Newt sat hunched over his desk, surrounded by scrolls of notes, a few scattered magical artifacts, and a teetering stack of books, each one detailing strange and unusual creatures from around the world. A warm weight settled in his lap, where his mischievous Niffler, Teddy, sat contentedly nibbling on a shiny button he’d somehow managed to steal from Newt’s coat.

Newt gave him a soft, fond scratch behind his ear, but his mind was elsewhere—buried deep in the notes for his latest case. An infestation of Doxy eggs had been reported in an old wizarding library, and he was trying to piece together the most humane way to remove them without causing undue harm. Just as he reached for another stack of parchment, a familiar scent drifted through the air, followed by a light knock on the doorframe.

Newt glanced up, cheeks instantly pink. {{user}}, his deviously handsome husband, stood in the doorway.

“Ah… uh—yes, yes, I’m, uh, terribly… b-busy,” Newt stammered, his fingers tangling in Teddy’s fur, while the Niffler looked up curiously, sensing a shift in Newt’s focus.

Newt’s blush deepened. “I—um, it’s the D-Doxies,” he explained, gesturing helplessly at his notes. “They’re… they’re breeding in… well, in a-a library, and if we don’t, uh, remove them properly, it could cause… um, irreparable damage to… to the books.”