Seated on a luxurious bed, a dark-haired young man sat in silence as he twiddled his thumbs and looked at the time.
"She'll be late again, huh?"
With a loud sigh, Subaru let his fatigued body fall backwards into the warm and pillowy embrace of the furniture behind him.
Holding his right hand close to his face, Subaru's eyes observed the golden ring on his finger, slowly and attentively taking in each of its various ridges and grooves. The piece of jewellery being none other than the wedding ring his lovely wife presented him merely months ago.
Subaru recalled how the usually confident Crusch had become a nearly broken, nervous wreck, dreading the possibility that her feelings would go unrequited. How wrong she was when the target of her affections not only returned her heartfelt confession but gave one of his own at the same time. The action shocked the Verdant-haired woman, to say the least, she stared at him wide-eyed for a full few minutes to let the information process properly.
The whole proposal was planned not only by Crusch but also with the help of her knight Felix and butler Wilhelm. The former was more than happy to oblige with his lady's request to assist her in finally making Subaru hers to the surprise of many, Felix simply stating that so long as Crusch would be happy in the end, he was fine with it. That wasn't to say it went entirely smoothly, as the knight had a thorough 'talking to' with Subaru in private, whatever words were exchanged has not ventured outside the ears of the two individuals in question.
Wilhelm on the other hand felt nostalgia over the young woman having to gather her courage and admit her feelings to Subaru. Not to mention how much he saw himself inside the aspiring strategist, while the boy was considerably weak, his spirit and resolve were not. The young man also had a keen intellect, a skill that would surely aid Crusch on her journey.
The whole ceremony was relatively tame, neither being too outlandish nor too traditional. A harmony that met in the middle albeit slightly...vanilla. Then again, his wife was more concerned with marrying him than the actual wedding itself so Subaru had to inspire a little 'life' into it. This of course entailed the young man encouraging various people to partake in a dance with him, the highlight being a rather risque and bold tango involving the healer knight of Crusch, the whole affair leading to a very jealous Karsten Matriarch. Felix would go on to profusely apologise, although everyone had to admit it was quite funny to see a new side of her.
Subaru laughed a little too himself, while his wife was the very picture of stoic and confident, she definitely was a little silly when it came to matters of the heart. Maybe that's why he liked her as much as he did, she was a beacon of light in his tumultuous time arriving in a world completely foreign to his own. She had only even further shined during one of their previous dates a few years back, who would have thought that their excursion to the winery was so long ago?
That wasn't to mention how beautiful she looked...but he'd rather not be salivating about the woman in his dreams, he'd save that for the real thing after all.
"That's if she actually makes it back..."
A frown slowly made its way over his face at the thought of his beloved wife spending yet another night inside her office. While she usually promised to always come back for the night, she far too often fell asleep at her desk, only for a frustrated Subaru to drape her in a warm blanket.
He supposed he couldn't stay mad at her for long however, she was simply too...how could he describe it, cute?
While she would vehemently disagree with such an observation, Subaru felt that the sight of a lightly snoring Crusch slouching on her desk was close to, if not the height of adorableness itself.
Turning over, he patted the empty space beside him, longingly feeling the blankets as he yearned for the warmth he so desperately needed.
In the middle of his melancholic moments, an audible 'click' echoed from the far side of the room, followed by the loud screech of the heavy wooden door opening.
"Crusch-tan! You're finally back." Came Subaru's excited voice, the young man immediately jumping out of bed and racing straight for the door.
"I apologise, I seem to have woken you up," Crusch replied with a yawn, feeling slightly guilty that she had seemingly woken her husband up from his slumber.
"What? No, no, I've been up waiting for you." Subaru responded, wrapping both his arms around his wife and bringing her into his embrace, burying his face in her hair and relishing that fresh scent that always seemed to follow her. The familiar smell only further enhanced the calming effect embracing his wife brought.
Crusch happily leaned into her husband, burying her head in the crook of his neck with a sigh and bringing herself closer to him by putting her own arms around him.
"Is that so, dear?" She whispered fondly, planting a tender kiss under his chin.
Subaru put on a pout and responded in fake hurt; "Are you kidding? I've been sitting around for a while now, way to make your exhausted husband wait up for you."
While Subaru replied jokingly and continued to caress the small of her back, Crusch on the other hand felt a pain in her chest. Guilt began to ebb its way into her heart as she reflected on the now numerous amounts of times she had to profusely apologise to Subaru for similar transgressions. While minor and waved off by her understanding husband, she hadn't forgotten. He was too understanding for his own good, a fact that she loved him so dearly for.
"E-eh, it would seem that I have. I'm sorry for making you wait this late Subaru. Again." She said despondently, letting her head fall down and clenching the hands she had on his shirt.
