At Least You're Safe.
~Pancakes!
[AU ā Garroth helps take care of post S6 Aaron with memory loss.]
Mentioned that it's a poly ship(Arron x Aphmau x Garroth x Laurance) but the other partners aren't here rn for obvious reasons (Laurance has been missing since... I think S2? LMAO) so it's just Garron :D
-Cross-posted on Ao3
I made Laurance be on Starlight, becauseā¦ why wouldnt he be there to see his partners after Aaron nearly DIED in S4? However, he wasnāt there during the like.. Big moment vs the Demon Warlock so he doesnāt know that Aaron lost his memories or what happened with Aph and Travis.
NOTE: First time writing for Aphmau characters... Getting back into Aphmau since S7 of Mystreet and MID S2 have been announced so I need to rewatch the show lol<3 So it might be a little off.
Also, this entire thing is based on my memory of S5/S6 after not watching it in like 3 years so let's see how good my memory is.
Thankfully, since this is an AU, anything i get wrong and be chalked up to that.
GARTE HATE INCOMING. I HATE GARTE WITH SUCH A PASSION YA'LL DON'T UNDERSTAND.
GARRON MY SILLIES I'VE LOVED Y'ALL SINCE SEASON 1
Also i wrote this at 1:34 in the dark instead of sleeping. so please lemme know of any mistakes!!!
It's been six days since the events on Starlight.
Six days since two of Garroth's partners were almost taken away.
Six days since he almost killed his brother.
Six days...
And now he's in the kitchen, attempting to make pancakes for his blind, amnesiac boyfriend upstairs while Melissa is out getting groceries with Zane.
Key word: Attempting.
He's never made pancakes before, okay? He's going off what he remembers from Rachael's recipe.
Rachael...
She's dead, Derek is too, and Aaron doesn't remember either of them. Garroth would be lying if he said he didn't dislike Derek at least a little bit. He understands why he treated Aaron the way he did, (especially after Starlight when he transformed) but even if he understands it doesnt change the fact that he was a horrible dad.
Which reminds of him, Garte's been missing since they got off Starlight and shockingly, no one realised until they got back home. Even Zianna didn't realise.Ā
Ever since what happened at the lodge, Garroth's eyes were opened to just how shit Garte treated his brothers all while treating him amazingly because he was Garteās favourite child. He's almost happy? that Garte isn't here. Of course, he hopes that Garte is okay, the man is still his father after all, but honestly things have been way better without him. His mother seemed happier during this week of Garte not being around than she did for all the years Garroth had seen her and Garte together.
Not to mention, him being gone is much better for Zane to heal. Garte always treated Zane worse than Garroth, after the trauma of Starlight with Garroth almost killing Zane, and Zane losing both part of his memory and some of his intelligence, Garte not being around should make it easier for Zane to be able to heal in a healthier environment.
And once Laurance gets here and Vyladās plane lands, Garroth will have to explain to them why heās a werewolf and why Aaron isā¦
God, how will Laurance feel? Their boyfriend doesnāt remember them and their girlfriend is still on Starlight in the hospitalā¦ Heād be heartbrokenā
Garroth shakes his head.
No, no, no.
He shouldn't think about these things right now.
Justā¦ focus.
Garroth finishes the stack of pancakes, topping them off with butter and syrup.
It might not be as good as Rachaelās but itās something!
āAlright, now to go wake Aaron. If heās not already awakeā¦ Heās been waking early from nightmares recentlyā¦ā He mumbles to himself as he picks up some utensils to place on the plate before bringing it up to Aaron.
āHey, Aaron? Iām coming in, okay?ā He, as gently as he can, knocks twice on the door before entering. The first time he went to Aaronās room, he was so excited to see how he was doing that he, with his inhumane strength, broke the door down by accident and scared Aaron so bad he nearly fell off the bed. He learnt his lesson after that.
He waits for a few seconds and having not heard a response, he opens the door and is met with a peacefully sleeping Aaron. A sight that fills him with such joy and love that his tail begins to wag quickly, he almost doesnāt want to wake him up. Itās rare to see Aaron sleep peacefully since the incident, so he really wants to let him have this but the pancakes will get cold. He places the plate on the bedside table before whipping out his phone to snap a picture for memories.
After waiting a few seconds, the blonde walks over and very gently shakes him, āAaronā¦ Cāmon you need to wake up, itās breakfast time.ā
White eyes slowly open and blink at him. He remembers Melissa mentioning that the doctor said Aaron can see small movements on occasion, but they never mentioned when or if Aaron will get his eyesight back.
