Soma two for two let's go.

Also, why does it seem that my chapters are getting shorter? Or is it just me?

Whenever Soma was around, people got loud.

It wasn't intentional. It was just his personality that sent waves of excitement through anyone who was around him for more than five minutes. Ryu was prone to put his headband on more often. Akira easily got annoyed with Soma around. Even Megumi and Shun would raise their voices a bit more around him, and those two were the quietest people in their group of friends.

The exception to this scenario was Takumi. Soma would intentionally try to raise Takumi's spirits until the fire was as high as his own.

Soma found the shorter blond intriguing. Takumi had definitely grabbed his attention once he found out that he also helped in a family diner. He also made himself a rival to Soma, which was something that Soma never had at the point in his life. Seeing how close Takumi came to his own skills made Soma worry for the first time about his own, which was very thrilling.

Even though months had passed since their initial meeting, Takumi never seemed to quiet down around him. Soma was glad that he found someone who could match his own energy. They would battle each other at least once a day. They were like two mini twisters that would visit as many eateries as they could when they left the school grounds. Even Megumi and Isami gave up keeping up with their boundless energy at times, opting to go their own ways until the diner duo was just shy of passing out.

When they finally started dating, Soma noticed that his initial observation was wrong.

There were times that Takumi did quiet down around him.

In fact, he would try his best to quiet.

Soma was nice enough to let him be discreet when they snuck off into Soma's room. However, when they were in the more private settings of the twins' apartment Soma would tease the blond until he got his volume up again.

Somehow, it became another battle between them. Takumi would put up a good fight. He would intentionally keep the growls and whimpers in his throat just to have the upper hand for a little while. But Soma was relentless when it came to a challenge.

"Come on, sweetheart." Soma would hum as he would deliberately slow down. "I want to hear you again."

And Takumi would always lose.

"Please, Soma! I'll do whatever you want, but, please, go faster!"

And Soma would comply, excited to hear his companion back to full volume.