A/N: Sjips. Working all day, a typical comment from Sips makes Sjin doubt his worth.
"Hey Sjin, you big dumb babby, it goes over THERE not over THERE." The farmer was heaving boxes, crates and machines all around the factory. It was already midday and, even though Sjin had been working extremely hard, not much progress had been made. It also didn't help that his boss, Sips, was making him do twice the amount of work that was needed due to his own incompetence. He sat on a couple of premium Sipsco Dirt blocks, watching his co-worker work. "Jeez. I'd do it myself if I didn't have you here. It would take hardly any time then." He watched as Sjin stopped, placing the box he was carrying on the ground.
"Why don't you, then? If I'm so useless..." With only speaking a few words, it was clear he was about to well up. The grey man stood up, making his way over to the farmer. Sjin was kneeling on the ground, his arms wrapped around himself. "I try, Sips. I try so hard, but I just can't help it..." He whispered. He felt Sips' arms around his body, glancing up at his boss. The two sat together, and Sips looked deep into Sjin's eyes.
"I know, Sjin. But, there's no need to cry, you big dumb dumb. I still need you, even if you are useless." He replied. "Not just for work...but...I..." He hesitated, seeing hope in Sjin's eyes. Seeing the hope convinced Sips that this was the right thing to do. "I...think I love you." Sips whispered. The spark inside Sjin made the tears disappear instantly. He instinctively wrapped his arms around Sips, burying his face into his neck. Sips was a little taken aback, but he soon relaxed, his own arms finding his way around Sjin's body. The man was shaking and he couldn't control it. The shaking was partly to do with fear of his uselessness, but there was also the ecstatic side. He'd kept his feelings inside for this long, and to hear his boss say those all important words just let everything relax and go loose inside his body that he'd unintentionally kept tense. "Now, you need to keep working. They aren't going to move themselves, are they?" Sips smirked. Sjin wiped a lingering tear from his eye, shaking his head. He stood up, standing taller than he had been previously.
"No sir! I'll make sure it's done by sunset!" And he made sure of it. Sjin worked twenty times harder than he was before and considering he was working extremely hard before he was working even harder than that. Sips watched him work, smiling. He even decided to help out which surprised the farmer. The two sat outside the factory, watching the setting sun. Sjin turned to his boss, smiling. "See? Now didn't I say I'd get it done by sunset?" He winked. Sips chuckled, gently stroking Sjin's beautiful beard. It sent happy shivers through the farmer's body.
"Yes you did. But, it was with my help." He pointed out. Sjin laughed, resting against Sips. "Let's keep that our little secret though, eh?" The Canadian winked, his arms pulling the other man closer. Sjin nodded.
"Sure thing, boss."