#m16a1 x reader

Their head rested on her shoulders, tempted to close their eyes but considering the circumstances, that'd probably just make her more anxious.

Instead they kissed the exposed part of her shoulder, and let their arm hang around her neck, making M4 smile, albeit sadly at that.

(S/O) "But...all the pain I caused you. I can't even imagine it."

Her grip tightened at that, shaking her head.

(M4A1) "You're here now. That's all I care about.

There were so many questions she had, like how they managed to get out or why their vitals went offlie.

But that could wait. Because truly, right now, all she cared about was seeing them again.

STAR's first instinct is to grab S/O by the collars, shaking them despite the injuries they sustained.

(ST AR-15) "You...YOU IDIOT!"

Her grip tightened around their shirt, borderline jostling them around as her hands trembled.

(ST AR-15) "Do you have any idea how much it hurt, thinking you were dead after that goddamn explosion?! Why didn't you just listen to me and wait instead of doing something so reckless?!"

Sorrow and rage swelled through STAR, but it disappeared just as quickly as relief soon washed over, dropping S/O to the ground and instead hugging them tightly, despite her gear making it awkward to do so.

(S/O) "I'm...s-sorry.-"

(ST AR-15) "You better be..."

Of course she was angry, but more than anything...the pain could finally ease a little. They were bruised and battered to hell and back, but they were alive.

That was something she gave up hope on a long time ago.

SOPMOD's jaw drops as she lays eyes on her S/O.

Without a moment of hesitation, she bolts into a full tilt sprint and tackles them to the floor, that alone almost killing them again.

She's borderline hysterical, laughing happily as her arms crush their back in the strongest hug she's ever given out.

(M4 SOPMOD II) "YOU'RE OKAY! YOU'RE REALLY HERE! I CAN'T BELIEVE IT!-"

S/O didn't even have the strength to eek out an 'That hurts' as the wind was being squeezed out of them.

Until mercifully RO635 hit SOPMOD's head with her fist, causing her to ease up.

(RO635) "Watch your strength, their vitals were dropping."

(S/O) "Ow...!"

Despite the unintentional pain she had caused, S/O still hugged her back, something SOPMOD readily returned.

(S/O) "I'm sorry for breaking your heart...-"

(M4 SOPMOD II) "You can make it up to me by not letting go ever again, got it?!"

M16A1 knelt down to S/O, who was trying to catch their breath leaning against a nearby barricade.

With a small smile, she held their hand, her one eye examining for the worst of their injuries.

(M16A1) "Hey there, cutie...Been a minute."

(S/O) "Hah, that all...you have to say?"

She rolled her eye, but all of a sudden took them into a tight hug the moment she found no life-threatening wounds to tend.

Her voice was soft, barely above a whisper as M16A1 felt their hand move up to her back.

(M16A1) "...I thought I lost you."

S/O didn't say anything, opting to let M16A1 help them up instead, and kissing her forehead.

The two were uncharacteristically quiet, moving toward the helicopter together, carrying them and notably not letting go of them the entire trip back.

RO wants to cry, scream, and kiss S/O all at once upon seeing them limp into view, giving a small and hurt smile toward her.

Instead, she immediately rushes over and begins bandaging them up, trying to remain focused.

(RO635) "H-How hurt are you? Are there any internal injuries that I can't see?! I-I mean, how did you even escape?!-"

S/O's hand grabbed her wrist to catch her attention, snapping her out of an increasingly panicked state and letting her regain some composure.

Taking a deep breath for her systems, RO focuses on scanning them and taking care of the worst of their wounds.

(RO635) "...What did I tell you about being reckless?"

(S/O) "D-Don't worry. Think I learned my lesson this time-"

(RO635) "DON'T MAKE JOKES, S/O."

Her tone caused S/O to flinch, her facial expressions alone bordered on crying as she patched them up.

It was times like this that S/O forgot that she wasn't human, seeing as no tears were coming out, but her shaking voice definitely made it seem like she was.

(RO635) "You were dead, and it was my fault!...How do you think I could have lived with that?! I can be repaired, you can't!-"

Gritting her teeth, she turned to S/O, softening up as one hand moved to cup her cheek.

(RO635) "...Just get some rest, S/O, please. And don't you dare think of leaving me alone like that again!"

Kalina nearly leapt from her seat the moment she saw S/O walk through the Command Room doors, covered in bandages and splints.

(Kalina) "S-S/O?!"

They were helped in by the Commander, but quickly joined by Kalina as she rushed over to hug them, tears falling down her face freely.

(S/O) "Hey, Kalina..."

(Kalina) "Hey?! Hey is all you have to say?! How about, 'I'm sorry', or 'I'm an idiot, making you think I was dead' first?!"

Honestly, she had half a mind to slap them.

Instead, she just kissed them, wiping away her tears and holding S/O's injured arm.

(Kalina) "...Thank god you're okay."

