#~photon reading positive~ (yumi x swap)

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Good Morning

Continued from: X X

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Yumi slowly opened her eyes, feeling a little heavy, to a familiar place, obviously, her home. Whatever was weighing on her had moved. What the fuck!?

She jerked her head towards it to see Swap was comfortably clinging onto her. Oh, yeah, she remembers, now, the ball. They still had their costumes on, she could guess that something transported them back home, just like last time. However, she wonders why it didn't bring Swap to his own home, not that she minds though. Despite it being pretty embarrassing, she's glad that he was still there.

She looked around to find her other accessories neatly piled next to her nightstand, as well as her phone. What time was it? She tried to reach it without moving too much.

10:46

Shit! She was late for work! Wait- no... She took off today, knowing that she might've come home late. She sighed, relieved. However, she was a little hungry, she should make something. But, with him on her like that, it was going to be difficult. She didn't want to wake him up but, it was pretty late. She decided to gently pet his head.

"S-Swap... you should wake up... or at least let me go so I can make something to eat."

Her voice was still tired and whispery.

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Mood Board for Swap X Yumi ( @drawn-to-space )

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((Made this in 2 parts because apparently Tumblr has a 100 paragraphs limit))

Swap led Yumi over to stand in front of the closet. He looked far to excited. “okay okay this is really weird but when i saw this i just- i thought of- it’s not the same one but-” His magic sparked up and suddenly the area changed to look like the closet and surroundings of the Christmas Ball. Swap’s outfit also appeared to change to the same floofy blue dress he wore complete with little crown. “i-i thought of this! when i first met you!” He stepped into the closet and kept it open just a bit to peek out. “remember? i was in here and all upset because my friend embarrassed me in front of everyone and then-” He opened the door all the way, grinning with little stars. “then you came along! and you tried to help me. a-and it did help a bit…it was nice having someone there and you sounded really nice so i wanted to meet you and talk to you more but the ball was so short i didn’t get a chance really. so i came to your world to meet you! and…and i was right about you being nice. and i knew i wanted to be your friend and before i knew it i-i wanted to be more a-and…” A blush had shown up by now and he looked rather sheepish. “and it all started because i locked myself in a closet.” He hoped this didn’t sound too dumb.

She giggled, she did remember, how could she forget? Honestly, looking back at it, she's not even sure how something so minor became... this. She started being flustered too, however, she wondered why he was telling her all this. Not that it was bad, she does appreciate it.

"Y-Yeah, I remember. It was the first time I ever went to a ball. I don't even remember how did I even join... it's kinda like a weird fate. If my past self would see me know, I don't think she'd believe me that I ended up being your girlfriend."

She chuckled shyly.

" B-But anyway... w-why are you telling me all this for? N-Not that I don't like it. I'm just curious."

The illusion vanished and he stepped out to hold her hand. "i just...i thought of you. and how something so small became something so big. and i wondered what would happen if that never happened...but i'm so thankful it did happen. that you picked me. that we're together! i was trying to hide away and you found me. i want you to know that if you ever need help, you don't have to hide. i'm here for you. even if something happens and...and we don't work out like this. i'll be there. i-if you want me to."

He took a deep breath and looked nervous. "i've b-been hiding away for so long. keeping secrets...but i don't want to keep them from you. this is important so...you need to know this before we get too far. i...i need to tell you something. but...i wanna make sure you're ready to hear it. it's not a good thing. it probably confirms some of your suspicions. maybe will change your view of me. but that's okay. i won't blame you for anything....y-you ready to hear it? or would you rather i wait."

Yumi was smiling and blushing a lot, at first, but now she looked much more afraid than anything else.

She wanted to say that it was okay, that she was ready to hear what he’s been hiding, to hear about his past, about whatever he did. But… she couldn’t, because she knew that, deep down, she wasn’t.

“I… I-I don’t think I’m ready, Swap… I don’t think, I’ll ever be.”

She felt horrible, tearing up a little.

“I-I already have a pretty good idea of what you might tell me, considering what you told me, that day. I don’t think I need to know more than that… I don’t think I want to know more than that. Because I’m scared that- my view of you really will change…”

She took his hand.

