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YOU KNOW MY DOOR'S ALWAYS OPEN TO YOU. <3

YOU CAN COME OVER WHENEVER YOU LIKE

[Haha...he can't ever say no to Asriel. Nor did he want to, honestly.]

Okay. Two minutes.

[Asriel's thankfully dressed and not just, running over to Mettaton's house in his PJs (though it wouldn't be the first time). But it does't take him long at all before Asriel's knocking at Mettaton's door.]

[Mettaton's there in an instant--why, it almost seems as if he'd been waiting for Asriel since the last text.

Truthfully...that was probably the case.

Either way, he looks...unusually tired at the door. Nothing alarming, he's just lacking any real enthusiasm in the wake of finding Lucio's message to him.]

Hi, honey. Please, come in.

[Yeah, Asriel notices. That's why before he comes in, he says this:]

Before I do, can you bend down a little?

[Mettaton raises an eyebrow, not quite comprehending. But despite it, he does stoop down, bracing his hands against his knees as he leans forward.]

Ahaha, what, are we sharing secrets now?

Not really. You're just really tall.

[And as he says that, Asriel leans forward for a hug. It sounded like Mettaton could use one.]

[Haha, he uh. He should have known that was what this was about. He can't help but chuckle lightly, wrapping an arm loosely around Asriel. He would never turn down a hug, especially not from his young boss monster friend.]

Mmm, you're such a sweetie. And a smart one at that.

[He did need a hug, and he's loath to let Asriel go anytime soon...]

You sounded like you needed one.

[Asriel likes Mettaton hugs, so he's welcome to hug him as long as he wants.]

I'm sorry about your friend.

Thank you...I'm sorry, I'm always falling to pieces over something, aren't I? It's just...there are so few people I know anymore, and when one of them leaves, I...

[He cuts off, afraid to complete that sentence. But Asriel can probably figure out at least partially what's frightening Mettaton.

The fact that the next one to leave might be someone he couldn't bear to lose. It's selfish to think that, considering that Asriel had lost his mother to the whims of the Ingress, but...he still hates it. Mettaton's tired of losing people.

He gives Asriel a squeeze, then pulls away from him. Seriously, they gotta get inside. No one needs to see all this ~~codependency~~ friendship.]

[Asriel understands what Mettaton is implying, and the smile wanes from his face. Asriel missed Toriel and Papyrus a lot, but he was lucky enough to still have Chara, Frisk, and Mettaton here.

Mettaton wasn't so lucky.]

You'll always have me, Mettaton. I'll bite and kick anyone who tries sending me back.

[It's not a guarantee, Asriel knows. And it's not enough. Mettaton needs more than one silly, sad little goat monster.

But he doesn't know how to help.]

I bet you would.

[Mettaton looks slightly less upset. Keyword being looks, because despite what Asriel says, he can't stop the inevitable. If Mettaton is the last one standing, he's not sure he'll be able to handle it. Hell, Lucio leaving was such a blow...what if Frisk left? What if Bucky left?

...What if Asriel left?

God, his SOUL sinks with the weight of that possibility, and his jaw sets. He won't try to convince himself it won't happen. He does enough lying to himself. But it does hurt to think about.]

Mm...did you, ah. That is, are you hungry?

[It's all he can think of to say. God, what a fool he is, being so unnecessarily upset.]

[Asriel goes a little quite, his bravado from earlier quickly fading. Honestly, if it was the other way around and Asriel was the only one left? He doesn't think he could handle it. In a moment of loneliness and despair, he tried to shatter his own disk because it was all too much.

This place wasn't worth it if Asriel didn't have his family here, peaceful or not.]

... Sorry.

[The apology comes automatically. It usually did, these days. Often followed by a small twinge of fear buried in the back of his mind.]

I'm pretty hungry, now that you mention it.

No, it's...it's not you, Asriel, it's me. I'm...being childish.

[Mettaton knows he asked whether Asriel was hungry, but all he could focus on was the fact that he was being stupid and making his friend feel the need to apologize.]

Selfish, aren't I? Acting as if the world revolves around me and how sad I am. How pitiful.

[Why was it always like this...?]

[Asriel opens his mouth - tempted to apologize again. He came over here to try and make Mettaton feel better, and he was just making it worse.]

I don't think being sad makes you selfish...

...

Is there anything I can do?

[Mettaton's not entirely sure if he feels comfortable answering that question. So instead, he silently turns, beckoning Asriel to follow him.

Should the young boss monster do so, he'll be led to the living room, where Mettaton stoops down, then sits on the floor. He doesn't look at Asriel.]

Promise me that you will not leave.

[He knows Asriel may yet break that promise. Not on purpose, of course, but how could he ever hold the boy to it?

He doesn't care though. He wants to pretend he has some power over this.]

[Asriel plops down next to him. He's not sure if that's what Mettaton wants, but closeness seemed to matter. At least in this case it did.]

I promise I won't leave. No matter what happens, I'm going to stay right here with you.

No matter what, you're still my family.

[He knows that it was an unreasonable request, and yet Asriel still saw fit to appease Mettaton. It's very comforting, as is the proximity. Because Asriel's right, Mettaton wants to be close. He always wants to be close, because you never know when you might lose what you came to cherish.

He wants to make sure he regrets things as little as possible, even though in the end...he knows his heart will break if Asriel leaves, and he'd probably have a hard time ever trusting anyone quite that much again.]

Family...I like that.

[He misses his family, but...being a part of Asriel's is nice.]

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boy i sure wish there was more fanart of mtt and asriel hugging

i wish this too

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