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It was a super late evening, almost midnight. Val has had Angel work at the studio for almost 15 hours straight, then forced the spider to be a “good boy” for him (if yk what I mean). Angel was exhausted and his mind was starting to become fuzzy, his thoughts getting more dull as he slowly trekked back to the hotel.
Husk was standing behind the bar as usual, waiting for his boyfriend to safely return from work. This had becoming a routine lately, and unfortunately, Angel’s mind seemed to regress more and more each night.
When the spider walked through the main entrance, Husk could immediately see that he was exhausted, tears welling up in his eyes. Husk finished wiping down the glass he was cleaning before setting it down and turning off the lights at the bar. He walked over to Angel and gently cupped his cheek in one hand, using the other to hold the spider’s back. “Long day?” He asked softly
Angel nodded wordlessly and sniffled softly, a single tear rolling down his cheek. Husk gently brushed it away with the pad of his thumb before pulling Angel closer to him, leading him over to the stairs. “Let’s get you to bed, sweetheart. It’s way past your bedtime, especially in your mind right now.”
Angel nodded again, letting out another sniffle as Husk began to lead him upstairs. Once they reached their shared room, Fat Nuggets immediately jumped into the spider’s arms, letting out a few happy oinks. Angel giggled softly and sat on the bed while Husk walked over to the dresser.
Husk pulled out Angel’s favorite foot onesie: a baby pink one with little pigs all over it. He walked back over to the bed and gently guided Angel to lie down before helping him out of his dirty clothes, tossing them over to the hamper.
Angel whined softly as he was lied down and stripped of his clothes, but Husk quickly shushed him and gently put a pacifier in his mouth. The spider instinctively began sucking on it, his noises now muffled in his throat.
Once Husk had gotten the pull-up and the onesie on the spider, he quickly got ready for bed himself before climbing in bed with Angel. Normally, Angel would sleep in the adult sized crib next to the bed when he was regressed, but sometimes on nights like these, the two of them both knew they would sleep better if they slept together.
Angel couldn’t help but start to cry softly as he was pulled into Husk’s arms, feeling the huge difference between how the cat was holding him compared to how Val had held him earlier. Angel didn’t want his thoughts to go back to Valentino and the rest of today…
Husk could feel that Angel was still distressed about the earlier events today at the studio, and he didn’t want his partner to feel that way anymore. “Shhh, it’s alright, love… You’re okay now, you’re safe. Nobody’s gonna hurt you as long as I’m here…”
When Husk began to quietly purr and slowly rub his hand up and down the spider’s back, Angel gradually began to calm down, his sobs getting quieter. Fat Nuggets had curled up at the foot of the bed, dozing peacefully, and once Angel had fallen asleep as well, pacifier bobbing softly in his mouth, Husk smiled and thought to himself ‘a perfect ending for the night’ before drifting off himself.