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“Remember when I said before, that you and I are similar? We’re both the victims of unjust adults. And now, we have the will and power to rise up against them. Yet, I’m doing so as a detective, and you’re acting as a Phantom Thief. Our stances couldn’t be more different.”.

“You want to join us,”? Ren asked.

Akechi shook his head, “We may be teammates now, but even that united front will soon end. And after that, everything will return to the way it was, no? Why not join me instead…? All you’d have to do is abandon the teammates you have now”.

Ren could see that Akechi was deadly serious. Could he truly do that? Just abandon his friends like that? Are they his friends? He helps them with their problems. They don’t seem to care about his problems. Their entire “friendship” is built upon him helping them and them teaching him some skill he can use. Multiple times, he’s been reminded, “that was our deal”. Does he even matter to them? Would they care if he left? “I’ll think about it,” he says after some time.

Akechi’s eyes go wide, “You would leave your friends and join me? Make no mistake, I’m serious about this. I hope you’re serious too”.

Ren shifts to the side. “I don’t know if they care for me. All I do is help them with their problems”.

“You wonder if they care for you in the same way you do for them. You shouldn’t have to doubt, it should be obvious. Think about it tonight, meet me here tomorrow,” Akechi said, walking away. “Bring your cat, too”.

That night, Ren couldn’t sleep. He kept tossing and turning. Akechi’s words rang in his head.

“What’s wrong,”? Morgana asked, stretching.

“Nothing, just restless”. Did he really want to join up with Akechi?

Morgana narrowed his eyes like he didn’t believe him. He curled himself into Ren’s side.

Finally, Ren fell asleep.

He could hear someone calling him. He opened his eyes. Akechi was looking down at him.

“I thought you were never going to wake up”. He smiled, leaning down to kiss him.

Ren leaned into the kiss, melting into Akechi’s embrace. He’d always imagined kissing Akechi. Fuck, it was better than his dreams. He moaned into the kiss.

“You’re responsive this morning”. Akechi chuckled, brushing his hair off of his face.

He got dressed and headed downstairs. He didn’t know where Sojiro was. They sat next to each other as they ate.

“I’ll see you later,”. Akechi told him, kissing him on the cheek.

Ren stood up, grabbing Akechi by his tie, smashing their lips together. He couldn’t get enough of him. He wanted more. He lightly bit Akechi’s lip. He wanted to drag Akechi back upstairs.

“What has gotten into you today”? He mumbled against his lips. “We’ll have to continue this tonight,” he said, leaving. "Have a good day". Akechi tells him, kissing him on his cheek.

This felt real, he was sure he was dreaming, though. 

Morgana came down, “good, he’s gone, I hate it when you two make out for hours”.

The calendar read 4-10-2017. He was supposed to have gone back by now. Why did he stay? Do he and Akechi live together? How did Morgana know he liked Akechi? When did he start dating Akechi? Was he dating Akechi?

“I’ll be around, call me when you’re done,” Morgana told him.

“Can you stay? We have something to talk about”. Ren asked him.

“So, what do you think about joining me,”? Akechi asked, once again.

“What, you can’t be serious, can you”? Morgana glared at Akechi, “You are serious”! He realized. “You’re not seriously considering his offer, are you”? He asked.

Ren just missed getting a bullseye. “Would it be so bad”?

“What about our friends”?

“Do they actually care about us”? Ren asked. “Do they ask us how we’re doing or if we need help with anything? We drop everything to help them. Can you say they would do the same”?

Morgana groaned. “Why do we have to team up with him? Why can’t it just be us two”?

“So, what’s your decision,”? Akechi asked as they were leaving.

Ren looked at Morgana, he nodded, “we’re in. So, should we shake hands or something”?

Akechi smirked, Ren was adorable. “Close your eyes,” he told him. He was glad it was night.

“Why,”? Ren asked, confused.

“Just close your eyes”! Akechi hissed. He felt heat rise to his face.

Ren closed his eyes.

Akechi found he was frozen in place. His emotions flickered across his face as he stood in front of Ren.

“I don’t get why you had me close my-,” he was cut off. Akechi’s lips were cold. He almost chased after him.

Akechi brushed his lips against Ren’s; he pulled back. He leaned back in, shaking.

Ren met him halfway, his hand coming up to cup his face. He kissed him back fervently. They were both nervous. But, it was perfect. Way better than his dreams. Akechi would benefit from a bit of chapstick. He opened his eyes; Akechi still had his eyes closed. He looked beautiful. Ren sighed. “What do we do now”?

Akechi opened his eyes. Ren’s hand was still on his face. “You have pretty eyes” he blurted out before he could stop himself.

Ren blushed and ducked his head.

“Continue as you normally would, for now. I'll let you know when it’s time”. He bent down and kissed Morgana on the head.

Ren watched him as he walked away. “I think he likes me,” he sighed, cheeks flushed.

“You two are hopeless,” Morgana sighed.

“I’ll see you soon, be careful,” Akechi told him, giving him a quick kiss.

“I’ll try to”. Ren savoured the feeling.

The drugs were wearing off. His head was still fuzzy. He had double vision. He had to hold on for a bit longer. Who was he waiting for?

The door opened, he tensed up. A policeman entered, followed by a boy. He looked familiar, his brain struggled to piece it together. “A-Akechi”. He struggled to get the words out; his head was pounding.

Akechi smiled, “Hey Joker, instead of dying? How about we crush them together”? He opened his briefcase and slid a gun across the table.

He rose on shaky legs, grabbed the gun and pointed it at the policeman. The gunshot was deafening, all he heard was ringing in his ears.

The policeman slid down the wall, leaving a bloody smear on the wall.

Akechi had a bit of blood on his face. He wiped it away like it was nothing.

“Get dressed,” he said, pushing clothes towards him. “What did they do to you”? He muttered, holding Ren’s head in his hands, looking him over.

“Where’s Morgana”? Ren croaked.

“Safe, get dressed”.

Ren spent most of the train ride slumped against Akechi.

“You got to help me a little”. Akechi said, helping him off the train. “We’re not far, but it’s hard to carry you when you’re dead weight”.

It hurt Ren to walk, but he didn’t want to put more strain on Akechi. He turned to look at Akechi. Why was he helping him? He was so absorbed in his thoughts, he didn’t notice they had arrived. He heard Akechi calling his name.

“Ren, Ren, don’t tell me you’ve gone deaf”! Akechi exclaimed.

“Huh,”? He said, turning to face him. A water bottle was thrust into his face.

“You need to keep hydrated. I’ll make you something later”.

“... You’ve never called me by my first name before”.

“It just seemed... Right, considering our circumstances”. Akechi had a roll of bandages in his hand.

Ren thought for a minute. “Do you want me to call you Goro, then”?

“I’d rather you didn’t. Give me your hand”.

Ren’s hand was trembling, “Sorry, I can’t stop shaking”.

Akechi finished bandaging his hand. “I understand, it was the same for me the first time, same with the second and third. Eventually, I lost count. By then I was used to it. I guess I’d become numb”.

“I don’t want to get to that point,” Ren told him.

They sat shoulder to shoulder. Their hands rested next to each other, pinkies touching.

“Don’t worry, I won’t let you, if I did, it would make your escape a waste”.

“At least, you got out, too. Wasn’t that what you wanted, for us to run away together”? He held his hand out in front of him.

“I never said that” Akechi looked at him. He was playing dumb. Of course, he wanted to run away with Ren. That’s why he asked him to join him. He never thought Ren would want him.

“You implied it, though,” Ren smiled.

“I think that’s the nicest thing anyone’s ever said to me. You… you really are an idiot”. Akechi sighed.

Ren shifted so that he was facing Akechi. With his other hand, he tucked a lock of hair behind Akechi’s ear. “I’m only an idiot for you,” he whispered.

Akechi leaned in, softly, kissing him.

Ren winced, drawing back.

Akechi helped him into the bed. “Sleep for now”.

Ren held his wrist. “Stay with me” he pleaded, eyes sad.

Akechi sighed, “just until you fall asleep”. He laid down next to Ren, leaving him some space.

Ren slid over, laying his head on Akechi’s chest. “You’re becoming soft,” he lightly teased.

Akechi ran his hand through Ren’s hair. He didn’t want to admit that Ren was the one who'd made him soft. 

Ren shivered and relaxed, leaning into Akechi’s touch. He loved Akechi, running his fingers through his hair.

“You’re like a cat”.

Ren’s breathing started to even out. Akechi maneuvered himself out of the bed. Ren looked so peaceful that it made Akechi’s heart flip.

He texted Sae, telling her they were safe. 

“What are you and Ren”? Morgana asked him.

“We can figure that out later”.

Akechi was making food when Ren came down. “Jesus fucking Christ, are you trying to hurt yourself further? The furthest you should be walking is to the bathroom”. He rushed over to Ren.

“I’m fine” he winced and leaned against the wall.

Akechi sighed, helping him to the table, “Sit” he ordered. “Eat,” he said, placing a sandwich and a cup of noodles on the table.

“Mmm, a five-star meal” he teased, eyes shining.

“I can’t cook,” he muttered.

Ren went to get up. He grimaced, sitting back down.

Akechi shook his head. “You’re going to stay there and eat, even if I have to tie you to that chair”.

“Kinky” Ren smirked.

Akechi’s face flushed. “We’ll go shopping tomorrow and I’ll help you cook, so you don’t kill yourself”.

“Where are we”? Ren asked, looking around. He didn’t recognize the place.

“Would you believe me if I said it used to belong to someone I killed”? He said sheepishly.

Ren’s eyes widened at that statement.

“Don’t look at me like that! I didn’t kill him, so I could get his apartment”!

Morgana jumped up on the table and began nibbling on Ren’s sandwich.

“Your cat has no manners”.

Morgana angrily swished his tail. “No one was feeding me”.

“I don’t have any cat food”. Akechi told him.

“I am not a cat”!

Ren snuck a peek at the clock. “It’s almost time for bed”.

“It’s 10:00”.

“Ren needs his sleep,” Morgana told him.

“If you don’t listen, he’ll use you as a scratching post”. Ren warned.

They finished their food. Akechi helped him upstairs. “You can get a shower if you want”.

“I can’t stand for long,”.

“I’m not getting in the shower with you. Take off your shirt”. Akechi’s face blazed. He could’ve worded that better.

“E-excuse me”? He blushed.

“So I can wash your hair,”. He said, through gritted teeth.

Ren took his shirt off and sat on the floor. His back rested against the cold tub.

