CC: This started out as a 50 prompt word-thing that Zo suggested to get me over my 'Everything I Write Sucks! Syndrome' and just sort of mutated from there. We started out doing just 50, then went to 50 EACH, and so in the end we have one-hundred for you to read.
Neither of us anticipated how much we'd love this, and now we plan (and hope) to do it weekly.
So if you like KidStar, I have a full fic going (The Birth of DeathStar) on my profile. And if you like our general writing styles, we both have several (on-going and completed) on our individual profiles (CuteCat213 and Zoete9).
Zo: ...Uh, what she said!
Both: And now... This week: KidStar, next week: SoMa!
So please enjoy and let us know what you think!
CC: #1 - Love
It was times like this where Kid thought he might just love Blackstar more than symmetry...
Zo: #2 - Yellow
Those brilliant gems of glittering gold, seemingly a plain yellow to anyone other than BlackStar, were like headlights that shone into his soul- but, maybe, that's exactly what Kid was trying to accomplish.
CC: #3 - Trust
It wasn't something an all-powerful (his partners chastised him 'not yet'), if still young, god of death did easily, but here, now, he found it wasn't as hard as he thought; he trusted Blackstar.
Zo: #4 - Violence
BlackStar's habit of riling Kid up often leads to violence, which in turn only serves to confuse the hell out of their friends when the spat becomes a make-out session (contest to see who could shove their tongue down whose throat faster) in less than two seconds flat.
CC: #5 - Death
He'd sit there at night sometimes, when his boyfriend was asleep, and think about it, and he always came to the same conclusion: regardless of what laws or rules or (heaven forbid) symmetry it broke, Death was his, and so was Blackstar.
Zo: #6 - Return
He'll only allow him to fall this one time, Black Star swears, when Kid suddenly comes crashing down from the sky -a guilty skateboard not too far behind- his form battered and gasping for the air he'd lost while plummeting, and still BlackStar only smirks before darting to his lover's side and chiding, "Welcome back," with a mile-wide grin.
CC: #7 - Mind
It was annoying more than half the time, and he swore Blackstar did it the other half just to watch him break down in OCD misery, but every time he turned those begging verdant eyes on him, Kid decided that no, he really didn't mind.
Zo: #8 - Demon
BlackStar always felt like he was just one terrifyingly small step away from repeating his clan's misdeeds, knowing all too well how easily he could lose himself, obey the devious whispers coming from a power he craved- but one look into Kid's eyes and those demons were zapped mercilessly by the electricity coursing between them.
CC: #9 - Moonlight
Kid never got tired of watching Blackstar: in the rain, desert sandstorms; staring at him in class, but really, he thought he looked the best here, in their room, in their bed, illuminated only by moonlight.
Zo: #10 - Reason
When Soul asks how he and Kid can even function in a relationship, BlackStar can't come up with a sensible reason... and even if there was one, it's something he'd never admit to Soul despite their close friendship.
CC: #11 - Dispose
No, it wasn't going to happen; the whole outfit was enough to give him hives: three buckles on one side, four buttons on the other; just- no, but he smiled anyway and nodded, he'd dispose of the thing later when Blackstar was asleep.
Zo: #12 - Thunder
When BlackStar meets Death the Kid, an indescribable jealousy swallows the barely-there inkling of excitement: this symmetry-obsessed, soon-to-be god, was stealing all of his thunder, dammit!
CC: #13 - Phone
There were times when they had to be apart -they were both meisters after all, they couldn't always get the same missions- when all the supernatural powers in the world were helpless to connect them; and when that happened they were forced to trade 'I love you'\'Love you, too's over the phone.
Zo: #14 - Prank
As soon as Kid tries to commit suicide in a predictable bout of depression by jumping off of one of the many red spikes outside the DWMA, BlackStar, though greatly amused, regrets ever pranking the OCD boy; it was just an innocent (read: devastating) unfolding of every last perfect toilet-paper triangle in Death Manor's restrooms!
CC: #15 - Threat
He showed no anger, he allowed his boyfriend to deal with it himself, staying a supportive presence in the background; and while no one questioned the student's sudden decision to quietly drop out, they all got the message: no one threatened Blackstar when Kid was around.
