barou wasn't very good at setting up dates. admittedly, he tried his best, but sometimes he just wanted to stay home and have a quiet date over going out. thank goodness you were so understanding or else he would have no idea what to do with himself

one of barou's favorite ideas of a date was studying. yes it sounds boring but the domesticity of it all was very appealing to him and he enjoyed the quietness of it.

tonight was no different. the both of you were at his house, sitting on the floor and catching up on work. barou was deep in focus, his expression calmer than usual. meanwhile you were struggling a little. you kept getting distracted and the fact that he was so close and looking so good wasn't helping at all.

so you did what anybody else would do. you put your pencil down and gave up, settling on just watching barou as he studied.

although you tried to be discreet, barou caught on embarrassingly quick and called you out almost immediately

"what are you doing?"

he asked, not bothering to lift his head up from his work. his voice deep as always but with an oddly soft edge to it that he only ever used for you