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It had taken Sword a whole hour to convince Venomshank to let him go out that night. Venomshank had insisted it was important to not slack off, but how could he focus on training when there was going to be some cool festival funfair thing nearby? Not to mention that it had been 6 days since he and Rocket had gone out to do something together! What kind of partner would he be if he didn’t take Rocket out every once in a while? Sure, they did watch a movie together, made out in Rocket’s room… but that’s not important! A good partner makes time for their lover!
Sword wasn’t one for fancy clothing. Luckily, Rocket wasn’t either, so he didn’t have to worry about not looking professional or something. And now that he’s finally dressed, he can finally go out the door and ask if Rocket is free to go too!
With full confidence, he walked towards the front door, taking one last deep breath before opening it, ready to-
“You free to go to the festival?" Rocket was already in front of his door.
Sword almost jumped, almost.
“Oh, uh, yeah, yeah!” Sword tried his best to play it cool, as if Rocket already being here hadn’t taken him by surprise. Though, he wasn’t really a good actor, was he? Not that Rocket seemed to pay any attention to it. “Zuka said we’d have to be back at 2, so we got time.”
“2 pm or 2 am…?” Sword was almost scared to ask, I mean, Venomshank did say not to stay too long, but 2 pm was craz-
“2 am.” Rocket replied.
Nevermind, Zuka is just chill like that apparently.
“Well, what are we waiting for then?” Sword tried to brush off his surprise once more, taking Rocket’s hand in his and walking out of the abandoned alleyway where his home was connected to, totally not almost tripping over his own cape in the process.
Sword was almost marching, a proud smile on his face while Rocket just casually walked beside him. “You look like some sort of adventurer from a fantasy book.” Rocket snickered, though not mockingly, only teasing.
“Well.. a festival is an adventure!” Sword defended, still proudly walking in his own way as Rocket let out a snort.
“Uh huh, whatever you say.” Rocket replied with that same teasing edge. Sword merely huffed in reply. Though, after a few minutes, he got tired of doing the marching thing and started walking normally again.
“Do you think they got those drinks with two straws in them?” Sword wondered out loud, he wouldn’t want to miss an experience with Rocket like that if they had it.
“Probably, we could always just ask for a drink with two straws if they don't." Rocket shrugged, he wasn’t much for sappy lovey dovey things in public, but he wasn’t entirely against the idea.
“Isn’t that technically just the same thing?” Sword raised a brow at him as Rocket just gave another shrug.
“Just less fancy, I guess.”
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The walk to the festival wasn’t that long seeing it was nearby, and it was in no way boring either seeing they chatted the whole way there. Seriously, you could tell Sword that they had only been walking for a minute, and he’d believe you!
Back to the festival, it looked A-MA-ZING! Sure, it’s smaller than most, and looked more like a mini funfair, but Sword isn’t gonna complain over something as small as that. It looked fun nonetheless!
Rocket grinned at Sword’s excitement, but before he could get a word out to tease him, he was already being dragged into the small funfair by the other. There were minigames, markets, and even small rides. It wasn’t hard to guess which one Sword was going for, because nothing screams ‘I love you’ more than winning a cool plushie for your boyfriend.
Sword was in no way bad with aiming, but seeing how his sword throws had been a bit sloppy the past few phights, maybe he should try his luck with those rope thingies instead. Which, now that he thinks about it, those rope games feel a lot like gambling, and he didn’t want to end up empty handed.
His eyes momentarily locked onto one of the plushies as he gasped, a beautiful crow plushie… Sadly, it was one of those games with those fake guns, and he wasn’t one for shooting games, so he kept walking.
He scanned the area for the perfect game to play, opening his mouth to ask Rocket for his opinion, only to realize he was no longer holding someone’s wrist.
“Rocket? Rocket????” Sword called out, definitely panicking. Surely he wasn’t that bad of a boyfriend that he lost sight of them??
To his relief, he heard an “Over here!" call out from one of the stalls. Safe to say Sword immediately ran towards the sound (almost running straight into another inphernal, but he managed to quickly turn to the side to avoid bumping into them)
Rocket was playing the shooting game with the fake gun, almost knocking over all of the little cans in one go, sadly missing the two at the bottom. He cursed under his breath, managing to shoot one of the bottles down, but having one left standing. “Damnit.”
“Well, you 8 of them down!” Sword encouraged, thinking back on his own score when he last tried this game. (Spoiler alert, he absolutely sucked at it, he’s not that good with guns.) To Sword’s surprise, however, Rocket slid another 5 bux to the stall owner and aimed again, determined to get that crow plushie.
