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Bob looks in the mirror while brushing his teeth. He doesn't like what he sees. He can just tell he looks so strange, so uncanny. The fact that besides his odd blue mouth he's nothing but a fleshy, disgusting person. He takes too much time to stare at his pores and looking at the gunk at the corners of his eyes.

He fidgets with his hair trying to calm himself. He tugs at the hair, wanting to rip it out. He doesn't think about if it hurts his azure hair or not, he just tugs at it as a bad habit. He swears as he looks away the shadowy reflection of himself stared at him. He scampered to the bathtub and hugged his knees close to himself. Bob whimpers as he chewed on his sleeve.

He tried desperately to think of anything else than his disgustingly human looks. The first thing goes to space and the stars. He loves space with all his heart. He hushes himself as the shaking calmed and he kept thinking of comets streaking the sky. He imagines himself floating on space like he's in a galaxy coloured pool. He rests his eyes.

Bob got up from bed he never remembers getting into. Either he dreamt this or someone brought him into the room. He curled his arms around a soft pillow. He loved hugging and loved to cuddle. If only he had someone that liked to do the same. Bosip walked in with noodle soup, smiling at him. "How's my favourite shark man?" The blunet asks. "I'm doing fine, but what were you doing in the bathtub? Bofo brought you here, and I wanted to make you some soup." Bosip smiles at Bob.

Bob smiles and takes a sip of the warm soup with a spoon. He pats the spot near him and the man sat down. "What's bothering you, Bob?" 

"I.. I don't know."

Later in the evening Bob and Bobal watched sci-fi movies in which Bob got scared after a few horror movies. He hid his eyes behind a pillow and pretty much almost blasted the TV with his Lazer breath. Bobal scolded him for that and they continued until midnight and the brunet got whisked away by Boder to his room. Bob yawns and spots Bosip coming up to him. "Yeah, bro?" "I just thought I wanted to give you.. this." He handed Bob a small box. He opens it and saw a night light that could project stars on the ceiling. "It's perfect.." 

The two went to bed and Bob stayed awake as he stared at the stars. He held his hand up and imagined touching them. His eyes flutter, he sighs and put his hand down. His cheeks lit up with little glowing dots of blue freckles. A tiny amount of spots just like the stars on the ceiling.

Bosip gently woke Bob up by ruffling that soft yet messy hair of his. "Mmhhh.. noo.. tire..d.." Bob whined. The blond giggles and adored his sleepy habits. "Okay, okay. Half an hour of sleep." And half an hour of cuddles. He was delighted to cuddle Bob up with the blunet going blue faced with blush. He could almost hear him squeak or mewl.

Bob woke up a little later and yawned as he got up. Blanket wrapped around his body and an small new tail. He walked by the room doors and met up with the four armed person. [You're a bit off today, are you okay?] Boder projected. "I'm fine.. just tired." How could he tell him that he has been crying himself to sleep in self hatred? Bob didn't bother to brush his teeth and went to get breakfast waffles. Bob liked the smell of them and loved to pour a ton of flavoured ice cream sauce on them. At least he could eat without guilt unlike some other person..

Bosip prepared himself some fried chicken tenders with garlic. "Morning, sleepy." He nodded to him. Bob sighs, leaning back on his chair. "I feel like crap today.." he grumbled as he couldn't keep his eyes open. "Why do you have a blanket around you?" The youngest of the house asks from behind him. "Bow- Where did you come from?!" Bob jumped from his seat, "Come on, you've got to expect me surprising you like that!" Bowaev slid his seat to the table. "So what's for breakfast?" "Oh, Bosip's making chicken and I want waffles." "Oooh-" "Hands off, I called dibs." 

Bosip chuckled at their banter. What he didn't like is that something is really bothering Bob for the time being. It's been making the blunet act like a different person, and Bosip missed his excited and adventurous and cute Bob. He snapped from his thoughts just before he burnt the food. He turned around to see Bob glancing at him and smiled back; which Bob looked away from. His smile fell a little.

Bob sighed and pulled his hand into the sleeve and chewed it. He had seen his reflection again and almost threw the mirror onto the floor but barely held his cool. "Don't.. Don't. Do not." He mumbled to himself. He has got to be going crazy if he can't even look at himself without fearing to. He slumped down on the floor on the farthest point of the house to the rest. His eyes could water right now but he was too tired to cry. He could hear footsteps and opening doors from the house as if someone was looking for something. 

