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Jax paced around his room, thinking about what Pomni said earlier. 

“Don’t you think this is why people abstract?”

The sentence had been replaying in his mind over and over again, he couldn’t stop it. All he could think about was…Ribbit… When he abstracted, it was because of a fight between them. A few days earlier they had gone on an adventure and something about it triggered the frog, and…He became room bound- Bed bound, for days. He wouldn’t eat, he wouldn’t come out, he barely spoke when Jax went into his room- And finally, he said something that broke Ribbit, and abstracted.

Jax swore he would never be the reason someone else would abstract. He’d abstract before another person. Of course, that was a lie- Considering Kaufmo also abstracted… But that wasn’t his fault! Kaufy had started going insane about the exit door, and that’s what broke him. Him and Jax were buds! He loved Kaufmo! …Platonically, of course… He… He could never love another person like he did Ribbit.

The rabbit walked into his bathroom, turning on the sink to drown out his thoughts. Of course, that wasn’t very possible, but he tried. When that didn’t work, he splashed his face, hoping it would distract him a bit.

It barely helped.

He sighed, turning off the water and wandering back into his room, walking all the way over and flopping into his bed. He stayed like that, face flat against the mattress, legs in the air, for a good minute before he finally forced himself to move up and curl up properly in his bed. 

Jax pulled up the covers over himself, adding some weight to keep the edge off, before grabbing a pillow to cuddle, settling it in his chest. He grabbed his mp3 player, put in his headphones, hit play, and let the emptiness of sleep take him finally.

Jax blinked as he realized he was…Somewhere. He glanced around, slowly recognizing the room, starting to hyperventilate as he realized where he was. 

“n-No- Nonnono-” He started, tripping over his long legs as he fumbled back like a deer, curling up in the corner by the door and wall. He clutched his head, wondering why he was here with wide-big eyes.

“Wha?” A familiar voice sounded, too familiar , and looked up in horror as he saw a figure walk towards him. Jax’s eyes were huge with terror, pupils shaking, little black spots in his white eyes.

“Jax?!” The figure- a frog- Ribbit said over him, surprised as he was- but he looked…Happy. Relieved- Excited! To see him . “It’s been so long- Oh my god-” The frog exclaimed, jumping down into his old friend’s arms, hugging him tightly. 

Jax flinched, expecting him to go through him, for him to disappear- but he didn’t. He. He stayed . And he was here. Hugging Jax like nothing happened. Jax wanted to relax, to let his guard down, to hug and kiss and embrace the other- But he couldn’t bring himself to. He was. Stuck. Stuck in his own swirling thoughts, stuck in Ribbit’s arms as he hugged him so tight like he was one of those squishy toys where the eyes popped out, just…Stuck.

“Jax?” Jax hadn’t realized he had pulled away and now was looking at him worriedly. He tried to get his brain to work, but couldn’t. Instead, he leaned forward, and just rested his head on his chest. That’s when he heard it. Heartbeat. An actual heartbeat. Or- As much of a heartbeat they could have being stuck in a digital world. But…It was there. 

The rabbit stared at the frog's arm in front of him, and just to make sure–

“Ow!” Ribbit exclaimed, pulling his arm from him out of reflex.

“You’re alive…” Jax said, breathlessly. 

“Well, I’d hope I would be- being in my own room and all.” Ribbit said, matter-a-fact-ly, like he always did… 

“%$!#, %$!#! You’re alive!” Jax found new energy, straightening his back as he stared at Ribbit, taking his face into his hands. “You’re %$!#ing alive!” He exclaimed, pulling him into a long overdue kiss. 

He felt Ribbit immediately kiss back, falling back onto Jax’s back, never once breaking the kiss other than to move their lips in rhythm. It was so comfortable, so comforting- so loving - Everything he’s been craving and wanting and needing . There was more he wanted, always more- But right now, he focused on the arms on either side of his head, barely holding himself up as he kissed him so longingly.

Jax let out a small whine as Ribbit pulled away, both having started to lose breath, but Ribbit just chuckled. 

“Don’t worry, Bunny, there’s plenty more from where that came from.” The frog mused, getting up carefully and pulled up Jax with him, pulling him into a tight hug. “I’ve missed you so much…” He whispered softly.

Jax felt tears well up in his eyes, hugging the frog back desperately. “Me too, Froggy… Me too.” He whispered somberly, a few tears falling on the other’s head. He knew this frog too well, knowing he wanted to say something- but neither of them wanted to ruin the moment, so they stayed quiet.

They stayed like that for a while, just holding and breathing each other, eventually- finally- going over to the frog’s bed and laid down together. They tangled themselves up in each other’s arms, both holding on desperately, like if they let go the other would disappear. And god, Jax didn’t want that. He didn’t want that ever again.

Tears streamed down his face as he thought about leaving Ribbit, about what was happening to him in the circus, about. About everything. 

“Bunny? What’s wrong?” Ribbit asked him softly, whipping away some of the tears as they fell. 

“I’m such a jerk. I’m an asshole and there’s nothing I can do- They all hate me- I’m not a good person-” Jax babbled, hiding his face from Ribbit. He lowered it to his chest and leaned against him, sobbing.

“I can’t stop bullying people to keep myself sane, I never want to make friends again- If I do they’ll just die!” He cried, gripping Ribbit tighter. “Kaufmo abstracted, your replacement is a bunch of mix-match parts Caine is obsessed with, Kaufy’s replacement is a stupid jester who thinks she can get close to me-” 

Ribbit didn’t respond, letting Jax continue and get everything out. “I just want to be here with you forever! I want to abstract and just stay here with you so we’ll never be apart again.” Jax has never been so sincere in his life. Ever since he was young he’s always been mean, hid his feelings, and never let anyone else realize what was happening. That was until he got here. Until he met Mom and Dad, He met Ragatha- Met Ribbit…

“Oh my Honey Bunny…” Ribbit cooed softly, lovingly, pulling his head up to look at his eyes. “I will always be here for you, I promise.” He whispered, kissing his forehead, pulling Jax into his chest to let him keep crying. 

“I don’t know how you got here, or anything of what’s going on, but I will always be right here for you. Every step of the way.” Ribbit promised. “...Maybe it’d be worth asking Caine about it. See if…See if that stupid teeth-ai-thing can just put you here. Permanently.”

