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“Well, that didn't go the way I wanted it to” Kit says as he wipes some blood from his nose. Today was his first day debuting in AEW and it was a total disaster. He got into the ring, signed his contract and went on about how he's gonna eradicate the company's toxic masculinity. That unfortunately led to him getting brutally mauled a few minutes later. Kit now has a black eye and a bloody nose. Now, he's in medical waiting for the doctor to arrive. “Hopefully he comes soon so I can bloody go home” Kit says with a sigh. “Knock knock, can I come in?” A voice asks which catches Kit's attention.
He looks up and sees it's one of his bosses, Matthew Jackson. “Oh, Mr. Jackson! Y-Yes, you can come in sir” Kit answers as he sits up straight, causing Matt to laugh. “You can skip the formalities, kid. You can just call me Matt” he explains as he enters the room. He walks over to Kit and grabs the young man's face. The Brit felt like he was gonna melt on the spot. Matt gently presses the blooming bruise under Kit's eye, causing the younger man to hiss. “Poor thing, you were only in the ring for ten minutes and you already got your pretty face hurt” Matt says, causing Kit to blush.
“It was my fault for technically mouthing off” he explains with a nervous laugh. “It's not your fault, some people around here aren't really the nicest” Matt tells him reassuringly. “That actually was a perfect example of toxic masculinity! The subject I was trying to preach before I got brutally mauled” Kit explains as he unintentionally leans into Matt's touch. “Is that the real reason you came to AEW? Being a positivity guru?” the older man asks him curiously. “No actually, I came here because I heard AEW was more freeing in a way? I heard you guys are ok with LGBTQ.
Also you guys pay more and I wanna help my best friend, who's basically my brother, with his medical bills” Kit admits to Matt truthfully. His boss just stares at him which makes him feel nervous. “Sorry, didn't mean to tell you my life story” he says with a nervous laugh. Matt continues to stare at him as if he's analyzing the Brit. “Let's get you cleaned up, rookie” he says as he walks away and goes to the medical cabinet. “Oh god, please tell me that's not my new nickname?” Kit asks, causing Matt to laugh. “Don't worry, you'll only have it for a month” he tells him reassuringly.
“That doesn't sound too bad…” the Brit says a bit quietly. Matt starts to wash his hands at the sink before he grabs the items. “You know, I watched a little bit of your matches and you're always with… Elton Prince? Is that his name?” He asks as he continues washing his hands. “Yes! Yes it is” Kit answers, blushing a bit from his outburst. “What happened to him? If you don't mind me asking?” The older man asks as he dries his hands. “Oh um, he hurt his neck real bad during a match and he had to get surgery. I thought we would be debuting here together!
Our dream was to always go against you and your brother considering we idolized you” Kit explains before putting his hand over his mouth, knowing it's already too late. Matt doesn't respond as he reaches into the cabinet and grabs some saline spray, q-tips and petroleum jelly. When he turns around, he has a big smile on his face. “You idolized us? Care to explain to the class, Kit?” Matt asks, causing the younger man to whine. “Not really…” Kit mumbles under his breath. “Nothing leaves this room I promise” Matt tells him truthfully.
“Fine, me and my brother look up to you guys” the younger man admits as he blush deepens. “I kinda figured you did because of the pearl necklace you're sporting” Matt says as he walks over to Kit. “Oh, you noticed that?” The younger man asks as Matt gets closer. “I bet I'm your favorite, aren't I?” He asks him with a smirk. “Always was, always will be” Kit admits, face fully red. The older man comes even closer and connects his lips with Kit's. The Brit felt like his whole body was on fire. He definitely didn't expect his first day to go like this but he's definitely not complaining.
When they break apart, Matt is still smiling. “I'll make sure that nobody else hurts you” he whispers to Kit. “O-Ok…” he says quietly, clearly in shock from what just happened. “Let's get you actually cleaned up this time, sweetheart” the older man says as he grabs the saline spray. Kit just nods his head as he tries to understand what's happening. He's never been claimed by anyone in WWE because everyone thought he was a loser. Now, he's been claimed by one of his bosses! “Something wrong, Kit?” Matt asks him curiously.
“Did you just claim me?” Kit blurts out of the blue. Matt was a bit confused until he realized what Kit asked him. “This is your first time being claimed, isn't it?” he asks the younger man seriously. Kit didn't say anything which confirmed Matt's suspicion. “You don't have to answer, just know that I'm going to protect you and love you” he tells the Brit truthfully. Kit felt like he could trust Matt so he just nodded his head yet again. “Thank you” Matt says as he sprays the saline on Kit's nose. He then grabs a q-tip and covers the tip with the petroleum jelly. “Stay still” he instructs as he carefully applies the jelly to the inside of Kit's nose.
“There, all done!” Matt says with a bright smile. “Thank you, couldn't have done it without you” Kit says, causing his new boyfriend to blush this time. “You don't have to thank me! Now let's get out of here before they think we're stealing stuff” Matt says, causing Kit to laugh. He hops off the table and follows Matt out of the room.
The moment they're in the hallway, Matt wraps his arm around Kit's waist and pulls him to his side. “Have to let people know who you belong to” he tells Kit with a wink, causing the younger man to blush yet again. Maybe Kit's first day wasn't so bad after all…