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Coming online, his systems kick-started. He heard his fans whirring, his optics clicking on. He opened his eyes, blinking a few times as everything came to focus. Stepping forwards, he stretched his limbs, letting a yawn escape past his sharp teeth.
He glanced around, recognizing the back of the stage swiftly. Right! His height was being adjusted by Solar if memory serves right. He certainly felt taller!
“Glad you're up,” Solar spoke up from his side. “How are you feeling, Nova?”
Nova looked over his shoulder, to his left, and grinned. “I'm great!” He exclaimed, before realizing something. “Wait- I can move my teeth now! I can open my mouth more!”
His transparent other half, Frost, stood by the bubbly brighter, peering over his shoulder at the new height, studying it for a moment, curiously, before stepping back, and smiling kindly.
“Hah. Yeah, Jack said it would be easier for you and Frost to eat things now. Why don't you go look in the mirror? In the restroom,” Solar said, offering a small smile to the brighter.
“Okay! Thanks, Solar!!” Nova exclaimed happily, turning towards the curtain, and leaving backstage, practically skipping with glee.
He made his way to the restrooms, waltzing into the men's restroom, and standing before the sink, peering at his new height, and gasping lightly, his eyes sparkling. “We're so tall!” Nova exclaimed softly.
His eyes didn't leave the mirror, as Frost’s ghostly figure stepped to his side, resting his hands on the sink's edge, studying his own sight.
He was taller, too. And his mouth moved easily, as he spoke to Nova, looking at him with admiration tucked into his gaze. “You still look very pretty, Novi..” He said softly.
Nova looked away from the mirror, and to his Frosty with love, eyes soft and caring. “You look very pretty, too, Frosty.. Maybe we should see you!”
Frost nodded gently, agreeing with his dearest. Switching to control the physical body, he and Novi swapped places.
He saw as Nova's eyes lit up even more, as did his face. Curious, he'd look in the mirror, and realize his pupils were a bit different. They could change their shape, it seemed, as they changed to hearts, glancing at Nova with his adoration.
“That's so cute!” Nova said, astonished.
Frost hummed, turning away from the sink, and cupping Nova's face gently, eyes narrowed but caring. “And so are you, Novi.”
Frost's love filled eyes lit up more, as he heard Nova's soft giggle. Frost gently pulled Nova closer, pressing a soft kiss on his head, an arm wrapped around him softly. Nova hugged him back, both transparent arms wrapped tightly above his shoulders, nuzzling into the crook of his neck.
Frost wrapped his other arm around Novi as well, holding him close, occasionally nuzzling against his rays with care. Minutes passed, before Nova moved his head, just so he could look into Frost's eyes.
“I love you,” Nova said softly, as Frost looked down at him.
He swore Frost's face clicked brighter, as it often does, when he said those words.
“I love you too, Firefly,” Frost admitted, bringing one hand up from Nova's back, and using it to cup his face, before pressing a soft, gentle but caring kiss to his lips, with Nova accepting lovingly.
Who could blame the darker, for loving such a bright light like Nova? Someone so bright, caring.. They've known each other for what must be more than thirty years. More than thirty years, spent together, being by each other's side, and loving every moment of it.
The warmth and the colder would always stick together. No matter what. Whether through love, or for protecting the little ones. They'll stay by each other's side. Forever.