¹⁾ fixing their tie

²⁾ tucking them into bed

³⁾ doing up their seatbelt

⁴⁾ tying their shoelaces

⁵⁾ opening their car door

⁶⁾ pulling out their chair for them

⁷⁾ buying them flowers

⁸⁾ reminding them to take their medication

⁹⁾ encouraging their hobbies

¹⁰⁾ cooking them dinner

¹¹⁾ washing their hair

¹²⁾ remembering all their details

¹³⁾ laying a blanket over them when they fall asleep on the sofa

¹⁴⁾ making their tea/coffee just how they like it

¹⁵⁾ defending their name when they’re not present

¹⁶⁾ letting them sleep in

¹⁷⁾ packing them lunch

¹⁸⁾ cutting them off at the bar

¹⁹⁾ doing the household chores they hate

²⁰⁾ helping them shave

²¹⁾ taking care of them when they’re sick

²²⁾ celebrating their accomplishments, regardless of significance

²³⁾ keeping their favourite foods at your place

²⁴⁾ getting up in the middle of the night to fetch them water

²⁵⁾ grabbing them a heatpack

²⁶⁾ fixing their cufflinks

²⁷⁾ helping them bathe

²⁸⁾ cooking them dishes from home

²⁹⁾ taking off their shoes

³⁰⁾ picking them up from a bar

³¹⁾ giving them a massage after a long day

³²⁾ running them a bath

³³⁾ patching up their injuries

³⁴⁾ helping them get dressed when their arm’s in a sling

³⁶⁾ reading to them

³⁷⁾ giving them your jacket when it’s cold out

³⁸⁾ planning dates/hangouts

³⁹⁾ crashing on the floor/couch so they can have the bed

⁴⁰⁾ taking blame so they don’t have to

⁴¹⁾ being their designated driver

⁴²⁾ valuing their creations

⁴³⁾ letting them rant

⁴⁴⁾ taking them on late-night drives to ease their mind

⁴⁵⁾ surprising them with little gifts

⁴⁶⁾ pushing them behind you

⁴⁷⁾ walking closest to the road

⁴⁸⁾ taking care of tasks for them

⁴⁹⁾ making appointments

¹⁾ “if you insist on writing curse words with letter magnets on the fridge when i’m having company over, could you at least not misspell them? god forbid people think i willingly cohabit with someone who can’t spell knobhead correctly.”

²⁾ “the printer hates me.”

³⁾ “come on, how many types of tea does one person need?!”

⁴⁾ “i love you, but if you load the dishwasher like that again i can’t be held responsible for what i’ll do.”

⁵⁾ “first thing tomorrow we’ll call the plumber and get the pipe fixed. we can share my bed until we get you a less-damp replacement.”

⁶⁾ “argh, stop leaving the shower on the coldest dial!”

⁷⁾ “i may have accidentally shrunk your shirt. and maybe a hoodie. actually, can i have a minute for some damage control?”

⁸⁾ “of course i remember your order - i do listen to you every now and then, y’know.”

⁹⁾ “don’t you dare say you didn’t care for me fostering a kitten when she’s purring in your lap!”

¹⁰⁾ “if you didn’t want me to have access to your baby photos, you shouldn’t have given me your mother’s number!”

¹¹⁾ “please don’t cancel your plans to stay in with me.”

¹²⁾ “just because i’m the main beneficiary of your stress-baking doesn’t mean i’m not worried that you’re baking brownies at 2am.”

¹³⁾ “don’t tell me you’re okay, i could hear you crying through the wall. please, tell me what’s wrong.”

¹⁴⁾ “flowers came for you. who’s the secret admirer?”

ੈ✩‧₊˚ friends to lovers

¹⁾ “you really planned this?! remind me how you’re single, again?”

²⁾ “thanks for making today a little less depressing.”

³⁾ “has it occurred to you that we’ve spent more valentine’s days with each other than with people we’ve actually been dating?”

⁴⁾ “c’mon, like i need an excuse to spend time with you.”

