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An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Big Hero 6 (2014)
Rating: Explicit
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Robert Callaghan/Tadashi Hamada
Characters: Tadashi Hamada, Robert Callaghan, Sarah Callaghan
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Avatar & Benders Setting, Avatar Cycle, implied kinky airbenders, Get Together, Awkward Romance, mentions of Korra and Aang, Sarah as the Earth Avatar
Summary:
All Tadashi wanted in life was to study robotics and go to RCIT so that he could help to make the world a better place. Then it was discovered that he was the new Avatar, and everyone else's ideas of how he will make a difference took over his life.
Now, at 22 years old and at the start of his final year of training, everything gets just a little more complicated when he finds out that his chosen earth bending teacher was the husband to his last reincarnation, because everything else for the past three years has awkward and annoying, why stop now!
Well, maybe it won't be that bad...
So I decided to start posting the Avatar AU! Enjoy!
wtf why are you shipping a minor with the adult who basically killed him
First Off, Tadashi is not a minor. At the youngest he’s 18, but as an American college student, I would peg him as an upperclassman, and most likely 21. He is an adult and can consent.
Second, we don’t know that if Callaghan started the fire or not. It was never stated out right in the film. Its quite possible that he did, no doubt that there. But even then, as much as it sucks to admit it, Tadashi was in no real danger until he made the choice to run into the building. Callaghan was the last one in the building, most likely because he got everyone else out first. Tadashi shouldn’t have run into the building, that was dumb, and his choice isn’t Callaghan’s fault.
Finally, we ship it because we like to. That’s that. I could go off on a giant spiel about why people like this ship, but I don’t think that that’s what you really want to hear.
Drabble based off of wuffen drawings? Especially the perfect soft marshmallow pudgy doodle
I’m sorry this took so long! This is kind of nsfw, its not porn, but idk what to call. Based on this picture by Wuffen.
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Sometimes Robert just didn’t understand what Tadashi saw inhim.
Had Tadashi met Robert when he was, let’s say, twenty-five,then he would get it. Back in those days he was as fit as a fiddle. He workedout everyday, and his body showed it. His arms were muscular and his stomachwas flat. His hair was thick and dark, and his skin was tight and firm.
But time touched everyone, and he was no exception. Most ofhis dark hair has turned into an ashy grey, his face was now lined in wrinkles,and the strength of his youth has faded. He could live with that though, thishappened to everyone. What he couldn’t stand was the disgusting mess of pudgysquish his stomach turned into.
Robert worked out as much as he could, working with hisschedule and physical limits, but no matter what he could not get rid of thesoft, saggy midsection. He couldn’t help but the feel disgusted most of time.It wasn’t him. This wasn’t him. It was wrong and it shouldn’t be there.
When he was with Tadashi, he was never without his shirt. Itwasn’t something that they talked about, but Robert could tell that Tadashi wasbeginning to burn with curiosity over it. After all, he’s had Robert’s dick inhis mouth God knows how many times, something like his need to always cover hismidsection would get to him eventually.
Xxx
Robert walked out of his En Suite bathroom to find Tadashilaying on the bed naked, his eyes half-lidded as he watched him.
“Oh?” Robert asked lightly, resting a hand on his hip. “Whatis this all about?”
“It’s nothing really, I just thought we could try somethingnew,” he answered. His arm reached out, and he lightly tapped the other side ofthe bed. “Come lay down with me.” Robert nodded and took a step forward. “Butbefore you do, I want you to take off all of your clothes too.”
Oh.
“Well, um…” he fumbled. “Is that what you actually want?” Tadashi nodded eagerly,and Robert rubbed the back of his neck.
“Absolutely,” he beamed. Robert swallowed hard.
Dropping his pajama pants was easy, no harm there. Losinghis boxers made him feel exposed, but he was with Tadashi, and it was nothinghe wasn’t already familiar with. But his hands froze as his fingers felt thebottom of his T-shirt. He took a deep breath in, but it felt like his throatwas closing up.
