your favourite thing to do is raise your boyfriendās blood pressure. you love stressing him out and seeing the way he fights so hard to not get frustrated because heās aware just how much you hate any form of anger.
you scroll on your phone and see the perfect joke to pull on him, a grin tugging at the corner of your lips as you wait for him to come home from a quick visit to soapās.
you hear the front door close, a quick yell of your name escaping him as he makes his way to the kitchen. you quickly jump off the bed, rushing downstairs to find him, an eager smile tugging at your lips.
he takes one brief glance at you and pauses, a furrow in his eyebrows as he tries to register your random excitement, ācanāt have missed me that much lovie, was only gone about an hour or two.ā
āno not that baby! yāknow how you were talking about getting your oil changed for your car?ā you ramble and he nods slowly, carefully, almost as though heās expecting this conversation to go south instantly.
āi saw online an easy way to do it so i did it for you!ā you bounce on your feet and he freezes instantly. it takes everything you have to remain composure and not burst out laughing at the bewildered look that crosses his features.
heās pacing the kitchen the moment the words fill the air, a hand tugging through his hair as he rushes out, ālike you went to a garage, hm? yeah?ā
āgarage? no silly, i did it all myself,ā you walk over to him and he inhales sharply. you can see the sheer confusion and slight panic overtaking him. you changed the carās oil? you who still asks him how much your tank can fill despite having had the same car for 4 years.
āhow⦠how did you do that?ā his eyes are calculating, staring intensely at you like heās praying for some miracle, some reassurance that you havenāt completely fucked up his car.
āso the guy was saying you can just like put some vegetableāā youāre not even able to finish the sentence when he splutters on air, interrupting your words with a practiced step towards you.
ālovie, i swear to fuck if you say you put vegetable oil in my car,ā he trails off, eyes practically burning holes into you as he sighs, a loaded sound that shows heās trying to keep his calm.
you try again to not laugh, a faux expression of concern plastered as you respond, āyeah well the man said it was like an easy life hack and we have so much vegetable oil at home because of that shopping deal so i thought it was perfect! is something wrong?ā you blink up at him innocently.
heās pacing again, āoh lovie, for fuckās sake, how many times do i have to tell you these people online are con artists? you never listen to them without checking with me first.ā
he holds his hand out and you read the gesture easily; heās asking for his car keys. but youāre not done yet, you donāt want him to check and realise youāre messing with him so instead of handing the keys over, you force a frown.
āi was only trying to help iām sorry⦠are you mad? i just thought well, oil is oil,ā you manage to murmur without giggling like a mad woman and he sighs again, moving to stand right in front of you.
he tilts your head up slowly, his hand massaging your jaw as he tried so hard to keep his calm. you can tell itās damn near impossible for him but heās doing it for you and you almost feel bad.
āi justā fuck lovie, i wish youād check these things with me first, yeah? ām not mad. i just didnāt need that extra hassle to fix this shit,ā he pauses, pulling you into his arms and tucking your head under his chin, ānot mad but jesus. vegetable oil baby? youāre smarter than that, iāve taught you better than that.ā
heās clearly concerned about his car but heās put that aside to comfort you for a so called mistake you made. it makes you smile into his chest and he tenses the moment he feels the expression against him.
ājust because ām not fucking mad, doesnāt mean itās funny,ā he releases his hold on you and suddenly everything feels empty.
you know youāre the one pranking him but the lost feeling when he lets you go makes your lower lip tremble. youāre just so ridiculously sensitive and the idea of him being pissed at you, even if you carefully planned it has you sad and regretting everything.
he presses his eyes shut at your emotional state, āokay didnāt mean that, shite. donāt cry, fuckās sake, come here,ā he pulls you into his big arms again, this time wrapping you up entirely.
and despite his worries for his precious car, you in his arms is far more precious so he kisses your forehead, ābaby, ās okay, donāt cry, lovie. iāll fix it, yeah?ā
āwas joking,ā you finally sniffle, ājust pranking⦠ām not that stupid.ā
he inhales deeply, a measure to grasp a hold of the situation before he replies, āgonna give me a bloody heart attack one day, raisinā my blood pressure and shit. fucking menace huh? yānot stupid.ā
he strokes your hair, heaving a sigh of relief as his eyes flicker down to you. heās this bag mass of muscles and anger when it comes to anyone else but you? just fucking look at him, comforting you when youāre the one who had the clever idea to mess with him in the first place. he just hates seeing you anything but over the moon. whipped. so utterly and shamelessly whipped.