Getting into the sweet and fluffy stuff~

"Alright. But I'd hurry up," He told her. "You've only got a couple of minutes before it starts. You'll miss the introduction of Catherine Zeta-Jones' character if you don't." He watched her retreating form for a moment before taking her side of the blanket and wrapping it around his chest. He held it close to keep the warmth in the red fibers until she returned.

"Yeah, Yeah, I'll hurry." Terezi chuckled, pretty much to herself, as she closed the bathroom door softly. As her contacts laid on the sink, she eyed them warily, taking off her glasses. She picked it up carefully, sliding it in, slowly and carefully. Terezi blinked as the contact moved into place.

The beginning credits began to play on the movie. "Terezi! Its starting!" Karkat yelled. "Get out here or you'll miss it!" He shuffled around, moving a bit closer to where she had sat.

She quickly scrambled to grab her other contact. "Alright, I'm coming, I'm almost done!" Terezi looked up, trying to slide the other one in. She flinched a little, but finally set it on her eye, and blinked as it readjusted into position. She leaned forward and looked at herself in the mirror. They way the contacts intensified the light blue of her eyes was almost unrealistic. They were almost bright. Of course she thought they were pretty, but she also thought it wasn't normal! Not for her at least. She walked out of the bathroom stood beside him, grabbing her side of the blanket back. She nestled herself inside and found herself close to Karkat, the skin on their arms making contact. Of course, she didn't mind. "Wow, kept it warm for me?" She smiled, tilting her head up at him.

He felt the couch conform to her weight, but kept his eyes on the screen. The gentle heat radiating from her side made his heart skip a beat. 'stop that, you little shit.' he thought. "Yeah, of cou-" He stopped in his tracks as he looked over and saw her eyes. "God damn," he said in quiet exclamation. "Your eyes." He tried not to stare, but he couldn't look away.

She blinked a few times and before her eyes darted down to her hands. Terezi looked down at her fingers and twiddled them around. "They.. They look weird. Don't they?" She knew they would look stupid.. Good job Pyrope. Good. Job.

Shit! "No, no!" He backpedaled. "It's just they're," He paused, thinking. "Unexpected. They're pretty." He gently, cautiously, pulled her chin back to face him. "Really. Pretty."

"I-" Terezi's face turned a very light shade of pink. "Oh." When he pulled up her chin, her face turned from pink to red, and the corners of her mouth curved gently into a smile. "Pretty?"

"Uh, yeah." He responded weakly, losing his nerve. His face a shade very close to hers, he dropped his hand and slightly looked away, focusing on a point behind her. "I mean, as long as you can see better, you should wear them more often." He looked her back in the eyes for just a second. "It makes more sense doesn't it?"

"Yeah, I mean, I guess they help me see much better. I just thought they looked weird. Abnormal maybe." She shrugged a bit, not able to look at him for too long. She couldn't never manage keeping eye contact with anyone for any period longer than 10 seconds. Especially his. They were such a deep brown color that made her heart jump a little bit every time. They met eyes again and she snapped back to consciousness. "Yeah. It does make more sense. I think I should wear them more often then."

God, those eyes. They were beautiful and just so mesmerizing. "You should. Definitely." Karkat's face still burning, he tried paying attention to the movie with little success. His thoughts were swirling around his head. What was going on with him tonight? This was Terezi fucking Pyrope here, the annoying friend he's had for years. He may or may not have had a crush on her for a while now, but why is it so difficult to think normally around her all of a sudden?

She ran her fingers through her hair as she yawned slightly, trying to regain from their little 'moment'. Make conversation Terezi! "So.. What exactly is this show about? I'm pretty sure you know more about it than I do. It seems really interesting.. and It's making me hungry." She chuckled a bit, looking at the screen. "I could order some pizza?" she added, looking back up at him again. "On me!"

He chuckled when she asked what it was about. "This movie is fucking amazing, let me tell you. The girl, Kate, is a really stuck up cook who doesn't really know how to have fun or anything. Then her sister dies and she's left to take care of her niece, who's like, 10 or something." He watches the screen with a slightly hidden, but still obvious, admiration. "Then this guy, Nick, shows up and starts working there and he's all about cutting loose and having a bit of fun. Her niece loves to hang out with him because he acts kind of like a child himself. But being around him so much, she slowly starts to break down her wall and enjoy his company." He pauses, a thought hitting him. This sounded familiar. Really familiar. His face had gone back to his normal color, but it heated right back up as he realized why. "Uh, yeah sure." He added, still looking away.

"Oh! That sounds actually.. Really interesting." She decided to lessen the tension. "So is this one of those.. silly Romcoms you were talking about? Why didn't you tell me before? This sounds much more interesting than the way you describe other movies." She snickered at him a bit, hoping for a bit of comic relief. Though, she intended to have a look on her face as if she knew something that she probably shouldn't.

