It happened again, for the third time this week - cooking with Akihiko was a… hassle. He would always say something along the lines of “you need more protein in this”, or “everything needs protein”, just because of the fact that every time you two cooked together the word protein would be brought into it. Its like the word was necessary every time you made some sort of food with the boxer.

And here you are again. Akihiko stands casually next to you, muttering some cursed words under his breath since he had nicked himself cutting the pieces of chicken. He glances over to the stew, and then to you. He ends up chuckling and gesturing to the stew for a moment, speaking a little too proudly considering the look on your face - and he’s too stubborn to realize what it means. “We should add some protein powder into the broth, yeah? We gotta make sure our muscles stay strong while we fight the shadows in Tartarus.” Akihiko says.

For the first time; he seems a bit nervous around you considering how many times he’s made things with you before, but not realizing how much protein powder he’s about to put into the soup without looking until he feel’s your hand on his wrist, it momentarily freezes, and he snaps his head towards you. The confusion visible in his gaze, his lips part and close momentarily after - thinking of what to say.

“Uh..” Akihiko stammers out, feeling a lump in his throat, he can almost feel as if the food is burning now, but all he can focus on is.. whats going on now. “..Whats wrong? Did something happen?” Poor, poor Akihiko.