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Ralsei and Kris were sitting in bed together, having a nice conversation about whatever.
“So that’s why…” Kris’s signing was cut off by a silent yawn escaping their mouth, blinking sleepily as they ran their hand through their hair.
“We should probably get to bed now, Kris,” Ralsei spoke, checking the clock hanging on the wall.
“It’s…One in the morning?! Kris, we have to sleep!” He whisper-shouted surprisedly, pulling the blanket up over Kris before he even thought about getting comfortable.
But suddenly, Kris rubbed Ralsei’s paw. They had to get his attention somehow, right?
“I…um…can’t sleep without something to hold…or someone…” Kris signed, their hands trembling while they looked away and blushed.
“Oh, I have some extra pillows if you need them! Here, I’ll get one right now!” Ralsei smiled, starting to slide out of bed gracefully.
But soon, he was stopped by a pair of arms around his waist. And a small kiss on his back, so small that he could barely feel it, but he knew it was there.
The owner of the arms moved their hands so that Ralsei could see them, and started to sign.
“Rals…I meant you.” The hands signed, pulling the Dark Prince back into his place in his bed.
Ralsei complied, turning around to see a tired Kris with a major bedhead, even though they hadn’t slept yet.
“I…Um…oh…wow…Kris…” Ralsei stuttered out, not knowing what to say at the sight of his beautiful, strong, and heroic Knight being so vulnerable.
Kris almost tackled Ralsei in a hug, nuzzling into his neck and letting out a sigh of comfort.
The two teenagers had almost fallen asleep, when, suddenly, the door swung open.
Kris flinched, with Ralsei following. They hugged Ralsei tighter, almost an incentive for him to speak up.
“What are you doing here? It’s one in the morning…” Ralsei spoke, rubbing his eyes with his free hand.
“I am here to deliver a message from our beloved Queen.” The Swatchling spoke, not bothering to lower his voice despite the time.
“O…kay. What is it?” Ralsei responded, slightly confused but shrugging it off. Queen could be like that sometimes.
“Well…Wait. Are you two...lesbians? ” The Swatchling shouted, raising his tone of voice at this new revelation that was occurring.
Kris seemed to shrivel at the notion of being called a girl. They started to move underneath the blanket, clinging onto Ralsei as though their life depended on it.
“Sorry, no. I’m a boy, and Kris is non-binary.” Ralsei stated, the annoyance in his voice becoming very apparent very quickly.
“But you don’t look like a boy! You look like a girl! And so does she!”
Kris squeezed Ralsei, almost disappearing under the blanket, and covered one of their ears by pressing it to his stomach.
Ralsei heard small sniffles coming from Kris, and felt tears on his cloak. The Prince’s eyes also started to well up with tears, as he had never seen the Knight cry before.
“Now look what you did, asshole! You made Kris cry! I ought to get you fired…” Ralsei shouted, unable to contain his anger.
He gasped and covered his mouth with one of his paws, immediately descending into a flurry of sorries. But as soon as it started, Kris rubbed his paw, signing just two words.
“Don’t apologize.”
Ralsei stopped apologizing, covering Kris’s other ear and calling out for Queen.
“I Am Here: What Is The Matter” Queen spoke, flying in with a cartoon explosion.
“Well, one of your employees here was refusing to acknowledge our genders and even made Kris cry!” Ralsei shouted once more, meriting a surprised noise from the Queen.
“Well Then I Must Fire Him” Queen vocalized, and promptly threw a glass at the Swatchling, exploding him out of the room.
“T-Thanks…” Ralsei spoke, slightly confused at the events that had just occurred.
“Goodbye Light Nerds” Queen shouted as she ran out of the room, her heels clicking against the stone floor.
Kris reluctantly pulled away from Ralsei, tears staining their blue face as they re-emerged from under the comforter.
“I’m sorry for hugging you without asking…” Kris signed, embarrassed by their own actions.
“It’s okay, Kris! I…actually kind of liked it…”
They moved their bangs out of their eyes, revealing their stunning red irises.
Ralsei blushed as his eyes widened. Kris was so beautiful.
“Kris…Your eyes…” Ralsei breathed, stunned by his friend’s beauty.
“I know, they’re ugly.” Kris signed, a scowl appearing on their face.