“But… that doesn’t mean I won’t accept you, Swap. It’s not who you are now o-or maybe part of you still is… b-but, at least I know you’re trying to be better! A-and… even when you told me that, I-I still… I still love you, S-Swap.”

Aaaaand here comes the waterworks. He wanted to say something, but he didn’t really know what. He thought about insisting she knew what she was getting into. But seems she already did. He wiped at his tears with one hand and the other held tightly to her own. He really hadn’t expected that. He’d been ready for about any else but that. Mostly worst case scenarios. It was all so much. He was so thankful. She was so kind. “i-i love you t-too.” All of that stress just seemed to fall away all at once. He took a shaky breath and seemed to deflate. He was so tired. So much had been lifted off his shoulders. He stumbled forward into a hug and clung there. “s-s-sorry for worrying you…”

She leaned in and hugged him back, tightly, as is she never wanted to let go. Seeing him cry made her even more teary.

“N-No, I should be the one apologizing… I-I wish I was s-strong enough to fully hear you out a-and let you talk about your past. B-But… at the same time, I-I don’t think I need to know, because if what you did really was that bad… I-I know you tried so hard to be better, because you are better, Swap. I-I wish I could make you see that… e-even if I don’t know everything.”

She paused, smiling shyly.

“I-I love you, o-okay?”

She kissed him, hesitating for only a second, thinking about if this was an appropriate time to, but shaking off the feeling. Her lips stayed pressed on his for a little while.

If she ever asked he would tell her. But maybe she was right. Maybe it didn’t matter anymore. He wasn’t who he use to be. Despite it being less than 5 years ago since his change of heart he had changed almost everything about himself since then. Done so much to make up for what he’d done. He didn’t know if he’d ever stop feeling guilty. But he wasn’t that person anymore. The true killer was gone. He wasn’t Dr. Aster. He was Swap. He wasn’t a royal scientist, he was a guard in training, a multiverse traveler, someone people could be proud to call a friend. His tears started to slow and his thoughts stopped at the kiss. For now maybe he could just be Swap. The lucky guy who ended up with a wonderful girlfriend. He hesitantly backed off from the kiss. “i-if you e-ever want to know, j-just ask. b-but if you don’t, th-that’s okay.” He managed a smile. “i-i am better now. a-and i’m never going back to that. s-so…maybe it’s not th-that important.” He managed a brighter smile. He didn’t want to upset her. If he was being honest he had only planned to show her the closet. But it did seem like a good idea to bring up this. He didn’t want her to get too far into a relationship with someone she maybe didn’t want to. Was it weird to be excited about a closet? Probably.

She really felt bad, for not hearing his full story, not being strong enough to. She felt like, even though she still accepted it, she was partially pushing him away, keeping herself in denial. But, she doesn’t think she could handle it and she almost hates herself for it.

However, she tried to give him back a warm and reassuring smile. She was glad she made him feel a little better about himself. Really, was it that important?

“That’s good. I’m glad that… you know you’re better.”

He yawned, yeah he was exhausted. Using so much magic to keep things hidden and make such realistic illusions from a distance wore him out. Not to mention he of course hadn’t been sleeping well, like usual. “you feeling tired yet?” He really wanted to spend more time with her. But he also wanted to sleep. Maybe if she was tired then they could cuddle! The thought made his small blush grow. Sleep would also be a good escape from the growing anxious thoughts. Like what if she found out and actually hated him. She says she loves him now but- he should stop thinking so much. It wasn’t healthy.

Chain reaction yawn. But, she was also tired too, she hasn’t been able to get good sleep either. Even if it was just a little, she’s not used to using her magic, healing a small crack like that made her even more tired. She hasn’t slept since yesterday afternoon… jeez, yesterday afternoon was a bad day. She wanted to stay awake longer to talk more or just… do stuff. Technically, if they would just sleep with each other it would do the trick. But, that probably was to much, too embarrassing.

“Y-Yeah… to be honest, I’m exhausted…”

But, when she saw that blush, she though he was probably thinking about what she was thinking, which made her blush too. Well, there’s no hesitating now, you know he wants to, it would be stupid to not say say anything.

