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chaosfairy18 · 15 days

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Three little words pt. 2

Kinda 5+1 thing with Bumswiftery, this time Bumlets/Skittery and their first time really saying "I love you"

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He’d already sold all of his papes and was on his way back home, his stick that he’d carried around today behind his head and over his shoulders, as Bumlets spotted him. Having his own wooden stick in his hand he grinned and walked up to Skittery who didn’t seem to have noticed his presence yet and hit the stick over his shoulders between his head and right hand, startling his sweetheart.

He quickly looked around until he saw Bumlets and took on a fighting position, stick now in both hands. Grinning wider Bumlets jumped back, only holding his in one hand like a rapier and attempting to hit Skittery with it. They traded blows back and forth, not too mindful of their surroundings – causing Skittery to almost run into a fruit cart – and neither of them planned on giving up.

Skittery smiled as he thought he hit Bumlets’ side in a daring manoeuvre, but he’d jumped back in time, using how it made the other lose his balance to jump forward himself, holding the ‘sword’ to Skittery’s throat, smiling widely, almost beaming.

“Got you.”

They were both breathing hard and almost suspended in the position, Skittery just lowering his sword, looking at Bumlets’ face. “I love your smile.”

He almost let the stick fall at the words, eyes going wide. Skittery wasn’t very open with his affections as it was, at least not with clear ones like this and it had been so sudden- “I- um-“

Shoving the stick away from his neck, Skittery got closer and kissed the edge of Bumlets’ mouth before taking his arm and dragging him in the direction of the lodging house.

After their nap – that Skittery had maybe bullied Bumlets into because he’d been feeling like sleeping the entire day and as much as he would never admit it waking up next to someone felt better than waking up alone – Skittery’s head was feeling pleasantly foggy. He would have probably went right back to sleep if he hadn’t felt something move next to him. Bumlets might be careful with his movements, but he’d still woken him up by trying to get out of the bunk.

“Where y’goin’?”, he mumbled, one arm going up to Bumlets’ waist to hold onto his shirt.

“I really need to help the boys with something, go back to sleep doll.”

“You d’n h’ve to do it now.” He had to come cuddle with him now, actually.

He heard Bumlets laugh quietly and opened one eye slowly to see that he was looking down to him with amusement. “Maybe not, but I thought you were sleeping anyways.”

“Don’ wan’ you to go. Love you.”

Through his one open eye Skittery saw Bumlets turn wonderfully pink at the words, something he usually did to others and didn’t have to go through himself, and stutter as he tried to answer.

“S-Skitts that’s- um- what’s up with you being so affectionate today?”

Skittery just grumbled and closed his eye, but he kept his grip on his partner’s shirt.

After a while Bumlets sighed and laid down again, putting his arms around Skittery and kissing his cheek. “Love you too. Go back to sleep now.”

He probably did, at least he didn’t remember anything else but the warm feeling of being safe and not having to expect something bad or exhausting upon waking up again.

#92sies #bumlets newsies #skittery newsies #bumswiftery newsies #I promise Skittery isn't always sleepy and sappy #but he definitely is when he first says this #can't see it happen otherwise #also the “I love your smile” is already and I love you but he feels like he can't say it outright #just so you know #and yeah Bumlets is very difficult to make this blushy and stuttering and Skittery already loves that he did #oh also they so stickfight as flirting

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