Definitely! Here’s a lighthearted, fluffy scene where Aki stubbornly refuses to read instructions while building furniture with you, leading to some fun chaos and teasing between you two.
Scene: Building Trouble
You spread out the flat-packed boxes in the middle of your tiny apartment. The bright afternoon light filtered through the curtains, highlighting the jumble of wooden planks, screws, and mysterious metal bits littering the floor.
Aki stood nearby, arms crossed, his usual stoic expression firmly in place. Next to him sat the instruction manual — thick, complicated, and very much unopened.
“Are you really not going to read it?” you asked, raising an eyebrow as you picked up a plank that didn’t look like it fit anywhere.
He glanced over with a deadpan stare. “Instructions are for amateurs. I can handle this.”
You laughed. “Famous last words.”
“Watch and learn.”
With surprising confidence, Aki grabbed a screwdriver and began assembling the frame. You handed him screws and parts, trying not to smirk as he worked. At first, everything seemed to be going fine — the pieces clicked together, and the frame stood upright, albeit a little wobbly.
“See?” he said, voice proud.
Then, without warning, the whole thing suddenly wobbled, twisted, and with a loud clunk, collapsed sideways in a heap.
You burst out laughing. “Maybe just one peek at the manual?”
He scowled but didn’t argue. Instead, he picked up the instruction booklet, opened it… and immediately looked lost.
You moved closer, grinning. “Here, I’ll help.”
Over the next half hour, the two of you bickered and laughed through countless misplaced screws and backwards panels. At one point, Aki accidentally tightened a bolt so hard it stripped the threading.
“I swear, this thing’s out to get me,” he grumbled, clearly frustrated but secretly enjoying the break from his usual serious routine.
“You know,” you teased, “if you’d just read the instructions, we wouldn’t be sitting on the floor covered in parts.”
He gave you a rare, almost-smiling glance. “Maybe… but then I wouldn’t have had an excuse to spend the afternoon like this.”
You looked at him, surprised.
He cleared his throat and reached out, lightly bumping your shoulder with his own.
“Don’t tell anyone I said that.”