Speed & Lan (DFRP Valentine's Event 2021)

When Lantis had been told that he'd have part of the AEGIS residential quarters to himself and his boyfriend Speed for valentine's day, he made his partner Sophie surprised with just how much he could purr. This was truly a wonderful gift and he appreciated it so much that he swore to not annoy Sophie for the next month... unless an irresistable opportunity arose. Sophie at least was grateful for this.

And so, for that day, Lantis worked his best with Sophie to make a good day's work, leaving no work unresolved. Honestly, if something was overlooked that would cause an emergency that would lead to his and Speed's night together being cancelled, Lantis felt that he could burst through DATS' defence systems and evolve to Mega to resolve it, but hopefully it wouldn't come to that.

Finally, the work of the day was finished, and Sophie grinned as she turned over the charge of the headquarters to him. “Well, you have fun now.” she said, in a rather good mood. She was going to spend time with her own boyfriend, Kenny.

“I think I will, Soph~” Lantis said, winking in response. Then once all was settled on the office floor, the Leomon made his way up to the residential floor. He knew how much Speed liked his muscular chest, so he wore nothing on his torso, just his tan-white fur that covered his whole body. Also, instead of his usual working quality leather pants, he was instead wearing the good leather pants that really showed off the highlights of his lower body, and were comfortable too. He hoped Speed would like seeing him in them.

Lantis blinked as he arrived at the top floor, seeing all the decorations and preparations that Speed had made. At once, he began to purr again. “Oh, Speed, you're certainly looking pretty excited for this~” he said, grinning. The first thing he did was offer him a nice big cuddle, really appreciating all the effort put into what looked like would be a wonderful night for the two of them.

So, it seemed that they would first view a movie together. That suited Lantis, certainly. The idea of snuggling together on the sofa while watching a pleasant film was a very appealing one.

Lantis couldn’t help but purr as Speed cuddled him. Yes, this Valentine’s day had been a long time coming, but now it was here, just as wonderful as he’d imagined.

It had taken most of the Leomon’s energy to maintain his professional decorum in the run-up to it, while on duty with AEGIS he had been polite and formal. But now, he could finally be himself in front of Speed with nobody else interfering. Such a feeling of freedom was wonderful.

Yet… as he hugged him, Lantis noted that there seemed to be something of a little bit of tension with Speed. He couldn’t pinpoint it exactly, just, while the Leomon was prepared to be laid back and relaxed tonight, his boyfriend didn’t seem to be doing the same. Of course, he must be nervous. Lantis knew that Speed had thus far lived something of a troubled life, particularly from what he knew about the Village of Beginnings, so of course he’d be nervous about a night like this. So, for the time being, he would resolve to simply do what he could to be relaxed and happy. This was a date after all, not a therapy session.

“I love the decorations, Speed, you’ve done a fantastic job, my darling.” Lantis answered the question gently, looking around at them to appreciate them all the more. “I’ve always thought the atmosphere and setting is so important for events like this, and I’m glad to see that you agree.”

In fact Lantis was quite relieved that Speed had put up the decorations. Just a basic date in the AEGIS residential floor probably wouldn’t have felt right, given that it was his regular working environment for the most part. Seeing it decorated like this made it feel like he was given permission to enjoy it here for a night.

Speed then mentioned the pizzas. Lantis continued to smile gently. “But of course, we must have the pizzas ready before we start the movie. As for what I’d like, well, I hope you ordered something with plenty of meat on it.” Thinking that he should show some more affection to help Speed relax some more, he patted his shoulder in a loving manner. “You’re so nice to have thought of all this though, I don’t think I’ve ever had such a pleasant surprise in my life.” A night alone with his boyfriend, pizza, watching a movie, so far it was very nice.

For the moment, Lantis would sit down on the sofa in front of the TV in the AEGIS residential common room, and patiently wait for the pizzas to arrive.