Zo: #16 - Necklace
The one time BlackStar thoughtfully carves a skull pendant for his lover to hang around his neck via flimsy black string, he fears the gift won't meet Kid's Perfectly Symmetrical standards, and it's why he almost doesn't hand his poorly wrapped parcel over when Kid demands to know what's eating him.
CC: #17 - Try
The picture on the right of the living room was tilted a skin-shivering two centimeters to the right, and the two loveseats were off their perfectly symmetrical grid by at least a factor of four, and the candlesticks on the mantle- BUT, Kid reined himself in; he really did appreciate Blackstar's try at cleaning the living room.
Zo: #18 - Bolt
BlackStar screams at Tsubaki to bolt the doors and lock the windows; his pissed boyfriend is searching for him- "BLACKSTAR!"- too late.
CC: #19 - Missing
Those two weeks were the hardest of Kid's immortal life; barely breathing, hardly eating, and he'd forgotten what sleep felt like: the words resounded in his head again and again 'Blackstar is missing'...
Zo: #20 - Reaction
BlackStar loved the reactions he got out of Kid- the delectable sounds others were disturbed to hear behind closed doors, a myriad of drool-worthy faces hidden away from prying eyes- and they were all huge boosts to his ego ("As if it needs more inflating!" his lover would yell, embarrassed, after the inevitable blurting of BlackStar's musings).
CC: #21 - Hate
When the damned blue-haired meister shows up again, in the infirmary, bloodied and bandaged from over a week of torture -but at least he kept Tsubaki safe; call him a bastard but Kid would have rather he kept himself safe- and smiling just because Kid is there beside him, he knows: there is nothing he won't do to assuage the hate burning in his soul for those who injured his love.
Zo: #22 - Bite
It was bound to happen eventually, Patty observes with an insane smile, and Liz stares in captivated fascination at the perfectly duplicated set of squiggly bruises on her meister's collarbone: BlackStar decided sometime last night that he wanted all of Death City to know what was his, thus the clamping down of his jaw on porcelain skin had Kid writhing and gasping and demanding he make another to match.
CC: #23 - Betray
Kid glares all forms of death and torture at the foolish girl in front of him; knowing for fact that her words ("Blackstar and I are together...") are nothing but lies, and he smirks and says, "Really? Must be why he was screaming my name just this morning," and when her face falls it's only a validation of what he already knows: Blackstar would never betray him like that.
Zo: #24 - Dare
"I dare you to... kiss Kid, BlackStar," Maka obviously thinks he isn't going to do it- so the dazed look from his totally-not-secret-anymore lover as he ferociously attacks his unguarded mouth, plus the hilariously shell-shocked faces of the whole group, are quite satisfactory: "Would you like a turn with Soul, Maka?"
CC: #25 - Blood
Honestly, with the way Blackstar was fussing you'd think Kid had lost a limb or something (not that that was beyond the realm of his healing abilities) when they'd survived their partners, their peers and the Kishin... but he rolls golden eyes and he lets his boyfriend fuss over his flesh wounds: "It's just a little blood, Star. At least they're symmetrical."
Zo: #26 - Hook
BlackStar trudges gloomily towards Death Manor with a remarkably irritated Tsubaki in tow, and as the girl knocks, Kid opening up with an incredulous look once he registers exactly what's going on, the blue-haired Meister slumps over further: "BlackStar, how the hell did you manage to get a fish hook stuck in your lip?"
CC: #27 - Think
God -somewhere in the school, his father sneezes- how did he manage to get into situations like this- no, wait, don't tell him; he knew: because when Blackstar asked him to go on one of these (stupid, foolish, reckless) adventures, he couldn't help accepting; only ever thinking about the consequences later- if at all.
Zo: #28 - Pulse
His heart thrums a little faster, beats against his ribcage just that tiny bit harder, when he sees Kid smile a lopsided grin and feels a hand slipping into his- the temptation is overwhelming- and it's what makes BlackStar lean in and kiss the other so damn gently, pulse sky-rocketing to dangerous levels.
CC: #29 - Sunshine
It started with a stupid, oblivious question (as many a conversation with Blackstar did), spoken more to the air than anything: "I wonder what I would taste like..." he'd probably meant as a food, but Kid didn't miss a beat; didn't even look up from his book as he replied: "You taste like summer rain and sunshine."
