DSMP AU Oneshots (angst and comfort)

Hanahaki (FoolSamPonk) (Part 1) (Angst)

//TW: Blood, illness (aka coughing, choking and injury)

****** In this one Sam isn't the type of creeper I had described him as being before (centaur-like) but instead more human-like and tinged green skin with a breathing mask over his face from the damage done to his lungs by years of mining, making it hard to talk, so Ponk does most of the talking for him, or Sam does sign-language. ******

ALSO THERE'S NOTHING TOXIC ABOUT THIS RELATIONSHIP, unlike C!lore :(

And Ponk not having his left arm is just because it got infected and needed to be removed or something idk y'all can think of something not warden!Sam based.

(Ponk = they/them pronouns)

First person POV: Foolish POV

WORD COUNT: 2878

Sam and Ponk. Ponk and Sam. Everyone knew about them. Everyone knew they were a couple. And why wouldn't they? The two of them were madly in love and flirted with each other at any chance they could. Anytime I saw them or thought of them lately, a weird feeling would settle in my chest. Steering clear had become my best bet, although it just made it even harder to get them out of my mind.

They were gag worthy. Or...would have been, if I wasn't so much in love with the both of them.

At this very moment, however, the couple walked up to me along the Prime Path, their fingers intertwined. I was going to simply say 'hi', then leave them be, when it soon became apparent they had other plans.

"Hey, Foolish!" Ponk called, their eyes squinting in a smiley manner, as they were the only thing visible on their red, yellow and black wrapped head. Their stub on the other shoulder wiggled in greeting. Sam waved happily.

"H-Hey, guys. How's it going?"

"Really good! We were- Me and Sammie were wondering if you wanted to have lunch with us? It's been a while since we've all spent time together, so when we saw you, we thought: 'why not?' 'Cause otherwise it feels like you've been...avoiding us?"

"Nooo," I laughed awkwardly, looking down to kick a pebble on the path. "Just been preoccupied with a few too many builds! That's all!"

"Alright, if you say so, Foolish." Was Ponk smirking? It was very hard to tell without being able to see their mouth, yet their voice carried a certain playful note to it. I stared down into their black eyes to figure it out, before being mesmerised by its beauty.

"Fooooolisshhhh," Ponk drew out my name, snapping me from my daze. "You getting lost in ma eyes, huh?"

"No! No! Nothing of the sort!"

Sam gave a lighthearted chuckle, mostly muffled by his black breathing mask.

Sam let go of Ponk's right (and only) hand and signaled for them to turn around so Sam could sign something, without me being able to read it. Whatever it was made Ponk giggle.

My heart fell to the floor. This was the very reason I didn't want to be around them. Their perfect, shared bond made me long for something I could never have with them.

A sharp pain pricked my left lung for just a minute, but disappeared.

"Aha, uh, guys?" The two of them paused then turned to face me.

"What is it, Foolish?" Ponk asked.

"I'm- I've got to head off... I've got something to do for Quackity."

"Oh! You really are busy, huh?"

"Yeah, kinda..." I fiddled with my golden fingers.

Sam was quick to sign: 'You'll meet us for lunch today right?'