Wild title, I know. I don't know why I wrote this. I'm not even gonna plug my other fics with this one. Y'all can just have this.
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It started with a fight. Doesn't it always. Zanka got to pick the battleground this time, having a blast working with the verticality of a mostly collapsed high rise. He worked with the debris and the holes in the floor, going blow for blow with his long term situationship. Those claws hadn't even made it near him today, Zanka was ecstatic. He feinted to the left as he made it up another floor but that move must have been easy to figure out because Jabber's claw destroyed the floor beneath him. Zanka pointed his Lovely Assistaff downward, catching those claws and keeping them at a distance. Jabber was quick to duck out of range and try coming from a new angle but Zanka was ready for him today, the bow of his staff pinning Jabber to the wall by his throat. Lovely's spikes inverts, not enough to be an attack but enough to be a threat, piercing Jabber's throat just enough to draw blood. Jabber was loving it. Freak.
"You're not getting the drop on me today."
"Damn, You're ready for me~" Jabber purred. While it seemed inconsequential it's one of his best tactics for throwing Zanka off. When Jabber flirts with him he just melts. He held Lovely steady, ready for anything he might say. "I love when you give me everything you got."
"You're such a whore-"
"Only for you." Jabber tried to push off the wall with his claws but Lovely kept him firm against the wall. Jabber needed an out. He had a brilliant idea all of a sudden. "...Zanka, I'm pregnant!"
"What!?" That second that Zanka back up was all he needed Jabber ducked and rolled, his claws getting inches from his face. Zanka tried to recover but he couldn't. What the fuck did his boyfriend just say!? He barely dodged the swipe a this head but moved right into Jabber's right claw. The second his shoulder was nicked he gritted his teeth, rolling to the floor and ending up pinned underneath that cocksure grin. God, he wanted to punch him in the face but the freak would like it. "...I hate you."
"Mhm, sure ya do-"
"What the hell did you just say to me?"
"I said 'sure ya-"
"NO, Before that Dipshit! About you being pregnant! What the hell was that about!?"
"Huh... oh right, I did say that..." Jabber mumbled, laying more casually on Zanka now rather than pinning him down. "Uuh... Honestly, I don't know. Didn't seem like you were gonna fall for my regular bullshit today so I just... said it. Besides I mean... Who knows, maybe you put a baby in me. You were tryin' to last night~"
"You can't ha- First off, fuck you!" Zanka's rage kept being undercut but Jabber's laughing. "Ugh, I can't believe I let you take me down like THIS."
"Well, I'm fighting for two so I gotta bring my A game-"
"YOU'RE NOT PREGNANT!"
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That was months ago and honestly Zanka was surprised how much that moment shaped his relationship. A few weeks after that Zanka said it for the first time. He remembered it fondly. They were going out to eat bruised and bloody and scaring the other restaurant patrons. Zanka ordered more food and insisted Jabber eat 'for the baby'. Zanka referencing it was the beginning of the end. Now it was their thing. Every so often they'll talk about Jabber being pregnant. Zanka went from being annoyed to bemused to now genuinely finding it funny. It was never supposed to be a big deal... so how did it turn into one...
It was simple. Enjin needed the notes Zanka took the other day. Zanka said he left them on his desk and he sent Rudo to grab them. Rudo, unsure which one was what he needed grabbed every letter included a folded on on Zanka's nightstand. He returned to the mess hall with them, asking Enjin if any of these were right. Zanka would have immediately found it but he took a solo job and wasn't there. Enjin sighed as he started to look through all the notes, sorting them on the common room coffee table.
"Damn, I wasn't expecting him to have too much on his desk."
"Well, some weren't on his desk but I wanted to be sure I brought you what you needed."
"Good looking out, kid," Enjin complimented, tossing another note in the nope pile. "Most of these are nothin'. You can put them back on his desk. They may be useful to him later- Oh, hold on~" Enjin suddenly beamed, his eyes glowing as he looked at the note in his hand. Since the common room wasn't empty, Bro and August peeked over when Enjin sounded jazzed.
"Sounds like you found something you shouldn't have," Bro joked, snickering lightly. "What is it, Enjin?"
"It's a note TO Zanka. Ahem 'Hey, Zan Zan. Had a great time last night,' is how it starts if that tells you anything~" Enjin and Bro cooed over that and Rudo just looked confused. Semiu, who was at the bar froze. Only one person would be writing that to Zanka. She needed to get that note out of Enjin's hands. She adjusted her glasses and swirled the drink in her hands.
"Now, don't you think it's a little rude to be goin' through that boy's stuff?"
"Come on, Semiu. It's harmless. You know, I've been wondering where he's been disappearing to sometimes for the past, what, year? To think he's been seeing someone~"
"Enjin-"
"Oh, and she's got the prettiest handwriting," Enjin teased. "Let's see... 'It's been about a week. I miss you. You can't go too long without seeing me. You know how jealous I can get.' Oh that's cute-"
"Enjin, You should probably stop."
" Semiu, it's adorable. Okay, Okay, what else. Ummm... 'I found something I want to try with you. Maybe after we hit up the color festival in Canvas Town tomorrow.' Okay, so this note is old because that was last week." Enjin alternated between his commentary and reading. Semiu hoped Jabber didn't sign that thing at that end. "Alright soo where was I... 'See you then, Babe. P.S. I'm... pregnant'." The entire room froze over. Bro and Enjin looked at each other, horrified at the news. Semiu sighed. This was about to be bad.
