~** Merry, Moober and I conjured up this wonderful idea and I am here to present it on a silver platter. Here’s a new event unfolding in the Gamma-Psi Team between Glitch, Horns and Jolly.
Words: 1792 (SFW)
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“Ah, I love when we get the afternoon off!” Glitch unceremoniously plopped down onto the couch beside Jolly. She tucked her feet under her and rested her head on her friend's shoulder, peering over at the book she was reading.
Jolly hummed in agreement as she flipped the page.
Horns and Callow padded into the room a few moments later, talking about their next assignments from Delta. Horns was carrying a mug in one hand and gesturing widely with the other, clearly frustrated with something. As soon as he spotted the two of them on the couch, he made a beeline to sit in the open seat by Glitch, cuddling up to his girlfriend. She grabbed his mug and sipped from it as he wrapped an arm around her waist, pressing a light kiss to her cheek before stealing it back. Callow took the other available couch across the coffee table, continuing their conversation.
Not even a few seconds later Jolly was untangling herself from them and getting up. Glitch made a noise of protest as she was shuffled and flipped to lean against Horns as Jolly got up and smiled at the two. She murmured something about needing to finish the project and headed off toward her room quickly. The three turned and watched her leave, all in slight states of confusion and she disappeared down the hallway.
“... Well…” Callow raised an eyebrow when he heard the soft click of her door shut, turning to look as the displeased duo. “Whats going on between you three? Jolly doesn’t usually leave our cuddle puddles…”
Glitch threw up her hands, Horns quickly jolted away using both hands to steady the mug so no liquid would splash out from her abrupt movement.
“I wish I knew!” She hissed in a low voice, clearly frustrated, but also a little worried. “She's been getting more and more flighty around us!” She gestured between the two of them. “If it's just either of us, she's fine, but as soon as we’re both there she hightails it out like someone set her tail on fire!”
Horns looked downcast in agreement as Callow ran a hand through his hair. “You guys didn’t have a fight?” When Glitch shook her head he asked “Maybe she doesn't want to cuddle you both?”
“That’s absurd.” Glitch huffed. “Jolly always cuddles with us.”
“Maybe.” Callow said “But that was before you guys were, ya know, together together. Maybe now she feels like it's intruding. Kind of like how someone I know should feel.” He gave her a pointed look and Glitch raised them in mock surrender. “Hey! Don’t lookit me like that! Gamma had an open door policy! It's not my fault you needed to sex her up in my one time of need!”
Horns rested his chin on her shoulder. “No Kitten, maybe he has a point.” He thought for a moment and said “I never thought our relationship would affect her, or anyone else for that matter… Do you think she's upset?”
“Her upset? I’m upset she doesn’t cuddle us…” Glitch pouted but then said, “She's not much into what either of us... do... ya know? We know she’s asexual, so we don’t flaunt anything in front of her… but still, do you think it grosses her out? We gross her out?”
"I just... I'm just afraid she thinks there's boundaries here that she can't cross, when in reality they never existed for her." Horns nodded to her.
Callow nodded his head in understanding. “She's not as.. sexual as you guys, maybe talk to her about it and see what she’s okay with and not. Conversation is key for any healthy relationship.”
“Wow Cal, thanks for the brotherly advice.” Glitch teased and he blushed slightly.
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“So, I’ve been thinking.” Horns started.
“Oh no, I’ll call the hospital in advance.”
Horns rolled his eyes and Glitch snickered. The two were laying spread across her bed with tangled limbs late in the evening, just lazing after a rather grueling day of training.
“It’s about Jolly...”
“Oh.” Glitch sobered up.
“It feels like…I don’t know, like, something's missing with her not around. She's just been so... distant lately. I mean, you two used to be nigh inseparable-"
Glitch snickered and rolled over onto her stomach to glance at him. "Nigh. You fancy ass."
"Focus, woman!" Horns semi-jokingly said, his foot nudged her to keep her on track. "You two used to be so close. It's been a while since you've had a good cuddle puddle."
"Since we’ve had a good puddle. She probably thinks you'll get jealous..." Glitch teased, poking him in the side, her train of thought going back to their conversation with Callow.
"But I wouldn't though." Horns mumbled, mostly to himself.
Glitch was silent for a moment and Horns had to roll over to look at her to to see the intense look of thought she wore. “I wouldn’t either.”
“Yeah?”
“… Yea”
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"You're, um- ugh how do I say this...? You're always- nope that's not it. Uh... Jolly-"
"Horns." Jolly cut him off. "It's just me. Calm down."