“I can’t!” he finally blurted out before turning away. Hesat down on the edge of the bed with his back towards his partner, and took along drink from the class of water on his bedside table. He could hear Tadashicrawl across the bed behind him, and he soon felt his arms snake themselvesaround his sides and cross over in front of his chest.
“I’m sorry,” Tadashi mumbled into his shoulder blade, hisforehead now resting on Robert’s shoulder. He reached up and gently swiped hisfingers across the back of Tadashi’s hand in response.
“Its not your fault,” he whispered, followed out by a heavysigh. “Its not you… Its just… me.”
“What’s wrong?” Tadashi asked, his voice raising ininterest. “I like you. So hopefullythat counts for something.”
Robert let out a heavy sigh, and ran a hand up his face.
“I know its silly, but,” Breath in, breath out. “I hate mystomach. I hate that I’m old and that I can’t get rid of the flab no matterwhat.” His breath hitched. He could feel Tadashi brow furrow against his back.But then, to his horror, he felt Tadashi’s hands slowly crawl down his chest.
“Oh, you mean this?” Tadashi asked as he gave Robert’sstomach a light squeeze. “I lovethis.” As one hand continued to squeeze and massage him over the shirt, theother lowered and dipped down underneath the fabric. Robert gasped in surprisewhen he felt Tadashi’s skin on his.
“No, wait!” He panicked. “You can’t be seriously into this!”
“But I am…?” Tadashi drawled out. He began to kiss upRobert’s neck, and gave a quick lick to the shell of his ear, causing Robert toshudder. “I’ve always loved how soft you are. I love to cuddle you and lay onyou like you’re my special pillow. I love everythingabout you, no exceptions.”
Tadashi’s second hand hooked itself on bottom edge of theT-Shirt, and began to pull up wards.
And much to Robert’s surprise, he let him.
He raised his arms and watched as the fabric slide off ofhis skin and fall down, discarded to the floor. Tadashi’s hand then joined theother, and began to massage and play with the folds of his stomach. Robertcould feel his face getting hot under all of this special attention.
“I’m sorry you feel bad about it,” Tadashi whispered in hisear. “But I love it, and maybe that’s good enough for now?” Robert took a deepbreath in and swallowed; then he slowly nodded his head.
“Yeah, it could be,” Robert agreed. Although he couldn’t seeit, he knew Tadashi was smiling. He then felt his arms move away, andsurprisingly found himself missing the contact.
“Lay down now,” Tadashi ordered. He sat back haunches andwatched with a wide smile as Robert did as he was told. Tadashi then hoveredover him, before closing the distance with a long, soft kiss. Robert raised ahand to the back of his neck to pull him in closer, and in turn he felt Tadashirest a hand on chest.
After he pulled back, Tadashi flopped on the bed next tohim, let out a contented sigh. He draped an arm over his torso and nuzzled hisface into his side. His legs naturally found their way to Robert’s and quicklytangled himself with them. Robert rested his hand on the one Tadashi had layingon his chest, and let his other arm curl around Tadashi’s back.
“So was this what you wanted to try?” Robert guessed,breaking the silence.
“Mmm-hmm,” Tadashi hummed. “We’ve never cuddled like thisbefore, I thought it would be nice; just you and me, skin-on-skin.”
“You’re right, it is,” Robert agreed. He turned and placed akiss on Tadashi’s forehead, which earned him a soft giggle. “I love you.”
“I love you too.”
Robert clicked the lamp off, and nothing more was said.
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Yeah, this has been a really hard prompt to deal with, since I relate to Callaghan’s plight and don’t really know much about body positivity. But yeah, at least my shitty mood produced something half-way decent. I hope you liked it anon! Sorry again for the wait!
The entire Robotics department showed up to the memorial service. Hundreds upon hundreds of people were there, washing him in a sea of black. A part of Tadashi felt annoyed at this. He knew Robert better than any student here, current or former, but he couldn’t say anything. Making a scene won’t help.
There was no burial. After all, there was no body to bury. Even then though, Tadashi knew he had no family left to arrange such services. He was pretty sure Robert would’ve left his body to science, but since there was nothing left…
Tadashi had to bite his hand to stifle a sob.
