Safe And Sound

Soup And Cuddles

SOLLUX'S P.O.V

He is surrounded with a light aroma of cherries and you love it. You're flushed for the little hothead but that's part of why you're attracted to him. His anger and his stubbornness makes you want to cuddle him even more. You can't believe it's only been two weeks since you two met but it already feels like a thousand sweeps. You hold him in your arms, the body heat bouncing between the both of you. You then feel him shiver a little and pull away for a second.

"You cold?"

"NO. I'M WEARING A GIANT ASS SWEATER. DO YOU THINK I'D BE COLD? USE YOUR FUCKING THINKPAN"

"Well you were 2hiiveriing 2o II ju2t thought-"

"DON'T THINK" he snaps back at you, pushing you away from him. You make a low grumbling sound while glancing at the clock, 2 more minutes until 6th period. Karkat notices as well and says mumbling, "WELL I BETTER GO."

"2ame. 2ee ya later. Meet back here after 2chool?"

"MAYBE." He calls and strolls off, you heading in the other direction.

You spend the rest of the day thinking about him. Not like that but how confusing he is. How harsh yet how absolutely adorable he is. You sigh and zone out, watching the clouds go by, hearing the faint tick-tock of the clock and the shuffling of footsteps. "Holy hell... thii2 day ha2 gone by 2o 2lowly..." you think to yourself. As the bell rings for school to end, you rush to gather your things and race to the courtyard to meet Karkat. That's when you hear many uproars, plenty of laughing and lockers rattling. "The fuck?" You say quietly and stalk silently to the source of the commotion. You lean slightly from where the corner of the wall ends and glance down the hallway and you swear you see Karkat, his bag a few feet away from him. "Karkat? Karkat!" Your eyes widen in horror as you witness him get beat endlessly and repeatedly. His helpless whines and cries ricochet in your ears as tears rock on the brink of their small leap off the edge. You find yourself dropping your bag and your feet carrying you to him, your fist coming hard at one of the bully's faces. There you are, standing protectively in front of Karkat like a Mama dinosaur defending her cub.

"Leave hiim alone!" You shout.

"Or what? What are you gonna do, hurt me?" one replies in a snarky tone.

"II2 that a challenge?" You contemptuously snarl and bare your sharp and inhuman teeth.

"Oh I dunno. Maybe." He says casually and brings his foot to swing at the back of your leg to make you fall. You leap out of the way and trip him instead, pinning him down by his neck, your hand on his throat. He starts to choke and makes strangled coughing noises. The rest of the gang is now a bit scared but they don't move from their positions.

"Hey! Let go of him! You monster!" another boy shouts.

"You'll bee next." You hiss and get off of the individual  under you. Your eyes flare with blue and red sparks. Your Psionics fling him down the hall, the wall at the end of the hall being the only thing to catch him in its solid embrace and you pick them off one by one. They all pile up on top of one another, grunts and groans echoing around. You return your attention to your badly injured friend and kneel next to him, tears at your eyes.

"Kk... are you.. Alriight?" You choke out. Clearly he is not alright, what kind of fucking question is that?? He coughs hard, his nose bleeding and cuts on his hands and face. The bandages from earlier had fallen off and was reopened, blood dripping from it as well.

"IT HURTS SOLLUX..." He cries, faint red tears rolling down his cheeks. And it hurts your heart to see him like this. You quickly get your backpack and his and then, as gently as you possibly can, you pick him up as he wraps his arms loosely around your neck, getting as small as he possibly can like a baby koala. He whines at the pressure but doesn't let go.