Zo: #30 - Façade
When he's with Kid, BlackStar doesn't have to pretend everything's okay- because it's not, and it hasn't been for a long time -so when his tears get lost within the heavily falling rain, he opts to just lean on Kid and lets his mask shatter with a wail as arms close protectively around him, "Stop fighting everything by yourself, Star. Let me bear some of your burden, too, that's all I ask..."
CC: #31 - Elusive
Blackstar was not making his search easy with all his moving around- this required delicate precision- and no matter how many times he'd told his lover to hold still he never managed it -but then, that was Blackstar- and he wasn't making it any easier to hit that elusive little- "Kid!" -he smirked: 'Found it.'
Zo: #32 - Drunk
BlackStar never knew how slutty Kid could be until a few shots of alcohol had gone down the hatch: soon, he had a lap-full of blushing Death God who insisted on provocatively groping anywhere he could possibly reach while positively leering, which is when BlackStar can't decide if it's a very good or very bad thing that they know each other's bodily weaknesses so well.
CC: #33 - Discover
It was somehow both surprising and comforting to know that, even though they'd been around each other since they were children, even though they knew each other's ins and outs and darkest secrets; they still every day managed to discover something new about one another.
Zo: #34 - Paranoid
BlackStar can't help but worry himself sick mulling over the possibilities of never seeing his lover once he'd departed on another mission -the kind that had deadly consequences when dwelled upon too long- but maybe Kid was just as paranoid as he was regarding these particular situations, so he'll try to hide his anxiety with a blinding smile.
CC: #35 - Survival
Kid walked away from the smoldering rubble at his back without turning around, he'd never mention that place again; but he took dark, sinister satisfaction in knowing that out of everyone who'd ever passed through that place, Blackstar was the only one left that survived.
Zo: #36 - Psychic
It was times like these when BlackStar thought his boyfriend could read his mind, he always knew the right thing to say at just the right moment, after all: "Hey, Star, I love you."
CC: #37 - Fall
Kid had fallen many times in his life: on the playground, in the school, from his board -he still winces at that particular (hazy) memory because Shinigami healing or not, a two story fall to solid asphalt hurt- but he remembered perfectly the hardest fall of his life: it was when a fearless, blue-haired, green-eyed boy walked up to him and said: "Heya! I'm Blackstar and I'm gonna be big star someday!"
Zo: #38 - Delusional
BlackStar just couldn't fathom why everyone thought his lover delusional for having extreme panic-attacks over anything asymmetrical; it was one of the things he loved most about him... it made Kid, Kid.
CC: #39 - Broken
It was the way that Blackstar looked -before he masked his true emotions with that damn fake smile- after Stein told them it'd take months of hard work and physical therapy for Star to walk again- if ever: Kid had never seen his boyfriend look so broken.
Zo: #40 - Moment:
It's the moment when BlackStar realizes he's never outright told the boy in front of him farewell -never, ever since those words seemed to ring with an overwhelming finality- that Kid does say goodbye, and BlackStar's blood runs cold inside his veins as he walks away with a heart as heavy as lead.
CC: #41 - Pain
It took a lot, from both of them: arguments and fights and long stretches of uncomfortable silence; nights when it got to be too much for one of them and the other held him while he cried; but the triumph at the end of the turmoil, the victory when Blackstar stood up and walked across the room unaided: it was worth all the pain.
Zo: #42 - Perfect
Everything always had to be perfect, symmetrical, silently beautiful- which is why, one day, knowing he himself could never be described using any of those words, BlackStar asks in an alarmingly small voice: "Kid... why do you love me?"
CC: #43 - Promise
It was the mark of something more- more than the kisses and touches and nights in each others' beds, more than the flimsy labels of 'boyfriend' or even 'lover', and though they weren't ready to put a name on this new step in their relationship yet; both knew what promise the matching set of (four) rings meant.
Zo: #44 - Despair
BlackStar chokes out a strangled laugh, rubbing furiously at his eyes that- goddammit! -just won't stop leaking tears in generous amounts, obviously trying to remain strong for his audience of sympathetic friends that sit with him against the wall outside the infirmary; they'd almost lost Kid for good this time, he'd almost lost the most important person to ever step into his life: "I'm going to throttle that bastard when he wakes up."
