You hear keys jingle as they are wiggled in the knob. You walk out the kitchen and stand near the table, almost positioning yourself for when he opens the door.

You’d just finished setting up dinner for your boyfriend, Robert. He’s been working at SDN for a full stressful month, coming home every night with Beef in hand, a grog in his voice, and tired eyes. You figured a nice dinner to celebrate 4 weeks of straight chaos and all the attempts to “make the man Mecha again” with Royd was the least he deserved.

His brown head of hair pokes in first, his slightly slouched frame following in. Beef sniffs the air, panting lightly and Robert shuts the door, finally turning his body to face the table and the scene before him. Candles scatter around the apartment and the aroma hits his nose.

His eyebrows perk up and eyes take in the steamy food before they travel up to take in the one who made it all happen.

“Now what’s all this?” He rasps out slowly with a tilted head.