Lantis chuckled at the thought of what Sophie would make of this. “Actually, despite her appearing cranky about all things bright and wonderful most of the time, she can be a very passionate young woman too, and I think deep down she’d like this setup too.” the Leomon replied to Speed. “It’s only when we act excessively horny that she gets all annoyed and stuff. So, keeping it at an acceptable level seems to be the right way to go about things.”

Speed then said that he ordered three pizzas, and at least two of them sounded good to Lantis, with the third sounding like it could be good with some additions that they had in their own kitchen in the AEGIS residential floor. “Well then, you planned well, my love.” Lantis said in response. He grinned at Speed’s reaction.

They then waited on the sofa. Lantis continued to purr as Speed seemed to be transfixed with his abs. Speed then remarked how he was jealous and wanted to gain a rack like that of his own. Lantis chuckled, but took care to not be dismissive of his boyfriend’s feelings.

“Well, Speed, one of the things I love about you is your abdomen and how smooth and warm it is, so I don’t mind at all if it doesn’t match mine.” the Leomon stated. In fact he decided to snuggle up close to him until the pizzas arrived. “My lovely drake, you’re so cute~”

Lantis wouldn’t do things from here until the pizzas arrived, knowing it would be a distinct interruption if he were to initiate activities, so he’d be patient for now.

Lantis rubbed his chin as he heard what Speed had to say about Sophie. That was honestly a concern he had about her. While yes, Lantis admired his partner for rising toward whatever challenge opposed her, he still remained a little unsettled about the opinions of those whom she was meant to be leading. He would be sure to raise this issue with her in future. It wouldn’t do if AEGIS was held together through flex tape and fear. She needed to get to know her comrades better.

“I appreciate you saying that, Speed, thank you.” Lantis said gently to his boyfriend. “I think AEGIS might be able to work a bit better in the days to come with that in mind. Oh, don’t worry, I won’t tell Sophie you said that, just, you’ve said something I’ve heard from others in the group, and I think Sophie needs to keep that in mind going forward.”

Lantis then purred and snuggled up with Speed until the food arrived. The Leomon chuckled and nodded to give leave for Speed to get their food. True to his name, Speed quickly returned with fresh pizzas, the scent quickly tantalizing Lantis’s senses, but then he realized something was missing. “Didn’t you order drinks too?” he asked, hoping nothing was missing here.

As for what he wanted to watch here, Lantis pondered hard. Still, as far from the box as he wanted to venture, he couldn’t think far from a film the humans had made about lions – human world beasts that mostly resembled Leomons like him. Once everything was sorted out, Lantis named his choice.

“How about we watch The Lion King first?” he suggested. “Just… I know the human world has made a lot of animated films about animals, and a lot of those animals resemble us beast digimon, so, I’m really curious about that one. So, shall we watch that first?” he asked, eagerly.

Lantis gave a little smile as Speed told his true feelings about Sophie and her leadership.

“My honest opinion? She overthinks things.” the Leomon replied. “I think her brother Colin has a bit of a better grasp on things, he takes things as they come, but Sophie…” he hesitated before continuing, then shook his head. “That’s a conversation for another day, I feel. I don’t want to possibly spoil our date by talking about things like that. So let’s keep things about us, eh, cutie~?” he grinned at his adorable drake boyfriend.

Then Lantis awaited the food, which Speed retrieved in his usual impressive time. Since Lantis was ambivalent about what movie to watch, he had heard of Zootopia and thought it would be something good to watch together.

“Okay then, Zootopia it is~” he said, assuming a comfortable position on the sofa, accepting a most comfortable position of snuggling with Speed, taking a slice of pizza to eat as the film began. “Damn these humans are good… animating all of this, I just can’t comprehend how they do it…” he remarked on the animation.

At once, Lantis felt engrossed with the movie. Seeing what Judy Hopps was going through, she just wanted to do the right thing and keep order in her city, but was held back because of her status as a rabbit in a world of predators. Lantis had felt like that once, when he was in the Terminus City Guard. Before he had met Sophie, he had been stuck in his rookie Spadamon form, so had always been relegated to the lesser jobs.