He hissed when he saw the bruises on Ren. “You don’t use any special shampoo, do you”?

Ren shook his head. “You’re planning murder, aren’t you”?

“They need to pay,”! He spat. He wanted to rip them limb from limb.

Ren took his hand, “they’re not worth it”. He didn’t want anything to happen to Akechi.

“They hurt you, they need to die” he smoothed Ren’s hair. “Lean back”.

Ren leaned his head against the tub. He jumped when Akechi massaged the shampoo into his hair. He prepared himself for the inevitable yank. Instead, Akechi gently scratched at his scalp. Oh, that felt good, really good. He slowly closed his eyes. A tiny moan slipped out.

“Sorry”. 

“No, it... feels good” a blush spread across his face. He could get used to this. 

Ren’s hair was very soft. “Do you brush your hair”? How was Ren so beautiful? He resisted tracing a finger over Ren’s face.

“Sometimes, why do you ask”?

“It always looks like a mess, no offense”.

Ren smiled, “none taken”.

“Your hair’s already beginning to dry”?

Ren shrugged, “My hair’s so thick, water just rolls off after a while. We should get to bed, or we’ll face Morgana’s claws”. He tried not to moan as Akechi dried his hair.

Morgana stood in the doorway, swishing his tail.

“He takes his job seriously, doesn’t he”? Akechi said, helping Ren up. “Are you okay”? He asked him, as they got ready for bed.

“I didn’t know I could do that, shadows are different. You said I’ll never have to do it again”? His voice shook.

“Never again” Akechi promised, sitting down next to him, throwing an arm around his shoulders. 

He planted a kiss on Ren’s bare shoulder.

Ren turned to look at him. Not that he didn’t mind Akechi being like this. But it wasn’t how he normally was.

Nobody said anything. Maybe they were just afraid of confronting something.

Akechi turned the AC on and got into bed. He was almost asleep when the comforter was draped over him. He glared at Ren.

“It’s too cold”.

“I like it cold,” Akechi gasped as Ren pressed up against him. Ren might have been freezing, but his body was warm and… firm. “Control yourself” he chided him. He did not need to know that.

The room was devoid of light thanks to the blackout curtains. Because of that, Akechi missed how Ren’s blush extended down to his chest.

“Sorry, that happens when I get cold”! He shifted closer to Akechi.

Any closer and Ren would brush against his crotch. “Either take care of it or sleep the other way. I don’t want your semi poking me all night”. He could feel his feelings start to… stir.

Ren didn’t want to admit that pressing closer to Akechi was not the best idea. It might make his problem worse. If he told Akechi that, he’d’ definitely be sleeping on the couch.

Akechi woke up to find the bed empty; he made his way downstairs. Ren was cooking, how he didn’t know because they hadn’t gone shopping yet. 

“Good morning,”. He said, wrapping his arms around Akechi, kissing him.

Akechi may have stifled a moan. But nothing could keep him from melting into Ren’s arms and kissing him back.

They separated but stayed in each other’s arms. They stared into each other’s eyes.

“Don’t attempt to go down the stairs. If I’m not there to help you”. Akechi stared at him.

“I was going to make you breakfast,”. Ren said, eyes downcast. He knew he shouldn’t exert himself. But he wanted to make something for them.

“I don’t know what you were going to make. I don’t have much, to begin with”. He grabbed the back of Ren’s neck, giving him one last kiss. 

Ren allowed Akechi to pull him back upstairs. He put a tank top on, picking a pair of jeans off the floor. He almost fell over while trying to get them on.

Akechi had to help Ren, so he didn’t die. “How are you feeling”?

“Better, but still sore”.

Akechi’s fingers brushed against Ren’s stomach as he helped him with his belt.

Ren tried not to respond to his touch. Curse him for being touch-starved on top of having a major crush on Akechi.

Akechi helped him down the steps, then went to get ready.

Ren eased himself to the couch, closing his eyes for a moment.

“Ready to go”?

Ren opened his eyes, holy fuck… He had never seen Akechi dress so casually. It was like he was naked. Akechi had a forest green shirt with black jeans. His hair was in a ponytail; light brown glasses sat on his face. A blush spread across his face. Ren’s breath got strangled in his throat, which resulted in a noise that sounded like he was in pain. 

“Are you okay, I knew I should’ve taken you to Takemi”! Akechi rushed to his side, checking him over.

“I just choked on air” he placated him. He couldn’t tell Akechi that he was taken aback by how beautiful he looked.

“Are you sure, maybe you have bruised or broken ribs”? Akechi was bordering on hysterical.

“Akechi, I’m fine, you needn’t worry,” Ren told him. Akechi continued fussing over him. “Goro, stop, if I need help, I’ll tell you”. He put his hands on the sides of Akechi’s face, their foreheads touching. 

“I told you, don’t call me that”. Akechi’s voice was cold. He removed Ren’s hands, helping him off the couch. He thrust a bag into Ren’s hands. “Morgana, we’re leaving,” he called.

Morgana ran down the steps, sitting at Ren’s feet.

Ren went to bend down and stopped halfway, wincing in pain.

Akechi took the bag from him. Bending down to let Morgana jump in. “Until he’s better, I’ll carry you”.

Ren couldn’t get over how pretty Akechi was. He was always pretty, but seeing him so unguarded was intoxicating. 

“Are you sure you’re okay, you’ve been distracted today”? Akechi asked.

Ren needed to keep the gawking to a minimum. “I’m fine,” he said, putting stuff in the cart.

Morgana gave him a knowing look. 

He turned away, he didn’t want a lecture. Ren went to hide behind his glasses. He forgot they’d broken, and he hadn’t gotten new ones. He felt naked without them.

“You sure you don’t want to sit in the car”? Akechi asked.

Ren shook his head, “I’m fine, leaning on the cart for now”. He liked watching Akechi, that, and… Ren liked how Akechi looked, bending down to put the groceries in the trunk. His jeans weren’t as form-fitting as his usual clothes, but you could still see a hint. God, he hoped he wasn’t going to get hard.

“Perv” Morgana whispered.

Ren’s cheeks lit up. Luckily, he could hide it since it was cold.

He sat on the couch watching Akechi build Morgana’s cat tree. He gazed lovingly at him. He felt heat rise to his cheeks.

Akechi looked up, Ren had this weird look on his face. Morgana’s question rang in his head. How would you categorize their relationship? Friends, acquaintances, accomplices? Maybe it was something more? When he looked at Ren, he got this odd feeling in his chest. 

It’d gotten worse since they teamed up. He had seen Ren without his glasses before. Ren reminded Akechi of a baby bird, scared and vulnerable. He was stunning, to say the least. Ren truly didn’t know just how beautiful he was. Akechi’s heart beat a little faster. He could deny it all he wanted. The truth was, he kinda had a major crush on Ren.

This wasn’t like him. He didn’t have these kinds of… Feelings. He’d never had a crush before, always too focused on school or revenge. Crushes make you weak, giving up control- whether part or whole… The very idea disgusted him. He liked to stay in control, making sure no one could hurt him. Leaving before they wised up and decided to split. Keeping everyone at arm’s length.

But Ren, he was different. Akechi actively sought him out, relishing their time spent together. Maybe that’s why he’d made the deal with him. Why he saved him- so he wouldn’t have to be alone anymore. Maybe he was just overthinking it.

Ren, who was pretty for his own good. Who had half of Tokyo falling at his feet. Who could go from shy and quiet to confident and cocky in the blink of an eye. Whose gunmetal grey eyes haunted Akechi’s dreams. The one and only person, Akechi would ever give up (some) control to, knowing that Ren wouldn’t manipulate him or misguide him. 

Ren liked watching Akechi work. He wondered how he could get him to wear those glasses more often. A goofy, love-struck smile settled on his face. Maybe, just maybe, they could have a life together.

Akechi finished the cat tree, walking over and straddling Ren.

Confusion and a tiny bit of panic showed on Ren’s face. “W-what are you doing,”? He asked, voice shaking.

Akechi placed his hands on Ren’s chest to steady himself. Leaning forward, stopping inches away. He felt Ren tense up; he lightly licked Ren’s lips, then pulled back. He enjoyed the way Ren chased after him. He leaned back in, meeting Ren’s lips with intense hunger.

He had no clue what game Akechi was playing here. Ren wished he would stop being a dumbass and just tell him what he wanted like a normal person. He moaned as Akechi kissed him. From the sounds Akechi made, he was enjoying it too.

He embarrassed himself with the noises he was making. He relaxed, knowing Ren felt the same. He pulled back to get a good look at Ren. His eyes were half-lidded, mouth slightly open, lips slightly red. He was beautiful. Akechi got off him, pulling him to his feet. “Let's make dinner,” he said, leading him into the kitchen.

At first, Ren was mad. He wanted more, now he was just confused. Maybe this was that tsundere thing Yusuke had talked about. 

Luckily, they had bought a fire extinguisher. Even luckier, that they didn’t need it.

Akechi was a horrible cook. Left alone, he could probably burn down the kitchen. Maybe even the house.

“Have you kissed anyone before”? Ren asked while they waited for the food to cook.

Akechi shook his head and blushed, “what about you”? He hoped he wasn’t horrible at it.

“Only in my dreams. You’re really good”. Ren moved closer, trapping Akechi against the counter.

Akechi put his hands on Ren’s hips, drawing him in. “You’re not so bad yourself”. He went to lean in, sighing when he saw Morgana glaring at him. “Your cat’s glaring at me”.

“What do you want, Morgana”? Sometimes he felt like Morgana was his shadow.

“Just admit it already. Stop dancing around how you feel about each other”.

They ate in silence. Nobody wanted to address the issue Morgana had brought up.

“I can feel your eyes burning holes in me,”. Akechi said, closing his book and looking at Ren.

Ren leaned back across the wall. “Sorry, you just look cute in those glasses,” he said.

“I-really”? Akechi was at a loss for words. Ren had never called him cute before.

Ren nodded, a blush blossoming on his face. “So you wear-”.

“Contacts, yes, glasses don’t fit the detective prince image”.

“I’m guessing your freckles don’t fit it either,”. Ren stroked his face with his thumb.

He shook his head. One of the only things he had left of his mom. He hated that he had to cover them.

“It’s a shame, your freckles are cute and you look hot in glasses”. Ren hit the mattress as Akechi attacked him.

“You are too amazing” Akechi feverishly kissed him. God, he was so…

“Is that all I have to do to get you to kiss me”? His voice was teasing. Ren was fine with this. He wondered how long he could keep this up before Akechi found out.

