Yeah, neither is he. They can just stay like this a little bit longer.

But eventually they do get up and Jaeha starts making them breakfast.

They haven't really talked any more about anything since they woke up, but it doesn't feel too awkward. ...any awkward. Some awkward. But not too awkward. They can just Not Talk for a bit, even if the vibe is tempting Jaeha to do something about it. Especially because the vibe is tempting Jaeha to do something about it. Though to be fair he wouldn't be doing a something that involved messing with Tae-gun's mind, he was not lying when he said he'd stopped doing that weeks ago, but...

...he's starting to realise he may be an overthinker just like his boyfriend.

Tae-gun sits at the counter and leans forward, folding his arms on the surface and resting his chin on his forearms to watch Jaeha cook.

"What are you thinking, Tae-gun-ah?"

It is deeply, deeply weird to see his Jaeha look so anxious and vulnerable. And Tae-gun... kinda likes it? Cool, confident Jaeha who always knows what to say is hot but nervous Jaeha who really wants Tae-gun's approval is very, very loveable.

"That I like you."

...is Tae-gun telling the truth. That seems far, far too convenient. But why would Tae-gun lie about that? When has Tae-gun ever lied to him? Jaeha supposes Tae-gun occasionally says things that are funny rather than things that are true, or plays to a bit, but there isn't a bit here.

Man, even when he was listening for people's emotions he wasn't relying that much on it, he's pretty sure. He knows what people look like, what their faces and bodies are saying, he shouldn't need to double check. So he can just... look over his shoulder at Tae-gun?

Oh that man is unreasonably attractive.

Back to cooking with him, feeling his heart hammer a bit too loudly and trying to ignore it.

Hehehehe.

But he'll open his commscreen with some information about upcoming dungeons and start scrolling through them while he waits for the food. If he's gonna take time off for personal reasons he should at minimum make sure it doesn't impact his future performance negatively.

That did reduce the awkwardness, funnily enough, and the literal only negative consequence was that he felt kind of anxious for a while. Maybe Tae-gun's onto something, here, when he says it's not that bad. Regardless, he stops overthinking while making breakfast and even gets to a point where he's kind of cheerful again as he's serving the food on the counter and taking the seat across it from Tae-gun.

"You are housewife material," Tae-gun observes.

"...I am?"

"Yeah."

What would the confident Jaeha say, here? What would he say if he trusted that his read on Tae-gun's emotional state were correct without having to cheat?

"So should I start making my man coffee and sandwiches and kissing him on his way to work? Take the kids to school, make sure there's a warm meal waiting for him when he comes back?"

"...we're men. We can't have kids."

"We could adopt."

He grimaces. There just is actually no space in his life for kids, actually?

He laughs. "I don't particularly want kids, either," he says, ruffling Tae-gun's hair.

"...that thing I said a while ago, about you having very expressive eyebrows, that wasn't a cover. Or, not just a cover. You really are very easy to read, Tae-gun-ah."

...both of his prior partners have said exactly the same thing so it's not surprising. He guesses.

You know what, he can do this. He thinks he can do this. He grabs a slice of salmon with his chopsticks and offers it to Tae-gun.

Chomp.

"So! You were saying, about me being a housewife?"