Sollux laid in bed, tv turned on to a Marvel superhero marathon, typing out new viruses that would completely erase all the information off someone's computer. He was so engrossed in his work that he did not hear/see his matesprit come into the respite block.
"Sol, lookit." Sollux kept his eyes locked on the screen but arched an eyebrow.
"What."
"Sol look!" The psion finally lifted his gaze over his phone to see Eridan wearing his old beaten cape. It had large tears at the bottom and looked as if it was caught in a bush with thorns and was tugged out from the ends.
"E.D what the fuck." Eridan twirled happily around and the violet cloth flopped behind him.
"Isn't it great? It still fits!" He smiled.
"No it doethnt." Sollux locked his phone and set it on the bed, not once taking off his eyes off the smaller troll.
Eridan placed his hands on his hips
"I know s'not the most beautiful thin, but at least its still is wwearable."
"No it'th not." Sollux began to approach Eridan carefully, still inspecting the tattered cape and wondering why the fuck he thought this looked ok.
"E.D take that thing off." Eridan shook his head and backed away.
"Wwhat? No Sol just put it on!"
"E.D, take it off now."
"No Sol its my cape! Wwhy can't you just be happy for me?"
"I'd be happier if you took that thing off."
"No!"
Sollux let out an annoyed sigh and reached for the cape but Eridan quickly moved away and ran to the opposite side of the room.
"E.D, thith ithnt funny, get that thing off!" Eridan shook his head.
"No! You're gonna do somethin to it!"
"Yeah, throw it out!"
"No Sol!"
The Gemini troll's anger was was beginning to take over his actions, not caring in the result.
"Eridan fucking Ampora. You look like you climbed out the fucking trash can in that. Get it off tho I can put it back." He hissed, effectively making Eridan realize how done he was.
"N-no Sol, it's m'cape." Sollux let a low growl rip in the back of his throat. He then used his psionics to unfasten the chain on the cape and completely remove the object from the seadweller's grasp.
Eridan gasped and ran back towards his steaming matesprit careful to not anger him further. He reached for his beloved cape but couldn't seem to grasp it.
"Sol! Givve it back!"
"It'th going in the trash." Sollux answered simply.
Since Eridan was shorter, he couldn't his goal. So he lunged towards it, stepping on Sollux's foot at the same time. Sollux murmured a sharp curse under his breath and covered Eridan in blue and red electricity, floating him over to the bed and dropping him down.
"Now thtay there." He ordered, and quickly shut the door behind him. Eridan sat on the bed in shock from how quickly his cape was taken away.
"But Sol I can still wwear it!"