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“Kaeya, what did I say about knocking?”
“You said to think about knocking next time.” The cavalry captain says, crossing the room to wrap his arms around his lover from behind. “I did think about it, and I decided against it.” He places a kiss on top of the other’s head. “How are we, love?”
Albedo huffs, rolling his eyes. “Distracted.”
“Oh? By what?”
“Shut up.”
Kaeya chuckles, unwrapping his arms and leaning on the desk in front of them to look Albedo in the eyes. “Come on, you’ve been stuck in here all day.”
“I’m not stuck.” Albedo says, lifting a glass and swirling its contents. “I’m choosing to be here.”
“Stuck!” Kaeya cries, dramatically throwing himself onto the other. “Trapped by your own worst enemy, your work ethic!”
Albedo smiles at that, letting his boyfriend lean his entire weight against him. “You know, in some circumstances having a decent work ethic is a good thing.”
“Well in this circumstance, it’s getting in the way of me spending quality time with my lover.”
Albedo suddenly feels his face grow hot. He’d always known Kaeya was quite the sweet-talker, but it wasn't until they actually started dating that his words began to really affect him. He shakes his head a bit, busying himself with taking a few notes. He knows he's practically done here, only really needing to pack up some supplies before heading out.
“Come on, I bet you’re almost done anyway!” Kaeya whines, and suddenly Albedo has quite a bit left to do.
Kaeya narrows his eyes. “Albedo, I saw that.” He stands, entering Albedo’s field of view and demanding his attention. He keeps his eyes focused on his notebook. “I saw that look. I know you, sweetheart, don’t think you can hide from me.” He smirks, and Albedo bites his lip to hide the smirk threatening to come out.
“Fine.” Kaeya says, coming back around behind Albedo and wrapping his hands back around his waist. Albedo resists the urge to melt into the embrace, focusing as hard as he can on finishing his notes. “I’ll give you an ultimatum. You put that pencil down now, or we stay here until you finish all your notes.”
Albedo tries to look over his shoulder, raising an eyebrow. “Obviously I want to finish my notes…?”
He can hear the smirk in the other’s voice. “Sure, honey. Finish up.” So he does. He shakes his head slightly, picking up his pencil to begin where he left off. Now…where was he…
He realizes he made a mistake when long fingers start running along his front, threatening to slip under his shirt. “Kaeya-”
“Go on, finish your notes.” Kaeya says, a smile clear in his voice. Albedo ignores it, paying attention to what he’s writing and trying to genuinely finish up.
“What are you doing?” He says when he feels fingers wrap around his hips and grip him lightly.
“You know, you’re so uptight sometimes.” Kaeya purrs in his ear, hooking his chin over Albedo’s shoulder. “Relax a bit. Smile, maybe.”
Suddenly, Kaeya’s intentions are clear. “Kaeya–” He tries to move back, putting his hands flat down on the desk. The fingers on his hips tighten, causing him to yelp. “Nuh-uh. I gave you a choice.” Kaeya kisses his cheek, caging him against the desk. “Finish your notes, I’ll let you go once you do.”
He takes a deep breath, nodding and picking his pencil back up. To his boyfriend’s credit, Kaeya holds back for several minutes before those cursed fingers start moving. They rhythmically squeeze at Albedo’s hips, causing him to tip forward slightly with a huff. It’s not like he can really go anywhere, Kaeya has him practically locked in place. He can feel Kaeya’s stare from over his shoulder, and can practically hear the smirk on his face. “Kae– ”
“Shhh.” Kaeya soothes, squeezing his fingers tighter and moving them in little circles on his hips. “Go on, finish your notes.”
Albedo is determined to actually finish his notes, sucking in a breath and pressing his pencil a little too hard into the paper while he writes. He gets a few more sentences down before the constant sensation becomes just a little too much. “K-kae please– ”
“Oh, am I distracting you?” Kaeya asks. “Surely a true alchemist can get his work done under a little bit of duress?” On the word, Kaeya stops squeezing and switches to scratching lightly at Albedo’s middle, closing in over his stomach.
It’s maddening. He can’t continue like this. Despite what one might think, Albedo’s steely resolve does not translate over when it comes to this. “This– this isn’t–” He jumps hands flying to Kaeya’s wrists. “Ah– duress! This ihihisn’t duhuress!”
“There it is.” Kaeya whispers, before chuckling. “I think this counts as ‘duress’, no?” He kisses Albedo’s neck, causing him to lift his shoulders up as protection. “You don't want to be giggling like a little school girl, and yet here we are.”
“I am not–!” Kaeya choses that exact moment to pull Albedo back against him hard and start squeezing at his stomach with more purpose. “Kaeya! Nohohoho!” Ticklish sensations shoot through him and he reaches up to put a hand against his own mouth.
