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Epsilon had been absent for about a week at this point. No one had seen him. Navi was especially worried about the fact, considering he wasn’t even answering his comms. They had noticed it was acting off before it disappeared, fidgeting with its claws, unable to sit still, drawing patterns into the dirt with the tip of his tail. (or leaving gashes on the floor of Daiv’s office)
Epsilon would disappear every so often, coming back a day or two later as if nothing had changed. This wasn’t unusual, other than the fact that he had been missing for far longer than normal. His communicator was completely offline and had been for the past three days at least. Navi figured if anyone would know where it was it would be Daiv, considering the three were the closest and Navi saw no sign of him.
The cover of the trees felt nice. It was a warmer day out, and Navi had been laying in the sun for the past few hours. It had learned the term ‘photosynthesis’ recently. It worked, he felt nice after, but the shade of the canopy provided some coolness after the sun beaming down on them for a while.
The building came into view after Navi walked over a hill. He approached the door, turned their back, and used a hoof to very quickly rap at the door. Navi heard a chuckle from inside and a polite ‘come in!’ They opened the door, seeing Daiv in the medbay fiddling with something on the control panel for the scanner.
”Hello, Daiv!” Navi hopped down the stairs into the medbay, stopping next to where Daiv was rewiring something inside the scanner. “Hello, came to visit?” Daiv tugged, and a wire came free from the panel. He retrieved another from his inventory, feeding it into the machine. “Actually I came to ask you about something. Well, someone.”
Daiv turned from his project, worry and intrigue equally visible on his face. “Have you seen Epsilon recently? Or even heard from him? He was acting kind of weird when I saw him last and now he is not answering my texts.” Daiv tilted his head, thinking. “He was acting rather off… now that I think about it I haven’t heard from it at all.” Daiv looked to the corner where Epsilon had been sitting the last time the two saw him, eyeing the scratches in the tile.
”I don’t know what’s up with him. I’m worried too, now that you mention it.” Navi’s eyes landed on the waystone in the corner of the room. He had asked around and no one had seen Epsilon. They figured if it wasn’t at its house then they’d just have to wait until he appeared again.
”Do you have the waystone to his house?” Daiv hesitated, looking through his comms for a moment. “Maybe we could… I don’t want to show up to it’s house if he’s not doing well. I assume he wants to be alone if it's been this long.” Navi tilted his head. Daiv sighed, and walked towards the waystone. The pop-ups of locations appeared in front of them, and Navi scrolled down to the button that would take them to Epsilon.
Navi shivered at the feeling of its form being dissipated and moved across the world. They opened their eyes to see the field in front of where Epsilon’s ship crashed. Daiv shook off the fuzz from around him, leading the two to the stairs upwards. The first thing the two noticed was the fact that the normally well-kept farm had been overgrown slightly, and the roof above it seemed like something had crashed into it.
Daiv walked over to the splintered wood. “What in the stars happened here?” Something off to the side caught his eye. Stuck between two broken shards of wood was a tuft of fur. It was very distinctly the thicker, purple-ish fur that covered Epsilon’s shoulders. Now that he thought about it, the indent into the wood was rather Epsilon sized. Daiv’s worry grew.
“Whats up?” Navi walked up next to Daiv. He held out the tuft of fur to it, and Navi tilted his head. “That may not be good.” Daiv looked up to the door sitting high above the crash site. “Well at least that most likely means he’s here. Possibly not in the best condition, sure, but here.” Navi took the fur from Daiv’s hand, sniffing at it like a cat.
”That isn’t right.” Daiv hummed in question. “It smells odd. Not like when his smell gets old, either.” Daiv laughed internally at the fact that Navi had that memorized, but for now that information was very helpful. “I suppose the only option we have is to see who’s home.”
As the two approached the door, Navi’s nose twitched. “That’s the same smell!” Daiv inhaled, the only scent in the air being the smell of the outdoors. “Odd. I’m not getting anything.” Navi looked confused, before turning to the door in front of them. They raised their hand, knocking on the door softly. “Epsilon…? Are you home?” They waited a few moments with no response. Daiv knocked slightly harder than Navi did, the sound echoing off the stone. “We’re worried about you. Can we come in?” Again, they waited, and still no reply. Daiv lowered his hand, resting it on the handle, and it turned under the pressure.