CC: #45 - Grave
They really tried to hold in their snickers: it wasn't right, they both knew it (if Kid's father found out, they'd be cleaning every inch of the DWMA's floors- with toothbrushes: their toothbrushes) but no matter how grave the situation, it was hard to take their instructor seriously when he had glittery green hair (courtesy, of course, of one death god with magical connections and his sneaky assassin boyfriend).
Zo: #46 - Abducted
When Kid comes barging through his apartment doors, cursing aliens to an eternity in hell for abducting him and having the nerve to be asymmetrical, BlackStar turns inquiringly to Liz, who just shakes her head sadly and gestures to a madly giggling Patty.
CC: #47 - Share
Really, it wasn't such a big deal- they'd been much closer than this just last week, been shoved into more cramped quarters than the current one; and it could hardly be expected to have extra room after they'd just got done beating the Kishin: truly, they'd been in worse situations than being forced to share a cramped infirmary berth.
Zo: #48 - Space
They both abruptly notice how little space separates them on a daily basis when Maka so kindly points it out that night: "Of course you can sit there, Tsubaki! Kid's practically on BlackStar's lap anyway."
CC: #49 - Wish
It was one of those extremely rare, serious, philosophical moments, and the sound of his lover's voice was quietest and the least self-assured it's ever been when Blackstar hesitantly asks, "If you could have one wish, what would it be?" and Kid looks from the brilliantly deep purple sky to even more brilliant emerald green eyes and smiles- because the answer was so simple: it was right in front of him, "Wouldn't work: I already made that wish... and here you are."
Zo: #50 - Spiral
What started out as an innocent lie to keep Kid out of his business, BlackStar realizes with dismay, is on the fast track to spiraling into a catastrophic fist-fight that will leave his head pounding for weeks.
CC: #51 - Inside
WHAT was Blackstar doing standing there like an idiot in the middle of the hallway when Kid was all dressed (or undressed, as the case may be) and they'd been apart for three weeks -the longest their relationship had ever gone without contact and- Dammit, Kid grabbed Blackstar by the collar of his shirt and dragged him to the bed and carelessly tossed him the lube, "Inside! Now!"
Zo: #52 - Unrequited
BlackStar tries not to think about how utterly crappy his life would be if Kid had rejected him when, once upon a time, he'd timidly (blushing and stuttering and mumbling, for Death's sake!) asked the boy for a first date and received a kiss on the cheek to reward his efforts.
CC: #53 - Investigate
They couldn't have stopped themselves if they'd tried (not that they did), it was just far too tempting to figure out what in the world Spirit and Stein were apparently sneaking around in order to accomplish- but when they found them (at night, on the roof, it an extremely compromising position) they really wished they'd never even started their little investigation.
Zo: #54 - Hell
It's like being thrown into the fiery pits of hell for BlackStar when he's subjected to watching Maka and Soul fall all over each other like lovesick fools, without Kid by his side, so it's no shocker as he comes to the conclusion that being sexually frustrated -in a word- sucks.
CC: #55 - Together
They were bleeding, bruised; Blackstar's lower left leg looked like raw meat, and Kid couldn't even see out of one of his eyes- they were going to be feeling this for weeks at the least and the only way they'd even managed to get out of it alive was because they were (the way they handled everything else thrown their way) together.
Zo: #56 - Scramble
There's a terrifying moment when BlackStar finds he and Kid can't quite scramble under the bed-sheets quick enough to prevent said boy's buffoon of a father from getting an eyeful- they'd accidentally forgotten to cover a mirror.
CC: #57 - Redo
The whole day had started off bad and proceeded to go down hill and fall off a cliff from there: from their slip-up in the shower and the resultant bruised hip, the sight Kid's father had gotten when he checked the bathroom mirror at his son's pained shout, to the embarrassed, fleeting glances Spirit kept shooting them all afternoon- dammit, they needed a redo of the whole freaking day.
Zo: #58 - Hug
Sometimes, BlackStar just needs a hug from his Favorite Person, Kid, to make him able to smile bright as the sun and laugh like he'd die tomorrow again; just be the nuisance everyone knew so very well.
