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AG: YOU WH8T????????
He could practically hear Vriska’s yell just by the tone of her text. He winced, and blushed a bit, not sure of how to directly describe all of the events that just took place.
The scuttlebuggy carried the nervous bronzeblood back to his hive, and he anxiously typed to Vriska the whole way there. It would be a long shift at work today.. but maybe he’d run into Kanaya again. He needed to update her on everything, and knew she didn’t really reply to online messages much anymore. His bloodpusher ached to go back to Gamzee, but he had to commit to his job. He could always message him later.. but he just wanted to be in his arms again…
AT: uH, wELL, oKAY SO,
AT: aPPARRENTLY I WENT TO GAMZEE’S LAST NIGHT,
AG: Tavros, if you’re about to tell me what I think you’re gonna say…
AT: nO!
AT: nOTHING LIKE THAT HAPPENED,,
AT: bUT UH,
AG: Spit it OUT!!!!!!!!
AT: oKAY, wELL, gAMZEE SAID THAT HE AND TEREZI BROKE UP,
AG: Yeah, I’m aware, so what else happened?
AT: wAIT, yOU KNEW?
AG: Uh, DUH!!!!!!!! I’m her moirail, do you think she would keep something like that from me?
AG: I heard some nasty things Gamzee did to her, but I’m trying my hardest not to want to kill him for you ::::)
AG: Anyways, go on.
AT: oH, uHM, wHAT?
AG: Don’t worry about it. I don’t want to spoil your already blinded by love view of him.
AT: oK,,
AT: uHM, aNYWAYS,
AT: sO, i WOKE UP, uH, cUDDLING WITH HIM ON THE COUCH
AG: Awwwwwwwwhhhhhhhh :::;)
AT: sHUT, }://(
AT: aNYHOW, hE GOT UP TO GO FIX HIS PAINT SINCE IT WAS SMEARED,
AG: Gee wonder what could have caused TH8T
AT: vRISKA!
AT: sTOP INTERRUPTING, };(
AG: Fine fine
AT: oK, sO HE WAS GONE FOR A WHILE, aND I HEARD A LOUD NOISE,,
AT: i CAME IN AND HIS FACE PAINT WAS OFF AND HE WAS IN TEARS,
AT: mAYBE I SHOULDNT BE TALKING ABOUT THIS,,,
AG: N8!!!!!!!! You can’t back out NOW
AT: hHH, oKAY,
AT: hE JUST TOLD ME HE MISSED TEREZI, aND THAT THEY BROKE UP,
AG: 8ullshit.
AT: aFTER THAT I HELPED COMFORT HIM, aND WE PLAYED VIDEO GAMES UNTIL I HAD TO GO,
AT: aND I MIGHT HAVE TOLD HIM I LOVED HIM,,,
AG: Wait RE8LLY?
AG: Wow I DIDNT expect you to make the first move her Tavvy ::::)
AG: What did he say?
AT: hE SAID HE LOVED ME TOO, i DONT KNOW IF HE MEANT IT RED THOUGH,,,
AG: Of course he did dum8ass
AG: 8ut this is GR8!!!!!!!!
AG: Now we can cut back a lot of time on our whole fake dating skit >::::D
AT: hAHA, yEAH,,,
AT: hOLD ON, i JUST GOT HOME,
AG: >::::?
Tavros halted his responses as he got out of the scuttlebuggy, patting it as he walked back into his hive. He climbed up to his respiteblock, noticing his black shirt had a bit of purple tear stains in it, he smiled sorta sadly at it, and took his shirt off, throwing it to the corner of the room. He was pretty good at not getting it stuck on his horns now, and he decided to lounge like that until it was time to put his work uniform on.
AT: aNYWAYS, yEAH,, tHINGS ARE GOING PRETTY GOOD }:)
AT: hOW ABOUT FOR YOU AND TEREZI?
AG: Eh, not much yet.