Morgana sighed, “Are you two ever going to admit your feelings or are you just going to keep doing this”?

They parted, breathing heavily, “you taste really good”. Ren’s heart was beating furiously. He went to lean back in.

Morgana jumped up on the bed, swishing his tail.

“We forgot a scratching post,” Akechi sighed. That thought was safer than his other one. Which involved ravishing Ren.

“We’ll get one tomorrow”. He folded his arms behind his head. “I could get used to this view”.

Akechi smiled, “I knew you were a bottom”. He looked beautiful under him.

Ren shrugged, “So what if I am? I know you’re a top, but I can make you a bottom”.

He raised an eyebrow, “prove it”. He didn’t think Ren was up to the challenge.

Ren reversed their positions so Akechi was underneath him. “See, you’re already blushing”. He traced the blush on his face.

Akechi whimpered as Ren grabbed his ass. How long had he wanted Ren to touch him like this?

“You would look so pretty bent over a desk”. His voice dropped an octave. “Do you know how badly I want to wreak you, see you come apart”?

Akechi squirmed, biting back a moan. Who knew Ren’s voice was so hot. He wanted this so badly. 

“I want to hear you” he coaxed him. He wanted to hear the pretty sounds he drew out of him.

“I’m still here,” Morgana complained. He did not want to be around for this.

Ren unbuttoned Akechi’s jeans, dragging the zipper down tantalizingly slow.

Morgana jumped off the bed and ran out of the room.

Ren dipped a finger inside his waistband. Slowly dragging it across Akechi’s stomach. He felt his muscles jump with each touch. Akechi was wound tight. “I want to ravage you”.

“Either fuck me or stop teasing”! Akechi groaned. It felt so good and he wanted relief.

Ren turned scarlet. “I was just showing you that you could be a bottom”. He grew quiet. “I didn’t mean to tease you”.

“You were just playing”? His voice wobbled. “Get off me”! He knew it was too good to be true. Why would Ren want him?

Ren scrambled off. He watched Akechi fix his jeans and leave the room. Then Ren heard a door slam. 

“Now you did it” Morgana jumped up on the bed. “You can’t play with his heart like that”.

Ren rubbed his neck. “I didn’t mean to, he didn’t believe he could be a bottom”.

“If anyone else had tried that. What do you think would happen”?

Ren thought for a moment: “They’d probably die, then why did he let me do it”?

Morgana sighed, “He trusts you”. “He also likes you. A lot more than he lets on. He just doesn’t know how to say it”.

Ren replayed the moment in his head. “It's a wonder he didn’t kill me.” He raked his hands through his hair. “I should just tell him, but I’m scared of what he’ll say, what will happen”. He wanted this, but not at the cost of whatever they had.

“Go talk to him,” Morgana urged him.

“What if he doesn’t want to”? He’s not sure Akechi wants to see him.

“Just go”! Morgana glared at him.

Ren sighed, this wasn’t going to be easy. “I-I’m sorry, I didn’t mean to lead you on”.

Akechi sniffed, he didn’t believe him. Ren knew exactly what he was doing.

“You wanted me to prove that I could make you a bottom, so I did. I took it too far, though”.

Akechi blushed. “Definitely too far, I have to admit you bested me. I didn’t think you were up to the challenge.”

“Thanks for the vote of confidence”.

Akechi laughed, “you nearly fainted this morning”.

Ren hid his face in his hands. He didn’t think Akechi knew the real reason. “I’ve never seen you look so casual. You looked amazing”.

Doesn’t matter, it was only a matter of time before Ren got tired of him. Just like everyone else. Always unwanted no matter where he went.

“Come on, Akechi, just admit it already”. Morgana told him.

“Morgana, don’t piss him off,” Ren warned.

“He’s just being a scaredy-cat”. Morgana provoked him.

“Fuck off”!

“I told you,” he sighed. “Akechi, just open the door so we can talk”.

Morgana was right, he was scared of admitting his feelings for Ren. What came next for them? Why couldn’t he accept this? He wanted this so badly. If things were different, maybe this could happen. He was destined to always be alone. He leaned his head against the door; tears rolled down his face.

“Come on, you don’t want to spend all night in there, do you”? Ren hoped he wouldn’t.

“Fuck off” his voice lacked its normal bite.

“Please come out”! Ren pleaded.

“So you can fuck with my emotions again”? His voice sounded strained. “What did I expect from a guy whose code name is Joker”!

He’d really hit a nerve if Akechi was calling him by his codename. “I didn’t mean to make you cry, or fuck with your emotions. I really… I want- I’m not confessing through the door”!

Akechi stood up, took a breath and opened the door. He could do this.

“Come on, Goro, please”. Ren fell backwards, “you look cute”.

Akechi sighed, helping Ren up, “Don’t call me that”. He helped him back into the bedroom.

Ren laid down, pulling Akechi close to him.

Morgana curled up between them, purring.

“I never had many friends. They all ended up leaving, so I got used to being alone. I don’t expect everyone to like me. But I don’t want everyone to hate me”.

“I don’t hate you. I like you a lot,” he admitted, blushing fiercely. “I wanted to make you feel good”.

Akechi felt his body heat up. “You succeeded, which is why I was mad when I found out you were playing. It started as a joke, then it escalated. I was hoping something would come out of it,” he said shyly.

“I shouldn’t have done that, I’m sorry”.

Akechi took his hand. “Just don’t tease me again unless I tell you that you can”.

Ren leaned in, “If you want, I can make you feel good again”.

“Yes,” Akechi drew a shaky breath.

“Be quiet or you’ll wake Morgana,” he whispered in his ear. Ren undid his jeans, finger paused above Akechi’s waistband. He looked for confirmation.

Akechi nodded.

Ren slid his finger under his waistband, slowly dragging it across his stomach.

Akechi tensed up, his breathing became shallow.

Ren slid his finger further in, brushing the top of Akechi’s cock. His finger brushed over coarse hair.

His cock jumped at the contact. Akechi slapped a hand over his mouth to keep from moaning. He squeezed his eyes shut.

Ren kept brushing his finger over the same spot. Any longer and they were going to have two problems.

Akechi could feel himself getting hard. If Ren didn’t stop soon… “If you don’t stop, I’m gonna come”! He hissed, pulling his hand away from his mouth.

Ren brushed his finger over Akechi’s cock one last time. He laid back beside Akechi.

“Do you know why I hate my first name”? Akechi asked him. “Go means I in Chinese, Ro means son. I’m nothing but Shido’s son”. He said, burying his face in Ren’s chest.

Ren wrapped his arms around Akechi, holding him tight. “We’ll deal with him, don’t you worry”.

The sun was shining through the window. Morgana must have pawed open the curtain.

Ren glanced at Akechi. There were dark circles under his eyes. His freckles seemed to sparkle in the sun. He brushed some hair off his face, leaning in to kiss him.

“I look like shit and you still want to kiss me”? He loved the feeling of Ren’s lips on his.

“You’re breathtaking,” Ren told him.

Akechi wrapped his arms around Ren, tangling their legs together. “You’re not leaving. Why is the curtain open”?

“Morgana”.

“I figured your cat couldn’t resist playing with the curtains” he scoffed.

 “You don’t mind me touching you, do you”? Akechi asked, sitting on the counter, watching Ren make breakfast. His heart swelled at the domestic nature.

“I don’t mind, do you mind me touching you”? Ren asked him.

“I like it”. He didn’t want to let on how much he liked it. Akechi watched how Ren moved. His eyes focused on his shoulders.

Ren put his hands on Akechi’s legs, leaning forward. “You have to come down, I can’t kiss you”. He helped him down, backing him against a wall.

“When are you two going to admit it,”? Morgana asked them.

Ren laced his arms around Akechi’s neck, pulling him closer. He slotted his knee between Akechi’s legs.

“Seriously guys, I know you’re both touched starved, but this is taking it far”.

Ren placed a hand on the wall, snaking the other one around Akechi’s waist. “You don’t know how much I like you”.

“I like you, too”. Akechi met him in the middle. His heart began to beat faster. 

They stared at each other, daring the other to make a move.

“For god’s sake, just kiss him already”. Morgana complained.

Akechi leaned in, catching Ren off guard. He wrapped his arms around his neck. Akechi moved from his lips, down to his neck. 

Ren whimpered, “how are you this good”?

“I love how you respond to me”. Akechi placed a kiss on his collarbone.

“Uh, I hate to interpret, but your breakfast’s gonna burn”. Morgana alerted them.

The food was only slightly burned.

“Your bruises are healing”. Akechi told him, holding his face in his hands. Ren’s eyes were strikingly gorgeous. His breath caught in his throat.

“What are you doing,”? Ren asked in a teasing tone.

“Just checking that you’re okay”.

“You’re staring”. He felt heat flood his body.

“I just haven’t seen you without glasses too many times”. Akechi backpedaled. He shouldn’t stare, no matter how pretty Ren is.

“It’s okay if you were staring, I don’t mind. I stare at you sometimes”. He felt shy when he admitted that.

“You stare at me,”? Akechi asked. He allowed himself to preen a bit. 

Ren chuckled, “have you seen yourself”?

“People always told me that I was good-looking. But, they were fans and others like that”. They used him to get things done.

“Remember, yesterday, I was floored. You’re hot, to begin with and looking like that…” Ren blushed.

“You’re pretty hot yourself”. Ren blushed and looked away. “Don’t look at me like you’ve never heard that before. You have half of Tokyo falling over themselves to talk to you”.

“You have the other half falling over themselves to talk to you”. Ren told him.

“Are you flirting with me”? Akechi leaned in.

“I don’t know, am I detective”? Ren dragged his finger down Akechi’s face. “I should get new glasses”. He shivered.

“Leave them off,” Akechi told him. He liked to see more of his face. Maybe stare into his eyes.

“I’ll do that if you wear yours more around me,”. Ren told him. He’d do anything to see Akechi in his glasses again.

“Fine, we should go get that scratching post”. Akechi collected Morgana and they left the house.

Ren watched Akechi build the scratching post.

“You’re staring again”. He glared at him over his glasses.

“I can’t help that I find you hot”. Ren gave a fond smile.

“You’re lucky you’re still hurt. If you weren’t, I’d make you do this”. Akechi told him

“Then you’d stare at me”. Akechi glared at him. “Don’t deny it, you totally would”.

He shook his head and continued working. Sometime later, he felt pressure on his shoulders.

“You looked tense”. Ren whispers in his ear. “Let me help you relax”.

