If it wasn’t the sun’s warm raze beaming down on you that would wake you up, it would be the chaos and turmoil ensuing in the kitchen… You yawned, stretched your arms, and sighed. Hissing and clicking echoed throughout the hallways of your home, what a lovely day, you thought. Now it’s off to see what your alien mate was getting into this time.
You slowly got out of bed and put on a hoodie, you really didn’t feel like dealing with this shit today but it had to be done. With that, you headed off down the stairs and beyond the halls. The last thing you expected to walk into was waiting to make an appearance, smoke. You cursed, what the hell could this man have gotten into this time?
With lighting speed, you ran into the kitchen, smoke was everywhere and any minute now the fire alarm would go off. Your mate stayed crouched on the table as if it were an island, clearly just as confused and distressed as you were.
“What the hell did you do?” You yelled, a mix of irritation and concern prevalent in your voice.
Your mate clicked and growled, pointing to the stove—clearly he was trying to explain something. The damn thing was on fire. Shit. Shit. Shit.
Now you were panicking even more than he was. Okay, time to stop and think, what puts out a fire? That’s right, Water! Without a seconds thought, you ran to the sink and filled the largest cup you could find with water. A big mistake, you soon realized, and even bigger mistake than letting your yautja near a stove.
The moment you poured the ice cold water onto the growing fire, it flared. The flames grew, the fire alarm had officially gone off, and you soon came to the conclusion you wished for the flames to engulf you as well. You mate roared, a fearful roar, he jumped off the table, raised his fist and locked eyes with compliance. Mess with him? Bad idea. Mess with his mate? Time to take your special spot in the inferno. Now to feel his wrath.
You could only gasp, and put your arms up to block your face from the flying pieces of flaming metal. A deep frown lined your face, and you rolled your eyes. All of this while your alien partner went haywire on the poor stove, beating it until it was nothing. A loud, prideful roar of victory the moment the fire went out had been unleashed.
You shook your head and looked around, coughing from the smoke inhalation. Your mate panted, still pent up from the minor adrenaline rush. It took much longer than it should have to register what exactly was happening. Man, you were too tired to deal with this.
Once the realization did officially set in, you sped off to the windows and opened them. Anymore smoke inhalation and you were sure you would pass out, you were already feeling light headed. With that, you stuck your head out the window and took a much needed breath of fresh air and rested your arms on the ledge. You closed your eyes, you could just feel the dark circles growing.
A soft purr could be heard, slow yet heavy footsteps got louder. “Dahdtoudi?” It was the nickname he had given you, that he had spoken.
You inhaled and exhaled, long and shaky breaths. “Yes, love?” You responded.
It was silent for a moment, and then you felt his claws graze against the soft fabric. His mandibles presses gently to the back of your head, entangling themselves in your loose strands of hair. He purred, a way of soothing you, you learned. His arms slowly wrapped themselves around your waist, he gently rubbed his chin on the top of your head.
You rolled your eyes once more, but couldn’t help and let a small smirk grace your face. He didn’t mean it, you knew that. He just didn’t understand he was trying to do a good thing, a good thing for you in particular. You couldn’t be angry at him, you just couldn’t, no matter how terrifying that whole fiasco was.
You gripped his rough scaly and scarred arms. “It’s alright, accidents happen,” you stated, as calmly as you could, “Let’s just stick to the toaster and microwave for now on, okay?”
Your mate clicked in agreement, tightening his embrace on you. He may be a dumb alien himbo, but he’s your dumb alien himbo.