Jax thought about the idea for a minute, before nodding. He’d like that, he’d like that very much- So much…He’d rather make a plan with Caine, gather his stuff, abstract, and come here. Be here. For eternity. With Ribbit. And no one else.

…

Yeah. That’s what he wanted.

His heart slowed at the idea of being with Ribbit for all eternity. Be able to lay in his arms all day, kiss whenever they wanted, be as loud as they wanted, experiment…It sounded like heaven to him.

Jax returned to his little spot with Ribbit at the other chuckling, looking to him to see what he was laughing about.

“%$!#, you really got some bunny instincts~” The frog teased, motioning to Jax’s foot, which was slowing down thumping. Jax started thinking about what he and Ribbit could do, and his foot started up again- making him blush and look away. 

“s-Shut up.” Jax whispered, embarrassed by it.

“Why? It’s so cute though~” Ribbit continued to tease him, moving his face back to him. “Every part of you is adorable, from your face to your cock to your thumping bunny feet~”

“M-My huh?” Jax repeated, but was only met with a kiss.

And then he woke up.

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Jax stared at the shower wall, brain blank, face emotionless. Did he, really, dream of Ribbit last night? Was that really him? Jax had still felt his lips on his when he woke up, so he guessed…He guessed it was true. 

But still, why did he? Why did it feel real? Was Ribbit really there? He abstracted years ago…He shouldn’t still be in the circus…Caine always said once they abstract that the person is gone but. Something about this doesn’t…Seem right. 

If Jax was honest, he didn’t like Caine anyway. The Ai was really creepy, and he always glitched out when asked or told the wrong thing, it’s even gotten worse with Pomni here. Maybe he should talk to Crazy. He might have an idea of what is happening, being here the longest and all.

Jax continued to stare at the wall blankly for a moment before finally releasing his breath and turning around, switching off the water. He reached out and grabbed his towel, wrapping it around himself to keep the cold air from seeping under his fur. Honestly, the last thing he wanted was to get hyperthermia; which unfortunately he was all too familiar with from his first few months of staying at the circus. Stupid bunny ways…

He walked into his bedroom and over to his dresser, shuffling in it for a moment before pulling out a hoodie he’s been hiding away for a long time. He brought it up to his face, sniffing it, relaxing a good bit at its smell. It smelled just like him, just like last night… He caught his mind drifting this time, and huffed. He shoved the hoodie back into the drawer and instead grabbed his other one, sliding it on with a pair of jeans- “%$!#ing skinny jeans” -and headed out to the main area with everyone else.

Everyone was talking to each other about this, that, and the other, but no one paid him any mind. He walked up to Kinger and Gangle, pushing the spool of ribbons out of the way of the father figure. 

“Kinger, can I talk to you for a moment?” He asked, actually being polite for once, but didn’t even really wait for his response before grabbing his hand and leading him off to his pillow fort.

“Yes but I was- oh well, See you later Gangle!” Kinger said behind him as he walked with Jax, waving over his shoulder. 

Jax let him open the cave before crawling inside after him, he knew from previous experience that Kinger thought better in the dark, but he still had an image to uphold as the mean person of the group. Once Kinger closed it up and got himself rested, Jax crawled over and put his head in the king’s lap, something he’s done a dime a dozen now…

“Have…You ever dreamt of mom?” He asked once he felt like he could speak, leaning into the man’s hand as he rubbed the top of his head.

Kinger’s hand stuttered for a second, but quickly started up again as he let out a soft hum. “A few times, but they’re usually just us talking about insects and computer stuff like we used to.” 

Jax stared at the pillowed wall in front of him, vaguely seen in the shrouded darkness. He bit back a hiccup as he continued. “Like…You’re actually sitting there with her? In her room? Can feel her and everything…?” 

He felt the king’s hand stop for a second again, picking back up and being more comforting as he lowered it to the other’s back, offering for him to move. Jax did, curling up in the other's lap as he shrunk himself into a tiny ball, shoving his face into the father figure’s chest. 

“Did you dream about Ribbit?” Kinger finally asked the question, which broke the camel's back, and Jax began to cry.

“I-I woke up in his room and…We just…Cuddle and kissed and…I miss him so much, Dad.” He sobbed, choking on his words and needing a few moments to catch his breath every few seconds. He broke down once he explained, holding onto Kinger like he was a life line.

“Shhh, It’s okay, Jaxxy. I got you.” Kinger whispered softly to him, starting to rock him back and forth slightly as he held him close, rubbing his back slowly with one arm. 

Jax didn’t respond, so Kinger didn’t either, opting to just rock him back and forth with the occasional back rubs. Sometimes, Kinger would put his head on top of Jax’s in a kiss-way. Jax appreciated it, leaning into him more each time. He finally started to calm down, feeling safe and loved in the tiny fort. He really did love Kinger, even if he didn’t show it that much. 

“Thanks, Dad…” Jax mumbled softly as he pushed away from Kinger’s shoulder, sniffling and wiping at his face with the back of his hand. 

“No problem, kiddo.” Kinger said, pulling out a tissue out of seemingly nowhere and handing it to Jax. Jax noted at him and wiped away his face and blew his nose- which he realistically didn’t have but it’s the circus who cares.

After a very long breakfast, and Caine going off about today's adventure and everything, Jax was already exhausted. Honestly, he just wanted to skip the adventure entirely. He knew the AI couldn’t really go into their rooms, or drag them out, but he was still… Apprehensive about going into his room. 

Jax wandered the halls for a bit, walking past his room and before he knew it…He was standing in front of Ribbit’s room. He stared at the giant X over the loveable frog’s face, and…

Before he really knew it, he was already stepping into the room.

The room was as it once was- but put back to how it always was. Neat and tidy. Just how Ribbit liked it. Prank stuff away, put in a chest and bookshelf, bed put together like it was never slept in, bowties neatly displayed out on a vanity. The color scheme was exactly like Ribbit, but more muted. It was… Cozy. 

Jax walked into the room, closing and locking the door behind him, and shuffled to the bed, flopping into it. It still smelled like the frog too…Sweet, salty, like rain- in all the right ways. It made Jax nostalgic for the frog, wanting so badly to go back to him.