It hurt so much to think that the man he loved, and held, and kissed, and touched was nothing more than an indiscernible pile of ash mixed in the rubble of what used to be a building. To many, the fire represented the death of dreams, with so many projects destroyed that night. Even Hiro’s own microbots were destroyed in the flames. Though it made him feel like a jerk, Tadashi didn’t care much about that. Hiro could make more microbots.
Nothing could bring Robert back.
Tadashi jolted as he felt a hand rest on his shoulder.
“Teddy Graham,” Fred said easily. “You doing okay?” Tadashi blinked.
“I’m as fine as I could be,” he answered. Fred raised an eyebrow, giving him a rare, serious look. Honey quickly appeared beside Fred, gave Tadashi a look, and pulled out a handkerchief.
“Here,” she said, handing it to him. Tadashi took the soft peach fabric and blinked in confusion.
“What’s this for?” he questioned. Honey’s face became very strained.
“Oh Tadashi,” she breathed. “You’re crying…”
Huh. Tadashi wiped his cheek with the handkerchief, and pulled it back. He was partly shocked to see the moisture on the cloth, but really he shouldn’t have been surprised.
“Thank you,” he responded gently, dabbing at his face. Honey smile became less forced, but it was obvious she was trying to hide her concern. Tadashi appreciated that she didn’t want to overbear him. He needed space.
Yeah… He was going to need a lot of space.
Xxx
School pretty much ended after the accident.
True, there was only a week left, but Tadashi thought it was a little odd. Everyone was devastated by the death of Robert. All of his students were given grades based on their averages as they were, leaving Tadashi with two A’s. The other professors were very sympathetic to the plight of the Robotics department, but not all let them off easy. His calculus three professor still made everyone take their final, but his biology professor gave students the option to take their current average and run.
With not much left to do, Tadashi just ended up staying home. He didn’t bother to get anything from the labs.
He couldn’t bear to be there alone, surrounded by the memories of what once was, at least not so soon. It would break him all over again.
Eventually it seemed that his friends got the hint that he wouldn’t be joining them during the summer, and took it upon himself to gather some of his things for him.
“I brought home Baymax for you,” Hiro explained one day, just over two weeks after the accident. “I thought maybe you’d want to work on him some… or something.”
“I suppose so,” Tadashi mumbled into his pillow. He knew Hiro was frowning.
“It might do you some good to leave bed,” Hiro dragged on. “You know; move around, eat more than one meal, the stuff healthy people do.”
Was he unhealthy?
Probably.
“Okay Hiro,” Tadashi groaned. “I’ll do something with him later, okay?”
“Whatever,” Hiro spat out. Tadashi could hear his footsteps thud on the stairs as he left.
He was angry, and Tadashi knew that, but what was he going to do? Tell him about the relationship he was keeping a secret since October? No, that wasn’t going to happen. He wouldn’t get it; he might even be disgusted.
He couldn’t handle that right now.
He just wanted to sleep.
Xxx
“Do you want to talk?” Aunt Cass asked him as he squished blackberries in a bag.
“What? No,” he answered her. “I’m fine. Why?” He put the bag down and watched as she dropped a tray full of dirty dishes into the sink. She lightly shrugged her shoulders and walked over to see what he was making.
“It’s nothing,” she laughed, clapping a hand on her shoulder. “I’m just surprised to see you back in the kitchen is all.”
“Oh, yeah,” Tadashi smiled lightly in response. He was starting to feel bad for Aunt Cass with all of his moping around. “I saw your ‘To-Do’ list, and thought I’d help out. I’m making some blackberry buttercream for the macarons.”
“Oh, thank you sweetie,” Aunt Cass beamed, quickly wrapping her arms around his shoulders. “Keep up the good work!” With that she skipped out of the kitchen and back to the counter. Tadashi smiled back as best as he could, letting it slip when she turned her back.
He did want to help out more, he knew she was worried, but he also did this for himself. He could’ve made anything on her list first, but he started with the blackberry buttercream.
Blackberry macarons were always Robert’s favorite.
Tadashi took a deep breath in, and continued to squish the blackberries. Everything still hurt, but he was trying to move forward, one baby step at a time.