”Why is it unlocked?” Navi looked up at Daiv. “That doesn’t seem right.” Daiv very carefully peeked into the house. Every light was off, and from what he could see through the dark, the house was a disaster. Chests were left open, the contents of some being strewn about the floor. Even with the door just cracked, the smell overwhelmed Navi. “Something’s wrong.”
Navi tried to push past Daiv and into the house, but there was an arm in front of them. “Wait. You said you smelled something?” Navi nodded. “How… do you know something’s wrong?” Navi was about to speak, then hesitated. “I smelled it…?” Something clicked in Daiv’s head. He carefully opened the door, stepping into the dark room.
The door shut quietly behind them. Now in the dark, the two could barely see a faint light from upstairs. There were quiet sounds coming from wherever the light was. Again, Navi made to run to wherever Epsilon was, but was stopped by Daiv. “He sounds hurt!” Navi whispered, though visibly distressed. “I… uh… I don’t think it's in pain?” Navi tilted its head. “Let’s just go upstairs.”
as the two crept up the stairs, it became more apparent to Navi that the sound Epsilon was making didn’t sound distressed. He had run up quietly in front of Daiv, but stopped in the stairway when they saw the faint glow of crystals from where Epsilon’s room would be. Daiv came up behind it, startling Navi out of the thought spiral he was falling down about what was going on in that room.
Daiv motioned with his hands, are you okay? with a questioning look on his face. Navi nodded, shaking the fog from its head, and walking forward. As they approached the door, Daiv moved to knock, but Navi held a hand up. They listened for a moment before getting closer to the door.
”Na- hah- Naviii…”
Navi jumped at the sound of his name in that tone from what was very much Epsilon’s voice. Its tail bristled, face heating up, and Daiv very quickly noticed something was wrong. “What happened? What's wrong?” Navi said nothing for a few moments. “Can we go in?” Daiv raised an eyebrow, and Navi shot them a look. He laughed under his breath before knocking on the door.
”Epsilon? Are you okay?” The sounds stopped instantly. There was shuffling, followed by what sounded like something falling over and a quiet ‘shit’ before the door cracked open.
”Hi.” Only Epsilon’s head was visible through the crack in the door. “Are you okay? We haven’t seen you in a while so we figured we should check on you.” Daiv seemed far more put together than Navi was, and that was very apparent to Epsilon, whose gaze kept flicking between them and the floor. “I’m… fine. You need to leave.” Its voice wavered between more human sounding to the glitched and echoey tone he tried so hard to hide.
”We're here to help. I don’t really know what’s going on, but whatever you need, we’re here.” The glowing pupils in Epsilon’s eyes turned to slits, and a low clicking sounded from its chest. He shook his head. “You need to leave.” He tried closing the door, but Daiv put a foot between it.
”We're not leaving. I know something is wrong. What do you need?” Epsilon put a hand to his face, finally looking at Daiv from between his claws. “I need you to get out-“ Navi pushed past Daiv and into Epsilon’s room, and Epsilon very quickly backed up, as if not wanting to touch them. The room was just as much of a wreck as the entryway, if not worse. Daiv hesitantly opened the door fully and walked in. The only lighting was the crystals on the walls, the glow of Epsilon’s eyes, and the electric blue of the spines on his back, which were very visible, considering that this was the first time either of them had seen him with any article of clothing off, much less his shirt. ”Daiv said anything you need. We mean it.”
Epsilon sighed, but it came out as more of a growl. “Wh… whatever I need?” Navi nodded. “You two are very stubborn.” Epsilon relaxed, even if just slightly, and the shake in his legs became much more noticeable. It sat down on the edge of its nest, and Navi saw some things that were different since they had last been here. The beds and sleeping bags making up the nest had been pushed into much more of a circle, there were new blankets, most of them looked like they were taken from Daiv’s office, and what really stood out to Navi was the clothes that had randomly vanished from their wardrobe throughout the week.