“U-Um… d-do you want to… s-sleep… together?”

She was playing with her scarf. But then she burst red, realizing what he might misunderstand it as.

“U-U-U-UM! O-Only sleeping!”

He burst into laughter at that. His blush got much worse but gosh it was hilarious! “couldn’t do that even if i wanted to! i’m a skeleton, silly! and don’t take me wrong but honestly that whole concept is disgusting to me.” He yawned again and snuggled closer. “i’d love to just sleep with you though.” He winked sleepily. Of course he had to be an ass still. He was always an ass

She was blushing furiously, nervousness overwhelming her.

“I-I dunno! I-I dunno h-how you guys… w-work! A-And that’s okay, I’m kinda or pretty much like that too, I-I know someone like that too.”

At least she didn’t have to worry about that. She was always afraid about how will her s/o would react to that.

“B-But, yeah… l-lead the way, I-I guess.”

It was kinda a relief she didn’t care for that either. He’d heard some humans were touchy about the subject. Why anyone could possibly like that? He’d never know. He smiled at her. “monsters in my world work a completely different way. much less…” He just made a disgusted face. “i’ll tell you later. but for now-” He yawned again. “let’s get some sleep.” He took her hand and led her off to the bedrooms.

She doesn’t think she wanted to know anyway, it would be way too embarrassing, especially talking about so soon, even if it wasn’t so “disgusted face”. It was too soon.

“O-Okay.”

Swap made his way to one of the rooms leading Yumi with him. It was one of the many untouched rooms in the massive manor. Something like a hotel room. Perfect for guests to stay several days and fit to accommodate humans, monsters, or anything in between. He shuffled over to the bed, kicked off his shoes, and flopped face first on the soft surface.

She giggled when he flopped his face on the bed. She had much more things to take off though. Her boots, her shoulder pads, her scarf, her glove, she placed her mask and brass knuckles nearby. Geez… She had do many accessories.

With a yawn, she sat next to him and layed down on her back, covering her legs with the covers. She shyly waited if he was going to get closer.

He laid in the same spot for a long time and it seemed like he wasn’t going to move. But he finally did. He looked even more tired now that he was on a soft surface but he crawled over and beneath the covers. He was too tired to be embarrassed and snuggled right up to his soft, warm girlfriend, sighing contently.

She thought maybe he had fallen asleep and was going to snuggle closer to him but, he suddenly got up and beat her to it. She blushed a little, but she did hug him back, smuggling a little closer.

It was a little odd having a skeleton cuddling you, but it wasn’t bad. After a deep breath and a small peck on his forehead, she felt relaxed, it didn’t take long before she had fallen asleep.

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Mildly edited RP (because some dialogue are with other people and context would be needed) at the fall ball with Quill on disc.cord. Basically, Swap and the other hosts fake their deaths at the party and Yumi didn’t take it very well… among other things that happened. ((This is only part 1 because Tumblr has a 100 paragraphs limit, apparently.))

Yumi glared at Swap, even though she was very clearly angry, tears almost instantly started flowing out of eyes. She started walking towards him, quickly, running. I’m her head, she was going for a slap, but she was so angry that she made a fist-

Wait- YuMI NO YOUKNOWKARATE! YOU'REGOINGTO-

JBAF!

A second before the plushies hit him, Yumi did. Directly in the face. There might have been a very slight crack sound. It’s a wonder he didn’t get knocked out. He had no idea she could pack such a punch. A literal punch. He didn’t have time to think on it as a second later he was pelted by plushies and pillows, being buried alive. A soft demise.

Yumi almost regretted what she did, but anger was still present. But she didn’t actually want him to die for real this time. She grabbed whatever she could under the pillows who were suffocating him and lift him back up. She was still mad and crying, get ready for a scolding.

“S-Swap, what the fuck!? WHY would you do something like that!? Do you know… hic… how much I WAS FUCKING UPSET!?”

Luckily he couldn’t actually suffocate but it was pretty claustrophobic. He was kinda dizzy from that punch and clung to Yumi when she grabbed him. He managed to focus on her and felt so much guilt. “i-i meant to t-tell you!” He clung tighter. “i-i’m s-so sorry! i-i couldn’t f-find the time a-and i had a plan b-but it might spoil things a-and we worked so hard a-and- h-holy SHIT you punch hard.” His eyelights were shifting a bit in size and slipping out of focus from how dazed he was. He shook his head hoping to make the ringing sound stop.

