I love you.

Sapnaps favorite words.

Karl had already heard them in every possible tone, in every situation and every day at least a million times.

He said it so often, Sapnap soon realized they lost their special meaning.

Of course Karl still loved to hear it, but it sounded like something that was just there, because it was merely a thing that existed. Not like something special and heartfelt, that would make Karl heart beat faster.

So Sapnap thought a lot about how he could solve this little dilemma. He wanted Karl to know how special he was and how much he made his heart beat faster.

Tonight he felt particularly romantic.

Romantic in their way, which meant ordering Karls favorite fast food and watching the next episode of the show they started together, while cuddling.

And Sapnap was excited to see if his new phase would be working the way he wanted it to. So he gently reached for Karls cheek, so he would face him and smiled.

Karl already expected the usual I love you, but instead Sapnap said: "You're the best part of my life"

Karl started smiling. "That's a new one"

"I realized that I use, I love you, a lot and I don't want you to think I use it because it's easy. So I came up with something else, that I'll use occasionally, in addition to the I love you's, to make you feel special"

"Aw", Karl replied and kissed Sapnap, "That's so sweet." "Did it work?" "Yes, I really liked that.", Karl replied and Sapnap saw a little blush on his cheeks, as he smiled.

"I love you so much", he said and kissed Karls forehead, before pulling him in for more cuddles. "You're the best part of my life too", Karl then said and Sapnap smiled.