Karkat looked her dead in the eye. "Okay, one, it's not silly." He told her seriously. "This movie is the shit. And two," His face got, somehow, even brighter. "This movie was one of the first romcoms I ever saw. It's always been one of my favorites..." He trailed off, looking away again. Fuck, she understood it too. He didn't mean to pick one like this; it was just one of his favorite movies.

"I'm messing with you." She giggled and leaned over onto his side. "I trust your judgement that it will be a very good movie." She looked up and smiled at him, taking her phone out of her pocket. A quick change in topic here would fit just nicely. "What kind of toppings do you like on your pizza?"

His heartbeat picked up as she pressed up against him. "Uhh, I'll take anything I guess. As long as there's some pepperoni on there. If there isn't though," Karkat gave her a somewhat serious look. "I'll come after you. I know where you live, Pyrope." He threatened, smirking a bit.

"Yeah, And I know where you sleep!" She gave him a teasing look as she called the pizza franchise and placed an order. Terezi hung up, and slid the phone back into her pocket. "And if he is not in here in 30 minutes or less with our pizza we'll go after him!" She smiled and chuckled again.

"Damn straight we will. If they're gonna brag about getting their shitty pizza done and their asses over here in under half an hour, they better fucking go through with it." He was enjoying their banter and the gentle heat radiating from her side. Still trapped under the blanket with her, he pressed closer to her infinitesimally.

"You got that right," She held her hand out to him and gave him a small high-five. As he pressed closer and the space between them was nearly minute, Terezi chuckled, leaning her head on his shoulder. At least the sleep had finally been fully drained from her system, as she was now wide-awake.

If she couldn't hear his heartbeat before, she most definitely could now. He could hear it pounding in his ears, blocking out some of the sound from the television and distracting him from the movie. Of course, his thoughts were still bouncing all over the place anyways. "So uh," He started lamely a couple of minutes later. "What do you think of the movie so far?"

Terezi shrugged, not moving her head from his shoulder, but only tilting her chin up so she could see his face while she talked. "I mean, I'm not really sure about it right now, but so far I like it. Based on the summary though, it sounds.." She loved to make him just a little nervous. It calmed her nerves when she got to tease and joke around with him. Terezi looked at the screen, then back at him. "I mean, I would say it sounds kinda familiar, but I just can't pinpoint it."

Fuck, why did he bring that up again? "I have no idea," He said nervously. "Doesn't seem familiar to me, not at all." Why does he subject himself to this? Face still bright red, he tried to wipe his sweaty palms on his jeans without her noticing.

Terezi decided once again that was enough teasing as she barely noticed his fidgeting under the blanket. She decided to come back with a different subject, something he was comfortable with. "Like I said, I couldn't really pinpoint it. It's nothing." She turned her attention back to the TV for a moment. "So if this was one of the first RomComs you watched, when did you actually watch it? I honestly think this is going to be a really cute movie." There you go. A+ 'Rezi.

"I saw it once it came out on DVD," He told her, grateful for the subject change. "Kankri accidentally brought it home when I was about twelve or something. He left it in the player and I had broken the remote the day before. I was too lazy to get up and change the channel so I just kept watching it." He paused for a second before continuing. "It is a really good movie though. The actors are really good. Aaron is kinda funny. Though I don't really understand what's up with the patterned pants though..."

"So, Kankri accidentally ordered a RomCom instead of like, A documentary or something? I find that hilarious." She scoffed, turning back up at him. "Its funny how little things that we would never think would influence on our life can end up meaning so much in such a short period of time, and then they end up being a part of us forever." She offered a smile at him. He was so into this movie, so determined with it. His eyes were bright and child-like.

"It is," He said, smiling back slightly. "Life is weird as fuck and you never really know what it's gonna throw at you." He looked back at the screen. "Sometimes it gives you shit that makes you want to blow your brains out," He glanced at her out of the corner of his eye. "But then it decides to stop being a dick for a second and actually give you something awesome. So I guess I can't complain too much. About some things."

She scoffed again, "I know the feeling. But for the world to give me as something as amazing as I have, I think I either have really good luck, or the world just decided to be overly gracious to me." She turned her head again so it would be more comfortable on his shoulder. She ran her finger over her hair, trying to push her hair out of her face.

Karkat looked down at her. "Same. But really, either one works for me." He cautiously pressed his lips to her hair for just a moment. He then quickly pulled back and attempted to focus on the movie, his face still burning brightly.

WE'RE SORRY. We need to get better at actually getting this stuff out on time. We'll do better next week, promise! Anywho, we finally started delving into the cute stuff in this chapter, and it only gets fluffier from here!

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