Jax wasn’t sure when he drifted to sleep, but when he woke up to see the frog at his desk making a new bowtie, he thought for sure that he was dreaming, or hallucinating. He whined, not wanting to get up but pushed himself up, shaking out himself slightly like a dog. It seemed to catch the frog's attention, because the next moment he had eyes on him.

“You’re back! Oh thank god-” Ribbit exclaimed, throwing down the delicate project in favor of tackling Jax back down into his bed. “I was wondering when you were going to be back, I had just kissed you and poof! You were gone!” 

Jax let out an “oof” as he was shoved back into the mattress, chuckling softly at the other’s ramblings. “So…You’ve just been waiting for me to come back?” Jax mused.

“Well, duh! We talked about you coming to stay here forever.” Ribbit rolled his eyes, snuggling up into Jax and pushing himself up under his chin. “And I hope you do, it’s been so lonely here, besides of course the memory you, but he’s no fun. He has no emotion like you.” He pouted. 

Jax had to sit and think for a moment. “Memory him”? What did that mean?

“What, do you mean? “Memory me?”” Jax asked, glancing down at the frog now snuggled up tightly in his arms.

“I’m guessing that’s what happens when you abstract, you get stuck in your room and get to play through all the memories you had in there. The good, the bad, the neutral. But it never feels real…Not like you do.” Ribbit couldn’t stop rambling- not that Jax really minded, it was nice to listen to his voice.

“So…This is real then.” He whispered, nuzzling against the frog. His denial was fading, for real this time, and he knew what he had to do once he got back home and could speak to Caine. But for now…

Jax bit his lip for a moment, a smirk slipping through. “So…When you say all memories~”

Ribbit seemed to catch his drift, and blushed a deep crimson. He coughed, before quickly nodding. “y-Yeah…All of them…” He looked away shyly.

Jax chuckled, pulling the other up. “Well then, Froggy…Why don’t we make some new memories?~”

“f-f-%$!#, yes please-” Ribbit didn’t wait for a response, capturing Jax’s lips into his own as a small moan was shared between them. 

This time, neither stopped for breath, stealing small bits of air as their lips danced together in unison. Jax let out a small whine when the other stopped kissing his lips, but the kisses soon returned as small pecks were drawn down his chin to his neck and collar bone, the frog nipping and occasionally sucking on the flesh. 

The rabbit let out a sharp gasp as Ribbit found the spot he knew oh too well, abusing and attacking the spot until he was sure that it would leave a mark for everyone to see. “That’s my good bunny~” He teased softly.

Jax’s foot thumped at the praise, continuing to thump as Ribbit continued to mark up his neck and collar bone, never once being asked to stop. He helped the frog take off his hoodie, exposing his bare chest and stomach to him. Ribbit licked his lips, the same tongue that was Jax’s everything, before immediately starting to eat Jax’s flesh again.

He couldn’t help but gasp and whine as the other abused his purple skin, leaving wet dark spots in the wake of his lips. Ribbit wasn’t letting him leave here without everyone knowing who Jax belonged too. 

“Skinny jeans, really?~” He teased once he reached his pants, Jax just looked away embarrassedly. 

“I wasn’t really thinking this morning…” He mumbled an excuse. 

“Mmmhm~” Ribbit just teased him more, working them off with ease-having done it time and time again-before continuing his previous actions. He left messy kisses up and down the others waist line and thighs, eventually ending up in between them.

“Now we can really begin~” He smirked, looking up at Jax from behind his already stiff cock. 

Jax bit his lip in anticipation, watching as the other stuck his tongue out and poked at his cock with it. He gasped, bucking up into the feeling. It was a simple poke, barely even a touch, and yet…Jax wanted more, he needed more. 

Without a moment's hesitation, the sensation came back, but heavier. Ribbit swirled his tongue, wrapping it around the small bunny cock, and slowly moved it up and down. His tongue was quite a thing-according to Jax-and was clearly taking full advantage of it. He teased the other with just using his tongue for a moment or two, before taking the cock into his mouth fully. 

Jax cried out at the familiar feeling, unable to keep himself from humping into the other’s mouth at the feeling. “f-%$!#! Ribbit! y-Yes, please, Daddy, more!~” He begged, finally slipping into sub space as he turned into a begging machine.

“That’s my good bunny~” Ribbit said sloppily, unable to really get words out with how his tongue was, but Jax understood it perfectly. His foot thumped next to Ribbit as the other began his ways with Jax, sucking on the tiny cock quickly, leaving no space untouched by his tongue or mouth, making sure it was completely submerged in frog slobber and every amount of pleasure he could give his tiny rabbit.

Jax let out free moans as the other abused his cock, begging and whining for more- He wasn’t sure how much he could actually take before exploding for the first time, considering he hasn’t done anything but touch himself since Ribbit’s abstraction.

It didn’t take long for them to find out how long, however, as soon as Ribbit did just one thing with his mouth a certain way-honestly, neither knew-Jax was crying out as white stripes filled Ribbit’s mouth.

“M-m-mmm~ s-Sorry, Daddy~~” Jax whined softly, looking down at Ribbit. He knew he was supposed to ask first, to give him a proper warning, but he had no warning himself.

Ribbit chuckled, pulling away and drinking up his sugary delight with hunger. “It’s okay, my little bunny. I’ll let you off easy this time.” He mused, crawling above him and rubbing his head, scratching behind his ear just right- causing him to kick out and thump against the bed. 

“Being such a good boy for me…” Ribbit cooed, wondering where he could take this now. He didn’t know if he wanted to drag this out as long as possible or to get to the fun part for both of them. 

Jax whined softly, pushing up into his hand, needily. “Can we get started, please?~” He whined softly.

Ribbit chuckled. “Of course, my sweet~”

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Jax shivered as the frog’s hands ran over his love bitten stomach, sending shivers and pleasure through his body. He moaned at just the pure feeling of the other’s hands on him, arching his back, wanting more desperately.

Ribbit chuckled at his actions, slowly crawling off of him to get into his position. “My good bunny, so good for me~” he mused, running his hands from his stomach to his sides, to his thighs and rubbing them lovingly. He decided he wanted to drag this out, and good god was he.

