The corner of Akiko's mouth tugged upwards in some semblance of a smile. It was a placeholder, no real amusement in the expression. "Not terrible is good," she mused, making no move to take a beer of her own despite his implied offer. She stopped petting Daisy, ignoring her puppy-eyed protests as she straightened to her full height, and pulled her sleeves down over her hands before crossing her arms.
She watched him inspect the pizza box with passive interest, eyes dropping to the limpness of his tail before darting to his face once more. She frowned when he wasn't looking, but quickly policed her expression into something more amiable in case he looked at her. The instances of such were few and far between.
"I will get something else tomorrow," she offered, and it seemed like a simple enough solution. There was nothing she could do about it now; everything was likely closed and they had no food in the house. Not that either one of them was a particularly decent cook. She didn’t have to mention that he was late, didn't need to remind him that he didn't text her back because none of these were new issues when it came to Cain, but they were all decent ways to draw forth one of his more sour moods.
"How was work?" she asked, and it was mostly to fill the inevitable silence that would fall between them if she said nothing else. Her choice of topic had been deliberate; she was somewhat tired of being the one to carry on the conversation, as one sided as they were.
There had always been something one-sided about their relationship, and as of late she found herself wondering if it was a relationship at all. Akiko was not the type that needed to hear she was loved all the time, she didn't need gifts and surprises and lavish shows of affection, but she needed something, and though she wasn't sure what it was, she wasn't getting it from Cain.
High school relationships rarely lasted, and Akiko was unsure as to why theirs would be the exception to the rule. She moved father into the kitchen, towards the coffee pot to brew a pot as she waited to hear if he would tell her anything about his day; if he would talk to her at all.
She watched him inspect the pizza box with passive interest, eyes dropping to the limpness of his tail before darting to his face once more. She frowned when he wasn't looking, but quickly policed her expression into something more amiable in case he looked at her. The instances of such were few and far between.
"I will get something else tomorrow," she offered, and it seemed like a simple enough solution. There was nothing she could do about it now; everything was likely closed and they had no food in the house. Not that either one of them was a particularly decent cook. She didn’t have to mention that he was late, didn't need to remind him that he didn't text her back because none of these were new issues when it came to Cain, but they were all decent ways to draw forth one of his more sour moods.
"How was work?" she asked, and it was mostly to fill the inevitable silence that would fall between them if she said nothing else. Her choice of topic had been deliberate; she was somewhat tired of being the one to carry on the conversation, as one sided as they were.
There had always been something one-sided about their relationship, and as of late she found herself wondering if it was a relationship at all. Akiko was not the type that needed to hear she was loved all the time, she didn't need gifts and surprises and lavish shows of affection, but she needed something, and though she wasn't sure what it was, she wasn't getting it from Cain.
High school relationships rarely lasted, and Akiko was unsure as to why theirs would be the exception to the rule. She moved father into the kitchen, towards the coffee pot to brew a pot as she waited to hear if he would tell her anything about his day; if he would talk to her at all.
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