for hoperaiweek, based on this adorable fanart :D
It was a peaceful evening. Honestly, Hope could never ask for anything more than a quiet night at home just getting lost in a book.
Of course, there was a huge bonus to this, because he had an amazing girlfriend over in the kitchen making coffee for them. He supposed no everyone staying home at night could say that…
He’d just gotten to an exciting chapter when, without warning, the entire house was plunged into darkness.
The power went out? He frowned and set the book outside, quickly getting to his feet. It was pitch black in the house, and there wasn’t much light outside to aide him.
"Light?" Who else would it be? "Where are you?"
"In the kitchen." There was a muffled noise that sounded like something being set down - maybe the mugs for the coffee. "I’m coming over."
"I’m in the - " he began to reply, but…
There was a long pause. Hope didn’t know whether to attempt to rush to Lightning’s side or laugh. “Did you just…hit your head?”
"…I didn’t see the doorway."
This time, he couldn’t hide the laugh in his tone as he slowly started to try and make his way to the kitchen in an attempt to meet her halfway. “Really? That’s kind of ironic.”
"Why?" Her voice was pretty close by.
"Your name is Light,” he teased. “Perhaps now it should be for Lightbulb instead of Lightning…”
"Very funny." She didn’t sound amused, but somehow, he could just tell that she was smiling. "Maybe we should find a flashlight.”
"Hmm." They finally found each other in the darkness, fumbling to reach for each other’s hands. "Or…we could find a way to get upstairs and do things that shouldn’t see the light of day.”
Now he could tell that she was smiling, and proved it when she leaned up and kissed him, their noses bumping together. “As long as we can keep all of our limbs intact.”
He grinned. “Challenge accepted.”