peppino waved goodbye to gustavo and brick, locking the doors after them. he rubbed the bridge of his nose for a moment before letting out a giant sigh and going into the kitchen to make sure everything was off. this place was his pride and joy, sure, but hell was it also stressful.
he dragged his hands down his face and let out a weird, frustrated grunt before going back to the stairs that lead to his living area, where you were waiting for him. you were staring at some crappy commercial on an old tv screen, wearing one of his old t-shirts before you noticed him and scooted into the middle of your shared pull-out couch bed. seeing you in one of his shirts always made him feel warm inside.
“You alright?” you asked, already knowing how he felt. he appreciated you asking, anyway. He let out a sigh as he sat down on the edge of the bed, making you bounce a bit.
“I’m-a alright. At least that-a idiot Noise didn’t-a come in today.” He said, peeling off his work shirt, pants and socks. he would always shower in the morning, and you never really minded how sweaty he was. Peppino got up and grabbed his loose fitting pj pants he wore to bed and yanked them on before climbing in next to you. he usually never bothered with a shirt anymore, you steal most of them.
“Did you have a nice-a day?” He asked, wrapping an arm around you and gently tugging you towards him with a tired smile.
“Eh, I guess. Nothing really happened. Noisette and I hung out for a bit.” you responded, scootching up next to him. He let out a hum, and gave you a series of small, sugary kisses on the lips like he did every night in bed.
“What’s-a on the tv...?” He asked, already nodding off. He always fell asleep minutes after climbing into bed with you; Regardless of the television, like clockwork. He was out like a light and snoring softly.
It was cute. You chuckled a bit before snuggling up to his side, his arm automatically wrapping around you even in his sleep. You nuzzled your face into his neck and your hand onto his hairy chest. You always kept the television on while you two slept, on low volume. You both kind of liked it that way.
You both slept better next to each other. As usual.
spamton getting mildly jealous of whatever you have in front of you that isn’t him (book, phone, game) and shoving himself underneath of it, squirming as he turns to face the thing you’re looking at until he’s comfy against you with a view
context: neither kin or royce can sleep anymore unless dredge is there with them. i’ll put why in tags. also see asterisks
“Dredge? Dredge, th’ fuck are you?” Royce kept poking around his normal spots that were not with them for a moment. Her shoulders slouched and she rubbed her eyes, glasses raising up, in annoyance. It’s been around 2-3 years with this routine. To be fair, his brain issues kinda get in the way, but normally someone would have rounded him up to Royce and Kin. 10 pm.
“DREDGE-”
“I’M HERE what huh?” Dredge shook out of whatever the hell trance he was in. “Wh’shappen the hell you yellin for??”
Royce crossed her arms a bit and leaned against the wall with a look.
“...Oh it’s time for bed. Yeah, right, got it, up, getting up, g’n up,” Dredge hoisted himself up a bit and shook off whatever stiffness he just had going on by... sitting there in the dark by himself.
Royce stood up straight and looked at him funny. He did weird stuff all the time, yeah, but it doesn’t ever make it any less confusing to come across.
“Why the hell were you sitting alone in the dark?”
“...I didn’t know I was doing that until you told me.”
With a sigh she ran her fingers through Dredges hair. Everyone knew that Dredge sometimes dissociated into fairly bad places, mentally.
“You go somewhere bad, then?”
“No, not this time.” Dredge looked at his claws and did grabby motions (not at anyone). “Just sort of...nowhere.”
“Ohthankfuck- Mm, good,” Royce coughed out a bit to try and cover up her kneejerk reaction. Dredge just looked up at her with the same affectionate look mixed with.. something else, he always does. Kinda saying ‘Yeah, I know’ about him not going into a dark place, as well.
The two made it to their shared bedroom with Kin, who was bouncing all over the bed until she saw they were there. “HEY GUYAYSHDFG-” She fell off the bed with a thud.
“M’OKAY!” Kin scrambled up onto the bed and nearly vibrated the whole time Dredge changed, and took his mask off, all but tackling him onto the mattress and kissing him basically all over his face. Dredge just accepted this... it happens constantly.
“Ey, hey, me?” Royce laughed as Kin proceeded to nearly tackle her girlfriend too, giving her the same treatment. Kins tail wagging a mile a minute.
“Gay.” Dredge cracked his back a bit and flomped down. “Royce, you need a venom hit*?)”
“Yes, please. My arms hurt the most today.”
Dredge handed it over, and Royce immediately laid down and sighed out a thanks. Kin just kinda watched with her cheek on the bed
“...C’ we go to bed now, plea..” Royce slurred, already basically passed out from the effects of Dredges venom. She fumbled for one of his arms to wrap around her.* “Mhmnnh..” She was out like a light.
Dredge rolled his eyes a little and took her glasses off, putting them on the nightstand. “Feel like I save her glasses from being broken by being slept on... constantly.”
“...Uh, am I going cool or warm* tonight.” Dredge asked Kin, since she was the only other one of ‘em awake.
“OOH uh warm, please!” With a little laugh she nuzzled her face up on his cheek. “You smell weird.”
“Probably because I’m sweaty..kinda.”
“Not a bad weird, whatever, dude. I love you, Dredge.” Kin mushed her face against the side of his.
“Love you too. ...And also Royce.” (Who already started snoring.)
Kin got as close as she could and dozed off; tugging his other arm until he put that one on her too.
gmornin !!!!! waggin m tail !!!!!!! big wags big barks !!!!! going on a plane !!!! goin HOME TO M OWNER !!!!!! BARKIN A LOT !!!!!!!!!!!! EXCITED IM WAGGIN M TAIL!!!!!!!!
