I do not own Fire Emblem: Awakening. The Fire Emblem franchise belongs to Nintendo, I only own my character Cirrus.
Gaius to Cirrus: Would Give Anything
Cirrus to Gaius: Finds Agreeable
"Hey, here."
"Huh?"
Cirrus looked up from study the map of Ylisse on his messy desk. Gaius threw the small satchel in his hand onto the table, which gave a small 'thunk'. Cirrus gave a questioning look at the ginger thief. Cirrus sighed before pushing the satchel aside.
"Look, if this is about the whole tattoo thing and me keeping quiet-,"
"What? No, we're passed that. It's just… You've been workin' real hard the past few weeks and I thought you deserved a thank you."
Cirrus blinked owlishly before turning back to the bag. Gaius look quite please with himself as the brunet opened the bag. He had stuffed the bag with sweets, ones that he had made, and others from his stash. There were pastries in a small baggie tied with ribbon, as well as a wide assortment of hard candy, lollipops, and gummies. Cirrus reached in and pulled out a scarlet red lollipop before taking it and popping it into his mouth. Gaius watched as Cirrus' face turned into one of rapture watching the male's eyes droop slightly.
Gaius had non-stop asked around camp for what kinds of sweet did he like. He went to Chrom first, who told him that his best bet were lollipops. He had reasoned that the brunet liked to have some sort of object in his mouth to keep himself from chewing his lips or cheeks. Next had been Ricken, and the small mage insisted on gummies. He told him about how he and the tactician had shared a bag of them and how the taller brunet had voiced his pleasure. Next was Cherche who told him of Cirrus trying to help Minerva find a mate, and how they had shared pastries over debating which wyvern was the best.
It was Cirrus' almost moan that dragged Gaius from his thoughts. The ginger watched as the brunet licked and sucked on the crimson candy with such fervor, it made his pants a little tight. Gaius coughed lightly, which broke Cirrus' revere. The brunet man blushed before separating from the hard candy, now only a third of the size.
"Sorry, it's been… Gods, forever since I've had anything sweet. I've just been eating the usual rations. Thank you Gaius, I really needed these."
The brigand smiled as the tactician moved the small bag towards himself. Gaius slipped forward to glance at map spread out on the tactician's table. Long red lines and dots freckled the map, as he glanced along the paths.
"Those are the paths we are taking."
Gaius turned his attention to the tactician who was finishing munching on the red candy before swallowing. He now noticed that the tactician had his usual coat off, and just how thin he was. The coat always made his seem a bit bigger, but now he looked awfully small especially next to the thief, who also noticed the dark circles and bags beneath the tactician's eyes. Gaius had heard tales from the other Shepherds of how it seemed like Cirrus worked himself to the bone. He saw the truth now, and he knew that when they said that they hadn't lost a single Shepherd since the man joined because he worked himself to exhaustion making sure everyone was safe, in any situation.
"Is… Something wrong, Gaius?"
"Hmm… It's just…" He stepped forward into the tactician's personal space and stared into his eyes. Cirrus flushed and tried to move backward, but his chair didn't move much, considering he was pressed up against his cot. Cirrus stuttered his mouth trying to catch up with his mind.
"W-what?"
"You look like shit… You need to take a break. You're overworking yourself."
Cirrus slipped out of his seat and stood before turning to the brigand. He slipped on his coat with a scowl.
"I'm fine Gaius, really. Thank you for the sweets, but I have to inform Frederick of where we'll be moving to."
Cirrus tried to shove past Gaius but the ginger caught his wrist. They locked eyes, Gaius' a slightly irritated look, and Cirrus' a look of exhaustion and stubbornness.
"The only thing to have to do is rest. Your working yourself to death." Cirrus opened his mouth to try and rebuke Gaius' statement. But Gaius cut him off before he say anything. "Now, go get some rest, or I'll go get Chrom to babysit you… again." Cirrus cringed at the memory. He had refused to go to sleep before a serious battle and Chrom had sat in his tent making sure he went to sleep. The whole situation was embarrassing for him, and he had made sure to never argue on sleep with the blue haired general.
"... Fine…"
Cirrus pulled off his coat and began to strip into his small clothes. Gaius picked a lollipop from the holster on his chest and popped it into his mouth, making sure the tactician actually laid down and didn't try to bullshit his way out of it. By the time the brunet was situated in his cot the ginger had finished his lollipop. Cirrus glanced at the ginger angrily before throwing the cover up to his neck.
"Happy now?"
"Very."
The ginger grinned at the other man before sauntering over to the bed and kissing the tactician on the head. The tactician flushed as the thief winked at the man before strutting out of the tent. The brigand smiled to himself as he managed to accomplish two tasks that night. Drop off the sweets… And steal a kiss from the tactician. Even if it was just on the forehead.
Phew! I'm really and truly sorry for the extensive wait guys! I'm just now getting more free time, and I didn't have the time to upload earlier because I was either a) sick or b) taking tests. I decided on Gaius since He was getting some much needed one-on-one leveling up. So enjoy!
-Erin
P.S. I'm thinking about writing a sequel apart from this for Chrom's one-shot that may or may not have smut in it. It depends on my mood.