“You are aware this is how pornos start”. Akechi reminds him. Damn, his voice was hot.

Ren blushes, “is that what you want”?

Akechi leans his head back. He goes to glare at Ren.

Ren sees this coming. He cuts him off with a kiss. He stares down at Akechi. “You have beautiful eyes”.

Heat licks across Akechi’s face. He hates how Ren can fluster him.

Ren pecks him on the lips, before going to make dinner.

“We’ll take care of him,” Ren tells him, kissing his head.

Akechi curls into Ren’s arms. He’s glad he saved him.

Akechi watched as Ren walked into their room. At least these towels were longer than the ones at the bathhouse. His eyes followed the water as it rolled off Ren’s body. He quietly sighed, Ren was the most gorgeous, breathtaking man ever. He couldn’t believe Ren had chosen him. Not only as an accomplice. But also maybe as a potential love interest. Ren could have anyone and he’d chosen him.

Ren opened the drawer. He could feel Akechi’s eyes on him. He reached to take his towel off. Ren kept his face neutral as he met Akechi’s shocked gaze in the mirror. He quickly wrapped the towel back around his waist. Was he seriously about to get naked while Akechi watched? He wouldn’t mind him watching. He felt his face heat up as he turned around. “I’m sorry, I didn’t know you were in here”!

Better to play innocent, than to admit he knew Akechi was there. And that he wouldn't mind him watching.

Akechi swallowed thickly, getting up off the bed. “It’s okay. I should’ve said something”. He just had to pretend he wasn’t disappointed that Ren had put his towel back on. His eyes trailed the length of Ren’s body. He found himself moving closer.

Ren hooked a finger under Akechi’s chin. He brushed the hair off Akechi’s face. Gently cupping Akechi’s face in his hands. He leaned in, placing a kiss on Akechi’s lips.

Akechi felt himself melt. He placed his hands on Ren’s chest. He tilted his head as he returned the kiss. He felt a rush of dopamine. He sighed into the kiss. Burying his hands in Ren’s hair, tugging slightly.  

Ren groaned as Akechi pulled his hair. “I didn’t think you’d remember that”. He pulled back, placing kisses along Akechi’s jaw. He kissed a trail back up to his lips.

“I love the way you react”. Akechi gasped, allowing Ren to slip his tongue in. He tried not to fall over as Ren licked into his mouth.

Ren moved his hands down to Akechi’s hips, gripping them tightly. He pulled back, Akechi’s eyes were full of love. Ren could feel his heart hammering away. “You are so beautiful”.

Akechi’s breath hitched. “So are you”. His heart was going into overdrive. He knew nothing further was going to happen. No matter how much he wanted it. He loved when Ren looked at him like that. Like he was worth it. Like he was something to be cherished and loved. Akechi wants to tell Ren how he feels. If the look on his face is anything to go by. He’s pretty sure Ren feels the same way.

Before Ren lets him go, he places sweet kisses on Akechi’s lips. Tracing the outline of Akechi’s lips with his finger.

Akechi doesn't want to leave Ren’s embrace. Maybe they could move to the bed and Ren could take his towel off. He swoons so hard when Ren kisses him. Somehow, he manages to leave the room and make it down the stairs. They make out pretty daily now, but no one has admitted anything.

First Shido, then Yaldy. At least, now they could have a nice Christmas Eve/Day.

They end up making out under the Christmas tree.

Ren loves Akechi so much. He’s pretty sure Akechi feels the same way. But he’s still scared. He’s never felt this way and he doesn't want to ruin it. Akechi’s so pretty. The way his hair fans out on the carpet. How silky it feels slipping through his fingers. How pretty the flush on his face is. How biteable his collarbones look. The way Akechi grips his hips, pulling him closer. The beautiful noises he makes when Ren kisses him.

Akechi sighs into the kiss. He threads his fingers through Ren’s curls, gently tugging. He slips his tongue in when Ren moans. He licks every inch of Ren’s mouth.

Morgana walks in. Ren’s on top of Akechi and his knee is dangerously close to Akechi’s crotch. He backs out of the room, hoping they won’t come upstairs.

“I want to do more than just cuddle with you”. Akechi said, looking up at Ren. He shifts, so Ren’s knee is pressed against his crotch. He moans when Ren applies pressure. 

Ren’s still drunk off Akechi. “We could try cuddling naked”. Ren suggests. He sees the panicked look on Akechi’s face. “We don’t have to look and we can keep the lights off”.

Akechi relaxed, “can we start now”? They haven’t been together long, so this is a big step for them. He takes Ren’s hand as they head upstairs.

Ren pecks him on the lips before turning the light out. He kicks the leg of the table on the way back.

“Are you okay”? Akechi could hear him muttering.

“I’m beginning to hate your blackout curtains”. He limped over to the bed. “Fucking hell, that hurt”! He takes his clothes off, reaching out and taking Akechi’s hand.

Akechi squeezed his hand. “Scared of the dark, are we”? He teases.

Ren chuckled, “No, I don't want you to kill yourself”.

“You’re looking at me, aren’t you”? He felt his face heat up. Maybe they shouldn’t be doing this.

“I’m looking in your direction, but I can’t see anything”. He pulled Akechi close. 

Akechi melted into Ren’s arms. “I love being in your arms”.

“I love having you in my arms”. Ren guided him into bed. They faced each other. Ren felt something firm poking him. How do you tell the guy you love that his boner is poking you? “You don’t have to get so excited”.

Akechi raised an eyebrow. He was fine, his heart wasn’t racing. “I’m not”.

Ren leaned in, lips brushing the shell of his ear. “Your boner is poking my leg”.

Akechi felt heat spread through his whole body. That wasn’t supposed to happen. He moved away, hand drifting down. Shit!

Ren took his hand. “It’s okay, I’m not mad. It’s a normal reaction”.

“It’s still embarrassing”. His face is bright red. This wasn’t supposed to happen.

Ren smooths his hair. “Just relax”.

He feels Ren wrap his arms around him. Placing kisses along his neck. This should make him unbelievably hard. Somehow, his boner starts to go down. He gives in to Ren’s warm embrace. He nuzzles Ren’s neck. Placing kisses to his throat. “I love how you respond to me”.

Ren moans, his heart beating erratically. He loves Akechi so much. He wants to drown in that love. Surrender himself completely. Anything Akechi wants or needs, he’ll get for him. 

“You’re everything I want and more”. Every word is punctuated with a kiss. “I never saw you coming. I don’t want to let you go”.

Ren sits up, “then don’t, keep me forever and never let me go. I’ll do the same for you. You know how I feel about you”.

Akechi hovers over him, blanket hanging off his waist. “You know I feel the same. I’ll always be there for you. You’re everything to me”. He leans in, capturing Ren’s lips. He straddles Ren’s hips. “When we do sleep together. I want it to be like this. Soft, tender and full of love”.

Ren smiles, “are you asking me to make love to you”? He can feel Akechi glaring at him. He chuckles, “you’re adorable”.

Akechi leans his forehead against Ren’s. “Yes, make love to me. Treat me like I’m something to be treasured”.

Ren flips them over: “you are something to be treasured”. He feels tears start to fall. “I promise I will treasure you forever”. They lie there holding each other until they fall asleep.

Akechi lies there watching Ren. How his eyelashes rest on his cheeks. How his curls are perfectly tousled, making Akechi want to run his fingers through them. His gorgeous features. Akechi runs his finger over Ren’s lips. Those soft, plush lips that were just on his neck hours earlier. He wants to know how it feels to have Ren’s lips on other parts of his body. He has to stop before he gets hard.

Ren’s eyes flutter open. “Good morning” he croaks, capturing Akechi’s lips.

Akechi wraps an arm around his back, pulling him close. “Someone’s happy”. Those beautiful gray eyes flutter closed.

Ren chuckles, “of course I am. I get to make out with you”.

Akechi chuckles.“Your dream must have been nice to make you that hard,”.

Ren pulls away to check, “I’m not that hard”. He groans. He was dreaming about Akechi before he woke up.

“It sure feels like you are”.

Ren blushes a deep red. “That’s just how I am normally”. 

Akechi’s mind swirls with all the things they can do. “I figured you were big. I didn’t think you were that big”. He smiles.

Ren hides his face in his hands. “I’m pretty average”.

Akechi’s fingers dance down the side of Ren’s hip. He “accidentally” grinds his hips against Ren's. “You feel big to me”. Akechi places Ren’s hands on his chest. “You can touch me”.

Ren’s hands danced down his chest, up his arms, across his collarbone. They trailed over his shoulders and down his back. 

Akechi feels Ren cup his ass. He fights a losing battle against a violent blush. “Are you caressing my ass”?

Ren chuckles, “I’ve always wondered what it felt like. I love how it fits in my hands”. His fingers grazed to dip between his cheeks. 

Akechi gasps, “what are you doing”?

Ren blushes, “sorry, I didn't mean to overstep”. He kisses Akechi on the side of the mouth. “I love how thick your ass is”.

“I shouldn't be surprised. But, I didn’t know you were so dirty and horny”. Akechi threads his fingers in Ren’s curls.

Ren smirks, “I can be dirtier and hornier if you want”. 

Akechi hums “get your mind out of the gutter or you’ll be cleaning the sheets”.

“We could mess them up together”. Ren whispers.

Akechi has visions of Ren pounding into him. Ren’s face as he pounds into him. He hooks his leg over Ren’s waist. “Someday, but not today”.

Ren sits up, he leans back on his hands. 

Akechi admires how nice and strong Ren’s arms are.  They’re naked, both mentally and physically. They’ve never felt like this before. Akechi smiles, leaning in for a kiss. He bites Ren’s lip. 

Ren maneuvers himself into Akechi’s lap. Wrapping his legs around his back. Their arousals brush together. “Damn, you got hard fast”. Ren laughs.

Akechi thrusts his hips forward. Drawing a low groan out of Ren. He feels pressure begin to build. “We need to stop”.

Ren whines but compiles. “When you’re ready”. He says, kissing him.

“Why couldn’t Maruki just leave everyone alone”? Akechi sighed. He’s glad that he gets to fight again, but he didn’t want to deal with a therapist with a god complex.

“After him, we can finally rest”. Ren told him.

Akechi sighed, curling into his arms.

3/25-

“Ren” Akechi called. He hated seeing him like this. He put his hand on Ren’s shoulder.

Ren turned to look at him. “Can you hold me”?

Akechi slid over and Ren curled into his side. “They say cats become like their owners. I think you’ve turned into Morgana”.

