(I'm finally doing an art trade with my amazing fandom child and that's about all that has to be said.
...And the explanation of the AU beforehand [almost forgot]. This is an Aged Up AU of Kaya's OC because it would feel quite weird for me to write a minor having a relationship with an adult. Kaya can do whatever she wants in terms of shipping, but for me, I'll be writing her OC when the Cazar girl is about 20-21 years old to not bring up any problems. I have the creator's permission to do that, and I'm happy to write stories for her cri.
Okay, now onto the story!)
Disclaimer: I do not own Ratchet and Clank or any of its characters. And thank you my child for sending me so much love YOU NEED ALL THE LOVE BACK AHH!
The Unnatural
General Summary: Aged Up AU. Kayarious. The Cazar Kaya belongs to OmniscientPapaya of Instagram/KayaThatOnePapaya of Deviantart. A tip kids! Don't prank your boyfriend into thinking he's completely lost all his sanity. Not that he had much to begin with, but the principle still stands.
As soon as his foot passed the threshold of the living room, Nefarious knew something was gravely wrong.
A "unnaturalness" penetrated every fiber of his being, and with a fearful glance, he peeked over his tablet.
The living room was completely empty. Everything was in proper order, and the cushions were still messed up from the movie night they had the night before. Blanket still thrown to the side of the couch, the holo-vision off…
His optics looked beyond the living room and drifted to the breakfast bar by the edges of the kitchen and the living room.
Kaya sat on one of the stools, a box of cereal, a plastic carton of milk, and an empty green bowl in front of her. The light brown Cazar stared back at her boyfriend, her gaze betraying nothing.
One of his fingers clicked the tablet off, the little sound echoing through the dead silent room.
After a moment, he took the bait. "What the hell is going on?"
The Cazar remained impassive. "What do you mean, sweetheart? I'm just about to have breakfast…"
Nefarious' optics darted between the three items in front of his girlfriend. The feeling in his chest grew. "Something's wrong here."
Kaya cracked a small smile. "Look, I'm just about to eat breakfast like any normal person would. Nothing's wrong."
The suspense was killing him. "Prove it," the scientist countered, crossing his arms over his chest.
Kaya grinned sweetly and shifted in her seat.
She then reached for the milk carton.
"Really?!" Relief flooded every wire in his body as he watched his girlfriend pop the cap off the milk carton. "Come on, don't pour the milk first like some kind of monst-"
Qwark-Os poured out of the milk carton as Kaya stared straight into Nefarious' optics, her face devoid of all emotion.
That's when the crime against nature really hit him.
His mouthpiece trembled as he watched Kaya shake the carton, getting more cereal out. His body shook, and a strangled sound came out of his throat as his optics shrunk to pinpricks. His mouthpiece moved, but only a whisper came out. "What the fu-"
"Like I said Neffy," she said as she set the carton back down. "I'm just having breakfast like a normal person would."
Her gaze didn't break as she reached for the open box of Qwark-Os.
"Don't."
White milk poured out of the Qwark-Os box into the bowl.
He lost his mind.
The tablet clattered against the floor as Nefarious fell to his knees. The robot's gaze was still locked with his girlfriend's, stoic green eyes to terrified red optics.
Was this really how squishies ate breakfast these days? When was the last time he had seen his girlfriend eat cereal? When was the last time he had seen someone else eat cereal? Why did the fibers of his soul completely die and leave a hollow shell of his old self?
The Cazar lowered the carton back down and picked up a spoon that had been hidden behind the bowl. It dipped into the bowl, and as Kaya lifted the cereal to her mouth, she smiled.
"What'd I tell you? Completely normal."
She stuck the spoon in her mouth, pulled it back out, and chewed.
Nefarious' scream of abject horror almost shattered the windows.
"Do you feel better now?"
The robot hugged the blanket to his chest, pressing his body closer to the stack of pillows. His knees shifted to better fit on the couch. Grumbles came from him as Kaya hugged him close.
"Please promise me you won't be that freaky again," he finally said, his voice still rough from the intensity of his scream. His eyes stayed locked on the Lance and Janice marathon in front of him.
The Cazar squeezed Nefarious. "I promise not to dip into the unnatural the next time I decide to prank you." She stretched out and kissed his cheek. "I'll even put the milk back in the carton."
She didn't get an answer from him.
She settled back down to watch the rest of the episode, still holding onto her boyfriend as she waited for him to come out of his shell.
In the final moments of the episode, a metal arm reached around her and snuggled her closer to him.
Song Inspos: "Don't Play" by Halsey (Male Version) and "Horns" by Bryce Fox (STéLOUSE Remix)
Yes, this is an actual thing. A user by boxoftumblr on Instagram made it (least I think they did) and I felt so uncomfortable that I knew it was going to be an amazing story idea. Miss OmniscientPapaya wanted her OC to do it, so I wrote this out for her and I cri because I had such fun doing it. Thank you so much for doing an art trade with me Miss Papaya!
Hope you all enjoyed, and I'll see you all in the next story! :D
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