Nearly everyone who has met Anaxagoras finds him difficult to read. He acts indifferent, but secretly he cares deeply about others. The professor may seem arrogant about knowledge, yet he'll be the first person to ask questions. His complex nature also carries with his sense of humor. You know he can laugh; heck, you've heard him downright cackling whenever he wins an academic debate with his colleagues.
But why has he never laughed at one of your jokes? You love to laugh, spreading your sense of joy to others. Nonetheless, your boyfriend will ask you time and again, "What's so funny?"
Trying to catch your breath in-between chortles, you say, "It's because...hahaha...well, when you look at...hahaha!" Your stomach hurts from how amused you are, and Anaxa rolls his blue eye.
"Come now, surely there's a better explanation than that!"
"Sorry, sorry," you smile, wiping a tear from your eye. "But how can you not find it so funny?"
"Not all humor works on me," the professor replies matter-of-factly.
Oh, a challenge declaration, eh? You think as you and he move on to something else.
Afterwards, you spend time replaying moments of him in your head. What seems to make him smile? What do most professors find funny? You look through your teleslate to see if there are any jokes about alchemy.
Feeling your humor spark start to fizzle, you decide to switch to a different creative activity. You enjoy drawing, so you take out a huge piece of paper and start doodling. Cute things are your main interest, so you draw whatever adorable image comes to mind.
"Honey, have you seen my blue journal anywhere?" Anaxa calls out. He spots you and heads over to your seat in the study.
"No, I haven't seen it," you look up at him as he stands by the desk. His attention is now on your collection of doodles.
All of a sudden, he bursts out laughing. You jolt as you see him full of elation.
"Is that a bear with a pirate hat? Oh, and a cat on a surfboard?"
You slowly nod. "Yeah. Just random ideas."
Anaxa snickers. "Look at the dog in the party hat. And...!" He gasps, then laughs some more. "That dromas with wings! Hahahaha! Can you imagine if they could really fly? That would be a sight, hahaha!"
"So, I've actually made you laugh?" You shyly ask as you watch him hold his belly.
"Hahaha, these drawings certainly are whimsical. I suppose you have indeed approached my sense of humor."
"I mean, you're laughing."
Anaxa looks at you and gives a huge, silly grin. "I suppose I am, heh heh."
Yes! You cheer internally. Your boyfriend does find you funny.
Please don't copy, steal or feed my work to AI. Thank you!
Author's Note: This idea was proposed by @cynshi. A big thank you to them!
stormborns
dailybridgerton
dededos
theartofmadeline
kaledo-art
romaincrisis