“Good choice of movie, babe.” Lantis said halfway through, once he had enough of his fill of pizza and soda, just glad to be witness to this story and feel the warmth of his wonderful boyfriend by his side, as he put an arm around him to cuddle for a little further.

He purred, and Speed let him know he purred. Lantis chuckled and nodded. “Yes, she knows.” he admitted. “Sophie’s not entirely cold, she knows my signals. If I sit down next to her, she pets me behind my ears, and I purr then too. It makes her smile. That’s how I know that we’re truly meant to be as partners of human and digimon.”

Lantis was too engrossed with the movie and his own pizza to notice just how fast Speed ate. So much so that when he reached out for his sixth slice, they had all run out. Not that he minded, five slices were enough for him to be satisfied. Sure, he normally ate a whole pizza to be full, but there were other things he wanted to spend his energy on tonight.

Speed asked if Lantis thought that the protagonists would kiss by the end. “Heh, probably. Their muzzles might make it tricky though.” he observed. “I know in most human movies the leading couple often kiss, but Nick’s muzzle seems a bit too pointed to make something like that comfortable. I do hope they cuddle at least though.”

After Lantis revealed that Sophie could make him purr, Speed tested it out by petting him in the places he mentioned. And of course, Lantis did purr, making comfortable feline gestures to indicate he liked it.

“Careful~” Lantis said through his purring. “If you keep that up, I’m gonna have to snuggle you~”

As they continued to watch the film, Lantis found himself grow quite angry at the revelation of Bellwether’s conspiracy. Somehow that felt deeply wrong to him and he rumbled as the evil sheep attempted her grand plan, and felt very satisfied to see it all fail. Honestly, it made him all the more aware of the potential conflict between humans and digimon, and seeing this film, it made him aware of one possible flashpoint. A human or digimon aiming to bring out the worst in the other to bring forth the outrage and warfare. Ooh, he was so glad to see her thwarted.

“Ahh, such a good film~” Lantis said as it ended. “You know what? I think I’d like to snuggle you anyway~” and if Speed consented, would draw in the drake for a happy cuddle.

Lantis chuckled as Speed rested on his chest, putting an arm around him. “It’s fine, really, when I saw how fast they were going I picked out the biggest slices, so I’ve pretty much had my fill.” the Leomon reassured him.

As the film came to an end, Speed made some remarks about how it went. Lantis was a little distracted by the dancing tigers at the end, but drew his attention back to Speed. It was a serious matter, so Lantis replied with a solemn tone. “Working in Terminus City Security, unfortunately I’ve had a few in my team turn to the bad side.” he said. “There’s always the allure of money for doing so, and for a lot of digimon in the city, it’s too much for them. I was pretty much stuck as a Spadamon and couldn’t really do anything about dirty cops like that, because I never got the opportunity like Judy, but, I like her. She was smart enough to come out on top and thwart that horrible… sheep? Is that what they’re called in the human world?”

Lantis chuckled as Speed snuggled up with him again. He particularly enjoyed stroking his white belly, it felt softer and warmer than the rest of his hide. He was content to do this for a little while longer, until he felt the need to ask. “So, anything else you feel like doing?” he asked. “Chat for a bit? Snuggle up? Chat while snuggling?”

Lantis knew that Speed didn’t really like talking about his background, but Lantis was happy to talk about his own experience if Speed wanted to hear. If not, he was happy to just do what came naturally when left alone with another digimon that he was coming to love quite fondly.

The Leomon was glad to be left alone for a night with Speed. There were many more things he wanted to talk about, and he would reveal as much as the drake wanted to hear about his life before and after he met Sophie and joined AEGIS. He liked the feeling of Speed resting on his thick light tan fur. He raised the remote and just let something random play on the TV, the volume way down to provide a little bit of background noise so the room didn't feel too eerie. And he would continue to pet Speed lovingly.