Soft Spot → Sylus

Jacuzzi

Warning: There will be smut ahead.

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It's nearly evening when you find yourself sitting in an All You Can Eat restaurant along with Luke and Kieran. At this point, the twins have at least changed their disguise three times. They're currently dressed in some body-fit clothes, pretending to be your best friends.

"Are you happy with all the plushies we got you, (Name)?" Luke inquires in between his munching, eyeing you behind his crudely made-masked face.

You shoot him a piercing glare, "I would if you'd got me the plushies legally."

"I think what we did was legal," Kieran responds, the weird black eye makeup only making his dark brown eyes even more mysterious. Instead of a mask, Kieran wears a more acceptable balaclava over his face — though you still find their ideas for these disguises to be strange.

Just a few hours ago, back in the arcade, Luke and Kieran somehow managed to use their Evols to 'rescue' the plushies inside of the machine you were playing. While you'd definitely paid for every plushies, you still consider it to be cheating, especially after ransacking a whole crane machine with a total of 24 plushies inside.

"And, what's with the costumes? You guys look more suspicious now than you were a few hours ago," you point at Luke's mask, then to Kieran's. Similarly, both are wearing masks and black eye makeup to obscure their identity, as well as a pair of army cargo pants to go with.

"Oh, there's a cosplay event in the evening," Luke responds, finishing his platter of meat.

"And, we're pretending to cosplay," Kieran finishes the sentence, taking another platter of meat.

"I don't recognize the characters you cosplay."

"It's from Call of Duty," Luke points at Kieran with his chopsticks. "He's Keegan Russ and I'm Konig."

You shake your head, "No, never heard of em."

"Too bad, they're pretty popular these days," Kieran shrugs his shoulders.

The restaurant's ambience is nice and lively. Most of the tables are occupied with a couple or family dining in, and a decent line is starting to form by the entrance. Soft chatters between customers drown you in a warmth you've missed for a long time. It reminds you of the times you'd usually spend with your late grandma and your childhood friend, Caleb.

Heartfelt memories brings forth a sudden mix of emotions. It reminds you of the explosion that took place just a year ago, right after became a Deepspace Hunter. The case was ruled as an accident that was caused by a metaflux. Even so, you still wish you had acted quicker — maybe then you'd be able to save those two.

"Are you full?" Luke pokes at the two slices of meat on your platter. "I can finish that if you want."

"No, I can stomach this much. Don't worry," a reassuring smile appears on your face as you continue eating what's left of your meal. As if you're back in time, you can hear a faint ringing from your ears, the only sound you could hear when the explosion happened.

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Once you arrive home, you wasted no time to step into the bathroom. Slipping into the jacuzzi tub, you feel the warm water engulfing your body. Your gaze wanders around the bathroom, noticing the cabinets that are lined mostly with products of your liking. Ever since you spent more time in Sylus's mansion, the man made it his priority to stock up on your needs. There was even a point where he ordered boxes of instant noodles monthly, knowing it was your favorite kind.