Stephan was confused. His boyfriend has been acting weird since they arrived in Norway. It started innocently enough with Andi showing up with a bouquet of red roses at the airport.

Admittedly, the other guys kept looking at them funny but it was a nice gesture and the brunette chose to see it as another one of Andreas's strange ideas. Besides their teammates knew about their relationship, so as long as the Bavarian refrained from similar displays of affection in front of the other teams, he was going to ignore it. When it came to Andi, sometimes not knowing was better.

Unfortunately, that was only the beginning. Soon he couldn't deny it any longer, something was definitely off.

After giving him the flowers, Andreas didn't leave his side for a second during their flight.

First, he decided to carry his bag for him, even though the brunette was more than capable of doing it himself. Still, Stephan stayed silent as they boarded the plane and later on as the blonde kept asking him every ten minutes if he was comfortable or needed anything.

He didn't say anything when the younger man started calling him "baby" and "darling". Never having been one for direct confrontation, he decided that some time apart would do them good and told his boyfriend that he was going to go play cards with Richi and Markus.

He probably shouldn't have been surprised when five minutes later they were joined by the very person he was trying to avoid. And when Wellinger just sat down on his lap and kissed him as if it was completely normal for them to show affection in the middle of a crowded plane, his patience ran out.

"OK, what is going on with you today?" he asked, pushing him off his lap.

Andi looked at him surprised, "Nothing, I don't know what you mean."

"Come on, you're not acting normal. Since when do you buy me flowers or carry my bags? And you won't leave me alone for a second!" Stephan yelled and instantly regretted his words as he saw his boyfriend's hurt expression.

"Well, excuse me for trying to do something nice," said the blonde and walked away before Leyhe could say anything else.

After their fight, he had expected Andi's usual sulking but surprisingly, as soon as they arrived he started acting as if nothing had happened. And it looked like their argument didn't temper his enthusiasm.

In the following days, Stephan received two more bouquets, a box of chocolates and a teddy bear. He blamed it on the fact that Valentine's Day was coming up which meant that every shop in the area was filled with cheesy gifts.

Stephan loved the younger man but even he wouldn't say that Andi was particularly thoughtful. Of course, he could always count on him but when it came to the more mundane stuff like, for example picking up milk, he was often too absent-minded to remember. Well, it seemed like that was no longer the case.

Now there was a fresh coffee, prepared exactly as he liked it, waiting for him as he woke up, when before he had to practically force his boyfriend to get up in the morning. During meals, Andi would grab the food for the both of them and carry it over to their table before he had a chance to do anything.

Not to mention his continued refusal to be apart from the older man, especially when Stephan was around other jumpers. Whenever he tried to talk with Daniel after his jumps, as he usually did, Andreas would show up urgently needing his help with something. He even skipped playing video games with Markus.

Stephan was laying on his bed, reading and enjoying a moment of peace. As much as he adored his boyfriend, he was getting really tired of his behavior. Still, he hasn't mentioned it since their fight on the plane, not wanting to argue again. He had hoped the blonde would get bored and everything would go back to normal.

No such luck but he was going to relax now and worry later. Andreas was with Eisenbichler, they've been meeting weekly to play since their friend bought a new console. At least he was supposed to be as in that moment the door opened and Andi walked in.

"I hope you didn't miss me too much," he said, talking off his shoes and throwing himself on the bed next to the brunette.

It's not like you gave me a chance to, he thought but instead said, "I thought you'd be at Markus's."

"I told him I couldn't tonight. I thought we could do something together," he answered and leaned down to kiss his boyfriend's neck.

"That's nice but you know I don't mind..." Stephan tried to gather his thoughts but couldn't hold back the groan as Andi bit down gently.

He considered stopping him and asking more questions but then the younger man moved to connect their lips and he decided it could wait.

Tomorrow, the Raw Air tournament was ending and they were going home. Once he had finished packing his bags, Stephan sat in their room and waited for the blonde to return from the press conference. After his talk with Karl earlier that day, he was determined to get an explanation from his boyfriend.