"Uh, erm, well, that... that's not." Horns hung his head with a sigh. He had tried talking to her for almost a week now, ever since his conversion with Glitch, but had finally managed to get her alone in the house, knowing that if anyone else was here he would chicken out and needing to get it off his chest despite glitch saying they should tell her together. "I don't know why this is so hard. Ok. Ok. Here we go."
"Ok." She laughed as he seemed to almost be warming up, shaking out his arms and whatnot.
It all tumbled out as soon as his mouth opened, knowing that if he stopped he might not finish. He just wanted her to hear it all and understand what was going on in his mind. "Glitch and I have been noticing lately that you've been a little distant- I mean not from everybody, you and Peony are thick as thieves- which is kind of worrying me what is she getting you into- wait that's not where I was going with this I swear there's a point here- you've been super distant from Glitch and me, and I have a feeling it's because of our relationship and I just want you to know that even though we're together that doesn't mean you're not welcome you're totally welcome the more the merrier-" He had to stop to breathe. "And we love you."
"Wait what?" Jolly backed away a little, waving her hands in front of her. "Oh, no no no. I'm fine. I'm just glad you two are happy."
"Yeah, but-" Horns made an unintelligible but unsatisfied noise, his arms flailed a bit, searching for the right words. "But you deserve to be happy too."
"I am." Jolly insisted.
"But you're-" He frowned. "But the cuddles!"
"Yeah?"
"You've been less inclined lately- which is fine if it's, like, a preference thing. But if it's something you feel you have to do-"
"Horns, I'm fine." She cut him off, almost a little impatiently, turning her body as if she was about to leave.
At that moment, the door to their home opened, Glitch, with her arms full of stuff sauntered in followed by Callow, the two back from the grocery store. Upon seeing the two, she almost dropped the bags she was carrying. Her eyes widened and then slitted accusingly and she dashed to the kitchen to drop them off before coming back in and grabbing their wrists. She hollered back to Cal, saying something to him as she lead the two to her room. She ushered them in and closed the door behind her, arms crossing accusingly at him as if saying ‘We were suppose to do this together’.
Glitch turned to Jolly as Horns hunched his shoulders slightly. She could feel Jiji’s nerves amping up.
“Jolly. It's just us.” She said, trying to calm her. “We're just here to talk.”
“Okay…” Jolly took a breath.
“Um… so, uh…” Horns gestured between himself and Glitch. “We… were talking.”
“And recently we've been noticing how distant from the two of us you are.” There was almost a pout in Glitch's tone. “We were wondering if this is because of our relationship? Because if it's us we don't want things to be weird, I liked it being the three of us.. and I kind of want this,” she made a circle gesture motion of all of them “to be something.”
Jolly pursed her lips, nose wrinkling slightly and she cast her gaze down “Well I.. don’t know… I’m not really into what you two...” she vaguely gestured to the two of them “do.”
“And that’s fine!” Glitch says hastily “But! We still like you, and want you. You don't have to do anything you don't want. We just want you-”
Horns cut her off, offering a sweet smile "We were hoping you'd be our-"
"No." Glitch interrupted him.
"What?'
"You have to say the thing." She insisted.
"No."
“If you're gonna rudely interrupt me then you have to say the thing.”
“No. Fine. You have the floor.”
“Clearly you've taken the floor.”
“I don't want it.”
"Horns you gotta!"
"I don't wanna!"
"Say. The. Thing."
Horns sighed, turning to Jolly with a slightly sarcastically strained look. "Would you go steady with the two of us?" He deadpanned.
Jolly couldn't help but laugh at the old-timey expression. "I... well I'm touched, but are you sure you want that?"
“I've figured you out now Joll." Horns said, waggling a finger at her all investigatively squinty eyed. "And what you need to know is that even though I'm a satyr, it's not all about sex. I love just being with you, and I want to do that in whatever way makes YOU comfortable."
"I dunno what he's talking about I just wanna be able to cuddle you again." Glitch added.
"I...Um… Okay.” Jolly said as she tilted her head with a soft smile.
Glitch grins “Yeah?”
“Yeah.”
“This is gonna be awesome” Glitch practically purred, drawing Horns and Jolly into her arms to hug and press a kiss to both their foreheads.
“Good to have you.” Horns mumbled softly, making Jolly blush furiously as Glitch embraced them.
“Horns is sooo lucky.” Glitch whispers into her ear. “Now he gets two cat girls, one for each arm. Lucky bastard.”
