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The fabric of the bed around the two was soft and comforting. It was a moment- a moment that was once rare in the circus before the whole.. fiasco. But now, they seem to have been able to find moments like these more often.
Moments like these where they could just.. exist. And be with eachother.
Gangle giggled, tightening the grasp of her hands coiled around Zooble’s arm. “That was a really fun one-! I’ve found that these adventures have been a lot more enjoyable lately.” She remarked on the adventure that they had just got back from.
“Yeah, I agree.” Zooble replied, rubbing their hand across Gangle’s. “What.. other ones, would you wanna do?”
Gangle paused for a moment, thinking. “I’m not sure.. that anime suggestion one that we did that one time a while ago would be fun to bring back!” She just wished that it could’ve lasted a bit longer.
Zooble smiled- well, as much as they could smile without a mouth, back down at their partner. “That would be fun.” They adjusted themselves, slowly; sitting up a bit straighter against the bed’s headboard.
“Ooh, or maybe somewhere we could do a lot of art together! I could ask Caine, maybe about some sort of studio, with paints and all kinds of stuff!” Gangle suggested, clearly quite enthusiastic about the fact everyone could control what they did in this place now.
Zooble leaned into Gangle a little more, also thinking. “Maybe somewhere relating to your comics and OCs? The storyline you have going is very interesting.” They thought to say, knowing how much Gangle loved her characters.
“That’s a good idea! I’ll totally ask about that.” Gangle responded with a smile, feeling very excited about all these new opportunities that no one in the circus ever really.. had the chance to have.
“Have you made any more drawings or panels?” Zooble asked, trying to keep the conversation going.
“Yeah, actually. I could go grab my sketchbook- I left it in my room though.” Gangle remembered, starting to get up.
“Wait.” Zooble interrupted, suddenly, tightening their hold on Gangle’s ribbon-hand.
“Hm?” Gangle looked back.
Zooble looked at her, before turning around a little sheepishly as their plastic face darkened slightly. “You don’t.. have to? Not yet. Just.. stay. For a while.”
Gangle chuckled quietly, wrapping herself back into the cuddles with her partner. “Of course, Zooble.” Her words were soft as her porcelain mask nuzzled into their shoulder.
Zooble, eyes widened, looked back down at her, and slowly placed a hand back on where Gangle’s spine would have been- if she wasn’t, of course- ribbons. But that was fine- they loved her like that nonetheless.
Gangle looked back up at Zooble, eyes full of adoration and love- a ribbon-hand snuck up onto the side of their face. “You’re so corny like this sometimes.”
Zooble could feel their face flush as they stammered. “I.. I know. I’m sorry, hah..”
“But I still love you for it, Zoobie.” Gangle pulled in a little closer, definitely improvising this all as she went, but it was worth it to spend as much time with her lover as she could.
Zooble could feel her breath against their face- and it drove them crazy. They loved her so much.. and god, did it feel great to have her to themselves.
Gangle blinked, sighing as the painted facial features on her mask smiled a bit wider; she could feel her cheeks turn pinker by the second, but she was sure Zooble never minded. She trusted them- they were probably the reason she hadn’t abstracted by now.
They turned their face down a bit lower, their plastic just inches away from Gangle’s porcelain. Zooble knew that they both yearned for it- but they still always wanted to be sure. “This is okay?” They checked.
Gangle smiled back, giggling softly- her eyes still glistening with love. Of course she wanted to, but at the same time, it was awfully comforting that Zooble always checked. “Yeah.”
The kiss was soft and gentle- but the love and yearning they both felt for eachother was immeasurable, whether the two of them had lips or not.
Gangle felt the feeling; a feeling that no one else had ever given to her- that she, for once, was truly loved. She never thought that she’d find someone else who could fill that dark hole in a heart that had been broken in many ways, many times before. It felt like someone who could tolerate her ever-changing emotions and love her for who she was; didn’t exist. Never would she had thought she’d ever find the right person, let alone in some colorful digital fantasy land. Turns out, the hole in her heart was Zooble-shaped. And they fit it just right.
Zooble felt as if their whole world was finally being built up again from the ruins it had been left in. From the moment they had been stuck in this hell- they hated everything about themselves. From the way they lashed out at people, and especially the body their mind files had created. Mismatched and ugly, and they could never find pieces that felt right- but Gangle changed that. Gangle accepted them, broken, jumbled-up pieces and all, and her love made it finally possible for them to think that the ability to swap out parts.. wasn’t all that bad.
