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It seemed that it was your last playthrough for the day, Null could sense how tired you were from trying to run from Baldi, the two of you trekked through the halls, returning to the office where you let out a dramatic yawn and stretched out your back, barely reaching Null’s height.
“Man what a day! Can’t believe Playtime managed to trip me up like that” You comment, rubbing your eyes.
“Because you’re so easily distracted” Null remarked, getting a little playful huff out of you, though you never see it, he smiles slightly, amused.
“Well I won’t let that happen again” You say before adding, “Once I rest up I’ll be so much better at this game”
“Do you have to play this game everyday?”
“I don’t have to” You correct him, “I want to”
He rolls his eyes, glancing away, “Just don’t burn yourself okay dummy”
“Awwww~ you care~” elbowing his leg.
“Log off before I crash this game”
You chuckle and stand into one of the corners of the room, turning around and giving a silly salute, “See ya soon Null!”
“See ya”
With that, your player model stiffens and hunches forward, giving the hint that you have finally logged off for the day. Null grabs a blanket from the nearby closet and carefully drapes it around your shoulders, covering your model well. He tends to wait around just to make sure because you tended to remind him when your going to be away for a few days last minute--- as annoying as it was atleast you cared about him.
How you care about him…. It warms his cold dead heart.
He’s program, code, he isn’t really suppose to feel anything and yet you’ve forcefully strut into his life and made it a chaotic mess….a fun kind of mess. You’re always kind to the others but with him, you where something else with him, kind but with a sense of vulnerability to it, you’ve told him things you would never tell others in a million years, not friends—not family—him, you trusted him just as he trusts you, granted it did take him a while to fully warm up but he was grateful that he did.
Null’s face warms slightly as his eyes soften over your still form, a glazed look coming off your model, lacking that warmth, that kindness you always had in them, he liked it when you looked at him but he often felt way to overwhelmed to look back so he forces himself to look away, trying to ease the rushing heartbeat inside his chest.
Leaning down, seeing your still face some more, he reaches out and gently and tenderly grasps your cheek, not feeling your warm, your model just felt like a bunch of polygons, cold, lifeless polygons. He wonders if your player model looks close to the real you, maybe you were more stunning in real life than in the game, shame your computer doesn’t have a camera--- then again he rather not invade your privacy, he doesn’t want to lose the one person he cares about, even if he never says it out loud, he has the feel you know, your pretty in tune into what he thinks.
His thumb gently grazes your cheek and brushes over the lips, the thought lingers in his head for a while, his eyes staring at your form, he thinking about it and he can’t stop himself from thinking about it, he’s so close, so close to you, he can feel his own breath linger on your form.
He’s close, really close, mouth feeling dry as he parts his lips, leaning in close, just about to---
Then your model jolts up.
He froze on the spot, staring as your eyes blink and look over at him.
“Oh I forgot to say---” The words quickly die in your throat as you look to Null, your face suddenly burning up like a forest fire, “N-Null!?”
He had basically pinned you to the wall, something he has never done before making your mind draw a blank to why he was doing it now but one thing for certain--- he was very very close.
“What are you----”
Null let’s out an ear piecing screech as he jumps back, forcing yourself to quickly go into the settings and mute him, leaving your ears ringing.
“I WASN’T DOING ANYTHING WEIRD” was all you managed to hear as you unmute, “YOU’RE THE FUC----ING WEIRD IDIOT!”
You don’t even get a chance to speak up as he storms out, slamming the door on the way out, still stunned, your brush your fingers over your lips, his warmth lingered in this little office.