“R-Ribbit~” Jax whined softly, letting out a squeak-moan as his thigh was struck.

“Whats my name, bunny?~” Ribbit commanded in a loving tone, the same one he used when he knew Jax was being a bad boy, or just needed to be corrected.

“S-Sorry! D-D-Daddy.” He stuttered out, his face red from embarrassment. 

“That’s better, I know it’s been a long time~” Ribbit hummed softly, leaning down and kissing the mark he had made on his thigh as a reward. “But you need to remember who’s in charge.”

“Y-y-Yes Daddy~” he mewled, trying desperately to get some sort of friction from the other. “C-c-can you please-?”

Ribbit let out a hum, thinking for a moment that followed with a shrug and a nod. “If you’re that desperate~” he had a devilish smirk on his face, which Jax almost knew too well.

“W-w-Wait—“ He tried, but it fell on deaf ears as Ribbit fixed himself into shape and lined up to the other’s hole, slipping his tip inside.

Jax choked out a moan, his mouth opening as his tongue escaped, rivaling a porn star’s expression. He wasn’t used to being used anymore, so he had grown pretty tight, having never thought that he’d ever have another one-much less Ribbit-use him like this.

“Oooo~ my good bunny, staying so good and loyal to daddy. Not letting anyone else use you, much less touching yourself~~” he hummed, running his hand over the other’s stomach again as he got used to his cock again.

“W-would never, Daddy~” He moaned, just by the little bit inside him he already felt like he was in heaven. 

“That’s my good boy~” he mused, pushing slightly on the other’s stomach as he pushed in further; soaking up all of Jax’s moans. Ribbit slid in until he was bottomed out, letting Jax get used to him, never dreaming to hurt his baby intentionally.

“Daddyyy~” Jax let out a whine of pleasure, already starting to rut against the frog without a second to really let himself rest.

“Ready for more?~” Ribbit mused, but he knew the answer. He was careful, pulling himself out slowly, before rutting right back inside. 

Jax cried out, back arching. He hasn’t felt this good in years, and they had only just begun. The rabbit was a blubbering mess, clawing at the bed under him as Ribbit started to move again and again; eventually starting up a rhythm and wouldn’t be stopping any time soon. 

The pair moaned and begged unison, becoming once again one of the same after so many years. They worked in unison, meeting in the middle of each movement. 

Jax was already feeling like he was going to come undone any moment, until Ribbit hit one specific spot, and Jax cried out loudly at the feeling. “%$!#! D-Daddy!” 

Ribbit helped him through his orgasm, slowing down for a moment to let his bunny calm down and not overstimulate him. “That’s it baby, let it go~” he hummed, watching his bunny shake in the after shocks of the orgasm. 

“‘M sorry…” Jax said softly, looking up at Ribbit. 

“Don’t worry about it, Bunny.” Ribbit decided to be lenient on his rules today, seeing as he was already being so good for him. “You’re being such a good boy otherwise.” 

The frog slipped his tongue out and cleaned up the mess Jax made over himself, slurping every last of it up as he hovered over him. He chuckled at the others embarrassed, and impressed, face. He made a slurping noise as it was all cleaned up, slowly pulling out. “Now, be a good boy and get all fours~”

Jax didn’t have to be told twice, immediately flipping onto his stomach and propping his shaky legs under him. He let out a small squeak as a hand came down on his right cheek.

“Such a good bunny, so well behaved~” Ribbit mused, giving each side a few rough smacks before rubbing each tenderly. He chuckled softly, listening to Jax’s pained moans, his little tail wagging from side to side excitedly. 

“Little pain bunny, loving his ass getting smacked.”

“Y-y-yes daddy~. Feels s-so good~” he moaned softly, leaning into the other’s hands. 

“Good needy boy~” Ribbit mused, slipping a thumb over and pushing inside his little rabbit. Jax let out a moan, head leaning back. “Mmmm, gonna take Daddy’s cock again so well~”

Jax whined as he lost the fullness, pushing back to keep it inside. 

“Ah ah, be a good boy for daddy~” Ribbit lectured, giving his thigh a rough smack as he forced the other to stay still. 

“Yes daddy-“ Jax said automatically, stopping his movements and staying perfectly still for the other.

“Good boy~” Ribbit purred, rubbing his thigh softly before crawling back up to his Bunny’s ass. He slid back inside without much restriction from Jax, soaking in the rabbit’s moan. “Such a good boy~”

Ribbit quickly fell back into his rhythm from before, this time making sure to hit the certain spot he knew on Jax. 

Moans showered their ears as Ribbit pounded the spot, making sure the spot was hit constantly as he readjusted himself every so often to be more comfortable and not locked in one position for too long, but quickly he was laying flat on Jax’s back, thrusting faster as he chased his high.

“Daddy!” Jax gasped, his cock twitching underneath them as he felt himself getting close, not able to hold himself in very long.

“Good boy, good boy~” Ribbit praised over and over, breathing hard onto his neck. He hugged the rabbit's hips, getting faster with each second. As he grew closer, he rubbed his bunny’s cock in time with his thrusts- soon both of them letting out loud moans as they came. 

Jax painted Ribbit’s bed in white, while Ribbit filled him with his seed.

Both of them flopped down together, Ribbit managing to avoid Jax and laying down next to him. He looked at his blissed out Bunny, clearly overstimulated with having cum 3 times today. 

Jax slowly blinked, gaining back his consciousness. He looked at Ribbit, a small smile slipping onto his face as he shuffled over, snuggling up to Ribbit.

“That’s my good boy, so good for me~” Ribbit praised, wrapping his arms around the other and let him snuggle with him. “You were such a good boy.”

Jax let out a small happy noise, nodding. “Do I get aftercare, Daddy?~”

“You always will, baby.” Ribbit nodded, a little concerned at the other asking if he would, but didn’t say anything on the matter. Instead, he scooped up his bunny and took him into his bathroom. The frog showered him in kisses as he walked, eventually getting to his large tub. It looked more like a small kid pool then a tub, and honestly he used them the same way either way.

Ribbit reached over and turned on both taps, making it fill up faster. As it got half filled, he turned the cold lower, and got into the tub with Jax.

Jax shuttered at the standing water, but calmed down as he was with Ribbit in it. He relaxed into the water, snuggling into Ribbit as the other started to bathe him softly.