Epsilon curled up in the middle of the nest, grabbing one of Navi’s shirts and one of Daiv’s blankets, holding onto them like they were the only thing keeping it from falling off the edge of a cliff. Navi slowly walked up, waiting for Epsilon to tell him to either go away or invite them in. A tail slowly wrapped around its leg, and they took that as an invitation. Navi carefully climbed into the nest, moving some stuff out of the way to make room for him and sat next to Epsilon. Daiv slowly walked up to the two of them.
”Can I touch you?” Epsilon looked up, making the same clicking sound from before, and nodded. Daiv lightly placed a hand on his forehead, and Epsilon let out a quiet sound, leaning into the touch. “Oh you’re burning.” The hand moved to his cheek, and it was very obvious Epsilon had to try its best to not grab him. “How do you feel?” Epsilon barely processed the words, lightly grabbing Daiv’s arm, rubbing his wrist against its neck. Daiv let Epsilon pull them into the nest with a light laugh.
”I feel… hot, and I don’t want you to leave, and…” Epsilon trailed off, letting out a high pitched whine and curling in on himself. “Hey, it’s okay, you don’t have to speak. I think I know what’s going on.” Daiv rubbed circles into the crook of Epsilon’s neck, and his tail moved from around Navi’s leg to around Daiv’s waist. “Actually, do you know what this is?” Epsilon shook his head.
“Well from the basic things we can assume about you, you’re ionguardian, even if not fully, which means you would most likely have a mating cycle. That would explain why you want people here and why you feel feverish. The evolutionary purpose of these cycles is reproduction, so normally you’d feel… aroused, and what you did with my hand is called scenting! Scenting is a pretty traditional ionguardian sign of-“ Daiv was grabbed from where he was sitting and pulled into Epsilon’s arms as he buried his face in their neck.
“Sorry- I got carried away. How can we help?” Epsilon whined, curling into Daiv and moving its tail back to Navi’s leg. “I know, I know, but you have to tell us what you need.” There were claws in Daiv’s sides, pressing lightly into his ribs. Not hard enough to pierce flesh, but enough for it to hurt. Epsilon mumbled something into his neck.
”Hm?”
”N… eed… you…”
Epsilon’s hands were shaking, claws digging deeper into Daiv’s shirt, most likely leaving tears in the fabric. Navi wriggled its leg out from the grip of Epsilon’s tail, sitting up and looking at him. “I will do anything you want me to as long as I am comfortable, and I will tell you the second I am not.” There was a low growl from Epsilon’s throat and the sound of a wormhole being opened. Epsilon disappeared, reappearing directly above Navi and pinning its wrists above his head.
Epsilon’s eyes darted around Navi’s face, studying his expression. “Please tell me if you’re uncomfortable.” Navi shook its head, and their lips crashed together. Navi could tell Epsilon was trying to be gentle, but the second he felt teeth against its lips it lost all resolve, sliding his tongue into Navi’s mouth. The length of it reached the back of their throat, and even deeper when Epsilon’s jaw unhinged slightly. Navi whined into his mouth as he tasted them as if it was the best thing he had ever tasted. At this point Navi wasn’t sure if that was untrue.
Navi pulled away, coughing and out of breath. Epsilon whined at the loss of contact, grinding his hips down onto Navi’s crotch instinctually. They jumped, surprised at the sudden pressure as well as how good it felt, letting out a yelp. The sound he let out only prompted Epsilon to continue. Daiv was sitting awkwardly on the end of the bed, and was suddenly grabbed and yanked to Epsilon’s side by the long tail that was thrashing next to him. He put a hand on Epsilon’s back, massaging between the spines, Epsilon's whines getting louder and making him rut into Navi harder.
Daiv moved a hand down to Epsilon’s tail, wrapping a hand around the base. He tugged experimentally, not enough to hurt, but enough for there to be pressure. A loud moan was ripped from Epsilon’s throat. “Ha- harder-“ Daiv let out a breath, pulling roughly, and the two next to him yelled out at the same time as claws dug into Navi’s shoulders.
