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Piero cries. A lot. Usually Arlekin teases him for it. But one day Piero cries because Arlekin got hurt — a small cut, nothing serious — and Arlekin completely falls apart. "Stop crying. It's fine. I'm fine. Why are YOU crying?!" Piero sobs, "Because I don't like when you bleed." Arlekin short-circuits. Holds Piero's face in both hands. Wipes the tears with his thumbs. "You're gonna give me a heart attack, moon boy." Then he kisses Piero's forehead. The bells jingle so loud they echo.
Arlekin always grabs Piero's sleeve. It's their thing. But one night, Piero wakes up from a nightmare — silent, shaking, barely breathing — and reaches for Arlekin's sleeve. Except Arlekin isn't wearing his tunic. He's just in his undershirt. No sleeve to grab. Piero's hand hovers in the air. Arlekin wakes up, sees this, and wordlessly shoves his entire arm into Piero's grip. "Here. Grab this instead." Piero holds onto Arlekin's bare forearm until sunrise. Arlekin doesn't move once.
"Arlekin, do you like me?" (genuine, curious, naive) Arlekin freezes mid-joke. Drops a prop. Face goes red. "THAT'S — YOU CAN'T JUST — " Runs away. Comes back five minutes later. "YES. Obviously. Did you really not know?"
Arlekin pokes. Prods. Makes Piero's ears burn with embarrassment. Piero finally whimpers or hides his face. Arlekin's heart shatters. Immediately switches to soft. "Wait. No. I'm sorry. Come back. I'll be good. I'll be SO good."
Arlekin kisses his forehead. Piero looks away. "You're just making fun of me." Arlekin grabs his face with both hands. Stares dead into his eyes. "I have never been more serious about anything in my entire life."
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