JSAB, Aka, Just Shapes and Beats.

This is a fic between Blixer (The main boss) and Cube (Your best friend in the game)

Blixer was... a little bored in all honesty. Not quite not-friends with the locals but still hard to interact with a lot of them... especially the flowers, and Lycan.

Cyan still didn't quite trust him but he still came to some of his DJ-ing gigs which was okay with him, that square was still a little intimidating despite his extremely small size. Barracuda was actually a friend, he preferred staying corrupted just like he himself did, which actually was pretty nice. He knows Lycan eventually went back to being corrupt but he didn't spread it or anything, none of them did, at least anymore.

The Helicopter... Heli, definitely didn't like him, if only cause he accidentally flooded where he slept when the factory was built. Boat he knows he's in a love-hate friendship with, given the fact it made the ocean a lot more fun to travel around in for the ship, in Paradise, but at the same time it wasn't meant to be given it was... well... Paradise.

Cube... It was weird. By technicality is was his fault he got corrupted, even if it was also just the factory doing as it was told to do. He was also the one that scared him and Cyan away after he transformed and also tried to attack them in the process.

To be fair he was kind of crazy, no thanks to the pink corruption back then. Now it's all balanced and he remains corrupted, he guesses that's why after he got his circles kicked people were more forgiving, though still reluctant, expect for a few. Cube was weirdly forgiving in a way.

Some either forgave him fully or just flat didn't like him. It feels almost like when he was alone in that cave. Outcast from the others of his kind, just due to him being an off-color and with a bit extra, so unlike the other flowers like Lycan, he took that power so he would be on top, and now not only was he not on top anymore, but he also wasn't exactly completely outcast. More of a slight outlier to everyone, then again that's why he got along with Barracuda, similar in that aspect at least...

He sighed, the odd horn-ears he had moving down a bit. He hated being bored, made him think too much, made him start zoning out even if he does find a distraction, then again that means it's not a good enough one. He should go.

With that thought he does, getting up and out of his home, ironic that he refurbished that old cave into his home is a brief passing thought. He shrugs off the slight discomfort that brings and starts walking, going from island to island and simply watching the goings-ons of everyone else. Seeing some shy away when they notice him and he can't quite stop the glare they get from him in return, huffing at some reactions and rolling his eye, or simply waving at some that are polite enough to at least give him that courtesy.

Walking along he heard some very familiar music, more than a little curious and also a little worried he started slowly going towards the source. Looking around, finding no one else around, making him take a moment to find out just how far he'd gone out and finding himself somewhat close-ish to Cube's place. This only spiked his curiosity more, wondering who was listening to The New Fresh.

Eventually he came to a clearing, and who sat there honestly surprised him. Cube. With a pair of headphones one, listening to one of his tracks. He saw that his eyes were closed, andand that he was honestly bobbing his head to the beat that he was very obviously enjoying. He... really really wasn't expecting this. It genuinely floored him, and he did actually find himself sitting down to watch Cube in a mixture of oddly heartfelt awe, wonder, and pretty deep confusion. He felt his eyebrow furrowing and felt himself moving, the actions at the moment feeling so detached in the moment due to his utter astonishment at what he was witnessing and hearing. He felt himself sitting again, only with his arms laid out almost like circle around Cube, simply watching him jam out, and he found himself just the slightest bit flustered when he heard the song change to that of another one of his own, New Game. Out of order but... the fact Cube was enjoying his beats honestly still surprised him, seeing Cube's eyes open and hearing him squeak however definitely brought him out of his revere and he went wide-eyed at being discovered, he was enjoying this a bit too much.

He grinned, trying desperately not to show just how flustered he was, seeing Cube go from spooked to just flustered though made him chuckle outwardly.

"Sorry Cube, just heard my music."

"Hm? O-Oh! I still have that playing! It doesn't bother you does it?" Cube was turning it down to hear him better, and also cause he was more than embarrassed at being caught.

"It's fine, it's fine. It's just... I didn't expect anyone to like those old beats, especially after..." Blixer let the sentence hang, leaving what he was referring to unsaid.

