ROMANCE ANYONE?

Arien laughed lightly.
"Still, you look much better with real hair." Arien scooped Dan up in both hands lightly, bringing him up so they were eye to eye.
"Besides, I can't see how pretty your eyes are when you're like this."

Dan nodded and stared at him, though it couldn't be seen he was blushing a bit, "Yeah, i guess details aren't shown well like this.

Arien nodded.
"Plus, you're hair is cute when it's all messing and sticking out everywhere." He smiled sweetly, not even realizing he was flirting with Dan at this point.

"I guess, though I try to manage it." He said and smiled. He hadn't really realized that Arien was flirting, only that he was being quite nice.

"And how the hell will someone give you a hug like this? I'd be afraid I was squishing you." Arien sighed a little, then grinned.

"I guess it would just be a sort of awkward hug." Dan said and smiled, "You're quite nice." he said softly.

Arien was a bit surprised when Dan complimented him, smiling softly.
"You are too," he returned. Elliot walked back into the room. When he saw Arien holding Dan, he set Arien's drink down on the coffee table before sitting down with his own.
"So, you two lovebirds," Elliot said teasingly, "You both enjoying the feeding arrangement?"

Dan looked at Elliot, "Yeah it's fine." He nodded. Though it's a bit better now than when they met.

Arien nodded in agreement. He tilted his head a little, sighing softly.
"I need to go take care of something," he said. He stood up, setting Dan down lightly on the couch.
"I'll be back soon." He shot Elliot a glance.
"Try not to get hurt." With that, he left the room. Elliot, once Arien was gone, picked Dan up in one hand. Unlike Arien, who let Dan stand on his palm, Elliot wrapped his hand around Dan's chest.

Dan watched him go and waved then looked at Elliot as he was grabbed.

"You're kinda cute," Elliot noted. "I can see why Arien kept you around." Elliot poked Dan's head.

Dan nodded, he didn't really like the guy poking his head but he dealt with it.

"You know," Elliot continued, "I wonder what Arien would do if he couldn't find you when he gets back?" He thought for a moment. "If I just snatched you away."

"Ummm I don't know." Dan said softly. He was starting to internally worry. But everything was alright, Arien trusted this guy.

"I see… why don't we find out?" Elliot smiled sweetly.
"Don't worry, I'm not actually gonna steal you. Just… hide you for a bit." He giggled standing up.

"Umm ok." Dan said softly. He still didn't really like this. But he pretended otherwise in case this guy wasn't joking.

Elliot took off, swinging Dan by his side as he looked for a good place to tuck Dan away.
"This is gonna be fun!" Elliot said.

Dan had to close his eyes so he didn't get motion sickness. This guy was definitely not as careful as Arien when holding him.

Eventually, Elliot stopped. They were in a room full of plush toys- ones that most likely weren't humans, but one couldn't really be sure. Elliot set Dan down in the middle of a group of them, the weight pinning Dan in place.
"Stay quiet," Elliot said.

Dan nodded and laid there. It's not like saying anything would matter. He also couldn't really get away. Maybe he was a bit weak like this.

Elliot was satisfied when Dan didn't say anything, leaving the room.
After a minute, Arien came back to the living room.
"I'm bac- where's Dan? Elliot, where the hell did you put Dan?" Elliot tried to look innocent, but it wasn't working. Arien came into the room Dan was in, trying to find him. There were a lot of plush toys in there, though, and Arien wasn't sure if Dan was on top or not.
"Dan?" he called out.

Dan wasn't sure if he should say something when he heard Arien. Elliot did tell him to stay quiet but now Arien was calling for him. "Here." He said quietly, though it was mostly quiet because of his size too. But he said something and it was quiet, hopefully that was fine.

Arien picked up on this, making his way over to Dan. He moved the other toys off of him, picking him up gently.
"You okay? Elliot didn't accidentally hurt you, did he?" he was obviously concerned for Dan.

"I'm alright, feel a bit motion sick. But I'll be fine." Dan said and looked at Arien.

Arien let out a sigh of relief.
"Sorry about him. He… doesn't really get that people aren't just food." He held Dan close, leaving the room and going back to the living room.

"That's alright." Dan said relaxed with Arien holding him. He kinda understood the guy saw him as only a food source.

Arien was happy when he felt Dan relax, sitting back down and shooting Elliot a dirty look.
"Please don't do that again," he said. Elliot held up his hands.
"Okay, okay, I won't." Arien held Dan close still, not really trusting Elliot to not try to snatch Dan again.

Dan was perfectly fine with it. He was just relaxed as he was held. The sick feeling had gone away by then.

Arien was basically cuddling with Dan again, legs curled up on the couch.
"You two look adorable together~" Elliot teased.

Dan blushed under the plush look, he could tell Elliot was just teasing him. He slightly felt embarrassed by the statement.