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A bit of time has passed since Elliot and Builderman's last interaction. Now, the minimum wage worker was currently slicing up a pizza they made for dinner. He wanted to make something else but they weren't given any new ingredients. ..Or maybe he just wasn't creative enough.
"Dinner's ready!!" He called out. "Come and get it before it's cold!!"
Elliot watched as some of the others came to grab a slice. While doing so, he began to think. Should he bring some to Builderman? He said that he didn't want any, but that was because he wasn't feeling good! Surely he's feeling better now! He put two slices on a plate, and snuck away from the others. Smiling, he went up to Builder's cabin and knocked on the door.
No answer.
He frowned, and knocked again. Still no answer. Was he still asleep? He reached to open the door, and opened it. He softly hummed and stepped inside. First thing he noticed, was that his suspicions were correct. He was still sleeping. However, it seemed like he was.. most likely not having a very good dream. He set the pizza down on a table and went over to his bed. The admin was tightly curled up against himself, and seemed to be.. shaking..? Clearly, he was most likely having a bad dream. Elliot carefully sat down on the bed. He'd wake him up soon, he just.. wanted to play with his hair for a bit. Besides, that might calm him down! Reaching down, he intertwined his fingers with the gray man's hair, and..
'Holy shit.. does he not brush his hair or something?!'
Elliot pulled his fingers out right after attempting to stroke some strands. His hair was so matted! Heck, his hair wasn't even that long. At least, not as long as his own! Softly sighing, he began to just lightly pet him with the palm of his hand. He hummed, smiling once again. After a few moments, he noticed something. Admist the quiet sobbing and whines, there was a small wet spot on the front of the man's crotch. Elliot's eyes widened, and once again.. he was blushing. Did Builderman just piss himself?!
"He- he just- oh my god..!"
Ater stammering for a moment, he quickly pulled himself together and shook him a bit.
"Builds.. wake up.."
After a few moments of shaking, Builderman jolted awake. He quickly turned to look at Elliot, and his eyelids drooped a bit as he crossed his arms. "What're you doin' in my room? ..Are you watchin me sleep or somethin'?! Get out!!" Elliot's eyes widened, and he stammered once again. "Ah- no! No! That's not why I'm here!! I- uhh.. I thought you were feeling better, so I brought you some pizza! And- and then I saw that you might have been hav- HAVING A NIGHTMARE! So, I woke you up!" Once Elliot was done, he looked at Builderman. ..Who seemed to notice the wet area on his crotch. "..I.. did I seriously.." Elliot awkwardly put a blanket over his crotch. "Uhhh.. don't worry! I- I don't mind.."
Builderman looked at Elliot's orange face, and quickly turned his head away from the sight, clearly embarrassed. "Why.. why are you blushing at this.."
'Fuck.'
"Uhh.. well, I'm- I'm just a bit embarrassed as well! You know.. haha.."
Builderman hid his face in his arms, and softly mumbled something.
"Get out.."
Elliot frowned. "Aren't you going to eat your pizza?" The admin shook his head. "I'm not hungry!" As if on cue, a small growl came from the builder's stomach. Causing him to pause. Elliot furrowed his brows. "Are you sure you aren't hungry?" Builderman nodded. "Yeah, I swear! Just.. please leave, alright? And- and take that pizza with ya. I don't want it." Elliot sighed, and stood up. "Well.. if you want to, then sure.." The gray robloxian softly sighed. "I'd appreciate that a lot.. thanks.." Elliot grabbed the plate with the pizza slices and left the cabin. Builderman looked down and whimpered. This was his favorite pair of jeans!
Elliot was pacing around his cabin, you know. Just thinking about stuff. ...About Builder. While he was deep in thought, a sudden knock took him right out of his daydreams. Groaning, he walked over to the door.
'Now what..?'
He opened the door, and his eyes narrowed when he saw a certain white skinned guy with a burger on his head. "What do you want." 007n7 rubbed the back of his neck. "Um.. Guest told me to get you.." Elliot crossed his arms. "Why." 007n7 frowned. "..Builderman passed out."
"..."
"Wha- what do you mean..?!" 007n7 looked down. "Shedletsky just found him passed out, right outside of the cabin! Guest is with him right now. He told me to get you.." Elliot pushed him out of the way. "Thanks.. I'll see you later, I guess."
Before 007n7 could respond, Elliot quickly ran to the admin's cabin, and hurried inside. Once the door was shut, he turned to the bed. Guest 1337 was sitting next to Builderman, who was refusing to look at a slice of pizza he tried to get him to eat. Elliot sighed sympathetically and walked over.
"Hey.."
Builderman turned to face him, blushing a little. "Uhm.. hi.." Elliot sat next to him. "What happened..?" The older man looked down. "I.. I don't know!" He hid his face in his arms. Elliot and the former solider looked at each other, worriedly. Guest cleared his throat. "Would you.. like to try and get him to eat? I tried, but he won't. ..The poor guy's light as a feather." Elliot frowned and nodded. "Yeah.. I'll do my best. Can you give us some privacy?" The other robloxian nodded and left the cabin. Once alone, Builderman turned away from Elliot. That made him sigh. "Builds, what's going on." Builderman crossed his arms. "Nothin'.." Elliot rolled his eyes.