AG: She’s coming over after work tonight though
AG: Hopefully I can do something to win her over right? ::::)
AG: OH! I might have an idea actually……..
AT: oH NO, }:(
AG: Don’t worry, it doesn’t involve you specifically this time.
AT: oH, oKAY,
AG: I gotta go, Cya later Clown F8cker ::::o) <>
arachnid’sGrip ceased trolling adiosToreador
Was… that the moirail diamond…? Well,, that did make sense actually. When her and Terezi hopefully went red, that meant her pale quadrant would be open, and well, they’ve been borderline morals for sweeps. Maybe it was about time they went pale after all this was said and done.
He didn’t dwell on it too much, and instead thought about opening a chat window with Aradia. He pondered on that, thinking about how distant they’ve been lately… and decided maybe he’d like to see her face to face. Maybe they could have a big party somewhere where all their friends could get together. That would certainly be fun.. He hasn’t seen people like Equius or Nepeta in sweeps.
Oh well, now was not the time to dwell on this. He just balled up a bunch of blankets, almost as if he was making a nest, and brought them up behind his back, bringing a bit over his shoulder. He sighed happily, leaning back into the blanket, and purring at the sensation of having something warm surrounding his bare back. He looked back at it, and imagined it was Gamzee, getting such warm giddy feelings through his body. He decided he might as well take a nap before work, and set his alarm to go off an hour before he had to leave. He slowly drifted off to sleep, purring and murmuring little words in his sleep he’d like to confess to Gamzee some day.
***
Tavros woke up to a sleepy Tinkerbull laying on top of him. He was still purring, and shut off the fiduspawn intro music that woke him up from his palmhusk. He sat up and stretched, feeling refreshed, and ran a hand down his chest and to his hip. He shut his eyes, getting a chill, imagining it was Gamzee treating him this way. He was so in love with this stupid clown,, and blushed, taking his hand off and rubbing the palm gently. He so desperately wanted to feel Gamzee’s hands on his body… and feel him hold his hips and kiss him all over…
He opened his eyes, and blushed, seeing a confused looking Tinkerbull hovering in front of his face. He smiled, pushing him off to the side. He knew he sensed red feelings inside his troll boy, and went over to bunt the back of his head.
“Tinkerbull, cut it out.” He said, sliding off his bed, and stretching out his legs. He was sleeping great ever since he traded in his recuperacoon for this bed. He cracked his knuckles, going to search his closet, and reluctantly placed his work shirt on. He changed his fiduspawn boxers, into other fiduspawn ones of course, and then put some black jeans on. He fixed the collar of his shirt, and found his way too large sun hat that shielded his skin for the most part. The finishing touch were his shades. He looked like some ironic cool kid, but he wouldn’t know anything about that.
He poked in his silver piercing, and scooted into his sneakers, scruffing up the fluff on Tinkerbull’s head before heading out to the scuttlebuggy.
He got in, playing a few songs he really liked, and tapped his feet along to the music as they played out. He may have started day dreaming again, and thought about having Gamzee in the passenger seat next to him singing along with him or something. He just melted at every thought that involved Gamzee now… and it really showed. His face got all bronze, and he hugged himself, rubbing his arms gently.
He was getting all touch starved and needy, and maybe a little bit greedy. Hopefully he’d be able to see Gamzee again soon..
The scuttlebuggy stopped in his usual parking spot, and he hopped out, already sweating from the hot sun. He fixed his hat, and walked on over to grab the produce cart. It was always a pain, and he grunted, pushing it out over to his usual market area. A very sweaty oliveblood with a nearly empty cart thanked him, and left the area for him to take over. He pushed the cart, fixing up the signs and such, and yawned, knowing this would be a long shift
***
It was a pretty unsuccessful work day. He hoped to see Kanaya, but only got a few cranky jadebloods as customers. He cleaned up his crate, and left it there for the night crew to deal with as usual. He left, grabbing his pay check before going, and heading back to his hive. He nearly fell asleep as the scuttlebuggy moved, and hunkered down a bit. He may or may not have been totally blissed out from daydreaming about Gamzee the entire time, and just wished he didn’t have to dream anymore. He wanted to come home to his loving clown matesprit and fall asleep in his lanky- yet wondrously strong arms…
He caught himself purring as the scuttlebuggy stopped at his hive, and he blushed to himself, hopping out of the door. He locked it up, letting himself back into the hive, and yawning as he scaled up the stairs. His eyes were half lidded, and heavy with sleep, and he flopped back on his bed. He decided he might as well take a shower before he slept, and stripped down to his boxers, looking at himself in the mirror.