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Enjin called in the middle of his job and Zanka didn't understand why he wanted to see him in the common room when he was done. That was the first red flag. The second one was that Semiu wasn't at her desk. Each step into HQ made his heart beat faster. What happened? Did they find out about his relationship with Jabber? He weighed his options every step until he was standing nervously before the door. When he finally had the strength to walk in, Bro, Enjin and Corvus were sitting on the couch. Semiu was standing behind the couch. Thankfully, only the four of them were in there. Half the people in this room already knew about his relationship. Maybe this would be fine.
"Zanka... please sit down." Enjin sounded so serious though. Zanka's entire body froze over as he sat down. His hands were shaking. He couldn't even look the leader in the eye. "So... we went into your room today."
"Okay." Zanka bit his lip, his hands balled tight. "Is... everything okay?"
"..Zanka... it's about your relationship."
"O-Okay."
"....We know your girlfriend is pregnant." Enjin said, unaware he just fried Zanka's brain. He didn't know what to address so he remained perfectly quiet. Enjin sighed, sitting upright and rubbing his temples. "Okay... so... look, I get it. You don't want us in your business and you didn't want to tell us about your girlfriend. I get it. I was young once... but I need you to know that if you're in over your head we want to be there for you. A baby is a big deal, Zanka."
"...What is this about?"
"We found the note your girlfriend left you," Bro started, nodding supportively. "She... ended it by telling you she was pregnant."
"...Son of a bitch," Zanka sighed, burying his head in his hands. On one hand, this would be easier to talk his way out of than if they found out about Jabber... but not by much. "It's... this is a big misunderstanding-"
"Zanka, We would like to at least meet the future mother of your child." Enjin insisted. Zanka genuinely didn't know how to get out of this. It was an awkward conversation at every angle. He couldn't help it. He had to say something and picked the worst option on accident.
"S-She uh... cheated on me." The room fell silent. Semiu pursed her lips and Corvus nodded slowly. He could feel them judging the way he went about this. "So...the baby isn't mine..."
"Zanka," Bro got up, walking over and pulling the young man into a hug. This was the worst option. Why did he say that? "I am so sorry... I... I understand you probably have a lot of feelings about this situation-"
"So, wait, where is she now?" Enjin felt bad being happy about it and had to fight back his instinct to be relieved. This is so much worse than it should have been.
"Uh... She... ran off with her ex."
"The bitch-"
"Okay, Enjin, relax." Bro scolded. "Zanka has gone through a lot-"
"Actually, yeah so... could I go to my room please? I don't want to talk about this..."
The cleaner laid on his bed, listening to the sound of Jabber laughing his ass off on his choker. He was swinging the device around on his finger, staring up at the ceiling. Jabber's jubilation had no end in sight.
"... Are you going to stop to breathe?"
"Y-You... Told them I left you!?" Jabber didn't stop laughing, having a hell of a time with the whole thing. "You couldn't just say 'It's an inside joke between me and my boyfriend'?"
"No! Because then they'd want to meet you, jackass!"
"But now they think I'm some slut that cheated on you and ran off with my ex-"
"You don't sound broken up about it! You haven't stopped laughing since I told you!"
"Ugh, I can't breathe. Holy shit... My stomach hurts... Man... Hope that doesn't affect the baby-"
"I'm hanging up-"
"No- Okay, I'm sorry, don't." Jabber couldn't even plead right, still giggling between every word. "I'll make it up to you. Why don't you come over and we can put a baby in you this time-"
"I am so done with this joke... but sure. I'll be there in an hour."
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Idk why I wrote this. I contribute nothing of value to this branch of the fandom
a continuation of this post (yes I'm cooking up a full fic but I gotta finish my other two janka fics first so for now y'all can have some lil bits 😘)
Riyo led Jabber to the rec room where the rest of team Akuta and Team Child were hanging out.
"Make yourself comfortable." She said. "Sit wherever."
He glanced around and his eyes immediately caught on Zanka stretched out on a couch, Lovely Assistaff leaning against the armrest next to his head.
"Zanka if you're that tired, go to bed." Riyo nudged him. He grunted in response and didn't open his eyes. Jabber had never seen him so relaxed. He probably didn't realize he was even here. "Make room, dude."
"Yeah man," Jabber finally spoke. "Other people wanna sit."
"Sit on the floor." Zanka said, still not opening his eyes but Jabber knew it was aimed at him and not Riyo. He'd been grumpy since Jabber started taking Enjin's attention from Zanka. Apparently he now thought they were rivals or something.
"Just move him, Jabs." Riyo winked at him as she found her own spot near the kids.
Zanka finally cracked his eyes open. "Don't you dare."
The challenge lit Jabber up. He smiled and grabbed Zanka by the ankles, swinging his legs off the couch. The rest of Zanka's body nearly followed with but he caught the back of the couch. Jabber sat down before he could recover. Zanka shot him a glare so heated he thought he might hit him over the head with Lovely.
Instead Zanka deliberately placed his legs across Jabber's lap.
Jabber froze.
"If ya didn't wanna be a footrest, ya shoulda found somewhere else to sit." Zanka shut his eyes again, feigning nonchalance but he was still quite tense. Perhaps he was waiting for Jabber to do something.
Jabber... wasn't sure what to do.
He didn't hate it. The weight in his lap was nice. Grounding.
And something about being trusted enough to relax next to made him feel... good.
So he just sat there.
Eventually Zanka relaxed more. One of Jabbers arms rested across his legs. The chatter in the room rose and fell. Neither Zanka or Jabber moved for a while. And no one else joined them.
Jabber even found himself relaxing a touch.
This is nice. He thought.
And if Jabber's thumb started stroking Zanka's ankle, no one said anything.
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I want to do something for pride but idk what, something I can do in a few days though since I’m going on vacation soon. YA GIRL IS GONNA TAKE SUGGESTIONS!!!!!
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