As soon as Sniv felt like he was back to normal he went to go get (Y/n) out of the habsuite he locked her in right before his rut actually started; he missed her during his rut and now that he could have her back he no longer felt like something was missing from his life. As soon as he brought (Y/n) and her belongings back to his habsuite and helped her put everything away he cuddled with her in bed, he made sure that his bedding was clean before he retrieved his pet who seemed kind of touch starved. Sniv already knew how much (Y/n) changed his life but after spending what felt forever away from her, it was almost too surreal to have her home with him again. (Y/n) loved being home too, even though she felt as though she missed out on the best sex of a lifetime; she was happy just cuddling with Sniv, though. (Y/n) loved how affectionate he was being with her when he brought her home and to her it felt like he was actually in love with her.

Sniv was in love with (Y/n), but he was hesitant to tell her in fear of someone finding out and telling Zarkon. However, that didn't mean he couldn't be affectionate with his adorably cute pet and show her how much he enjoyed having her around. A few days passed since he brought her home and he decided to try flirting with (Y/n) so he could woo her; he would never lead her on, although he'd wanted to at least flirt with the young woman since he had feelings for her. It started off slow at first, Sniv would only flirt with (Y/n) when he came home, but then he started flirting with her more than once a day. (Y/n) definitely noticed Sniv flirting with her and she'd be lying if she said that she didn't like it; she couldn't help but swoon every time he flirted with her, although she had to keep her feelings hidden in fear of what Sniv's reaction might be. She would always blush and feel tingly inside every time Sniv flirted or even just looked at her and wondered if he actually had a crush on her.

"Hey gorgeous, how's it going?" Sniv asked (Y/n) with a flirtatious tone one morning while she was sitting on the couch, leaning against the back of the sofa whist grinning sexily at her.

"I'm doing fine." (Y/n) replied awkwardly, trying her best not to blush despite knowing she was probably failing.

"I'm glad, because you look fine this morning." Sniv responded, winking at her and perking his ears up; if (Y/n) was galra she would have been able to smell his pheromones, unfortunately he had to flirt with her the human way.

"You flatterer." (Y/n) spoke bashfully, letting out a cute little giggle while looking up at him and feeling more tingly than before.

"You know it, gorgeous." Sniv flirted before he stood up and walked to the kitchen, prepared to start making breakfast for both of them.

(Y/n) watched Sniv leave temporarily before silently squealing with excitement, loving how flirtatious her master had been with her within the past few days; no one ever flirted with her in such a way, so it wasn't her fault that she was falling in love with him. Before his rut started she would have done anything to receive such attention from him and now that he was flirting with her she felt like she was going to die from happiness. She definitely considered flirting back to see how he'd respond, unfortunately each time he started flirting all of her plans to flirt with him seemed to disappear because her mind went blank. It wasn't long before breakfast was ready and (Y/n) joined Sniv at the table, sitting on his lap since he insisted that he wanted to be close with her during that morning. (Y/n) was surprised to see her favorite breakfast waiting for her, but what surprised her more was when Sniv insisted on feeding her the first bite.

"Open up, gorgeous, and let me take care of you." Sniv purred with a sexy tone, grinning sexily when he saw that she was blushing.

(Y/n) couldn't stop herself from blushing, but she opened her mouth and let Sniv feed her before she closed her lips around the fork/spoon and let him carefully slip it out past her lips so she could begin eating. Finally being able to eat (F/b) again was like a dream come true, although she suspected that he wanted to spoil her because he felt bad for locking her in a strange empty habsuite for so long. Sniv began eating after he fed (Y/n) the first bite of her breakfast, thoroughly enjoying being flirtatious and practically hand feeding her; if he wasn't careful then he would get an erection, something he wouldn't mind happening if he was courting (Y/n) since it would lead to them having a very intimate moment. However, he had to behave himself because Zarkon would be inspecting his work later that day and he didn't have any scent blockers with him. Perhaps having (Y/n) sit on his lap was a bad idea and it was only a matter of time before it led to them doing something they would both regret, but he also liked it because he got to have her close to him.

"Breakfast is really delicious, I can't believe you remembered what my favorite was." (Y/n) thanked Sniv after she swallowed the first little bit of her breakfast, speaking in a soft tone which caused a shiver to sweep through his entire body.

"Anything for you, cutie. I could never forget what your favorite foods are." Sniv replied, a deep purr rumbling deep within his chest as he leaned forward and carefully hugged her against his chest, not wanting to let her go right away.

