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Syntax hummed as the keyboard clicked as he typed away, he was doing some scientist stuff and he he'd been typing away from most of the day now, he was focused on making the spider venom better than the chinese new year incident... But we don't talk about that! His neon green hair got in his face occasionally but he brushed it off with a hair flick (purrrr). Syntax rubbed his eyes, tired, there was a cold gust of wind, which was normal for him, the spiders were hiding in the sewers after all, but it was ice cold.
"Hello, Mayor." Syntax sighed playfully (is that possible? I don't know).
The gust blew over, then Syntax was hugged by the waist from behind.
"Greetings, darling!" Mayor chuckled lightly, glancing over at his keyboard to see what he was doing.
"What are you up to, my dear?" Mayor lightly kissed him on the cheek as if to encourage him to spill it.
"Mayor, you know what I'm doing," Syntax smiled softly, warmed by the gentle affections.
"Do I?" He replied playfully.
Syntax softly kissed him back on the cheek. Syntax shut off the computer to focus solely on his (probably) psychotic boyfriend. Mayor would say something but then paused as he looked at his spider boyfriend's hand.
"Did you paint your nails?"
Syntax stiffened by the question, a little embarrassed by the question, he looked at Mayor nervously.
"May...maybe? I-it's that a problem or-or something because-" Syntax began rambling in a apologetic tone before Mayor shushed him.
"There very pretty, a bit like you," Mayor commented as he got a closer look at his hands.
"I could paint yours!" Syntax offered with an enthusiastic smile.
"I-i love for you to do that but..." Mayor trailed off, rubbing a hand on his neck.
"But what?"
"My lady wouldn't allow it!"
"Your lady looks and has the height of a ten year old, I'm sure it's fine." Syntax put air quotes in the 'lady' part.
Mayor chuckled lightly before sitting on a chair opposite of the spider, Syntax took a seat and rummaged around his jacket pocket for a moment until he pulled out a little bag, it was full of nail polishes, different colours and some were as shiny as the sun against the ocean while were some were as dark as night. Mayor was stunned by the variety.
"T-that's a lot of colours..." Mayor chuckled awkwardly, slightly nervous by the amount he had.
"Hm? Oh right!" Syntax looked confused for a moment but then explained. "My queen often likes me to paint her nails, along with Strong Spider."
"What about Huntsman?"
"He tells me to go fuck myself but then goes to the blue guy's boat for him to paint his nails."
Mayor chuckled lightly at that, watching Syntax rummaging through the little bag muttering about finding the right colours for him. Eventually he found a soft teal and a shiny dark black one, Mayor held his hands out and Syntax took them, holding them gently as he took the cap off and dipped the brush in the nail polish before beginning to paint his boyfriend's nails.
"The brush is on the inside of the cap?" Mayor muttered softly, surprised in a way.
"Why are you so surprised?" Syntax laughed gently. "Haven't you painted your nails before?"
Mayor didn't reply, embarrassed.
They sat in mostly silence for a while, Syntax humming again as he painted Mayor's nails, while the other watched him paint, mesmerized by such simply action, he could practically feel the happy energy radiating from the scientist.
Then, Huntsman walked past Syntax's door.
"Hah, gay." Huntsman chuckled at them.
"Oh, go complain to the big guy." Mayor simply responded, far to interested in Syntax.
He could hear Huntsman spluttering in embarrassment before stomping off, mumbling "maybe I will!" before leaving them alone.
Mayor admired him as he worked, he noticed Syntax smiling softly as he finished painting Mayor's nails.
"Right, that'll need to dry for a little," Syntax told Mayor as he put the little bag back into his pocket, he made his way back to his laptop.
Syntax began to work on his computer for a few minutes before Mayor cuddled him from behind and titled his head gently to place a soft kiss on his lips.
"Thank you, darling." He smiled as he watched Syntax get flustered but smiled softly.
"Your welcome, love." Syntax shuffled a little so he was closer to Mayor.
Just the two of them, hugging...
Oh, how nice it was.