Sippy Milly

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"The Star Closer to Home"

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A sigh escaped their throat, a puff of smoke left their mouth as a sign of the chilly weather outside.

y/n sat on a patch of grass, not that far away from the ramshackled dorm. Legs pulled up to their chest and resting their cool cheeks against crossed arms, they looked up at the dark sky decorated with the stars that thankfully forever followed.

Despite being far away from home, with no discovered way to return, y/n was thankful that at least the familiar stars stayed the same as always. It gave them a sense of hope on returning home one day, if it ever came.

The grass was heard moving at the approaching new person, y/n perked their head up and turned to look behind them.

A familiar friend stood not too far away, the figure coming closer but being cautious so as to not disturb the peaceful moment y/n was having.

Malleus' tall figure shadowed over y/n's that sat on the ground, he gave a polite nod at them.

"Am i interrupting something?"

"Hi Tsunotarou! Not at all, you can sit if you like." y/n patted a spot next to them, inviting the dragon fae to accompany them for the night. 

Malleus gave a small smile to the human and sat down by their side, his piercing lime green eyes locked onto y/n for a moment before they traveled up to the sky, following their gaze. They both sat like this for a while, staring into the abyss of stars while the occasional owl would coo into the night, or the sound of the nearby stream offering it's music to them in the silence.

"I see you often have your orbs in the night sky, does your neck not hurt child of man? Humans can be quite fragile." He asked curiously, noticing the small but admiring habit y/n had.

y/n eye's moved away to look at Malleus, with those gentle orbs he marveled at, his heart swelled at the way the stars seemed to swim in their eyes.

"I'm pretty much used to it, as for the sky...i guess it helps with my homesickness." They breathed out.

Malleus frowned a little at that, he cared deeply for y/n and didn't want them to feel upset. His eyes looked around for a second before they stopped on a single daisy.

It stood out in comparison to the rest of the darkened field, swaying softly in a dance at the small wind that would blow into the air. Malleus reached over and slowly picked it from the ground, twirling it in between his long fingers.

"Why do you love the stars, human?" He asked.

y/n blinked a bit, confused at his action before they looked up again.

"I'm not sure how to explain it, but I guess you could say they remind me of home. The stars are one of the few things that make me feel connected to it." They answered.

Malleus gave an understanding nod, a small green glow had emitted at his fingertips as he used his magic to extend the stem and leaves of the daisy, the flower followed his guiding hands and began to weave itself around.

"May I be honest with you, child of man, and express an opinion." 

"There's no need to be so formal Tsunotarou, sure go ahead." They laughed a little at that.

"Very well, I must say I agree with the stars being a welcoming comfort to you. I myself would be lost at the never ending lights, but what i admire most is the one closest to me." A smirk picked up on his lips as he summoned more flower buds, blooming them into the gift he made. The following fireflies that kept him company had flown in, surrounding the duo in a small light shown.

"A closer star? Which one?" y/n asked, tilting their head as their eyes dashed around to try and find a star that would be closer to them.

Malleus chuckled, amused at the sweet eagerness of y/n. He held the magic-made crown in his palms, a few fireflies danced over it as he turned his body to face y/n.

The feeling of the soft leaves and petals touched over y/n's head, causing them to give a small jump at the unexpected feeling before a hand moved up to feel.Their hands touched as y/n looked up at Malleus, giving a smile under his watchful eyes.

"For me? Thank you, aaah if only i knew how to make you one." They complained before adjusting the crown on their head carefully.

"There's no need, have you found your star?" He asked, his chest felt warm at the sight of y/n wearing his small gift.

y/n shook their head before looking up again, holding the crown close to not have it slip and fall off.

"No? Where is it?" 

Malleus' loving eyes never left y/n figure, the way the fireflies seemed to enhance their natural glow and the few petals that had fallen off and decorated their shoulders.

"The star that lies closer to my heart, is right next to me."

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Cater is a favorite of mine so i hope i did him justice.

"Perspective changes"

((Note! He nicknamed you your favorite treat!))

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A laughter echoed throughout the garden, the fountain pouring water and flamingos walked along inside their pen as a background noise.

Cater and y/n were laughing their troubles away, leaning onto the neatly trimmed hedges they tried to regain their breath.

The buckets of red paint laid only opened on the ground, they haven't even wet the paint brushes yet before the jokes arised from within them. y/n held onto the hedge a bit to try and prevent themselves from falling over at the laughs.

"Oh-oh man you shouldn't do Ace that dirty tho" they giggled.

Cater wiped a tear from his face away, 

"Hah, it's true tho! He looked so awful when the whole bucket fell and got stuck on him non the less!" He teased.

y/n laughed again at the memory of the red haired boy in a state of panic trying to remove the bucket from him, only to splatter more paint onto his dorm leader as he entered the scene.

"Oh jeez, did you see how red he got! I couldn't tell if that was his natural face or the paint" Cater added.

y/n stumbled a bit before standing up.

"Haa Cater you never make it boring huh? Riddle might have our heads for this'' they reminded, grabbing a paint brush and dipping it into the paint. Watching the red soak into the bristles.

"Aaah (treat)-san, I do try" he teased.

y/n rolled their eyes at the mention of the nickname before Cater let out an excited 'oh".

"We should go to that new (treat) shop! Don't worry i've checked already and they do serve what you like!" He giggled.

y/n perked at the mention of the treat, they hadn't had some in a long time.

"I might bite, this involves pictures tho am I right?" They asked.

Cater peered over and chuckled,

"The aesthetic of the place is gorgeous! You'd be the center of attention tho" he made a square shape with his hands, positioning them so that y/n appears in the center.

They felt themself roll their eyes again and looked at the white pristine rose, carefully starting to paint the center of it.

"Yeah right" 

Before more was said, they hadn't realized how close he tiptoed towards them before they felt themself be lifted into the air. y/n let out a surprised shriek, dropping the paint brush and trying to get a smack into Cater so he could put them down. 

Cater bursted out laughing, twirling them a bit before letting their feet touch the ground. He hadn't let go yet and laid his head onto their shoulder.

"But (treat)-san you always look stunning in all of my pictures"

"Who does the account belong to? You or me?" They squirmed a bit.

Cater let out another laugh, although this one sounded much softer, he reached up to move some of their hair away.

"You look so enchanting, like i'm living a dream" he gazed at the cute details that decorated their face and leaned in to gently let his lips kiss onto a few. 

Caught off guard by the gesture, y/n tried to move their face away.

"You know how pretty people make me feel, and you over pass that chart by a milestone"

"C'mon Cater, don't be such a flirt. You're acting like Rook now"

Cater hummed before letting them go and giggled.

"Haa you'll have to forgive me, you just seem way too cute not to tease" 

y/n rubbed the spot where he kissed before poking his side.

"At least ask next time"

"Oh! If I ask I can have more?" His eyes lit up.

y/n only playfully glared at him,

"I'll think about it, if you buy todays (treat) I just might consider"

"Deal!" He leaned in to peck their cheeks again before heading towards the fallen paint brush.

"And no cheating allowed! So no clones" they quickly shouted before he could get any ideas. 

Cater threw y/n a pout before exaggeratedly holding his hand to his chest.

"How cruel (treat)-san, I thought we trusted each other. To think that I would do something like that to you" he winked.

"My eyes will end up inside my head with all of this" y/n teased.

Cater flashed a smile before they both actually started to work, mild chattering was heard to keep things not as boring for the both of them.

You could hear them just ever so slightly if you paid attention. The birds sang their songs and the fallen leaves decorated the floor, but unaware to the both of them.

They were changing each other's perspective, and painting their own hearts as red as the roses. 

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