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“They are being selfish keeping those two to themself.”
“I bet they are stringing them on, especially Dew. He's usually the one and done type.”
“What do those two ghouls see in them anyways?”
“Aren’t they the band's assistant? Is being with them even allowed?”
Just a few of the voices I heard as I walked through the ministry's halls, making my way to Papa’s office. I sigh to myself and try to ignore them. ‘They are just jealous.’ I weakly remind myself.
It really hadn’t even been long since Rain, Dewdrop, and I became official, and while none of us had told anyone outside of the other band ghouls and Papa, we weren’t really hiding it either. Though it was strange how fast word spread, especially since it wasn’t like we were overly affectionate with each other in public.
While Dewdrop lived for the idea of everyone knowing he has not just one, but two, awesome partners that he adored with every ember of his being, Rain wasn’t as keen on the idea of everyone being in his business. To be fair, I really wasn’t big on being super touchy feely when others were around either. Dew respected that about us, to an extent.
While he couldn’t show us off in front of the siblings of sin, all of the band ghouls and even Papa have been victims of seeing just how touchy the three of us can get with each other without getting too explicit.
“That still doesn't explain why everybody and their brother knows about us.” I shake my head from thinking too much into it and knock on the ornate door I now stood in front of. I wait for Papas “Come in,” before entering his office, closing the door behind me.
“Hello Papa, I was called?” I greeted him, stepping to his desk.
“Please, Y/n, Copia is fine when it's just us and the ghouls.” He responds lightly, waving his hand a bit, “But si, you were called. I have something that I would like to discuss.” He adds on.
“Is this about Dew and Rain?” I ask quietly, looking at my feet, hoping that because of our relationship it wasn’t putting my job at risk.
“Well…si, but not in the way you are thinking mi caro.” He smiles softly, “I just wanted to ask if you thought we should bring on another assistant, now that you are…” he coughs awkwardly, “occupied with two of the ghouls.” I feel my face go hot and I look down at the desk, no longer meeting his eyes.
“No, no… I think I’m fine on that. The only change has been in how I spend my free time now.” I declined his offer, relieved that he just wanted to ask if I thought I needed help. He nods his head in understanding.
“I thought you would say that.” He chuckles slightly, “Seester was just, very adamant, I looked into more help. I told her I didn’t think we needed it but would talk to you about it before going through with anything.” He explained, his brows furrowed slightly.
“You know how she can be.” I laugh a bit. Papa lets out a sigh and pinched the bridge of his nose lightly.
“Oh I know.” He snorts, “That was all for now, mi caro, you are dismissed.” He adds before returning to the paperwork on his desk.
“See you at rehearsals.” I say before exiting his office. It was a relief knowing that the unexpected summoning to Papa’s office wasn’t for anything bad. That was one less thing to worry about, but still I felt anxiety eat at me as I made my way through the halls, debating on heading towards the ghouls wing or back to my room to hide from everything. I was not given much time to contemplate before feeling a warm, clawed hand on the small of my back.
“Hey sweet cheeks, whatcha up to on your break?” I heard Dewdrop say next to me, I smile at him tightly, still stressed by the words of others.
“Just got back from Papa’s office and now… I’m contemplating on where to hide.” I eventually respond to his question, a bit more bite to my words than intended. Dewdrop raises an eyebrow and bites back a joke as he studies his lover.
“Hiding? Did something happen?” He decides on asking as the two of them walk the halls.
“Something like that, yeah. I don’t really want to talk about it here in the open though.” I answer back, feeling more and more self conscious as eyes stare at Dewdrop and I together.
“Alright, come with me.” Dewdrop responds, sensing something off with his human partner, before steering them down a different, more secluded hallway that leads them to the ghoul’s wing.
When entering the area belonging to the band ghouls alone, Dewdrop leads us to his room, opening the door for me. He slips in behind me and gestures to the nest made of a various amount of blankets, pillows, and sheets.
“Get comfortable, I’m gonna go grab Rain.” Was all Dew said before leaving the room, the door clicking behind him softly. I let out a sigh before sliding my shoes off and pulling the veil from my hair off, setting the two aside I threw myself into the nest on Dew’s bed. I lay there and bury my head into the soft fabrics beneath me and breathe in the scent of laundry detergent. Laundry day must have been yesterday based on the freshness of the linens.
