Studying Blues DenmarkxReader

A distressed whine echoed through the apartment, making its way to Mathias’ ears and causing him to chuckle; albeit sympathetically.

You were in the middle of studying for an exam; and a pretty big one at that. However, your motivation was dropping and your anxiety was rising and the moments where you actually felt good about your progress were few and far between. And all your Danish boyfriend could do was offer kisses and cuddles and hugs cause we all know those are the only things he’d stay still for. Even the word studying makes him antsy.

Your head was on your desk and buried under your arms, as if you wanted to escape from the world, when Mathias entered the room you studied in.

“Need any help, babe?”

“Yes. A bullet to the head would do nicely.”

Mathias snorted and went over to rub your back. “You might have to ask someone else for help, cause that’s the one thing I can’t do.”

“You’re absolutely useless,” you grumbled into your arms, earning you a laugh from your boyfriend. Although your tone was lighter than before thanks to his little massage.

A few moments passed in silence, with Mathias just gently rubbing your back; making sure to pay more attention to the spots he knew you liked.

“Seriously though, babe. Is there anything I can do?”

You flinched slightly at his voice, having almost fallen asleep, before answering tiredly. “I don’t know. I’m trying to study everything I can but I don’t know if it’s enough but then I take practice exams and it’s like I don’t know anything and-“

Mathias frowned a little as you rambled, hating how worked up and clearly scared you were. And it’s not like he could say “Oh it’s just a test” because it wasn’t that simple. You needed to pass this to graduate.

He let you go for a minute before carefully lifting you up into his arms and heading to the bedroom.

“M-Mathias? What are you doing, I need to study.”

“You need a break, is what you need,” he retorted, his voice playful but serious enough to let you know he was going to make sure you had a break. “You’ve been stressing and studying nonstop. A break will help.”

You huffed quietly but didn’t argue anymore; you knew that tone of his too well to think it would do you any good. Plus, a break probably would help a bit.

Mathias set you on the bed before going to the dresser to get out one of his shirts that you loved to steal and wear around and a pair of your baggy sweatpants. All you could do was cooperate as he came back over and worked on changing you into the comfy clothes, an amused smile on your face the whole time.

You heard a happy sounding hum before his face was right in yours and your lips were firmly pressed together. He stayed there for a few moments before pulling away, the smile you could feel through the kiss lighting up his whole face.

“What?” you asked, confused amusement in your voice.

“You smiled,” he cooed in a ridiculous voice, rubbing his nose against yours. You tried to hold it in but you couldn’t help giggling some at him, letting out a surprised noise when his nose rubbing got more vigorous as a result.

“Now you’re giggling~!”

It amazed you sometimes how fluffy, cute, and weird he could be.

“Because you’re being silly,” you pouted lightly, poking his stomach. “Why are you making such a big deal out of it?”

Mathias chuckled and scooped you up into his arms, shuffling his way to the middle of the bed and flopping down with you. He situated you in his arms and nuzzled his face into your neck as he answered. “Because you haven’t been smiling lately and I missed it.”

You blinked at that; you hadn’t really thought of what your stressing out would do to him.

“I’m sorry,” you said quietly, nuzzling into his neck as well.

“Aw, don’t sweat it, (Name). I know this exam’s a big deal for you. But you’re gonna do great! You always worry about not doing well then blow the test right out of the water!”

You couldn’t help laughing a little at his confidence in you, although you did appreciate it.

“I’m glad that you believe in me so much.”

Mathias lifted his head to grin crookedly at you. “’Course I do, babe! I’ve never met someone as smart as you!”

“You must not have known many people then. And what about Lukas?”

“No, it’s totally true. You’re super smart. And Lukas reads a lot, but he’s not smart.”

“I beg to differ.”

“Do I gotta do some convincing?”

“No, I think I’m good,” you giggled, really amused at his insistence about this.

“That’s what I thought,” he said with a definitive nod before going right back to nuzzling into you.

You curled up against him, savoring the warmth he emitted. It was hard not to worry; that’s just how you were. But having Mathias there to cheer you on made the stress a lot easier to deal with.

“I’m serious, you know,” Mathias piped up quietly. “You’re gonna do great, kay?”

“…Thanks, Mathias,” you answered just as quietly, something about his words calming the last of your anxiety. “I love you.”

“I love you too,” he said cheerfully.

Maybe this exam wasn’t the end of the world after all.


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“You know, I have other ways to help you de-stress, if you know what I mean.”

“Oh my god, Mathias.”