Ohno observed his little wizard with a small frown on his face. Nino’s eyes were small and focused as he carefully put on his work clothes. As much as Ohno enjoyed watching Nino in full wizard attire, as much did he hate it. Nino didn’t like his wizard robes. He had never liked them since the early beginning. It had been one thing that made Nino hesitate to take the job he had studied so hard for, mostly because he had hated the different colours in school so much and what bullying it had brought onto him.
For Nino, it was just something more that separated him from the people around him. In their new home probably less than where he had lived with Jun before. They were closer to the wizard community but to be fair, most wizards wore normal clothes. Flowing robes, long sleeves were pretty to look at, but of course a bit unpractical for most things they did.
“Don’t frown,” Nino scolded with a chuckle in his voice. “It’s not like it is the first time.”
Ohno was brought out of his thoughts and he shook his head before he stepped closer to the other. His fingers traced the belt around Nino’s waist to tug him closer. He cupped his face in his hands and kissed his lips.
“I know, but I just thought how pretty you looked. I like the new uniform.”
“My mum made me buy it,” Nino snorted. Ohno giggled and put an arm around his waist to move with him from side to side for a bit. He nosed his cheek and pressed his lips against the side of Nino’s mouth.
“It is very pretty. You look so pretty I should be jealous of your clients.”
“It is just for show,” Nino said, the clear distaste in his voice for having to dress up for something like his work. Ohno didn’t care for his bad mood as he was not going to tell him that he didn’t like it.
“I wouldn’t mind being treated to an extra special show of you wearing this or maybe how you slowly lose the robes again,” he teased, laughing out loud when Nino pinched him and bit the hollow of his neck hard in retaliation.
“Let me go, you stupid man. Take the picture to make my mum happy and then I have to leave.”
Ohno sighed, getting serious again as he took the picture as promised and gave the phone back to Nino who typed out a message with a glare on his face and let the phone fall on the desk as he was done. He wouldn’t bring his phone with him for cases like this.
Nino put a hand through his hair, grumbling as the hairband got loose again. Ohno smiled and took it from his fingers to braid two parts of his hair to make sure they were out of Nino’s face later. He secured his work with the hairband and pressed a kiss to his forehead.
“I really think you should tell Jun you have to work today,” he said in the end and sighed when Nino’s face darkened.
“He doesn’t want to talk to me,” Nino said and shook his head. “And I should go.”
“Take care,” Ohno repeated, moving forward to kiss Nino deeply on his lips. He smiled when Nino took two steps back, a bit breathlessly.
“Love you. Don’t wait up.”
“Mhm… I planned to paint. You know I tend to forget the time then.”
Nino chuckled and nodded before he took another step back vanishing before his feet touched the floor fully.
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Ohno sighed as he stared at his phone, he had promised himself not to get in between the quarrel that Nino and Jun had. But he knew that both were very stubborn and he knew that Jun would never forgive Nino if he didn’t know about the job.
He sighed and rubbed his forehead as he finally decided to call the youngest in their friend group. He apologised to Nino silently but knew that Nino would be okay with it in the end. It was one of the perks of being Nino’s lover. There was no way that the other would be angry at Ohno and if he was Ohno had enough ideas how to make it up and make Nino forget everyone and everything but Ohno.
“Yes, hello?”
“Jun are you crying?” Ohno asked surprised.
There was silence on the other end for a while and Ohno was patient as he waited for Jun to decide what to answer.
Jun breathed in shakily and then sighed. “Not right now,” he said in the end.
“Okay, I won’t pry but you know we are here if you want to talk. Especially Kazu.”
“He is angry,” Jun said and Ohno rolled his eyes.
“He is not, and you know it. He feels bad to have hurt you with his thoughts of your boyfriend.”
“Ex-boyfriend,” Jun mumbled almost inaudibly and Ohno felt his heartbreak for the other boy. Jun would deserve the world in his opinion. He was such a good friend to his lover after all, but Jun was hopeful, fell in love easily and strangely shy and bad in choosing who to give his heart to.
“I am sorry Jun…”
“Me too,” he said and Ohno could tell that Jun was close to tears again.
“Nino was right.”
“And I can promise you that he won’t be happy about it.”
Jun was silent for a while longer and Ohno looked at the table, carefully straightening the magazine with Jun on the cover. Nino had been on the hunt the last weeks to get every last one that had a snippet of the other in it and it had been one of the few reasons that he was able to get him to go out.
“I know,” Jun said in the end, his voice was very small, “but he didn’t call…”
“And you didn’t call. Kazu was hurt that you told him not to talk to you until he sees it differently. He doesn’t so he won’t call you to know him.”
“But why did you call me then?”
“Because…” Ohno bit his lower lip and wished he wouldn’t have called right now, it was hard to tell him, especially now. “Nino was called for an emergency job. He left earlier and I thought you deserve to know. It was your deal right?”
“To always tell the other when we have to do dangerous stuff,” Jun agreed with a frown. “He is gone then?”
“Yes.”
“Are you worried?”
Ohno didn’t answer as it was clear that he was worried. He was always worried and Jun knew that.
“I’m sorry. Can I come over?”
Ohno closed his eyes and thought it over for a second. On one hand, it would be nice to know that Jun was there. On the other hand, it might be unfair to Nino when he came home. But then again, sometimes Nino needed to be forced to his luck and he was always more honest if he was tired.
“Only if you bring food.”
“I will cook while you paint.”
“Deal,” Ohno said with a small chuckle. “Just come in the door will be open for you as always.”
The tiny thanks coming from Jun was again tearful, but this time Ohno was sure that it was accompanied by a very shy but also happy smile.