Ren laughed, letting Akechi run his fingers through his hair. It felt so good.

It was almost time for bed. Akechi got up, taking Ren’s hand. He led him upstairs.

“What are you doing”?

“I’m drawing you a bath”.

Ren smiled, hugging Akechi. “Thank you, I know I haven’t been the best company lately”.

Akechi sighed, “it’s not your fault, get in”. He went to get towels, when he came back Ren had gotten in the tub. “How do you feel,”? He asked him.

“Better, thanks” Ren smiled.

Akechi poured in the bubble bath. “If you tell anyone about this-” he stopped. Why was he such an idiot? “I’m sorry, I didn’t mean that. If you tell your cat about this” he warned.

Ren shook his head, “it’s fine, you didn’t mean it”. He didn’t regret teaming up with Akechi. He just wished he had more than Akechi and Morgana.

Akechi kissed Ren on the head. He got up to leave.

“Where are you going”?

“I’m sure you can bathe yourself. You don’t need me to help you”.

Ren thought for a minute, “get in”.

Akechi sighed, “close your eyes”.

Ren closed his eyes as Akechi undressed. He felt his cheeks flush pink.

“Front or back,”? He asked him. Akechi felt a little awkward getting in the tub with him. They make out daily, but no one’s confessed yet.

“Front” Ren told him. “I want to hold you”. He felt Akechi’s back against his chest. He places his hands on his shoulders.

“You can open your eyes,” Akechi told him. “You don’t mind me in here with you”? He feels his face heat up.

Ren shook his head, “I like you being in here with me”. It feels awkward to take a bath together. But, at the same time, it feels so right. Like this is the next step in their relationship- which they still haven’t defined.

Akechi blushed. His skin burned where it touched Ren’s. He feels Ren’s hands trail down his arms.

“So you like bubble baths” he lightly teased.

Ren’s breath tickled his neck. Akechi’s face burned red. This was why he never admitted to anything. People would make fun of him.

“I think it’s cute” Ren placed a kiss on his shoulder. “You know I wouldn’t make fun of you”.

“Just don’t tell your cat”.

“I don’t think Morgana cares”.

“What don’t I care about,”? Morgana remarked, walking into the bathroom. “Why are you two in the bathtub together? Did you finally admit your feelings for each other”? He hoped they did. He couldn't take the pining anymore.

They both blushed. Ren wound his arms around Akechi’s neck.

“I was helping Ren feel better”. He felt Ren’s hands explore his chest. Maybe they could do that in bed? He wanted Ren’s hands all over his body. Leaving no patch of skin untouched.

“And that involves getting in the tub with him”? Morgana asked. He took in their flushed faces. Watching the way Ren caressed Akechi’s body. Morgana had a feeling that if they were alone and had more room; Ren would be halfway to humping Akechi.

Ren pulled him flush against his chest. He moves Akechi’s hair aside, kissing up his neck. “I asked him to”. He wishes Morgana would leave. Sadly, they don’t have much room. That and he doesn’t know if Akechi wants to go further.

Akechi went limp in his arms, a sigh slipping past his lips. He’s dreamt about Ren’s lips on him.

“That’s my cue to leave,” Morgana said, scampering away. He does not want to be there for what might happen next. 

Ren laughed. “I love him, but sometimes I want some peace and quiet”.

He loves the way Ren laughs. “Can you do that again”? Akechi whispered.

Ren kissed up his neck, lightly nipping at the skin. He leans his chin on his shoulder. 

“We should do this more often,”. Akechi said, relaxing in Ren’s arms.

“Akechi, what are we,”? Ren asked. This might or might not be the best place to bring this up. But he has to know if Akechi feels the same.

“I don’t know, do you want us to be something”? He leaned back to look at Ren. He feels their hearts race.

“If you’re okay with it. I’d like you to be my boyfriend”. Not exactly what he wanted to say. He’s not sure that confessing his undying love for Akechi; while naked and taking a bath together is the best time for that. 

Akechi panicked, he was hoping Ren would suggest that. At the same time, he was scared stiff. Akechi leaned his head back, kissing Ren. “I don’t know what I’m doing and I’m scared”. He hates how his tongue seems to loosen around Ren. That’s one of the things that draws him to Ren. He sees past Akechi’s mask to the real him.

“I’m scared too. We’ll figure it out together,”. Ren said against his mouth. His hand started drifting down Akechi’s chest.

Somehow, Ren ended up on top of Akechi.

“We’d better stop before we flood the bathroom”. Akechi wanted Ren to keep going. Even if water was getting in his ears. He loved the feeling of Ren on top of him. For a skinny guy, he has quite a bit of muscle. Someday, Akechi wanted to trace every inch of Ren’s body, especially his muscles.

They dried off and got ready for bed. Ren kept his back turned as they got dressed. He wasn’t sure if they were ready for that yet.

“Sleep with me,” Akechi pleaded. He sounded pathetic and horny. Maybe he was pathetic, but he wasn’t currently that horny. Okay, maybe just a little bit horny.

At first, there was a good amount of room between them. They drifted closer until Akechi’s head was tucked into Ren’s chest. Akechi sighed, Ren, smelled good, like their bath and coffee. “You smell good”. Akechi buried his face in Ren’s shirt. “And your shirt is so soft”.

Heat flooded Ren’s face. “Would you rather cuddle with my shirt instead? You seem to be rather in love with it”. His voice was light and teasing.

“I- I, I just haven’t had someone hold me and care about me in a long time”. He admitted. He wasn’t in love with just Ren’s shirt. He was in love with all of him.

Ren wrapped his arms around him. Placing a kiss on his head. “I don’t mind”. He paused, “do I really smell that good”?

Akechi felt a giggle slip past his lips. “I want to rub all over you, like a cat”. Heat flooded his body. He wasn’t sure if that was his touch-starved loneliness or his horniness taking over. Maybe it was a bit of both.

“And you make fun of me for being like a cat”. Ren tried to calm his heart. Having the boy of your dreams in your arms, basically rubbing on you like a cat. It wasn’t exactly a dream come true. He’d never had a dream about Akechi getting drunk off his scent. But, Ren did like it when Akechi dropped his guard.

“Oh please, you were running your hands all over my body before”. Akechi chuckles, “I was wondering how far you’d go”.

“I wouldn’t go any further than you wanted”.

Akechi met his eyes in the dark. “What if I wanted to go all the way with you”?

Ren licked his lips. “Like I said, I’d go as far as you’d let me”.

Akechi placed his hand on Ren’s chest, tracing his muscles. “When did you find the time to work out”?

Okay, now this was a dream come true. “Are you coming onto me, detective? You’re pretty buff yourself”.

“I think you two should both go to sleep”! Morgana swishes his tail in anger.

Akechi places a kiss on the side of Ren’s mouth, moving down to his jawline. He smirks when Ren’s breath hitches. “Goodnight, Ren”.

Ren sighs, this man is going to be the death of him. “Goodnight, Akechi”.

The next day passed without much fanfare.

Akechi was already in the bath, by the time Ren got upstairs. “Mind if I join you”?

Akechi closed his eyes as Ren got undressed.

“You don’t have to do that. You can look if you want”. It was nice that Akechi wanted to give him privacy.

“You did it for me. It’s only polite for me to do the same”. Akechi told him.

“Can I sit in the front? You can open your eyes now”.

Akechi looped his arms around Ren’s neck. Scooting up, so his front was against Ren’s back. He moved the hair off the back of Ren’s neck. Even his back was nice and muscular. His shoulders were nice and broad.

Ren squirms with pleasure. “That tickles”! He feels Akechi’s hands on his hips.

Akechi places a kiss there. He tightens his grip. He continues kissing Ren’s neck. Enjoying the way he laughs.

“That tickles,”! Ren told him. It feels so good, but at the same time, it tickles.

Akechi saw something out of the corner of his eye. Morgana sat on the toilet seat watching them. “Can we help you?” Akechi asked him. Obviously, they can’t get up to much. But, he really doesn’t want an audience.

“I think he wants love”. Ren takes Akechi’s hand, rubbing his thumb over the back of it. 

“He can get love when we’re done,”. Akechi growled, kissing the spot just below Ren’s ear.

Ren mewled. He felt something pool in his gut. The way Akechi growled, it was so possessive and hot.

“You two really care about each other, don’t you? I can see it in the way you look at each other. Now I know why you chose him. No one else has ever looked at you the way he looks at you”.

Ren tilted his head back to look at Akechi. Akechi's eyes were a molten maroon. To Ren, that’s the most beautiful colour he’s ever seen.

Ren’s eyes had softened to a shade of liquid silver. Akechi leaned down, kissing him softly. He eagerly swallows Ren’s moans, nipping at his lips. 

“You two are so in love, it’s disgusting”. Morgana told them. He licked his paw, starting to clean his face.

Akechi laced his fingers through Ren’s rubbing circles with his thumbs. It was easier to pretend Morgana didn’t just say that.

Ren sighed, he never wanted this to stop.

“The way you two are always mooning over each other, I mean,”. He laughed. “Ren practically had a heart attack when he saw you with your glasses on”.

“You two are never going to let me live that down”. He groaned.

Akechi brushed his bangs off his face. He traces the outline of Ren’s lips with his finger. Akechi watches as beautiful gray eyes follow the movement. “Beautiful” he whispers, capturing Ren’s lips.

“You two may be touch starved, but those touches are too intimate. Friends don’t constantly make out with each other”. Morgana told them.

Ren knew Morgana was right. He didn’t want to mess up what they had. So, he put everything into the kiss, hoping Akechi would feel what he does.

3-27

“You should tell him”. Morgana tells him.

Ren sighs, “maybe it’s better if I don’t”.

Morgana shoots him a look. “So you just want to make out with him for the rest of your life? You don’t want anything more”?

“I do want more, but I don’t want to scare Akechi or make him uncomfortable”. He sighs, “even if we never go further”.

“You want to go further, don’t you”? Morgana asked.

Ren rubbed his neck. He felt heat lick into his body. “Without going into details, yes, I do”.

“Then tell him”.

Ren smiles, “we’re boyfriends now, I think”.

“You think”?

“He didn’t technically say yes. All he said was he didn’t know what to do and he was scared”. Ren took a breath. “I’m scared too. I’ve never felt this way about anyone”.

“Tell him, I know you both feel the same”. Morgana tells him.

“When are you going to tell him”? Morgana asks padding into the room.

Akechi sighed, “we’re doing just fine”.

“Is that true or is that what you tell yourself”?