The blush on (Y/n's) face darkened after what he said but then she mentally kicked herself for swooning so easily, she was only his pet until she died and nothing more, she was convinced that he could never fall in love with her. The sound of his purring made her feel turned on and relaxed at the same time and she knew he could smell her pheromones, she could tell based on the fact that she felt a certain something poking her in the butt whenever she tried to rest her weight against Sniv's lap. The urge to reach down and touch the slight bulge under his bodysuit was a strong one, but (Y/n) forced herself to keep eating breakfast and get her head out of the gutter because she didn't want to embarrass herself in front of her master by giving into her sexual urges. Sniv was definitely breathing in her pheromones, nearly getting high off of her spicy-sweet scent and losing his mind; her pheromones acted like an aphrodisiac for him, if only he could smell her arousal every day. Eventually he would have to put his armor on and go to work, luckily they woke up early and got to spend some quality time eating breakfast together.

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About a movement passed since Sniv began flirting with (Y/n) and he couldn't help but wonder why his pickup lines weren't working on her; he'd researched how humans flirted with each other and he read a lot about pickup lines, unfortunately she didn't seem to understand what he was trying to do. During certain times he tried flirting with her he could smell that he managed to turn her on a little which was a major victory for him, but no matter how hard he tried nothing seemed to work. Sniv didn't flirt with (Y/n) all the time, in fact a good majority of the time he treated her with respect like usual, he only attempted flirting with her when the right moment came. By that point Sniv decided that he was going to try to earn her affection, punishment from Zarkon be damned; he could always desert the empire if Zarkon learned he was courting (Y/n). Falling in love wasn't easy on a person's heart and soul when the other person didn't recognize their feelings, it made Sniv feel vulnerable and a little bit ignored.

Sniv's flirting confused (Y/n), although with galra mating season still going on and with his rut just barely being done it kind of made sense. She had to admit that some of his flirting was between really cute and downright wholesome which made her swoon while other times his flirting got sexual and he managed to turn her on. (Y/n) already came to the realization that she'd fallen in love with him, she just wished that they could be together without Zarkon having him kill her if he ever found out; since she only thought Sniv was flirting with her because of his hormone levels fluctuating she didn't get too hopeful that he had feelings for her. Sniv decided to try a new form of flirting, one that was extremely common for galra; growling a certain way and trilling was one of the ways his people often flirted with each other, so he decided to try it with (Y/n) who wasn't quite expecting it. (Y/n) was just minding her own business in the kitchen when Sniv casually walked in and leaned against one of the counters, a serious expression adorning his face.

"What's wrong?" (Y/n) asked Sniv with a concerned tone when she turned to face him, thinking that something bad happened or he was in a bad mood.

Sniv perked his ears up and trilled for a couple of ticks before he let a deep growl crawl its way up his throat, hoping his new way of flirting would somehow get across to (Y/n). It didn't occur to him at the time, but humans had a few ways of flirting with each other and none of those ways were trilling and growling. (Y/n's) eyes widened and she backed up a few steps, not expecting Sniv to growl at her the way he did; if he was angry at her then he would have said something, so his sudden strange behavior puzzled her. Sniv was a little confused as to why (Y/n) backed away from him when he growled, she should have been impressed by his display of affection; he could smell fear mixing in with her scent, it made him feel guilty for causing it. A sexy grin appeared on his face before he chirruped and growled even deeper, hoping to get lucky the second time around.

"I don't know why you're doing that, b-but I'm just going to leave now." (Y/n) excused herself awkwardly, shuffling around Sniv before making her big escape; she decided to hide in the bathroom for a little while, or at least for enough time for her crush to act normal again.

"I'm glad, because you look fine this morning." Sniv responded, winking at her and perking his ears up; if (Y/n) was galra she would have been able to smell his pheromones, unfortunately he had to flirt with her the human way.

Sniv's once seductive expression turned into one of shock when (Y/n) suddenly excused herself, he felt embarrassed when it dawned on him that she wouldn't understand what he'd been trying to do. To a galra, growling was sexy and an extremely common flirting method, the young commander would have to pull out the big guns and just go straight for the first courtship gift. Sniv thought for a moment about what kind of gift he could give (Y/n) and he had the perfect idea, he could give her something that she could wear. He had the next day off from his duties which meant he could make a quick trip to the space mall, he knew exactly what he was going to get for the woman who he loved. There weren't very many flirting options left for the poor lovestruck male, if his next attempt didn't work then he would have to come clean and tell (Y/n) that he was serious about wanting her to be his mate.