(Commander) "Kalina, you're relieved for the day. Take S/O to the infirmary for me, would you?"

Kalina nodded in thanks, helping S/O to the bed.

(Kalina) "Don't you ever scare me like that again..."

Helianthus's eyes go wide upon seeing her injured S/O stumble through the door, with Kalina and the Commander helping them in.

(Helianthus) "You're...alive?!"

She had read the report dozens of time the day their death was declared. Helianthus couldn't believe it then, and was still in the process of mourning them until now.

Honestly, seeing them here now with a smile made her want to slap them. But her mind was anything but logical right now-

(Commander) "We'll give you some privacy, Ma'am."

The Commander and Kalina saluted before leaving them alone, making Helianthus stand up from her seat and stomp toward them.

(Helianthus) "This is precisely why I did not want you on the field! You were as good as dead, and I can't even fathom what kind of luck that came by to save you!-"

Her fists clenched, and every part of her being was content to keep yelling-

Instead, she gave them the angriest hug of her life, while also letting out the biggest sigh of relief in her life.

(S/O) "I'm sorry, Helian..."

(Helianthus) "Sorry won't cut it, S/O..."

S/O gently wiped away the tear falling down her cheek, Helianthus allowing herself to be vulnerable for just this moment, with so many emotions rushing to the forefront of her mind.

More than anything, she was glad to see that another person she cared about was not lost to the fires of war.

Gentiane's arms cross as S/O approaches her covered in bandages.

(Gentiane) "I thought I was very clear in my orders that you be careful and come home alive."

To that, S/O had no retort. They were unable to look her in the eye as her disapproving look blossomed into anger.

(Gentiane) "No amount of intel gathered is worth the lives of any of our Dolls, and especially not human personnel. Do you think we can just throw you in the repair bay with them too?!"

She pinched the bridge of her nose and glanced toward Kalina and G36.

(Gentiane) "...Give us a minute, will you?"

(Kalina) "Yes, ma'am."

G36 silently nodded and the two left her office. As soon as the door slid close, Gentiane hugged S/O tightly, an exhale leaving her as she did so.

(Gentiane) "That was a stupid stunt. One more act like that, and I'm taking you off the payroll."

Though her tone was stern, she was thanking whatever gods were above that they managed to survive.

M16 knew S/O was coming, yet she still was caught off just how aggressively the glomped her, making her laugh.

(M16A1) "Heh, not even a hello first?"

M16 leaned back into S/O, humming as their arms wrapped around her tighter.

(S/O) "Hello, Sixteen. That good enough for you?"

Rolling her eye, she stood a little more upright as S/O yelped, still hanging onto her for dear life.

Something that endlessly amused M16.

(M16A1) "Your girlfriend is not a tree, ya know."

(S/O) "Psh! Coulda fooled me!"

(M16A1) "I think you're just too short. Ever think about that?"

S/O knew she already had a cheeky grin, making them hug tighter in retaliation.

Though since she was a T-Doll, S/O would hurt themselves first if they tried to hug her any tighter.

Himeko at first yelps in surprise, only for her initial reaction to laughter.

(Himeko) "S/O, I'm in the middle of something!"

(S/O) "Sorry, I just saw the perfect opportunity to hug you and couldn't resist!"

With a soft blush and chuckle, Himeko allows herself to relax in their presence, closing her eyes.

(Himeko) "Hm, fair enough I suppose."

Hineko finds it absolutely adorable how S/O's feet don't even touch the ground when she stands up. Whether that was due to her height or just S/O being a small person in general.

A small figure emerged from the back of the plane as it curved, though the shape of the figure grew faster as it came hurtling towards the ground-

(M4A1) "TAKE COVER!-"

A massive bipedal machine smashed onto an enemy tank, splitting it in half from the sheer force of the drop as sparks ignited the crater around it.

And on it bore the insignia of Griffin and Kryuger on its left shoulder, and Anti-Rain on the right.

M4 watched in awe as the mech suddenly boosted forward, battering aside the enemy drones, dodging incoming fire and drawing the attention off her team.

(M4A1) "S/O, are you in there?!"

(S/O) "Acting as the first test pilot! You saved our asses all the time, now it's time for me to return the favor!-"

M4 sighed to herself before motioning to the team to advance, not wanting to waste the chance.

If she could have S/O completely out of harm's way, she would. A Doll could easily take over piloting duties, and probably could do a better job.

Still, that didn't make M4 any less grateful to them. They probably would have leapt at the chance to help her fight anyway, better they be in well protected suit of armor than out in the open.

(M4A1) "Next time, don't show off at least, please?"

(S/O) "W-Would you believe me if I said landing on that tank was an accident?!"

(M4A1) "Remind me to help you learn how to steer that thing better later."

STAR's jaw dropped as she watched S/O tear through the enemy forces like a hot knife through butter, her frame still shaking from the impact of their landing.

