Romano x Reader- 10 Signs

10 Signs You've Been In A Relationship Forever

1. You take non-romantic showers.

    As the sun rose, Lovino sat up lazily, yawned, and stretched out his muscles before dragging himself up and out of bed. As he did this, he heard the faint sound of bare footsteps against the tiled floor in the bathroom, which could only mean one thing.
    (Name) was getting ready for her morning shower.
    Come to think of it, he needed a shower, too. He was so occupied with work that he had forgotten to shower the night before.
    And so, as he scratched an irritating itch on his back, he made his way to the bathroom and opened the door to find (Name) sticking her hand in the water spouting from the shower head to make sure it wasn't too hot or too cold. She didn't even have to look at Lovino to know he was standing there at the doorway. "Good morning, Lovi."
    "Buongiorno," he replied sleepily and stared at the running water for a few short moments.
    And off went the shirt, as did the rest of his clothing, and into the shower he went.

2. You do things you don't want to do.

    (Name) gently breathed in the warm breeze, and she stretched out on her blue yoga mat into an upward dog position. The empty mat next to her was waiting to be occupied by Lovino, as he had promised to do this with her (after two hours of begging and swearing). Eyes closed, she heard Lovino sigh exasperatedly as he stretched into the same position as his partner with some difficulty.
    Silence for a while.
    "This sucks ass," Lovino complained as they stretched into a much more difficult and painful position. He was having major balance problems and it was bad enough that he wasn't allowed to use his hands to keep from falling face first into the ground.
    "I don't know, I kinda like it," (Name) countered calmly, remaining perfectly still and balanced. Seconds later she heard a loud 'Oof!' accompanied by a thud onto the pavement.

3. You're honest.

    As (Name) fumbled with her hair in front of the mirror, trying to find out which hairstyle would look best with her outfit, Lovino came out wearing a grey T-Shirt and jeans. She frowned as she saw this in the reflection of the mirror. She would not allow Lovino to leave this house looking like that, especially if they were going to dinner with Antonio and Bella.
    "Go change. You look ridiculous," she said without taking her eyes off of her reflection in the mirror, and Lovino paused.
    "I don't have to look good for that tomato bastard," he mumbled crankily as he went into the closet to look for something more (Name)-approved. (Name) smirked, knowing that she had prevailed once more and continued to play around with her hair.

4. You can read each other's minds.

    "Are you almost done?" Lovino asked as he buttoned up the last of his dress shirt. Not that he cared, but the one thing that occupied his mind was that they were going to be late and lose their reservations.
    (Name) sighed, "We're not gonna be late, it's just... I hate my hair."
    Translation: 'Ten more minutes.'
    "Ragazza, we don't have that much time," Lovino answered, knowing that this woman took forever to get ready. By this time, he was thinking 'Fuck the reservations. Let's just stay in.' (Name) looked at him with hope-filled eyes.
    "Staying in sounds nice, actually." Translation: 'Netflix?'

5. You share bodily functions.

    The two were snuggled up in bed, browsing Netflix to look for a good movie to watch. (Name) rested her head on Lovino's chest while he held his arm around her, his other hand scrolling through the many movie and TV show options.
    Disturbing the peace unexpectedly, was a small sound of flatulence, and the couple lay still for a few moments.
    "Was that you or me?" Lovino asked, breaking the silence. His eyebrows had been furrowed together as he stared at the ceiling, trying to figure out the answer to this equation.
    Afterward, (Name), deeply confused, thought about it for a moment and looked back up at her partner. "I don't know."

6. You know the importance of personal space.

    It was about the middle of the night and the couple, who shared a bed, were unconsciously fighting over who got the most coverage from their comforter. They tugged and yanked, hoping they could get it and didn't care if the other froze. As this was happening, they also tried to inch their way away from each other, (Name) becoming irritated every time Lovino's cold feet touched her leg, and Lovino becoming uncomfortable every time (Name)'s arm landed on his face.
    (Name) groaned, sleepily pushing Lovino so that he would stop touching her with his icicles for feet.

7. You hear the same stories over and over.

    "That Thanksgiving was probably the one day I will never forget; It was such a mess," Lovino reminisced, and (Name) rolled her eyes. She was probably able to recite the way he told the story word for word
    Every. Single. Damn. Time.
    The day he tells a different story when they have guests over would be the day he stops cursing like a sailor and actually shows some civil behavior toward Ludwig.
    Until then, she would be stuck in what seemed like an endless time loop of the same Thanksgiving story told in the exact same way, making her feel exactly how she was at the moment.
    Bored out of her mind.

8. You didn't say what you think you said.

    Lovino listened as (Name) blabbered on and on about her recent job interview, only he didn't remember saying half the things she said he said.
    "So I told him how nervous I was about it and the one thing he told me was, 'Oh you have to act like a guy on these things or else no one will take you seriously,'" she said, lowering her voice in a way that was meant to imitate Lovino's voice. Her stupid coworkers actually laughed.
    Lovino was not pleased.
   "I didn't say that," he cut in, wanting to make his point known. The point that their guests shouldn't get to laugh at something he never said in the first place.
    "Yes, you did," (Name) replied. Just because Lovino had a memory span the size of a pea didn't mean she did, too. Lovino sighed, not wanting to make a scene, even though he was all for it.
    "Okay," he gave in, setting his fork and knife down in defeat. "I said that."

9. Bad breath is just a fact of life.

    Groaning, (Name) rolled over on the bed so that she was facing Lovino. "Babe," she muttered sleepily, nudging his arm until his limp body moved. "I gotta go to work early today."
    She leaned in for a quick kiss to get her up and going for the day. However, Lovino quickly blocked her with his hand, thinking with his senses.
    "Your breath smells like garbage," he groaned, and (Name) giggled, wrapping her arms around him.
    "I don't care."
    And she proceeded to kiss him.

10. You still know how to say "I love you."

    Dressed an ready for work, (Name) tweaked her hair before beginning to walk out the door.
    "Ti amo!" Lovino said loudly enough for (Name) to hear from where she was. He was still cuddled up all comfy in bed and when she didn't say anything in reply, he rolled over to see if she had left while he was speaking.
    (Name) stood there, arms folded with a smug smile on her face. "I know," she said cockily. Lovino sat up, rubbing his eyes.
    As if she wouldn't see him for a year after the next minute, (Name) climbed on top of him so that she could give him a goodbye kiss.
    After she pulled away, she began to giggle uncontrollably. "Your breath stinks."
    Lovino pulled a not-amused face before he flopped back down on the bed, pulling the comforter over himself. "Bye."