”Please… n- haah- need you…” Navi felt a wetness through the fabric of his clothes. They looked down, seeing something pressed against the crotch of Epsilon’s pants, which seemed to be where the fluid was coming from. Navi hovered a hand over the bulge, looking to Epsilon for permission. “Please- please.” He put a hand on the damp spot between his thighs and Epsilon was immediately rolling his hips into Navi’s hand. “More more more-“
Daiv pushed Navi’s hand away gently, and Epsilon curled in on itself. Daiv hooked a finger on the waistband of Epsilon’s pants, tugging at them. “Do you want these off?” Epsilon nodded halfway through the sentence. Daiv moved to help him undress, but was close to being shoved off the bed as Epsilon almost tore the fabric apart taking them off. What Navi had felt through his pants was now visible as a cyan, tentacle-like appendage peeking from a slit. “Can… I touch?” Navi’s voice shook as he held out a hand that Epsilon quickly pulled towards it. It wasn’t quite forcing, but Navi jumped at how quickly Epsilon's claws were wrapped around its arm. Navi put a hand to the appendage and it wrapped around his hand, fully extending from the slit as Epsilon’s breath caught in his throat.
Navi trailed a hand up the length and Epsilon put a hand to his mouth, biting down on it to keep from screaming. His other hand shot down next to Navi’s trying to get anything more, but they grabbed him. He moved to sit on top of Epsilon, keeping his hand hovering above Epsilon’s cock. Navi looked over at Daiv, who put a hand on Epsilon’s thigh, massaging it. “We want to help, but you need to be patient, love. We don’t want you coming apart too quickly, do we?” Epsilon’s tail thrashed in protest, and Daiv let out a low chuckle.
Navi stared at Epsilon for a moment, then his gaze flicked down. They tilted their head. “Wh- what’s- AH!” Navi pushed down on Epsilon’s stomach, pulling a yell from his throat and making him curl in on himself. “Did that hurt?” It looked up at Navi through the hair that had fallen over its face, breathing heavily. “I don’t- hha- no. Felt good.” Daiv perked up. “That makes sense! Ionguardian typically-“ “Daiv.” Epsilon’s voice was shaking. Even through the distortion, it was extremely obvious. “...eggs?” He nodded. Daiv put a hand on Epsilon’s stomach, pushing down lightly. He whined and curled in more. “Can we help?” Navi asked, tail brushing up and down Epsilon’s leg, hand resting on his abdomen. “Y- yes?”
Daiv moved to sit behind Navi, looking around it to Epsilon and moving a hand up his thigh. “Is this okay?” Epsilon leaned his head back. “Don’t even ask anymore. Please.” Daiv reached a hand between Epsilon’s thighs, putting two fingers up to the slit under where his dick extended from. Epsilon whined as Daiv pushed a finger into him, and Daiv was surprised at how loose the taller was. He didn’t need any preparation before a second finger was inserted, making Epsilon squirm under Navi.
”I can tell you’ve been busy. I wonder if you were thinking about us.” Epsilon nodded, letting out a whiny ‘mhm’ between heavy breaths in an attempt to keep quiet. He grabbed at Navi, and his eyes met theirs with a look of desperation. Navi whimpered, trailing a hand down Epsilon’s stomach down to its cock. As Navi wrapped its hand around the appendage, Daiv inserted a third finger, and Epsilon moaned loudly.
The feeling of Daiv massaging him open almost made Epsilon black out. He hadn’t gotten this much attention since he crashed here. He rocked his hips into the feeling of Daiv inside of him, and Navi ran his hand up and down it’s cock as it wrapped itself around their arm. Clear-ish liquid leaked from Epsilon's slit, coating Daiv’s fingers and making it easier for him to push in deeper. “Navi, can you push on his stomach?” He said it like he was performing a surgery. Epsilon thought that that kind of made this hotter. The thought that Daiv was thinking of this as some kind of procedure made Epsilon’s stomach flutter.
the thought was interrupted by Navi massaging his abdomen. Epsilon opened his mouth to speak, but all that came out was a yell as he curled against them, grabbing at their back. A gush of fluid came out of Epsilon’s entrance, and Daiv could see a black-ish purple shape pushing itself out of him. Navi continued the pressure as Daiv rubbed circles into the space between Epsilon’s slit and his thigh with one hand and worked him open with the other. Epsilon had given up on being quiet, voice just below a scream as the egg slid out. It was large, even larger than what would be regular for Epsilon’s size, and Daiv looked at it in what seemed to be surprise with a hint of wonder.