Akechi frowned, “why must you meddle in my business”?

“I want Ren to be happy. You make Ren happy”. Morgana explained.

Akechi smiled, “Ren makes me happy, too”. He sighed, “what if we’re not supposed to be together”?

“You have to be willing to take the risk”.

Akechi sighed, the risk is well worth the reward. “What if I’m scared”?

Morgana placed his paw on Akechi’s leg. “Ren is too. I know you two can do this”. 

“You seem to have a lot of faith in us”.

“I see the love you two have for each other”. Akechi’s cheeks flushed. “So, you two are boyfriends now”? Morgana asked, cleaning his face. 

“Sort of, I never did say yes”. He rubs his neck. “I want to say yes. I want to be Ren’s boyfriend. I want more from our relationship”.

“Then tell him. Ren can’t read your mind. He won’t know how you feel unless you tell him”.

“It sure feels like he can read my mind”. Akechi muttered under his breath. He hated how Ren saw through him.

3-28-

“Sometimes I think I had no choice but to love you”. He laughed, “that’s not true though. I chose to love you. I chose to join you. I chose it all. I would choose you all over again. I love you, Goro Akechi, now and forever”.

Akechi sat there, stunned. He didn’t think Ren felt that strongly about him.

“Every time I went out with you, called you, took your call. I chose to do that. I chose to fall in love with you. I won’t say it was easy. You’re not the easiest person to get to know. You’re all thorns and prickles”.

Akechi glared at him. First, he declared his undying love for him. Then he insulted him.

Ren kneels in front of him, taking his hand. “I knew there was something underneath the surface. I just had to keep digging. What I found was a beautiful person who’s soft and loves bubble baths. Who risked everything just to save me”. He wiped his eyes. “I love all of you. The good parts and bad parts. I will always be there for you no matter what”.

Akechi’s emotions were laid bare on his face. Tears fell from his eyes. “You sound like you’re going to propose”. Fear settled on his face. “You’re not going to propose, are you”?

“No, why would you think that,”? Ren asked.

“You’re kneeling in front of me. You’re getting all sappy and you’re crying”.

“You’re crying too, my love”. He chuckled lightly, “you’ve been watching too many Hallmark movies”.

“I do not watch Hallmark movies”! He hissed, a blush crept across his face. He wouldn’t watch something so cheesy and unrealistic. No matter how much he wanted his own Hallmark Esc relationship.

“You do it when you think I’m not looking. You sit there and share your popcorn with Morgana”. He paused, “but, just so I know for the future. What are your thoughts on marriage”?

“I don’t know. I can’t say yes, but I can’t say no. So, for now, it’s a maybe” Akechi told him.

Ren squeezed his hands. “That's good enough for me, we’re too young anyways. Even if you never want to get married or have sex. I’ll still love you and want you”.

Akechi laughed, “we'd better stop before we’re both waterlogged”.

4-1

Ren takes a deep breath. “Akechi, are we boyfriends”? Ren asks, tilting his head up.

“Do you want to be”? Akechi cards his fingers through his curls.

“I do. Do you”?

Akechi feels Ren’s hand trail down his chest. “I do. I’m worried this won’t work, that we won’t work. I don’t want to rush this”.

Ren sits up, “I understand. I’m scared too. As long as we work out our problems when they arise, we can make it”. He sighs, “look, I won’t force you into this. I want this. But if you don’t for any reason. I’ll back off. I don’t want to pressure you”.

Akechi leaned forward, their foreheads touching. “You’re not pressuring me, don’t worry”. He brushes his lips against Ren’s. “Why are we so scared”?

Ren closes his eyes. He savours the taste of Akechi’s lips. ”We both want this. We don’t want to mess this up. What’s fucked up is that it’ll hurt worse if we don’t try. If we try and fail, then at least we know. If we never try, we’ll always wonder what if”.

Akechi chuckles, “when did you become a sage”? He knows Ren’s right. 

Ren pecks Akechi on the lips. “I’m right here and just as scared as you”.

“I’m in if you’re in”.

Ren smiles, “we can do this, I know it”.

4-7

It’s a little shaky in the beginning. But they get the hang of it.

“You guys know you were pretty much in a relationship before, right? You did pretty much everything people in relationships do”. Morgana reminded him.

Ren rubbed his neck. “I feel really stupid now”.

Akechi shook his head. “It shows that we truly care about each other. We don’t want to mess up what we have”. His lips brushed the shell of Ren’s ear. “How about we go upstairs”?

Chills ran down Ren’s spine. He took Akechi’s hand as he led him upstairs.

“When do you get a chance to work out”? Akechi runs his hands over Ren’s chest.

Ren chuckles, “when you’re at work. I take it, you like it”.

Akechi hums, “definitely, you’re even more gorgeous. Maybe I should stay home tomorrow, so I can help you”?

Ren hooked his leg over Akechi’s waist. “That sounds tempting. But, we need money and I want to actually work out and not get distracted”.

Akechi licked Ren’s lips. “A little distraction never hurt anyone”.

“Is it really a distraction if you want it”? Ren leaned in, tilting his head.

Akechi met his lips. They made out till Morgana complained he was hungry.

4-11

Ren sighed, he had a strange feeling in his stomach. The picture looks like him and Akechi. Well, the hair does. The girl had dark curly black hair and glasses. The guy has long brown hair. Would Akechi say yes if Ren were to ask him? He said he might want to get married. 

“What's wrong”? Akechi asks as he sets the table. Ren hands him his phone. “The guy’s kinda cute, who are they”?

“Some celebrity couple who got engaged”. He takes a breath, “Do you want to get married”?

Akechi sighs, sitting down. “It’s a big commitment. Are you sure”?

Ren rakes his hand through his hair. “Never been more sure. I want to marry you”.

Akechi sighs, he wants this too, but he doesn’t want Ren to wake up one day and regret it. “Are you sure you won’t regret this? Regret choosing me”? 

Ren kneels in front of him. “I’m sure, nothing can make me regret choosing you”.

“Don’t spend too much, okay and make sure it’s not garish”. Akechi tells him. Ren smiles and takes Akechi’s hand. “Do it right, get down on one knee, be all romantic and shit”.

Ren’s surprised. “I thought you didn’t like stuff like that”?

Akechi fixed him with a glare. “If you don’t do that, I won’t say yes”.

“I’ll make it extra romantic, my love”. Ren tells him, eyes shining with love.

Akechi takes a deep breath. What has he gotten himself into?

4-21

“What about this? Do you think Akechi’ll like this”? Ren showed Morgana ring after ring.

“Calm down, you’re going to hyperventilate at this rate. Don’t overthink this. He’ll love it”.

Ren frowned, “I should’ve asked him what kind of metal and stones he wanted. All he told me was not to spend too much and he doesn't want anything garish”. He sighs, “at least I got his ring size”. 

“How did you get that”? Morgana asked.

Ren turned away, rubbing his neck. “We were in bed and I took some rings that I knew the size of”. He smiles, remembering that morning. Akechi woke up shortly after. He pinned him down, kissing his neck. Running his hands over Ren’s chest. “You sure he’ll like it”?

Morgana rubbed against him. “You chose it. He’ll love it. He loves you”. Morgana pawed the box. Ren opened the box for him to see. He smiled when he saw the engraving. “He’ll definitely love this”.

5-15

“Are you sure about this”? Ren asks him.

“I can’t guarantee how long I'll last. But I want you in me”.

Ren’s actual brain is trying to catch up. “I might not last long enough to do much”.

“Even if you come seconds after you get in me. I want to feel you”. He runs his hand down Ren’s chest. “Make love to me, Ren”.

Ren gets out of bed and turns on the light. He rummages around in the dresser. “I want you to make love to me”.

“What are you doing”? Ren gently pushes Akechi back. He ties something around his cock. “Is that one of my ties”? It’s his best one and Ren’s favourite.

“I’ll buy you a new one if I need to. I’ll buy you a whole drawer full if you want. It’ll stop you from coming while you finger me open”. He takes a picture with his other phone.

“Did you just take a picture”? His face flushes. He can only imagine how he looks.

Ren chuckles, “I couldn’t resist. I’ll show you it later”. He feels Akechi slowly work his fingers in. He’s done this before, but another person touching him there feels weird. It’s a good weird though. He moans and squirms.

Akechi slicks up his cock. “You ready”?

Ren nods, “go slow”. He grips Akechi’s hips. He can feel himself clench as Akechi gets further in. “I’m not going to last”.

Akechi lets out a breathy moan. “Me neither”. With one last push, he’s fully buried. He takes the tie off. He starts slowly thrusting in and out. Ren’s so warm and tight. “You feel so good”.

Ren’s nails dig into Akechi’s hips so hard, he’s afraid he’s drawing blood. “I love the way you feel”. He moans. It feels so good. He never knew he could feel this good.

“You’re clenching me so tight. I’m so close”. Akechi goes to pull out.

Ren digs his nails into Akechi’s ass. “Come in me. You said you wanted to mess the sheets up together”. Akechi smiles and a few thrusts later. Ren feels warmth coat his walls.

A couple of strokes and Ren comes on his chest. Akechi slips out of him. He melts into the bed. Akechi trails his hand down Ren’s chest. He can’t get over how hot he is.

Ren’s just starting to fall asleep when Akechi elbows him.

“How do you feel”? Akechi asks tentatively.

“Mmm, feel good, boneless”. He’s apparently lost his ability to use longer words. He didn’t know he could feel this good. It felt so good, he thinks he started drooling. God, he hopes he wasn’t drooling. “Uh, I didn’t start drooling, did I”?

Akehci chuckles, “should I save your pride by saying that you didn’t”? He brushed his bangs aside. 

Ren groaned, burying his face in his hands. “Tell me it was only a little bit”. He hoped he didn’t look like a drooling dog.

“There’s a medium mark on the pillow”.

That wasn’t bad, but. “That’s embarrassing, why did I do that”?

Akechi slid closer, whispering in Ren’s ear. “It’s okay, I’m not mad. You said it felt good, right? I don’t care if you drool. We can wash the sheets”. He lightly chuckles, “that and you looked adorable. All I want is for you to feel good”.

Ren blushed, “it just felt so good. You felt so good. I wanted you to keep going”.

Akechi smiled, “we both know we wouldn’t last that long”. He leaned in, “you felt amazing”. 

Ren shivered when Akechi’s lips brushed his ear. He loved it when Akechi whispered in his ear.

“I know I’m not the best at saying or showing how I feel”. Akechi lamented.

