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Holy crap I haven't seen nearly enough rex content.
Could we perhaps get some cheesy lovey fluff of having him move into our apartment? Homeboy needs a break😭
Rex Splode X Gn! Reader
(hey so you are seeing things I can’t even envision bc I’m clouded and you are big brained, this is brilliant)
Spoilers!
Let me first say he is a SHOW OFF
So when you first propose the idea of moving in with you, his only though is
”I bet I’d look so sexy carrying all those heavy ass boxes by myself”
and so he immediately agrees without a second thought
if You’ve seen Teen Titans: The Judas Contract, where Nightwing and Starfire move in together, this is basically that
Youre watching him haul heavy huge boxes up flights of stairs while Mark- a friend of yours from highschool who got you and Rex acquainted in the first place- flies furniture through the balcony window.
Rex, at first, is super pissed his attempts to impress you got undermined
But then Mark hits you in the back with a fucking couch and Rex gets to be the hero again
”Jesus- Mark! Be CAREFUL with that thing-“ he slyly pushes the couch away, poking a tongue out at Mark, who is unimpressed but smiles anyways
“you could’ve hit their beautiful face!” He cupped your face and squished it, moving your cheeks around in circular motions for emphasis
You swatted his hands away before laughing “Pfft- I’m fine, don’t listen to him Mark, I’m fine.”
Mark still apologizes profusely, taking this as if cue to leave.
This leaves you and Rex to unpack his belongings, which admittedly are few
Even fewer since you vetoed his pinup posters
he has a surprisingly sturdy postcard collection, and you learn he collects them from every place he and the team go
You end up filling an entire side of your fridge with the postcards
”Maybe we should hang them up? They could line the walls” you stand a few feet back from the fridge, folding your arms and admiring your work
”Yknow I think that’s a problem for later, actually.” Rex rested his folded hands over your shoulder, laying his head atop.
When it comes to decorating, he’s such a diva
i mean godZILLA of rearranging everything you own to be more aesthetically pleasing
hed put the couch in front of the closet if you’d let him.
surprisingly, the most intimate part is putting away his kitchen supplies.
bus utensils join yours in the drawer and his favorite mug goes right next to yours in the shelf
You realize he brought his own dish soap and learn he uses hypoallergenic dishwasher detergent
”Yeah, the scientists grafting stuff under my skin made me a little sensitive to some chemicals and stuff”
He wears elbow length plastic gloves to do the dishes, apparently
Your toothbrushes go into a cup together in the bathroom
He threw away all his towels because “Yours are softer” and you have to go buy more towels
After unpacking and arranging and fighting over closet space, it’s finally done
Your space becomes his space becomes your space
His NASCAR poster right next to the framed autographs of your favorite voice actor
He’s slowly learning how to use your kitchen, and the quirks therein
for example, your stove and oven run hot, meaning the first time he tries to make you breakfast, he burns the shit out of everything
and the whole apartment smells like burnt egg
its okay bc he takes you to breakfast at a diner so who cares
He’s shockingly clean, like, does dishes daily and vacuums and Dusts
Who DUSTS?
when you ask him about it- mid putting away dishes together- he gets really quiet
This is scary , Rex is never quiet
After a minute of thinking, he shrugs and puts a cup away from behind you, reaching past your head to get to the top shelf
“This is the first real home I’ve ever had, I want to take care of it I guess”
excuse you while you sob hysterically and hold him to your chest
Rex: ???????
He doesn’t understand just how sad what he just said is, and you smile fondly down at him
You Sigh dreamily, combing a hand through his hair
“I love you, Rex. I’m glad you moved in”
he wraps his arms around your waist, looking up at you from your stomach with a devilish, almost shit-eating grin
”I love you too, thanks for inviting me”
he’s so >:D coded
so XDc pilled
Hes so in love with you and the life you’ve built with him omg
BONUS!!
You’re getting coffee with Eve one day and tell her about Rex’s clean freak habits
She literally chokes on her chai latte and just stares at you like an alien
”Rex, Rex like superhero Rex? Our Rex?”
she pulls out her phone and you find out he’s mister “crushed beer cans and pinup posters”
“He NEVER did dishes when we lived at Teen Team HQ.” She groaned “Or when he secretly lived with me.”
The next time she sees him she chews him out
but like ultimately she’s glad he’s growing up into a good boyfriend