Epsilon was breathing heavily, and Navi pushed down again. The second egg came out a bit faster, Epsilon’s slit having been stretched by the first, along with Daiv inserting a fourth finger and easing the egg out. There was a thick coating of slick on Daiv’s hand by the time it came out, and he could care less about keeping clean at this point. He spread the folds of Epsilon’s slit open as the third egg began to come out, instructing Navi to push harder. Epsilon wailed as it came out with a squirt of slick behind it, soaking the sheets under him.
Epsilon sat up shakily, burying its face in Navi’s neck, letting out a ragged breath. “Th- thank you.” He seemed too distracted by catching his breath to notice his cock trailing up Navi’s stomach, making them jump. It put a hand around it, and Epsilon’s grip on his waist tightened. Daiv came over to sit next to Epsilon after moving the eggs to a corner of the nest. “Do you need more than that, love? Are we not done?” Daiv ran the tips of his fingers over the length, making Epsilon shudder.
”What have you been using while you’ve been like this? I assume there’s nothing safe you could find.” Epsilon shook his head to get out of his thoughts. “Hand. And-“ he reached across the bed, grabbing one of the bottles that were laying around. This one wasn’t quite empty, and contained a clear, slightly green tinted gel. “Is this aloe vera?” Epsilon nodded. Daiv raised his eyebrows, looking impressed. “How about we use this up and get you more?” Epsilon opened his mouth to speak, pausing as he processed the words and hiding his face in Navi’s neck.
”Want… inside you…” Navi shivered as Epsilon’s length slithered down his stomach, prodding to get under where they were sitting on him. “Please?” As soon as the words left his mouth, Navi was lifted from where he was sitting, turned around, and they could feel something pushing against their entrance. “Patience, darling.” Navi was on its knees in front of Epsilon, and Daiv had opened the bottle containing the aloe. He coated two of his fingers in the substance, looking to Navi. “Can I?” Navi nodded, and Daiv reached between their thighs to wet his entrance, making it whine. “Okay, your turn.”
as soon as Epsilon was given permission, Navi was pulled backwards. “Epsil- AAH?!” Navi screamed out as Epsilon sank into it slowly. Even at the slow pace, Navi was quickly filled, and then more. For a few moments it was too much, but as Navi adjusted, he sank even further onto Epsilon’s cock. Once Epsilon was fully sheathed inside of it, there was a noticeable bulge in Navi’s stomach and they were both panting. Daiv put a hand on their gut.
”Look at that… so full of him. I’m surprised you could take it all.” Daiv pushed down on the bulge, causing the two to moan in unison. Epsilon lifted Navi off of him slightly, and sank back into them, making him cry out. “Is- hha- is this too much?” Navi vigorously shook its head, and Epsilon bucked its hips into him, sending shockwaves through its body as his dick curved into all of his sweet spots. Epsilon was hesitant, not wanting to injure the much smaller starcore, but Navi began to rock into the movements and Epsilon lost every bit of restraint he had left. He could feel instincts taking over as he fucked harder into Navi, clicks, growls, and moans combining while Navi screamed in front of him.
Epsilon’s head shot up from where it was buried in Navi’s shoulder at the feeling of another hand on him, running fingers up the lower part of his slit. Daiv coated his hand in the rest of the aloe, and the feeling of the cold slick on Epsilon’s cunt made him shudder. “Please- Daiv-“ he laughed under his breath, dipping two fingers into Epsilon’s entrance and pulling out again. He teased Epsilon, only pushing in for a moment before removing his fingers. Epsilon whined, trying to get more friction in his cunt from Daiv’s fingers, and in doing so thrusting deeper into Navi. Epsilon’s whines turned into low growls. “Daiv- just fuck me already-“ the distortion in Epsilon’s voice suddenly became much more apparent.