She could not see him, too many tears, if she did she would be waited for later to scold him.

“That doesn’t matter! And you could’ve told me BEFORE! YOU KNEW I was coming! But that doesn’t mean you can still make believe people ACTUALLY FUCKING DIED!!”

“And I’m not just upset at you I’m upset at ALL the hosts! Doing something like that is- IT’S NOT FUNNY!!”

She was done now, clinging at Swap. Wait, nevermind she had one more thing to say. But, she kissed him where his lips would be, first.

“Don’t fucking do that to me again… okay?”

He sunk into himself more and more at her words. He was about to speak when he was surprised by a kiss. His whole face turning blue. He blinked in surprise, his eyelights were focused now and heart shaped. He nodded. Shouldn’t he worry about the room filling with plushies and pillows? He was too focused on Yumi to care.

Yumi had calmed down, all that yelling and crying had made her exhausted, not to mention she felt a little hot on her face, for blushing.

“I-I’m sorry for yelling so much… I just… just don’t do that again.”

“A-Are you okay, though? I punched you way harder than I wanted to… s-sorry.”

He had a very small crack on the side of his face. Nothing too bad though. “i-i’m fine. y-you’re really r-really strong!” He sighed in a lovestuck way. Seemed he was still a bit out of it.

It may not have been a bad wound but she knows how hard she punched and he doesn’t seem too much in reality right now. The crack and that worried her.

“Don’t be stubborn Swap. I’m not amazing at healing but you should get patched up and check if you don’t have a concussion.”

Although, she questioned if that was even possible, she grabbed his hand and pulled him out of the room a little.

“Can you walk?”

He stumbled a bit but could stand fine. Probably walk. He just kept staring at her with shifting heart eyelights. Even he didn’t know if he could get a concussion. But he sure was dazed. “i-i’m fine. l-little dizzy”

“O-okay.”

She finally arrived at the office. She was worried Swap might’ve fallen while they were walking there.

“Sit down while I get some stuff. Do you know where bandages are?”

Swap stumbled in holding his head. Great. Headache. He managed to flop into a seat. “n-no? i…don’t remember. top drawer?” Yeah he was very dizzy. He pressed his hand to the spot that stung the most and tried to focus enough to use healing magic. It only sparked a bit, slightly lessening it for a split second. He groaned in annoyance. A small illusion on his right hand vanished when he tried to heal his face. It was just a small one making his hand look whole. Without it a hole in his palm was visible. Looked like an old wound though. And strangely clean cut. It would be easily hidden below the gloves he normally wore.

She did see it, his hand. It was similar, no… exactly the same as G’s. She wondered how it happened, to him. However she wasn’t too worried about it. Maybe she’ll ask later, for now there are more pressing issues.

“Hey, don’t! I can do it myself. You already look like you’re in pain. I’ll get the bandages, please be patient.”

She sounded more like a mother than his girlfriend right now. But she did found the health kit and took small-ish bandages to cover his wound and heal him as best she could.

“H-hey, I’m gonna try something, o-okay?”

She knew that her magic was a atunned to her emotions, so why not test it out. She kissed him without warning and hovered her hand over his wound.

Huh, her healing was a little faster but, God, why was it still so slow!? It’s just a small crack dammit. She is also unsure and too embarrassed to kiss him again.

He pouted a bit at having to wait. He hated waiting. At least it was sweet she was fussing so much. He loved seeing her care. It made the small voice that told him otherwise shut up for a while. Gosh he loved her. He again was surprised by a kiss. Dangit! Totally flustered again. She always got him while his guard was down. He decided to get a little revenge. He cupped her face and pulled her into another kiss, backing up after a second and smirking in a dazed fashion. He felt so proud of himself.

She basically fell because of how sudden and really an off position to be in to be suddenly kissed by your s/o. However, she didn’t stumble too much, grabbing the back of the chair for stability.

