As she slowly pulled away from the kiss, Monodam couldn’t help but stare at Chibiprentice in utter confusion.
“...Why did you do that?”
“Because I needed a way to show you that I really do love you,” Chibi replied with a soft smile. The two of them sat down on the bed, a brief silence falling over them.
And then Chibi spoke once more. “Why don’t you think you’re the one I should love?”
Monodam looked her in the eyes for a moment, then down at the floor. “W-well.. look at me. I’m.. weird. Not just my body, everything about me,” he began explaining. “You know, Monokid always said—”
“Who cares what Monokid says?” Chibi interrupted, taking his hand. “Don’t let what he tells you get to you. I know it’s hard, but I want you to always remember that I think you’re perfect the way you are.”
Monodam stared at her with wide eyes. Aside from Monophanie, no one had ever really told him that before. He started to tear up, a smile forming on his face as he embraced Chibi.
“Chibi.. thank you.. I.. I love you..”
“I love you too, Monodam~”
The new couple briefly looked each other in the eyes, and then leaned in closer..
It was a magical moment that neither of them wanted to leave. But it was suddenly interrupted by a knock on the door.
Monosuke’s voice was heard on the other side of the door. Carefully opening the door, he looked over at Chibi and Monodam, who were still in an embrace.
“Hey uh, you guys okay? The others were kinda wonderin’ when you two were coming back..” he asked. “Oh.. we’re okay, no worries~” Chibi replied. She then turned to Monodam and asked, “Do you wanna go back down?”
“...” He was silent, and shook his head. “That’s okay, we can stay up here for a bit then,” the catgirl told him, gently kissing his forehead. Looking back at Monosuke, she said, “You guys can keep playing if you want. We’re gonna chill up here for a bit.”
“Oh.. that’s cool, then. See you two later, I guess.” Monosuke carefully closed the door, leaving the two alone once more. A soft sigh escaped him, and though he didn’t realize it, he had looked back at the door with a slight sadness in his eyes before returning to the group.
(Chibi and Monodam are temporarily unavailable for asks.)