“No! Your eyes are really pretty, Kris! Who told you that your eyes were ugly?!” Ralsei stated, cupping Kris’s face with his paws.
“Some old classmates…They moved, though…” Kris signed, curling up to hide their face. Ralsei heard them sobbing, and his stomach dropped. He hated seeing them sad like this.
“I…Come here, Kris.” Ralsei whispered, with Kris complying and burying their face in Ralsei’s chest.
The Prince of the Dark didn’t even care that his precious cloak was getting soggy, he just kept running his fingers through his Knight’s hair and whispering comforting words, his throat slowly becoming dry.
Soon though, Kris took a deep breath and spoke, their beautifully husky voice rendering Ralsei speechless.
“You’re so pretty, Ralsei…Thank you for helping me…You’re amazing.”
“K-Kris…You…” Ralsei spluttered out, his face turning a bright crimson.
Kris moved upwards, their face dangerously close to Ralsei’s.
“Yeah, my voice’s a bit weird…”
“Kris…You gotta stop putting yourself down! I love your eyes, I love your voice…I…I love everything about you!!” Ralsei articulated, his voice both stern and high-pitched, making Kris chuckle.
“Thank you, Rals…” They spoke, a purple blush gracing their face.
They moved in even closer, cupping Ralsei’s cheeks in their hands.
“Wh-Kris?!” Ralsei squeaked, his pulse and breath quickening from the romantic allusions to the situation.
“K-K-K-Kih…Kiss…m-me…p-please?” Kris stuttered, their purple blush spreading across their face like a plague.
“Y-Yes!!”
Kris sealed the gap between their lips, melting into the kiss as they moved so both their and Ralsei’s heads were on the pillow.
Suddenly, Kris’s tongue entered the cavern of Ralsei’s mouth.
He shifted onto his back, pulling Kris with him. The two teenagers didn’t care who was watching, they just wanted to love one another.
Kris kept exploring Ralsei’s mouth earnestly, sometimes stopping the kiss to get a gasp of air.
They didn’t know how long that continued on, but all good things must come to an end.
Kris propped their upper body up with their arms, still close to Ralsei’s face. The Prince and his Knight wiped away the spit at the corners of their mouths, both resembling tomatoes.
“What the f*ck did I just do…?” Kris whispered to themself, their voice shaky and low.
“K…Kris…?! I…I…I…” Ralsei stammered out, his eyes starting to water.
Too much, too fast.
“Oh sh*t, what did I do wrong?!” Kris whispered loudly, mentally berating themself while they thought of all the things they could have done wrong in the past 30 minutes or so.
“No, no, it’s fine, Kris…Just wasn’t expecting that…haha…” Ralsei attempted to rectify the situation, waving his hands but being careful not to smack Kris in the face or hit their arms.
“You sure, Rals?” Kris questioned, quirking up an eyebrow; which made Ralsei blush.
“I’m sure!” He assured, putting on a little fake-proud expression.
Kris chuckled to themself and blushed, with Ralsei doing the same.
Suddenly, Kris moved in closer to Ralsei, unconsciously rubbing his ear with one of their hands. They took extreme care in not hurting him, the ear slipping through their hand like satin.
“I…I love you, Ralsei…” They whispered into his other ear, causing the Prince’s eyes to widen as a crimson blush bloomed like a rose on his soft and fluffy face.
“I love you too, Kris…!” He returned, his blush reaching a critical mass.
“D-Do you…want to, maybe, be my…boyfriend?” Kris’s voice pitched up as they tapered off the sentence, scared of rejection even after what had just happened. Could Ralsei have been toying with them? Would he just cackle in their face and slap them? All these intrusive thoughts started to make Kris worry.
Ralsei froze, his mouth slightly open. He sounded like he was trying to formulate a sentence, but all that came out were snippets of letters and shards of words.
He finally managed to force out his answer, speaking the one word that almost brought Kris to tears.
“I…ah…YES!!”
“R-Really?” Kris queried, their speech soft and vulnerable.“Yes, really.” Ralsei stated, his tone serious but light. He gave a small smile to Kris as he pulled them into a kiss once more, snuggling, cuddling, and smooching until they both eventually drifted off to sleep.