I’m like super tired, but now I just got an idea for an actual, serious fanfic.
Basically, I would like to read a Calladashi fanfic about Tadashi with burns and subsequent scars. Like I’m not sure how he would actually get injured. Like obviously Callaghan doesn’t run off and become Yokai (Abigail is probably alive), but still escapes with the microbots since he was trapped anyways. After he gets out the front entrance, the explosion happens then Callaghan learns that Tadashi went in after him, he’d go back and find Tadashi pinned under some rubble and saves him.
After that would just be a bunch of recovery. LIke Tadashi has the burns (with possible need of skin grafts), lung damage from smoke inhalation, possible head injury and temporary hearing problems from the explosion. Callaghan would want to be there as much as possible, and probably blames himself for not being able to get out of the faster, but for that to happen, they would have to come out, at least to Hiro, Cass, and Nerd Squad.
Idk, I just want to read some hurt/comfort right now. Just give me Tadashi and Callaghan coping and supporting each other after the accident with tears and cuddles.
Vampire AU this time. I literally just finished this, so I’ll go back and fix any errors tomorrow.
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So this is what dying felt like.
Robert’s body felt like it was on fire, and his lungs were struggling to inhale air. Did he lie to him? Was this all just a trick? Was he really dying? The world around him began to grow dark, and he was afraid.
“Sssh,” the vampire cooed as he gently brushed his face with a cold hand. “Don’t be afraid, this is not the end.” He just nodded weakly in response, and let his eyes slipped closed.
And then just like everyone said, his life began to flash before, and he looked back to all the moments that led up to now.
Xxx
Looking back, it was pretty obvious that there was something different about Tadashi Hamada. He is a very pretty thing; deep brown eyes, high cheekbones, raven black hair, and pale porcelain skin. Too pale to be healthy, but Robert thought it would be rude to point it out. The first time he saw him was during a late night in the labs. Robert knew instantly that he wasn’t a student, however it didn’t seem to stop this newcomer from making use of the school’s spare parts.
As though he could hear what he was thinking, the pale boy put down his tools and turned sharply towards, watching him with a piercing gaze. A tap on his arm shook him out of his thoughts though.
“Hey Professor C,” Fred greeted him casually. “I see you’ve noticed Tadashi already, I hope you don’t mind that I’ve brought him along.”
“I don’t mind a visitor, but I do mind when a non student is using our materials,” Robert reminded him coolly.
“Is that so?” the visitor-Tadashi-said. Robert flinched. When did he get so close? “I was told that as long as I made something impressive, you wouldn’t mind.” This got his attention.
“Well, if that’s the case, then why don’t you show me what you’ve got?” Robert pushed, trying to get a feel for him. Tadashi just flashed him a toothy grin.
“Gladly.” Tadashi turned on his heel to head back to the machinery he left on the table. Now that he had a closer look, he could see now that what he had build from the scraps was a robot arm, and a fairly small one at that. Tadashi picked up and began to play with the flexibility of it. How did he make that so fast?
“So yeah, I drew up the semantics for this a while back, but I didn’t have anything to test it out with. So it looks like a basic arm, but what I was really trying to test was this,” he paused to draw attention back to the arm, and then pressed both sides together so that it would collapse in on itself, shrinking the arm down to one sixth its original size. “Tada!” He dropped the collapsed arm into the palm of Robert’s hand and awaited a comment.
“How long did it take you to fabricate this?” he asked him. Tadashi shrugged.
“I brought some of the parts with me, but I assembled it here in maybe an hour?” Robert hummed as he looked it over. He pulled the arm out to full size again, and then collapsed it back in on itself. The transition was very smooth and didn’t comprise with the function of the limb.
“Well I would have to say job well done,” Robert told him. Tadashi beamed proudly in response. “What exactly did you have in mind for this?”
“I was thinking about making a collapsible robot, something that can shrink when not needed, and expand on command,” Tadashi explained. “Fred told me that he usually hangs out at a lab so I thought I would come around and maybe put my ideas to the test.”