She was fairly sure a good chunk of the dirt had landed on her anyway, but she immediately drew her gun and took care of the targets S/O was leaving behind.

(ST AR-15) "Finish your work before leaving like that!"

(S/O) "Heh, and steal all the fun from you?"

STAR clicked her tongue in annoyance, but she was still grateful for the assist. The landing was a bit extra though, just how much repairs would need to happen for that landing alone?

She'd prefer if they could at least ambush them without the chance of nearly being crushed herself.

SOPMOD Is hyped and angrily jealous at the same time.

(M4 SOPMOD II) "WHY THE HELL DON'T I GET A MECH?!"

(S/O) "Because all you'd be doing is stomping on them and barely using your gun!-"

(M4 SOPMOD II) "You'd really think I pass the opportunity to use a cannon the size of a warehouse?!"

SOPMOD cheers S/O on, but pouts a lot when the fight is over, one that won't go away until she gets to pilot the mech herself.

The landing was pretty badass though, she can't deny that.

M16 lets out a hearty laugh when she sees S/O land, her grin increasing as she watches them skate around the trees and straight into the heart of an enemy armor formation.

(M16A1) "One hell of an entrance, S/O!"

(S/O) "Learned it by watching you!"

M16 scoffs, leaping over cover and easily dispatching of the dazed drones.

(M16A1) "For the record, my legs don't cost as much as that thing probably does for the repairs!-"

M16 thought their landing was badass, if not a little ill-advised.

But like S/O said, they learned it from watching her. Being a terrible influence wasn't the worst thing if it meant Anti-Rain could watch some spectacles like that more often.

RO's sigh is exacerbated as S/O's cheeky tone came over the radio, muttering something to herself as she reloaded.

(RO635) "The first thing you do is land on a tank?! Do you have any idea how much that thing costs?!"

(S/O) "Tell that to Sangvis!"

RO mentally notes to lecture S/O later, but still, she couldn't entirely deny that their shock tactics were effective.

Was it cheap? Hell no, the legs probably need to be replaced entirely once the fight was over!

What a reckless idea, did she learn that from M16 or SOPMOD?!

(RO635) "What terrible influences...!"

(S/O) "Say again? Didn't copy!"

(RO635) "I said make sure to stay safe, we're moving in behind! Watch your fire, acknowledge?"

(S/O) "Yes ma'am!"

(RO635) sigh "Good, tailing behind now!"

12 hummed in approval as S/O's landing shook the very earth DEFY were standing on, grabbing a nearby railing for support as concrete and dirt flew into the air.

(AK-12) "Hm. About time you arrived."

(S/O) "What, not happy to see me?"

(AK-12) "Not until you take care of our problem."

12 calmly watched as S/O's mech blew through the ruined streets, bullets bouncing off its armor and swiftly evading explosive shots.

(AK-12) "Distraction efforts have arrived, let's hurry this up before they have time to complain."

12 barely acknowledges their landing, effective as it was. She expected nothing less of a Tactical Mech.

Besides, 12 knew she was better than it anyway.

94 hardly reacted to the harsh landing, the only movement she made was keeping her combat mask in place as the ground underneath her violently quaked.

(AN-94) "Timely arrival, S/O."

(S/O) "Happy to join the party, drawing their fire!-"

94 nods before quickly rushing to find cover, knowing her current area was about to be crawling with enemies thanks to S/O.

While thankful, 94 has no time for idle compliments. DEFY had a mission to accomplish.

(AN-94) "Remain safe, S/O."

(S/O) "Roger that, you too!"

15 makes a quiet hum of approval of their landing, as an entire enemy squad was squashed underneath their mech's heels.

(AK-15) "If that was intentional, nice work."

(S/O) "Then I'll say it was to keep the compliment!-"

15 made no further comment as S/O's guns echoed throughout the empty city, knowing that their window of opportunity had increased dramatically thanks to them.

However, even she knew that such an asset wouldn't last forever, not bothering to stick around for the duration and focus back on her objective.

(AK-15) "Keep the mech in good condition for our extract, S/O."

(S/O) "I-I know that! Er, copy that!"

Seconds before S/O landed, 16 picked up her LMG and hid behind cover, seeing their shadow for a split second before she was lifted off the ground for a brief second.

Hearing the deafening roar of S/O's gun firing, she lowered her audio input momentarily as she rushed to a better location.

(RPK-16) "My, was the entrance necessary?"

(S/O) "You would've called me boring if I took the longer way anyway!"

(RPK-16) "Hm.~ We don't know that!"

S/O must've felt invincible inside that machine. And to be fair, it'd probably give her a similar feeling for at least a little bit.

But she knew better than to expect it to last forever.

(RPK-16) "What was that saying...The bigger they are-?"

(S/O) "You wanting me to get shot down in this, Sixteen?!"

(Angelia) "You have control."

[S/O's Voice] "I have control, S/O, launching!-"

Angelia motioned for DEFY to take cover, counting down in her head how long it'd take for them to land.