CC: #59 - Sympathy
"Shut up," are the first words out of his mouth; he didn't need the pity -damn sure didn't need it from his boyfriend- when it was his own idiotic fault (as usual) that he was in pain; but Kid just smiled and shook his head and rubbed his shoulders, "Maka was that bad?" he asked in reference to the pregnant meister, and the look he received was answer enough; so he didn't scold Blackstar on how stupid it was to call a pregnant woman fat, he merely hid his amusement deep and tsk'd, "You have my sympathy."
Zo: #60 - Miscommunication
Usually, both parties strive to make themselves as clear as possible when speaking to one another, but BlackStar eventually slips up and promptly gets punched for it, "What the hell, Kid?!" to which his lover blinks, blushes, and awkwardly yet gently ghosts his fingers over the side of BlackStar's face: "S-sorry... I may have interpreted that last part as you cheating on me with Tsubaki."
CC: #61 - Joy
It had always been a sore spot before, even with Liz and Patty there because there was this distance that he never knew how to get rid of, and it made him feel so-so alone and unlovable... but that wasn't true anymore- now he had someone who cared, who loved him in spite of their arguments and for the first time, walking side-by-side through the shopping center, he agreed with the carols: with Blackstar here, it really was a time of joy.
Zo: #62 - Breakdown
BlackStar's emotions are warring: he's either downright petrified or worried beyond belief (certainly glad that Tsubaki is spending the night at Maka's so he can do this right) when knocks thunder without pause on his front door; it's all he can register before a distressed Kid is sobbing into his chest, clenching at the back of his shirt with a very muffled explanation for this breakdown- not that BlackStar really understands, as he's too busy pressing kisses to the crown of Kid's head and fulfilling the role of anchor for his lover in his moment of vulnerability.
CC: #63 - Appreciate
It was one of the few, unspoken taboos in their fights; that word, because it was one of those things they never took for granted: no matter what happened and what words were said, they always walked away to cool down knowing they were each loved and appreciated.
Zo: #64 - Search
Hide-and-Seek is fun, especially when Kid has to find him, because, if he hides well enough, the reward is sure to be magnificent.
CC: #65 - Life
"Do you think the others are right when they say we don't have a life?" he asks, and Blackstar pauses in his workout -he will not get lost in his boyfriend's eyes, he chides himself; or his abs...- and scoffs like it's the stupidest question on the planet, "Who needs a life? We have each other."
Zo: #66 - Language
They had their own language: the way BlackStar knitted his eyebrows just so before his face went either unnervingly smiley or blank as a sheet alerted Kid when something just wasn't right; BlackStar being able to hear the barely noticeable strain in Kid's voice and determining just what the many different gleams that played like movies through his golden eyes meant.
CC: #67 - Toy
He's nervous when the other comes through the door, because that particular look on Blackstar's face frequently means chaos and always means trouble, and his swallow is audible through their apartment, "What's with the look, and what's in that bag?" and he knows he's right when Blackstar's smile widens and he reaches into the paper bag, pulling out the bright red object that has Kid's eye going wide as saucers, "Ohh... just a toy," and suddenly he's smiling, too -in spite of the nervous fluttering in his stomach- and says, "Race you to the bedroom!"
Zo: #68 - Sarcasm:
BlackStar hates when his boyfriend uses sarcasm; it's always too witty and clever and the other meister is too damn quick at this word game- "What?" Kid smirks condescendingly, "Can't the one who will 'surpass the gods' think of a proper comeback?"
CC: #69 - Undecided
It was driving him nuts -really- and he should honestly have more patience since he was usually the one that cost them their time with his idiosyncrasies, but Blackstar's indecisiveness was killing him: "Just pick a movie already!"
Zo: #70 - Collapse
Playing 'Janga' is not a strong suit of his, BlackStar learns quickly, as the tower of small wooden rectangles comes tumbling down; he begins to pout angrily, but then the boy with yellow eyes sitting beside him pecks his puffed-out cheek, "Good try, Star, wanna go another round?" and he finds himself nodding cheerfully.
CC: #71 - Home
It wasn't big or fancy -nothing like the school- because they'd gotten it themselves; scrounged and saved every penny for years... So no, it wasn't big, or extravagant, or anything much, really, but it was theirs: it was home.
Zo: #72 - Variety
BlackStar would be lying if he said he didn't find Kid's hair interesting- in fact, he quite liked the variety it had to offer, and told the boy so despite the bickering that ensued shortly after the fact.
