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“ [Juno.] ” The Sun tugged on its counterpart's hoodie, holding the Cecropia moth in its robotic hand, “ [Juno, look at me. Look at the moth.] ” The Moon quickly shook their head, hiding their face in their hands, “ (N-No-! Look at it- it’s disgusting!) ” The Stars placed her hand on her partner’s shoulder, “ {Blucka, c’mon… It’s just a moth. It’s not gonna hurt you. Just look at it, okay?} ” Heart shook their head, a tiny whimper escaping their throat, “ (Absolutely not!) ” Mind growled, tugging on Heart’s hoodie once more, “ [Juno, would you just look at the damn moth?] ” Its voice modulator made the sentence sound more aggressive than it meant, which made Artemis shrink in on themself even more. The Stars glared at The Sun, before speaking in an even softer voice to The Moon, “ {C’mon, Blucka. Just one glance, okay?} ” Apollo hissed softly, glancing down at the moth before shoving her in Artemis’ face, “ [For Harmonia’s sake, Juno, look at the moth.] ”
Heart raised their gaze slightly, being met with the Cecropia moth trying to climb on their face, and practically shrieked, causing the moth to take flight. “{Oh Jesus- Mucka! Why in the world would you do that?!}” Atlas facepalmed, before quickly wrapping her arms around The Moon, cooing in their ear, “{There there, it’s okay… She’s not gonna hurt you… She’s just a little bug.}” Artemis buried their face into their partner’s jacket, clutching for dear life onto the fabric as they sobbed. The Sun simply scoffed, the modulator making it sound more like a growl as it reached its mechanical hands out for the moth. It quickly caught her, admiring her wings and being careful not to touch them. “[She’s so beautiful… How can you be afraid of her?]” The Stars huffed, wrapping her arm around The Moon and cradling them, “{Mucka, you’ve gotta understand that they’re sensitive… They don’t like bugs the way you do.}” She cooed soft words into her partner’s ear, petting their wings. Artemis hesitantly looked up, their eyes meeting the moth’s, and they whimpered softly, covering their eyes with their wings, “(Mr. Mind, why are you so insistent?!)” They cried, their wings trembling. Mind scoffed, “[You’re just being a pathetic wimp! It’s a moth, just look at it!]” “{Alright, alright! Both of you quit it!}” Soul sighed, rubbing her eyes, “{Mucka, you can’t just force them to face their fears. Blucka, you can’t just shut down every time you see something that scares you!}” Heart whined softly, resting their chin on their knee, “(It’s not my fault they’re so creepy…)” The Stars kissed her partner's head, “{I never said it was, Blucka.}” Mind huffed, leaning forward and sitting next to its thirds, still holding the moth in its hand.
“
[I… I apologize, Juno.]
” It mumbled reluctantly, “
[I… Know how hard it is for you, to look at bugs.]
” The Moon looked up at The Sun, sniffing, “
(Do you… Really mean that..?)
” Apollo hesitated, before nodding, “
[... Yes, I do. It is… Unfair of me, to expect you to face your fears whenever I cannot face my own.]
” Heart scoffed, “
(You? Fears? For some reason, I would like to doubt that.)
” They hesitantly reached out, gently touching the moth before flinching back. Mind sighed, “
[Juno, I know it may not seem like it… But I do have fears.]
” Soul let out a gentle hum, taking the moth from her partner and holding it in front of Artemis, “
{Come on, Blucka. Hold her? Just for a moment?}
” The Moon quickly shook their head, burying their face back against her sweater. She sighed, giving the moth back to The Sun, “
{Alright…}
” The Sun huffed, before shaking its head, leaning forward and resting its forehead against The Moon’s, “
[Juno. Please look at me.]
” Artemis slowly lifted their head up, “
(W-What?)
” Apollo sighed quietly, “
[I’m… Genuinely sorry, Juno. I understand how hard it may be to have fears… Especially when you don’t have the ability to process them.]
”
Heart scowled, lightly punching Mind in the arm, “(You are so unbearable!)” They laughed softly, leaning forward and wrapping their arms around their partner. The Sun stiffened, before hesitantly petting its thirds wings, handing the Cecropia moth to Soul- who gleefully took it, and cooed softly. Apollo and Artemis gently kissed each other, Juno, humming softly, “(You know, if I get kisses from you for being afraid, I might do it more often…)” They teased, quickly pecking their partners lips again before pulling away. The Sun quickly flushed, shoving The Moon away, “[You-! You set me up for that, didn’t you?!]” The Stars quickly jutted in, giggling softly, “{C’mon… Blucka gets a kiss, but I don’t? This is favouritism, Mucka.}” She laughed softly, leaning forward to kiss her partner now. “[Ngh… Both of you, enough teasing me… We need to figure out what we’re going to do with the moth…]” Its two partners quickly glanced at each other, Soul setting the moth on the wall before jumping onto Mind, attacking its face with little kisses. “[A-Atlas-!]” It let out small giggles, playfully tugging on The Star’s hair- earning a soft yelp from the woman, “{Hey! That was a dirty move!}” The Moon shifted around, wrapping their arms around The Sun’s waist and began kissing its neck, gently nibbling on it and leaving purple lipstick smears all over its skin. “[J-Juno-! Mmh..! This isn’t fair at all!]” “{You’re right, Mucka. Don’t you think that our darling little Heart deserves some love, too?}” Heart instantly froze up, glancing between their thirds, “(L-Let’s not do anything r-rash- AH!!!)”
They squealed as Soul suddenly pounced on them, Mind following suit soon afterwards. “(Guys-! Ahaha!!! Stop it!)” The Moon giggled as their partners lips tickled their skin, kicking their legs playfully, “(That tickles!)” The Stars hummed, glancing over at the wall before looking up, pulling away from her partner, “{Uh…}"The Sun looked over at her, still kissing along Artemis’ neck, “[Hm?]” “{Okay, so, Blucka, don’t panic… But the moth is gone.}” Heart instantly stopped their little giggles, looking up and being met with the large Cecropia moth stuck in their hair.
They screeched.