Bob heard the footsteps get closer and it was Bosip. "There you are." He said with a gentle tone. "I've been looking for you, do you want to go to your room?" He asked, crouching down near him. Bob nods and took his hand to walk to his own room. He just fell down on the bed face down and acted like he was dead. Bosip took a seat on the bed next to his friend and gently rubbed circles on Bob's back. Bob in reaction, shivered and sighed. "You don't have to tell me, we can just hang in here.." Bosip talked after some silence. Bob sat up and looked at his friend that was just nearby. He flinched and hesitated but he wrapped his arms around Bosip anyway. He held onto him, breathing in and out and pressing his face onto his best friend's shoulder. "I-.." he shuddered. 

"Yeah?" Bosip whispered as he pet the blue messy hair. Bob gasps in a breath in a hiccup, "Bosip I don't feel human." Bob finally spoke. "I just.. can't look at myself, why ca-cant I just look normally with- without-" he started to cry and couldn't control his sobs. "I fee-el too basic, it's not me at.. at all!" He can't stop the tears. "I don't like me being me!"

Bosip sighed and hugged Bob close as to not let go of him. "Oh Bob.." he needed comfort, the blue boy needs someone to cry on. "Let all the feelings out, I'm here, I'm here.." Bosip cooed. Bob held onto him and cried his emotions out until he couldn't cry anymore. "..Bosip? What do you think of me?" He let go yet still held onto the blond's hands. "I think you're good, you're my best friend and I love to hang around with you. Wish I could say more but, I can't find any words to say." He told him. "About how I look, not how I am." Bob specified.

"..you look amazing. You'll always will." Bosip breathed out and smiled. Bob hugged him again. Even though Bob didn't get exactly what he meant, he still cherished it. His freckles glowed lightly as he was calmed down. The blond gently combed his fingers through Bob's hair, which made the blunet make the quietest purr. He feels Bob fall asleep on him, and that made him feel relieved. "If you can't like yourself, I'll love you instead. I'll try to make you feel better." Bosip whispered to him. 

Bob changed, he got fluffy yellow ears, antennae that glowed lightly with blue, blue and yellow tail that tried to wrap around Bosip. Those blue freckles glowed lightly as he smiled in his sleep. Bosip was amazed but didn't want to wake Bob up or make him worry about this.. new thing. He kisses him on the forehead and lied him down on the bed. "You'll be alright.."

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Everything around was dark. Nothing but the dark cold void around Bob. He was sitting down and breathing frantically, like he had run a mile. His breathing was the only noise he could hear. Bob hugs himself and chews on his sleeve. He sees things on his fingers like the things on cat's toes. He figured that it's just dream wierdness where something was unnatural. He thinks he's dreaming that he's a cat.

A bell rings. Then a spotlight switches on to light up a mirror. He doesn't want to look in it but something in him makes him stand up. He stepped back, but that just made him get closer. He tried again but the same happened. He steps forward and it seems like the mirror got quickly closer to him.

Bob felt nauseous. He tried avoiding looking in the mirror. But he couldn't help but to look. It faintly looked like him with yellow goat ears but then it completely changed to a reflection of himself that is smiling. His reflection openly smiled. That.. made Bob's stomach do a flip. The reflection had a normal mouth. Reddish gums, a pink tongue and visible teeth. He looked away. Without him noticing that something was crawling out of the mirror.

Bosip woke to Bob trashing and turning and making cries in his sleep. He accidentally kept hitting and kicking the blond. Bosip's heart broke when he heard the sounds of whimpers and yelps from him. Bob looked like was halfway of dying of fright. The odd, alien parts had drawn back into him. Bosip can't keep doing nothing, so he brought Bob closer to him. His breath hitched as he saw Bob crying. He just wanted to help him, he wants to make the blunet feel better. But he can't.

Bosip's protective tendencies made his shark features come through. A shark fin and tail, pointy ears, rough yellow skin and blue stripes on his body. Even his teeth stuck out and nails were sharp. He felt as if Bob was so fragile that he could break under the strain. He hugged him tighter, but tried to bring back in the nails and the sandpaper skin to not hurt his Bob.

Bosip kept looking at the panicking Bob. He hums to him and tried to soothe him by stroking his back. "It's okay, my cube... nothing is going to hurt you, I'm here." He brought his face to the blue hair and closes his eyes. He kept humming to him.

