JSAB Oneshots!! (Requests Please)

Opening Up - Max x Cuda (Pre name change. Max is Cube.)

Requested by: GrayZisloading

Since the last corruption, Max and Cuda have had their eye on each other. Cuda was the second to put his best foot forward and redeem himself (the first being Blixer, obviously). Max began to bond with him, and their relationship grew stronger from there, as Max and Cuda developed not only a friend relationship, but a therapist-client relationship, as that's what Max did for a living aside from being a stay-at-home dad.

There were a few reasons why they didn't share their feelings for each other. Cuda didn't vocalize his feelings to Max for...quite a few reasons. Some Paradisians still perceived him as a monster for being corrupted, and he didn't want to tarnish Max's reputation by openly dating him. He also didn't want to run the risk of messing up the relationship he had with Max already if he didn't reciprocate the feelings he felt, or worse, if he didn't even swing that way.
As for Max, he was more scared of ruining his relationship with Cuda as his therapist. He didn't want Cuda to feel uncomfortable around him or withhold from him, and he was fearful that if he opened the door, he'd end up closing the one that was already open. Not to mention, his brother Macalister was definitely not fond of Cuda.

Blixer and most of the heroes were fully aware of Max and Cuda's feelings for each other. Cyan would constantly poke fun at the way Max twirled his hair while talking to Cuda on the phone, and oftentimes Golden would be in on it too, singing childish little nursery rhymes about them. "Max and Cuda, sitting in a tree! K-I-S-S-I-N-G!" 99% of the time, this would prompt Max to move to another room or mute himself so Cuda wouldn't hear them. Blixer, on Cuda's side, would be a lot more..blunt. An example of this is, whenever Cuda would be doing online shopping, Blixer (as his flatmate) would stop by and mention how he should go ring shopping for his 'Malewife'.
Blixer's overwhelming aggression may be the main reason why Cuda was the first to spill his feelings.

One day, Cuda was just casually doing some online shopping for groceries. He didn't want to step foot into another grocery store, just to be called a monster and a freak when he could do everything he needed to do from home. Blixer stopped by his work desk and leaned on the back of Cuda's chair, peeking at the computer screen from over his shoulder. "Might as well do some suit-shopping, while you're on there." He remarked. Cuda rolled his eyes, and went to the search bar, typing in 'Men's black tux XL'. He then turned his head around to look at Blixer. "Happy?" He asked with a smug look on his face. Blixer just started laughing. "Yes, yes I am. Now search for some wedding dresses." He teased, beginning to walk away.

Cuda sighed and set his head on the desk in front of his computer. Blixer looked back at Cuda. "Crap, did I go too far?" He asked, walking back to him. Cuda picked his head back up and shook his head no. "No, it's not that. It's just.. how can you be so sure he'd like...a shape like me?" He asked, crossing his arms and setting them on the desk. Blixer rolled his eyes. "Oh come on, this again? Buddy, you gotta know better by now!" He said, knowing what Cuda was implying.
He then had an idea, after a moment of silence.
"11 years ago. Recall it." He stated.

Cuda looked at Blixer, confused. Blixer crossed his arms. "What happened to the little girl hero 11 years ago, a month after she was born?" He asked.
Cuda was still confused, but cited the information. "She was kidnapped by corrupted shapes that worshipped you and permanently corrupted. But what does she have to do with this?" He asked.
Blixer, ignoring the question, leaned on one leg and continued to drive his point forth. "And how did Max react after she was saved?"
"Well, obviously with sho-"
"Did he treat her any differently than the other kids? Did he love her any less that the other heroes?" Blixer asked.
Cuda looked down. "Well, no but..that's completely different."
Blixer threw his hands up into the air. "The hell it is! You were pure once, too! And even if you weren't, Max wouldn't care!" He exclaimed, crossing his arms and leaning forward at Cuda. "I dropped out of school, and even I can see the chemistry brewing between you two! Do you think I'm blind? Are you blind?!"