Having already made his last jump for today, he was watching the rest of the competition with Geiger. As he wasn't sure what to think about Andi's strange behavior the past few days, he asked his teammate for advice.

"I'm not sure I can help you. You know what a disaster my last relationship was."

"Come on, you must have noticed something's off," said Leyhe, hoping he wasn't the only one who was seeing it.

"I think everyone has noticed. Richi still maintains that Wellinger must have lost a bet," replied Karl. "Seriously though, my cousin's husband was acting kind of similarly and later she found out he was having an affair."

Seeing his friend's dazed expression at his words, he quickly added, "But I'm sure it's something else."

Stephan just nodded, feeling bewildered.

Obviously, he didn't believe Andi would actually cheat on him but there had to be a reason for his sudden change. And it seemed like he was going to find out shortly as a second later his boyfriend entered the room.

Not giving himself a chance to chicken out, he spoke as soon as the door closed behind the blonde, "We need to talk. It really can't go on like this."

He was prepared for Andi to get angry again or deny everything but he just looked dejected.

"I can try harder, I promise. We don't have to break up..." he started to say, making Stephan even more confused.

"What? Why are we talking about breaking up?" he asked, frowning.

"So, you're not going to leave me..." Andi said hopefully.

"Of course not," he assured him and pulled his boyfriend closer, wrapping his arms around him. "I love you. You're never getting rid of me."

The blonde returned the hug and whispered, "I love you too. I'm sorry."

"I'm not mad, just confused," he replied and slowly drew back, keeping one arm around the younger man. "Is that why you've been acting so weird? Why would you even think that?"

Andi blushed but replied after a moment, "Well, I talked with Markus..."

Andreas could see that something was wrong with his friend who has been walking around angry since arriving at the gym, snapping at everyone for no reason. It looked like no one else was going to do anything about it, so it was left up to him to manage the situation before somebody got hurt.

Walking over to the older man, he asked, "What's up with you today? I thought Karl was going to cry after you yelled at him for walking into you."

"He should've watched where he was going. Besides, shouldn't you be with your boyfriend? I thought you two were inseparable."

"I made an exception, just for you," joked the blonde. "Seriously though, what's going on?"

"Lena broke up with me. Apparently, I'm an awful boyfriend and didn't spend enough time with her. Also, went out too much with my friends and never got her anything nice," said Markus angrily.

"I'm sorry but you're better off without her. I've always thought she was crazy." He tried to comfort his friend who truly didn't have much luck with women. It was his third failed relationship this year. "Stephan and I are going to this new club tonight, you should come with us. Maybe you'll meet someone."

"Thanks but I've had it with relationships. It's always great at the beginning and then someone leaves when they get bored. You should enjoy it before it's over."

"... and then I thought that we haven't been together that long and what if Markus is right? After all, he has a lot more experience than I do. Then, I started imagining my life without you and it was terrible, I couldn't let that happen. I decided to become the perfect boyfriend, so you'll never have a reason to leave." Andi finished his story feeling embarrassed, "I'm sorry, I should've known that you wouldn't break up with me because I didn't buy you enough presents."

Stephan couldn't hold back a grin, his boyfriend really was too cute for his own good. Not wanting the blonde to think he was laughing at him, he quickly said, "You should have but I love that you would try so hard to make me happy."

He gave him a short kiss and continued, "You may not be perfect but you're perfect for me. I don't want you to change. The gifts were lovely and the coffee was nice but I much prefer our usual morning cuddles. And I don't think it's possible for me to get bored with you."

He was happy to finally see a smile lit up Andi's face as he replied, "So, I probably shouldn't have got you that puppy..."

"What? You know we can't keep a dog in a hotel!" He started freaking out and thinking what they were going to do with a puppy when he heard his boyfriend's laugh.

"Relax, I'm joking," said Andi with a grin. "But you're adorable when you're mad."

The blonde leaned down but Stephan turned his head so the kiss landed on his cheek.

"No, go away. I hate you," he said trying to sound angry but his smile gave him away.

"You love me."

"I do," he admitted and kissed his boyfriend.