#he just got damaged a lil and leaked alot of blood/oil earlier

[fishybehavior]

"Jay?" Zane knocked on his boyfriend's door. But with no response, he decided to open the door. "Jay?" Zane asked, and he spotted a lump in Jay's bed, under his blanket.

"Jay?"

"Go away." The lump whined, shuffling under the covers.

"I have lunch," Zane said, putting the bowl of soup on his bedside table, and he noticed a head start to peak out. Tongue flicking in the direction of the soup. Zane picked up the corner of the blankets, lifting it to reveal Jay's scaly face, and immediately Jay backed away. Diving under the covers.

"Go away!" He cried.

"Jay, please," Zane asked, pulling the blanket off the bed, revealing Jay curled up on the bed, his tail wrapped around him, shielding him from the outside world. "You can't hide forever, love." He said, sitting next to his boyfriend.

"I can try," he muttered, muffled by the position was in.

Zane frowned in worry, trying to comfort his boyfriend, and began to rub his back. But jerked back as Jay began to hiss at the contact.

"Sorry! Sorry, sorry, sorry!" Jay cried. He curled in on himself even tighter, so tightly he began to shake. "I can't- I'm sorry! I just- I don't-"

"It's ok, it's ok." Zane tried to comfort him, but he got off the bed to give him space. Kneeling on the floor in front of Jay. "I understand. That you have to adjust, but I'm here for you. You're not going to scare me away." Zane smiled as Jay peaked above his tail at him. Worry etched into his face.

"I don't want to hurt you." He whispered his eyes on the big bandage on Zane's shoulder.

"I know you didn't mean to-

"I bit you." Jay interrupted guilt washing over him. "I hurt you."

Zane frowned, "Jay-

"I'm a monster."

"You didn't mean to-

"IT DOESN'T MATTER!" Jay cried, tears falling. "I hurt you! I bit you! I hurt you! I didn't even recognize you! You can't trust me! I can't trust me!"

"Jay, look at me." Zane said, and Jay looked at him, "I understand that a lot has changed, and you're still figuring this out. It's new, it's scary, and it's uncomfortable. But you're still Jay," Zane said, gently touching his boyfriend's face, wiping away his tears. "I still love you, and I still trust you. And I'm here for you." Zane finished, cupping Jay's head in his hands. "I love you."

Jay gave a hiccup as his lip trembled, beginning to cry. Tears slid down his face as he unwound himself. Hesitantly reached his hands towards Zane, which Zane immediately accepted. Pulling Jay gently into his lap on the floor, hugging him. Jay buried his face into Zane's chest as he cried and shook. Zane could hear him muttering something, but it was undecipherable between his sobs. Zane just hugged him a little tighter.

"Thank you." Jay whispered, "I love you too."