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Three days.
Its been three days and he still remembers it so vividly. His lover, unconscious in his bestfriends arms, bleeding out. The scuffle of chaos as they franticly shielded Goopers tear filled eyes from the gore of his fathers missing arm still lingering in Bai’s mind.
“Why did he lie to me?”
The question still bounced in his mind.
“In all fairness he didn't want you to worry”
Is what Zephyr told him that day as he frantically tried to get Kepler’s blood to clot so it would heal. But something about not hearing it from him still stung.
When the dust settled after kepler finally awoke from what felt like an eternity of waiting kepler nearly instantly started working on a replacement. “A robotic prosthetic”
Thats what Kepler called it
Bai had no idea what he was talking about till the prototype had been finished. One thing you cant say is untrue about Kepler is that he’s efficient.
“I plan on making a outer shell for it for appearance purposes, your gonna LOVE the features this thing has!”
Bai sprung up hearing this.
“Appearance?! Like the way it looks and stuff? Darling you HAVE to let me help!”
“O-oh! I would be honored if you did! I know i dont normally let you touch my projects but with a track record like yours when it comes to these kinds of things il let you have full reign. After all you did make Gooper’s A-DORABLE little outfit!”
A smile of genuine gratitude coated keplers face as bai held his new left arm in his hands, “getting a feel” for just what he wanted to do with it and how to “make it as stunning as possible” as Bai would put it.
“Give me an hour.”
Bai beamed enthusiastically at his lover, detaching the robotic prosthetic and taking it with him into his room with his sewing supplies.
“A-ah be careful with it please i dont want to have to fix it!”
The moment bais door slammed shut many sounds were heard. The sound of him opening his closet door to get his sewing kit, The sounds of scissors snipping fabric, and the sounds of bais morning skincare routine playlist echoing through the halls of the house.
“You either just made a great or poor decision and frankly im not sure which yet.”
Kepler jumped hearing Zeph’s familiar voice behind him.
“I think its a great one! Four coins says im right!”
“Il take that bet.”
After roughly an hour, Bai’s door finally swang open with godrays behind him. He proudly presented a beautiful piece, a blue lace glove on his prosthetic, the same length as his yellow lab ones he dawned before. Now with ruffles at the end for “extra flare”
Keplers eyes went wide for a moment before a smug look plastered across his face as he held out his hand to Zeph, Reluctantly Zeph dropped the four coins into his right hand.
“Thank god those four coins were all i had.”
“Broke ass”
Kepler shushed him and took the prosthetic in his hand.
“Its.. spectacular! I knew you were the right man for the job! Its increidble i cant thank you enough dear!”
Bai blushed at his praises
“Oh its nothing, this is ME were talking about after all!”
He dawned confidence in prayers Kepler didn’t point out his now redder complexion.
“I really mean it i LOVE it! Oh my goodness you even accounted for the extendibility!”
“The what now?”
Just then, Kepler swiftly attached the enhancement and showcased it reaching across the room, swiftly extending.
“Woah! So THATS what that did! I just put that fabric there and prayed i didn’t mess it up!”
“Well your prayers were answered! I LOVE IT!”
Just then Kepler rushed to bai and peppered kisses across Bai’s face despite Zeph’s disgression.
“You are a wonder.”
Kepler lovingly said smiling and pulling bai into his warm embrace.