Blixer watched Cube nod, seeing the tiny comforting smile on his face, or at least, that's what Blixer perceived it as. He bought his hand over and pet Cube, noticing for not just the first time how much bigger he was than most others, Lycan barely coming to half his size, and Barracuda being only marginally smaller than Blixer himself. He somewhat liked the slight feeling of power his size gave him, even though it didn't do the best for his overall approach, he was big and intimidating and he knew it. Having someone small and so shy like Cube in his hand was a little comfortable though... He didn't realize how long he's been petting Cube, stuck in his own thoughts with a smile that he only just noticed Cube doing his best to genuinely emulate. He flushed a little, eye looking away for a moment, but not fast enough for him to not notice that his action made Cube worried... the second glance to make sure didn't help besides conforming that Cube definitely looked worried now.

"Are you sure it's alright, you look..."

"Look? Do I have something stuck somewhere?" Blixer was honestly wondering now, he looked himself over quickly, even going so far to lift up Cube and look under his own hand to see if there was anything there.

"Ah! I! I mean! I meant... I meant you looked uuhhmn... looked like you weren't okay??? I mean, uhm... uh... I mean sad a little, I think? You were kinda flushed though, so, are you catching a cold?" Cube had shouted a little in surprise, not expecting to be picked up even if he was already in Blixer's hand earlier due to the petting.

Blixer flushed again, ignoring it vehemently and giving only the tiniest glare, which thankfully was only met with Cube's slight nervousness and a small smile. Even then though his gazed softened and he scoffed a little at the display, feeling flustered and a little guilty of all things. He decided to hold Cube closer and keep petting him.

"I-I'm fine Cube. Really. Just... distracted today. Bored I guess." He was only partially honest, but partial honesty was better than none in his mind, and so he took his comforts where he could.

"O-Oh. Okay... sorry for shouting earlier, I was just surprised... If you're bored you can hang out at my place."

Blixer blinked. Mauling it over for a moment before he sighed and a flat look was sent in the direction of Cube's house.

"I would... But Cyan still just tolerates me, I'm not really his friend and vice versa... (I don't even know why you consider me one...)"

Blixer had mumbled that last part but given the fact Cube was so close he still heard it and a small bit of shock came onto his face.

"We-Well, maybe it's cause you were driven crazy by the corruption and even then you technically had every right to attack things like you did. I mean... when I first saw you, I just... I didn't know what to do, be by Cyan or go over to you, and Cyan had gotten the treeangle seedling so fast I could hardly blink and suddenly I saw you with it embedded in your head. I heard your music so loudly, what played in your soul and mind so loudly in that moment, the chaos... it wasn't right but it's only cause of what happened to you before you became... you. I don't blame you is what I'm getting at, and I know you're a good shape... even if others don't see it that way." He was impassioned by his own rant, very willing to make his feelings known to Blixer, who he considered a friend, and a shape worth forgiving despite how out of hand things got.

Blixer was stunned. Things laid out so flatly, his own thoughts apparently somewhat parallel to Cube's own. And so utterly flabbergasted that Cube was so forgiving and understanding, more so than other shapes. Barracuda liked the power his corruption gave him after the crazy wore off, he knew he could get purified on top of that, but he didn't want to. Lycan liked his size and the fact he was already leader of the flowers only made him seem like it even more so when he recorrupted himself. Himself... He couldn't get uncorrupted. He, by all technicality, killed himself, twice, it was permanently part of himself, keeping him alive and keeping him from ever being pure again, not that he'd want to given he was a deformed flower in a cave as opposed to the powerful corrupted being he was now.

He looked at Cube, saw the sincerity on his face and the slight beading of tears he thought Cube didn't realize he had, and he decided to give him a small smile and wipe those away, watching surprise flash on his face for a moment before the smile came back in full force. He felt something in him squeeze at that and he brushed it off for a moment to simply ggive Cube a proper hug.

"Th-Thanks I guess."

"You're welcome, Blixer."