At first, you thought it would be funny, to see his reaction upon realizing his favorite book is missing, key work, you 'thought'

now here you were, sitting on the couch next to a pissed off veritas. After you pranked, he decided to ignore you for the rest of day, reading with a sour expression on his face. You did everything to get his attention, but he didn't lift his gaze from his book for a single second, petty as always

you suddenly hugged him, to his surprise

"are you still shamlessly begging for attention like a sad little puppy?" veritas spoke, not looking up from his book, his cheeks turning a into a faint pink