One thing Kaveh knew about any holiday was that decorating the house was just about the biggest nightmare to deal with. He didn't mind doing the labor of it, and planning where things went had to be his favorite part of it all.
The annoying part was his know-it-all husband, who would move or add things to his perfectly planned out decor.
Alhaitham loved making every event a chore for him, and while sometimes it was endearing, other times…
"I just think there are too many pumpkins on this side of the house. It stinks in here." Alhaitham dangled one of the smaller pumpkins by the stem. "It'll be even worse when they start to rot. Which some of them probably already are, since you just had to import them from Mondstadt. You know they grow some here. You could've asked Ti-"
"I get it," Kaveh snapped. "You hate the same things every year. I know everything you're going to say already, so knock it off." He snatched the pumpkin out of his hand and set it back in its place. "Next year I'll do what you want, since your opinion is the only one that seems to matter around here."
Alhaitham raised a brow and leaned against the table where the multitude of colorful gourds sat. "Did you lose another good pen today? Or perhaps you didn't sleep well? It was rather rainy outside, and-"
"Y'know, sometimes the problem is just you." Kaveh turned away from him, looking over the other strung up decor.
He had planned it all out so carefully that year, putting it all in places that he had been sure would be out of his husband's way enough that there would be no complaints. Every spooky poster, pumpkin, fake web and spider; They were all masterfully put in spots that looked good and also didn't get in either of their paths. Most of them were even off of their bookshelves, in case the other got the urge to read something he hadn't touched in ages, which he often did when something covered a shelf.
"Can't we have a single holiday where you don't… Don't make me feel so bad? I really tried this time." His sentence ended softly, his voice not having the same heat in it from moments ago.
A long silence stretched between them, and Kaveh wondered if Alhaitham would just ignore his fit and move on. Sometimes his fits were because he hadn't eaten for a while, or because he had something happen earlier in the day that soured his mood for everything. But sometimes Alhaitham really did just piss him off, and there was no way to sugarcoat it to the man.
"I like everything else," Alhaitham mumbled as he placed a hand on Kaveh's shoulder to turn him around. "You… did well. It's spooky yet classy. I just worry that when the holiday is over, you'll forget the cleanup and our tables will have mushy pumpkin juices until I end up cleaning it."
Kaveh opened his mouth to protest, then shut it again to bite his lip. So maybe there had been a few times he forgot the cleaning half of decorating. And maybe he could have thought about how Alhaitham wasn't always the best at wording his concerns without sounding as if he were degrading him. They both needed to work on their communication skills, and Kaveh, well, he could probably work on making sure he cleaned up after himself whenever he put things out that had an expiration date.
"Thank you." He placed his hand over Alhaitham's. "I'll put a reminder in my calendar for the day after our party to clean not just the mess of that, but to clear out all the decorations, too."
Alhaitham tugged Kaveh closer, bringing him to his chest so that he could rest his head on his shoulder. "A couple of days after would suffice. So long as it's before they rot."
Kaveh chuckled and wrapped his arms around his torso. "You like them enough to keep them up even days after the holiday? I must've outdone myself this time."
"Don't go getting a big head about it," Alhaitham snorted. His hands wandered to Kaveh's hips, keeping him close while he pressed soft kisses to his shoulder and neck. "I just wanted to assure you I didn't mean it in the way it was being taken. That's all."
"Sure, sure. Is that why you're getting so handsy now? To apologize?" Kaveh did the same, feeling over the large muscles his husband had somehow amassed. Some of them had softened over time, as Kaveh had grown fond of cooking things at home rather than buying them food on the way home. Alhaitham would never admit it, but every night he cleared his plate and would be adamant that the leftovers get stored properly so that he could take them to lunch the following day.
"You don't seem to be against it," he laughed. "But I can stop, if that's what you'd like?"
His hands lifted off of him, and Kaveh hurriedly grabbed them to put them back as they were. "No, no, you can keep going." With his hands still over Alhaitham's, Kaveh led them lower and placed them over his ass. "I think we could both use a little… bonding time, seeing as it's the weekend, and we both worked overtime these last few days. It's been a little while. Maybe too long." He placed a few kisses on Alhaitham's neck, even being so bold as to nibble a bit of flesh afterward.
Alhaitham gave a firm squeeze to Kaveh's behind and buried his face against his shoulder. "If this will improve your moody behavior, then so be it." Without warning, he hiked Kaveh up onto his shoulder and carried him toward their bedroom. "Don't think this will make me forget about your promise to clean, though. I'm holding you to that."
Kaveh laughed, the sound being cut short when he got dropped onto the bed. The mass of blankets and pillows cushioned the fall, and it made him thankful they agreed on getting so many since neither of them would agree on who made it impossible to share one set.
"Get undressed." Alhaitham tossed his shirt aside with little care, but took more time with getting his pants off.
Kaveh hadn't dressed particularly fancy that day since he didn't have to work, so his boring shirt and pants slipped off with ease, not having any accessories in the way. While Alhaitham took his time stripping, Kaveh reached over to their hand-crafted nightstand and dug out the vial of lubricant. There wasn't much left in it, but it would be enough to get them through the day.
Once naked, Alhaitham climbed into the bed, roughly grabbing Kaveh's legs to place them on his hips.
"Someone's eager," Kaveh scoffed. "I haven't even opened the-"
Alhaitham snatched the bottle out of his hands, popping the lid off and dumping a good portion of it onto his hand. "Quiet. You always do these things too slowly. I even tried to give you more time by undressing slowly, but you still failed to get it done in time."