“Such a good boy, my good bunny.” Ribbit praised, getting him nice and clean, and being careful of his sore ass. 

“You’re always going to be my good bunny.” Ribbit continued, bringing water up and rinsing Jax’s fur carefully, before just allowing them to cuddle. When the water was high enough, Ribbit turned off the water and slid onto his back, keeping Jax with him as he allowed the two to float. 

The “tub” was a lot deeper than it appeared, allowing Ribbit to swim freely in it- or in this case- float easily with Jax on top of them, something they did a lot back in the day.

Jax was a little scared at first, not used to it, but he knew Ribbit after sex. He wouldn’t drop him. He would never drop him.

…at least not after sex.

Ribbit and Jax were laying in Ribbit’s pool after a long, exhausting, adventure. They had Jax’s music going, a few candles going for light, Buzz’s galaxy projector, and several bath bombs that Ribbit had to beg Caine for. It was a peaceful time, for once. 

 

Just as Jax was starting to actually relax, he heard Ribbit speak before he was plunged into water, and felt it stir around him as his partner swam away.

 

Jax poked his head out of the water like a gator stocking its prey, staring down Ribbit as he appeared out from under the water at the far side of the pool, a teasing smirk on his face.

 

“Awh, did some bunny get wet?~”

 

Jax growled, a few bubbles coming up as it did. He watched the frog for a moment, before springing forward, listening to the frog yelp and quickly swim away.

 

“Missed me~” Ribbit teased, diving under the water and slipping away like a real frog fleeing from a bird.

 

Jax stood up in the middle of the water, he knew he was outmatched for the frog, but he could try. He watched the other slink around his legs, watching his patterns, and kept his movements still. Once he saw what the other was going to do, he pounced.

 

Ribbit let out another yelp as he was tackled, butting up against a wall of the tub as Jax pinned him down under the water. He gave him a smug face, wondering what the rabbit was going to do.

 

“Jax, Jaxxx~” Ribbit called to him softly, snapping him out of his haze, out of his amazing memory. He whined as he was brought back to Ribbit, snuggling into his chest a bit.

“Whaaat? I just finally caught you…” he whined, but noticed that the water had gone cold, and whined as he shivered.

Ribbit snickered softly, carefully scooping up the rabbit as he stood up. As he walked to the edge of the tub, he kicked the stopper lever to drain the tub. He stepped out carefully, grabbing two towels and laid one down on the toilet; wrapping his bunny up first and then drying himself off. 

He hung up his towel first before rubbing Jax with his towel, making his bunny fluff like a fur ball. He laughed softly, loving the way his usually stubble fur poofed up like a scared cat. Ribbit scooped up Jax in his arms once again, grabbing a brush from one of his bathroom drawers before taking the rabbit into his room.

Jax had basically checked out again, causing Ribbit to just take care of him like he always did. He carefully sat down with him and laid him out on his lap, starting to brush the other’s fur out.

Jax began to purr as he was brushed out, coming back to Ribbit now, leaning into the brush whenever it was swiped over his head.

“You alright, bunny?” Ribbit asked, reaching up and softly petting his head. 

“Mhm~ just keep getting lost in memories.” He explained, leaning more into the pets and brushing. “I miss this…” 

“I know, I do too.” Ribbit leaned down and softly planted a kiss on his head. “We’ll do it all again together whenever you come back.”

“O-okay…” Jax mumbled, leaning into the kiss, blissfully falling back into the mattress as he continued to brush him.

Ribbit finished brushing him out before letting out a sigh, glancing at his frog-shaped clock and then back down at Jax. 

“It’s time to go, Jax.” Ribbit said somberly, clearly sad their time was up.

“Nooo…no go back…” Jax sounded like a child, but he didn’t have much choice. Soon as he closed his eyes again,

Jax woke up alone in Ribbit’s room, all dark and quiet.

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Jax sucked in a breath as he started to cry, curling up tightly in himself as he cried into his hoodie sleeves. He hated this. He hated everything like this. He finally feels comfortable with Ribbit, finally feeling like his old self- and then. He wakes up. Alone. 

…Completely alone.

“Jax! Jaaaxx?” Pomni called out in the hallway, making Jax stiffen in his spot. He wanted to get up and go out, but he couldn’t. Not since he was in a crossed out room, not since he was literally crying- not because it was Pomni.

He slowly sat up in bed, rubbing at his face a bit to clean up any tears. As he sat there, waiting for Pomni to just pass; when more voices joined hers.

“Jax, come out, please?” Ragatha called more softly, seeming anxious. “If this is a prank it isn’t funny! Everyone’s worried about you. Kinger’s getting really fidgety…”

Jax whimpered at the thought of Kinger being worried about him. He could care less about the others, but Kinger…

He sighed, making sure he was presentable before standing up. He stood on shaky legs, biting his lip to keep himself up, heading to the door. He carefully turned the handle, before just forcing himself out of the room.

Gangle had been walking by the room, having not been calling out but looking around to keep an eye out for him, stumbling over and her comedy mask broke. 

“Whoops.” Jax said dryly, closing Ribbit’s door quickly and just walked away like he wasn’t being searched for.

“Jax!” Pomni and Ragatha said in unison, rushing over to him. 

Zooble helped Gangle up carefully, Jax could hear them muttering before catching up behind him with Ragatha and Pomni.

“Why did you disappear all day? Caine has been going crazy because you disappeared!” Ragatha explained, her arms waving around as she exclaimed.

“Good. Now he knows how I feel.” Jax shrugged, walking out to the main area. “Where’s whoo-ha?”

“In his pillow fort. Made him go in there to keep him sane-...ish.” Pomni explained, pointing to the fort made of pillows.

“Thanks.” Jax said, waving them off before heading for the multi-colored lump, stopping outside. He stared at it for a moment, before clearing his throat and starting his theatrics. “Oh my dear kingly father, may I see you?” His voice was high pitched, acting like a fair maiden.

He heard Kinger hold back a laugh within the fort, sliding the door open. “Of course, my dear prince.” He said, allowing the purple rabbit inside before closing it back up.

They sat in silence for a moment, before Jax finally spoke. “I’m sorry for worrying you.”

