#simmboose

Caboose being depressed because CHURCH WAS ALWAYS HIS VALENTINES DATE?? A whole cutscene of Caboose asking Church to be his valentines!

Grif with Simmons “you don’t have to try to impress me.”

Caboose “I miss him so much!! He loved me!!” Man 😭

Excerpt of self-indulgent Caboose/Simmons because I WRITE WHAT I WANT TO SEE IN THE WORLD.

“Oh, Mikey.” Simmons called. Caboose stopped and turned around quickly, they buried their head into Simmon’s chest. Simmons tensed up for a moment before he carefully wrapped his arms around them. “ Hey? Are  you…”  “No… I’m very upset.” Caboose answered.  Simmons frowned and pulled Caboose a bit closer to him. “...Damn. Well, That makes me upset. How can I help?” he asked.  “You’re helping now.” Caboose muttered. Simmons huffed softly.  He hesitated before he leaned down and kissed Caboose’s head. “...Okay, Mikey. I’m glad to help. Whenever you need me,” he said in a hoarse whisper.  Caboose sighed softly as they melted into the embrace and felt the anger fizzle out as Simmons’s arms wrapped around them.  Caboose picked up Simmons’s hand and placed them on their head. Simmons chuckled softly. This was Caboose’s way of asking for affection. Simmons was happy to run his hands through their hair.  “... I missed you a lot, Duckie,” Caboose said softly. Simmons smiled at that. “ I missed you, too.” “...Did you…forget about me?” Caboose peeked up at him. Simmons frowned at that.  “ Kinda? It’s…confusing. I remembered having a Faunus friend, but when I tried to remember your face…I’d get a headache.”  Caboose blinked at that. “ When I met you during the Matches, I got the feeling that I knew you from somewhere. But when…you used your Sembalance… I started to remember and I got really nervous.”  “Oh,Sorry.” Caboose muttered. Simmons huffed and messed up Caboose’s hair. Caboose felt their face flush at that. Simmons made him feel a weird warmth in his belly. “ Don’t apolgize for shit that’s not your fault.” Simmons scolded.  Caboose stuck out his tongue at Simmons. Simmons shook his head. “I mean it, Mikey. You were trying to protect us from that Grim, and we got told a lie that it was your fault that Church died…” 

And also because it's easy for Caboose to trick Simmons into doing things.

-Sarge is on the mechanical war path and refuses to have anyone work with him, so Simmons is left to work by himself. Except Caboose is there too, because he wanted to show the Red Sargent his work too.

So now the Blue rookie is working on stuff next to Simmons, because no one at Blue base can sleep through the noise like Grif can. And Simmons just, accepts this because, really, could his day get any worse than working with the enemy?

And nothing bad happens. They only talk to swap tools or for different parts, and they both have semi-productive days. So over the next few days, the same thing happens, and Simmons stops being so on edge about being around a Blue. 

And Simmons can’t help it when he just starts ranting one day after dealing with Grif in the morning. He doesn’t expect any response, but when Caboose offers sympathy Simmons is kinda taken aback. Caboose mentions how annoying Tucker is, and while the situation he talks about is a little nonsensical, Simmons is grateful for not just being blown off or ignored.  

The two end up continuing work together, at first just sharing their gripes about team mates or VS life, until suddenly they’re talking about each others projects and offering suggestions and feedback. And they make a bunch of random crap that actually works (Like a heat sensing coffee machine or a cow brush except its a buffer Lopez or Sheila can use to get those hard to reach places.)

And then comes the physical aspect. They receive a compliment for their work, and in the joy of celebration Caboose wraps Simmons into a hug and Simmons freezes. He doesn’t remember the last time he’s gotten physical affection (more than playful shoulder bumps with Grif or Donut) so he just splutters and pushes away. But Caboose keeps hugging him anytime things go right, and without exactly realising it, Simmons keeps trying harder and harder to get those moments. 

Except team shenanigans happen and they miss out on work time together, and it dawns on Simmons that he misses that affection. So when he can, he works hard on something to impress someone/anyone. And he starts to burn himself out because nothing is working. And finally Caboose is allowed to come around again and-

Caboose: “Aww, you’ve been making stuff without me?”  Simmons: “Y-yeah. What do you think?” Caboose: “Hmm... it’s a thing?”

And Simmons kicks himself because he did terrible and not even Caboose is interested and he’ll never get a hug again because hes so stupi-

And then he’s being hugged.

“Let’s make stuff together again, that will cheer you up!”

Drabble im writing... fff