The mug clinks against the bottom of the sink as Kevin suppresses a yawn. It's gotta be, what, 1am? 2am? Whatever the time is, Kevin can't sleep and when he can't sleep he starts cleaning.
He hums in confusion as he hears the bedroom door creak open. He turns over his shoulder. "Streber?" he calls. He notices a pause before the sound of hurried footsteps and the slam of the bathroom door.
Kevin sets down the towel in his hands, walking towards the bathroom as he turns on the hallway light. "Strebs?" He calls out. There's no response.
He knocks a few times before hearing a low grumble. The candy club worker begins to worry. "Streber, are you okay? You're not hurt are you?"
He receives silence as an answer. He knocks. "... Streber? I- I can go if you want, I just want to make sure you're not... hurt again..." Kevin hates the way his voice cracks a bit.
Just as he goes to walk away, the door opens. Streber is stood in the doorway. He's... substantially taller now, hunched over as sharp talons dig into the wood of the door. Sharp fangs peek from his mouth as he breathes in heavy huffs. Even slouched so much, he's so much bigger now. It's a bit intimidating.
"... Strebs?"
"... Hi, Kev..."
The now shorter of the two hesitantly reaches out to cup his boyfriend's face. "... this is... new," he comments, trying to process it all. The sharp toothed scare actor frowns deeper and looks away.
"... I shouldn't have hidden it from you. It- it's something I was born with and- and I know it's shitty of me to only tell you this now since- since it's been like- 6 months- b- but it's... I can explain."
Kevin was listening to him nervously scramble to explain but shushed him with a gentle kiss to the lips. It wasn't long, but it was enough to render Streber at a loss for words.
"You don't need to explain a- anything. Not- not until you're ready to, at least." He lets out an exasperated laugh. "It's not like this is the weirdest thing I've seen- not compared to the possessed doll and that giant octopus thing, at least."
The vampire stares for a moment before wrapping his arms around Kevin's back, hunching over to bury his face into their shoulder. They gently brush their hands through his hair. "But I'll... l- love you. I'll love you. No matter what. Just... promise to explain eventually, yeah?"
Streber grins, squeezing tighter. "... yeah. I will."
