Probably the only update for today. Sorry I'm so lazy.
I drop by at the store quickly to fetch some Fanta for Tav before going home.
I open the door and am immediately attacked by a tiny puppy. Oh no. After making sure the puppy doesn't get outside I close the door and take off my jacket. With the puppy at my heels I go put the soda into the fridge and go into the living room. The puppy follows me and sprints to the couch, jumping against it and Tav lifts it up.
"How've you two been?" I ask looking from Sollux to Tavros.
"Pretty, uh, good!" Tavros says, still looking weak and tired, but a lot happier. The puppy turns on its back and Tav starts rubbing it's belly.
"Fine", Sollux says flipping the channel on the TV.
"Who's this?" I ask walking to the couch and pick up the brown little dog.
"It'th Cuttle, FF'th dog", Sollux answers. "I have to look after it for a few dayth while thhe ith out of town."
I nod looking the puppy in the eyes and it growls a bit. I hold it a bit farther away and put it back on Tav's lap where it instantly curls up into a ball and stares at me.
"Couldn't we get a puppy?" Tav pleads and I shake my head.
"No", I say and sit down next to him on the couch.
"Why not?" Tav asks and I grin.
"Me and animals is a motherfucking bad combination", I huff and stare at the dog, which is staring back.
"What do you mean?" Sollux asks frowning and I chuckle.
"They don't like me, that's all", I answer and turn my gaze to Sollux.
"How come? I don't think all animalth can hate you, can they?" he asks and I nod. I then feel Cuttle lick my hand and I look at it before gently rubbing it under the chin.
"Thee? It liketh you", Sollux says and I grimace.
"It would all up and like to chew my finger off", I say as the dog bites down on my finger, the sharp teeth painfully ripping at my skin.
"Cuttle!" Sollux yelps and I stare at the dog, which doesn't react at all. It doesn't let go until Tav grabs its jaws and gently pries it off.
I examine my finger which is bleeding and frown.
"Told you they don't like me", I say as Sollux comes over and grabs Cuttle.
"Thorry for that", he says after lifting the dog and I shake my head.
"Just a scratch", I say and get up to go find a band-aid.
"I'll go now. Need to get thith dog under control", Sollux says but I stop him before he can leave.
"Don't punish it at home. It won't understand if you punish it for something it did earlier", I say and he nods.
After Sollux left I sat back down next to Tav.
"Wow, that must have, uh, hurt", he says staring at My finger.
"Not much", I chuckle. "I've been through worse."
"Still. You could have told me, uh, earlier, about this", he says and I arch one brow.
"What do you all up and mean with that?" I ask and he smiles.
"Your problem with animals", he says.
"They seem to love you", I point out and he laughs.
"Well yes. It would be weird having a dog here who hates you and loves me", he says and I chuckle again.
"Or a dog at all", I say and his smile fades a bit.
"Do all animals hate you?" he asks and I nod.
"We had two cats when I lived with my parents, but they always scratched the hell out of me, no matter what I did. We had to get rid of them. Then we got a dog, but it would always try to bite me. So that was no good either. Even the lambs in the petting zoo either ran away from me or attacked me", I explain and Tav frowns.
"They're afraid of you?" he asks looking really confused.
"I think so. They motherfucking hate me or something. I don't even know what I all up and did to them", I say leaning back and watching the TV for a bit.
"What if we went to visit the shelter sometime?" he asks breaking the silence. "Not all of them can hate you!"
"You sound like you're trying to talk me into buying a dog", I say and chuckle. I notice from the corner of my eye that he looks down and laugh. "We can motherfucking think about it, but can it wait? I'd like to rest a bit after a day at work."
I play some games for Tav for around an hour and make a late dinner for myself at half past six.
"You want anything?" I ask Tav as I finish my own food and start emptying my plate.
"No thanks", he says but then gets an idea. "Or wait, could I get me some Fanta?" he asks and I nod, putting down my plate and utensils before heading to the kitchen.
I take the bottle of orange drink from the fridge and close it, looking down. The floor stares blankly back up at me and I shake my head. I pour the Fanta into the glass, put the bottle back and head to the living room.
"Thanks", Tav says as he takes the drink and sips it greedily like it's his first drink in days. I smile at the thought and continue my own food, standing by the kitchen door.
After eating I put the dishes away and return to Tav, sitting down on the couch and dragging him into my lap. He resists a bit but I won't have that and keep him there until he admits defeat and smiling leans against me, closing his eyes.
"Get well soon", I whisper into his ear and gently kiss his forehead.