Ren took his hand. “You don’t have to force yourself. I know how you feel. You never would’ve saved me if you didn’t. I wouldn’t have gone with you if I didn’t”. He took a breath, “I love you, Akechi”.

Akechi pecked him on the lips. “We should get a shower, then I want to see that picture”. Akechi tells him.

Ren groans and follows Akechi to the bathroom. He watches Akechi turn the shower on. He smiles, walking up behind him.

Chills run down Akechi’s spine as Ren places a kiss on his shoulder. “Get in, Romeo”.

“You first”. Ren says, running his hand down Akechi’s back.

Akechi gasps when Ren grabs his ass. “You just want to stare at my ass, don’t you”?

Ren smirks, “can you blame me? You do the same”?

Akechi sighs, taking Ren’s hand. He pushes him against the wall, slotting a knee between his legs. “You’re so beautiful”. He twirls a curl around his finger.

Ren wraps his arms around Akechi’s neck. “So are you, my love”. He says, kissing him.

They manage to untangle from each other long enough to get a shower. 

“We need to get dressed,” Akechi tells him between kisses.

Ren shakes his head. “We’re not going anywhere”. He guides him to the bed. “You look really good”. Ren says, showing him the phone.

He makes a face. “At least I don’t look that bad”. Akechi sighs, laying his head on Ren’s chest. He traces the muscles with his finger. He feels so relaxed and at home when he’s with Ren. “I love you”. It slipped out, but he doesn’t want to take it back. He does love Ren. He’s just scared.

Ren closes his eyes. “I love you, too”. He pulls the cover over them as they fall asleep. “You always look great”.

6-2

Akechi met his lips. He slowly moved down his chest. “Gorgeous, so beautiful. You’re amazing”.

Ren groaned, “you’re stroking my praise kink and ego”.

“That’s not what I’m trying to stroke, you know”. Akechi whispered in his ear.

Ren smirked, “it’d work better if you touched me”. He whined as Akechi pressed his knee into his crotch. “Damn, that feels good”! He hissed.

“Ask and you shall receive”. Akechi purred in his ear. He slipped his hand into Ren’s pants, palming him through his underwear. “So pretty and responsive”.

Ren bucks into his hand. He whines when Akechi grabs him. “I want to feel your hand on me”.

“My hand is on you… Oh… Are you sure”?

Ren nodded, “touch me”! He placed Akechi’s hand on his waistband. He snapped his hips when Akechi took him in his hand. “C-can you stroke me? Maybe pinch my tip”?

“All you have to do is ask. I’ll give you anything you want”. Akechi traces the outline of his lips. “I’m surprised you can hide this”. He licks his lips. “It’s going to feel so good when I ride you”.

Ren groans as Akechi pumps him. “Ngh, faster, please”! He gasps. He squeezes his eyes shut.

“Yes, darling”. He leaned in to kiss him. “Keep your eyes open. I want to see how you look when you come”.

Ren averted his eyes. “I- that’s…”.

“It’s okay, I’m the only one here. No one else will see you. You can let yourself go. I’ll catch you”. Akechi whispered in his ear.

Ren feels the coil reach its limit. “I’m close”! He bucks into Akechi’s hand.

“Come for me”. Akechi flicks his thumb over Ren’s tip. He feels Ren coat his hand. “You look so pretty when you come”. He nips at his pulse. Akechi rubs his hand up and down Ren’s cock.

“Are you trying to make me come again”?

Akechi pulls his hand out of Ren’s pants. He maintains eye contact while licking his hand. He smirks when Ren’s pupils dilate. “How was that”?

Ren surges forward to kiss him, tasting himself on Akechi’s tongue. He pulls Akechi towards the bed. “Take your clothes off”. He growled.

“Keep speaking like that and I’ll do anything for you”. Akechi said, taking off his shirt. 

Ren licked his lips: he felt powerful. “Strip now” he commanded, lowering his voice even more. Ren got on top of Akechi, pulling the covers over them. “I want to see what you look like when you come”.

Akechi hissed as Ren roughly jerked him off. “Little impatient, aren’t we”? 

Ren chuckled darkly, “you wouldn’t last long enough for a slow session”.

Akechi moaned, “I like it when you take control. When you slip back into Joker”.

Ren smirked, “You need proper punishment”. He slipped his tongue into Akechi’s mouth. “What would you want more? My mouth on your cock or my fingers to open you up before I fuck you hard”?

Akechi whimpered, “both”. Ren was jerking him with one hand, while the other one spread precome on his hole. “Please, please, please”! He chanted. Ren’s thumb had just entered him. He came so hard his vision went white. His body went limp.

“Akechi, Akechi, are you okay? Shit, I didn’t go overboard, did I”? Ren was starting to panic.

Akechi grabbed his waist. “Just a really intense orgasm”. He sat up.

Ren wrapped his arms around him. “I thought I hurt you. Maybe we shouldn’t do that”.

Akechi rubbed his back. “Please do that again!  That was the best birthday present ever”. He likes it when Ren takes control. Usually, he liked to be in control. But he trusts Ren. “That was so hot”!

Ren rubs his neck. “You really think so”?

Akechi smirks, “definitely”. He sat up, swinging his legs over the side of the bed. He felt Ren’s eyes on him as he bent down to pick up his pants. “I can feel you staring”.

Ren props himself up on his elbow. “Can you blame me”? His eyes scanned Akechi’s back. He let out an appreciative purr. “I am so lucky”.

Akechi sighed, “we’re not going again”. He pulled on his pants, sliding back into bed. He kissed Ren on the cheek. 

Ren’s cheek flushed where Akechi kissed him. They could have the dirtiest, filthiest sex and would hardly blush. But a simple kiss could fluster him.

Akechi laughed, “I love how you react. It’s so cute”.

Ren’s blush deepened. He liked being called cute. “So, did I do good”?

Akechi hummed, tangling their legs together. “You were amazing. I love it when you take control”. His voice dipped low. “Maybe next time you can fuck me”?

Ren smirked as heat crept into his cheeks. He liked being praised. “Do you want me to ride you or would you rather I fuck your ass”?

“I want you on top”.

“Do you want me to jackhammer you or go slow”?

Akechi leaned his head against Ren’s. “Depends on the day, how horny we are. If we’re screwing like rabbits, I want to fuck me hard. If it’s a tender moment, I want you to go slow”. He brushed his lips across Ren’s before pulling back with a smirk.

Ren chased his lips, kissing him. “I love your lips”.

“You’re not going to tempt me”. Akechi said as he deepened the kiss.

Ren simply smiled. An hour later, Akechi’s lips were wrapped around his cock. Although, this was far from what he had in mind. Akechi seemed determined to suck his brains out through his cock. Ren writhed as Akechi took him to the hilt. He thrust into his mouth, loving how that made Akechi suck harder.

Akechi felt Ren’s tip hit the back of his throat. Ren moaned loudly. Minutes later, he felt Ren come down his throat. He pulled off and swallowed. A bit of cum dripped out of the side of his mouth.

Ren leaned forward, lapping it up. He fell back against the pillow.

Akechi climbed on him. “I love you”. He said, leaning down to kiss him.

Ren wrapped his arms around his neck. “I love you, too”. He sighed into the kiss.

6-12

He’d just finished setting up the last candle. Their bedroom was going to smell like apples and flowers forever. But those were the scents Akechi liked. He said he wanted it to be romantic. There was a trail of rose petals that led from the door to their bed. Later on, they could take a lavender bath with rose petals in the water. 

The box weighs heavy in his pocket. “I hope this is romantic enough”. He even dressed up. A black waistcoat over top of a white shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Black pants and… slippers.

“You’re wearing slippers”? Morgana asked. He sat at Ren’s feet.

Ren shrugged, “Akechi didn’t say that I had to wear fancy shoes. And I’m not wearing dress shoes for such a short time. Honestly, given what will probably happen after. I probably shouldn’t have dressed up”. He blushed, “he does like it when I brush my hair back”. He shakily took a card out of his pocket. “Give this to Akechi when he comes home”.

Morgana frowned at it. “This is kinda cheesy and dorky”.

Ren smirks, “so is Akechi”.

Morgana sighs, taking it in his mouth. He trotted down the stairs. “So are you”. He called over his shoulder.

Ren sat on the bed. All he has to do is wait for Akechi to get home. At least he won’t be waiting long.

Morgana greeted Akechi when he came home. 

“What’s in your mouth”? Akechi asked, taking it from him. Akechi sighed, “a calling card? Well, I did say I wanted him to be romantic”.

Morgana makes a face. “How is a calling card romantic”? That card almost gave him a paper cut.

Akechi blushed, “I mentioned once how it’d be cool to get a calling card. Oh god, I hope he didn’t do the other thing”. His face blazed. Then again, the other thing was pretty hot. So… A part of Akechi hopes he did.

“I’m not going to ask. Just read the card”. Morgana said, swishing his tail.

“I’d like to steal your heart…and hand in marriage”. He stared at the card. “I brought this upon myself”. He shook his head. “Then again, I can see Ren doing this anyway”. He slowly walks up the stairs. A trail of black rose petals leads from the door to the bed. The room is filled with the scent of apples and flowers. Ren sits on the bed. “Really, Ren a calling card”? Akechi asks, holding it between his fingers.

Ren smiles, “this is what you wanted”. He beckons Akechi closer. “I really don’t know how to start this”. He takes a breath. “I’ll choose you until I can’t choose you anymore. I’ll always choose you… over and over and over again, it’s you, it’s always been you. It will always be you, cause I could never see myself choosing anybody else”. (Tumblr) He glances at Akechi.

“Fuck, you look hot”. Akechi’s eyes raked over his body.

Ren smirks, “and I’d choose you; in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred lifetimes, in a hundred worlds, in any version of reality, I’d find you and I’d choose you”. He drops to one knee. “So, I’m asking if you’ll choose me. Goro Akechi, will you marry me”?

Akechi shakes his head. “You certainly went all out”. He sniffed, “we might have to air out the room before we go to sleep”. Ren glared at him. Akechi smiles, sighing. “Yes, a thousand times yes. Yes, I will marry you”.

Ren takes the ring out of his pocket. “Look inside”.

Akechi tilts the ring. Engraved on the inside are a crow and a mask. “I didn’t think you’d go this cheesy and romantic”.

“Don’t pretend you don’t like it”. Ren tells him.

Akechi turns it over; pearls and rubies are embedded in the rose gold band. He feels tears pick at his eyes.