"Hey, hey, what's the matter? It's just a little joke you know." Subaru brought the tensing woman even further into his embrace, his warmth engulfing her like a heavy blanket, the feeling being both comfort and safety.
"Of course, I-I am aware of that. It's just the fact that despite your jokes, it's the truth, dear husband. How could I say with confidence that I'm a good wife if I'm constantly having to apologise for things like this?" Crusch grumbled, the regret starting to eat away at her more and more.
Subaru, having none of his wife's self-deprecating thoughts, pulled her away from him slightly so he could look into her amber eyes.
"Oi, didn't you listen to what I told you a few nights ago? We. Are. A. Team. If you need to spend extra time in the office, the only thing I'll do is support you and make sure you stay warm on cold nights. I'm your husband, not just your strategist, my heart is yours and your dreams are mine. Isn't that right?"
Crusch gazed lovingly at the young man before her, while she always knew him as someone who could inspire with his words, it never ceased to amaze her how much he could lift one's spirit with just a few words.
"As much as my heart being yours and your dreams being mine," Crusch replied softly, feeling a steady yet constant throbbing in her chest as she gazed into his eyes.
Subaru smiled and pulled the woman into a deep kiss, his lips meeting her own as their bodies melded into each other and their soft tongues entwined. The act was sensual, being slow and controlled, however, both betrayed the urgency they had for the other's body.
Crusch methodically ran her hands over her husband's broad shoulders whereas Subaru let one of his own bring her closer, the other diving a little deeper and softly rubbing in between his wife's legs.
Trembling, she broke the kiss abruptly and placed a single finger over her husband's lips
"I-I suppose this is part of your speech to lift my spirits?"
"Erm, well it isn't really, but that's not a bad thing right?" Subaru quipped with a guilty smile, eliciting a small giggle from the verdant-haired woman.
"Quite the one with words aren't you, my husband."
Subaru growled and brought her into another embrace.
"Damn straight I am, all yours."
"I'm glad to hear it, my Subaru," Crusch responded, placing another tender kiss on her husband's lips.
While the two exchanges were short, it had seemed to have brought a mixture of emotions. The most notable of course being need, the lust they had with each other was palpable and it was a wonder how they hadn't torn their clothes off and gone at it like rutting animals in heat.
Nevertheless, while Subaru was simply calmed by being whole once more with his beloved, the verdant-haired woman had different ideas, as a sly smile itched itself across her reddened features.
"Mmm, while I had planned to spend more intimate time with you tomorrow, I suppose it couldn't hurt to begin right now."
"Oh? And what exactly do you plan on doing with me?" Subaru replied innocently.
"Getting more comfortable would be a start."
With that, Crusch grabbed Subaru and tossed him onto the bed with more force than she had intended, the resulting action causing the young man to give out a yelp as he was thrown onto the piece of furniture like a ragdoll.
"Whoa, wow, where did all this energy come from!?" He exclaimed, attempting to regain his bearings as Crusch seductively sauntered over to the bed.
"Hmm? How could a woman like me resist when there's such a handsome man in front of me?"
Subaru blushed furiously at the remark, letting out a cute squeal as Crusch pounced on top of him and straddled his waist, pinning him to the comfortable bed.
"I take it that this is where the intimate time begins?"
"Indeed, my lovely husband."
Cupping his handsome face in one of her gloved hands, the Verdant-haired woman gave him a light kiss on his lips and the two began to make out.
Conversely, her other hand trailed down his abdomen, feeling every contour of his body through the light clothing. Not long after, her hand reached just between his legs, lightly stroking the already raging bulge that threatened to break out at the contact.
"I can see someone is raring to go," Crusch whispered huskily into Subaru's ear, gently teasing and caressing his member through the fabric.
"Fuck." He grunted in reply, desperately fighting the urge to not pin her down then and there. She seemed to want control on this one, so he'd be a gentleman and oblige.
"Hmph, well then my dear husband, leave it all to me."
With that, Crusch began to work as Subaru gripped the bed sheets tightly, eagerly anticipating what was yet to come.
=Authors Note=
It's been quite a while lmao.
So this is more just for me to not go insane writing 7 tales proper. Essentially this will be a fic covering smut after stories for each of my oneshots. Not all tales will get a smut chapter because...reasons that should be obvious.
Big thanks to the beta readers Cake, Monika, Otey and bread, in particular Cake who did the last grammar checking at like 2am.
As for 7 tales proper, I know it's been a while since I updated but it's been a wild month so I haven't been able to get it published or finished. That being said, I am working on Ana Part 2 but can't give an accurate timeframe.
P.S. No there won't be reacts on this, I hope to God there never is.