“Don’t be, I knew you were safe just…Was still worried.” He said with a slight chuckle.

Jax nodded, thinking about what was happening while Kinger was freaking out. He took a deep breath, trying to concentrate on what to say. “Have you…Ever thought about abstracting?”

It took Kinger a moment to respond, but he nodded. “Many times…That’s why I’m still here. I’m too content with the fact I’d be with Queenie.” He said, a slight shrug. 

Jax nodded, wrapping his arms around himself. “But you also have everyone here who cares about you…More than they do about me.” 

“Jax…They do care about you.” Kinger moved closer, putting a soft hand on his shoulder. He waited, not wanting to over step, but Jax leaned into him, blinking a few times as tears started to drop.

“But not…Not like him.” He choked, tears streaming down his face again and dripping onto Kinger’s cloak. “He still cares no matter what I do or how I mess up, he loves me and will always take care of me. If I do too much they’ll just leave. They always leave.” He broke down, letting out a few choked sobs. 

Kinger rubbed his back softly, pulling him close tightly. He didn’t say much, instead letting Jax cry out his feelings like he knew he needed to. 

“I-I’m tired of this…I want to be with him forever…” Jax whispered, sniffling and his mind was ultimately made up. He’d go through with the plan. 

Kinger just nodded. “Do what you need to, my son.” He encouraged, he was never going to hold him back from what he wanted to do.

Once Jax could finally keep himself together and make sure he didn’t look like a wreck, Jax and Kinger walked to Caine’s office. Kinger opted to wait outside for him instead, wanting him to have a private moment with the AI.

Jax took a deep breath before knocking and entering the office, closing the door behind him.

Caine looked up from his computer, currently typing something. He peered over his glasses like a librarian, before taking them off completely with a poof and took his whole attention to Jax. “Glad to see you’ve finally joined us, Jax!” He said.

Jax rolled his eyes, walking over to the rolling chair in front of the desk and curled up in it, holding his legs to his chest. “Shut up…I don’t want to talk about that.”

“Then what do you want to talk about, Jax?”

“...I want to be with Ribbit. Forever.”

Caine stared at him for a moment, starting to glitch out for a moment before he rebooted. He shook his head, and finally answered Jax’s question. “What do you mean? He’s trapped in the cellar with every other abstracted player. You want to go to the cellar?”

“No- Well- Yes, but not exactly.” Jax shook his head, sighing. “For the past two nights I’ve dreamt I was with Ribbit. It’s been real. I’ve actually been with him- just…Not really physically. I don’t know…” Jax shook his head again, not quite understanding it. 

“He’s in this weird purgatory place. Just his room but he can’t leave and he just. Keeps having his memories.”

Caine stared at him, letting out a soft hum. He opened a drawer, pulled out a comedically large book, and flipped through it. 

“Ahh, there it is. Players who have strong connections to other players may have their coding/souls connected to where they will periodically see each other in their dream-like state.” Caine read, skimming over a few pages before shrugging. “Not sure about the purgatory state thing. Though if it’s his room–”

“I’ve already checked it…Before the dreams started and today…” Jax admitted. 

“Ah.” Caine rubbed his lower jaw, looking at his computer and hitting a few buttons, skimming through what it brought up. “I’m honestly not sure, Jax. This seems like something that you’ll have to figure out on your own.”

Jax growled at the news, but sighed, nodding. “Thanks for your not help.” He said, slowly getting out of the chair, wrapping his arms around himself.

As he sulked to the door, Caine called out to him. “Please come to the adventure tomorrow. You’ll like it.” 

“Yeah, sure, whatever.” Jax said, waving him off as he walked out the door and left with Kinger.

Jax had managed to convince the king to come with him to his room. He changed into some pajamas before slipping into his bed, laying his head against the King’s lap as he sat at the head of his bed. 

“Now this brings back memories.” Kinger said, running a hand over Jax’s head. “I remember the night you came crying to me and Queenie after having a nightmare so bad you couldn’t sleep. We had to take shifts to make sure you were okay.” He chuckled softly. 

Jax smiled softly at the memory, nodding slightly against his hand. “Yeah…It was back when I swore I didn’t cry. That night I cried like a baby in you two’s arms.” He hummed softly, his voice getting a little slurred as he snuggled into him more, sleepiness coming to him slowly but surely.

Kinger chuckled more, nodding as well. “That’s the night your mother and I planned our whole deal. Whoever watched the other abstract first, had to take care of you and the others as long as we could. And I’m still here taking care of you and Ragatha the best I can.” 

Jax smiled a bit at that, his eyes fluttering shut. “You’re a great dad…’M sorry I’m mean a lot…”

“Oh, It’s really–” He smiled lovingly at Jax, hearing his small snores starting to come from him as he fell asleep. “Good night Jax.” He said softly, leaning against the back of his headboard and went off into his own little world that he always did.

Jax slowly blinked his eyes open, taking a second to ground himself in this new space. It wasn’t Ribbit’s room, he knew that purely by smell. He heard someone chuckle, a familiar someone, and he finally got his eyes to focus.

“Hello, Jax.” The dark queen chest piece of the checked board. The queen to the king, even if they’re on opposite sides—

“Mom-“ he choked out, his eyes welling with tears. He was frozen, just staring at her. She looked like she always had- never changed, never abstracted. She looked happy, though a little lonely.

Jax pushed himself, and pushed- until his legs finally moved. They felt like they had weights on them, full of jello in his non-blood stream, but he forced himself to move. He stumbled a bit but soon landed into her non-existent arms, and he. He let go. 

“Mommy-“ he whispered, choking on air as he clenched his jaw and cried. He hung onto her tightly, letting her move them as she saw fit. The most she moved, however, was to sit them on the bed. 

Queenie softly rubbed his head, just as Kinger does just slightly smoother and she used her “nails” as well, letting him cry to her as he needed. 

“I miss you so much…” Jax whispered into her lap, his tears slowing as he closed his eyes and forced out the few remaining tears.

“I know, my child. But I’m always here for you.” She hummed softly, and Jax nodded.

Jax knew that he probably wouldn’t be able to see her for much longer, this may be his only time of seeing her. So, he knew he was going to soak up every moment.

