Title: late night at the office
Rating: G
Fandom: Tokyo 24-ku
Relationship: Agatsuma Taiga/Sonogi Akihiro
Wordcount: 590
Short summary: Akihiro accidentally stayed at his office past 2 AM, which meant Taiga was also still at the office after 2 AM…
Akihiro rubbed his eyes as he grabbed onto the last of the documents in his pile. He had done his best to focus on what was in front of him and perhaps he had done too well, for he vaguely remembered telling Tademaru to leave earlier but how much earlier was that… Damn, it was already 2 AM?
He stood up from his desk and stretched his arms overhead, loosening the muscles of his back as he turned his head to look around the room. Where was Taiga… oh, with arms crossed leaning against the door.
Akihiro gave him a sheepish smile. “Sorry to keep you here so late.”
“No problem.” Taiga returned the smile with one of his own.
Akihiro yawned. 2 AM… A drive home wouldn’t take too long at this time of day, but it was still at least half an hour, and then the commute back would be even longer in the morning… And there was just that one document left to finish…
“I’m not sure if it’s worth going home…” he mused out loud. “Maybe I’ll ask Tademaru to bring me a change of clothes for tomorrow.”
Tademaru would be upset to receive such a message at this time of day but he would be more upset if he found Akihiro hadn’t gone home and decided to wear the same clothes for another day. So to take the path of least upset…
“Shall I get you another coffee, sir?”
Akihiro looked up from his phone with a frown. Of course Taiga was being a professional right now but Akihiro was craving something else. “Taiga.” He walked over to the SP and put his hands on Taiga’s shoulders. “It’s just the two of us right now. And no, I will be done soon. I’ll just rest in the office.”
Taiga raised a brow. “On the couch?”
Akihiro laughed dryly. “Catching a few hours is better than nothing.” He allowed himself to fall towards Taiga, to lean into the man and have Taiga hold him up. “Taiga, will you sleep with me?”
“But…” Taiga seemed doubtful that they would both fit on the couch. They probably wouldn’t fit too well, but… Those documents were about funding plans for national security bodies, and maybe that was why Akihiro wanted a little extra comfort from…
Akihiro shook his head. Just one last push. He extricated himself reluctantly from Taiga’s hold. “Set an alarm for 8 AM. Otherwise, don’t let anyone disturb us.”
“Understood.”
One last document, Akihiro repeated to himself as he returned to his desk to pick it up. He scanned the title. This was… a copy of the one he just read? Should he read it again to be safe or… His eyes closed for a moment. No, he should get sleep.
“Taiga.” Akihiro made his way to the couch, taking off his jacket and his tie before sitting down. He patted the space next to him. “Sorry you got stuck with me. But I’m glad, too.”
“Akihiro…” Taiga double-checked that the door to the office was locked before making his way to the couch. He too stripped off his jacket and removed his gun before sitting down next to Akihiro. Akihiro leaned into Taiga.
“Kiss me goodnight?”
He closed his eyes and let Taiga guide his body to a horizontal position. He felt Taiga’s left hand secure his waist and Taiga’s right hand cup the back of his neck. And then finally lips…
“Goodnight, Akihiro…”
And then he fell into a deep sleep, just as desired.