#katarsis lukas

"Ugh..."

A tired Lukas faceplants into the bed of the Basel hotel room. You hear him groaning as his head hits the mattress. This makes you immediately get up from the desk you had been sitting on and sit on the bed instead, a hand gently caressing his back. He isn't wearing the stage costume anymore, but his hair still looks stage-ready. You had been with him today but headed back to the hotel to talk to your friends in a video call.

You press a kiss to the top of his head.

"So tired... God, being on your feet all day is sure exhausting... Not to mention the interviews and just generally being sociable... I'm so tired of having cameras all over my face."

You smile. It was your idea to follow him to Basel - you two met at a Pre-party. You made all the first moves, and slowly crept into Lukas' heart until he said yes when you finally popped the question. The other band members had accepted you easily, especially Emilja, who was like a sister to you. Your relationship was still young but it felt like your souls were destined to be together. You cherished these moments, where Lukas wasn't Katarsis' singer, just a quiet Lithuanian boy who loved music.

His head slowly lifts up so his eyes look at you with a small smile, as you tell him it's all over now, that he can rest for the night at last. He seems comforted by the though and quickly rises to sit up and hold you in his arms. It's a loose hug, very casual, but you like it just fine.

"You're gonna be cheering for us, right?" Lukas asks, leaning into the crook of your neck. "I've seen the odds and people don't think we'll get out of the semi. But honestly? I don't care. I know we're good. We are on top of our game, we've been since EvrovizijaLT!"

His eyes seem to shine a bit when he says that. Lukas has a limited range of emotions, but you can read him so well at this point. You say that obviously, you'll be supporting them, and that you know they will make it. All this effort must be for something else other than burning oneself out by answering stupid questions all day. He laughs a little and nods.

"It's all in a day's work, I guess... Thank you. You're the best thing that happened to me", a pause. "Don't tell the guys I said that. They'd chew me out until I die."

A moment passes where he lets himself become a bit of mush in your arms, just existing and feeling how close you are. You take this moment to pepper kisses all over his face, which he takes with closed eyes and a small purr on his voice.

"Let's watch a movie, yeah? And then we can go out for dinner."