#odevertz

- martin notices everything. what makes a genuine grin slip out at practice and what makes it drop too fast. he doesnt push, but knows exactly what kai needs (a walk, dinner out, cuddling, soft sex, hard sex, a quickie... martin has a fondness for the... latter options)

- kai is, in fact, not chill. his quietness comes from overthinking every social situation hes in; chelsea changed him, and not in a good way. hes actually really goofy but he was bullied at chelsea and stuff so. martin makes space for that

- martin also overthinks, especially in games/ht, so when he does, kai says sm incredibly stupid like "sybau isnt meta anymore, say ikiab" and it gets martin giggling before long

- kai doesnt know how to ask for affection either. he kinda js,,,,, hovers. and waits for martin to notice (loitering behind the couch so martin tilts his head back and beckons him to the spot next to him, messing w his hoodie strings when theyre in bed together, giving him a glass of water so martin can grab him by the wrist and drag him in.)

- when u get past the shyness and really get to know kai, u find out real fast he is a chaotic brainrotted gremlin who has sensory problems sometimes which leads to very weird food takes. martin still doesnt agree grapes dipped in ranch is good.

- martin will send sm like a pic of the sky and say sm flowery shit like "ts reminded me of u cos its the same shade as ur eyes, ml ❤️" and kai'll reply 2 mins later w a pic of a horse and say "this u bruh 🥀"

- martin writes poetry. sometimes for kai, sometimes abt an upcoming game thats really bothering him - js wtvr makes him feel really strongly (either positively or negatively). as a result, there are a LOT of poems abt kai. kai pretends they dont make him blush

- kais nicknames for martin are HORRIBLE. he once called him "my little fjord prince" in the locker room once. martin, video calling his aunt, almost benched himself next game out of sheer embarrassment.

- martin is a morning person. kai is not. so when martin wakes up early to "get some extra training in!", kai convinces him to stay by either a) bribing w the promise of cuddles b) how could u leave ur poor bf here all alone in a foreign country or c) ill suck you off. martin folds every time, which is why hes been trying to sneak out because hes a fucking coach's pet and tries to fit in extra workout days

extra: once kai really starts considering the arsenal boys friends and not js teammates, he feels more comfortable showing affection. one time the whole team goes out and kai reveals that his love language is touch, so when martin was getting hugged/high fived/punched in the shoulder after every single little good thing he did at practice, ben pulled him aside and went "listen man. crazy thing im aboutta say, but like, i think ur in love w martin" and kai goes "what?? nah u playing dawg" and goes right back (see what i did there) to scruffing up martins hair and bens like Okay

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