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It was a bright day in the world, every mischief erased from the surface of it. Or so would Sharpness have thought. Because, who could have stopped Judelow from trapping people?
Judelow, of course, had the perfect candidate to trap: Sharpness. His enemy... The best fighter of all... But there was a big problem! Sharpness doesn't have a house. He hops from one to another all the time, using every other member's house temporarily.
But, whose house does Sharpness use the most? Of course, it's his biggest enemy's and friend's base. Judelow's base. So, all Judelow had to do was to set the trap in his own base, lure Sharpness in, and it would all be done. Luring Sharpness in couldn't be that hard, right? That man even once willingly got into a trap after all!
"Would anyone be willing to trade for turtle potions?" asked Judelow, to everyone, after setting his trap and hiding himself. And Sharpness being the business man he is, agreed on the spot. Sprinting over to Judelow's base, Sharpness didn't think of any possible traps.
He just went to Judelow's base and started killing all the turtles there. Judelow was watching, watching from the shadows where no one's sight could reach. People would have called it creeping, Judelow would say observing. He knew Sharpness more than others know him probably. He even knows his favourite place to dine when he gets a donation each stream.
When Sharpness saw that he wasn't achieving anything by killing the turtles, since he probably doesn't know how to farm turtle potions, he has seen the enterance to the down.
Sharpness probably should have gotten the clue already. The best trapper is continuously calling you to a certain spot, being very insistent on it too. He should have sensed something strange in his mind. But, perhaps Sharpness wasn’t the sharpest tool in the shed when it came to being lured into a trap…
Anyway, seeing Judelow’s “enterance” to the deeper of his base, he started making his way to Judelow, singing along the way, which Judelow could hear very clearly from where he was watching him:
“It’s drivin’ me out of my mind
That’s why its is hard for me to find
Can’t get it out of my head
Miss him, kiss him, love him-”
And it was then that Sharpness went down the stairs, activating the trap that would be the death of him; literally. With the fall, Sharpness found himself between obsidian blocks, having to look up to see Judelow, who was looking down at him from above. Oh, just how desperate Sharpness’ eyes look up at Judelow from his place… No! It was only what the trap situation got within itself, it was not in a yearning way of course.
“I’m so low, please, don’t kill me please!” Sharpness stumbled upon his words. But this wasn’t important for Judelow, it was even better for him. But there was something very bugging in his brain. Who was him?
“Wait, wait- Who is him?” Judelow asked, not dropping the drip-stone (?) yet, which could kill Sharpness in a heartbeat. Why was he even hesitating? This wouldn’t even be an end.. Only for a moment and they’d laugh it off as always. But Judelow was curious, curious about who was that him.
“Who him, Judy?” Sharpness asked, sweet and innocent; but maybe he really did not know what Judelow was talking about…
“HIM!” Why did he sound so angry? What was he angry at? Was he jealous? What was he even jealous of? “The one you sang about, ‘cause I know for a fact that it says “her” in the original song…”
Now it was time for Sharpness to question himself. Why and how did he not notice that he sang that one specific song he sings whenever he thinks about him. He wasn’t even ready to confess! How could he even phrase it? He had no other choice but to tell him, he supposed. What better time was there to confess than this?
“I- J-Jude…”
Judelow’s expression turned into an awkward smile, he had a faint idea of where this conversation is going to. Judelow has always thought that Sharpness didn’t know it yet, he loved him and he loved him the same. One day they’ll have a pretty wedding and he’ll be his everything.
“No partner will be like you, Jude. We were, are, and always will be the best. No one can make me feel the same as you do.” What was Judelow even supposed to do? How could he tell his enemy, his teammate, his best friend, that he has been obsessive over him for gods know how long.
It didn’t feel like something Sharpness would do or say at all. It was Judelow who affected him like this. He always did. And Sharpness hated him for that. It was so hard to tell hatred and love apart as they both grew in one person. It was beyond love, something Sharpness’ heart wasn’t able to understand. But love is like this, right? No brain can understand it, every heart tells riddles without an answer except for being together. Love isn’t something rational, love hates rational people, love destroys them.