āUhhā¦ Garroth?ā Aaronās voice is way deeper on mornings, Garroth always thought it was cute. His boyfriend sniffs the air and immediately his ears and tail straighten out, āAre thoseā¦ Pancakes?ā He asks, an underlying excitement in his tone. Pancakes have come to be Aarons favourite breakfast meal within the past week, so when he realised that the smell was he immediately sat up andā¦
BUMP
āOwā¦ā
āHmmā¦ā
ā¦ He didnāt realise Garroth was leaning over him and accidentally headbut him.
Thankfully, a perk of being a werewolf is that they feel less pain so it didnāt hurt as much.
Time seemed to pause as the two āstaredā at each other for a few seconds before they blushed in embarrassment and Garroth backed away from the bed as they both yelled apologies at each other.
āGahā¦! Aaron, Iām so sorry..!ā
Aaron shook his head, shifting to sit with his legs off the bed, āNo, no, Itās my fault, I shouldāve been more careful..ā He tries to apologise instead but that only made Garroth want to apologise more, āNo, I shouldnāt have beenāā Irene, theyāre not going to get anywhere if he starts this back and forth.
Is Garroth actually going to suck it up?
ā¦But the pancakesā¦
Ugh, alright.
āA-anyway, Aaronā¦ I made some pancakes for you since Melissa is out with Zane buying groceries. Iāve uhh.. never made them before but iād like you to try them, especially before they get coldā¦ā Garroth takes the plate, handing it to Aaron as he sits beside him on the bed.
Aaronās gotten better at eating by himself so far, he slips up every now and then but for the most part, heās adjusting to his blindness pretty well. Guess he has his werewolf features to help with that.
Now, he sits awkwardly waiting for Aaron to try his pancakes, praying that he likes them, all while trying to calm his tail and failing miserably.
Oh Irene, if Laurance was here right now, heād tease him so bad.
Ever since what happened, Garrothās been so shy around Aaron and Aphmau itās crazy. Itās like heās reverted back to the awkward beginning phase of the relationship.
And with Aaron? It may as well be.
Aaron doesnāt remember him, he only rememberās Shu, Aphmauās online name from back in highschool.
But he doesnāt remember Aphmau, that Aphmau is Shu. He says he wantsĀ to talk to Shu again, and Garroth wishes he could help with that but Aphmau and Travis have restricted phone access in the hospital so itās not really possible.
Aaron doesnāt remember their relationship, the good times nor the bad.
To Aaron, Garroth is a stranger.
But to Garroth, Aaron is one of the loves of his life.
One of the people Garroth wants to marry. His tail stops moving, going limp on Aaronās bed as sad thoughts fill Garrothās head.
And if Aaron doesnāt get his memories back, he and the otherās will have to build up that relationship again. Not that thatās a big issue, heād love to spend time doing more lovey-dovey stuff with his partners and making more memories with them! The real problem is that Aaron doesnāt remember the memories they already hadā¦
Like back when they were stupid teens and Laurance entered into an ice cream eating contest to impress them even though heās lactose intolerant and ended up on the toilet the whole night.
Or, back when Aaron heard that Aphmau liked shirtless guys (thank you Gray Fullbuster, because of you, Garroth got to experience shirtless Aaron) and that Garroth loved his abs so he started being shirtless and only wearing a jacket everywhere.
Itās those silly moments that Garroth lovesā¦ and Aaron doesnāt remember.
What if he doesnāt want a relationship with them anymore?
Is it really okay for him to still call Aaron his boyfriend ifā
āHmpā¦ Itās amazingā¦!ā
Wait, huh?!
Garroth shakes his head.
Gosh, he zoned out againā¦
He looks at Aaron whose face is beaming with delight.
Garroth triesā¦ he really doesā¦ but he canāt help the goofy giggle he lets out at the praise, his tail immediately springing back up.
āYou think so?ā His voice is giddy like a child. Why is he like thisā¦
His partner nods as he takes another bite and Garroth has forgotten all about his bad thoughts.
Itās okay.
Theyāre all going to be okay.
All I have to say is that, Garroth when he was being mind controlled by Michael in S6 was so hot I'M NOT SORRY
Evil Garroth was so fineeeeee. Irene, I need help.
Anyway more propaganda: Aaron is a bottom. Not because i hc him as trans (being trans doesnt equal bottom) but just because... Bottom or switch Aaron is very, very fun. ESPECIALLY "nonchalant" Aaron.