“You could do a lot with this here if you were a student,” Robert told him, handing him back his machinery. “Why haven’t you applied yet?”
“Ah…” Tadashi shuffled awkwardly. “I have some complications that prevent that, at least right now. But we’ll see.”
“Tadashi just got back in town after traveling for a while,” Fred interjected easily. “He hasn’t taken any tests whatsoever, so he’s got a little work to do before he can apply to college.”
Robert just nodded simply. He supposed that made sense, but not really. One would think he would’ve rather gone to school instead. He inevitably decided not to question the lie.
“Okay then,” he said back. “Well I hope you’ll enjoy your visit, and you figure out what you need.”
He walked away after that to continue doing his rounds. He could feel his gaze on him the entire time though.
Xxx
After that though he continued to see Tadashi. Sometimes he would see him in the labs with Fred, talking with his friends. He usually had a laptop with him, and he would work on coding for the robot he was programming. Occasionally Robert would swing around to look over his work, only to find that his work was better than any of his other students. He would then try to tell him that he could easily qualify for a full-ride scholarship, but Tadashi would just shake him off.
He ended up seeing Tadashi more outside of the labs eventually. When Robert would leave for the night and lock the building up, he usually find Tadashi waiting for him on the front steps of the lab. Conversation would ensue, and he would eventually find that he welcomed Tadashi’s presence in his life.
Robert couldn’t help but to fall hard for him. He wanted to deny it so bad, but he couldn’t! Tadashi was smart, and funny, and creative, and not to mention drop dead gorgeous. It began to frustrate him why he would hang around him so much. Did he have some equally adorable, cute, young thing he could be with? What about Fred? Fred was silly, but he nice and a hard worker.
Tadashi seemed to be able to read his frustrations though because one night the first thing he did was walk up to him quickly, grab him by his sweater vest, and pull him into a kiss.
Robert was shocked to say the least.
“What’s the matter?” Tadashi had asked him. “I like you, and I know you’re into me. If the attraction is mutual, isn’t it worth a shot?”
“Maybe,” Robert hesitantly said. “I think you would be better off with someone your own age though. I’m old enough to be your father!”
Tadashi laughed. And he laughed hard. Robert felt uneasy watching him double over in the giggly fit.
“If- HA! If only you knew!” he snorted. He fought to recompose himself. “But no, that’s what they always say.” Tadashi gave him seductive glance and Robert couldn’t look away. “Just trust me though when I say that age is nothing but a number for me.”
Robert is still not too sure exactly what happened after that. All he could remember was staring at his face, and kissing him again. But apparently that was when they started dating. Tadashi was still somewhat mysterious, but there was nothing wrong with that right?
Xxx
Dates would happen very often afterwards. They would go to the park and watch the stars, or catch a late movie, go to the beachside amusement park, or even go swimming at his apartment’s pool. They never got food though, and Robert never saw Tadashi eat.
When Robert would voice his concerns, Tadashi just waved him off.
“I have a sensitive stomach,” he would explain. “And I’m super picky on top of that, I just eat what I make at home is all. I’m healthier that way.” It wasn’t Robert’s place to judge other people’s health, so he let it go. Other than the pale skin, Tadashi looked to be in good health.
They would do anything else, as a date, and then the sex at the end of the night would be even better. Tadashi never stayed though, he had work he said, and always left before the dawn. Robert didn’t mind this much either. Other people could get fussy, but they were compatible and they understood how the other worked. They were exciting and stable all at the same time, and everything was perfect.
Xxx
Abigail died, and everything was terrible.
Xxx
It didn’t take long for Robert to fall apart afterwards he saw now as he looked back.
He didn’t talk to-more like ignored-Tadashi for the first week. He didn’t leave the house, and he didn’t go to work. . He just wanted to be alone and grieve. He went to her funeral alone, and all though he couldn’t tell then, everything just ended up getting worse.
Tadashi ended up finding out about what happened through. Apparently Fred told him? And he was pissed that Robert didn’t tell, but was even more pissed that Robert wasn’t taking care of himself.
So yeah, he might’ve been drinking more than he should’ve. Eating more food would probably have been a good idea too, same with taking his medicine.
