Chapter 131 - 127. Words of Devotion
The first thing Bassena felt as he woke up was that his body felt sore and for a second, he questioned why the bed felt worse than usual. He groaned and sat up, looking around begrudgingly in a daze.
The sun was up, the light flooding from windows and balcony. There was a sound of trickling water, and the scent of coffee. Staring blearily at his surrounding, Bassena got up instinctively, chasing a familiar, wonderful scent.
Not of coffee, but of summer. Of fresh spring water. Of life.
Half asleep, he reached out and circled his arms around a lean waist, buried his face in a skin bearing the comforting scent.
"You’re heavy," a melodious voice told him, but Bassena only tightened his hold and nuzzled on the fragrant neck.
It got him a soft grunt followed by a light chuckle, and rewarded him with a flick on his forehead. "A baby," the nice voice told him again. "You’re a giant baby."
Bassena hummed in agreement, and the finger that was flicking him came back to stroke his head briefly. "Coffee?" the soothing voice asked, and Bassena nodded against the nape.
"Sugar..." he mumbled incoherently.
"Yea, yea," the black hair swayed against his face as the owner nodded. "Now get off me."
"Don’t wanna..." Bassena grunted defiantly, clinging like a giant puppy, a giant baby, a giant koala--whatever, as long as they were cute.
Zein liked him when he was acting cute, Bassena remembered.