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“Stop fucking touching my shit,” Mapicc scolds Ro, giving him a wicked side eye.
“You love it,” Ro giggles, and pats Mapicc’s head. In a heartbeat, Mapicc whips around, grabs Ro’s arm, and bites.
It burns for a split second, then the pain evens out, and Ro starts laughing harder.
Mapicc hums, and pauses, loosening the force but not pulling away. He probably doesn’t want Ro to bleed out, but she’s chilling. This is just funny.
“I don’t think he likes it,” Zam comments, and Ro just laughs.
“What! It had to at least make you feel kinda better!” She argues, and nudges Mapicc away. Mapicc looks up, holding on, and his eyes– Ro suddenly gets butterflies. Mapicc doesn’t know what to do. Aw. He got himself into something and he doesn’t know how to get out. “Just pull out dude.”
Mapicc makes a face. Ro offers a smile, then yanks away. Zam makes an aborted sound.
“Ow! Holy balls, Mapicc–” She curses, keeping her arm still.
“Sorry,” Mapicc apologizes, and throws golden garrots at her. “I– I got mad.”
“No way,” Ro breathes, still giggly as she eats. She already has garrots, too. He forgot. “Wow.”
“What was that for?” Zam asks, raising an eyebrow. Ro’s heart is racing. Woo! Fun! Ow!
“He just said–”
“Zam, I just said I got mad bro,” Mapicc huffs, wiping the blood off his face.
“You look– like you just ate a testicle,” Ro laughs, eyes squinting. Mapicc grins, then looks away, trying to hide it.
“You’re gross,” he growls, wiping his tongue over his teeth, open mouthed. It’s kind of, like, intriguing. He’s bit Ro before, but not this deep.
“You bit him,” Zam points out, making Mapicc bark a laugh.
“I– Huh, yeah. I guess so.” Mapicc says. He flattens Ro with a look. “You taste like testicles.”
“Stop that,” Zam says as Ro starts cackling. Her arm is fine now, there’s just blood on it. Otherwise, all healed.
…But she kinda wants him to do it again. Is that weird?
“He started it!” Mapicc argues, grinning again.
“You’re such a dog,” Zam huffs, trying not to smile.
“You should get.. a chew toy,” Squiddo suggests, reminding Ro that they’re in vc, not group. Mapicc makes a considering hum.
“Fuck, I want a chew toy now,” he complains. “That’s fucked Squiddo.”
“Actually?” Zam asks, half joking. “‘Cause we could probably–”
“Absolutely not.” Mapicc huffs like Zam’s stupid. He kinda is.
“Why not!” Zam whines.
“Because I’m not a damn dog.” Mapicc answers.
“You kinda are…” Squiddo points out, frown evident even over call.
“Squiddo–” Mapicc starts, then stops. “Okay, even if I wanted a chew toy, we couldn’t make it. I want to chew on like, flesh and shit. Not rubber.”
“Oh,” Ash says after a few beats, and Zam snorts. Ro fails to suppress a giggle at the silence.
“We fucking– This isn’t new information. I just bit the shit out of Ro.” Mapicc grumbles. Ro reaches over with her hand to pet his hair again. She doesn’t get bitten this time, and she isn’t disappointed. “Bro.”
“I just wanted to see what would happen,” Ro defends as Mapicc ducks away.
“I’m obviously not in the mood for your bullshit,” Mapicc huffs, swatting her hands away. “You’re weird.”
“I think you should bite her again,” Zam comments. Ro lets out a surprised laugh.
“What!” She giggles, and inhales. “What did I do?”
“She’s too low. I don’t wanna kill her.” Mapicc denies. “I’ll bite you, Zam.”
“What the hell!” Zam exclaims.
“I think we should cuddle,” Squiddo decides, out of nowhere. Ro hiccups breaths in between his laughter.
“You’re so right Squiddo,” Zam says solemnly.
“We need to recuperate,” Squiddo continues. “That’s what Ash and I have been doing."
“I don’t wanna cuddle, I wanna kill Infumeee,” Mapicc whines.
“What if you bite Ro until you don’t wanna kill Infume?” Ash suggests.
“I’m not gonna bite Ro!” Mapicc insists, tail lashing. He’s not actually mad though, because his ears don’t move. He’s playing.
“You could.” Ro offers.
Mapicc looks over at him with wide eyes, and Ro blinks. Did he just say that? What?
“Uh–” Ro cuts himself off, blinking. Why the hell did he say that? What’s actually wrong with him?
It’s– He– Okay, he wouldn’t be entirely against the idea. Because it’s– That sounds insane, but it’s Mapicc, it’s his best friend, his like, soulmate or some shit, so if there’s– He trusts Mapicc. And Mapicc needs a way to get his rage out, right? And– and it’s not like it’ll hurt, Lifesteal would fucking suck if wounds actually hurt.
