You open the basket and were met with two large horns poking out as a little grub inhaled deeply. You stare at the grub, The grub stares at you. Both of you have a staring contest before reality sinks in, *insert slow zoom in with jeopardy music playing* and at the same time, you both screamed. Little grubby pushed his way out of the basket and scuttled under your couch as you reached for your phone.
"(F/N!) WHAT THE HELL!?"
"Hi (y/N) I'm fine, thanks fa askin'. I Take it ya got ya little present?"
"WHAT DID YOU DO!?"
"Chillax, The Grub is that homestuck guy you've been wanting to be your boo-thing for sum time... What's his name, Tape-ver-os or whuteva?"
*Insert da faq face*
"Tavros?"
"Yeah! That's the name! Good luck takin' care of'em."
You were going to say more when (f/N) Hung up. You growl at your phone and slam it on your coffee table and flopped down on your couch. A small squeak of surprise reminds you where the grub ran. "Oh my god, I'm so sorry!" You look under the couch to find Tavros shaking from sobs. Poor thing, he must be so scared right now! You cooed at him softly before reaching for him, and he once again squeaks in surprise. "I'm so sorry, I wasn't expecting to see you, I didn't mean to scare you." You spoke softly holding him close to your chest. He stopped crying after a few minutes, only reduced to the occasional hiccup. "You ok now?" You smile warmly as the grubs cheeks glow, before he looks down. Being the fan you are, you were squealing on the inside of how cute that was. "You hungry?" Tavros nodded slightly. You get up the best you can without disturbing him, and head into your kitchen. "What exactly do grubs eat?" You asked out loud. Tavros snuggled closer to you as a way to escape the cool air form your fridge as you opened it. "Food.... Food....." You pick up something and sniff it, before making a face. "Edible food." You mutter as you toss it in the trash can. Realizing you need both arms to push stuff around, you set Tavros on the counter. He explores as much as he can as you search. You're about to give up when toy her Tavros famous stutter squeak. You look over, realizing he's on top of a can, pointing at it before he points at his mouth. "Why did I not remember I had applesauce?" Tavros giggles and blushes. He looks down then comes to a decision, holding out his little legs in an attempt to say 'hold me' but his horns have a different idea, as they tip his balance and he falls. MATERNAL INSTINCTS ACTIVATED *boop*. You hurry and catch the grub MATERNAL INSTINCTS DEACTIVATED TO AN EXTENT. You hold him close, once again the grub is in tears. "Are you alright?" You try not to yell as you hold the grub up to your face, he reaches out all of his grubby legs and waves them, signaling that he want to be held. You hold him to your chest with one hand and open the can with the other. "Didn't know I could do that!" You chuckle as you get a bowl and a spoon. "Do you want to be spoon fed of eat it yourself?" He stared at you, looks down, then back up before pointing at his mouth. "... I'm going to take that as spoon feed." You set the grub on the table and hold the spoon full of applesauce to his mouth." He opens his mouth and you spoon feed him. He pretends to chew, happily smiling. "D'awwww." You scoop the little bit that came out of his mouth back on the spoon like you would a real baby. This continues until he's done, which is signaled by a cute little burp. He blushes like crazy and averts his eyes. "It's ok Tav, we all burp." He looks at you confused. A few seconds pass before you realize he never exactly hinted at his name. "There was a note on the basket." You lie. He blinks before crawling over to you, clinging to your shirt. "You like being held, don't you?" He blushes as you hold him. You need to thank (f/n) Later for this.