Gangle pulled away first, feeling like her mask had been stained pink forever from the blushing. She didn’t say anything, but those void eyes, glossy and bright, told everything.
Zooble pulled away a little late, which made their weight cause their arm to slip out of balance a bit on accident..
Which ended Zooble up right on top of Gangle, their hands on either side of her mask, their eyes looking right back down at hers.
Gangle’s facial expression immediately turned very surprised, not expecting this to end up this way- but she could feel her cheeks turn bright red.
“Shit, sorry..” Zooble apologized quickly, not changing the position the two were in, but loosening up significantly. “I can-“
“No!” Gangle squeaked out suddenly. It took her a moment to make out any other words, being how flustered that she was, but it didn’t seem to be a problem to Zooble- and she was glad that they were so patient. “This, uh.. is fine.”
Zooble stared back down at Gangle, trying to remain their composure, in this.. situation. God, she was so pretty; how did they manage to earn her trust?
Gangle stammered, stuttering in a barely audible whisper. She could feel her body- she could feel the pull where a stomach would be, and she felt so allured to her partner. That’s what it was, she thought- it was waiting, yearning. For them.
Zooble shuffled slightly, just as flustered as she was, moving a plastic arm towards Gangle’s body. “Uhm.. can I?” They checked, being sure to have the consent to do this. “Can I touch.. here?”
Gangle stared up with longing, nodding in agreement as her face went completely pink.
Zooble gently traced their fingers along the coil of Gangle’s body, up and down, letting the soft red satin guide them along. “You’re so beautiful.”
Gangle squirmed gently under the weight, but she gave into it, letting Zooble take control. Gosh, did it feel good.. to.. to be wanted. To be loved. To be.. claimed. “Haahh… aha..” She laughed awkwardly, shuddering as Zooble planted a few small, makeshift kisses up her ribbons.
Zooble traced their hand up the back of the ribbon that acted as Gangle’s neck, caressing it softly as they soon found their way to the normally cold, but now very warm, porcelain mask that stared back at them, a gaze full of just as much love as they felt for her.
Gangle gasped quietly as Zooble lifted her chin up. Those hypnotizing, half-lidded eyes stared back at her, comfortingly. She could just drown in them.. and be quite content about it.
“May I?” They asked softly.
Gangle didn’t waste any words, immediately leaning forward closer until their faces met where lips would be.
It was passionate and warm, the sweetness fulfilling so many fantasies that neither of them knew they even had. It wasn’t a traditional kiss, no- neither of their digital avatars really had the right kind of faces to do that. But the feeling- the feeling was there, no doubt about it. This unmistakable sensation of being loved, wanted- and just overall, appreciated. By someone that they could love back just as equally.
Zooble pulled away, gazing at Gangle admirably. But before they could say anything; they felt the warm, familiar feeling of smooth ribbons crawling up their arms.
Gangle coiled her arms around and around Zooble, pulling them close until the two were side-by-side, facing each other, just inches apart. She looped her ribbons all around them, holding tightly as if she would lose them. She could never lose them.
Zooble looked back, the satin snaking across their body made them shiver softly. Their pupils dilated as Gangle kept her gaze steady. Just her face could make them go red- and this was absolutely no contrary.
“You know, uhm.. i-if you wanted, maybe, we could..” Gangle started, loosened her ribbons a bit- but soon turning her gaze away timidly. She noticed what she said and started hesitating. “Gosh, nooo- what a-am I even saying? Of course you wouldn’t- ugh, I’m such a creep, I’m s-sorry-“ Gangle squeaked.
“Hm-? Oh, no, Gangle, it’s okay.” Zooble focused, intent on making sure that their partner was okay. It took them a moment to realize what she was implying at first.. Oh. Oh. “I mean, if that’s what you.. want to do, we could figure something out.”
Gangle’s facial expression was mixed, she didn’t know why she said that, and it felt as if it had ruined their sweet little moment- but secretly, it could be going somewhere. Somewhere.. a little more interesting. “I-If that’s.. okay.”
Zooble shuffled, sitting a little more upright against the bed’s headboard. “I haven’t really, uh- done anything like that. Before. But we could try something.” They tried to talk, unsure of what they were saying themselves, but they had to admit that the direction this was going could certainly be appeasing.