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The sudden shopping trip Sniv went on didn't surprise (Y/n) very much, although the part where he left her home was surprising; Sniv loved going shopping with her so that he could show her off, plus he genuinely loved shopping with her. He seemed to be in a much better mood and he never growled once, she figured Sniv had been having a bad day the previous day or something. (Y/n) basically just watched one of her favorite shows and ate one of her favorite snacks for most of the time Sniv was away, but she couldn't help but wonder what he was getting during his sudden shopping trip. She knew for a fact that he wasn't interested in pursuing a relationship with anyone during that time, if he had a lover then she would have known about it by then. Until he came home (Y/n) kept herself entertained, that way she wouldn't get bored or let the curiosity get the better of her.

The reason Sniv didn't take (Y/n) with him to the mall was because he wanted to surprise her with something as his final attempt of flirting whilst making his interest known at the same time. Pickup lines didn't seem to work and neither did growling, he needed to let (Y/n) know that he wanted to have her as his significant other; before he eventually confessed his feelings he would free her from being his pet, it was the right thing to do and he didn't like her being seen as inferior. Sniv decided to get a revealing nightgown for (Y/n) in hopes that it would get the message across about him being interested in her, luckily he knew her exact measurements which would make it easy for him to buy the right size. He wasn't at all ashamed about shopping for lingerie, he knew that people would assume he had a girlfriend and was buying a gift for her. When he finally returned home Sniv was delighted to find (Y/n) waiting for him on the couch; he removed his shoes first, then he walked over to the comfortable piece of furniture and sat next to his adorable crush, putting the two additional takeout boxes down on the coffee table.

"How was your day?" Sniv asked (Y/n) once he got comfortable, gently holding the wrapped up sexy nightgown he chose for her.

"It was good. So, what's in the package?" (Y/n) answered politely, but then she couldn't hide how curious she was about the small parcel in his hands.

"This is for you, I hope you enjoy it." Sniv answered suggestively, sending her a sexy grin when he passed the package to her.

(Y/n) gratefully thanked her master when he gave the hot pink and black paper wrapped parcel to her; in a way it looked like it could have come from a lingerie store, although she tried not to think about that since it could have easily been from somewhere else. As she began to unwrap her gift she couldn't help but wonder what it was, a small part of her hoped it came from the Earth store. Sniv felt excited to see what (Y/n's) reaction would be when she opened the package, he took a lot of time deciding on which style to get and he thought his final decision was perfect. While he was at the mall he picked up some takeout for dinner that evening, they could eat that in the living room since neither of them were messy eaters. When (Y/n) finally unwrapped the package and unfolded the gift her eyes widened, hardly able to believe what Sniv gave her; it was a sexy light purple nightgown with black lace framing the upper half, a blush appeared on her face when she imagined how revealing it would be.

"Well, what do you think? Personally, I think that it would look very nice on you." Sniv queried with excitement, giving (Y/n) his honest opinion when he smelled a hint of arousal coming from her.

"I- I honestly don't know what to say- Th-thank you." (Y/n) gawked, stammering as she spoke whilst trying not to make him think that she didn't appreciate the gift; she did appreciate it, but she definitely wasn't expecting him to give her lingerie.

"Will you wear it tonight?" Sniv inquired, hoping that she would since he wanted to see how the nightgown looked on her.

"Y-yeah, I'll wear it tonight." (Y/n) replied shyly, feeling a little too warm all of a sudden when she realized what she'd just promised; she needed to get her head out of the clouds, but she couldn't stop imagining what she would look like while wearing the revealing piece of clothing.

Sniv's grin widened and his ears perked up, he could barely wait for later that night when it was bedtime; he knew that he wouldn't be having sex with (Y/n) yet, although he could at least enjoy looking at her. He went to go get some silverware and a couple of drinks so he could eat dinner with her in the living room and perhaps watch a movie with her as well; he felt disappointed that (Y/n) didn't seem to notice his final attempt at flirting, if he wanted her to get it then he would have to just up and confess his feelings. When Sniv went to the kitchen (Y/n) couldn't help but take in every detail on the nightgown she was given, it wasn't uncommon for him to randomly give her things but this time it seemed more intimate. She wished that she knew what his true intentions were, surely a master wouldn't go so far out of their way to get such things for their pet. Sniv returned to the living room a few ticks later with some silverware and a couple of cups of juice, prepared to spend a nice relaxing evening alone with (Y/n).