break away; au
It may have been because Lightning wasn't at all a slacker herself, but truth be told, she loved seeing Hope in his work mode. The way he stared at his laptop amused her - he'd often make faces at things he clearly didn't agree with, and there was no hiding the triumph in his eyes when he made a breakthrough, even if he didn't voice it. Honestly, it was endearing.
…To a point.
On this particular day, Hope had been staring at his laptop for a good six hours, clearly not goofing off, but doing actual work. Instead of the relaxed posture he normally took while sitting in front of it, he was hunched over like the screen was going to run away from him.
Three times already, Lightning had mentioned the time, but the words went right over his head. She didn't really mind - hell, she was guilty of doing the same to him many, many times - but he'd also taught her the importance of taking breaks.
"Hope."
Nothing.
"…Hope."
"Hmmm?"
At least she'd gotten an answer that time. She sighed, wandering over and resting her hands on his shoulders, kneading them a bit and smiling slightly when his hunched-over position straightened a bit as he leaned into her hands. "Are you all right? You've been at this for awhile now."
"Oh, y'know." He sighed slightly, tilting his head up so he could look at her. "It's just intense, is all."
"Too intense." She quirked at eyebrow, leaning down to peck his lips sweetly. "You need to get away from it."
"But Light - "
"No arguments." She moved from behind him to save whatever he'd been working on, then closed the laptop and shoved it aside, grabbing his hands and pulling him to his feet before he could protest.
He huffed a little, though didn't really seem all that annoyed. "Okay, what do you propose I do, then?"
Lightning smirked, pushing him onto the couch and straddled his lap, much to his surprise. Her arms slid around his neck, bringing their lips close together.
"Call it a study break."