Kaveh rolled his eyes, unable to keep the smile off his face. With the air between them cleared from their earlier argument, it was a little easier to remember that his brash attitude didn't always mean he wanted to start a fight. Alhaitham struggled to say things in a nice way, and while most found it completely insufferable, Kaveh learned to read between the lines. Most of the time, anyway.
"Relax and don't forget to breathe." Alhaitham slid his fingers between Kaveh's legs, pressing the lube-covered ones against his entrance.
It had been a few days since they last fooled around, so it took a bit of extra pressure and wiggling for his large fingers to make their way inside of him. Kaveh grit his teeth and forced his lungs to take a deep breath through them.
"What did I just say? Relax, Kaveh."
His husband's demanding tone made Kaveh's already half-hard dick spring fully to life.
"I'm trying," he grunted. "I told you there's no rush. You can be a little more- Ah!" Suddenly, two of Alhaitham's fingers were shoved as deep as they would go, curling upward and causing everything to go black for a moment. "Y-you can't press there so suddenly! You're going to make me finish before you even-!" Yet again, his sentence got cut short thanks to Alhaitham moving his fingers.
"If you finish from this, that's your fault. I'm just doing what's needed." Alhaitham continued to curl his fingers while moving them in and out of Kaveh, giving no break for him to catch his breath.
Kaveh squirmed against the bed, his legs tightening around Alhaitham's waist. While part of him wanted to push the other off, the building heat in his gut forced his hips to lift into the onslaught of stimulation.
"Ah, Al-Alhaitham! I'm-!" His words came out choked and tears welled in his eyes. Having so much attention on his prostate so quickly overwhelmed his entire body, and he couldn't do anything other than brace himself for the sudden orgasm that washed over him.
His vision blurred, and his muscles tensed, each of his limbs shaking while his dick made a mess of his stomach and chest. Kaveh gripped the sheets and did his best to catch his breath. On the list of things he seemed to be forgetting that day, Alhaitham being ruthless in bed when he became too eager was one of them.
"L-let me rest a moment, Alhaitham," he panted. The fingers had stopped moving so roughly, instead slowing to a nice pace that stretched him rather than worked Kaveh up. "You know, you can be such a-"
Alhaitham's lips mashed against his, and it was then that Kaveh figured he should finally give up on trying to get a word in.
The slower pace eventually worked Kaveh open enough for Alhaitham to press his cock inside. Even though he had been given a break, it had been a bit too short. The sensation of being filled had more tears beading at the corners of his eyes.
"Hush, it's alright," Alhaitham hummed. "We'll work up slower this time."
Kaveh nodded and once more grit his teeth to brace himself for the initial pressure and adjustment of having something so large inside of him. Thankfully, it didn't last long at all. Despite having been a while, the stretching and lube worked together perfectly to keep him from feeling too much discomfort, and soon enough, Kaveh was a moaning mess.
His legs hooked onto Alhaitham's hips, allowing him the leverage to work his hips into his husband's thrusts. The tears running down his cheeks burned a little, but that was easily ignored thanks to the tender yet sloppy kisses being pressed all over his face and lips.
"I'm c-close," Kaveh forced out.
"Already? Someone is easy to please today." Alhaitham rested his forehead on Kaveh's, his breathing giving away how close he was getting as well.
Kaveh only huffed in response, knowing it was unlikely that the other would sit through his reasoning as to why he had been worked up again so quickly. They might have had a spat minutes before, and argued about little, silly things nearly every day. But their passion for one another always did shine through the best during their quiet moments.
That and watching his husband's massive muscles work under his perfectly smooth, dark skin, the sweat building up and making it shine under the light coming through the thin curtains over the window… Well, that didn't hurt either.
Once more, Kaveh's blood ran hot and his muscles spasmed. That time, his orgasm didn't hit him like a wall. Instead, it washed over him in a calm wave that flowed in tandem with the rhythm of their hips. Being his usual self, Alhaitham didn't make noise or a show of reaching his end. Kaveh could feel his cock twitch and make a mess inside of him, signaling that he, too, had enjoyed the quickie.
The two of them caught their breath, Kaveh lying still under Alhaitham. He had comfortably laid over him to rest, his head on his shoulder and his hot breath right against his neck.
He reached up to play with his hair, admiring the silvery locks as they slid between his fingers. "You're getting your sweat all over me," he chuckled. He tried to sit up, hoping to move the other with him. "We should probably shower and-"
With newfound energy, Alhaitham bolted up and grabbed Kaveh's wrists, his grip a vice that he wouldn't be able to break away from.
"You said we had all day." His voice was stern, though Kaveh could detect a hint of a whine in it. "Stay in bed with me. I'm not done with you."
Exhaustion from cumming twice so close together seeped into Kaveh's bones. If Alhaitham expected him to put in any work during their time in bed, he would be sorely disappointed. Though, as he looked up at his husband's face, seeing the warm glint in his eyes, Kaveh didn't think he was expecting a single thing from him, other than for him to lay back and enjoy himself.
"Okay," he hummed. "I'll stay in bed with you."
The hint of a smile crept onto Alhaitham's face. "Good. Because I'm ready to go again."
Kaveh sighed, not shocked to feel the rock of Alhaitham's hips starting up again already. Where he found the energy, Kaveh would never know. But with Alhaitham fucking and kissing him with just as much passion as he had moments before, he wasn't about to complain.