CC: #73 - Confide
It was early morning - the sun barely up- when he found the other side of the bed empty and cold; and a search found his other half up on the roof, unusually quiet: and as he sits next to the blue-haired meister, Blackstar opens up and confides his fears about turning out like the rest of his clan.
Zo: #74 - Scars
BlackStar is overjoyed when the star permanently indented on his left shoulder is slashed out- although, to his chagrin, a great deal of it still shows -but Kid assures him that that part of his past is over and done with; it was never his destiny to bear that cursed mark in the first place.
CC: #75 - Remember
It's been years -decades, really- and he finds himself reminiscing as all the new students flood his halls, feeling an indescribable melancholy; until solid, warm arms wrap around him from behind and pull him to rest against a muscled chest and he sighs: "Remember when we were that young?"
Zo: #76 - Potential
He'll stand by and permit his lover to become Shinigami, no boasts or claims of transcending that particular god passing his lips; Kid's always had that well-hidden yet definite potential to bring his dream of "perfect order" to life, and it's not something Star's willing to wreck for something so trivial.
CC: #77 - Experiment
It's on a dark night after a huge fight that Kid sneaks into Blackstar's room, apologizing again and again but Star just looks at him, wanting reasons, not apologies, and it's then that he shares his greatest fear: that despite the love and affection shown to him, ultimately, he's merely his father's experiment.
Zo: #78 - Unstoppable
BlackStar was a wild and unstoppable soul, a force to be reckoned with that seemed to taunt those who were weak both mentally and physically- but he was never too far out of reach for Kid to tame.
CC: #79 - Collide
When he hits what feels like a brick wall, it doesn't even occur to him to say anything; and he doesn't get the chance to rectify that when two steel bands surround him to keep him from hitting the hard ground, and he looks up in surprise to see it's not a wall he's collided with, it's a god.
Zo: #80 - Mine
And there they sat, one aspiring Death God and a blue-haired Meister, watching 'Tangled': "You were my new dream..." Kid glances at his lover as Eugene croaks a cheesy line, "And you were mine-" Rapunzel finishes; gold and dark green clash, simultaneously agreeing before lips dive forward in a hurry.
CC: #81 - Fear
It is, quite by accident, when locked in a rather heated embrace in a convenient hallway closet, that Kid and Blackstar discover Sid's irrational fear of two men in love (which escapes them entirely since he's dead), but would become later understandable when they find out the only other couple he's seen involves Stein -which actually makes it perfectly reasonable.
Zo: #82 - Obsession
Sometimes, Liz had to wonder which of the two Kid had more of an obsession with: BlackStar or symmetry?
CC: #83 - Annoy
They hadn't gotten along at first (they'd actually rather have happily seen the other shot and thrown confetti to commemorate the occasion): Blackstar was arrogant, brash, loud; Kid was overly formal, OCD, and -argh he couldn't even stand to be in the same room as him; but in the end -years later and only weeks from their wedding day- they realize they might never even have known the other existed if they hadn't been so annoyed.
Zo: #84 - Reality
BlackStar wasn't immune to nightmares, so when he wakes up with sweat drenching his form and a scream locked tightly in the back of his throat, he finds reality turns out to be a much better place; because Kid's alive out here.
CC: #85 - Breathe
It was these moments that were his favorite: calm, quiet, intimate even if he was only resting his head on Star's chest in bed, where the rest of the world disappeared and they focused only on each moment as it came: each breath as they breathed.
Zo: #86 - Blink
Maka was irritated; BlackStar and Kid were each throwing a hissy-fit and wouldn't be caught dead in the same vicinity as the other, which was seriously disrupting the fragile balance in their circle of friends- so, as one could guess, these were dire times that called for drastic measures: "BlackStar! Kid's being raped by Soul in the kitchen!" before she can even blink a blur of black and blue is whizzing past her... poor Soul Eater Evans was in for it now.
CC: #87 - Guard
Kid screams and fights against the bonds but nothing works- he is unmoved, and Kid's heart is breaking but Blackstar looks back at him with a gentle smile in spite of the wounds he'd gotten protecting the death god, "I love you Kid, I'll guard you against all dangers."
