Not relevant to the story but I drew this & its them soooo yeah^
⚠️Cussing, dirty jokes, talk of trauma, clowns⚠️ Mostly Fluff! (finally)
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When Dex opened the door he saw Tarian there, his teeth chattering slightly and his arms wrapped around himself tightly clearly trying to become warm.

"You said don't use up all of the hot water so I took a cold shower. I've taken some before because my parents used all of the hot water so I figured I would be okay." T chattered as he looked to the side.

"I didn't mean you had to take a cold shower, I meant that you just needed to be quick. Come here." Dex said as he pulled Tarian into a hug in an attempt to warm the boy up some.

"I'll be okay." Tarian said as he wrapped his arms around Dex's torso, melting into the embrace.

"Your going to get sick." Mandex said as he grabbed a hoodie from the back of a chair and stepped back some.

Tarian stepped back with him so they stayed in the hug.

Dex sighed as he looked down at the still slightly shaking boy in his arms.

"You have to let go so I can put the hoodie on you." He said, shocked when Tarian nuzzled his head into the crook of his neck.

"You can warm me up instead." Tarian mumbled referring to the hug.

"Oh? Shouldn't we at least have lunch before we go at it? We will need some energy." Dex teased with a smirk when he saw how red the tips of Tarian's ear became.

"Not what I meant." He muttered before pulling out of the hug reluctantly.

"I know but it's fun to tease you." Dex hummed back before putting the hoodie onto T.

Once he got the hoodie on he saw how large it was on him. The bottom of it came to his knees and the sweater paws were super big.

He looked absolutely adorable.

"Come on let's eat the food and then we can do something." Dex said as he moved over to the tray of now cooked fish.

He began to add some more seasoning to it when he felt arms wrap around his torso and a head nuzzle into his back.

"Can I help you?" Dex asked as he continued to fix them each a plate.

Tarian shook his head no as his grip on the hug loosened tightly.

"Words Love, use your words." Dex said as he finished putting the garnish on top of their plates before turning around and hugging Tarian back.

"Love?" T asked, a blush blossomed across his face.

"Yes? Does that one make you uncomfortable?" Dex asked as Tarian hid his face into his chest.

"No I'm just not used to pet names. Or any name except for my real one really." Tarian replied, his blushing reaching his ears and the back of his neck.

"Well you'll get used to them. Now let's eat before the food goes cold." Dex said as he got out of the hug and grabbed the plates of food.

"Follow me." He said as he started to walk out of the door.

Tarian glanced at the knives and then at the door. Shaking his head he followed Dex out of the kitchen and into the living room.

Mandex put their plates down onto the coffee table as he sat down onto the couch, grabbing the remote for the TV.

"Sit down, go ahead and start eating. I'm going to find us something to watch." He said as he pointed to the spot next to him.

Tarian did as he was told and sat down next to him before picking up the plate closest to him.

He took a bite and his eyes widened I shock.

"What? They can't be that bad." Dex said as he picked up his fork and took a bite. "Its not bad at all, what's your problem?" He asked sounding slightly annoyed.

"This is so fucking good holy shit." Tarian muttered before eating more of the food, quicker then before.

"Slow down or you'll choke." Dex said with a small smile before adding "The only thing I wouldn't mind you choking on is my dic-" he was cut off by Tarian's hand going over his mouth.

"I'll slow down. No need for the commentary." He said after swallowing the food and taking his hand back.

"I'll have to punish you later for keeping me from speaking. Lucky for you I'm hungry now so I am going to eat." Dex said before pressing play on IT.

"Can we please watch something different? I'm sorry for making you stop talking. I fucking hate clowns." Tarian asked as he glued his eyes to his plate so he wouldn't be able to see the screen.

"Oh great, now I don't have to think of a punishment. We aren't going to change it." Dex said with a smirk as he begun to eat his food.

Tarian sighed in defeat and did his best to pay attention to only is food. Well that was until he had eaten all of it and was left to look at an empty plate.

Suddenly an idea came to him. Seeing that Dex was also done eating and leaning back into the couch, he laid his head into the boy's lap, his head facing his stomach.

"What are yo-" Dex cut himself off when he saw Tarian flinch when someone in the movie screamed out in fear.

He paused the movie as he ran a hand through the scared boy's hair.

"Are you okay Love?" He asked, his tone gentle and calming in a way. He already knew that "love" was Tarian's favorite pet name so he decided that it would be good to use now.

"Yeah I'm fine. I just- well... never mind." Tarian started only to cut himself short.

"No, tell me what's wrong?" Dex asked as he cupped Tarian's face with his hand as the other continued to run through his hair.

"Every time I hear a scream I think of all of the times I couldn't save someone. And don't get me started on clowns. The kidnapping clown streak of 2016 was everyone's busiest year." T shuttered at the memory's flashing by his eyes.

"You couldn't have saved everyone, nobody can no matter how hard you try. Also I rember that, I ended up taking on a total of ten of those clown bitches. Saved fifteen kids." Dex said as he watched Tarian nuzzle into his palm.

"You're a softie at heart." T teased with a smile making Dex roll his eyes.

"I am not, I just think it's stepping over a line when you get kids and teens involved in fucked up shit. Go after adult and old people in my opinion, they have lived a long life so it's okay if they get cut off early." Dex shrugged getting a hum in response.

"I kind of agree with you there. Anyway, what do you want to do now?" Tarian asked as he looked up at Dex, seeing that he still had his hair pulled back so he could see his bright green eyes and piercing's.

"I want to do you~" Dex replied, bending his head down to T's neck as he gave his hair a small tug...
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