Epsilon reached for Daiv’s arm, but he held its hand away. “Patience. You were being so good earlier, what happened? You have Navi don’t you?” Epsilon’s eyes turned to slits, looking past Navi to Daiv. “You- hahhave teased me this whole time. I’ve been alone for a w- week. The le- ea- ast you could do is l- let me haah- have this.” Daiv tilted his head, looking unimpressed. “That’s not very nice, is it?” Epsilon growled, fangs extending from his gums. “I don’t- AH-!” Daiv fucked into Epsilon for a moment, before pulling all the way out. “Fuck- fuck please- Daiv- I’m sorry-“
Daiv’s fingers buried into Epsilon’s cunt, making him scream and buck his hips hard into Navi. “EpsAH-! EPSILON!!” Walls clenched around Epsilon’s cock as Navi came hard, and at the same time Daiv slipped two more fingers into him. Epsilon’s pace became sloppier, fucking itself on Daiv’s fingers and pounding into Navi at the same time. Navi’s heat began to feel tighter around his cock as the base expanded, locking Navi in place on top of him. Pinpricks of overstimulation began to zap through Navi. “Ep- silon?” Drool dripped onto Navi’s shoulder as a growl ripped itself from Epsilon’s throat.
”Cl- close-“ Daiv looked up from Epsilon’s cunt, seeing the swollen knot inside of Navi. “You wanna cum for us? Fill him up?” Epsilon nodded. At that, Daiv pulled his hand almost all the way out, and fisted his whole hand into Epsilon, causing him to cry out, grabbing Navi’s hair and pulling their head back. “AhH- DAIV! NAVI!!” Navi screamed as Epsilon’s cock pulsed inside of them, pumping waves of wet heat into it. Daiv’s hand was covered in a thick helping of slick as Epsilon came, some spilling past his fist and onto the bed. As Epsilon fucked himself through his orgasm, his fangs fully extended and he bit down hard on Navi’s shoulder. Pulsant dripped from the punctures and Epsilon’s jaw unlatched from Navi’s shoulder, licking it from the wound.
”Oh. Oh wow.” Daiv slowly began to take his hand back from Epsilon’s entrance, but he let out a half hiss half moan. “Not yet?” He shook his head. Navi was leaned back on Epsilon, eyes glazed over in bliss and overstimulation. Daiv moved his other hand up to brush his fingertips against where the knot was stuck in Navi, causing Epsilon to twitch inside of them. “You okay Navi?” He nodded, coming back from wherever he was above them. Now that he was a little more conscious, it could feel the fact that Epsilon was still rock hard inside of them. He turned to it, whimpering as the movement caused him to shift inside of them.
”Epsilon…?” He whined, hiding its face from Navi in his hands. “What’s wrong?” Daiv looked up at the two, looking worried. “H-he’s” “more-“ Daiv’s face heated up, looking to Navi. “Are you okay with that?” They nodded. Daiv took that as an okay to start fucking his hand into Epsilon again, causing him to cry out. “More- fas-ter.” Epsilon’s voice glitched. “I’m going slow so I don’t injure you, darling.” Epsilon growled, starting to rock his hips into Navi to get anything more, making him let out a choked sob.
“Mo-re- hurry up-” Neither Daiv nor Navi had seen Epsilon be this aggressive before, and it turned the two on more than they would like to admit. “You will tell me to stop if it's too much. Both of you.” “Fine.” Daiv quickened his pace, making Epsilon thrust harder into Navi, Navi tightening around him again. Navi's walls spasmed and at the same time Daiv fucked his hand into him, curling his fingers perfectly into Epsilon. In seconds, the pleasure overtook him, and he was cumming into Navi again. There was a noticeable bloat in Navi's stomach now, and Daiv's hand was dripping wet with slick.
