Jude curiously glanced down the hall at some faded noise from his room. He ran a hand through his drying hair that was nearly touching his shoulders, brushing it off as Macy hopping up on the bed to investigate Nyx peacefully sleeping. He flipped the last round of pancakes, wiggling his fingers as he tried to think if he'd forgotten anything.
Nyx sleepily cradled the little cat close, petting her softly. "Good morning." he mumbled to the cat. He got out of the bed and headed to the kitchen.
Jude heard soft steps coming down the hall and turned just in time to see Macy held in the arms of Nyx, who was wearing a very soft expression that he couldn't help but grin at. "Hi," He greeted, smiling like an idiot.
Nyx looked up and gave him a sleepy little smile. "Good morning." he greeted, walking over to Jude and still holding Macy. His black hair was messy from sleep, his clothes rumpled.
“Morning,” He said back, pulling him closer for a quick kiss on his cheek and noticing the fading hickey on the side of Nyx’s neck. “Ooh,” Jude smiled, gently touching it, “This looks nice on you.”
Nyx smiled up at Jude, and let out a faint laugh at that. "Hmm." he simply replied sleepily, cuddling into Jude's side with the cat gently held in his arms.
"Did you sleep good?" Jude asked, wondering if Nyx could answer that as he ran a hand through his messy hair. With his free hand, he switched off the stove, softly smiling at the warm pancakes waiting in the pan.
Nyx shrugged a little bit. "I don't really have anything to compare it to. So I don't know." He replied sleepily, running a hand through Macy's fur.
(won't be active tonight sorry)
(no problemo)
"Well…did it feel different than saying in the pod?" Jude wondered out loud, crouching down to smile at Macy as he pet her. She looked at him without the slightest interest, yawning to prove it.
He nodded a little. "Yeah. I don't…dream, in the pod." He replied softly, looking at Jude with a faint little smile.
"Mhm, you told me." Jude nodded, sliding the last round of pancakes onto the plates waiting beside the stove, "It's a shame, though. Dreams are so fun to have. They're like…little movies every night that you somehow make."
He nodded a little bit. "I know! I dreamed last night." He replied excitedly, smiling over at Jude. He petted Macy as he spoke.
"You…did?" Jude said with a surprised smile, holding the frying pan in midair as he spoke, "How was it? What did you dream?"
Nyx shrugged a little. "It was…. interesting." He replied with another happy smile. "I don't know. You were in it." He kissed Jude's cheek, still smiling.
"I was?" Jude mused, raising his eyebrows with a little smile as he put the frying pan in the sink, picking up their plates.
He nodded. "Mhm." He replied, closing his eyes and leaning his head on Jude's shoulder. "You were."
"Hm," Jude said with a lazy smile, "You wanna tell me about it over breakfast? Macy can just roam around as she pleases."
"Sure." He replied with a smile. He put Macy down. "What's for breakfast?" He asked, looking up at Jude.
(Idk how active I'll be tonight)
"Chocolate-chip pancakes," Jude answered, casually tilting his head to the side and looking at the table, "With some fruit on the side, because we gotta have somethin' a little healthy."
(its all good! don't feel pressured to reply if youre busy)
Nyx nodded. "Sounds yummy." He replied, smiling still. He felt like he couldn't stop smiling around Jude.
"Mhm," Jude said with a small nod, softly biting his lip as he looked down at Nyx, smiling. "You wanna tell me 'bout your first dream?" He asked, nodding at their breakfast waiting on the table.
Nyx shrugged his shoulders. "Uhm…" he ran his hands through his hair, sitting down at the table as well. "I…don't remember all of it." he sounded mildly surprised at that fact, like he hadn't considered the fact that he might not remember it.
"That's alright," Jude smiled, shuffling into his seat and pouring a stream of syrup onto his stack of pancakes, "It's normal. I usually forget mine by the time I get up, unless they were really something."
He nodded a little bit, inspecting the pancakes carefully. "How are these supposed to be eaten?" he asked curiously. He looked over at Jude.
Jude picked up his knife and fork, ready at his side. "Like taking apart a puzzle," He shrugged, unsure how to explain it or if he would understand what he meant. Jude started cutting into his pancakes, winking at Nyx's curious gaze.
Nyx nodded a little bit. He watched Jude's movements for a moment, cocking his head slightly. "Oh. Like cutting something open." he replied, picking up the utensils and mimicking Jude's movements. The knife felt too familiar in his hand. Too reminiscent of some of the experiments, and he swallowed.
"…Sure," Jude nodded, thoughtfully cutting into his sugary breakfast and wondering why Nyx had chosen such a comparison. "…But what do you mean…'like cutting something open'?" He asked, deciding to voice his thoughts.
Nyx blinked. "Oh. Because they made sure I was familiar with that. Because…I was created to be a…a weapon, and I needed to be able to use anything I could get my hands on." He cut up the pancakes and tried a bite.