Zo: #88 - Crush
BlackStar feels more than a pang of disappointment when Kid opts to hang out with Liz, it's more like being crushed and given the old one-two since he has to pretend it's alright- and to think, Kid used to be able to read him like a book, so he wonders: where had that man gone?
CC: #89 - Heaven
It's not the physical where lies perfection -though he won't argue it's wonderful- but the small things: pointless little love notes, (burnt) breakfast in bed, going to sleep worried about your Life Partner away on a mission to wake up with them holding you in their arms... Yes, Kid decides: it's the little things that make being in love heaven.
Zo: #90 - Survivor
Kid tears up a bit when he hears his boyfriend's explanation of how it would have been better if he'd disappeared along with the rest of the Star Clan, and as a consequence he hits him over the head and calls BlackStar a dumb ass: "You're so dense sometimes! What the hell would I have done if we never met? Ever thought of that?"
CC: #91 - Sleep
He couldn't have been more tired if he'd tried (he didn't even have enough energy to put power in his mental voice), but no matter how long he lay with his eyes closed, blessed unconsciousness remained out of reach, and it isn't for another six hours (marking a total of three days) when his worry is finally at an end and Blackstar slides in bed behind him, home and safe from his dangerous mission; that Kid can at last relax and slip into the arms of his love and the sweet embrace of sleep.
Zo: #92 - Bribery
If Kid thought BlackStar was going to just up and forgive him, boy did he have another thing com- "I'll be your slave for the whole day, I swear," is actually all it was going to take.
CC: #93 - Follow
It didn't matter that it was freezing, or that he was injured, or that even the death god had on winter gear, Blackstar kept pace with him, and when the blue-haired boy's chattering teeth finally became too much, Kid rounded on him, "What are you doing?" and even though his hair isn't the only thing blue now, he smiles around the chattering, "T-t-t-told ya I'd f-f-follow you anyw-w-where."
Zo: #94 - Everything
They'd shared blood, sweat, tears, kisses, so many painful and wonderful memories that BlackStar stopped counting ages ago- still, his Kid, his Everything, would stay by his side forever and keep adding to those precious moments: "BlackStar, I made that vow before we even knew we were in love."
CC: #95 - Mistake
They're this close to breaking it off -permanently- the fight had gone farther than any other, involving words that were better left for mortal enemies that made a habit of eating children, and they were both only a breath away from utterly destroying whatever they'd ever had; when it happens: they both make the decision that it's not the relationship, it's the fight that isn't worth it, and that they'd almost lost the best thing that ever happened to them, almost made the biggest mistake of their lives.
Zo: #96 - Fool
They were both fools, BlackStar knew, for falling so hard and fast and deep that it wasn't possible to get back up without their other half; what a scary thought it was that, without Kid, he would never be wholly complete.
CC: #97 - Hollow
He never thought he could feel so empty, so lost, so hollow, like there's nothing there inside, until the report came in: no survivors- and Kid is beyond crushed, beyond caring about laws and the consequences of the universe, because there was only one thing he'd ever asked for, one thing that he valued more than the urges that were literally a part of him; and so the God of Death made the command, because a stronger god would need to help the world if he was without Blackstar.
Zo: #98 - Tongue
This was pure tortue, Kid thinks as he shifts in his seat uncomfortably, watching BlackStar's pink tongue dart out to catch another stray drop of ice-cream before it swirls all around the fleshier part of the iced treat: Kid suddenly decides he wants to know what the two taste like as one and lunges for it.
CC: #99 - Snow
It was one of his few calm moments, as he stared out the sliding glass door at the white-washed land, the utter quiet of the landscape washing through him- until he heard the movement behind and turned to see his husband yawning as he approached, "Star? What are you doing up so early? I woke up cold." and he hides his smile by turning back towards the glass, Kid hugging him from behind (to steal his heat, the thief) and resting his chin on his shoulder until the silence is just a bit too much -but he can't tell Kid that he was experiencing a moment of quiet thought; of seeing the earth sleep in preparation of renewing itself, of watching endings and looking forward to new beginnings- so he merely shrugs: "Just... watching the snow."
Zo: #100 - Last
BlackStar would always be labeled his first as well as his last- the only person he would ever love so much it ached to be apart for more than a day -after all, Kid didn't spend any time waiting for Mr. Right to show up; not when BlackStar was, well, already prepared to spend an eternity with him, OCD and all.