*timeskip to about a week in le future, Brought to you by Dave spilling apple juice all over the screen.*
"Fly Tavros FLY!" You laugh as Tavros crawled all over the living room, excited you were going to play peter pan Like you did every night since he first appeared. He loved that movie, which you expected since it was the human version of Pupa pan. You scoop him up and cuddle on the couch as the movie starts. Halfway into the movie you wake up, realizing you fell asleep. Tavros was in the floor, acting along with peter and the gang. You giggle when your laptop alerts you of something, and you get up to go to it, which was a difficult task because it was all the way in the kitchen. HOMESTUCK UPDATE! SCORE! You start to read, when you recognized a certain blood color. Wh-what? V-Vriska did... No..... Not my baby..! A Squeal of terror interrupts your thoughts, you jolt back into reality to see Tavros running away Crying. Oh great. He saw his dead self. (wA-< to go reader-chAn, Nice going. WhAtever do >-ou meAn this is m-< fAult? >-ou're the one who looked At it with poor TAvros in the room.) Can you just imagine what's going through his little head? He's probably taking to Rufio about it! You search all over the house, frantically calling him. You get more worried after every minute, which lead to hours. At exactly four a.m. You couldn't talk anymore and were in tears. Poor little guy. You didn't mean it. You sat down, Crying into your hands It wasn't long before exhaustion caught up to you. At six in the morning you woke up to the sound of giggling, and you groggily make your way towards it. You walk in the kitchen to see Tavros happily tapping away at your compute "Tavros!" You exclaim happily as you scoop up the little grubby, kissing him all over his face. All the blood in his body must've rushed to his cheeks by how dark they were, one gentle poke and the blood might break through. He smiles shyly and screed softly, looking down as you hugged him closer. "I'm so sorry you had to see that Tav!" a stuttered scree was your reply as if to say it's ok. "You know, we never finished Peter pan, want to go finish it?" Tavros face lights up as he nodded enthusiastically. On you way into the living room, He sat on your shoulder, looking like he was torn about something. "Tav? What's wrong?" Tavros looks over to you blushing, looks down, the kisses your cheek. You blush and giggle. "Thank you Tav-" A bright blinding light cuts you off as Tavros squeals in fear "Tavros? Are you ok" When you could see again, you asked timidly, not looking in his direction. You've read the fan fictions, you know where this is going. "uHHHH,,, I tHINK I NEED SOME,,, uMMM,,, pANTS OR SOMETHING,,," You blush. His voice sounded just like you imagined it. "uHHH,,, (y/N)? aRE, uHHH,,, yOU OK?" You nod and point toward your room. You remember buying a few pairs of male jeans because they add pockets to them whereas females were few and far between. "oK, uHHHHH,,,,, i-i'LL GO NOW,,," You turn around before he fully exits.
*Timeskip brought to you by Gamzee jumping on the horn pile*
"sOOO, iF IT DOESN'T BOTHER YOU TOO MUCH,,, wOULD YOU PLEASE EXPLAIN WHAT'S GOING ON, AND WHY I CAN WALK WITH ACTUAL LEGS AND NOT METAL ONES?" You nod, looking up as you thought. "Well, My friend thinks I'm going to die alone, and tought you would be a good match for me. That's all I think I have to say...OH! And You're originally in a webcomic called Homestuck, that's what you saw when you screamed and ran off..."
Cue awkward silence
"uMMMM,,, i WAS ACTUALLY REALLY SHOCKED TO SEE MY DEATH AGAIN,,, i DIDN'T WANT TO RELIVE IT, SO YOU CAN KIND OF SEE WHERE I'M COMING FROM,,,,,,,, rIGHT?" He looks down and blushes slightly, which in return you smile. "You sure about that mr. Blushy?" His Blush darkend. "i JUST DON'T WANT MY FLUSH CRUSH TO THINK I'M WEAK,,, oR SOMETHING,,,"
"Tavros dear?"
"yEAH?"
"You still can't whisper."
He hid his face in his hands and shook his head. "iGNORE WHAT I JUST SAID PLEASE" You interrupt by taking his hands off his face and kissing his cheek. "I May be flushed for you too."
"r-REALLY?"
"Really." He smiles ear to ear and laughs "Oh hey, Tav?"
"yEAH (y/n)?"
"PUPA GOT DAT ASS!"
