Here’s a little late birthday gift for the-werefox! Some cute Nega/Terre because we’re all shipping trash.
no serious warnings for this one, but there is a few brief mentions of Nega being ~promiscuous~ as well as his other questionable hobbies. BUT OTHERWISE IT’S PRETTY CUTE.
so I hope you enjoy it, Sarah! ;v;
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"Wait, wait... he's seeing who now?"
"Oh no. No, nono, Nega you can't do that."
Nega was sitting at their kitchen table across from Anti while a recently reformed Dark raided their fridge (only moments before complaining about the weird shit that the two of them ate. apparently body parts weren't to his taste ) but he stopped what he was doing to look at the pair with a puzzled expression the moment Nega's "relationship" was mentioned.
It wasn't a relationship anyway. It was a crush. Probably one-sided. Who knew, really, but Nega wasn't about to get his hopes up.
"Because Reo will fucking kill you if you touch him and I won't stop him."
"Uugh, that's so laaaame." Nega sighed, resting his chin on his palm. "It's not like I'm doing anything wrong by talking to him. We're friends."
Dark snorted and shut the fridge. "Uh huh, and how long until you fuck that up by trying to murder him? We know how you work, Nega."
"It's not murder. It's... taking a little something extra after sex to add to my collection. I haven't killed anyone. Leigh on the otherhand...."
"That's another thing." Anti piped in again. "Ain't he asexual? He's not interested in ya that way and he's never gonna be. So ya might as well give it up."
"So? It doesn't bother me."
Both of them were looking right at him, well Anti wasn't seeing him, but they both shared an expression of disbelief.
"Are ya feelin' alright? Are ya sick?"
"Maybe he's not actually Nega, maybe it's a clone...."
Nega huffed. "Why is it that much of a surprise that I might be an actual person with actual feelings for someone else? It doesn't have to be all about sex."
Silence. And then, "yep, he's definitely sick."
"Oh my gooood, you two are such assholes."
Dark shook his head. "Okay, even if you're for real right now, Reo is still gonna kill you for even thinking about it."
"I'm not afraid of that guy. If he threatens me, then I threaten you. That'll make him back off."
"No it won't. He'd choose Terre's safety over mine. He likes him way better than he likes me."
Another pause followed. "... awfully bleak look ya've got on yer relationship, huh?"
"Whatever, we aren't talking about Dark's fucked up relationship problems right now, we're discussing mine. ... but actually I'm done talking about this because I'm gonna go visit Terre so fuck you both, I'll see you tonight, and do you want me to pick up dinner...?"
The walk from their place all the way to Terre's was... kind of long. It gave him more time to think than he would have liked. At first he was just annoyed with that nosy duo for butting into his business at all, but their words really started to click with him after a while, making him worry.
He really wasn't afraid of Reo, but he didn't exactly want to fight Terre's closest friend... or boyfriend? Were they dating? He actually had no idea, keeping up with all these relationships was so hard. Either way, fighting with him wouldn't benefit him, so he had to play nice. In any case, if Reo hurt him then he'd have the sympathy factor from Terre which sounded much nicer. If he could hold back his rage... that's a side he didn't need any of them to see.
Aside from that, he saw the asexuality thing being... a slight problem. It didn't bother him that Terre was ace and he didn't think he'd have any problem controlling himself... it was just his blantant flirting and sexual comments toward other people that made him wonder if Terre would be put off by him.
Along with, of course, all his other hobbies and things that would scare anyone off. Except Leigh, but fuck that guy.
Ugh, Leigh would really be a problem, if he found out about any of this then who knew what he would do. He was surprised the guy hadn't shown his face yet, but supposed it was only a matter of time.
By the time he reached Terre's house, he was a nervous wreck, so much unlike his normal self that he was actually afraid to even knock on the door. He considered turning around now and rethinking this friendship altogether.
That sounded like a wonderful idea actually. Yeah. Turning around and going home, that's exactly what he was gonna do-
"Nega? What a surprise, I didn't expect you to stop by today!"
Shit. Shit shit shit, he was caught. He turned again, forcing a grin. "Oh, y'know, I was just... nearby. Thought I'd say hello but I wasn't sure if you were home, heh...."