He wondered to himself if Gamzee liked the way he looked…
He wasn’t that muscular, but his muscles were toned from lifting heavier things at work… and he was pretty thin and lanky too. Not like, Gamzee lanky, but definitely fit to a degree. He lifted his arms up to flex, and immediately started chuckling. He was like a short, non muscular Equius, and he left his block to go and clean up in the shower. He brought his palmhusk in with him, and set it on the counter, slipping his boxers off as he started up the water. A few notifications went off, and he ignored them for now, making sure the water was nice and warm.
After about a minute, he got in, and started humming some sort of tune he heard playing while he was at work. His palmhusk continued to go off, and he grumbled, fluffing his hair up with shampoo. He hoped it was Gamzee, but it was probably just Vriska again. He tried to hurry up, scrubbing himself down while brushing his teeth at the same time. After it was all said and done, he washed off his face and shut the water off, feeling like a whole different person now. He grabbed a towel, drying himself off, before walking out over to his block again, shaking from the sudden cold air.
He grabbed a fresh pair of boxers and pajamas, putting them on without struggle, and finally letting out an annoyed sigh to check his messages.
21 missed messages from arachnidsGrip
3 missed messages from terminallyCapricious
He smiled, deciding to check them before he fell asleep, and made himself all cozy in bed while his hair dried.
TC: hEeEeY bRo :o)
TC: I jUsT wAnTeD tO sAy ThAnK yOu AgAiN fOr DeAlInG wItH mY bUlLsHiT, iT mEaNs A lOt To Me BrO
TC: cAtCh YoU lAtEr MoThErFuCkEr <3 :oD
terminallyCapricious is now an idle troll!
Tavros smiled at the messages, and shut his eyes happily. The little heart at the end, even if it seemed like something small,,, made his bloodpusher flutter at the sight. He started typing back, ignoring Vriska for now
AT: oH GAMZEE, iT WAS NO BIG DEAL,
AT: i LOVE SPENDING TIME WITH YOU,
AT: hEHE, }:o) <3
AT: sEE YOU UH, sOON HOPEFULLY!
adiosToreador is now an idle troll!
He had to take a moment to collect himself, his face was all hot and his chest was fluttery, and he kicked his legs a bit, excited by the fact that they were even sending hearts to each other now. It just made him feel like he was literally melting. He decided he might as well skim through Vriska’s messages, and opened her chat window. It was a lot of nothing, but the last few messaged caught him a bit off guard.
AG: Terezi is here :::;)
AG: Idk about you but we just totally made out for like, half an hour
AG: You even there Pupa?
AG: Ah oh well, why am I worried about YOU right now anyways
AG: I swear to gog if you get mad at me or something for this I’ll throw you off a cliff with your mind
arachnidsGrip is now an idle troll!
Tavros blinked a few times, wondering why he would get mad. This was great!! Even if,, Terezi was okay with having Vriska cheat on him…? He didn’t know, but what he did know was if Vriska was telling the truth, then this was technically a good thing.
AT: oH, tHATS GREAT VRISKA!
AT: gOOD LUCK, hAHA }:o)
AT: fUCK,,, *}:)
adiosToreador is now an idle troll!
He finally cuddled up next to his blankets again, and plugged his palmhusk in, shutting his eyes and gently drifting off into a heavenly sleep. The last thing he felt was Tinkerbull curl up and lay on his back.