The room went quiet for a few seconds while Blixer gave Cuda time to respond. Cuda contemplated, then looked down glumly. "..But what if he..y'know ...doesn't swing that way?" Cuda asked. Blixer groaned. "Have you seen the way he acts? He's totally fruity! I've seen Emerald accidentally call him 'mom' several times!" He responded.

The room went silent again. Then Blixer continued. "I'm willing to bet that if you buy this suit and ask him out in it, he'll say yes." He said, clicking on one of the displayed quits from the page Cuda had pulled up beforehand. "20 nexas. Actually, make that 50. If he responds badly, you can say it was a yoke! Everything goes back to normal, and you get a payday. But if he reacts well...." He looked at Cuda with a smirk. Cuda looked at the suit Blixer had clicked on, and noticed that it was quite nice. "I don't know...I just don't wanna-"
"Oh my goddd!" Blixer exclaimed. "You're finding every excuse not to ask him out! Enough with the crap already!" He demanded. Cuda looked down and mumbled a "Fine". Blixer started cheering. "Finally!!" He said, "Now buy the suit and ask him out! And if it doesn't arrive within the next 5-8 business days I'll make you do it by force!" He teased, giving Cuda a bone-breaking pat on the shoulder before he left to his room. Cuda sighed, and bought the suit.

So here Cuda was, standing at Max's doorstep, in that very suit, panicking as he reached for the doorbell. "Why did I even agree to this..." He mumbled, then sighed. "You're already here. Don't mess this up, Cuda." He said to himself while he rang the doorbell.

When Max opened the door, Cuda's blood ran cold. He didn't know what to say, and he forgot how to breathe for a moment. Max obviously didn't get the message at first. "Oh, hey Cuda! You never told me you were coming over today." He remarked. As he was about to step to the side and offer to let him in, Cuda finally gained the guts to speak. "Willyougooutwithme." He asked, looking like he'd seen a ghost or something.

Max's face went pure red, and he looked to the side. He took a few seconds to contemplate. Not to contemplate his answer, he already knew what it would be, but what was going on. After a few seconds, he broke the silence. "I-I didn't know..you..um.." he stammered. Cuda got nervous, and prepared to say that it was a joke, but Max took a breath and broke the moment's silence before he could. "I-I mean, how could I say no to a face like that..." He said quietly. Cuda blushed, and breathed a long sigh of relief. "Oh thank the sun." He mumbled, glad that Max actually liked him back.

Max pushed the door open. "You should be exhausted. W-We should talk about this inside." He offered. Cuda walked in and watched as Max sat on the couch and patted the space next to him, signaling for Cuda to sit as well. Cuda did as asked by Max.
Max leaned on his shoulder, making Cuda even more embarrassed than he already was, if that's possible. He's always wanted to do this, but never saw it happening. He looked at Max and slid his arm behind him, basically asking permission. Max looked up at him with a warm smile, and a little nod. Then they began cuddling each other. Max, being very petite compared to Cuda, would lean on his shoulder while he held Max close in return and lived out his fantasy of finally being able to cuddle Max like this.
That was, until Golden walked out of his room.

He saw Cuda and Max cuddling, and dropped his (thankfully closed) bottle of mountain dew. "OOOOOOOOO-" He began loudly. Max flinched and looked back at him "WH- GOLDEN!!" he exclaimed, with Cuda also looking back at Golden. The little boy ran off giggling after that. "I'm telling Cyan!!" He said.
Max sighed. "Fair warning. The heroes will never stop teasing us about this." He stated.
Cuda smiled. "I'd figure." He responded.

A few hours later and Cuda was out the door, with a kiss on the cheek and a wave goodbye from Max. As he walked out, he sighed and pulled out 50 nexas. When he got home, Blixer was waiting for him, with a huge smile on his face. Cuda slapped the nexas in his hand and sat down on the couch. "..So he said yes?" Blixer asked. "Yup. He sure did." Cuda responded.
"And what were you doing these last couple hours?"
"Oh, you know, engaging in a little nunya."
"What's nunya?"
"Nunya business, Blix."
Blixer laughed. "Oh cmonnnnn, can't you at least keep me in the loop? It's my fault you're even together, after all."

The end.