It wasn’t too much longer before the door to Dew’s room opened, him and Rain both entering now. I felt the bed dip on either side of me as the two ghouls sat down, a cooler clawed hand running itself through my hair. I keen into the touch I know as the waters ghouls and relax a bit more into the nest.
“Do you want to talk about what is stressing you out, love?” Rains softly voices. I roll over on my back and stare over the two ghouls who sat over me, trying to figure out how to word my feelings.
“I want to,” I start, “But… I don’t know how to word it.” I pause again, “I’m a bit bothered by the other siblings' words. I know it's just jealousy speaking, but the things they say make me overthink things…”
“What are they saying?” Rain asks, knowing Dewdrop isn’t the best with these kinds of conversations. No good at words he may be, Dew still takes one of my hands and draws mindless shapes into my palm.
“Most of it is them saying how I am being selfish for hogging you guys… others say that you are just toying with me though… Those comments hurt more than those who just openly thirst over you two when I’m around.” I explain, closing my eyes, not really wanting to look either ghouls in the eyes. “Maybe, I’m the one being insecure and wondering why the two of you would want me.”
“If we were toying with you, we wouldn’t have brought you here to ask you what was wrong.” Dewdrop says gruffly, squeezing my hand in his. I could tell he was starting to get a bit pissed, I can only hope it's at the other siblings and not at me.
“Calm your anger, Dew.” Rain says gently, reaching a hand over to rub at his arm, “You can be angry later, but right now they need us.” He adds on. Dewdrop relaxes a bit, realizing that it might have come off as if he was upset with his human partner. I open my eyes and look at the two.
“Rationally, I know you guys aren’t toying with me, that you both want him, but that irrational thought of ‘maybe this is just some sort of joke,’ takes over.” I explain, “And I just hate that I can’t walk the halls without hearing other people talk about my boyfriends.” Rain's lips quirk up a bit before deciding on pulling me up into a sitting position, he repositions himself so that his legs are now on the bed before pulling me into his lap, my legs straddling him.
“Those other siblings mean nothing to us.” He reassures, one of his hands cupping my cheek. I lean into his touch as I feel Dew's warm body come up behind me, his arms around my waist and his chin resting on my shoulder, sandwiching me between the two of them. I melt into their touch and close my eyes as I take in their warmth.
“Rain is right, those other siblings weren’t the ones we were worried about not wanting us.” Dew eventually says, pressing a small kiss to the junction of my neck and shoulder before nuzzling into the area, letting out a soft purr.
“We can always show them that you are the one we want…” Rain suggests shyly, “So that there’s no room for confusion.” His tail comes to wrap around one of your legs. Dew lets out a hum at the idea, his tail whipping behind him a bit.
“I thought you didn’t want anyone in our business though, Rain?” I ask hesitantly. Rain smiles softly before pressing a quick kiss to my lips.
“Maybe letting people in our business will kill the talk of others. Show them that you are not being toyed with, that they are the ones in the wrong and not you.” He settles on, smiling a bit shyly.
“I for one think that's a great idea.” Dew adds, nosing into my neck again, squeezing me a bit to his chest. “You know how hard it is resisting you two in public? You’re both just so pretty.” He whines a bit.
“You’re pretty too Dewdrop.” I say as I turn my head to press a kiss to his lips. He pushes into it a bit before pulling away to rub his nose against mine. He smiles softly before Rains leans forward over me and kisses Dewdrop softly. I smile at the two of them and shift so that my chest is now facing Dews and lean my head on his chest.
We sat there sandwiched together for a bit, silent save for the sound of both the ghouls purring softly. I felt safe and happy being held in their arms, and almost forget about the other siblings' words.
“So, what were you even thinking when you said you would ‘show them who you want’?” I asked, breaking the comfortable silence.
“Nothing terribly risky, just less subtle touches, maybe a few gentle kisses in public…” Rain begins listing,
“Making you wear our marks in public.” Dew playfully nips at your neck a bit, just barely grazing the skin, making you let out a giggle.
“Baby Steps, Dew.” Rain gently chided, earning an eye roll and a playful smile.
“I’m sure we can figure something out, but for now I think I just want to stay in your guys arms.” I say, snuggling into Dew’s warm chest and feel Rain lean over me, nuzzling into my neck with a purr.
Lets just say, the siblings of sin who dared say anything about the three of you were in for a rude awakening when they saw just how smitten the two ghouls were for you.