But it’s weird. It’s weird as fuck to offer that and Ro has no clue what he– well. Okay, he doesn’t have to think about what he’ll do if Mapicc says yes, because no way he will. He’ll give her a look and call her weird and gross and freaky and that’ll be that.
“What the fuck.” Zam says, laughter tight. “What is your guys’ problem?”
“Get a room,” Ash adds, grossed out. Squiddo laughs, and Ro tries to, but it comes out too breathy.
Mapicc doesn’t like to hurt him when he’s low on hearts, Ro knows that. it’s some hellhound protection shit. But at the same time, his favorite passtime is fucking with Ro. She doesn’t know what he’ll do.
It’s insane. Mapicc might, but it’s just too– it’s weird. It’s too weird. Tooooo weird.
“Mapicc, tear Roshambo apart,” Zam commands offhandedly, and Mapicc’s eyes narrow. oh shit
Ro has a second to escape when Mapicc stalks forward, but she doesn’t move at all. This is weird. This is really weird. She’s having a hard time focusing on anything but Mapicc because he’s gonna fucking kill her with his mouth and she’s excited.
Mapicc grabs her in something like a hug, and pushes her against the wall and drags her down into range of his teeth. He hesitates just long enough for their eyes to meet– his are red, dark, and hungry and she hasn’t felt this nervous in a while– before he dips down and his teeth sink into Ro’s neck.
She gasps. Her heart is gonna jump out of her throat or maybe it’ll squeeze itself through the marks his teeth are gouging into her.
It just vaguely hurts, because of the pain settings. Mapicc is– Maybe he’s holding back a little, not as strong as earlier, or maybe he’s going slow and dragging it out. Either way, any way, it stings. Ro shifts and hikes her hand up Mapicc’s chest, pressing back like an escape attempt.
That definitely does something to Mapicc, because she learns the hard way that he was definitely holding back as he digs his nails into her skin, and tugs.
Ro has heard the sound of her skin breaking over and over and over, it’s Lifesteal, obviously. But she’s never been so– cornered. She submitted herself to this, she let this happen and not just that but–
“Mape,” Ro breathes, wondering if he can hear her heartbeat. Holy fuck.
She’s gonna faint.
“Uh,” Ash says, and Ro suddenly remembers that literally the whole team is here. Oh crap, that’s kind of humiliating.
“Mapicc,” she repeats shrilly, and Mapicc lets go. Ro can feel the heat of her own blood and body, but it really– Honestly, it doesn’t hurt that bad. It’s just a steady stinging pressure.
Once Mapicc has loosened the hug enough for his face to be in view, she notes how it’s smeared with blood– her blood, which is weird as crap. He looks almost vacant. Uh oh.
Stupidly, her first thought is has he been sleeping lately? because that’s his doggytime look, except it’s only been a month since his last one and lack of sleep can push the date up. But it’s a stupid ass thought because one, lack of sleep pushes it a few days up, a week at most, and two, he just bit her. Genuinely more gigantic fish to fry.
“Why the hell did you just do that even?” Zam questions, and Ro’s eyes flick over. Zam’s raising an eyebrow. Uhh.
“That was freaky,” Squiddo teases, and Ash hums agreement. Ro keeps looking between Mapicc and Zam. Mapicc’s being weird. She doesn’t know what this is– Is he upset he hurt Ro?
“Hey, Mape,” Ro starts gently, poking his cheek. He’s still boxing her in with his arms, and the hunch is starting to strain Ro’s back. “Dude.”
“What?” Squiddo asks.
“I’m fine,” Mapicc says suddenly, and Ro relaxes. Okay. nice. Mapicc looks at Ro, and pulls away very suddenly. “That was weird.”
“Yeah. And so basically that was really weird.” Zam agrees, and Mapicc laughs. His teeth are pinkish-red. He has Ro’s blood in his mouth.
“Do I ta–” Ro tries, then cuts herself off with giggles. Mapicc shakes himself out, then tilts his head bemusedly at her. “Do I taste good?”
“You’re a fucking freak dude,” Mapicc says, and punches her. The call lights up with laughter, and Mapicc hits her again, softer. He’s looking at her with his expectant-innocent eyes.
Ro bites a golden carrot while Mapicc watches.
“You still have shit all over your face,” Ro comments around the carrot. Mapicc blinks, wipes a hand across his face, and looks at it.
“I do?” He asks, then his eyebrows shoot up. “Oh shit yo.”
“Ew!” Ash cackles. “Eww.”
“Be quiet,” Mapicc huffs, and licks his teeth. “I’m gonna go waterboard myself.”
“Okay!” Squiddo replies cheerily. “Are you chill now?”
Mapicc gives Ro a look, and smiles.
“Ew dude, your teeth,” Ro laughs, and steps away from the wall, fixing his shirt.
“You suck.” Mapicc tells him, and boxes off an area for water. “And yeah I’m chill as fuckk.”
“Yay!” Squiddo cheers, and Mapicc dunks his head into the water. Zam snorts, and goes back to villager trading.