He feels Bob's breath slow down and him calm down. Bosip also felt Bob nuzzling close to his chest. He heard him sigh calmly. Bosip calms down as well. he yawns, saying "Night, my sweet cube" he plants a kiss on top of the blunet's head. his tail unknowingly curls around Bob.

Bob wakes up pretty used to Bosip cuddling him in bed by now, so he takes no mind in it. For the first in a while, he needed coffee to wake himself up. He grumbled and whined as he sluggishly walked to the coffeemaker. He taps at the counter waiting for the drink to filter through. Bob wasn't aware that Bobot was standing behind him, also needing some coffee. 

"Sleepless again?" Bobot asked Bob. The blunet sighs.. "no, just a nightmare that was stupid to be scared of." He said, disappointed in himself. He pours a cup of coffee and added milk. He got a seat on the dining table and tapped his fingers on it, waiting for the drink to cool down. Bobot immediately downs his scalding drink in one go without a cough. He hated how long it feels to do nothing but wait for something. Was he Impatient? Yes, he was.

Bosip came out looking for Bob and when he found him, he smiled and the swaying shark tail swished from side to side. Bob, amused thought that he reminded him of an excited dog. "Hey sippy cup" Bofo who was doing the dishes with Boder, looked at Bosip. "Who were you protecting?" Him knowing why Bosip was so shark like at that moment. The shark, surprised shook his head. "Hey, let's not talk about it, ok?" He brushes it off. "Oh, alright then." Bofo got back to scrubbing the grease off the dishes. [Why do we need to wash them, we have a dishwasher] boder asks. "It feels relaxing to me." He simply said.

Bob patted on the table next to him. Bosip sits down next to him. Bob smiled for the first time this day. "Want to play Minecraft?" He asks. Bosip nods, "Always. I like to play that too" Bob's eyes shine with delight, playing with a friend made it so much better. 

Bofo's ear flap went up and he listened to what the two planned to do. Bob rambled excitedly while swishing his arm from side to side. Bosip listened and nodded in agreement. All while the robot contemplated joining them to make sure they're safe.

The duo joined into the Minecraft world. Bob bringing out his diamond sword in pride. Bosip was delighted that Bob was back to being himself. "I'll be building the tower to our land, find something to do" Bosip went in the house to gather materials. "Wait up! I'm coming with!" Bob yelled back, following Bosip. Bofo shortly spawned in and watched for any threats or aggressive mobs.

"Hmm? You want to build with me? I thought you said it was too boring" Bosip questions Bob. "I know-" Bob breathes in. "But I don't want to be alone.." he looks at Bosip with pleading and sad eyes. That look made the blond's heart skip a beat. He drops blocks in front of him. "Here" 

Bosip placed stone for the foundation, Bob started on the first layer of dark oak planks, Bosip built the stairs up and they go back and forth until they both were high up. The square sun was setting and Bosip wipes off sweat off his forehead. "That was tough, but let's get it done tomorrow Bob." He was answered by silence. "Bob?" 

Bosip looked up and saw Bob sitting at the edge of the tower. "Bob, never change." He humoured himself. He gets up there and sat next to him. Bob smiled and brought himself closed to his best friend. "It's nice up here." The two watch the setting sun and the darkening sky. They don't notice Bofo climbing up and smiling at the two being so close.

Bob leans on Bosip. He rubs his cheek on the neck affectionately. The blond's face was full on red. He wraps his arm around Bob. "It's nice to see the night sky, this one isn't that special but there's still stars up there" Bob chatted. "Yeah.. I can see why you love the stars so much, they're pretty." 

The friends watch the stars. Bob was happy. Bosip sees his crush's ears get longer and grow yellow fur over them, the glowing freckles, the antennae that grow from the top of Bob's hair and glow like the cute little dots on his face. Bosip blinks in reaction. "Is something wrong?" Bob asks.

Bofo had watched Bob get the alien appendages, including a tail that wagged like Bob was a dog. His eyes were wide.

"-Bob! What happened to you?!" Bofo shouted. The said person looking at the robot. "What are you talking about? I'm fine!" He reassured Bofo, unaware of his changes. Bosip looks at the robot and shook his head, urging not to tell him. "You have antennae- and a tail!" 

Bob was shocked.