But he didn’t want to eat. He didn’t want to take care of himself. He didn’t want to see Tadashi. He just wanted his little girl back.
He couldn’t see it then, but this terrified Tadashi.
Xxx
His lack of self-care ended up catching up to him though. After his fight with Tadashi he went back to work at the University, and would stay there from opening to closing, doing whatever he could to stay on his feet and not think about anything at all.
He didn’t last a week before collapsing in the middle of the labs with a heart attack.
The rest of that day was blur of lights and noises.
He wasn’t sure when he woke up, only that it was now nighttime. He felt tired and weak. His body was heavy and bogged down by wires. The room was quiet, except for the soft beeps of the heart monitor…
And the gentle tapping on the window.
Robert turned back to the window, and saw Tadashi was there now.
Well, that was interesting.
What was more interesting was now his mind was screaming at him that he was on the third floor, and something was wrong.
And then as if to prove his point, the latch to the window moved on its own, and the glass began to slide open, allowing for Tadashi to float in his room.
The heart monitor let out a sharp spike.
“Ssh! No! Its okay!” Tadashi reassured him. “Its only me.” Robert tried to speak but no words came. Then he realized it was because he had a breathing tube down his throat. Tadashi’s feet touched the ground and he lightly walked to him, gazing down at his weakened body.
“You foolish, fragile human!” Tadashi chided, his tone dark. “What have you done to yourself?” His voice was angry, but his eyes were scared. “I’ve waited my whole life to find someone like you, it can’t end like this!”
Robert was about to pass out again, he couldn’t do this. Tadashi seemed to sense this. He reached into his bag and pulled out a latched box. Inside the box was an empty syringe. Tadashi slipped off his jacket and sweater, and then stuck the needle inside of his arm, drawing out blood. Once it was full, he then injected it again into Robert, pumping all of his blood into his system.
“This should help you recover faster,” Tadashi explained. “Call me when you get out, okay? And I’ll tell you everything.” Robert could only nod his head. Then somehow, the most shocking thing came next.
“I love you.”
Cold lips brushed the side of his face, and then he was gone again.
Xxx
Four days later he was back at home. The doctors were surprised by his quick recovery, but let him go when they saw nothing wrong with him. When the sun went down he called Tadashi’s phone, and waited for him to come.
It didn’t take long for him to come too.
Tadashi jumped into his arms as soon as Robert had opened the door. Pleasantries followed quickly after.
“I was so worried! Are you okay? Do you feel okay? How are you?”
Robert tried to calm him, and for a few minutes everything felt like it did before. But the weight of the situation weight between.
They needed to talk.
“I think I understand now what you are,” Robert told him. “I didn’t realize it before, probably because most of what you told me was the truth.” Tadashi only smiled sweetly at him.
“Then what am I Robert?” he asked.
“I want to hear you say it,” he requested back.
“Afraid you’re wrong?” Tadashi teased, Robert snorted.
“Well its not everyday I meet someone like you,” he snarked. Tadashi blushed and ran a hand through his hair.
“I’m a vampire.”
So he guessed right.
“I can introduce myself again,” Tadashi went on. “My name is Tadashi Hamada, and I’m ninety-eight years old.” Robert snorted.
“So you let me freak out over being the ‘older’ one?”
“I told you age was just a number to me!” Tadashi laughed. “But you get it now, don’t you?” His face flushed a bright red again and he sat down. “I’ve wanted a companion for a long time. I do have my brother, but I wanted something more.”
“Is your brother a vampire too?” Robert asked. Tadashi nodded.
“Yes, I turned him when he was eighteen at his request,” Tadashi laughed. “He mostly terrorizes the underground bot-fighting rings.” Robert chose not to speak.
“When I look for potential companions, I’ve discovered that I liked older humans better,” Tadashi explained. “When I was around your age, and I began to feel lonely, I tried to date someone who looked like me, but it didn’t work out, they were just too young. But you though, and people like you in general, have age the same way I do, and I can relate more.”
“Well I’m not sure if I can relate to being nearly a century old…”
“Well, of course not!” Tadashi laughed. “And I don’t expect you too. I just want you to be you. That’s why I love you.”
