He was working from early morning to late in the evening.
"Let me take care of breakfast, you go get ready for work." Putting your hand over his on the pan.
"No, no, I came here spontaneously last night. This is the least I can do." He kissed your forehead. He was so tall. And surprisingly strong. And so sure.
God, you really did love this man.
He started making the scrambled eggs.
"You know you are always welcome at my place. You don't need to redeem yourself." You hugged him from behind and kissed his shoulder through the shirt.
"I know, but I still feel bad. It's a hard week for both of us and I know you're also working late into the night. I don't want to be a bother." You chuckled at that.
"You have never been a bother, Rob." You sighed. He had this habit of always thinking he was too much or that he was unwelcomed.
It started slowly. You were intrigued by him, he was always so poised and so formal. But then you met him at a celebration and he was nothing like you pictured.
He was fun.
And funny. Still very nerdy but in an endearing way.
Slowly you started finding out more about him - he worked out, but he successfully hid everything under his clothes, he had a soft spot for his grandma and took her out for walks regularly, he was into board games which surprised you since he was a bit older and looked so serious.
He loved to make fun of life.
You two crossed paths professionally at the worst possible time. He hated working with your department and disliked debating whether the department can or can't do one thing. And to ease the tension you called him and together you talked for over an hour, bypassing the pressing subject and reaching topics you didn't know he was interested in. You went out for beer and slowly your friendship began to bloom. You didn't think much about it, until one day when he joined you for lunch and something shifted as you listened to him.
You liked him...more than just a friend.
Robert noticed you staring at his lips with a far-away look in your eyes. He had been feeling some type of way for you for a while now, but you were a little younger than he'd normally go for...but...
"Come on." Robert stood up and started walking, you trailing behind him, puzzled as to what was happening. He pulled you into the men's toilet, pushing you into the wall and kissed you hard.
As you separated, he smirked at you.
"I wanted to do this for a while." Robert smirked, fixing his glasses. You watched him, your chest heaving before you were on him again. He had a hard time restraining both of you from violating one or two rules at work.
"Remember our first kiss?" You asked.
"Of course I do." Rob chuckled. "I remember also the few moments right after that."
"What made you kiss me at that point?"
Robert stopped cooking, putting the pan away from heat.
"Well...I don't know if you remember but a few days before that we were having a drink and you said that you want to live life as much as you can and have as little regrets as possible." Robert smiled as he thought back to that conversation. "I wasn't planning to hit on you, but then when we were having lunch you kept looking at my lips and I realized that you also had a thing for me...probably."
"I remember the conversation - you said that my way of thinking made me a hedonist, which I still vehemently disagree with." You giggled. "When did you know though?"
"That I liked you?" You nodded. "Almost from the start. I mean, you are gorgeous and you always lit up the room whenever you entered. But I think I realized that I might be interested in dating you just after that party, when we had that impromptu lunch together. We were both so uncomfortable until you just decided to start talking." Robert smiled. "When did you know?"
"I will be very corny now, but you know how it's summer and the slowly it starts turning into fall, but you don't notice it until there are piles of dead leaves on the floor." Rob chuckled. "It's subtle, you don't notice it until the moment when it's so glaringly obvious."
"So cheesy, I love it." He bent down, kissing you. "I love you."
"And I love you."
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Thank you for reading 😊
The GIF doesn't belong to me, belongs to the amazing creator.
Phew...finally I put something down and it's with Bob 💙✨
