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Characters: OU Sollux Captor and OU Terezi Pyrope
Setting: Floor 6, the forest
Format: Prose
Summary: Terezi's been jilted by Bluekat and needs a little mustard love.
Warnings: None.

Sollux usually didn't spend a lot of time in the forest on Floor 6, but the lack of computers might have been making him antsy. For once, he felt like walking around for a bit, and a forest seemed like the best place to do some walking.

After half an hour of pushing branches aside, tripping on roots, and blasting wild fauna, he wondered why he had ever thought this was a good idea.

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"Oh yeah," Sollux said. He was acquainted with the other Karkat pretty well. He generally liked him, though he'd had his differences with him, himself. "But why are you avoiding him?"

"Because he's an asshole and I hate him," she replied, sitting up again to poke at him. Obviously there was more to it than that, but Terezi wasn't going to get into it unless he pushed.

Sollux eyed her and poked her in the ribs. "Becauthe...?" he asked in a leading manner, raising his eyebrows.

She frowned, swatting at his hand and falling silent for a moment or so. Jegus, this was so embarrassing. "Because..." She didn't have to tell him of course, not really, but the thought of finally having someone to rant to convinced her. "He was acting like he was flushed for me and he isn't."

There! She'd said it, and it certainly was a bit of a relief. Her cheeks were still a bit teal, though.

Sollux gazed at her for a few moments. "Are you sure he'th really not flushed for you, and he'th not jutht pretending becauthe he'th embarrathhed?" Because that really was something Karkat would do.

That would certainly have been ten times more stupid but much less painful. "Nope!" She replied, crossing her legs. "I am the best lie detector in the world, remember? He tricked me."

"Why?" Sollux asked, mystified, but beginning to get a little pissed off. "Tho he could make out with you for no reathon?" He had to like Terezi at least a little. This didn't make any sense. "Ith he black for you, then?"

She frowned, beginning to take out her frustration on the grass again. "That would make more sense! But no, he isn't." Terezi shrugged, glancing up at him. "It's stupid."

"It thoundth really thtupid." He isn't sure what to do, so he reaches out and puts his hand on her shoulder, slowly sneaking it around to the other side while keeping a close eye on her. If she doesn't seem to want the touch, he'll withdraw. "I don't get why he'd wathte hith time leading you on. It mutht have jutht been to feed hith thtupid therulean ego!" He's starting to snarl on her behalf. "Did you kick hith athh?"

Terezi hesitated, then scooted closer, bumping her shoulder against him. A little comfort is pretty much just what she needed right now. "Ugghh, cerulean bloods are so gross. I pushed him, but he just kept being all arrogant and stupid."

"What a dick," Sollux said, tightening his arm around her shoulders. "You detherve a hell of a lot better than him! How did you even find out he wath putting you on? Did he get bored or thomething?"

She sighed dramatically, resting her head on his shoulder. "Nope! He wasn't even brave enough to admit it. His moirail had to tell me." Yup, she was definitely getting upset all over again. "How pathetic is that?"

"He didn't even have the shame globeth to tell you himthelf?" He tightened his arm. "Tho did you kick hith athh?"

"No. I should have. Maybe I will." She shrugged, chewing on her lower lip for a moment. "I guess I was too mad to think straight."

"I would have thought being mad would make you fight harder," Sollux said wryly.

"He was acting so high and mighty about it, especially when I pushed him! It just made me even more angry," she responded, rolling her eyes.

"Yeah, I bet. That'th what he'th like, for sure. Fucking highblood thtuck up, athhhole." Sollux snarled. Then he sagged a little. "Well, I thought he wath pretty nithe, but obviouthly not. I'm thorry he hurt you, tz."

Terezi giggled at his little rant, glancing up at him. "Thanks, Tholluxth. You know what might cheer me up?"

He scowled at the mockery and giggling, but not too much. He did want to cheer her up. "What?"

"Go defend my honor and beat on him for me," she responded, grinning. "Two scrawny wrigglers fighting would be the best thing ever."

Sollux scowled. "Ath much ath I want to help you, are you thaying that you can't beat him up yourthelf? Anyway, I would beat him in ten thecondth."

Terezi laughed again, poking at his ribs. "Of course I can! He is a complete wimp. I just don't think you could."

"Don't be thtupid," Sollux growled. "I have pthionic powerth, and he ith a thkinny wriggler."

She reached up to pinch at the skin of his cheek, tilting her head. "You seem like a pretty skinny wriggler yourself!"

He yellowed a little. "Yeah, but I'm a thkinny wriggler with powerth."