That again. Robert felt his body stiffen. He knew where this was going…
“But that’s not the important part!” Tadashi quickly spoke out, shaking him out of his thoughts.
“Then what is?” Robert inquired. Tadashi stared him, fondness growing on his face.
“The important part is I found you,” Tadashi urgently persisted. “And you found me. And I’m afraid of losing you.”
Robert didn’t know what to say back. Tadashi moved to sit next Robert on the couch… when did he sit down? Tadashi moved one hand to intertwine his fingers with Robert’s. His hand was so cold…
“I know this must be shocking to you,” Tadashi whispered softly. “I’m sorry. The last thing I wanted was to scare you. I love you I really do, but if you want me to leave I can-“
“Don’t!” Robert snarled. “Don’t do that, it only feels more manipulative.”
“I don’t want to manipulate you, I just want to be honest!” Tadashi defended. “If you don’t want what I can give you, then I don’t know what to do!” He squeezed his hand. “I meant what I said, I’m afraid to lose you, I care too much.”
“But if I choose not to let you turn me,” Robert slowly thought out loud. “Then you don’t want to stick around to watch me die either.” Tadashi nodded slowly.
“I would never force this on you, its your choice,” Tadashi told him, his hand slipping away. “Think about it and let me know.”
Robert blinked, and he was gone.
Xxx
The next three days were spent in deep thought. He had to make probably the most difficult choice of his life.
He’s only known Tadashi for five months, and while the time they’ve spent together was wonderful, deciding to change who and what you are was a big commitment to make. He’s not even sure if he loves him. He does like him, and he likes him a whole lot,
Forever was an awfully long time…
Not that anyone wants to die, well, healthy people that is.
And then there was Abigail… As a scientist he had no idea what happened after death. Part of him hoped that he would be with her again, was he willing to give up that chance?
Maybe he shouldn’t think of the unknown possibilities. Second guessing what could be isn’t going to get him anywhere. He had to focus on what he does know, and the outcomes of those choices.
A.) He could reject Tadashi, and live the rest of his life mortal. He continue to be a professor until he was too old to teach. Then he would die alone.
B.) He could accept Tadashi’s offer. He could throw away his life and everything he’s ever known and live forever with someone who loves him while drinking blood to sustain his new lifestyle.
Honestly neither option looked all that great when one put it into words. But one thought edged its way in…
What did he have left to lose?
Xxx
“Are you sure you want to do this?” Tadashi had asked him for the fifth time. Robert rolled his eyes.
“Its almost like you don’t want to turn me now,” he joked. Tadashi just frowned unimpressed.
The two of them were now in Tadashi’s basement apartment. They were sitting on the floor on top of a plastic sheet, each with their shirts removed. Apparently turning someone can get messy.
“I just don’t want you to regret it, or feel as though you were rushed,” Tadashi woefully explained. “You could kill yourself if you changed your mind, but as far as I know, it’s not an easy experience.”
“I know,” Robert sighed. “I thought about this long and hard, and this is the choice I’ve made. I want to be with you.” Tadashi smile fondly and raised a hand to brush his cheek.
“I’m so happy you chose me,” Tadashi dreamily whispered. Robert caught the hand with his own, and placed a soft kiss on his knuckles. Tadashi crawled closer, and opened his mouth, revealing his enlongated fangs. He raised a hand to his wrist and bit down into it. “I’m going to drain you of your blood,” he explained. “And when I do that, you need drink as much as mine as your body will allow, and then the change will happen.”
Robert nodded his head, and Tadashi bit down his neck.
It didn’t take long to get light headed. A minute or two more and he could no longer feel his limbs. Tadashi had to hold onto him while he returned the favor to ingest his blood. As some feeling returned he grasped onto him, and drank and drank and drank-
Until oblivion.
He collapsed back onto the floor after that.
His body burned and ached as it underwent the changed, but he could feel terror come over him as his mind began to shut down.
The last thing he saw before he faded away was Tadashi lying down next to him, giving him the same loving gaze that he always did.
Then… nothing.