(Angelia) Three, two-

Right on time, S/O smashed onto the ground next to the enemy mech, promptly tearing their head off as their hand reached for the neck.

Sparks and wires flew across the ground, igniting the oil that began to spray out as their thrusters reversed them out of the street and incoming fire.

(Angelia) "Thanks for not landing and immediately crashing into them."

Despite the fact she was speaking quietly and reloading, S/O managed to hear her back-handed compliment.

(S/O) "H-Hey, you're the one who put the coordinates down!"

(Angelia) "Fair enough. Now hurry up and take care of the anti-air. We'll take care of the bunkers underneath them to stop them from doing repairs."

Angelia was impressed by their ability to pilot the mech so well. Even though it was on loan from the Commander, she intended to use the data S/O gathered to develop one for DEFY.

Hopefully with better methods of deploying it than just chucking it out a plane and hoping it wouldn't implode upon landing, but it's done a good job of absorbing the shock.

...So far.

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A/N: Griffin actually can deploy an actual Mech. The Mobile Armor Tactical Mech, to be specific. So this ask is actually lore friendly!

Arlecchino's sharp gaze doesn't flinch as she's slowly tearing off S/O's shirt, one of her darkened fingers trailing down to their chest.

Despite how much S/O is squirming and avoiding to meet her gaze, Arlecchino pays it no mind and continues to study their body.

It was enticing to her, knowing that S/O belonged to her, and nobody else.

Which meant that there was no problem with her getting to see S/O's body with no obstructions.

One of her hands grab's S/O's face and forces it to look at her while the other quickly yanked their waist forward, making S/O yelp in surprise.

(Arlecchino) "Keep your eyes on me, S/O. I want to see all your reactions perfectly."

Arlecchino had the faintest appearance of a smirk as the hand on S/O's waist slid down underneath their pants and removing it, watching S/O flush red.

(Arlecchino) "Hm, much better."

Clorinde takes care to not rip any of S/O's clothing, lifting their shirt off slowly as both their breathing gets heavier by the second.

She can't help but admire their chest, with one hand brushing across it and just gently squeezing it with her fingers.

Seeing S/O's face, they were bright red. Clorinde doubted that she was faring much better, but it didn't stop her.

With a nervous chuckle, she meets their eyes with a smile.

(Clorinde) "I do not think I've had much opportunity to say how beautiful you are."

To make things fair, she unbuttoned her own shirt and felt her chest bounce free, knowing S/O was staring right at them.

Now that she was matching them, she leaned in to kiss their neck, hearing S/O moan positively in response.

(Clorinde) "I will match the pace we're going...If you would allow me?"

Chiori had S/O standing as she was "measuring" them, despite the fact she was missing all of her tools inside the bedroom.

It was then S/O quickly realized what Chiori had in mind, as she hugged them from behind, deftly unbuttoning their shirt and hearing her hum.

(Chiori) "As good as you look with my clothes on, you look much better with nothing on, S/O."

Her voice had a teasing air to it as she promptly lifted their shirt above their head.

S/O's body twitched from her fingers rubbing themselves all over their stomach, but one firm hand pushing lower stopped them from moving.

(Chiori) "Ah, no moving until I say so. I'm still measuring after all."

She unzipped their pants before yanking it down, a small chuckle coming from Chiori as her hands moved up from their stomach to their chest, her breath hot on the back of their ears.

(Chiori) "Good, keep still like this."

Furina took a deep breath, mostly to steady her own nerves, before moving to slide S/O's jacket off.

(Furina) "...N-No, I don't need help! I can do this!" Probably...?

Every few seconds she hesitated to continue as the embarrassment building up within threatened to explode.

...There was also the heat she was deliberately avoiding to mention while finally working up the courage to take their shirt off.

Furina stared with her mouth agape before quickly shaking her head and closing her eyes, fists clenching.

(Furina) "D-DON'T TEASE ME, OKAY?! I'M TRYING MY BEST!"

(S/O) "...But I didn't say any-"

(Furina) "I demand silence! Just...give me a moment to compose myself!"

It took a full thirty minutes for her to remove both their clothing, and somehow that made her more flustered than the fact they were both naked.

Rosaria skips straight to the main course, no hesitation or waiting.

Immediately, she goes for their pants and yanks it off, throwing it behind her as it hits the bedroom walls.

And without warning, she bites the inside of S/O's thigh, making them moan as her hands keep S/O's waist locked in place.

(Rosaria) "Quit squirming, or I'll bite you harder. Then again, you'd probably like that."

Rosaria kisses each spot that she gives a hickey to, teasing S/O by touching them everywhere except the one place they were almost begging, making her smirk.

(Rosaria) "Maybe I'll listen if you strip for me first."

If they wanted her, Rosaria was going to make S/O work for it.

As much as she loved S/O, there was some bit of sadistic pleasure knowing that they went along with her demands solely because it was her, knowing they'd refuse anyone else.