“Oh, we can’t have that.” Kaeya says, gripping Albedo’s wrist and placing it down on the desk, right on top of his forgotten pencil. “You need that hand to take your precious notes.”
Once Albedo grips the pencil, almost hard enough to break it, Kaeya’s hand returns to his side. Albedo clears his throat, ignoring the sensations as well as he can. He thinks he’s doing a pretty good job, only letting out a few small noises every once in a while. His writing is considerably slowed and very messy, but he’s getting it done. This seems to annoy Kaeya, since his hands have started to work their way up his torso, closer to his more sensitive areas. Albedo thinks that as long as he keeps deep breathing, he can finish this. As long as Kaeya doesn’t pull anything.
A particularly well-aimed tweak to his side makes him jump. Behind him, Kaeya chuckles. “Aw honey, you’re doing so well.” Kaeya whispers against his neck and a shiver runs down his spine. “Honestly, I didn’t think you’d last this long. You know…”
Oh no. “Kaeya–”
“...what with how-”
“Don’t say–”
“- ticklish you are.” That does it. Albedo squeals when ten fingers dig into his upper ribs mercilessly. He pulls both his arms down, trying to shield himself from the sensation, but he can't. “K-kaeyahaha nohoho please- ahaha!” He squeezes his eyes shut, turning his body left and right to try and dislodge his boyfriend, but to no avail. “Stohohop nahaha!”
“No can do!” Kaeya laughs, kissing down his neck in a way that is far more ticklish than it should be. “Not until you finish your notes, that was the deal.”
“I cahahahant!”
“Oh dear, why ever not?” One of Kaeya’s arms wraps completely around Albedo’s middle, catching him before he can fall to the floor. He wasn’t even aware he was falling in the first place if he's being honest.
He squeals when fingers start wiggling their way under one of his arms. “No! Kaeyahaha! Dononon’t!”
“Why can’t you finish your notes, huh?” Kaeya teases, bowing them over. “Tell me, baby? Why can’t you?”
Albedo’s front presses against the top of the desk in his efforts to get away. “Yohohou! I– ahahaha!”
“Me?” Kaeya gasps, “What am I doing?”
Albedo just laughs, pulling back as hard as he can to try and dislodge himself. He narrowly misses headbutting his own boyfriend, but he would have deserved the hit anyway so he’s not that concerned. “Dohohont! I’m- ah! I’m nohoht gonna sahahahay ihihit!”
This was a little game they played often. Kaeya knew that teasing riled him up, so he used it to his full advantage every time. The only way out was to either turn the tables or admit defeat, and Albedo wasn’t really in the position to be retaliating right now. “Oh, but you are.” Kaeya purrs, squeezing at his hips again. This time it causes Albedo’s knees to buckle and Kaeya helps him gently to the floor. “Tell me, am I tickling you Albedo?”
“Nohoho! Stahahaha-”
“Oh? I'm not tickling you?”
“Stohohop ahaha!”
“This doesn't tickle?” He reaches forward, leaning over his to squeeze rhythmically at the tops of Albedo's knees and that just about does it. Every nerve in Albedo’s body is alight right now, and he just curls up as best he can in his boyfriend’s arms. As torturous as this is, it also makes him feel a little giddy. He’s been in the lab for days at a time, only leaving when Kaeya drags him home to sleep. He’s been waking up every morning and leaving before Kaeya wakes up himself, meaning they really haven't spent much time in each other's arms.
In other words: this is nice.
Albedo barely notices as the sensations begin to die down, too busy trying to get a handle on his own giggling. Kaeya’s arms slowly weave around his back, pulling him close and into his lap. “I think you’ve had enough, hm?” he says, pressing a kiss to Albedo’s hair. “Unless of course you want to continue this at home.”
Kaeya stands, holding out his arm for Albedo to use to balance himself as he follows. Once they are both standing, Albedo doesn't wait another moment before throwing his arms around his boyfriend’s neck and kissing him. Kaeya is stunned for only a moment before he smiles into the kiss, humming contentedly.
Albedo pulls away to see his boyfriend’s red face and arguably the most beautiful smile in all of teyvat. “Let’s go home. I’d like to rest.”
“Whatever my prince wants.” Kaeya says, breaking away to grab Albedo’s coat while the alchemist puts away some of his things. He blushes when he sees the notes, entirely incomprehensible, and hides them before Kaeya can come over and tease him further.
At the door, Albedo pauses. “Kaeya?”
“Hm?” Kaeya looks down at him, eyes practically sparkling, gazing at Albedo like he’s the only man in the world, and Albedo smiles.
“I think I’ll take a few days off. With you.”
“That sounds wonderful, my prince.”