Who wants a little solarnexus wip that i did in like September and then writers block hit me again so I havnt worked on in forever? (This is unedited af so I apologize for bad grammar)
That fact still was disturbing to Solar. He was supposed to be dead.
The only thing worse than knowing that he was alive, was knowing that Nexus was dead to the rest of the family.
Finding out about his best friend's betrayal had been confusing and almost enraging. He still didn't fully believe it, and he didn't trust Old Moon. He'd heard so many stories about him. How he had manipulated and abused Sun; he had no reason to trust him. It was even more off-putting how.. friendly he was with everyone, and how friendly everyone was right back. How they lived in a new house with completely new stuff.. It was like his darling Moon never existed…
Right, his name was Nexus now. Old Moon had called it edgy, but honestly? Solar found it fitting. The entirety of time and space, that's how he saw himself. He wasn't a rock relying on something larger to keep himself steady, he was independent. He was a large entity of order and chaos.
Solar could bet he was still the same sweetheart underneath it though.
Maybe it was a bit edgy, but it was sweet. Cute, even. Nexus had always been adorable. God Solar just wanted to hold him close and kiss him and-
Wait, where had that though come from?
He wasn't able to think too far into it, however, a knock on the door startling him. He stood up quickly from where he was sitting on the bed, like it was a crime to be sitting. "Come in!"
The door cracked open, and a tan face with 7 bronze rays peaked his head inside "Hey, Solar.. how are you holding up?"
Sun's voice had always been a place of uncertainty for Solar, but luckily over the time he's known him its become deeper. Less like his own Sunnys, now filled with so much more exhaustion. It was concerning, but also relieving.
Solar shrugged, still. "Fine. Just been.." he trailed off. What was he going to say? Thinking about how much he still cared about the brother who betrayed him? No, that would be insensitive. He didn't want to upset them and push them away, he already did that enough already (way to much first impressions with Old Moon)
"Just been-?" Sun prompted, a dark eyebrow raising in question.
Solar shifted uncomfortably "Just been sitting here. Just- thinking over all this." It wasn't a lie, Sun just didn't need to know what 'this' entailed.
Luckily the other yellower solar bot just nodded in understanding. "Alright. If you ever need anything, you can just get me or Moon, alright?"
"Alright.." solar already knew he wouldn't be daring to bother either of them with his problems. He didn't want to bother Sun or put more stress on him, and he didn't trust Moon as far as he could throw him.
The door clicked closed once more as Sun left, and Solar found himself relaxing, sitting back on the bed. He already had been tense around Sun in general, but now he just.. he couldn't trust him anymore. He didn't trust how Old Moon influenced him, especially with how he referred to old Moon as just 'Moon', as if Nexus never existed. As if there wasn't a previous owner of that title.
Solar had generally been avoiding the family. He seemed to be the only one who second guessed Nexus's situation. Everyone else seemed perfectly content thinking he was completely in the wrong and was just a villain now, but.. Solar wasn't so sure.
After all, he had teamed up with someone who violated his systems and memories. Who had manipulated them all like puppets. Who Nexus had ranted to Solar about how he hated.
There was no way that was the same Nexus. He was a bit slow, but he wasn't stupid. Or gullible.
No… something must have happened. A virus, maybe. Or dark sun manipulated him into whatever he did. But solar had a hard time believing he did it using his own free will. Not just because Nexus was a 'nice guy', but also because that just.. wasn't him. The goal most important to him was keeping his family safe and making them happy, and threatening Earth just… it didn't fit that bill.
Whatever it was, Solar was determined to figure it out. Using what people told him, security footage, or even tracking Nexus down himself. It didn't matter, he needed the trust. He.. he needed to prove him innocent. And he needed to do it secretly. He didn't need the rest of the family finding out and resenting him for it. What if they saw him as a villain too? Locked him up, or banished him to space? No, he couldn't help Nexus like that. He needed to be discreet about this.
He stared at the wall, quiet as he thought. He needed to figure out a plan. Maybe he should listen to everyone's sides of the story, with the excuse of curiosity? (Which wasn't a lie, he was curious.) Maybe check security footage after, possibly even getting Jack to spy in the rest of the family? It was.. well, wrong. But he needed Nexus back. He had to prove his innocence.
The final step of course would be to find the villainized bot himself, and Solar was a lot less confident in that step. He wasn't really afraid of him, no, but he was uncertain. He didn't even know yet if he could help him at all. If he could save him from whatever was happening to him.
Okay, maybe he'll have to make up the plan as he goes just a bit. But he had a good, solid foundation in his head for now.
He hoped he could truly unravel the mystery in time. He didn't want Nexus hurt…