And she was going to live that fact up to the fullest tonight.

Shenhe simply takes off all her clothing, setting it to the side neatly, and doing the same with S/O under a minute.

Then she...just sat there.

(Shenhe) "Our clothes are off now, S/O. Is there anything else you wish for me to do?"

It was a little awkward. Shenhe didn't really know how to be seductive or erotic.

Yet, it was her blunt way of just instantly getting them naked that made her all the more endearing, cutely tilting her head in confusion at S/O's flustered expression.

(Shenhe) "Your face is heating up. Are you feeling alright?"

It took S/O a few minutes to explain to Shenhe what they wanted to do with her.

In which she nodded, and complied.

(Shenhe) "Please relax, I will make you feel good."

M4 reverts to her demure self for a few seconds before quickly regaining composure.

She strips down herself to match S/O, feeling her own core heat up from doing so.

M4 laid S/O on their back before giving them a kiss, her hands sliding down to the sides of their waist, feeling a slight twitch as she did so.

She smiled gently, a quiet but pretty giggle escaping her lips.

(M4A1) "You're cute when you're like this, S/O."

Leaning down, she kissed them on the nose, both of them laughing as she situated herself on top.

(M4A1) "Please, let me repay your love and kindness tonight."

M16 was surprisingly not drunk as she took off her clothes and frantically doing the same with S/O's, her hands struggling to unbutton their shirt.

(M16A1) "Damn...stupid...!-"

Pouting a little when S/O helped her, she sat by their side, dumbly staring as her one visible eye not so subtly stared below their waist.

(M16A1) "...U-Uh, right. We should get that off too, huh?"

Her usual bravado and confidence is gone, not used to sharing such an intimate moment with someone she loved.

Nor did she even expect to have someone she loved this way to begin with.

(M16A1) "Don't make too much fun of me, alright...Can...you help me take off my skirt?"

Smugly humming to herself, 12 has no issues taking S/O's clothes off, even with her eyes literally closed.

(AK-12) "Mind if I take a peek, S/O?~"

Her glowing pink eyes opened and studied S/O's body with growing interest, nothing left to imagination anymore.

12's hands teasingly brushed up on S/O's thighs, before moving underneath their pants and feeling them freeze up.

(AK-12) "Mind taking these off for me? It's getting in the way."

She could've easily done it herself as she was sitting behind them, but 12 figured it'd be more fun to make S/O do it.

And she was right.

94 nods and helps S/O out of their clothes relatively easily.

Though she is confused on what to do next, she could tell how nervous S/O was.

(AN-94) "I'm afraid I'll need instruction for whatever is next...Kiss you? V-Very well."

She closes the distance between their bodies as her small frame leans into them, slowly shifting their clothes off the bed as she does so.

Personally, she wanted to move them into their proper places in the drawer, but she assumed S/O didn't really care about that right now.

If this made them happy however, it would make her happy.

(AN-94) "I will make sure we are both satisfied tonight. A-And...thank you for trusting me."

Springfield slowly takes off her own shirt, her large bust being freed and leaning into S/O.

(Springfield) "Let's get comfortable, dear."

She helps S/O's clothes off, all the while lovingly planting kisses on their neck, collarbone, anywhere skin revealed itself.

Sitting directly behind them, she didn't have a good view of what S/O looked like in the front with nothing on, but Springfield was going to change that.

Having them lean back onto her, she could now see everything perfectly fine as she let their clothes hang off the edge of their bedframe.

Clorinde is caught off guard for only a moment by S/O, her eyes slightly widening as S/O gently pushes her against the wall.

Her surprise is brief as she watches S/O shrink by the second, almost leaning in to presumably kiss her before they quickly back away, stammering an excuse.

(S/O) "S-Sorry, I was just...um...-"

Gracefully, Clorinde quickly switches place with them in one fluid motion, so fast that S/O didn't even realize what was happening at first.

And with a small smile to her lips, she presses it against S/O, both of them sharing a quick but passionate kiss.

Pulling away, her thumb brushes against S/O's cheek affectionately.

(Clorinde) "Not a bad attempt, S/O. But I think I've won this time.

Arlecchino watches S/O's every step, knowing damn well that they were already too flustered to follow through.

But she wanted to know how far this could go, and she simply observes with little change to her expression.

(Arlecchino) "...Well?"

(S/O) "A-Ah...It's just that..."

First of all, S/O was shorter than she was, so it was amusing to Arlecchino that they even attempted this.

Secondly, she would not budge an inch until S/O committed, unblinking and watching them fidget.

S/O sighs and backs off, trying to hide their embarrassment from her.

It doesn't work.

(Arlecchino) "Allow me."

Without warning, Arlecchino pushes S/O against the wall as one arm rested next to their head and she leaned in with no hesitation.

Lumine yelps when she feels S/O corner her into the wall, not knowing how to react.

