if veera had little energy left in him to at least lift an arm , he wastes it on grunting out a response to his boyfriend . he wants to say many things , from ‘ i told you we have to go to a birthday party tomorrow so maybe we shouldn't have gone for round three or four ‘ , to ‘ you have the audacity to tell me we've slept in ?? ‘ . but what leaves his mouth is a mere noise of acknowledgement , soft and tired , a little throaty because time and tay were on a vacation and they didn't have anyone to hear them but the poor neighbors probably .

 his arms are shoved beneath his pillow , one cheek pressed snugly against the soft surfaces while he blinked his eyes open a few times . venice’s face in front of him — as handsome as ever . veera can only guess how messy he looked right now with his fucked up makeup and marked neck . his irritation dies the moment venice flashes him a cheeky grin in greeting , and despite himself he's smiling . turning his head to hide it against the pillow and his arm as he mumbles sleepily ; ❛ i know exactly who to blame for that . ❜  his whole body shifts with a soft moan , upper half faces the ceiling as he lowers the duvet a little to pull venice closer to himself . allowing a loving peck to his dyed locks , veera doesn't get up . only traps venice’s neck between his arms and stares up at him with hooded eyes . a light flush to his cheeks — he smiles a little bit , simply because venice is way too handsome to be perceived in the morning . he still looks a bit dazed , like last night , letting his gaze brush over venice’s features as he mumbles ;  ❛ i think i can't walk . ❜

 it's late , a dark night . tay probably wouldn't believe him if he told him the truth , that he was at the office , not with someone else . . . especially when he was with someone else just two days ago . it was getting too tiring , and he was scared — ever since the little guy came home , he was more distant and quiet inside the house . he couldn't explain it , he definitely couldn't talk about it with tay . but right now , as he held the sleeping veera in his arms , all time could think about was that he could jump right in front of a car to protect veera . seated on the pale , soft couch at the corner of the room , time couldn't help his smile when the baby's tiny fingers wrapped around his index finger . he brought it up slightly to kiss his fingers , which earned him a sleepy smile . almost tempted to run and tell tay , that their baby smiled – but tay was already standing by the door when he raised his head . [ @solous ] time's breath was released , he coughed quietly and got to his feet . veera sound asleep in his arms . ❛ did i wake you ? sorry . . . ❜

" i'm surprised you're awake , " she says with a chuckle and a lopsided smile as she leans back against the railing of the boat . " i figured you'd be in a food coma after eating so much of sanji's cooking . " she can't deny that it's nice to have a chef on board . " what brings you out here ? " she finally asks as she absentmindedly starts to peel the tangerine .