Epsilon expected Daiv to stop, though he didn't want him to, but they didn't even let him get himself together. Daiv continued the deep thrusts into Epsilon, not letting up his pace in the slightest. Epsilon could feel tension coiling in his gut again, letting out a string of incoherent mumbling and whines into the bite in Navi's neck. There were tears rolling down Navi's face and Epsilon's thrusts became uncoordinated as he chased his finish, and Daiv didn't let up for a moment.
The two of them saw stars as Epsilon emptied into Navi with an extra hard thrust, making Navi squirm as they came again. Epsilon rutted into Navi a few more times, making extra sure he fucked his cum into it thoroughly before letting it have a break. The two were panting and whining by the time Epsilon came to a stop finally. Neither of them could think. “Was that enough?” Epsilon let out a breathy moan. “Yh. yeah.” Daiv massaged circles into Epsilon's thighs, moving to Navi's once its legs relaxed. Navi was unresponsive, eyes hazy from being used as much as he was, but they loosened up as Daiv kneaded them. The three sat for a moment, Daiv waiting for the others to come back from their bliss, Navi and Epsilon savoring the waves of aftershock coursing through their bodies.
“Epsilon, I need my hand back. Is that okay?” He had almost forgotten about the fact that the entirety of Daiv's hand was sheathed inside of him. “Oh. Y-es. that's finNE-!” Epsilon cried out as Daiv slowly removed the hand, wetness dripping off of it. “I can change the sheet later.” Epsilon was panting, and Navi had snapped out of his daze from the sounds. He tried to move, but Epsilon held it closer to it.
“I'm fairly certain you two will be stuck like this for a while. Do you want to lay down? I can help clean up.” Epsilon grumbled. “You're not leaving.” Navi let out a breathless laugh from below Epsilon. “I am not sure if I can right now.” Epsilon's tail moved to wrap around Daiv. “Neither of you.” Daiv ran a hand along the tail with his one clean-ish hand. “I don't plan on it. Possibly to clean up, but that's it.” A satisfied clicking left Epsilon's throat. “good.”
“Do you two need water? I've got to clean up, but I can help you lay down before that.” Epsilon mumbled, and Navi nodded. Daiv helped turn them to the side, not without a couple whines, but they laid down, Epsilon curling around Navi. “I'll be back.” Daiv freed himself from Epsilon's tail, walking downstairs.
Daiv returned with some water, a couple warm towels, and new sheets. Navi sat up slowly. “I think he is asleep.” Daiv quietly sat at the edge of the nest, handing Navi a cup. He took it with shaking hands, sipping slowly at the water. Daiv put a hand on Epsilon's back, running his fingers along his side, and Epsilon mumbled something under his breath. “Darling, I need to clean you up, at least a little. I brought you water.” Its eyes opened, glowing amber in the low lighting. “Thnkyou…” Epsilon took the cup, downing it in seconds and handing it back to Daiv. Navi finished the water, albeit slower, but eventually both cups were set to the side. Daiv grabbed a towel and laid it against Epsilon.
The towels were damp with warm water and felt like heaven on Epsilon's thighs as Daiv wiped away any excess fluids, and the warmth relaxed his muscles as Daiv helped to loosen them. Navi whined quietly as Daiv cleaned them, and Epsilon's grip tightened as he cleaned around the base of its knot. After Daiv had cleaned as much as they could, he laid down next to the two. “Can I sleep now…?” Epsilon's face was buried in Navi's hair, eyes half open and looking at him. “You can sleep as long as you want.” Navi nodded. “I want to sleep as well.” Daiv laid his head against Epsilon's back. “That sounds lovely. We'll clean up fully tomorrow.”
The three fell asleep in Epsilon’s nest, Epsilon between the other two of them, and it was the best rest any of them had gotten in a long time. They were warm, wrapped in blankets, and stars above they were fucked out. For once in a long time, Navi had no dreams of eyes, Epsilon's mind never wandered to thoughts about where his crew could be, and Daiv finally had a moment to rest. They were with each other, and that was all that really mattered right now.