forum Glitches // OxO // Closed

Started November 27, 2019 by @ElderGod-Icefire

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"I have to," Jude simply said, "I have to make it right. I promise I will. I'll do it." He clenched his jaw, staring blankly at the ground and wondering how long they'd have together before circumstances would force them apart.

Nyx shook his head slightly. "There's nothing you can do, Jude." He replied softly. "It's already done. You can't bring them back from the dead and even if you could…"

"–I'll drag the company down, then." Jude said with a quiet determination, sighing against Nyx, "I'll go to the FBI and tell them about the military being involved. I'll make sure the whole world knows what they tried to do and see what happens when they're caught. I'll do it."

"Jude. It's not that abnormal for the military to sponsor a program, especially if it might be beneficial. There is nothing you could use to bring them down. Everyone I…everyone I killed were convicts from death row, whose deaths had been faked so they could be brought to the facility. They were already legally dead by the time I…by the time I killed them. And I don't have any legal protection under the law, since, legally, I'm not a person. I was grown in a fucking tube, Jude. I'm not a person, and I don't have any legal rights. Child labor or abuse laws won't protect me." Nyx replied quietly.

"But I–" Jude tried to say, I have to make it right. How do I make it right? His heart ached. For Nyx, for his father, for himself, it felt robbed. He slowly pulled out of their long embrace, clenching his jaw and looking at Nyx with a steely gaze. "You're a person," Jude told him, needing to hear the words just as much as he needed to say them, "You're a person, and you deserve to be treated like one. Can you admit that to yourself?"

Nyx chewed on his lip slightly as he looked up at Jude. "I…" he shrugged. "Regardless of what I think, I'm not legally a person." he replied softly. "I'm just an experiment in machinery and human genetics." his eyes flickered slightly.

"That's what they told you– but it's not true," Jude told him, cupping his face in his hand, "You're so much more than what you say, Nyx. I mean, look at you," He smiled, his gaze softening as he looked at him, "You're conscious. You feel things, really. So fuck legalities, that's what makes us human."

Nyx looked up at Jude and shook his head a little bit. "But I…" he trailed off, his arms wrapped around Jude still. "I'm not…" he shrugged his shoulders, leaning into Jude a little bit.

"–You are." Jude told him, placing a gentle kiss on his cheek, and pressing against him, "You are, so don't believe what they said. You're different, but that doesn't change the fact that you should be treated equally."

Nyx shrugged slightly, and snuggled closer to Jude. "Okay." he said simply, closing his eyes and holding onto Jude, letting out a slow, soft breath.

(hey quick question: why is everyone getting married lmao)

"O-kay," Jude said with a slow nod, sighing and burying his hands in Nyx's hair. You're okay. I'm okay. It'll all be okay.

(uh. I don't actually know. I just know that I received proposals from like three people after posting on the Rudeness Chat, so now I'm married lmao)
(it's some sort of competition to see who can marry the most people?? i think??)

Nyx swallowed softly. "I'm sorry that I've caused so much trouble for you." he said quietly.

(damn, it seems like 'love is blind' is branching out to the internet now hahahh)

"You haven't caused any trouble," Jude sighed, closing his eyes and trying to soften his shoulders, "I get myself into trouble. Just wait 'til you read my future autobiography– you'll see how much I fuck up on a daily basis," He quietly laughed.

(lmaooo yup)

Nyx laughed softly, reaching up and bringing Jude's mouth to his for a soft kiss. "Still. I've added trouble, at the very least."

"Barely," Jude said, smiling at Nyx's lips, "This isn't troubling to me. 'Cause…I've seen trouble, and you don't have his smile." Thankfully.

Nyx wrinkled his nose slightly. "Trouble isn't a person. It can't have a smile, Jude." He replied, closing his eyes and leaning against Jude a bit.

"Oh yes, it can," Jude chuckled, twirling a lock of Nyx's hair and sighing, "Some people are exactly that: nothing but trouble. You can see it in their eyes, and their smile; they're up to no good."

Nyx shrugged slightly. "Yes, but that's not trouble. That's someone being a troublemaker." He replied, shaking his head a little bit.

"Hm, well, you're neither one," Jude said, lightly chuckling at what he would say next, "–Unless you still wanna steal a bunch of paintings from The Met. I'm down."

Nyx laughed, smiling a little bit. "Well. I don't think I want to break any more laws." he replied with a shrug, smiling up at Jude.

Jude rolled his eyes, sighing dramatically, "Fine, He laughed, "We won't become notorious art thieves. But if a zookeeper turns his head, I'm not promising to leave the Red Pandas where they are."

He laughed again. "I don't know what those are, Jude." he complained, smiling up at the other. "But can we keep going through the zoo now? I wanna see the animals!"

"We'll see them, later. They are ridiculously cute." Jude smiled, slipping his hand into Nyx's, and turning, "You still wanna wander around the reptile section?"

Nyx nodded slightly. "Okay. And yes. Wanna see all the belt animals." He said with a laugh, smiling at Jude, then looking at the animals.

"M'kay," Jude smiled, kissing his cheek before spotting a giant lizard "Ooh– not a belt animal, but neat."