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[stayb100ponyboy]

Characters: Equius Zahhak and Gamzee Makara
Location: The Hive of Inappropriate Touching and Hugs, now featuring a Darkleer's fist-shaped stained glass window!
Time: After this thread
Style: STRONG
Status: Closed

[As requested, Equius slinks off to find Gamzee. That was a pretty embarrassing confession he just vomited out, and he really just wants to go out in the backyard and brood with the chocobos for awhile. Buuuuuut then he'd just have to talk about it later.]

[His life is suffering.]

[He finds Gamzee in their room, and stands in the doorway, leaning against the doorframe and looking nervous and impossibly uncomfortable. Also sweaty.]

Hey.

Comments

okay, he'll put the longer parts in a ponytail then

[stayb100ponyboy]

We can go do that later.

[Maybe Equius can call his new friend acquaintance Hajime and ask him to do it. Then again, Hajime would probably be too horrified at the state of Gamzee's hair to do a good job.]

[Equius gets the last few curls brushed out, then gathers the longest bits and pulls them in a careful, neat ponytail at the nape of Gamzee's neck, using an elastic from his sylladex.]

There you go. It's almost as long as mine when it's brushed out.

[His fussing done, he puts his arms around Gamzee and gets back to cuddling him.]

most handsome matesprits

[420]

[Gamzee purrs, tucking his head contently against Equius' shoulder. He tightens one arm around his waist, reaching up to finger his hair curiously.]

Ain't even all got my realizing on for how long it fuckin' got.

[stayb100ponyboy]

Yeah, that happens sometimes.

[Equius tries to capture Gamzee's hand and intertwine their fingers, not-so-secretly thrilled that they're able to do that.]

[420]

[Gamzee twines their fingers, squeezing Equius' hand as he leans against him, his eyes soft.]

Used to be like that my ol' goat would get on my fuckin' husk if it were too long.

[stayb100ponyboy]

Mmmmmm...

[Equius makes a noncommital humming noise, biting back his real opinions of Gamzee's goat. It's incredibly rude to insult another troll's lusus.]

Maybe you could teach your robogoat to remind you? Or ask Darkleer. Darkleer said I can call him Dadleer when we're at home.

[... whoops.]

[420]

[It is an opinion Gamzee occasionally shares, but lets not delve into that dark hole of angst.

Gamzee blinks, tilting his head to stare up at him.]

Really?

[stayb100ponyboy]

Really.

[Equius is flushing, just a little, at having admitted that.]

Maybe... you could ask him if you can too? I don't think he would mind.

[420]

Maybe, yeah.

[Gamzee settles back against him again, eyes on the clasped hands, squeezing him back slightly.]

He's a good motherfucker.

[stayb100ponyboy]

He really is. I loved Aurthor, but I think Darkleer is what having a human dad must be like.

[Stupid embarrassing confessions!]

/SHOVES SOME MORE ANGST AT THIS

[420]

Hahah yeah. He's real fuckin' aces.

[He laughs.]

All like my Goat what I fuckin' hate him sometimes.

[Gamzee's jaws shut with an audible click, what good humour had been on his face instantly gone.]

ALWAYS MORE ANGST

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Equius doesn't answer right away, instead choosing to hold Gamzee tightly for a few moments, stroking his hair with his free hand.]

Yeah?

[There's no condemnation in that question, no aggression; just a simple response, indicating that if Gamzee wants to talk more, Equius will listen, but if he doesn't, that's okay too.]

I GOTTA PUT IT SOMEWHERE

[420]

[Gamzee's fingers knot, and he doesn't look at Equius, though he isn't pulling away either.]

Shouldn't have told that.

HERE IS A GOOD PLACE

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Equius squeezes Gamzee's hand in a way that he hopes is reassuring.]

Want to talk about it?

[420]

No. I ain't supposed to fuckin' feel harsh with him. That ain't right.

[stayb100ponyboy]

Okay.

[Equius keeps his arms around Gamzee and their hands pressed together. If Gamzee doesn't want to talk about it, he's not going to push him.]

[420]

It... it ain't up and right to feel shitty at a motherfucker for something they can't all fuckin' help, right?

[stayb100ponyboy]

You feel how you feel. Doesn't change whether it's right or not.

[420]

I were just fuckin' fine without him. Motherfucker didn't all up and leave cause he were digging it. Feeling sad about that shit just ain't gonna do no motherfuckin' good.

[stayb100ponyboy]

I know you were, Gamzee.

[Equius hugs him a little tighter. He doesn't believe that, he never has, but he's trying to make his matesprit feel better, not worse.]

I'm sorry he left you alone.

[420]

He hadda fuckin' eat. Couldn't up and change that.

And he were never gone long.

[Because if you refused to count the days in between then any period could be passed off as short!]

[stayb100ponyboy]

I know, Gamzee. I know. He shouldn't have left you like that.

[Ahem...]

[420]

You know, I ain't fuckin' thinkin' I would've done any fuckin' better with him dead cause he couldn't grub on nothing.

[grouch grouch grouch.]

[stayb100ponyboy]

I never said you did.

[Soothe soothe soothe.]

[420]

[He blows out a grouchy puff of breath, leaning back more against Equius' chest.]

Aight.

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Equius pets Gamzee's hair for a bit, unsure about how to proceed.]

I never knew you felt that way about him.

[Honestly, he didn't! He always thought Gamzee loved his goat with the same zealous devotion he gave to his religion.]