She was even more flustered, yes, but she wanted to kiss him again. She did, a longer one, this time, clumsily keeping herself from falling.

Her heart was beating a lot, she felt like their magic was giving small harmless electric surges to each other. She was blushing a little purple, like the first time they kissed. They should probably stop before some embarrassing stuff happens. She pulled away, clearing her throat.

“U-Um… I should probably continue healing you.”

And flustered again. He leaned into the kiss a bit. A few sparks popping. It ended so soon. He felt so light that he almost didn’t even feel the crack. He wanted to hug her and never let go. Be close and listen to her heartbeat. Hold her hand. He was soooooo smitten. He nodded a bit and giggled like a child who just got a treat. Heart eyelights sparkling. He was still dizzy but that didn’t bother him at the moment. He could only think about how pretty she was.

She placed her hand over his wound again and quickly finished healing him. It left a small scar but it was way quicker to heal him than before, probably because of the kiss she gave him. It did make her feel like her magic was sparking a lot more.

After putting a small bandage on his mostly healed crack she backed away a little and yawned.

“W-Well I’m all done. Do you feel better?”

His head cleared more when it was patched up. He pain had gone away but a headache remained. Which was annoying him. “y-yeah.” He was a little worried about the world spinning. Normally it calmed down by now. Oh wait- He pressed his hand to the back of his neck, taking a breath before a big spark of magic popped which made his eyelights vanish. It took a good thirty seconds for them to show up again but it evened out the dizziness. Something must have gotten set off with his magic levels. It was surprisingly easy to do. He squinted. Oh great. He forgot it made things more blurry for a time. He could hardly see like this. “m-much better! fixed the dizziness too. just…uh….” He looked embarrassed. “d-don’t laugh okay?” And with that he got a pair of glasses out of his inventory. They were large and round and when put on with tape they took up quite a bit of his face. At least he could see with them. Worth it to be able to see her. He couldn’t remember if he’d ever worn them around her before or just told her about them. But he still felt embarrassed for how nerdy they made him look.

“Why would I-?”

Oh my god, those glasses looked so big on him. He looked like a huge nerd, a cute nerd. Holy shit, she couldn’t help but shyly smile. She couldn’t help but say it ou y loud either.

“You look so cute. Why would I laugh?”

He wrung his hands sheepishly. “b-because i look l-like a dork…a-and not as cool as i normally do…?” Girls liked cool guys right?…She seemed to like this too though. Maybe she just liked him. Aaaaand there was that light happy feeling again.

She giggled.

“You are a dork, Swap.”

“You dont need to look cool for me. I like you because you’re you, a huge dork.”

She chuckled shyly. What is she even saying? Stop talking, Yumi, you’re embarrassing yourself.

He beamed brightly. She liked him for him? Well of course she did! Duh what was he even thinking? Worrying about that stuff. He was still a little embarrassed but it was okay. He hopped up and hugged her tightly. “you’re the best!” He paused and put a hand over where the crack had been. “a-and you can really pack a punch.” His eyelights turned into little stars and he looked up at her. “you’re cute and badass!” The best combination. He’d be sure not to get on her bad side.

She jolted a little by the sudden hug, but she did hug him back, giving him a warm smile. However, it turned into a much more embarrassed expression, as he continued complimenting her.

“U-Um… t-thanks.”

“B-But, sorry about that… a-again… I should’ve hold off, since I know karate and all…”

He seemed far too excited about getting punched. “it was super cool! i didn’t see it coming! probably deserved it honestly.” He just seemed to get more excited. “you know karate?! oh my gosh! that’s amazing!” He stood up straighter. “i’m actually pretty tough myself! training for the royal guard and all. so you don’t have to worry!”

Despite still feeling bad for punching him so hard, she couldn’t help but blush even more. He was complimenting her way more than she thought she deserved.

“T-Thanks… and I’ve heard of them, in my world but… I think they disbanded. Or… maybe they serve for something else?”

“But, it’s pretty cool that you’re training in it. S-Still… I shouldn’t have punched you so hard.”

Disbanded? Odd. “it’s fine! i’m use to taking hits.” He sunk a bit into himself. “i made you cry. probably would have punched myself for that.” He bounced back. “really it’s no problem! i get cracks all the time! don’t guilt yourself about it!”

