His Listening Ear [A HuskerDust Story]

The Hoodie

[angel's pov]

Blinking awake I stared at the ceiling , confused as to where I was. My room? No , not enough pink...The studio? No it was too quiet..

The black white and red neon signs seemed to call to me , recognising that they were the card suits I gasped with a gentle blush. I'd slept in husks room!

How am I going to leave without everyone noticing I'd come out of the staff quarters?

I was sure husk didn't want me outing him- us to everyone before he was comfortable with it. I was essentially stuck in his room until later on today , which was When I knew the group were going out for Some dumbass exercise.

With a soft smile I grabbed a notebook and a pen , scribbling a note on there:

"Hey H , doubt you want people seeing me come out ur room. Can u feed Nugs please x - A"

I stuffed it gently into fat nuggets collar and opens the door just enough for the piglet to squeeze through. "Go find Husky , Nugs , he'll feed you ok?"
Giving the piglet a kiss I gently pushed him out the door and closed it behind him.

Sitting back on the bed I noticed husks cuff links from the day before , picking them up I noticed staining on them. Dark red that clashed with the vibrant red of the cuffs.

Blood? Was he.. hiding an injury?

On the floor I noticed the bow tie he had been wearing yesterday too , a similar deep blood stain on the back and sting of the brilliant red fabric.

What in the ... did Al did this?
Why didn't he tell me..?

I just stared at them , feeling helpless. I knew it would take time for husk to truely open up to me , but not telling me he was hurt? I'm his boyfriend!

He trusted me enough with his romantic feelings towards me , why not trust me with this??

Rubbing my neck I placed the cuffs and bow tie on his dresser. With a heavy sigh I decided to Go for a shower ,opening husks wardrobe to see if I'd fit into any of his clothes for when I got out.

He had a lot of formal attire , suits and dress pants and blazers.. for someone who doesn't wear a shirt he had a lot of them. Reaching further
In , my hand brushed against something soft , pulling it out my eyes widen.

In my hands was a faded red hoodie , the cuffs torn due to the cat demons claws and time , a mysterious soft pink stain right on the tips , as if someone had wiped lipstick off with it
The hood had built in ears , perfect for husks ears to slip into comfortably. The pattern was a singular white heart , very simplistic , yet adorable nonetheless.

Not only was it the most perfect outfit to wear , as it was super baggy and would fit me comfortably. But I recognised it, I was the one who smudged there lipstick on the cuffs , years ago.

I don't remember that night , at all. I never remembered who paid val for a night with me. But I remembered the kindness in there eyes. The pity they had felt for me.

They had made me shower and had given me clothes to wear , so I wasn't naked. They had shown me that kind people still existed . Even in this hell.

It was husk. Husk had helped me all those years ago. But did he know who I was then? Did he remember that he'd helped me?

Had I met him in his overload era , and survived?

Setting the hoodie down on the bed , I grabbed a towel and made my way to the bathroom.
I was Silently beating myself up for not remembering anything from that night due to the cocktail of drugs I had been on at the time.

Maybe he didn't know it was me?
Should I say anything? What do u even say??

Hi , by the way I'm the slut you took pity on years ago! Yay!

Shaking my head I turned the shower on , undressing from the sweater husk had given me the day before. Giving it a tight hug I placed it in his washing pile.

Stepping into the shower my mind tried to remember details from that night, though it didn't work...at all.

"Fuck sake Angel. Why can't you remember?"

[Husk POV ]

Placing the bowl down for nuggets I heard a satanic giggle from behind me. Rolling my eyes I turned to see the small cyclops staring at me. Startling me.

"How'd you end up on piggy duty?" She asked tilting her head as she spoke. Shrugging , I lent against the counter , the kitchen quieted today than normal. My monotone voice bounced off minimally decorated walls as I spoke.

"Angel got called in to work. Kinda just dropped the bacon Boy on me." Taking a swig of coffee I glanced down at the piglet again, who had his entire head in his food bowl.

"I'm not cleaning you." I frowned as I spoke , the moment I said 'clean' nifty seemed to start bouncing on the spot , overexcited.

"I can clean him! Ooooooo lemme lemme!" She begged , her pupil growing tiny as she spoke , her arms outstretched towards the piglet.

"Yehhhhh no , I don't trust you to bring him back in one piece. And I really don't need Angel getting mad at me right now." I said scooping the filthy piglet out of her reach.

With a huff and a foot stamp nifty turned away resuming her cleaning duties. I just watched her , mildly amused at how excited she got by her job.

When I had arrived I was glad I was just stuck on bar duty , as I could just drink my days away. Now that I was attempting sobriety I was starting to resent it , just sitting behind the counter was boring , and the desire to drink would constantly be on my mind.

Perhaps al and Charlie would let me help out more..
I was a good handyman when I could be bothered..

Turning my attention to The wriggling piglet in my hand I sighed. "Geez Nugs, how does Angel keep you clean?" With a soft chuckle I walked out the kitchen , almost bumping into Charlie.

"Woah- princess. Watch it yeh?" I frowned , stepping out her way. She Blinked and looked down at Nugs.

"Ooooo hellooo piggyyyy!" She cooed , squishing fat nuggets cheek. "I'm sorry husk! Have you seen Angel?"

"Uh , he got called to work , it's why I'm stuck babysitting." I tried to speak in a monotone voice, lifting far nugget up a little as I spoke. Charlie nodded understandably.

"You should probably get him cleaned up haha , or nifty might go insane~!" She sang as she went into the kitchen. "Don't fret on opening the bar up until later ok?"

Looking down at nugget I spoke in a whisper. "Let's go see your daddy , shall we?" I cooed into his ear , heading back to my room. Fat nuggets replied With a satisfying snort.

Hopefully he won't be annoyed that fat nugget is a mess