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Blue sat in their chair, computer beaming a bright blue light as the clock ticked to 2pm. Blue felt their heart skip a beat as they knew what this ment.
A loud rustle could be heard from the vents as a familiar engineer popped up. Blue looked back with a smile on their face as they got out of their chair and walked towards the vent.
"Hello there," They spoke out as they lifted Lime from the vent.
Lime looked angry at the sudden movement and rushed to the ground. "Oh, my apologies Lime, didn't mean to put you in an uncomfortable situation..." Blue fidgeted with their hands as they stepped back.
"Gah! It's... fine.." Lime mumbled looking away.
"What brings you here, friend?" Blue asked, trying to keep it professional as their heart told them to just say it already.
"I just, cut my hand I guess... damn gremlins always baitin' me to danger... and MIRA dont make it any better. Seriously! They don't care for their workers. That's just another reason why I think they're ALIENS!! they have NO remorse and just cover up any mistakes resulting in DEAD CREWMATES!!" Lime got carried away talking about their theories...
Blue got lost in the shine of their visor, they were truly lovestruck by the engineer everyone else somehow to overlook...
"Wow, that seems harsh and hard to deal with, thank you Lime for being so brave and keeping us safe every day," a smile slowly crept onto Limes face, aswell as a hint of a rosy hue,
"Ah! It's... whatever... I guess..."
Lime wasn't the type to get complements frequently, they were always the crewmember everyone avoided, they were seen as someone crazy and paranoid, the only crewmeber that was able to put up with them was Cyan, but that was because of them growing up together, Cyan was used to their crazy little quirks and theories.
"I mean it," Blue put their hand to their heart as they spoke "you devote almost every waking hour helping us, that's very admirable." Lime quickly got flustered and stuck out the cut up hand
"JUST FIX THE GODDAMN HAND ALREADY!!!" their cheeks were now a bright red as they turned their head away from the doctor. A small giggle escaped Blue as they cleaned the wound and prepared bandages.
To break the silence that grew between them, Blue asked more about Limes theories, Blue knew it could be dangerous having Lime this close, as their heart was screaming now to just let it all out, yet they always put their clients and professionalism first.
Blue held Limes hand as they worked, taping down the last remaining bandage that was sticking up.
"Good as new," Blue smiled, their hand still holding Lime's
Lime pulled away quickly and hopped into the vents, mumbling a quiet "thanks"
Blue stood still, staring at the vent, long after Lime was gone, they planned to say something this visit, to finally let Lime know how they felt, yet they never did... not this time, not last time, and they probably never will...
It's always been "too unprofessional" to fall in love with a patient, yet Blues heart could never say no to Limes beautiful eyes and the side of them that only Blue got to see, only Blue was trusted to see Lime's true self.
They felt anxious, the possibility of losing all of that with a simple confession was beyond terrifying.
Cyan and Purple checked into Blue's office, a quick 'Hey' was all Blue needed to snap out of it.
Blue immediately looked up and asked the same question they always ask whenever someone walks into Medbay
"Hello there! What brings you here?" Blue shifted their mood as they spoke, careful to not show off any other emotion than content.
"Oh nothing! Just wondering if you've seen Lime-a-bean!" Cyan's cheerful tone made Blue smile.
"They acctualy just popped in for a visit, they didn't tell me exactly where they were going next, but my best guess is the reactor room." Purple dipped their head slightly as Cyan thanked the Doctor.
Walking off Blue noticed Cyan and Purple were infact holding hands, for a moment Blue wondered how it would feel holding Lime's hand and walking around as if it was nothing, like it was normal to hold their hand.
Blue knew Lime's beliefs, they knew nothing could bloom between them here, their religion was strict on love, hell most followers didn't even mention the word... it was believed that love between a primary colour and secondary or tertiary colour was forbidden and looked down apon, unless it was for some reason allowed by the priest themselves, but Blue knew Lime was never the Priest's favorite so it was even more unlikely...
Blue heard another bang from the vents, they looked back and saw Lime.
Their heart raced as they stepped closer to the vent.
"Ey big dawg! I was just lookin' for Cyan, do ya know where they could be?" Lime looked around as if Cyan was in Blues office, though they were only met with medical equipment and a loud fan whirling in the back of the office.
"Oh, I sent them to the reactor room with Purple," Lime was about to drop back down into the vents untill Blue took their hand, speaking once again.
"But! Uh.." they stammerd "While you here, may I ask you something..?" Blue felt nervous as they spoke, realizing this is where it could all go wrong...
"Ye sure, what's wrong doc?" Lime awnsered, getting out of the vent to look at Blue properly.
Blues hands got sweaty as they started to speak "I... think— no, I know.. i— I love you, Lime." They averted Lime's eyes as they finished the sentence, they weren't sure what they expected. They certainly weren't expecting Lime to take off their necklace that held a charm symbolizing their religion, just to kiss Blue— wait what?
The kiss was immediate, Blue's heart raced as they slowly realized Lime must have felt this way too, Limes hands held blue close as they embraced eachother, careful to not cause an audience.
It was over faster than it started but Blue was happy that it even happened, Limes necklace dropped to the ground during the kiss, Blue picked it up and have it back to Lime, holding their hand longer than it needed to be held.
Lime blushed as they went back into the vents, crawling away from the scene, finally letting the moment process, the guilt came faster than any other emotion as they realized what they did, how could they ever be forgiven?! How could they face the church after this?! panic rose as they were sucked into a spiral of frightening thoughts.
Blue sat on their bed thinking about it all untill the Medbay doors shut, it caused Blue to jump slightly. the lights abruptly shut off as a shadow appeared, the shadow casted by whatever the sickening monster was, grew tenticals, a small scream could be heard from Blue for a moment before it went silent as their face was ripped clean off...
Blood spilled out into the halls, catching the attention of the captain, they quickly called for the group they were with to go into security and check the cameras after realizing the door was locked.
Unfortunately, because of how cheap MIRA was, it was impossible to check who or what caused this. Purple was quick to jump onto Red, blaming them for not fixing the cameras when they had the chance. Red simply played it off and looked around, jolting close to purple as Lime popped out of the vents, startling them.
Red asked Lime for a favour and with the help of Purple they were able to make it into Medbay.
Lime crept close to Blue after making their presence known to the group watching them from security.
As they walked close they put a hand on Blues shoulder, reminders of what had happend moments ago came rushing back. Lime swallowed the feeling and turned Blue around, shocked as they noticed Blues face was ripped off and their skull was exposed. Bloody flesh dropped onto Limes stained steel–toe boots as they turned Blue around, Fear struck them as they realized what happened...
The doors shot open as purple rushed in, soon almost every crewmate was in Medbay, Lime was pushed to the back, their hand on their heart, feeling it beat faster than they were breathing.
Later that night, just before they fell asleep a cold gust of wind made itself known, a voice followed, it was faint in Limes ear, it wasn't Purple's, or Red's or any other Crewmember's it was Blues. Lime convinced themselves they were going crazy as they heard their message.
"[Insert sad poetic shit about love in another life]" it faded quickly, causing a small tear to roll down Limes cheek, more followed as they realized, Blue really was gone...