Audience: White

[probe]

Comments

[enfangs]

[LUST???]

rec

[probe]

[stop it's fine.]

got it!

[and it's quick, but suddenly white will hear footsteps as lust approaches.]

This is your new hiding spot?

[enfangs]

[yeah he's hiding behind a bunch of bean bag chairs he gathered together as a makeshift fort.]

I'm tryin' to avoid people right now!

[probe]

You're gonna suffocate in there! [white?? lust is going to kneel on the ground to try and peer into their fort.] When did it start?

[enfangs]

[his FORT]

This morning...

[probe]

And you just...keep grabbing people's hands? [they are outside of his fort but he can probably hear the ? ? ? in their tone.]

[enfangs]

[oh no his hands are twitching]

Yes! This is the weirdest thing that's ever happened to me and I've been through a lot of weird shit!

[probe]

[...sorry white, lust is absolutely sticking their hand inside the fort just to see what happens.]

[enfangs]

[he takes it.

and then squawks.]

—Why did you do that!?

[probe]

[their only answer is to start laughing, i'm sorry.]

I just had to check you were telling the truth! [also because it's hysterical.]

[enfangs]

Why would I lie about this!? I hate this!

[and yet he's still holding onto their hand.]

[probe]

Aw, come on! Is it really so bad to hold my hand? [yes. yes it is. it's fine, they will let go in a bit once they're done bullying him.]

[enfangs]

It's embarrassing! It—it makes me look like some kind of mushy teenager!

[probe]

And this doesn't make you look like some flustered teenager? You can hold hands without it being mushy!

[enfangs]

[(author voice) white was repressed as a teenager]

Ugh... shut up...!

[burrows further into his fort]

[probe]

[honestly, poor white. lust just watches him god...]

You can let go any time. [don't sound smug, lust? also they actually are not sure how much control white has over this so they're checking.]

[enfangs]

S-Shut it!

[yea he's still holding onto it

also because this is kind of nice past the UTTER MORTIFICATION since he likes lust well enough.]

[probe]

[*go. not god. but maybe god too, whatever. anyway yeah this is why lust was the worst one to reach out to because lust is going to keep holding his damn hand while he hides inside his fort.]

Okay, okay. If it helps? This is weird even for us! But it probably won't last forever.

[probably.]

[enfangs]

[lust!!!]

But why is it happening!?

[probe]

Hmm...[their finger taps on the back of his hand thoughtfully.] Maybe someone thought you needed to learn how to reach out to people?

[no.] It could be way worse, you know. You could go around kissing people instead.

[enfangs]

[...

white thinks about this for a moment.

and then he buries his face into his arm, muffling his scream. THAT'S SO MANY PEOPLE HE MIGHT'VE SMOOCHED IN THAT HYPOTHETICAL SCENARIO.]

[probe]

[well now we know what to do next. but lust pats his hand. there there...]

See? So when you think about it this is actually a good thing!

[enfangs]

[STOP]

It'd be even better if it wasn't happening at all! And why only me!? No one else seems to have this problem!

[probe]

Are you sure? Have you asked around?

[enfangs]

Everyone just acts like I've grown a second head!