For @BrookDROWNED I hope you enjoy it!

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It had been a few days since Feferi had ended their moirail quadrant and frankly, Eridan was feeling lower than shit. He wallowed in self pity for hours on end, cried violet tears and it hurt you. He didn't realise that you were here, listening to him cry and curse the whole world, including you. In a fit of rage he had managed to slap your cheek, you cried out and he had instantly apologised and held your face, examining it. He mistook your blushing to be damage from the slap and locked himself in his 'respite block'. You had always been there, with Eridan silently caring for him with big statements. He never seemed to catch onto your hints, too hellbent on being together with Feferi. You liked to think that if Feferi wasn't involved, Eridan would choose you to be his matesprite, not that you had anything against Feferi

"Eridan, come on, it wasn't that bad!" You called through his door after a soft knock.

"It was evident all over your face! I hurt you! Leave me alone!"

"No!"

"Why not?! Stop being so incompetent for once and leave. Me. Alone!" His words stung but you refused to back down.

"Eridan! I am NOT going to leave you in such a delicate state! I'm worried about you! I don't care what you call me, I'm not going to leave like she did!"

"Oh, what do you know?! I cared for her! I can't believe you would bring her up now!"

"I may be incompetent but at least I'm not ignorant to other people's feelings!" You were only met with silence. You huffed, crossed your arms and sat down outside Eridans door. You sat there for a few hours hearing sniffling and tapping. You started to him quietly to yourself out of boredom. Soon, the humming started getting louder, and louder. Then you started singing, practically a murmur.

"... You can count on me like one, two, three

I'll be there,

And I know when I need it 

I can count on you like four, three, two

And you'll be there,

'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do...

Ooooooh, ooooooh

You'll always have my shoulder when you cry,

I'll never let go, never say goodbye

You know...

You can count on me like one, two, three

I'll be there

And I know when I need it 

I can count on you like four, three, two

And you'll be there

'Cause that's what friends are supposed to do, oh yeah

Oooooooh, ooooooh

You can count on me 'cause I can count on you~"

You sang softly. A few minutes laer the door cracked open.

"Yeah... I'm here for you as much as you are for me and I was wrong to call you incompetent... Am I really ignorant to other peoples feelings?"

"Well yeah. It hurts me to say this buddy but you kind of are. But hey, I guess it can be excused I mean, your whole you've secluded yourself from every troll except Fef, so your opinion could feel wrong to other people but you feel it is the only opinion that is correct. You've never had a wide range of people to be able to understand other people's points of view. But that isn't your fault. At least I don't think it is..." Eridan was looking at the ground, his uncombed hair hiding half of his face.

"I... I guess you're right..." 

"Also, your  pretty much a child being forced into a situation where even an adult would crumble. You're doing extremely well for someone of our age. The fact that you have gone crazy under all the pressure is... Well, extremely impressive. If I were in your place I probably would have gone to the crazy bin loooooong ago."

"Come on, you have the strongest mental fortitude I've ever come across... you've been sat outside my door trying to coax me out of my pity party and you didn't even leave to relieve your self, eat or drink. All to prove to me that you weren't going to leave..." You blushed at the compliment. You rarely get compliments from Eridan, so whenever it happened, you practically turned into a red spotted newt (okay so that was a weird thing to say but I'm into like, newts, geckos and lizards and snakes and stuff :/ I think they're cute...). 

"Thanks Eri..." Eridan combs his hair back with his fingers and coughed. 

"Anyway! I'm hungry. Make me some food." 

"What shall it be? Sushi? Salmon? Cod?"

Eridan looks at you, horrified.

"I'm kidding!" Eridan huffed.

"I knew that." You sniffed the air before circling Eridan.

"Eridan are you... Wearing body butter?"

"What? No!" Eridan looked away, crossing his arms. You shrugged and headed to the kitchen.

After dinner you sat with Eridan on a couch. Just a random violet couch you had bought him. He looked at you and you looked at him.

So, what do you want to do now?"

"I don't know..." Murmured Eridan. With the intensity he was throwing at you, the air went from comfortable to awkward.

"What you thinking about?" You asked, genuinely curious.

"Trying to think of a memory that doesn't have you in it..."

"Found any?"

"A few but they're boring."

"Oh... OK." Eridan suddenly surged forward, grabbing your chin and locking lips with you. It was almost instantaneous to push him back.

"Eridan! What are you doing?!"

"I... I don't know... I like you a lot and I thought this is what people who like each other do!" The male troll exclaimed." You sat back down and blushed profusely.

"OK."

"Is that it? Just " OK" is that all you have to say? Really?!"

"No, it's just, this is the first time this has happened, I like you too! It's just that you surprised me and I didn't know how to respond!" Eridan embraced you, saying the words you had always longed for him to say.

"I don't need Feferi if I have you..."

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I ask this almost every time but how was it? Does it all make sense? Was it as cutsie as I meant it to be? Sorry if it sucked.

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