Gangle sighed, leaning herself into their side, slowly and gently tracing their ribbon-hand down Zooble’s torso. “I just.. don’t r-really know how that would work, y’know? In these bodies, I mean.”
Zooble thought themselves, trying to think. “Well, maybe.. we could try to conjure something? I’m not too good at it, but we could, like..”
Gangle blushed nervously, and quite flustered, also. “OH! Uhm.. I.. don’t really know. I-I haven’t really figured out h-how to do it properly, yet. I.. d-don’t really know what I’m doing. When it comes to conjuring- and uh.. yeah.”
“That’s okay, we can try.. something.” Zooble held a gaze at her, willing to follow her lead. She’d probably have more ideas than them, anyway.
Suddenly, Gangle turned over, facing Zooble’s face directly in their lap. She curled a hand up and around Zooble’s.. weird, little antenna pieces, holding their face close, her other hand tugging them via the chest piece they had chosen for today.
Zooble gazed back, eyes widening and glistening with adoration. They leaned in gently, allowing Gangle to kiss them yet again.
All of the pent-up lust and longing made them dizzy, sometimes. But being with her helped that.
Gangle pulled back, staring at Zooble. She smiled, noticing the pink plastic under their eyes go way darker. “You’re so pretty, you know that?”
Zooble stuttered, unable to come up with their next words. Did.. did she really think that? That they were pretty? Even in this.. body? My, what to think of this..
Gangle giggled quietly at Zooble’s speechless response.
“So, uh.. are there any boundaries of sorts you don’t want me to cross? Stuff I should be aware of?” Zooble inquired calmly, trying to keep their heart from beating out of their chest.
Gangle blushed softly, happy at the fact that Zooble cared so much. “Just.. be gentle, mostly. You know me well enough, though.”
Zooble nodded, blinking up at her.
Gangle coiled her limbs around Zooble’s frame, slowly curling the ribbons around, carefully beginning to grind against them.
Zooble froze up, a little shocked- but they could feel it, still, even in this body. Their limb-sockets popped as they adjusted, carefully guiding their fingers along where Gangle’s back would be, if the two of them were still in more human shapes.
Gangle tightened her grasp, she felt flutters as she pushed closer into them, the feeling of Zooble’s hands across the back of her ribbon-coil-body making her shudder.
Zooble must have been holding their breath a bit, as they could feel their limbs stiffening, whether from their breathing or the fact Gangle could hold them so tightly. Rocking their hips, they tried to keep a steady pace. Exhaling softly, they leaned into her. “Fuck..”
Tracing a ribbon-hand up towards Zooble’s face, the corners of Gangle’s mouth raised into a small smile. She felt amazing, whatever this feeling was. Zooble was very good for her. “You’re perfect.” She nuzzled into their shoulder, breathing hot against their neck.
Zooble shuffled their legs, deepening into this.. amazing feeling. They stared, taking in these sights of having their lover, all here.. for themselves. It pulled at their chest- astounding emotions set their heart ablaze. Love- that’s what it was. They cherished this moment of knowing that they could.. be loved. By someone very kind, pretty, and creative, nonetheless.
“Haah..” Gangle breathed, loosening up slightly, retracting some of her ribbon-limbs, giving into this feeling of love.
That’s what this was.
Love.
A feeling that felt so rare in this place- yet they held it. For eachother.
Cherishable and sweet, and even though they didn’t have to worry about it now, it couldn’t be ripped away from them.
Zooble placed a hand along the side of Gangle’s mask, staring into her dark eyes. “That wasn’t so bad, was it?”
“Hehe.. yeah..” Gangle loosened completely, now simply leaning against Zooble. Gosh, they were so nice to her! What did she ever do to.. to deserve this kind of attention from someone so amazing?
“You’re wonderful, sweetie.” Zooble’s words felt velvety-soft, piercing Gangle’s heart as she melted into their grasp.
“T-thanks..” She blinked up at them, leaning her head on their shoulder sleepily; wrapping a ribbon-arm around their torso.
Zooble leaned back, onto her, holding her hand tightly, whispering sweet little nothings as Gangle seemed to doze off quietly.
“Ni-night, Zoobie..” Gangle trailed off gently, enveloped in their grasp. It felt comforting to her.
Zooble sighed a small laugh, soon closing their eyes aswell.