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"Would you still love me if Merasmus turned me into a worm?"
Stunned at the question, Sniper turned his head towards Soldier with a quirked brow. The man was covered in dirt. Not that unusual, really.
"What?" he said in that Australian accent of his, sounding more like 'Wot?' to Soldier's ears.
Sniper noticed Soldier's pout. "Ah well, I already love you now, don't I?"
"But I need to be sure! Merasmus is a man of many tricks!" Soldier clasped Sniper's hands with his own.
"... I'm guessin' Merasmus has turned you into some animal before?"
Soldier nodded, his helmet bobbing with him.
"Oh. Okay, then..." Sniper rubbed his chin, "It's not too hard to take care of worm. I could treat you right. You look like you'd love that already."
Seemingly proud of his answer, Sniper gave Soldier a toothy grin. Soldier's pout didn't change. Sniper gave a sigh, lifting Soldier's helmet just to look at the other man's eyes.
"Of course I'd still love you."
Soldier beamed, immediately hugging Sniper and giving a kiss on his cheek. "Oh thank you, cupcake!"
The tips of Sniper's ears reddened, and with hesitation, he hugged back.
Once they parted, Sniper gave another sigh, patting the dirt that fell on his clothes. "What made you think of that, anyway?"
"Merasmus said he's coming for me today."
"Oh."