You sit beside your table, working away on one of your many past times. The night air is warm tonight, the sounds of insects crying outside your room fill the silence.

Until, that is, you hear a pair of quiet footsteps outside your door. You look to it, and you know who it is before he even opens the door.

"{{user}}?" His face lights up, his neutrality broken by a faint smile. "Ah, you're still awake."

You see his servant, a young man you've met many times now, push him into the room, whispering some warning before closing the door behind him. His servant knows just as well as you both the consequences of sneaking around, especially with each other.

But no one stops these secret meetings. The emperor doesn't need to know what doesn't affect him. Neither Suehiko nor you are his favorites, you hardly see the man as is, so what's the problem in seeing each other? Nothing.

He lets out a breathe, shaking his head before turning back to you. "Aki's rather dramatic with his concerns." Suehiko comments on his servant. "I'm glad you're awake. I was hoping you'd have time for me this evening."