But she quickly knows what to do the moment she sees just how flushed their cheeks are, a smirk slowly forming.

(Lumine) "Y'know, you're usually not supposed to be that nervous when you're doing it."

(S/O) "S-Stop teasing me!"

With a soft giggle, she simply taps one finger against her arm as she crosses it, waiting for S/O to make the move.

(Lumine) "Make me."

And seeing just how their body froze up from her response gave her all the time she needed to reverse this.

In one fell swoop, Lumine quickly swaps positions and smoothly kisses them in the span of a few seconds, feeling S/O freeze but then relax into her.

Eula chuckles, seeing S/O hesitate to move in for the final motion.

(Eula) "Cold feet, S/O?"

(S/O) "I-I...No, of course not!-"

Her oath of vengeance goes unsaid but its understood between the two of them.

Because she only scoffs at their false confidence before her arm scoops their lower back, and she picks them up easily and has their back against the wall.

Nevermind the fact her own heart was pounding, but with this reversal she would at least be in control, Eula not resisting her urge to kiss them deeply.

If you were going to sweep someone off their feet, then she would have to show them how it's done.

BIG MISTAKE.

Yae was pleasantly surprised that S/O would try something so bold.

Until they hesitated for even just a second, making Yae bare her fangs playfully.

(Yae) "Aww, aren't you so cute?"

And before S/O could even respond, she reverses the situation without breaking a sweat, one finger tracing their neck down to their shoulders.

(Yae) "If you wanted me to do this, you should've asked instead of doing it yourself!~"

Despite her teasing, S/O's attempt made her heart flutter. Now it was time for her to do the same thing, but with the correct amount of confidence needed.

S/O had a lot of bite marks on their neck after the fact.

Rapi's eyes widen as S/O pushes her gently against the walls.

She was unsure of what to do in this situation, but judging by S/O's rapidly increasing vitals, they probably had no idea either.

Or rather, they lacked the confidence to continue.

With her own cores rapidly heating up, Rapi simply chuckles and lets her arms wrap around S/O, letting her forehead rest against S/O's to calm them down.

(Rapi) "Good try, S/O. Would you like some help?"

Someone close to her once said that she should be more assertive. What better way to do so than now?

Twirling in place, albeit slowly, she now had S/O in her previous position, and placing kisses on their lips, cheek, and forehead, hearing them laugh.

She was amazed at her own confidence, but she supposed having someone to love would do that to a girl.

(Anis) "G-GAH! S/O?!"

Anis is for once at a loss for words when S/O has her against the wall.

Oh god, right now?! What if someone walks in-

...Nevermind. Anis just detected S/O's heartbeat climb to higher and higher rates, and that was before she even looked in front of her.

And just like that she immediately regains her snarky composure.

(Anis) "Come on, if you wanna try something as daring as that, you gotta have the backbone for it!"

She's careful not to utilize all her strength as to not crush them, but it was very easy for her to swap positions.

And with one playful kiss against her lips, she pulls back with a toothy grin and continues walking, leaving S/O a flustered mess.

(Neon) "OHGOSH-"

Neon's world spun for a brief moment before her eyes landed on S/O in front of her.

Oh, a kiss! Weird way to do it but whatever-

(Neon) "WAIT! Are you doing one of those Cabbydoms on me?!"

She had seen this talked about in her shows!...She thinks, anyway.

Neon suddenly becomes excited, eagerly waiting for S/O to continue before they immediately averted their gaze, making her pout.

(Neon) "Oh fine, I'll do it myself!"

Neon, despite being so small, aggressively slams S/O against the wall before crashing her lips against theirs.

(AK-12) "Oh?"

12 allowed herself to be gently shoved into the wall behind her, waiting to see what S/O would do.

Much to her amusement, they did nothing after that. Or more accurately, they failed to kiss her after making a valiant attempt.

(AK-12) "Hm, so close.~"

Her eyes open for a brief moment just to tease them, and suddenly pushes them against the opposite wall, still staring into their eyes as S/O's darted to avoid her close scrutiny.

(AK-12) "Look at me, S/O. I'm about to show you how it's properly done."

Kissing them for a brief moment, she pulls away and closes her eyes once more, hearing S/O stutter almost every word and making her giggle.

Well, S/O tried to push 15 to the wall to kabedon them.

Instead, she remained completely still as they failed to even make her budge, making her raise an eyebrow.

(AK-15) "S/O, do you require something?"

(S/O) "A-Ah...n-nothing, don't worry about it."

Detecting their vitals, it was clear S/O was lying. Were they attempting to show affection?

RPK-16 told her of a style to make your lover's heart race, and decided to try it.

15 effortlessly pushes S/O into the wall, picking them up with both her arms and kissing them, hearing S/O yelp before kissing back.

At least it worked.

M16 has a shit-eating grin the entire time, her eyebrows playfully waggling at her S/O.

