Latula & Sollux: AU where Latula introduces her boyfriend's little brother to video games.
"Latula!" Sollux lisps, five years old and literally the cutest thing you've ever seen. He's still got that soft baby face you used to tease Mituna about back in sixth grade, and he's taken to wearing 3D glasses all the time. The plastic frames are oversized, and he's constantly pushing them back up on his nose.
"Hey sprout," you say as you ruffle his hair, "is Mituna around?" You're supposed to be going on a date tonight, and he's late. In fact, he's so late you hopped on your skateboard and came on over to his house. You were a bit peeved, but sometimes Mituna just forgot stuff, so if you could just get ahold of him and get your explanation, you'd probably forgive him.
"Nah," Sollux said, matter-of-fact and with just a twist at the corners of his mouth hinting at a frown. "'Tuna said that Kurloz had a bad…bad overdose? He left earlier. Told me to call auntie Porrim if there was a problem." He finally lets you in the door, partly because he's five and alone in the house, but mostly because he stalled you at the door with his dorky babyish smile.
"Oh," you say, because what else was there? Kurloz is Mituna's best friend, and if he's in a bad place it's only logical that 'Tuna forgot to call you. "That's okay," you mention, as though your entire night derailing is literally nothing to you, "That means we can hang out, right 'Lux?" And you grin, knowing that he's never played 'Tuna's GameCube before.
"Yeah," Sollux says seriously, nodding his head so sharply his bicolored glasses hang on to his face by only one ear. "Can you make me some mac 'n cheese?" He asks seriously, as he follows you to the living room. "'Tuna promised, but then he had to go 'way."
You pretend to think about it, before giggling and pressing the power button. "Of course I can!" You say, as the GameCube screen lights up on the TV, "What else is big sis' 'Tula for?" Picking him up isn't hard, because he's really light for a five year old, and you let him sit on the tabletop while you work on his dinner.
"We're gonna play 'Tuna's games?" Sollux asks, eyes wide and lisp making for an adorable picture. What you wouldn't give for a camera. You nod seriously, though of course the up-quirk of your lips sort of ruins the solemn image you're trying to project. "And he won't get mad?"
"Of course not, silly. Why would he get mad at such rad dudes like us?" She winks, and hands him an almost overly full bowl of macaroni. "Eat up, sprout, because after you finish it's you, and me, and hours of Mario Kart ahead of us."