⁵⁾ “i can’t help but think that this is a little more effort than someone would normally put in for their friend.”

ੈ✩‧₊˚ coworkers to lovers

¹⁾ “if you’re still wondering who left those flowers at your desk, i think i’m ready to put your mind at ease.”

²⁾ “you’re telling me you really have nowhere better to be than here today?”

³⁾ “c’mon, it’s not like haven’t shared a dinner whilst working late before. it doesn’t have to mean anything different just because of the day that’s in it.”

⁴⁾ “someone’s been leaving valentines for me all over the building today, and i’m pretty sure i know who.”

⁵⁾ “i don’t have any plans after work, and i know you haven’t either. how about we keep each other company instead of spending it alone?”

ੈ✩‧₊˚ roommates to lovers

¹⁾ “before you say anything about me being at home tonight, i want to remind you that you are too.”

²⁾ “i thought that since we both had nowhere to be today, we could make a day of it. just ourselves.”

³⁾ “i’m guessing that the fact you’re already home will tell me everything i need to know about how your date went.”

⁴⁾ “wow, someone’s looking good. hot date, or what?”

⁵⁾ “i’m happy i got to spend the day with someone i actually care about.”

ੈ✩‧₊˚ exes to lovers

¹⁾ “don’t tell me; you had so much fun with me last year, that you just couldn’t resist spending it with me again.”

²⁾ “wow, you really don’t have anyone special in your life at the minute.”

³⁾ “ i wanted to treat you how i should’ve before.”

⁴⁾ “you really thought i wouldn’t remember what you like? please, give me a little credit.”

⁵⁾ “maybe if things had gone like this every year, we wouldn’t have ended up the way we did.”

ੈ✩‧₊˚ secret relationship

¹⁾ “are you telling me we can’t do anything to mark the day?”

²⁾ “i understand if you don’t want to, but i wanted to tell you that i planned a few things for us today.”

³⁾ “it’s so much less than what you deserve, but it’s all i could think to do given the circumstances.”

⁴⁾ “and here i was, expecting just an anonymous bunch of flowers.”

¹⁾ “i think it’s about time you called it a night, baby.”

²⁾ “you’re going to bed, even if i have to carry you there myself.”

“no, no, forget about it. i’ll take care of it all, you just focus on getting some rest.”

³⁾ coaxing them, half-asleep, through the house to the bedroom with a tender touch and even softer tone

⁴⁾ “if there’s one thing i can promise you, it’s that there’s always going to be work to be done. you might as well face it rested, right?”

⁵⁾ slowly helping them undress and massaging their sore body as you go

⁶⁾ “yawning whilst trying to convince me you’re not tired tends to have the opposite effect.”

⁷⁾ “i know you’re comfortable, but you’re gonna be furious at the both of us tomorrow if i let you spend the night on the couch.”

⁸⁾ letting them collapse against your chest the second they make it through the door after a hellish day

⁹⁾ “it’s just me now. you don’t have to pretend anymore- just let me take care of you.”

¹⁰⁾ not being able to drag them away from their work, but them conceding to let you stand behind them and rub their stiff shoulders and back as they forge on

¹¹⁾ “try and eat a little for me. you’ll be better off for it.”

¹²⁾ “this is the end of your all-nighters, you hear me?”

¹³⁾ “you worked yourself to the bone trying to make sure everyone else was looked after- now let me do the same for you.”

¹⁴⁾ running them a hot bath and letting them decompress whilst you help them bathe

¹⁵⁾ walking in on them asleep at their desk, and arranging a cushion under their head and draping something over them to keep them warm

¹⁶⁾ “after this, you deserve a break. just the two of us out somewhere quiet for a week or two- what do you say, hm?”

¹⁷⁾ managing to negotiate them into a nap on the promise of waking them back up shortly to resume their tasks, and absolutely not following through on it

¹⁸⁾ bringing them food and a painkiller at their desk instead of fruitlessly trying to pull them away

¹⁹⁾ “you always take such good care of me. i’m never not going to jump at the opportunity to return the favour.”