“Oh my goddd.” Jolly groaned, hiding her red face in her hands “Can I take my statement back? I can’t date you anymore.”
Glitch mock gasped in horror and Horns chuffed out, “Too late, you’ve committed yourself to the biggest dorks ever.”
Gamma knew the moment Callow was up, not because he said anything or his breath quickened, but rather he rolled in a haste off the bed and darted to the bathroom, where she proceeded to hear him throw up for the third time that morning.
“Cal darling?” Gamma said, turning to the hallway. She sat upright and rubbed at her bleary eyes.
“I’m fine Gam, just still got the flu.”
She flung off the covers and lumbered down the hallway to the bathroom, leaning against the doorway to check up on him. Callow was currently on the floor, leaning against the wall opposite of the toilet, hold himself upright with one arm and the other around his waist, clutching at his aching stomach.
Slinking over beside him, she slid down the wall and wrapped him up in her embrace.
“Oh honey” Gamma chided as she pressed feather light kisses to his temple. “I hate how sick you are”
Callow grumbled in agreement.
“If I didn’t know you any better with this flu thought, I would have thought that you would be pregnant.”
Callow rolled his eyes in exasperation. “Har har. Very funny Gamma… Can you at least get me a ginger ale?”
~** Ohhhooo, I like this one, I got a great idea for this, thanks Moo.
Promto: “I’m fine.” Horns and Glitch. ;)
Words: 628 (SFW)
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Glitch slammed her mug down, making Jolly practically jump out of her chair and squeak in surprise, briefly wondering how the mug didn’t shatter, as Glitch leaned against the counter in the kitchen, practically nose-to-nose Callow “Say that to my fucking face.”
The man in question gave her a toothy grin, everyone in the room knowing what was coming next. Horns quickly wrapped his arm around Jolly’s waist and pulled her back to a safer distance, Peony was quick to flip off the counter and Equo slipped out of the room just as quickly. Callow opened his mouth and repeated what he said and watched her boil over with a glint in his eyes.
He anticipated her jump over the counter and quickly ducked under her grasp. She spun around but Callow intercepted and grabbed her by the shoulder before he graciously slammed her into the wall, wincing slightly as there was a defiant cracking sound. Her legs coiled around one of his legs at the same time as she twisted in his grip to sock him in the mouth, not caring a bit as he stumbled back sputtering. He growled at her and she flashed her eyes “Try me, bitch” She snapped, her teeth clicking.
Callow chuckled, rubbing at his jaw as he pulled back for his own swing “Trying you, darling”.
Glitch rolled to the side, but was dragged backwards as Callow gripped her ankle, he yanked her back and she flipped herself onto her back and kick at his face repeatedly, shouting when he wrapped an bruising iron grip around her legs, holding them together as he hit her side, a jolt of pain shooting up her spine. She attempted to twist out of his grasp again but failed and he ended up pinning her on the ground, arm twisted up in an impossible way and her hand slamming down on the floor repeatedly. "Fuck! Fuck!" she hissed in pain.
Callow quickly dropped her arm he released her unceremoniously, stepping back just as fast as it all had started and slunk out of the room as Glitch rolled onto her back, trying to catch her breath.
Slowly, the other members who had fled quickly slipped back in quietly. Jolly went back to where she set her cup hastily and Equo trailed behind her. Horns quickly knelled by her side, taking note how she was cupping the side of her rib-cage, no doubt that was where the crack was. "Glitch?" He asked cautiously.
“I’m fine.” she snapped, grunting as she tried to sit upright but instead fall back and pressed against her upper ribs.
This time Horns didn't say anything, he helped her onto her feet, supporting her up with her arm slung around his shoulders. He glanced up her eyes briefly in worry.
"Bedroom" She said, glancing down to her feet, trying to keep herself from swaying.
He nodded and helped her up the stairs, softly opening the door with his hip and guiding her over the the bedside. He peeled back the covers and Glitch slipped under them.
As he opened up his mouth again, Glitch glanced over to him. "Seriously, I'm fine."
He let out a sigh and pushed himself up, arms half raised as he gave up "Fine, I get it". He turned and headed back to the door but stopped as he heard a noise when he touched the doorknob.
"Don't go..."
Hiding his smirk as he turned around he went back over to the bed and laid down next to her, curling up on her good side he murmured into her hair "Not fine."
"I'm fine as long as your by my side" She hummed and closed her eyes.
