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Long Day

Genre; Fluff

Word Count; 0.8k

Warnings; None! Just hugs and cuddles

Pairing; Shirou Ogami x Reader

Hey everyone, this is my first Shirou x reader, hope I did him justice!

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You knew Shirou’s latest escapade had been far more serious than normal as soon as he walked through the door. The ever present bags under his eyes had turned a violent shade of purple, his brow more drawn than normal and a general feeling of exhaustion was hanging over his shoulders. To others, you reasoned, he probably looked the same as always. But then again, you weren’t ‘others’.

You dropped what you were doing immediately, a look of concern firmly across your features. Usually, either one or both of you and Michiru accompanied Shirou on these trips and it was looking like today was the time he could have used a friendly face, the one day you both opted out. The beastman strode past you and into his office, leaving the door ajar as a silent way of letting you know you could come in. You followed after him, gently closing the door behind you and walking over to your partner.

“What happened?” You asked him softly, trying to work out if he had been injured or was unwell. In response, he just turned around and tightly wrapped his arms around you, pulling your body into his. His head rested on top of yours and you hugged him in return, hands rubbing up and down his back. It wasn’t the first time this had happened, but it usually meant he was either hurt, stressed or both.

Shirou tended not to speak during these moments, instead just breathing in your scent and allowing his racing mind to slow and appreciate home, safe. You had that affect on him anyway; seeing you after work was something he thought about often when he would really rather be somewhere else. You closed your eyes as he gently kissed your hair, breath just tickling your forehead. You squeezed your arms and he released a contented sigh, before leaning down just a little to pick you up.

“Shirou-” You were silenced by a soft kiss before you could make any protest or say anything else and the wolf beastman simply carried you out of his office.

“Lay down with me?” He asked quietly, gaze quite stubbornly over your head and examining some non-existent detail on the opposite wall. You chuckled quietly as you nodded your head, holding onto his shoulders as he laid down with you still in his arms. You rolled over then rested your head against his shoulder, smiling as he held you close against him. You knew Shirou just needed some time to wind down and this was something you often did together, not that he would ever admit it. He enjoyed cuddling, liked the mutual feelings of trust and protection shared between you and appreciated not being expected to make conversation. This was far more meaningful anyway in his mind.

These moments were so different than his normal day to day life and he wished you could share more of them. This was something else he would never admit to, though he didn’t really need to. It was obvious to you that your partner looked to these times as a few moments of peace and sanity; you could practically feel the exhaustion radiating from inside him sometimes and you wanted nothing more than to get rid of it. He trusted you deeply and somehow you felt honoured that the great Silver Wolf felt you were worthy of that trust, that you wouldn’t betray it. If laying with you like this was enough to make him calm down and feel able to breath, you would cuddle with him forever.

Eventually, much as you tried, you ended up falling asleep. You were simply too warm and comfortable to keep your eyes open and even Shirou dozed off for a while, though only lightly. Michiru got back some time during your nap and in looking for the wolf beastman, happened to come across the two of you curled up together. She let out a silent ‘aww’ and grabbed her phone to get a picture, quickly putting it back in her pocket when your partner’s head snapped around to look at her. Somehow, even with you laying on his chest and his arms wrapped around you, he managed to look threatening - not that Michiru took any notice at this point - as he told her silently to be quiet because you were sleeping.

The tanuki walked away absolutely beaming. Shirou might seem all tough, but he was a softy at heart. And he was going to be teased endlessly for the fact that she had managed to get a picture of the two of you.

Saber: Arcueid thinks that they're some sort of relationship wizard. Shirou: Look at her with their little witchy magic beams. Saber: Who do they think they are to tell us we can't like each other? Shirou: If I wanna like you, I will! Saber: Yeah, and if I wanna like you, I will! Shirou: If I wanna think that you have pretty hair, I will! Saber: And if I wanna think that you have sparkly eyes, I will!

Saber : Arcueid has no survival skills, her need to win has replaced them. Shirou: That can't be true! Saber : Watch this. Saber : Hey Arcueid, race you to the bottom of the stairs! Arcueid: *Throws herself out a window*