“O-Okay…”

She lowered herself a little, hugging him tightly.

“I-I’m just… I’m glad you’re okay.”

“i’m glad you’re okay too!” He clung tightly for a moment before remembering something. “oh! do you need anything? been eating well? it’s been a little hectic.”

She paused. She hasn’t slept or eaten much, him reminding her of this made her suddenly feel exhausted, but also hungry. She yawned, as her stomach loudly growled.

“W-Well… not really…”

“But, I don’t want to sleep yet! We haven’t spent much time together… but… I should eat something.”

He nodded worriedly. “wanna go to the kitchen? elly made sure we’d have a wide selection of things. what you in the mood for?”

Her stomach growled again as she thought of what to eat.

“Maybe it’s not a good idea because it’s so late but… I could really go for anything that’s meaty.”

“we have lots of things like that! one of my favorites of course would be tacos. but we have other things too if you want! it’s pretty easy to gather things when you have portals. you can get anything from around the world! and everything that is made here by elly’s weird shadow chefs.”

“Nice.” she chuckles.

“But… yeah, tacos sounds nice. Why not?”

He grinned and took her hand. “tacos it is then! this way!” He led her off to the kitchen seeming to have fully recovered.

“U-Um, by the way, are you gonna eat too? You’ve eaten while you were ‘gone’ right?”

“i’m fine! got a stash of stuff in the secret passages. i’ve been taking care of myself.” He totally ignored the other two in the room and skipped over to find where the tacos were. There seemed to be a lot of stuff to pick from. Even more in the fridges.

It took a moment but he found what he was looking for. A plate with freshly made tacos. He picked it up and spun around to face Yumi. “here we are! take what you like!”

She hesitated a little, but decided to take two at random and leave it at that. She was hungry after all, why would she even hesitate? Well, there also was a lot of choices. She takes a bite.

“Mh! This is really good!”

She starts eating almost like a beast, making herself get a cramp for eating too fast. She pats her chest a lot.

He was glad she enjoyed it but worried about her eating so quickly. He did that all the time but he couldn’t choke. “c-careful! don’t eat too fast! you really haven’t eaten in a while have you?”

After a few more pats she was finally okay. However she shook her apologetically at his question, continuing on eating, but actually taking her time.

“S-Sorry… I was too worried and focused on finding clues to even think about it…”

However, she won’t tell him the last time she ate was YESTERDAY AFTERNOON.

“i’m sorry for worrying you so much. i didn’t think you would react that badly…” He pushed aside the negative thoughts that tried to surface. “but no more of that! just a relaxing party! oh! and i wanted to show you something. whenever you’re done eating we can check it out. plenty of dessert here too if you want any of that.” He sighed. “sadly most of it isn’t sugar free so i haven’t tried it.” He was tempted. Soooo tempted.

“It’s fine Swap, really. I forgive you.”

She gave him a reassuring smile. She was curious about what was the place he wanted to show her, though. She took a few more bites before talking again.*

“Nah, I’m good, I’m not much of a sweets person, anyway.”

“really? i love sweets! even though i shouldn’t have them. just tell me when you’re ready!” He stared at the tacos for a moment before taking one and eating the whole thing in one bite. It was weird how far he could open his mouth actually. How’d he fit it all in?? And it looked like didn’t even chew! Then again how do skeletons even digest things without a stomach. All the questions.

She was surprised but, then again she knew monster food didn’t need to be digested. She finished her food.

“Alright, I’m good.”

“you sure? that enough for you? can’t let my girlfriend starve!” He seemed excited for whatever it was he wanted to show her. Like he could dash off any second. But he also wanted to make sure she was okay. Didn’t want to rush her.

She shook her head and smiled reassuringly.

“No, don’t worry, I’m fine. Besides, I don’t want to eat too much before going to bed.”

“okay!” His excitement got the better of him and he grabbed her hand to lead her off to…the closet?

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REBLOGGING BECAUSE I WAS MISSING SOME DIALOGUE! FUCK! SORRY!

((Made this in 2 parts because apparently Tumblr has a 100 paragraphs limit))

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