(M16A1) "Oooh!~ Gonna shut me up, S/O?"

She watched S/O go through six different emotions in the span of a few seconds as she genuinely thought they would kiss her.

And to both her disappointment and surprise, they didn't.

(M16A1) "Don't wuss out, S/O! Gotta back up what you're doing! Like THIS-!"

M16 crashes her lips into S/O before pinning them into the wall, her hands grabbing their wrist, not letting them come up for air until she got her message across.

It was a good thing she both had a few drinks in her, and that they weren't completely alone so her confidence wouldn't shrink.

If there was someone in the room with them, she'd essentially drag them over and point at them.

(Feixiao) "S-SEE THIS PERSON?! THIS PERSON IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE!"

And who exactly is going to have the balls to tell the General this is the 30th time they've shown S/O to them?

Well, plenty of people actually, but there's the question of whether or not she's sober enough to hear or cares enough.

The answer to both is no.

Absolutely no one is going to pry her off of them if she has an arm around S/O. Moze, Jiaoqiu, The Trailblazer, and more are powerless before the General.

Thankfully in her drunken state, she doesn't get TOO handsy in public. At least nothing that'd require them to get a room.

That would be when S/O gets her home.

The moment Feixiao sees the main focus of her affection snuggle into bed with her, seeing them smile and laugh because of her?

(M16A1) "S/OOOOOO!~"

(S/O) "Oh good god..."

M16A1 has once again drank herself to near system shutdown with Jack Daniels, and is somehow coherent enough to see S/O.

If they don't respond to her, she'll stumble over to them, both arms wrapped around them before she nuzzles her head into their neck.

(M16A1) "Hmmmmm...warm! You humans are really cozy to get close to!"

(S/O) "Sixteen, please lower your volume a li-"

(M16A1) "Mwah!~"

M16A1 plants a firm kiss on their neck making S/O shudder before almost collapsing on top of them, shouting loudly enough for everyone in the bar to hear, much to S/O's horror.

(M16A1) "IF ANYONE TOUCHES MY S/O! I'LL...I'LL...Uh..."

(M4 SOPMOD II's Voice) "KICK THEIR BUTT!"

(M4A1's Voice) "SOPMOD, don't encourage her!-"

(M16A1) "YEAH! KICK YOUR ASS!"

It's up to S/O to carry M16A1 out of the bar and back to their dorm, due to the noise complaints she gets.

Though at this point, the bartender is well aware of M16A1, and that's not even because of S/O. It's just everything else about her in general.

And in the hallways, she's still going on.

(M16A1) "And the way you frown is- hic! ...S-Super hot!"

S/O can only blush in retaliation, as no words will actually reach her.

M4A1 is with S/O and her sister, helping pry M16A1 off them.

(S/O) "Thanks."

(M16A1) "Nooooo!~ Bring them back to me!"

(M4A1) "Hush, you. I thought I told you not to drink so much tonight!"

(S/O) sigh "...M4, can you help me carry her to my room? I'm sorry to ask you-"

(M16A1) "YEAAAAH!-"

M16A1 nearly falls on her face before her sister catches her.

(M4A1) "Hah, I guess I'd be struggling to wrangle her otherwise..."

(M16A1) "Only thing I'm wrangling around is-"

Eula raises an eyebrow at the question, closing the door behind her.

Honestly? She's a little offended at the question.

(Eula) "Do you take me for a barbarian? Absolutely not, I'm not like the rest of the Lawrence Clan!"

This is not what she wants to talk about before she even gets to sit down.

(Dehya) "Woah, someone got you super pissed off today?"

Dehya can't help but laugh and also think someone got her S/O in a bad mood.

Otherwise, why would you ever ask a merc if they would kill someone?

But if they were particularly nasty, she wouldn't even need payment to, but otherwise no.

Lynette rolls her eyes at the question.

(Lynette) "I can't magic someone away permanently, S/O."

That was a lie, she technically could, but that was reserved for orders from the House.

And anyone that tried to constantly interrupt her resting mode.

Shenhe doesn't flinch at the question, instead answering immediately.

(Shenhe) "Yes."

Pray that S/O doesn't ask that question when her ropes are off.

Because then they actually will get a body.

Noelle gasps audibly.

(Noelle) "What?! Of course not! I'm a maid, not an assassin!"

Noelle is absolutely flabbergasted that S/O would even ask a thing!

She proceeds to give them a lecture that violence is not the answer, regardless if it was a joke or not.

Rosaria first thinks in her mind:

Oh, now you tell me this after I come home from my work.

(Rosaria) "Hello to you too."

If S/O really did know what she did at night, then this was the strangest way to confront that.

Xinyan takes a second to process S/O's question as she moves her guitar before it bumps into the door.

...Say what?!

(Xinyan) "The heck are ya talking about, S/O!? And what makes ya think I would do that either?!"

Absolutely not! She's a musician, not a hitman!

