FAU continued

Solemn

It was a solemn night, no one made more contact then necessary as they split off for the night. Eret had found them a closed off cave, where they tied up Dream as tight as could be. Without his powers, the madman wasn't getting out. Which is why Wilbur didn't have a worry in the world as Nikki took his arm.

They went back to the small room they had been sharing, and calmly started to speak again. Nikki slipped a hand under his shirt, trailing over scars that should have been gaping wounds. He breathed in slowly, just thinking.

"Wil what happened with Dream..."

He put a hand under her chin, despite everything still looking at her as if she was the whole world, "Exactly what you think happened."

Nikki bit her lip, feeling her eyes start to blur, Wilbur shook his head and pulled her closer.

"It's okay, I'm okay." He breathed, just before kissing Nikki slowly. They fell back against the bed, tight against each other.

"We're gonna be ok."

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Schlatt was exhausted, but his boyfriend was still refusing to move an inch. So likea reasonable person he picked Quackity up and threw him into the water outside. Wheezing laughter sounded throughout the city as the Mexican curses a high pitched storm getting out.

He was soaked, head to toe in the freezing spring water. Schlatt could hardly contain himself, wheezing until his chest hurt.

"You're a dead man Schlatt." Quackity sniffled, his nose starting to run. He shook the water droplets off his hair, now just damp. The horned one shakily got up, still struggling to stop giggling.

"Can we go to bed now?"

"Yeah that's what I wanted in the first place!" The taller whined, before snagging Quackity's hand and leading him towards the place they had been staying.

"Now I'm fucking freezing!" Quackity pouted, taking off his wet jacket and throwing it aside. Schlatt shrugged, his jacket got completely destroyed.

"Come here." Schlatt said, laying down. Quackity obliged, pouncing on him to only earn a small yelp.

"God damn it maybe like a normal person next time!" Schlatt moaned, rubbing his cuts and bruises. The shorter shook his head with a grin, settling in against him.

"Oh come on I'm not normal and you love me for it."

"I will light you on fire." Schlatt mumbled, annoyed. Quackity felt his warm arms wrap around him and a nose bump into his. He reached up and ran a hand down one of the horns, to which Schlatt let out a involuntary coo.

"I hate you."

"Sapnap would be overjoyed."

"I bet he wouldmmm- Quackity stop it I can't focus!" Schlatt cried, Quackity let his hand settle on the edge of his forehead with a grin.

"You know a lot has changed since I first met you, including these." Schlatt moved his head around, the horns very apparent.

"Yeah, we'd never even meet Ranboo and Purpled. I'd never have gone back to the outpost."

"I would have been traveling the nether with Wilbur, and going to the market with his little brother and Fundy. Maybe a couple weeks ago I would have started training to run the estate. Then last week there would have been a event in the capital I would have been at."

"Someone was busy," Quackity joked, "Do you miss it?"

Schlatt sighed, "Only a little bit, but I really just miss the part of the old me."