'Here we go again..'
"Builder. You just passed out! Tell me the truth, what's going on. You aren't even eating what Guest gave you.."
Builderman continued to stare at the bed, his body beginning to shake again. "I-Its nothin'!! I'm fine!!" Tears began to stream down his face, that made Elliot's expression soften. "Sorry.. I'm just worried about you. We all are.." Builderman responded with a barely audible whimper. Elliot carefully grabbed the slice of pizza and held it up the the gray robloxian's face. The admin turned his head away. "Stop.. I-I don't want it.." Elliot sighed and set the slice down. "Builder.. you need to eat something. According to Guest, you're to light." Builderman stiffened at that. "I.. uh.. well.. G-Guest served in a damn war! Course he could pick someone like me up easy. Heck, I'm the shortest guy here!" Elliot studied him for a few moments, before bending down. This caused Builderman to wince.
"Uhh.. Elliot..-?"
He reached under Builderman's legs with one arm, and put one hand on his back. Builderman's eyes widened. "E-Elliot-! What are you.." He didn't get to finish his sentence, before being picked up. Elliot hummed softly. He's definetly more lighter then he looks to be, despite his shorter build. Once set down, the older man scrambled to hide under a blanket. "Don't do stuff like that without warnin' me!!" Elliot rolled his eyes and pulled the blanket up, revealing Builderman who was covering his face. "Get up." Builderman hesitantly got out from his small blanket cave, and looked up at Elliot. "Ah'm easy to pick up. So what? That don't prove a damn thing!" Elliot sighed. "You know, even for someone who's as tall as you.. they should still require a bit more effort to be picked up." A few moments of silence pass, and Elliot sat next to him. "Are you eating enough..?" Builderman looked down at his lap. His hands were shaking, and there were fresh tears in his eyes. "O-Of course ah am..' Elliot put a hand on his back. "Doesn't seem like it." Builder stayed silent. Elliot frowned.. "Builderman. What's said in here, stays in here. Alright? No matter how bad the truth is. Alright? You can trust me!"
Despite Elliot's words, the admin still seemed to be hesitant. However, he slowly nodded a few moments later. This caused Elliot to smile, before that grin was replaced with a worried frown. "Are you eating what you need to eat?" It was silent for a bit. Builderman didn't know what to say.. but honestly? What's the worse that Elliot could do? He took a deep breath, and hesitantly shook his head. "No.. I-I aint.." this caused the pizza worker's eyes to widen slightly.
'Oh..'
"How come..? How come you aren't eating enough?"
Builderman stayed silent for a bit, clearly not wanting to answer. "I don't want ta say.." Elliot stared at him for a few moments, before exhaling softly. "Well.. ..I guess you don't need to tell me right now. But we should talk about this later." Builderman just nodded and continued to avoid Elliot's gaze. He felt so ashamed of himself. After a bit, Elliot speaks up again. "Is this about you thinking you look to chubby? If so, then don't! Heck, I think you look adorable!"
"...."
Builderman slowly turned to look at Elliot, before blinking and looking away. "That.. that's not exactly the reason.. and that’s kinda inconsiderate to say."
'SHITSHITSHIT..'
"Ah!! Sorry, sorry!! I just- nevermind-! You're right.."
After some awkward silence, something seemed to click in Builderman's mind, resulting in his eyes widening and him covering his face with a small embarrassed groan. "Oh my 2x2.." Elliot frowned. "What..?" Builderman blushed. "Ya essentially called me adorable." The pizza guy's eyes widened. "Uhhh... ohhh! I did-?" The admin nodded. "Yeah, ya did! Y-Ya called my chubbiness cute." The yellow robloxian softly chuckled. "Hehe.. uh.. sorry. But.. am I wrong?" "Yes. Yes ya are." "No I'm not!!" "Yes you are!" Builderman turned his head away from Elliot and pouted. Elliot noticed this and giggled. "Aw.. look at you!" He reached over and grabbed his face, causing Builderman to stare at him blankly. "What are you doing." Elliot smiled. "Oh.. nothing much. Just admiring you're cute little face!"
"...."
"That's weird. And I'm married."
Builderman grabbed Elliot's hands and pulled them away from his face, seeming uncomfortable. Elliot whined and pouted. "Come on.." Builderman sighed and pulled his sleeves over his hands. "I don’t know what you’re tryin’ to do, but cut it out!" Elliot shook his head, quitting out his weird behavior. It was still to early for this. "Sorry, that wasn't very nice of me." "Should be."
Elliot looked at the older man, and spoke softly. "..Hey. Are you ready to talk about why you haven't been eating yet?" Builderman whined at the sudden change of topic. "Do I have to..?"' Elliot shrugged. "Not necessarily.. but if I don't know, then how can I help you?" Builderman quietly sighed. "Fine.. fine." Elliot adjusted his sitting position. And tilted his head. Builderman stayed silent for a minute or two, before speaking up. "I.. um.. I've always sort of.. struggled with eatin'.." Elliot nodded softly. "Mhm?" The admin avoided Elliot's gaze as he continued speaking. "And.. I've just- struggled more with eatin' here.. " Elliot frowned and carefully running his hand up and down against his back in a gentle rubbing motion. "I get that, but how come you're purposefully avoiding food?"
