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Entrapta sighed, setting her mask down on the nightstand near their bed. She looked over to see Hordak stretching his arms above his head, revealing a sliver of skin from underneath his sweater. The heater had recently broken in the sanctum and both had been too busy to fix it. Fortunately for her, this resulted in Hordak wearing Entrapta’s sweaters, all of which were a bit too cropped for his larger body.
Rushing over to catch him before he put his arms down, she slid her chilly fingers onto his bare torso. With a yelp, Hordak stiffened in her grasp. She tightened her fingers, not allowing him to turn around to chastise her.
“Oh, fine.” Hordak sighed and quit fighting against her grip. Entrapta giggled, fully melding her front to his back. She slid her fingers up onto his chest, searching for heat from the coldness of their sanctum. He sighed again, in contentment this time, and craned his neck backward.
“Are you feeling alright? You’ve been quiet today.” Entrapta made sure to keep her voice level and soft.
“I- I’m fine.”
“Hordak.”
“Yes?” His eyes squinted shut, already accepting the fact that he wouldn’t be able to get out of answering her question truthfully. She spun Hordak around and used her hair to set him down on the bed before he could fuss. She manually opened his arms and settled down in his lap.
“Come on. Out with it.” She prodded his chest with her finger.
“I guess- mmm, I guess I’ve just been stressed. Mermista has been fighting against my plans to improve Salineas’s water purification system. Even though she knows the prior system wasn’t good enough, she’s still just… just being difficult!” He groaned, flopping backwards onto the bed, being careful not to disturb Entrapta’s resting space of his lap.
She leaned forward, carding her hands into the crest of hair on top of his head. “Well, eventually she has to stop being a jerk about everything and accept that you are an absolute genius.” Hordak made a soft sound of disagreement from his space burrowed into Entrapta’s chest. Entrapta continued on before he could go farther, “Until then, you know I’m here for you. And if this continues, then I can have a talk with Adora, or maybe even Seahawk. He likes you, you know.”
“He only likes me because I set his ship on fire the last time we visited. But thank you, love.” He lifted his head and met her eyes. “To be honest, just being around you made me feel better. You’re wonderful.” Entrapta blushed, leaning down to press a kiss against his forehead.
“Oh, you big dummy. I love you so much.” Hordak smirked against her neck, nuzzling against her.
“What happened to me being a genius?” After a pause, “I love you too.” Imp flew in from the vents and squeaked his disapproval of being let out of the cuddle pile. Hordak lifted his arm up, allowing the small clone to snuggle in close.
“What do you want?” He grumbled and pressed his forehead against Imp’s.
“You. Want.” The little boy said in his father’s voice. Entrapta resisted the urge to coo at him. He’d only get embarrassed. He had already begun to be embarrassed of his parent’s affections towards him, especially in public. Entrapta supposed that he must be going through his teenage years, or whatever the equivalent was to the Hordu. Hordak seemed to be going through the same internal struggle over the child’s cuteness, his mouth struggling not to smile and ears down to his shoulders. The two exchanged a look together before Hordak wrapped an arm around each of them flipped onto his side. Entrapta and Imp shrieked at the sudden movement. Entrapta landed on her side next to Hordak, whose arm was now trapped underneath her.
Imp clambered over both of them after Hordak released him. He burrowed in between them and laid his head on Entrapta’s chest. She hummed and kissed his forehead. Looking up towards Hordak, she felt him move above them to turn off the light. He laughed deep in his chest and pulled the three of them together.
“We’re all tired. When we wake up I’ll ask Kadroh to make us dinner.”
“Sounds good to me.” She yawned and placed her head on his chest.