"I was just heading out, actually, so you caught me right on time. It's such a nice day out, I thought I'd go for a walk and take some photos." Terre smiled, holding up his camera. "Would you like to join me?"
Oh god... would it be weird to say no now? After he was clearly caught standing on his doorstep? It probably looked weird enough that he was walking away without actually knocking or anything. Fuck, he couldn't think of an excuse fast enough to get out of this. "I... uh... yeah, sure?"
Terre blinked. "You sound a little unsure... you don't have to if you don't want to."
"No, no, it's not that! I was, um... surprised by the offer, that's all. I'd love to go with you." Well, there went any escape plans.
But he felt his heartrate pick up the moment he saw Terre smile again and cursed that he let himself fall so hard.
The walk was mostly quiet on both their ends, with Terre just enjoying nature and Nega being too nervous to open his mouth. He hoped it didn't show and he tried to concentrate on his surroundings. The more pictures Terre took, the more it made him want to actually look around. He didn't often appreciate nature... animals he saw only as food, occasionally having to fight off the primal urge to chase things, and plants were plants. He didn't care to eat them, and as a result cared less to look at them. But it really was beautiful out here... at least, he couldn't help but think so every time he glanced at Terre.
The sound of the camera snapping pulled him out of his thoughts and he looked over to see Terre was pointing it at him. He lowered it and gave him a sheepish smile. "Sorry. You just looked so deep in thought, I thought it would make a nice shot."
Nega stared for a moment before grinning. "If you wanted to take photos of me, you could have just asked. I know I'm beautiful. Though maybe not as beautiful as you." He said with a wink, slipping right into his usual cocky facade. Okay, that was actually just his personality but at the moment it was mostly faked. Still, he took pleasure in seeing Terre's skin change in splotches. He was starting to learn what that meant... or he was making assumptions. The sand was a good thing, that's all he knew for sure.
Terre laughed and shook his head. "Whatever you say. But... if you don't mind me taking photos, I'd definitely like to take more of you...."
"Uh... yeah, sure, go right ahead. Want me to pose or anything?"
"Hmm... let's keep walking. I think there's a really nice place up ahead that'd be great for a photo op!"
The day progressed in a manner not at all planned. They did find a few places to stop and take photos but as it turned out, Nega wasn't all that photogenic. His hair was often in front of his face and his grin made him look a little too... shark-like to be nice. On one occasion, he picked a flower and tried to give it to Terre, which resulted in a disapproving look and him apologising profusely for killing a plant. Not much later, he had to apologise again because raptor instincts overtook him and he suddenly had a dead squirrel in his mouth. If he were with anyone else, he would have eaten it, but instead he buried it (with a heavy heart and a hungry stomach ).
All in all, he'd call the day a failure. As they approached Terre's house, Nega fell back a few paces, letting out a sigh. He knew he wasn't someone that Terre should ever be interested in- he had plenty of other nice people in his life who could love him properly. He knew it, so it shouldn't hurt... and yet it did. He actually felt bad about being himself for once.
"I'm glad you came with me today."
Nega blinked and looked up at him. "H-huh? Really?"
"Mhm! I usually go by myself... so it was fun to have someone to talk to today." Terre's smile was so genuine, but Nega was sure today had gone horribly. How could he actually be happy about this? "You should come with me again sometime."
That shocked him even more, to the point of stopping. Terre continued the walk up to his door only to turn around and see that Nega was still standing pretty far behind him.
"U-uh... sure! Of course! I always love to spend time with you." He tried to play it cool, resuming his stride and walking up toward Terre. "Any moment with you is like a dream come true."
Oh, such cheesy lines. Horribly, cheesy lines, he was embarrassed for himself.
"Jeez, you're such a dork." ... but Terre still looked happy, laughing at his horrible, cheesy lines, which was enough to make Nega grin.
He took his hand and placed a gentle kiss to his knuckles. "I meant every word." He let go of him and took a step back. "I have to get going, but I'll see you again soon, right?" Without waiting for an answer, he spun around and started walking. "Til then, my darling~!"
Walking... walking... until he was far enough out of sight that he could run all the way home. Holy shit. If this is what love felt like, Nega wasn't sure he could take it.
