long days and warm takeout
You check your phone; it’s 5pm. You’re finally done with work for the day. Although you love your job, a 9-5 is a pain in the ass to deal with 5 days a week (let alone around 365 days a year). Within a few minutes, you finally clock out for the day, rubbing your tired eyes from the lack of sleep that’s catching up to you at this point. As you drag yourself away from your work area, you say your goodbyes to some co-workers you see along the way to your car.
You let out a sigh of exhaustion as you sit down behind the wheel. You had to do paperwork today and boy was it not fun at all. Thankfully, you managed to get it all done today and you will not have to worry about it tomorrow. Before starting the car, you quickly shoot a text to your boyfriend, Kozume, to alert him that you’re on your way back.
He replies with a curt thumbs up and the usual, "ok. streaming btw."
You can't help but feel your lips curl seeing his message. Being too caught up in reading your boyfriend's text, it comes as a surprise to you that your stomach rumbles anxiously for food. Maybe picking up some Chinese food wouldn't hurt before heading home…
“Oh yeah, today's Wednesday,” you mumble to yourself as you put your phone in the cupholder next to you. You turn on the car and get to driving, playing your playlist on shuffle as you go. Wednesdays always meant one thing; Kozume was streaming.
With newfound determination to get some food in your system, and see your boyfriend, you drive to your local Chinese resturant for takeout. Going there always made you feel better after a long day because of its homey feel and its homemade food. The resturant is family-owned with recipes passed on for generations, so you always know it's going to be good.
A small bell indicates your presence in the resturant as you shuffle your way through the door an into the aroma of different newly made dishes. One of the owners of the place, a sweet middleage woman who you could only assume is the mother of the family, gives you a pleasent greeting with a warm smile. Behind her was the kitchen where you could see other family members preparing ingredients for future use. You take notice of a corner of a sheet of wallpaper peeling off, but you just take it as the place being well-loved.
"Welcome! What would you like today?" the lady leans a little towards the register like she, too, has had a long day. Quickly, you order and just as efficiently your order comes out. With haste, you make it back to your car and pull out of the parking lot.
After around 10 minutes of driving, you finally pull into the cement driveway of your house. You quickly park in your garage and then make your way to the door of your home. You close and lock the door behind you and set your work bag onto a nearby bench to worry about later. As you walk through the house, you can barely hear Kozume, known by his username “applepi” in the streaming world, chatting with his viewers. You make a mental note to go announce your arrival to him after changing into more comfortable clothes.
You walk into your bedroom and put on a random t-shirt and sweatpants before walking over to his office. You diligently knock twice and hear a quick “Hold on, chat,” from him. After a second, you see the door open and the figure of your boyfriend standing before you.
“Hey, welcome home,” he gives a small greeting as he steals a glance at your appearance, “you look great,” he says sarcastically. Not to mention he had the cheesiest smirk on his face.
“Haha, very funny,” you roll your eyes, “Anyways, just wanted to let you know I’m home. I also picked up some Chinese food on the way back if you’re hungry.”
“Oh, cool. Thank you,” he replies with a small smile. Then, he thinks for a second, his eyes gazing off to the wall of the hallway behind you. “Hey, you wanna join me on stream? I’m just reacting to stupid videos right now,” he questions with hope you’ll say yes.
“Sure! I’ll just bring the food up here then,” you agreed to sit with him on stream as the “videos” he was referring to caught your interest. You start to walk towards the stairs to reach the Chinese food you left on the table in the dining room.
He pauses for a second before opening his mouth to speak,”Wait, let me help. I just gotta update chat first,” he says quickly before walking back into his room to speak to chat.
Kozume quickly skims the chat of the recent messages.
kenmaskitten143: guys i miss him
freakbob: boi be so fr it’s been barely 5 mins
appl_pie.luvr: i think he’s talking to his gf???
k1b0sfeet: gf?? i think i missed a chapter??????
kittykat: whattttt how did u not know bruh
flattykawastan: where did he goooooo
femboykenma23: aw hell nah twin he got u blushin twin? aw hell nah twin u gotta lock up twin
“What a lively chat…” he thinks in his head before unmuting his mic and turning back on his camera. As soon as he does, comments start flooding in about where he went and other odd things… like how fine he is?
“Hey, I’m only gonna be back for a second. We’re having a special guest on stream tonight,” he starts. The comments quickly change to who the mysterious guest could be.
gachakid27: omg who???? :00000
Idlescamera: trust watch it be his gf
queefmaster: i fycking hate you strems i hioe you die
linosrightnutsack: oh okay!
“I’ll be back in a second,” he mutes his mic and turns off his camera once more before catching up to you on the stairs to grab the food.
Trying to be gentlemanly, Kozume retrives the heavier items while you get whatever was left. Together, the two of you make your merry way back upstairs.
"I'll head in first to prepare chat… or whatever," your counterpart gives you a peck on the cheek before entering into the abyss of the live stream. You stand there stunned for a second, not expecting the quick form of affection. In response, you sigh and shake your head, knowing that this man might just be the death of you.
a/n: first post, kinda nervous 🥹✌️❤️🩹 (dedicated to my bestest estest westest friend @l0serinr3ality ur welcome)
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