Big Dusty Monsters (CRONKRI) [BEING EDITED]

Chapter 2

Kankri handed him a pile of fresh clothes. "I'll be out here when you're done."

Cronus nodded and pulled off his shirt, looking at himself in the mirror for a few seconds.

Kankri walked back in and snaked his arms around Cronus' hips. "You're beautiful."

Cronus teared up and gripped the sink. "...I'm not..."

"You are. If I have to be here every god damn day to tell you so I will."

Cronus closed his eyes tightly, pursing his lips and letting a few soft whimpers leave his throat.
Kankri grabbed Cronus' hands. "Say it. Say I am Cronus Ampora and I am beautiful."

Cronus opened his eyes to look at himself, sending tears streaming down his cheeks. "I-I.. I am Cronus Ampora and I am b-beautiful.."

"Again."

"I-I.." He let out a loose sob. "I-I am Cronus Ampora and I am beautiful.."

"One more time. With FORCE."

Cronus wiped his cheeks. "I am Cronus Ampora and I am beautiful."

Kankri smiled a proud beaming smile and kissed his hand. "You are beautiful. Just. The. Way. You. Are." He poked his side with every word.

Cronus giggled softly and turned to wrap his arms around Kankri's hips. "Thank you.."

"Now go shower-" He smiled.

Cronus stared down at himself as he stripped. Kankri had left Cronus to his shower. The soap ran down his wet body as he looked down at himself. Wounds, scars, burn marks, bruises, scratches, and his ribs were all visible over his torso.

Cronus bit his lip as he felt tears burn behind his eyes. When he was alone, he thought. That was all he could do. A social butterfly forced into solitude. A caged bird. That was what anyone who knew Cronus would compare him to.

The happy-go-lucky 14 year old that Cronus started as when he entered highschool was gone now. Now, all that was left was a shell of a shell of a person.

Kankri lied on the bed and waited. Cronus came back and sat down, grinning ear to ear.

"Hey-"

He lied down and snuggled into Kankri's side. "Thank youuuu.."

"For what?"

"...I love myself... It won't last, it never does, but it feels good..."

"I'll make sure it lasts. What happened to freshman Cronus? He was so fun and full of love... I've made it my mission to bring you back."

Cronus pulled himself closer. "Freshman Cronus was naive. He thought the world was all smiles and sunsets. But it's not. The sunsets are blocked by big dusty buildings and no one smiles anymore. Not real smiles, anyway."

Kankri shifted uncomfortably. "You think so?"

"I know so. I've seen it myself." He sat up.

"Inside the big dusty buildings are big dusty monsters who get no sleep and live off of coffee and energy drinks. Behind their faces lie cobwebs and cracks and cockroaches. Behind their eyes it's all empty. Nothing exists for them. Nothing ever will. This is my reality and the reality of so many people-- TOO many people."

Kankri teared up and started crying. Cronus let a few tears slip himself.

"And behind the cold dead unreal smiles of the cold dead unreal monsters lies a shell of a shell of a person. That shell of a shell of a person still has a heartbeat at the end of the day and that heartbeat is what I thrive for. I want to see that heartbeat pulse long after mine has stopped working.

"I want to make good in a world that spins on an axis of evil. And at the end of the day, are we not all human?"

"My father has sheltered me from the worlds hardships... I yearn for something new and exciting. Something to Bring life to me again. Ever since my Mother died...we've all needed to find it... Karkat found Gamzee, Dad found Psii...." He paused. "And I found you...

"YOU bring me life. Happiness. There's No one else in this world I'd rather be with right now than you."

Cronus pulled Kankri up and took his hand. "When I look at you, I don't see a monster, or a fake smile, or empty eyes. I don't see a shell of a shell of a person. When I look at you, Kankri, I see life and happiness. You have a will to live. And that's something I lost long, long ago."

Kankri pulled him into a passionate kiss. "And that, Mr. Ampora." He slid into his lap. "Is why I intend to bring it back to you." He leaned down and started making out with Cronus. Cue the music and the very suggestive camera angles as Kankri as Cronus have a nice long sweaty fuck. The music ends mid scene and it cuts to commercial.

Me: yells "FUCKKKKKK!"