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The others had all gone from the main deck, only Chip and Gillion remained, both looking up at the beautiful aurora borealis painting the night sky above them, Chip was sat on the railing while Gillion stood beside him leaning on it, he had joined Gillion not too long ago. Neither of them had ever seen anything quite like this, it reminded Gillion of home, in some weird way the colors in the sky matched those under the waves.
“Gillion!~” Chip exclaimed, drawing Gill's attention towards him as he mimicked his tone “Chiiip!~” as they shared a laugh.
"what's going on?” Chip asked, swinging his legs a bit.
“Oh nothing! it's just um.. we don't have anything like this it's just the colors or the movement, just something about this just reminds me of home” He looked away from Chip back up to the beautiful display of colors in the sky.
“yeah- its uh, it's pretty, where we're going it's drip palace uh- drip castle-” Gillion cut him off before he could continue "liquidus” he corrected “oh yeah right, i don't know how i came up with that” Chip giggled “me neither” Gillion responded with a smile looking back at the man besides him. Chip had turned to look back at the sky, he looked really beautiful in the light of the aurora borealis, breathtaking even, the entire night sky reflected in his eyes as if it belonged there, and the soft glow from the moon illuminated his features. It wasn't the first time Gillion had thought of his friend this way, although he tried not to, it was shameful he, the chosen one, wasn't allowed to court, it would only serve as a distraction from his fulfilling his destiny, yet he couldn't help the selfish want building up inside of his chest, fluttering in moments like these where he couldn't deny Chips beauty.
“Your stars are pretty” It wasn't much above a whisper, but Chip still heard and turned to face him in surprise “my- my stars?” he stammered “Yes” Gill brought a hand up to chips cheek brushing his thumb over the brown spots scattered on chips cheek, he had noticed them before, chip had them all over his body these tiny brown dots that Gillion was sure connected and made images like the ones in the sky Chip had taught him about, He didn't have nearly as many dots as Jay, although hers didn't really look like stars, they must be some sort of human marking, like his own patterns.
“Those are moles Gill” Chip giggled a bit as Gill continued to brush his cheek, which was concerningly turning redder. “Are you sure..? they dont look like moles..” Gillion brought his face closer to inspect the dots, were there tiny moles in Chip's face? he hadn't noticed the dots move, maybe they were the moles tunnels, Ollie had told him about them once when they were on an island with these weird little bumps in the earth, which were apparently the moles tunnels.
“No not like literal moles, its uh, that's just what people call them, it's just like.. markings your born with, i think they can develop over time too, i'm sure i haven't had all of these since i was a baby” Chip said, the ladder of the sentence was mostly mumbled to himself, Gillion had noticed he tended to go on tangents or just talk when he was nervous, why would Chip be nervous? The only one who should be nervous in this moment is Gillion, he’s stood holding a piece of the night sky in his hand, one that had made its home on Chip.
“Well whatever they are, i think they look like stars” he paused briefly “do your stars form any pictures like the ones in the sky?” It was a careful question, he didn't even know where it came from, it was selfish of him to stand here like this with Chip, but he didn't dare move away. Chips eyes widened along with his face growing even more red, but Gillion didn't notice, he was too focused on Chips moles “i uh- i dunno, i haven't looked at them much and uh- neither has anyone else” What! Was it normal for humans to have these wonderful markings like Chip? He furrowed his brows in confusion, his fin like ears pinning back as well, he may not have been here for long, but he had never noticed any. “Really?” Chip nodded looking away from him towards the ground with a more sorrowful look. Gillion brought his remaining hand to Chips other cheek carefully turning his head back to look at him “i think your moles are beautiful Chip, and if no one else has taken the chance.. then i would be honored to be the one to connect the images hidden in your stars” Their faces were closer now, Gillion searched Chips face for any sort of hint as to his thoughts on this matter, all he found was shock, which could mean both a good or a bad thing, though it probably meant Gill had overstepped an unspoken rule or boundary like usual, what if it was considered rude to offer such a thing to a friend, or seen as intimate.. he doesn't want to make Chip uncomfortable, that's the last thing he wants. He could feel the panic rising in his stomach.
Until he felt a hand on his own, Chips right hand was on top of this own and the lower half of his face was turned to be hidden away in the palm of Gillions hand, although he could feel the smile pressed on Chips lips, his slightly chapped lips, lips which Gillion now became very aware of having kissed and.. and wanting to kiss again, that selfish, selfish want from deep within which beckoned to be let out, he swiftly became aware of the heat rising to his face and the how fast his tail was swaying, as he now realized why Chips face was so red. “sure” Gillion could feel the words being spoken in his palm.
“you said the aurora borealis reminded you of your home, well it reminds me of you” Chip whispered, moving his head slightly feering his mouth from Gills palm “Seeing it is like when i saw you for the first time” he paused “a beautiful sight i have a hard time looking away from” Gillion didn't know it was possible for tail to sway this fast or his face to feel this warm, it felt as if someone had set it ablaze, Chip looked at him with the same burning redness in his face now with half lidded eyes as his face rested in Gillions hands. A soft “oh” was all Gillion could say.
They continued to just soak each other in for a while, it simultaneously felt like eternity and an instant until one of them spoke up “can i kiss you Gill?” Chip carefully asked, and he shouldn't say yes, he really shouldn't, the elders would be very disappointed in him if they knew what he was doing, but then again, he wasn't a very good chosen one. “Yes”
The kiss felt better than the first, which had been given under a bit of pressure by Jay drowning, he hadn't had the time to really feel Chips chapped lips nor taste them, this one was a lot slower and more gentle, Chips free hand quickly found its place behind the base of Gillions neck tangling into his hair, he could definitely get used to this.
Chip was the first to break away for air, a smile pressed on his lips, which quickly made its way onto Gillions own as well, “i've wanted to do that for soooo long Gill, so. long.” Chip giggled, joining both his hands outstretched behind Gill's neck, he giggled as well “me too Chip, me too” he said as he went in for another kiss, though this time his lips did not meet Chip’s, rather they met one of those curious brown dots on his cheeks, “Gill!” Chip made a funny noise and started squirming as if he wanted to break free of the grasp of his face, the giggles reassured Gill this wasn't the case. They were both smiling and giggling like idiots, which Gill didn't mind at all, his thoughts about shame and the elders' disappointment long gone.
“Come on Gill kiss me for real” Chip managed to say through his fit of giggles “but how am i supposed to find the constellations in your stars if i don't know where they are” he replied stopping his antics for a moment to look at Chip with a big innocent smile on his face “Gillion Tidestider, did you just do what i think you did?” Chip was looking at him eyes wide and mouth agape in faux disbelief as he leaned further back towards the water behind them “no Chip, i Gillion Tidestrider, champion of the undersea, hero of the deep, singer songwriter of-” his list of titles was cut of by a pair of lips on his own and a mumbled “shut up” against them as Chip kissed him, this time with more force than the first, which was very effective at shutting him up. His hands moved to Chip's waist to ensure they wouldn't fall backwards off the railing.
What neither of them noticed was Jay making her way out of the sleeping quarters only to find the two mid make out, she swiftly decided whatever she had to say could wait for later.