“Jude,.. I suppose, I suppose it is time you know how I actually feel.” Sharpness said with his hands clasped right before his chest as if he was holding his heart from collapsing into pieces. Then he slowly pulled his hands up from his chest and into the air, towards Judelow, as if he wanted to offer the said heart to him and only him. “I want to see you in my dreams, but then forget. We are meant to be but not yet. You’re all that I have but can’t get.” Sharpness felt so pathetic, he just wanted to kill Judelow to end this all. But it wouldn’t be an end even if he did…
Judelow was left speechless, in literal meaning, to these beautiful words leaving Sharpness’ lips. He reciprocated his feelings, he did. But not in the same way. He had an unhealthy obsession, one could say.
Seeing that Judelow didn’t have an entirely negative reaction, Sharpness continued his words: “I want to sleep in your arms but not kiss. I long for your touch but not miss. Don’t want to regret any of this.”
“What...” Judelow let go of the dripstone, but not to Sharpness’ death, he put it aside. “I... I love you too.” Judelow confessed finally.
Sharpness’ yearning eyes shined, like a highschooler having been asked to prom from their crush. He did not expect these words, yes, but atleast he didn't get rejected. That boy really is poison after all...
“You… really think that way? No cap?” Sharpness suddenly asked, that pleasant accent of his complimenting his attractive voice even when he asked this with such ridiculous wording and kind of ruinning the romantic air between the two. Which kind of annoyed Judelow, of course. “Really, Sharp? You just had to say ‘No cap?’, didn’t you;? We were confessing our love to each other for god’s sake!” But could he even say anything more than this? The person he has been obsessing over since forever has confessed to him, he just wasn't prepared...
And it was then that Sharpness did it again: That gesture he does with his hands clasped on one side of himself, almost imaginary hearts popping out of him as he looked at Judelow sheepishly, also a bit sappy you could say.
"But, that means, that means what I have always wanted can come true. We'll be together, yes forever, we will never ever part!" Judelow said with sudden excitement coursed through his veins. He helped Sharpness up from the trap and quickly embraced him. The blonde definitely wasn't expecting all of these and the embracing, so he was still a little shocked from everything but when he regained his senses back he hugged Judelow back with equal strength, both of the men's cheeks having a small red hue on them.
When they parted away from each other, both of them just looked at each other for some time, admiring one another. After everyone endlessly teasing the both for months about the two's "friendship" being more of a relationship, they finally got together. Sharpness held Judelow's hands in his own, showing obvious excitement as he started talking rappidly: "I always thought,.. I knew I stand in line until you thought you have the time to spend an evenning with me. And if we went some place to dance, I knew that there was a chance you wouldn't be leaving me. Then afterwards we would drop into some quite place and have a drink or two. I thought I would spoil it all when i said something stupid like 'I love you.'"
"Does loving me sound that stupid to you, Sharpness?" Judelow asked, that usual challenging smirk once again on his face, yet mixed with something else. Something more friendly, something more loving. The world united the most powerful duo together, making them unstoppable at this point. The only thing that stopped them before this, was their doubts for each other. It was the thought of "Will he betray me?". Well don't know about Sharpness but Judelow was kind of right to think of it, since Sharpness did try to trap Judelow with Judelow's own trap before. But all this was now in the past.
Others may have noticed how silent the two had been -as Tai was probably expecting a cream of agony from Sharpness when he dies in Judelow's trap. But there were no screams. So he went to Judelow's base himself to see what was happenning; only to see the two men holding each other's hands. "Haha! You two finally are together, huh? Sharplow, Sharplow, Sharplow!-" he joked until Sharpness cut him off.
"We actually did."
Now it was time for Tai to be surprised. "WHAAAA- When??"
"A few minutes ago, actually." Judelow said, not wanting this to be a big deal. But it was really hard with his now-boyfriend being kind of way too excited and Tai being too mischevious to not make it a big deal. Tai, as expected, ran back to surface, getting everyone's attention on him as he shouted:"SHARPLOW IS CANON!"
Judelow facepalmed. "Why is he talking about us like we are fictional..?"
"Shh, let him have his moment..." Sharpness said, suddenly planting a kiss onto Judelow's lips, pulling back with a giggle. Which Judelow responded with a deadpan face before pulling him into a proper kiss.