Vil occasionally sends you selfies of himself. They’re of him throughout the day. Sometimes he’s getting ready for a shoot, and other times he’s backstage during the break of one.
Other times though, you get pictures that feel more special. Ones that would never make it to his magicam. Morning selfies with his hair haphazardly pushed out of the way, unstyled. Or photos of him in the bath, bare-faced and flushed from the steam. Those are your favorites. They aren’t pictures of the world’s beloved Vil Schoenheit, but photos of your boyfriend Vil.
Usually you reply to them, a compliment followed by an inquiry about his plans for the day or how his day went. It’s the norm, a routine. Vil appreciates routines.
God forbid you forget to reply.
You’ve been running around all day at work. Your feet hurt, your head hurts, you need a break.
Your phone pings, it’s a message from Vil. A photo. It’s accompanied with a message that says,
He’s unfairly beautiful. Gorgeous, is what you would reply with if you had the time. Someone calls your name, high-pitched and rushed. All you can do is react with a heart before shoving your phone back into your bag.
You finally get to pull your phone out again before you start to walk home.
You have two- wait three- no four missed calls from Vil. In a hurry you slide open your phone to call him back, he picks up before it can even ring.
“Love.” His voice is smooth, almost entirely calm and composed. If you didn’t know him like you do, you would have missed the underlying tension in his tone.
“Hi, is there something going on?”
“Did you see my message? The one I had sent you earlier.” That makes you pause, taking a second to wrack your brain for anything important he could have sent you. You come up with nothing.
“I’m not sure? The last one I saw was from a couple of hours ago when you got home, sorry if I missed anything else.” You’re a tap away from opening your messaging app when Vil answers you.
“I’m talking about that very one.” It’s silent for a beat, like you’re supposed to understand exactly what he’s trying to get at. Then there’s a sigh on the other end. “You didn’t reply and I…” He trails off and you give him a moment to think. “I was worried.” He sounds so serious, so sincere.
“Oh, Vil that-“ You pull the phone away from you to chuckle, lest he hear and misunderstand. “I was just swamped at work today, nothing to worry about.”
“Hm, well I suppose that makes sense.” You would think that’s the end of it, but he goes on. “But your reaction, the simple heart if you can recall, it lacked your usual..fervor to my images.” And oh my god, of course. You think of something.
“How about I show you that fervor in person?” Your voice may sound teasing but your dead serious
“Perfect, the car will be arriving to pick you up shortly.” The what?
“Yes.” He says it like it’s final. “You must be tired on your feet, I can hear it through the phone, I don’t want you walking anymore than you have to.” There’s the sound of something moving. “A bath and an early nights rest is what you need.” Your body sings in appreciation, you love when he’s right (always).
“That sounds perfect, I’ll see you soon okay?”
“Yes, be safe my heart.” You can’t help but smile.
He says your name in that way that makes you weak in the knees. Light, and yet so full of feeling.