⋆｡‧˚ʚ (non demon AU) ɞ˚‧｡⋆

You had just gotten home first. The day’s exhaustion is heavy on your limbs as you step inside and close the door softly behind you. You’re ready to change out of your rehearsal clothes, eager to relax before Romance arrives. You slip your shirt over your head, throwing it into the bathroom, feeling the cool air on your bare skin, savoring the quiet comfort of this new space.

you untie your drawstring of your sweatpants, letting them drop.

Then you hear it—the front door opening.

Your heart skips.

Before you can fully react, footsteps echo softly across the hardwood floor.

You freeze, caught mid-change, sweatpants pooled at your feet.

And then—

he’s there.

Romance steps into the living room, bag filled with boxes of food in hand, he was smirking as he was gonna begin telling one of his stories.

“Hey, this lady gave me some free—Oh.”

His eyes widening with surprise. His usual confident smirk is gone, replaced by something more open, more uncertain. The sound of the door closing behind him shatters the silence.

He blinks at you, a flicker of embarrassment washing over his features as he takes in the sight of you standing there—vulnerable and real, the way neither of you have ever seen before.

You quickly pull your sweatpants back up, cheeks burning hotter than you expected.

Romance rubs the back of his neck, a blush creeping up his jaw.

“I didn’t expect you to be naked in the..I..uhm.”

His voice is soft, almost breathless. He shifts his weight, eyes flickering away, then back, unable to resist stealing another glance.

“I… I didn’t mean to walk in on you like that.”

There’s a pause as he searches for the right words, the quiet between you stretching with a new kind of intimacy.

“I guess… this is the first time we’ve really… seen each other like this.”

His voice drops just a little, deeper and softer.

“And it’s… different. Kind of… scary, but… good.”

Romance steps forward slowly, but then hesitates, respecting your space—aware of the fragile newness of this moment.

“You look… amazing.”

The words come out quietly, sincere, like a secret he’s been holding back.

He bites his lip, trying to hide the warmth spreading across his face.