M4A1 glares at S/O, not amused in the slightest.

(M4A1) "Last I recall, you're not my Commander, S/O."

After coming back to base, and given Griffin's status, the question isn't really that lighthearted to her.

Especially after an operation where she's constantly fighting to survive.

M16 chuckles, crossing her arms.

(M16A1) "We're T-Dolls, not drones. Buuuut, why do you need me to do it?"

She knows they're (hopefully) joking, and doubts its anyone at Griffin that she needs to knock the head off.

If it was Sangvis, then let her at 'em!

VIOLENCE

(M4 SOPMOD II) "Who needs killing?!"

SOPMOD is always happy to fight, and she just needs only the slightest reason to start blasting.

And it seemed S/O was giving her one!

HK416 scoffs at S/O.

What kind of question was that for someone who just came home?

(HK416) "You aren't the one paying me. So, no."

Unless her S/O became the client for 404's operations, then they could talk about proper killing.

15 sighs at their question, moving to put her equipment up.

(AK-15) "No."

She wasn't really in the mood to entertain these kinds of questions from S/O.

Besides, Angelia was the one who gave those kinds of orders anyway.

AN-94 shakes her head no.

(AN-94) "Only if Angelia or AK-12 gave the order, S/O."

SOPMOD has almost zero energy the moment she collapses onto S/O, nuzzling into their neck with a satisfied hum.

Being a T-Doll, she doesn't have to worry about things like sweat, exhaustion, or anything that a human would.

It's because of that she almost forgets that S/O needs to clean up.

(M4 SOPMOD II) "...Hm? You need a shower?...Meh! You can do that tomorrow morning, you're too comfy!"

Despite her whining, S/O does manage to (somehow) gently shove her back into the bed, and at that she pouts.

And suddenly she is back at full power, grabbing onto S/O.

(M4 SOPMOD II) "...Wait, lemme join you! It's boring without you here!"

After sharing such an intimate moment, SOPMOD gets a thousand times more needy, almost clinging onto S/O the entire time.

Despite that, she doesn't try anything cheeky and just happily holds them (most of the time).

Afterwards, S/O lets SOPMOD sleep with them, or more accurately on them as she's snoring away.

M4A1 doesn't say anything after she finishes with S/O, her arm quietly snaking its way around them.

S/O takes the hint and holds M4A1 tight, a light giggle escaping her lips as she felt their warmth.

Her face is still blushing, not that S/O sees it, as she rests her cheek on their chest, hearing their heartbeat slow down to a normal pace.

The two of them stay like this for a few minutes, enjoying the peace and quiet as their breathing stabilized.

With a kiss to her head, M4A1 looks up to S/O, the calmest smile S/O had ever seen on her.

(M4A1) "...I love you."

M4A1 shifts into the bed so that way her head is resting on a pillow, her hand intertwining with S/O's, both their hands holding as they drifted to sleep.

M16A1 lies on her back, somehow just as breathless as S/O.

(M16A1) "Man...I'm tired..."

(S/O) "I didn't even know you could get tired."

(M16A1) "Core is running a little hot, but can't say I didn't enjoy it.~"

M16A1 musters what energy her body had and flops onto S/O, a cheeky grin forming hearing them grunt as her weight fell on them.

(M16A1) "Much better pillow..."

(S/O) "H-Hey! How am I supposed to get up and clean us up?"

(M16A1) "Simple. You don't. Not yet anyway."

S/O rolled their eyes before just resting their arms above her waist, letting M16 nuzzle into their neck.

It was a very awkward position, especially given the weight of a T-Doll, yet it didn't bother S/O too much.

Not when they got to brush their hand through her hair, feeling her hum vibrate into their neck.

STAR is struggling to keep herself awake, faintly aware of the feeling of S/O holding her against them.

She doesn't try to fight it or say something in response, simply allowing it to just happen as she closed her eyes.

STAR wants to do something to help, cleaning the bed or them, yet this feeling was too nice to pull away from.

A notion that S/O figured out, making them smile.

(ST AR-15) "Do...you need me to move?"

(S/O) "Nope. You're perfectly fine as you are."

(ST AR-15) "Hm..."

STAR knew what they really meant, making her smile as well. It doesn't take terribly long for her to fall asleep and awake a blushing mess after the fact.

RO's hands immediately try to latch onto S/O, bringing them closer to her as she has their head rest on her chest.

With a tired sigh, she lays her head back onto the pillow in both exhaustion and bliss.

Maybe every now and then it was nice to destress like this...

She felt S/O shift in her arms, making her reluctantly let go.

Before realizing S/O was lifting her hand up, seeing them smile.

(S/O) "I think we should clean ourselves a little before we fall asleep."

Seeing her disheveled hair strands in the periphery of her vision, RO blushes before agreeing.

(RO635) "R-Right. I think a shower would do us both nicely."

The absolute last thing she needed was the others to comment on the activity her and S/O got up to tonight.