Queenie started to hum her soft song as she ran her hand over Jax’s head, making sure he was nice and cozy where he was. She wasn’t going to let him leave feeling like he was less than anything. The queen softly wiped away his tears, continuing until they slowed. 

“What’s happening, my son?” She asked, wanting him to talk- if he wanted to, of course -about anything and everything. She’s been seeing Kinger most nights, but she knew that he didn’t always remember everything. 

“Just… Everything is a mess…” He mumbled, playing with the fabric of her cloak. “I just want to be with Ribbit forever. He understands, he listens…He knows how to take care of me…” 

Queenie nodded, keeping quiet to urge him on.

“We were so happy earlier, being together and laughing…I slipped into sub space for the first time in forever…I want that every day.”

“I’m guessing you only feel this safe with Ribbit?” She questioned.

“Only him…I don’t know why- But he makes everything better.” He listened to her chuckle, making him look up at her.

“You, my lovely rabbit, have found your soulmate.” She said, booping him where his nose should be.

“r-Really?” He asked, a little shocked.

“Mmmhm. Oh you should have seen me with my sisters, I would blabber for hours about Kinger. It got to the point where they had to force my mom to listen to my rants because they couldn’t take it any longer.” She laughed.

Jax smiled, chuckling softly. “Dad is a good man… I love being with him, I…He’s why I’m so hesitant.” He explained.

Queenie nodded. “That I understand, but- If he’s anything with you like he is with me, he’ll come visit you whenever you need him.”

Jax thought for a moment, nodding. “He did say he sees you sometimes…”

“Only sometimes? Please. He comes in here all the time. We sit here for hours talking like we used to. Feels like we’re back in college talking about our future and degrees sometimes- But he…He tells me about all the cool bugs you guys keep seeing on your adventures, sometimes he’ll bring pictures of them.” She looked down, smiling with her eyes.

Jax looked over at one of her walls and saw all the different drawings, clearly Kinger’s drawings, displayed. “He even drew the one from the candy kingdom…And the fireflies from the picnic adventure…” Jax observed.

“He used to hate bugs, both in the computer world and the real world. One time he shrieked so loud in the library that he got kicked out. That’s actually how we met.” She chuckled softly. “It was a ladybug if you’re curious, Coccinella septempunctata. Seven-spot ladybird. I thank that lady every day I get another night with Kinger.”

Jax listened, settling back down into her lap, smiling a bit. “Can…Can you talk more about bugs, please?”

Queenie smiled with her eyes, nodding. “More than happy to, my boy.” She said, and started to ramble about the different bugs on her wall that Kinger had drawn, or ones that were simply framed as well. 

Jax wasn’t sure when he drifted off, but he had, loving every second of hearing her voice again. 

When Jax awoke, Kinger was just slipping back inside from the hallway. He looked over and smiled, walking over.

“I was just checking in on the others and Caine, you alright?” He asked, sitting down next to him like he was a child…Not that Jax minded.

“Yeah, just… Just dreaming about mom…” He smiled at the memory of her rambles, snuggling back into his bed. 

Kinger smiled too, nodding. He tucked Jax back in, running a hand over his head. “She’s great at comforting, isn’t she?”

“Amazing…” He mumbled, yawning and stretching, snuggling back into his covers. “Aren’t you going to sleep?” He asked softly.

Kinger shrugged a bit. “I want to make sure you’re okay first.”

“I’m okay now…You need rest too.” 

“If you’re sure, Jax. I’m out in my pillow fort if you need me.” Kinger said, rubbing his head a bit more before standing up, heading to the door.

“Hey…Dad?” Jax called out after a second, just as he was about to turn the handle.

“Yeah?” He said, looking at him.

It took Jax a moment to get the words out, but managed them. “I love you. Goodbye-Night.”

Kinger’s smile seemed to grow, giving a small nod. “I love you too kiddo, Goodnight.”

Jax watched him leave, and he laid down completely, closing his eyes. He waited a bit for sleep to take him, but when it wouldn’t, he just groaned and got out of bed, starting to make a small bag of items to take with him once he was sent to the cellar.

Would it actually even matter? If he got sent back to his room instead of Ribbit’s he could just grab the stuff…But, he’d rather be safe than sorry. He got everything put away into a rabbit backpack, the main things he wanted were Sunshine and his MP3 player. Everything else he wasn’t too worried about. Well, besides a few other keep sakes…

Once Jax had everything cleaned up, he sat down and waited for morning.

Morning eventually rolled around, and Jax was ready. He’d wait until everyone was out of their rooms and then he’d. Abstract. It was perfect.

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Abstraction was the plan, but that plan fell short, since when he tried to abstract- or, more like, what he THOUGHT made you abstract- it didn’t work.

Jax had tried everything but nothing sent him over the edge, all because he could still hear Queenie’s voice in his head, hear Kinger, hear Ribbit-

They all…Kept him calm. Too sane. They made him feel okay. Like they were supposed to, really, but it hurt when all he wanted to do was- well- die. To die and be with Ribbit. But he couldn’t. He couldn’t do it. 

He couldn’t will himself to kill himself. 

Jax sighed, getting up from his spot on his floor and headed out of his room. He hadn’t even realized he was still in the same clothes from yesterday, realized that he had bags under his eyes, or how he looks in general. He just. He just left his room, not caring about anything but getting this day over with. 

As he popped out into the common area, he just sat on the couch, and stared. He stared until it was eventually time for them to go on their adventure, which Caine said he’d enjoy today. Let’s see how that goes. 

“Good day my silly raccoons!” Caine said as he popped into existence with Bubble, twirling his cane about.

“None of us are raccoons-” Pomni piped up from her spot in the front of the group, Jax in the very back of everything.

Caine completely ignored her. “Today I have a fun adventure! I was recently doing some research on the games you guys played in the real world, and one caught my eye. GTA, or Grand Theft Auto!” He had completely gone nuts.

“Wait, what?” Pomni said again, no one else daring to speak. Well, Zooble probably did, but they didn’t.

“So, I downloaded the map and you guys are going to the drug and fun filled LA! Los Angeles! Yes yes, such fun! You get guns, knuckle brasses, bats- Anything your heart desires! Rob people, kill them, steal cars, speed! Again, really, whatever your heart desires!” Caine waved his cane again and a portal appeared, beeping and shouting already coming from behind it.

