A/N: So BeautifulTendencies and I did this little Fraxus prompt trade thingy, and I gave her the word papaya, and BT gave me 'absorbable'. Also I wrote this listening to American Pie by Don McLean and that has absolutely nothing at all to do with this but…. It's a good song. Sorta. Go check out BT's writing (it's amazing).

Disclaimer/Warnin': Me? Own Fairy Tail? Please. I wish. If y'all are disturbed by two guys in love, A). why the hell are you still reading? B). gtfo

ANYWHOODLES…

Freed happened to be a very adorable person, or so Laxus thought. His hair in the mornings, frizzy and knotted, the way he chewed the tip of his quill when he was frustrated with something in his work, the cute way he awkwardly left Laxus phone messages, it was all just so loveable.

So as Laxus entered their apartment, and noticed Freed sleeping on the couch, guild ledger nearby and quill between his fingers, he found it absolutely adorable. Laxus looked down with love in his eyes before quietly making his way to the kitchen. Normally Freed would have cooked something absolutely delicious by now, but seeing as he was asleep… Well… Laxus would just have to pray to the kitchen gods that their damn temperamental oven didn't burn the house down. Please, please, please don't be having a bad oven day… He thought as he silently opened the refrigerator and began washing bell peppers.

Laxus was jerked out of his prayers to the oven god as he heard some stirring from behind him.

"Laxus? Is that you?" A tired voice asked from the couch.

The blonde looked over his shoulder while he rinsed a red pepper. "Yeah, I'm in the kitchen."

"Ah," there was a sniffle and a shuffling noise before the green-haired man appeared in the kitchen. "I have reason to believe I have come down with something." He sniffled again.

"Freed, I told you this would happen if you got this engrossed in the restaurant's paperwork. You're working yourself to death!" Laxus turned around as he spoke; making gestures with his hands and the unfortunate bell pepper that he was crushing in his grip.

Freed gently reached up and took the poor, now-slightly-bruised pepper out of Laxus's hand. "Love, you're going to squish it. Calm down; I'll be better in a few days. You know how well my immune system- Laxus? What are you doing?" The smaller man gave the larger a confused look as the larger took his fur jacket of the coat tree next to their table, and draped it across the smaller' s shoulders.

"Instead of letting your tree's-worth of paperwork absorb you, how about my coat?"

The green-haired man gave a little blush and looked at his feet sheepishly. "That seems better…"

I KNOW I KNOW THAT WAS LIKE BARELY THE WORD ABSORBED BUT SERIOUSLY. I TRIED. ALSO IT'S CUTE? NO? Okay fine. Shoo shoo then. Hope you enjoyed Cx

P.S. I noticed I am very awkward and say 'also' a lot. Like a shit ton. Even though I avoid the word like the plague in real life... PSSSSSSH THIS IS ONLINE WHO CARES ABOUT REAL LIFE. *raises hand* Dammit conscience, gtfo.