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Fan’s POV:
After I heard the click of the bathroom door close, I took a deep breath. I wasn’t completely ready to see what my face fully looked like but I didn't really have much of a choice.
I unravelled the bandages around my left eye with my eyes sealed shut and when the cloth was completely off, I opened my eyes.
The moment I saw the state of the left side of my face, I curled up into a ball against the cabinet under the sink and felt my eyes fill with tears.
There was no way on earth that test tube could even look at me without disgust now. She was going to leave me. and it would be all because i wanted to get to bot even when a part of me knew that they were going to be okay.
I tried to keep my crying as quiet as possible but i dont think it was quiet enough because moments later, testy knocked on the bathroom door and asked,
“Fan? Are you okay?!”
“Mhm! Y-yeah, i’m f-fine!”
My voice had so many cracks as i replied and it was so obvious that i wasn’t fine but i still tried to act like i was. Testy obviously saw through my act and entered the bathroom and locked the door behind her as she did.
She crouched down to my level and pulled me into her embrace. My ear was against her chest so the sound of her heartbeat helped me calm my breathing down as she slightly rocked the both of us back and forth.
She started rubbing the side of my arm as she kissed the top of my head and i swear i could’ve almost fallen asleep like that until she said,
“Fan?”
“Hmn- wh- what?”
My voice was still a little shaky but it didn’t really matter much to me at the time.
“Im assuming that you weren’t happy with what you saw in the mirror?”
I clung onto her shirt as I buried my face into her chest and replied,
“Test tube, im fucking hideous. There’s no way that you’re still going to want to look at me.”
“I don’t care how bad you think you look, you’re my boyfriend and i’ll love you to death, you idiot..”
I let out a stifled chuckle at that last part. God, she really did love me, didn’t she?
“Alright then, if you say so.”
She moved my face so that it would be facing hers and the moment she laid her eyes on me, her eyes widened in awe with a slight smile.
“I have no idea why you said that you were hideous…my god, you’re just as beautiful as you were before.”
I felt my face burn red at her words as a dorky smile made it’s way onto my face. I sat upright and turned myself towards her before cupping her face in my hands.
“Pfft!- fan, what are you-”
I quickly leaned forward and pressed my lips against hers. She gently placed her hands onto mine as she leaned into the kiss and I swear we would’ve almost fallen backwards if i didn’t pull away after what felt like minutes.
She had this starstruck expression on her face for a few moments until she broke the silence and said,
“Oh. my. Golly.”
“Wait, what’s wrong?”
“I just realized that- that was our first actual kiss. As in, on the lips.”
I smacked my hand over my mouth in realization. Holy shit, it really was, wasn’t it?
“Oh shoot- i should’ve asked if you were okay with me doing tha-”
Before i could finish talking, she held both of my hands and kissed me back. She pulled away after a few seconds with her gaze set on the floor and her face more red than my hair.
“I’m more than okay with you doing that, you don’t need to ask. Would you like me to help you out with the rest of your bandages, dear?”
“Uh- yeah, thank you.”
She lightly spread the scar cream onto the scars on my face and applied the bandages. She gave a quick kiss to my forehead as she said,
“Are you ready to see bot? They’re in their room right now so we can do it now if you want!”
A wide grin made it’s way onto my face the minute she finished her sentence, i was going to see them after what felt like forever and yet i couldn’t wait another moment.
“Wait, they’re here in the lab?”
“Yes, silly! They’ve been spending more time here after the whole…incident because they miss you.”
“Then what are we waiting for? lets go, c’mon!”