Robert was ... not prepared for what dating Flambae actually looked like.
The Dispatcher expected flirting disguised as biting comments, heated make out sessions in hallways and empty board rooms and even hot and maybe a little (pleasantly) painful rounds of sex from accidental burns when they got too excited and into it. And it happened but also... he didn't expect Flambae to be so touchy, and gentle and always intimate in the most unfamiliar ways.
Like when Robert is just starting to wake up in the morning, warm in Chad's bed and he already feels the other running his hands over scared skin. Feeling lips trailing kisses down his back, at the dip that meets his lower back.
"Hello, Azizam~♡ I missed you so much." Chad whispers in Robert's ear when he comes back up. His cock already sitting between Robert's ass cheeks. He feels Chad thrusting.
"Hnn~ wh-what are you talking about? Was with you all nighaAHHHH~♡" Robert starts to speak before he feels fingers press and twist his nipples.
"Hmmn~♡ Fuck, Chad, please! Too early to be this-- MNN~"
Chad grins. "Never too early for me to love you and ravish you, Love." He pampers and touches and teases Robert all morning. It becomes an odd addition to Robert's routine now. Along with Chad trailing after him to go through the other parts of his routine. Always touching, always kissing. Like Chad wants to just melt Robert to himself.
Or if they're out in public and Robert is by the side walk with the traffic, Chad quickly moves and switches him to the inner part, by the buildings. Robert doesn't understand at first. 'Maybe it's easier to take off from the edge?' He thinks. Until somebody mentions the 'sidewalk' rule. Robert pauses a minute .... 'no .. he ... No would that .. even apply here? I mean ... we're both men so...'
Or the times Chad has taken him shopping and Chad demands Robert just hold his hand or his elbow and walk around with him as they go.
And then.. the biggest one that still short circuits Robert's brain, Chad will come out of no where to fend off other people who come asking for Robert for dates or even just pestering him. Chad pulls Robert back behind him, shields him. And barks loud and boisterous at the intruder. Robert is stunned so much he just ... stands back and watches as Chad intimidates whoever is a problem.
Robert knows that Chad knows that Robert is perfectly capable of handling himself. They've been in enough bar fights together. But seeing Chad ... do all those things, feeling Chad loving him so intimately, so intensely in those small ways.... it does things to Robert. It makes his brain go fuzzy, makes his insides lurch and twist, in a good maybe weird way... he feels so very cherished, protected, guarded .. and it wasn't even by his own doing. Robert wondered briefly if this is what a princess or even a prince felt like when their knight stood between them and danger.
'Never tell him I just thought of him as a Knight, his ego is way too big as it is....' Robert thinks as he stares up at Chad, face pink with a soft blush, after another 'shitty normie ' came calling for robert's attention.
Robert doesn't think he's ever felt so good being the 'meek and weak normie' boyfriend before. Robert worries he's starting to like it... alot.