A/N: Well my sense of time has suddenly vanished into the void. So if this is earlier or later than usual: Apologies/Your Welcome.
But I do know one thing! Happy December friends! I hope you are enjoying getting into the holiday spirit! This is personally my favourite month of the whole year, what with the cold weather and the jolly atmosphere and the lovely lights. There's also the added bonus of definitely getting some super gay Christmas fanart of this ship. D...
Magicantix: Thank you so much my dear friend! Your reviews always make my day! Man there's so much stuff to go into in a potential season 2, I HAVE A NEED. And yes my dude I fuckin wrote the most sugary fluffiest shit I could muster. She's gonna go into a diabetic coma when she reads it. Worth.
A Potato: Hey there friend! Wowie, I have a lot of ideas for stories this month now. And this chapter is basically setup for what you described lul. Get Excite. Thank you so much my friend!
I hope you enjoy friends!
Despite the constant disruptive shenanigans in the school, the curriculum steamed on. Witches got up day after day and shuffled sleepily to class, listened to their first teacher of the day with barely coherent minds, and moved on to the next. The next teacher would be heard more clearly, but with a slight amount of irritation as empty stomachs began to beg for food.
An unappetizing mix of potato based dishes and sessions of social interaction that bolstered the will of each girl, giving them the focus to get through two more classes.
They would collapse into bed hours later, and the same thing would happen the next day.
Sucy, who was feeling the monotony all too well, looked sleepily out the classroom window. Grey skies opened up, sending droplets of rain plummeting towards the earth, countless tiny beads splattering against the glass, making a rather pleasant sound.
Her left hand propped up her chin while the other hung under the desk in Akko's grip, the constant pressure and soothing movement helping to keep the brunette focused and on task.
Practical purposes aside, holding hands was just something the two girls liked to do; something they did often.
Akko's love of her dearest's fingers never waned, and took simple pleasure in running her thumb up, down, and around each digit.
Sucy on the other hand, loathe as she was to admit it, was hungry for affectionate gestures, making excuses at every turn to kiss the other witch, or hold her hand, or play with her hair.
Wanting more, Sucy shuffled her chair closer, linking their fingers together properly and leaning to rest her head on the brunette's shoulders. Akko didn't question it, as she knew a straight answer wouldn't be given, simply leaning her head into the alchemist's as she relaxed, closing her eyes.
The teachers words became muffled and far off as the brunette sat there and listened to Sucy's light breathing, feeling the silky softness of purple hair against her neck. The alchemist was acting different recently: initiating far more, teasing less, becoming generally quieter in favour of letting her touches speak for her.
There were even what looked like remorseful cringes when she watched Akko swallow down a new concoction, the smooth pen strokes on her clipboard jerking whenever the brunette had groaned in pain.
Though Akko couldn't hear the teacher through the deafening light breathing of the girl against her, she could at least continue writing down what was on the board and ask for clarification later.
After class while she was getting said clarification, she could see Sucy slowly packing her things, gliding over to the door to wait for her. The alchemist patiently stood until Akko finished with her notes, smiling ever so slightly to her when they walked out of the classroom together.
As they journeyed to the next class, Akko maneuvered a bit closer, bumping their shoulders together. The very edges of the alchemist's lips tweaked upward, her eyes staying forward but her body coming closer to return the affectionate bump.
Nothing seemed particularly wrong with her, she was still a bit playful, tiny but genuine smiles sent the brunette's way; Akko could ignore this silence as long as she was happy.
Lotte met up with them outside the classroom door, her badly hidden smirk giving away her excitement at seeing the two girls standing so close.
"I'm excited!" She beamed, adjusting her glasses with a free hand. "Today we get to actually cook something!"
Culinary magic was a class with far more writing and paper than one would expect, a fact that made creation days all the more awaited. "We should be sure to make something delicious!" The mousey Finish girl suggested energetically, eyes glazing over as she thought of the possibilities.
"Yeah, Akko! You gotta show Sucy you can be a good wife!" A hard pat came down on Akko's back, jolting her forwards and nearly knocking the witch off of her feet. Amanda shared Lotte's earlier smirk, though there was zero attempt to conceal it.
Sucy barely reacted to the poke at their relationship, only stepping in front of Akko to stop her if she fell. The alchemist stood there and just looked into her eyes, tilting her head every so often to get a different angle.
"I- That's! Amanda!" Akko stumbled, cheeks puffing out and glaring at the taller ginger's back as she entered the classroom. She marched in pursuit, only to be stopped by a grip on her wrist cuff: Sucy, one arm still hugged around her books, the other attached to the brunette's shirt.
Pulling her in a bit closer, Sucy butted their heads together, giving a smile at her dearest's slight grimace. They stood like that for a while, their eyes closed and breathing quietly, before Sucy said anything.
"She's right you know." She murmured, both of them opening their eyes to look at each other. "We can't always have takeout, and I doubt you'd trust me enough to cook you anything without 'special effects'." The viper's tongue shot out in a teasing gesture, a little bit of that normal Sucy coming back.
It took the other witch a moment to churn through the words, the actions, and the meaning behind them but eventually she pulled her head back and blinked.
Sucy had agreed with Amanda. It sounded like she had thought about the possibility before.
Who would make dinner.
How much takeout they would order.
The possibility of them sharing a life together.
She had been thinking about it.
Akko huffed in amusement. One puff, then two, and then she was fully laughing. She wrapped her arms around the alchemist, squeezing tightly and rubbing their faces together as she giggled.
It made her heart soar, knowing that her spiky viper was thinking such soft and lovey dovey things.
"A...kk..o.." Sucy's pained gasp caused the brunette to recoil, scrambling back to catch the breathless alchemist when she nearly collapsed.
"Ah! Sucy I'm Sorryyyy!" Akko cried, guiltily watching as the alchemist coughed and sputtered.
Sucy relaxed into Akko's shoulder, letting her love hold her up as she caught her breath.
"W-What have I told you?" She admonished, shuffling the grip on her books. "You gotta be careful with me. I'm not invincible like you are."
The brunette nodded frantically, yanking the books from Sucy's arms to stack on top of her own. She should be putting her obnoxious strength to good use instead of harming the one she loves.
"You're sweet." The alchemist praised, cupping Akko's right cheek and pressing a kiss to her left. "Now come on, bake me something equally so."
A/N: Diabetus.
Oh boi my dudes its that time. The relationship is progressing, and Sucy is letting her future dreams slip.
I can see the headlines now.
TINY CHILD MANIFESTATION OF DEEP-SEATED DESIRES: "I AM GROWING STRONGER."
Next chapter is some super gay cooking.