Silence
Because he has always liked to talk, and she can certainly hold her own in conversation, there are not many moments of silence between them. They lead busy lives, and do not have much time to sit and be quiet together. All the same, whenever they do have a moment of calm, it always seems as though the silence conveys more than if they had spoken.
When she is standing at the stove in the evening- still in her uniform, usually- stirring whatever meal she has created for them that night, he comes into the room behind her, not even trying to disguise his footsteps, snakes one arm around her waist, lays a light kiss on her neck, and eases the spoon out of her hand. The food suffers for it, usually, but she lets that slide.
When he emerges semi-dressed from the shower- never as early as she would like, on weekends- and ambles confusedly around the bedroom peering into corners, it is she, always, who finds his socks under the bed, of behind a chair, or even, sometimes, in one of the drawers of her dressing table; she hands them to him with a look that speaks volumes.
Whenever she had had an especially tiring week, and sleeps in late on a Sunday morning, he makes sure to get up early: to feed Black Hayate- who for his part is usually delighted at the relaxation of the rules on these mornings- to run a bath for her, and to place a mug of coffee on her bedside table for when she wakes up.
When the door closes behind him- always the last to get home, these days- and when he has taken off his coat and shoes, he goes into the kitchen, where she already is, and sits without a word. Then, without fail, her hands find that one small area in his neck which has been paining him all day, and apply just the right amount of pressure, and it is only then that he can relax.
Words, it turns out, are entirely superfluous in these situations. Their moments of silence are rare, but it is during them that some of the most important things are said.
Author's notes: One of my favourites so far. The image of Roy searching for his socks still makes me squee. X3