3 more attempts passed, all of them unsuccessful. But as if Venomshank himself had blessed his boyfriend’s aim, on the 4th attempt, Rocket shot all of them down in one go. “Ha!” Rocket cheered, proudly taking the crow plushie and handing it to Sword like a trophy. Which, to Sword, it absolutely was. “THANKYOUTHANKTYOU!” Sword immediately hugged Rocket tightly, which Rocket returned with an amused expression.
“You wanted to try one of those two straw drinks, right? I think there’s a mini restaurant over there.” Rocket pointed towards one of the places with food.
His arm was grabbed immediately after as he was dragged once more by Sword towards the place he had just pointed at.
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They both sat down at a random table. A waiter hadn’t even come to take their order yet, but Sword was already excited to try this two straws one drink thing he’s heard about. He opened the menu, scanning through the available options. Luckily, the one with two straws wasn’t hard to find seeing it had its own special corner with pink colors like some valentine special. He couldn’t wait to try it!
“You two seem like you’re already ready to order.” The waitress snorted, walking towards the two as Sword smiled brightly.
“The… strawberry love island with two straws, please.” Rocket ordered casually, seeing Sword was too excited to talk. The waitress nodded and wrote down the order. “Alright, it’ll be here soon.” The waitress then walked away as Sword squealed with excitement.
“You know it’s probably not as romantic as in the movies, right?” Rocket raised an amused eyebrow at the other, but Sword didn’t seem off put by that in the slightest.
“Well, it’s with you, so it has to be as romantical!” Sword huffed as he crossed his arms, not letting his excitement drop in the slightest. Rocket chuckled, but it was more of a fond laugh than anything.
“Here’s your Strawberry love island, don’t get too lovey dovey.” The waitress set down the drink between them before going back to serve another customer, though it was obvious the lovey dovey part was very much just a joke, not that they would be able to do anything about it anyways. Sword was immediately even more excited, if that was even possible at this point.
“Well, what are we waiting for?” Rocket didn’t wait as he started drinking already.
“Wh- hey! Wait for me!” Sword hurriedly also started drinking. What was supposed to be a lovey dovey moment turned into a staring contest mixed with a challenge of who could drink the most.
Once the cup was empty, they both let out a satisfied gasp. The drink was delicious! Maybe a little too sweet for Rocket’s taste, but still very good. On top of that, they shared a quick kiss that was, of course, filled with love.
“Wanne go on one of the rides?” Rocket asked with a smirk
And who was Sword to reject his boyfriend’s wish?
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They got onto the ride together, both equally as excited now. They both adored fast going rides, even if Sword didn’t go on them very often. They lifted their arms into the air as the ride started, spinning them around as they floated through the air. They both cheered, only ever so often grabbing the metal bars in the middle to stable themselves while laughing. It was only when the ride stopped that Sword got reminded why he didn’t go on them as often.
So, maybe going on one of the rides had been a terrible idea. The ride itself was very fun, Sword loved it! …But now he felt dizzy. Okay, maybe that’s an overreaction, he wasn’t THAT dizzy that he was going to pass out or anything, but still, dizzy.
“You good?” Rocket asked, making sure to sit Sword down on one of the nearby benches. Sword could only wonder how the hell Rocket was still standing straight without a singular wobble.
“Dizzyyyyyy…” Sword complained with a dramatic groan, he was lucky he wasn’t really nauseous right now, he did NOT want to throw up on their small date, even if it wasn’t even officially a date.
“You wanne go to the market or head back to my place and hang out?” Rocket offered, as fun as this place was, it was a lot more fun when his boyfriend was having fun too.
“Your house, please.” As much as Sword wanted to stay, he’s probably had enough for today. Rocket took one of Sword’s hands in his and made sure Sword didn’t accidently fall over on the way back. Zuka’s house wasn’t far either, thankfully.
“I still got some spare movies, if you wanne watch them together.” Rocket offered as they approached the house, pulling out his keys to unlock the door. “We got popcorn too.”
“Yes please.” Sword was glad to have a boyfriend like Rocket. He also wasn't very dizzy anymore, but still preferred snuggling over competitive gaming right now.
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They cuddled closely under the blanket as they watched the movie Rocket had picked out of the small stack Zuka had bought for them. Sword’s head was on Rocket’s shoulder while Rocker’s hand was on Sword’s waist to keep him close.
Sword was the first to fall asleep, having completely forgotten to tell Venomshank he was sleeping at Rocket’s place, holding the crow plushie in his arms close. Rocket quietly turned off the movie so it wouldn’t wake them up, and also went to sleep right after.