Builderman arched his back a bit as Elliot rubbed it, before continuing. "I've been skipping meals for a while.. I only started to do so recently because the thought of eatin' made me feel sick.." Elliot grabbed the man, and pulled him close to his chest and wrapped his arms around him. "I see.. well, thank you for telling me." He petted the top of his head. "Is there something that could help you eat more" Builderman shrugged. "I-I dunno.." The yellow robloxian hummed at that. "Want me to bring back that slice of pizza?" Builderman quickly shook his head. Elliot chuckled awkwardly at that. "Yeah.. um.. that makes sense. Would you be alright with me getting you something small?" The gray man hesitated, before nodding. This caused the yellow robloxian to smile. "Alright! I'll be right back!"
"Okay, I'm back! Shedletsky said that you're fine with trail mix, so I got you some!" Builderman narrowed his eyes at the mention of the admin's name, then grabbed the bag and looked at the front and back.
"This is expired."
'So-? What's the worst that can happen!'
"Well- crap- I'm sure it won't do anything bad! It might just be a bit stale, but I'm sure it won't hurt you!"
Builderman started blankly at him, before opening the bag. "..This is a lot.." Elliot pat the top of his head. "You don't need to eat all of it! Maaaaybe just a few nuts and dried fruit?" The gray man nodded softly, reached for an easy to find nut, ...and immediately spat it out onto the bed. Elliot's eyes widened. "Wha- hey!" Builderman gagged a bit, pushing the bag away. "Ew.. what the hell! A nut shouldn't take like OLD PAINT!" Elliot immediately ran to get a bottle of water, and returned to Builderman hiding under a blanket once again, and the trail mix on the floor. He pulled the blanket off, and handed him the water. The younger man looked at the trail mix, and curiosity overtook him. He grabbed a nut just like the builder, and grimaced at the taste. Very sour.
"....Builder."
"Yeah-?"
"Hand me that water."
"Honestly, how did we even get here.."
Elliot chuckled at that question, and put a finger up to his chin. "Hmm.. you passed out, seven came to get me, aaaaand.. yeah!" Builderman scowled at the name 'Seven' "007n7? Man, I hate that guy." Elliot laughed. "Yeah. Me to." The two giggled like two middle school girls discussing which boy they had crushes on, before their giggles subsided and they both just stared at eachother. Elliot cleared his throat. "Do you have a hairbrush anywhere?" Builderman tensed at that. Putting down a basic slice of white bread Elliot found and made him eat. "Why are ya asking..?" The pizza worker hummed. "I just wanted to give my hair a quick brush, nothing much." Builderman pointed to the bottom drawer. "It's in there." Elliot nodded and walked over to it, and pulled a brush out. "Perfect!" He sat next to Builderman. "Can you sit up?"
"..."
Builderman growled, knowing where this was going. "Ya AINT brushing my hair." Elliot giggled. "Yeah, I am. It's matted." Builderman paused. "How'd ya know that..?" "I can tell just from a glance." "...Oh my 2x2.." He rubbed his eyes and groaned. "Fiiiiiine. Ya can brush it. BUT BE CAREFUL!" Elliot clapped his hands excitedly. "Don't worry, I will!"
'I'm.. I'm going to brush his hair.. ..EEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!'
Elliot pulled all of the builder's hair back, put the brush in, and tried to pull down. ..But it got stuck. "Ow.." "Sorry.. I'm trying to be gentle!" Elliot continued to attempt and pull the brush down. He succeeded, but it was difficult.
"1 strand down.. ..More to go."
Builderman fidgeted a little. "Ya don't gotta do this, y'know." Elliot ignored him and continued. After some more attempts, he decided to get some water.
Once he returned, he dipped one of the strands in the water, causing Builderman to hiss. The yellow robloxian tried to brush through the strand again. Still a bit hard, but it was more manageable.
"Doesn't that feel better?"
Elliot grinned at him. Builderman ran a strand through his hair, and softly smiled. "Uh.. yeah. It does.. thanks." Elliot ruffled his hair.
"Eep-!"
"No problem! I'm glad i could help!"
The admin looked up at Elliot for a few seconds, before basically pouncing onto his lap and laying down. The younger guy grunted at the sudden pounce, but quickly calmed down and pet him. Which was much easier to do! Builderman relaxed at the touch, and his blinking got slower. Elliot realized this and pet him once again. "Go on, get some rest." Buildsy frowned at that, seemingly hesitated. Elliot saw this, and began to stroke his back. "I'm not going anywhere, I promise" After a few moments of thinking, Builderman nodded and fully laid his head down and shut his eyes.
'He's so perfect and cute like this~'
Elliot smiled. Seems like this relationship was finally going somewhere! He was relieved. Sure, they're probably just in the 'friend' stage. But it was better than them just being aquantinces. And besides, seems like Shedletsky and Dusekkar were going to be out of hair. Perfect!
..Now the only question is when Builderman was going to wake up-