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The ticking of the clock was the only sound that could be heard in the dark room, the only light source of which was a table lamp that illuminated piles of various papers and stationery.
The man's hand confidently, as if according to a well-honed scheme, continues to move the pen across the paper, crossing out the wrong answers. A sigh of annoyance escapes from the lips of Ratio, because of another stupid mistake. Why did these people come to study at all if they can't solve the simplest equations?
Dropping the pen, he runs his hand through his hair and closes his eyes. Veritas almost began to reproach himself for underestimating the number of papers and other documents that he now has to deal with, which is why he decided to leave their verification for later. It usually didn't cause problems, but today was extremely exhausting, people kept causing problems, and now he can't even relax at home.
Veritas's thoughts darted to the woman, who was sleeping in their shared room right now. The only thing he wanted right now was to be in her arms, bury his nose in her soft hair and, after a short love conversation, forget himself until morning.
There were quiet footsteps behind him and it didn't take a genius to figure out whose they were. A slight smile appeared on the tired face as soft little hands closed Veritas' eyes.
"Guess who I am~"
Ratio resisted the urge to roll his eyes when he heard your mischievous but tired voice. It was clear that you had just woken up.
His hand covered yours.
"You keep acting naughty, even though it's clear from your voice that you're ready to fall off your feet at any moment."
A soft chuckle escaped your lips. You wrapped your arms around Veritas's neck and pulled him closer, pressing your smaller body against his and resting your chin on his broad shoulder.
"Then I need to sit down so that I don't fall down in the end."
You slowly walk around the chair and Ratio, taking the hint, leaned back in his chair, giving you the opportunity to sit on his lap. If, before his relationship with you, Veritas had been told that this pose would become his favorite, he would have started to deny it with disgust, but now he lets you choose the most comfortable position for the next two hours without resistance.
You pressed your cheek against his hard chest, wrapped your arms around his waist, and closed your eyes. One of his hands gently stroked your waist. Suddenly you wanted to sleep again, it was so peaceful in his arms.
"Am I bothering you?"
"Don't worry about me, I'm more concerned about your condition tomorrow."
The pure concern in his voice made your heart beat a little faster. You've been having trouble sleeping lately, which has made it impossible for you to work properly, but the presence of Ratio helped you, which is why he waited until you fell asleep to finish the paperwork.
"Then why don't you finish your work tomorrow and go to bed instead?"
Ratio shook his head. He hates leaving work unfinished.
"You already know my answer," Veritas picked up the pen again and looked at you. "so you'd better go back to bed."
Your mind was telling you to listen to your lover's advice, but you didn't want to leave your comfortable position, besides, the desire to be next to Ratio in order to continue feeling this warmth overcame any thoughts.
Therefore, you made the only right decision, snuggled closer, making a sad mumble, as if you were offended by this proposal.
Ratio sighed irritably, but smiled anyway. Your unwillingness to take care of yourself put him in a stupor. Of course, you both have a stressful job, but Veritas was able to find a way out of even such a situation, while you had to follow a strict regime for normal functioning.
"Very well, just don't complain about feeling unwell in the morning, I'm not going to replace your lessons. Again."
It was exaggerated, you missed work three times this year, but who could blame Veritas for being too dramatic. Definitely not you.
"You say that every time, but you keep breaking that promise."
You started playing with Veritas's soft hair while continuing to watch his focused face. From your position, it was difficult to capture all his emotions, but you can still see a slight redness on his pale skin.
"I usually have no choice because others refuse to take extra hours."
A soft chuckle escaped your lips.
"I'm ninety-nine percent sure that you asked for the students yourself. Just admit that you like to see the disappointed faces of the students every time you walk into the classroom with another test.
Ratio snorted and hit your hip, making you flinch in sudden pain.
"You better stop distracting me if you want me to finish faster. I've spent too much time on useless conversations."
He didn’t even flinch when he heard your offended sigh. Despite this, you continued to touch his face, running your cold fingers over the hot skin of his neck and chest, hoping to attract attention to you.
Ratio was surprisingly quiet, preferring to leave your actions without comment. Perhaps he noticed how your eyelids were starting to get heavy and thus wanted to speed up the process?
"Hey don't ignore me..."
A relentless weakness spread throughout his body, the sounds of the room and Veritas's steady heartbeat in tandem creating a sweet lullaby that fogged your brain. Golden eyes met your clouded eyes for a moment, although it was hard to tell if it was just your imagination.
As soon as your body relaxed, Veritas realized that you had fallen asleep. He stopped writing and focused his attention back on you. You looked too fragile in your thin nightie, it reminded him of your first night together, after which your relationship changed forever.
He tucked the hair that had fallen onto your face behind your ear and kissed the top of your head.
You're lucky that Veritas loves you enough to ignore your stupid antics, which he probably likes a little more than he admits.