Ren takes the ring, placing it on his finger. “I’m glad you like it. I was afraid you wouldn’t”.

Akechi notices Ren’s wearing gloves... Cherry-red gloves. “When did you get those”?

Ren smirks, adjusting them. “I ordered them”. He takes off his right glove. His ring is identical to Akechi’s. “The mask and crow are reversed on mine”. He says, showing him.

“I’m surprised you didn’t get your whole costume”. His eyebrows raise when Ren smirks. “You did”?

“It’s in the closet”. He whispers in his ear. “I don't know what’s with you and my Phantom Thief outfit”. He chuckles. “It’s adorable how into this you are”.

Akechi licks his lips. “You damn well know how hot I think you are. Multiply that by a million when you’re in costume. Plus, your voice”. He purrs, “those damn gloves haunt my dreams”.

“Regular dreams or dirty dreams”?

“Both, especially the dirty ones. I want your hands on me. Leaving no patch of skin untouched.”. He purrs.

Ren’s lips curl. “Does that include fingering”?

Chills run down Akechi’s spine. “Lock the door and blow out the candles”.

Ren kisses him. “I’ll wear the gloves tonight. We can save the role play for another time”.

“That was the best sex we’ve ever had”. Akechi lays his head on Ren’s chest.

“We’re still young. I’d hate to think we’ve had the best sex we’re ever going to have”. He laughs, “I don’t think I ever heard you scream so loud”.

“You screamed pretty loud, too. You also came pretty hard the second time around”.

Ren pecks him on the lips. “That’s because the sight of you riding me was insanely hot”. He winds an arm around Akechi’s waist. “I have a bath planned if you want to”.

Akechi nuzzles Ren’s neck. “Give me a minute. I’m not confident I could walk”.

Ren brushes his hair off his face. “I could carry you, my love”.

“Mmm, you might have to do that”. He takes Ren’s hand, kissing the back of it. “I like that you brushed your hair back”. He nuzzles Ren’s neck. “Why were you wearing slippers”?

“Because we’re not leaving the house. And I wasn’t going to wear dress shoes for such a short time”.

Akechi sighs, “you’re a dork, darling”.

“I’m your dork, my love”. He leans in. “How about that bath now”?

Akechi hummed, “can you carry me”?

Ren curled a finger under this chin. “Anything for you, my love”. He held out his hand. Ren hooked an arm under his legs, the other one around his shoulders. He carries Akechi to the bathroom. Setting him down carefully in the bathroom.

Akechi settles into Ren’s arms. He tilts his neck to the side, moaning when Ren nips at his pulse. “How much did the roses run you”? 

Ren chuckles, “you don’t want to know. But it doesn’t matter. I wanted to make this amazing for you”.

“You could’ve been naked and it would still be amazing. You made it so romantic, got me black roses, lit maybe one too many candles, pushed your hair back and dressed up and got me the best ring”. He leaned back to kiss Ren. “Everything was amazing, don’t worry”. He blushed, “even indulged in my embarrassing fantasy”.

“So if one day you come home and I’m naked in bed, you wouldn’t mind”? He kissed him. “I like your fantasy”.

Akechi hummed, “as long as you’re in bed and not downstairs. I don’t want to share that sight with anyone”. He felt Ren’s hand brush across his nipple. “I wouldn’t object to post-work showers together”.

“I’ll keep that in mind”. Ren said, kissing his neck.

7-25

Akechi snuck out of bed, nudged Morgana and crept down the stairs. He made two bowls of popcorn. One with black pepper and garlic for him. The other with red pepper for Morgana. “Which one do you want to watch”? He asked, placing the bowl in front of Morgana.

Morgana watched him scroll through the listings. “That one sounds good”. Akechi clicked on it. Morgana frowned, “what’s the next one about”? Akechi exited the menu and pulled up the info for the next one. “That one sounds good”.

Akechi hit play. The plot was typical. As the movie went on, it was clear that the guy was not right for the girl. Despite that, everyone around the girl told her to go after the guy. Akechi rolled his eyes, “how can she not see he’s completely wrong for her? He’s not even that cute to begin with. He pays more attention to his secretary. Why is her family filled with idiots”?

“Calm down, Akechi. It’s not like this is real. But she does deserve someone better. I would treat her better than that”. He put his head in the bowl.

Akechi took down the movie title. He’d already begun thinking of a way to fix it. He started the next one. This one was better. The plot was typical, but at least the actors had chemistry. Akechi really liked the guy. “She’d better get with him”. God, that man was beautiful.

“You only like him because he looks like Ren”. Morgana teased.

Akechi’s cheeks lit up. “He’s just the best one for her”.

“I agree that he is the best choice. But, I can see you over there drooling whenever he comes on screen. Just remember to go upstairs if you need to”.

“Jesus, I’m not getting off to the guy. If I need to get off, I’ll just think of Ren”. Akechi told him.

“Ew, no need to remind me that you two have sex! I’m well aware of that fact”. Morgana complained.

“Luckily, Ren never cleans out the DVR”. Akechi didn’t think Ren even used the DVR. If he did, he watched stuff when Akechi was at work.

Ren rolled over. Normally, Akechi would complain and shove him away. Especially because it was sweltering. He patted the bed. Akechi’s side was empty and cold. “Where did he go”? He got out of bed and headed downstairs. He peeked around the corner to find Akechi and Morgana watching TV. Ren smiled, he knew Akechi liked Hallmark movies. Which explains why Akechi wanted a romantic proposal. He tiptoed to the kitchen to make some popcorn. He sprinkled in white cheddar and jalapeño, tossing it to coat. “So what’s this one about”?

Akechi paused the movie. He whirled around to face Ren. “What are you doing up”?

“I rolled over and you weren’t there to complain and shove me. I come downstairs to find you two watching Hallmark movies”. He sat on the arm of the couch.

Akechi stormed past him out of the living room. He turned the corner and headed upstairs.

“Akechi, wait”! Ren put the bowl on the table. He found Akechi sitting on their bed. “I wasn’t making fun of you, you know. I would never do that”.

Akechi sighs, “I know, I’m just not used to showing this side of me”.

Ren sat next to him, pulling him into a hug. “I like all sides of you, don’t worry”.

Akechi closed his eyes. “I love you so much”. He plays with the curls at the nape of Ren’s neck. “Your hair’s getting longer”.

Ren hummed, “do you know how to cut hair”?

“Uh, not really. I think you should let it go for now”. He paused, “I’ll trim it if you want”.

“Leave it for now. If it annoys me, I’ll let you know”. He smiled, “how about we go back downstairs. I think Morgana would like to continue watching the movie”.

After they finished the fourth movie, Morgana went upstairs. Akechi restarted the queue. 

“That guy’s hot”.

Akechi smiled, “I know, he looks like you”.

Ren turned to face him. “You really think so? I didn’t think I was that hot”.

Akechi pecked Ren on the lips. “You’re hotter than any actor”.

Ren leaned into Akechi’s embrace. He’d never felt happier or more at home.

“Happy birthday”. Akechi told Ren. The credits rolled and they cleaned up the bowls. Akechi took Ren’s hand, leading him upstairs.

Ren curled into Akechi’s arms. He felt Akechi’s heart beating under his hand.

Ren woke up to the smell of bacon. He wished he could say that he didn’t bolt out of bed. But, Akechi really couldn’t cook. Surprisingly, it didn’t smell like he’d burned it, at least not too bad. The smoke detector hadn’t gone off. “Who are you and what have you done with my fiancé”? Ren asked, leaning against the doorway. 

Akechi flipped him off. He turned around, glaring at Ren. “I think you mean ‘thank you, Akechi for making me breakfast’”.

Ren smiled, “thank you, Akechi for making me breakfast. Also, thank you for not burning down our kitchen”.

Akechi froze, “did you say ‘our kitchen’ and call me your fiancé”?  

Ren walked over, placing his hands on Akechi’s hips. “It’s all hitting you now, isn’t it”?

Akechi nodded, “I never thought I would have this. Hell, I didn’t think I’d live to see 20”.

“Well, you’re only 19 so…”. He trailed off, smirking at Akechi. “There’s still time”.

“Amamiya”. Akechi growled. “You won’t live to see 19 if you keep being an ass”.

“Ooh, when you call me by my last name you’re pissed”. He stared into Akechi’s eyes. “Speaking of last names, do you want me to change my name? Or do you want to change yours”?

“I… Haven’t thought about it. What do you think”?

Ren shook his head. “I’m not going to decide for you.”

“I’d like to keep my name”.

“I want to keep my name too. It’s not like it matters. We can’t get married for a few years”. He tucked a lock of Akechi’s hair behind his ear. “You don’t want kids, do you”? 

Akechi grimaced, “would you kill me if I said no way in hell”?

Ren frowned, “you don’t want little kids running around the house”?

Akechi visibly recoiled. “No”.

“Oh, come on, think about it”. Ren pleaded.

Akechi shuddered. Sticky little hands, messes everywhere, crying, no sleep, no privacy, Barney or whatever kids watched nowadays, kids music. “That sounds like hell”.

“I think it sounds nice. Their little faces, horns, little hooves clattering on the floor”.

Horns, hooves? “What the hell kind of kids do you want to adopt”?

Ren’s face split into a huge grin. “Baby Goats, what did you think I was talking about”?

“I thought you meant actual kids. Then you started talking about horns and hooves”.

Ren bent over laughing. “I love you, but how did you not know what I was talking about”?

Akechi was starting to get mad. “It doesn’t help that you had a straight face throughout”.

Ren shook his head. “I’m guessing that’s a no to actual kids”?

“No kids”.

Ren nodded, “how about goats”?

Akechi sighed, “we’ll see”.

Ren smiled, “I’ll take that”. He hugged Akechi. “I love you”. He nuzzled Akechi’s neck, placing a kiss there.

Akechi sighed, most likely he’d give in. Ren was his weakness after all. 

“Don’t forget you’re my weakness, too”. Ren whispered in his ear.

“Hey lovebirds, is breakfast ready yet”? Morgana asked impatiently.

“Guess what Morgana, you might get a goat sibling”. Ren excitedly told him.

“What’s a goat”? Morgana asked.

Akechi groaned, now he’d have to say yes. If he didn't, Ren would give him puppy dog eyes. If that didn’t work, Ren would bat his eyes and seduce him. Ren knew how to fuck him into submission.

“A new brother or sister”. Ren explained.

Morgana glanced at Akechi. “You’re okay with this”?

“It’s not a real kid at least”. Akechi sighed.

“You’ll love it”. Ren promised him.