Xxx
After everything that had happened before Robert was slightly surprised he even woke up at all.
The first thing he noticed was that he was no longer laying on the plastic, but on the plush sofa. All of the lights were off except for a few burning candles, and even those seemed to be abnormally bright. He could hear something move behind him, and then he felt a hand run through his hair.
“Hey there sleepy head,” Tadashi greeted softly. Or at least Robert thought he thought was softly; it was a little loud to him. “How do you feel?”
“Confused…” He groggily muttered. “And… hungry?” Oh yes, he was definitely hungry, though it made sense considering he slept for… huh. “How long has it been?”
“It’s been a day,” Tadashi informed. “Usually the change takes about twenty-four hours to set in. The change can be quite an ordeal.” Robert sat up on the couch after that, and swung his legs off so Tadashi could sit next to him. “But how else are you?” Tadashi asked again as he took a seat. “Some sensitivity is normal considering you now have enhanced senses-“
“Oh, that explains the candlelight then,” Robert mused. Tadashi nodded.
“Yeah, you’ll get used to it soon enough though, and then we can leave,” Tadashi explained.
“Leave?” Robert inquired. What do they need to now?
“Well, yeah,” Tadashi answered as if it was the most obvious thing. “You are hungry after all…”
Oh.
He forgot about that part.
So much for cheeseburgers.
“So how, um, how does that work?” Robert asked uneasily. “Do we just find some random person… Oh my God do I have to kill someone?”
“WHAT?” Tadashi laughed. “Oh heavens no, you goof!” Robert just gave him a confused face.
“But Vampires drink blood right?” Robert stated. “So don’t we-“
“Yeah, we drink from people, but we don’t need to kill him, that’s highly unnecessary,” Tadashi explained. “No, we’re going to go see Fred.”
“Fred?” Well now that he thought about it, Fred was the one that knew Tadashi and brought him to the labs.
“Yeah, did I never explain it?” Robert shook his head. “Oops, sorry. But no, Fred is a friend and my food source. I feed off of him once or twice a week and we hang out and play video games and stuff. It’s a good arrangement. That’s how it usually works nowadays.”
“There’s a lot I need to learn, isn’t there?” Robert spoke aloud. “And there’s a lot I need to do… What am I going to about my job? I should’ve moved my assets first and-“
Tadashi had crawled on top of him to give him a kiss. Robert knew it was supposed to be the classic ‘shut up’ kiss, but jokes on him! He pulled him closer and kissed back hard. Tadashi seemed to like that though. After a few minutes of the impromptu make out, his maker tapped out.
“Someone’s frisky,” Tadashi teased. Robert’s mouth pulled into a smirk.
“I guess turning has given me some excess energy,” Robert grinned. Tadashi rolled his eyes and bopped the top of his head.
“Dork,” he giggled. “But yeah, if you think you’re energized now, you should see how you feel after a feeding. You’ll probably ended up running around on the ceiling.”
“Really?” Robert asked, raising an eyebrow.
“What do you think?”
The pair stared silently at each other.
“Well I guess we need to go see Fred then!” Robert exclaimed, hopping out of his seat.
“See now you get it!”
xxx
Robert was standing by his car door. He needed to get in to go to Fred’s, but he couldn’t stop staring at the sky.
“I can see so much more now…” He whispered in wondered. “The stars shine so much brighter now… This is real, isn’t it?”
“You still doubt this?” Tadashi asked. “The view won’t leave, I promise. We have all the time in the world to admire the night.”
It should’ve been unnerving, but Robert found comfort in it instead.
“Yeah… We do, don’t we?”
They got into the car and began their drive to the opposite side of town. They did have some work to do before they were home free. Robert needed to pull his money from his accounts, do something about his day job, and decide how and when to fake his death. They’d probably have to lie low in San Fransokyo for a while, or leave completely, but that was okay.
As long as they had each other, nothing else matters. This was not the end, it was only a beautiful beginning.
xxx
Welp, that was Calladashi Week 2. I’ll finish yesterday’s prompt eventually, it sucks I skipped a day, but I’m glad everything else got done.
