Your Trust || Astro x Dandy

04 || It's In My Skin

tw: minor curse words, angst^^
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Astro sat huddled in a corner, still scratching at the ichor. It's been almost 30 minutes since Dandy left, and he's still picking at it. The skin surrounding it has become lighter from irritation and constant scratching and force applied on it. The ichor, originally just a few drops, had gotten deeper into his skin and taken up more of his arm. Tears rolled down Astro's face as he eventually gave up, covering his face with two hands. His other two crossed over his chest and heart. He shut his eyes tight, wishing that this was just a bad dream and that he would wake up if he tried hard enough. It wasn't a dream, just bad. Horrendous. Downright awful. What is going to happen to him? Would he become one of those Twisted clones? He shook his head, trying to clear his head. Before he knew it, his wall clock read 7:25. A.M. Astro must've passed out.. "Shit- what am I going to do..? I can't just- nobody can see this!" He hissed out at himself, scrambling to stand up. He went over to his desk, a small mirror sitting on it. He picked it up, looking at himself. His eyes widened, scowling. His eyes were a tint of red, his pupils thinner and smaller. The tears he was crying earlier weren't tears like he thought. It was ichor. Pure, fresh, black ichor, coming right from his eyes. He dropped the mirror, the glass shattering as it hit the floor. Astro really hoped no one heard that. He expected Flutter or Tisha to come in, their hearing extraordinary. Luckily, they didn't. Astro stepped back, panicking even more than he was already. He huddled himself back into a corner, crossing two arms and holding the other two above his head to hide it from anyone's view if they came in. His body was practically shaking. He shut his eyes tight, wanting to just go back to sleep and never wake up ever again. Astro was too lost in his own thoughts, he didn't hear the doggy door open that was beside his actual door. In came Pebble, trotting over to Astro. When he looked up and opened his eyes, he could see Pebble sitting next to him, his stubby tail wagging behind him. He sighed, glad it wasn't any of the other Toons. He reached out with one hand, petting the dog's head gently. "Oh, Pebble.. it'll be okay, right..?" Astro murmured, wiping his face off with the body cover. Ichor covered one side of it, but at least his face wasn't covered with the black liquid. The dog sat down near Astro's leg, resting his head against it. Astro seemed to calm down a bit, taking a deep breath in and exhaling it back out. "Who's a good boy..?" He questioned, petting the dog a bit more. He smiled lightly, a small trail of ichor coming from his lips. Pebble yipped happily, his short tail wagging more. The dog stuck its tongue out the side of its mouth, looking derpy. Astro laughed a bit, watching the dog and its antics. He closed his eyes for a bit, calming down. What came after didn't calm him down at all, only making him panic more. Pebble started licking at the cloth he used to wipe the ichor off of his face, the ichor getting into the dog's mouth. Astro gasped, pulling the cloth away. "Shit- Pebble, spit it out! Out!" He hissed out, but the dog ran out of the room using the doggy door. Astro stood up, trying to chase after him. He opened his door, looking around to make sure it was safe to chase Pebble. Most Toons were in the kitchen room for dinner, so he had a good chance of not getting seen. He ran down the hall, trying to catch Pebble. Pebble wad the fastest Toon, so there was no way he would be able to catch him unless he ran out of energy or Astro managed to randomly become faster than a literal dog made of rocks. He ran out of breath, hunching over and putting two hands on his knees, the other two keeping the cover around his body. Pebble ran out of sight, turning multiple corners. Astro sighed, his heart and head pounding. "Fuck, fuck, fuck.. no- Pebble, get back here!" He called out, trying to change the dog's mind and get him back without running. No response. He gave up, defeated. Astro looked around, hoping nobody could hear or see him. He turned back to go to his room, trudging down the hall. He stopped at a hallway, watching a few Toons eat and cook. At least Pebble wasn't causing trouble. He quickly sprinted across the one hallway, not wanting to risk getting seen. Astro reached his doorway, opening it with a click. He closed it mostly, leaving it cracked open so he could keep tabs of the others. He walked over to the broken mirror, picking up what was left of it with one hand. His appearance was changed, looking like he hadn't slept in weeks and looked like he was high from the red tint in his eyes. His reflection was spread across shards of broken glass, not sure which one to look at. He put it on a small table, making sure not to step on any shards. Hours passed, and the sound of Toons started to quiet. He stepped to his door, going to close it. Astro looked outside for a moment. Oh, fuck. Toodles sat on the ground, Pebble next to her and licking her forehead where the 8 was. His heart raced. It didn't matter if he was seen, he had to keep the child safe. He stepped out of his room, entering the hallway quickly.

"Toodles! Get away from that dog!"
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toodles and pebble are gonna become twisteds btw:3 that's all:3

with love,
  phoenix..~<3