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You stumbled out of the turf war lobby, clearly worn out. You make your way towards the back alley of Inkopolis, deciding to visit Spyke.
The urchin had caught your interest from the very start. After first moving into Inkopolis, you saw him lurking in the alleyway.
Curious, you went up to him. Turns out he was one of the local merchants, selling gear and other things.
You quickly became enamored with him. His low voice with a thick Australian accent that would crack often, his hands that would move when he talked, his neon eyes that looked at you with mystique, it was all so intoxicating for you.
Flashing forward, You approached the man and waved. He smiled while waving back. You sat next to Spyke, scrolling through your phone.
"Hey, what's up mate?" He paused. "By the way, I need to open soon, so I need you to leave soon. Nothing against ya, just don't need blokes questioning why you're here."
He looked at you with his purple eyes. Cod, those eyes. You didn't even notice you were staring at him until he waved his hand in front of you.
"Ello? Somefing wrong?"
You jolted before replying. "I'm fine, I was just.. thinking about something, sorry."
"That's understandable. Don't worry about it, love."
You blushed at the nickname. He called you it constantly, but each time made you more excited than the last. Something about it drove you crazy.
"Oi, no need to get all flustered." He smirked. You both looked at each other for a while, getting closer. You both knew what was happening. Might as well get it over with, you thought.
You leaned closer, gently touching his lips with yours. The two of you melted into each other as softer kissing became more intense.
Spyke pulled away, flustered. "L-love.." He couldn't think straight in that moment. All he could think about was you.
"Love, that was.. that was bloody brilliant." He looked away from you, clearly embarrassed.
You cupped his chin, facing his head towards you. "Hey, it's okay. Let me take care of you, darling."
"B-but, I have to open soon.." He didn't want you to leave. He really didn't. But he knew that eventually, young cephalopods would come in to order gear.
"If you don't want to do this, that's fine. Do you want to do this?" You looked at him.
He hesitated. "Y-yes."
"Good." You placed kisses all over his face, and one on his lips. You continued to kiss his lips, each one more eager than the last.
The two of you embraced each other, faces mere inches apart. Spyke's mind was racing in that moment. Was he dreaming? One of his dearest friends was here kissing him. This can't be real.
The urchin couldn't deny he'd had a crush on them for a while at this point. Basically ever since they met. He couldn't believe that this was happening
The kisses calmed down, and the two of you broke away from each other. Both of your faces were red.
Spyke cleared his throat. "Wow. So.. that happened.."
You laughed. "Yeah.."
"So, do you, I don't know... love me?" He hesitated, but he eventually gave in. He needed to know. It had been nagging him for ages.
You looked at him. "Spyke, we have literally spent the last few minutes kissing. If that doesn't say how I feel about you, I don't know what does."
"You're right." You looked at your phone and then immediately got up. "Shit! I gotta go!"
"Bye, mate." You ran as Spyke waved at you. After you got back home, you finally processed what had just happened.
You finally told him how you felt, or, showed him. Either way, you felt free in a way. Cod, you loved him.