“Now go have fun!” He said, and a giant hand that looked like Caine shoved them into the portal.

Jax stared at the vast city, looking up at all the buildings and the open digital sky. He didn’t realize he was standing in the middle of the street until honks were heard right in front of him, making the rabbit slowly back up and to the sidewalk. He accidentally bumped into someone, causing them to curse at him and keep walking. He backed up until he hit a wall, and just stared.

This is not where he wanted to be. 

It was too overstimulating, too many people, too much- He just wanted out. 

Jax glanced up and down the street, looking for some sort of escape. As he did, he saw a motorcycle come up to the now red light, the wooden manikin standing straight as it waited for the light to change. 

Jax didn’t even think twice, just got up from his spot and walked over. He pushed the npc off the bike and hopped on before it could charge at him, taking off as fast as the bike would take him. He heard sirens in the distance, glancing up and saw it was only a one star, making him shrug. He could out run them easily.

And thankfully, he did. He just kept riding and taking a few sharp turns, eventually getting on the free way and lost them somewhere along the way. He swerved out of the way of cars, eventually popping a wheelie when he went too fast over a bump. But he didn’t care. He couldn’t get really hurt, if he messed up and really hurt himself to basically death, he’d just respawn at the hospital. He’d played GTA a lot growing up, so it wasn’t anything new.

The rabbit eventually got bored, pulling off the highway and onto the beach, going out to the sea and dropping the bike, sitting down at the water. There was so much he could do- Kill some npcs, crash planes, cause bus explosions, go to the strip club-though he had a feeling that it would all be censored-go do that one quest where you saw some people fucking in the backyard. But it was all…Eh. He didn’t want to do any of it.

He just stared out at the water, watching it roll over itself as it crashed against the shore. The water reminded him of Ribbit, and god did he just want to be with him now. 

At some point, he stood up, and just started walking. He just walked and walked- at first against the shore, then up on the boardwalk, and somehow ended up on the street. He was thinking about some of the ramps around the city, or maybe hopping the train, when he walked past an alleyway.

That’s when he heard it. Crying.

At first his thoughts were that it was Gangle, having hid in the alley to stay away from all the crime and stuff, but no. It was too high pitched…A baby’s cry.

Jax really could keep just walking, it was so easy- But something pulled him into the alley. He walked in, making sure to pull out a gun just in case it was a trap, but no…There was a baby, in a wooden basket…All alone. It didn’t look right, though honestly Jax couldn’t really see because it was a dark alleyway, so he softly picked it up. 

Something in him just snapped to life, and he immediately started bouncing in place. He softly held the baby in his arms, making sure to support its head, and something changed. As he brought the baby into the light, he saw it was…A soft, fluffy pink girl bunny. She looked a lot like him, but she had a bow around her ears-almost like Ribbit’s-and also white markings like him too. 

Jax was beyond confused, continuing the bounce before glancing around, and then up and down the sidewalk and street- but there was no one around. It was just him and the baby.

Once again, parental instincts kicked in, and he continued to bounce the baby. He was careful and gentle-something he wasn’t used to, really-and softly hushed the crying infant. As it started to calm down, realizing it was being held, Jax watched its eyes open. 

The little bunny started to giggle and blow a raspberry by accident as she reached up to Jax, eventually getting ahold of his face. She squished and laughed at him, absolutely having fun playing with him like she wasn’t just crying 10 seconds ago.

But what he couldn’t get past was her eyes. They looked like…Ribbit’s. And slightly his, being yellow beneath, but…Her pupils had slices in them like Ribbit’s eyes.

Was she a cross between him and Ribbit?

Jax had decided to name the little rabbit Lily, something that had just come to mind while he walked with her in his arms. 

The rabbit had taken the blanket that was in the basket and wrapped it around himself in a makeshift holder, supporting the baby against his body as he continued to walk around the city, trying to decide what to do. He needed money-though he could just steal, but he was also at a disadvantage with a baby on his chest. Guns were too loud, he couldn’t really run, and he sure as hell wasn’t leaving her with someone or an npc. So, he went with the next best option. 

As Jax walked down the streets, he’d carefully reach into the pockets or purses of people as he walked past, pulling out their wallets and taking whatever cash they had inside. He tossed the wallet a few feet away once he did, keeping walking and hiding within the crowd to not get caught. Once he had enough- which realistically was easy because people in LA were loaded he headed to the next convenience shop he saw, walking in and immediately grabbed a thing of formula and a bottle, as well as diapers and wipes. He watched Lily eye the stuff curiously, her eyes getting stuck on a pacifier, and once she had that she also wanted a frog-blanket friend. Jax, of course, grabbed both. 

Jax went up to the counter and watched the person ringing up the stuff, and saw that he was over the amount he had. He went into his pocket, put on his brass knuckles, and slid over the money on the counter. He stared at the clerk as he grabbed the money, who quickly nodded and just begged for his life. 

The rabbit quickly left, his little girl laughing as she got her frog toy finally, its head immediately ending up in her mouth. 

Jax had spent the rest of his time back near where they entered from at a local park, playing with Lily, feeding her, and ultimately ended up taking a nap with her on a bench. When it was time to go home, they all got a text on their phones saying so, and met up at the street corner. Jax stayed far away from the others, barely keeping in a laugh at seeing how banged up some of them were-especially Gangle, who’s comedy mask was broken-and waited until they were all in the portal before he went through. 

Caine counted them as they came in, his AI-in-Circus alarm blaring as Jax walked through the portal, making the poor rabbit jump-and the little one cry from sudden loud noise.

“Whoops! Looks like you brought something with you, Jax!” Caine said, floating down to him.

Jax was already hushing and bouncing Lily, looking up to Caine as he continued. “Yeah, she’s my daug-” But before he could even finish his sentence, or even realize what he was saying, Caine had already snapped his fingers. Everything Jax was wearing, had worked hard to grab, to do everything. Was gone.

Including Lily.

“There we go! Don’t need a little AI running around the circus!” Caine exclaimed, like he had done something great, turning to the other members and was speaking to them. But, Jax didn’t hear anything of what he said. All he heard was ringing in his ears as he stared at his hands, where his daughter was. All she was now, was confetti on the floor.

Jax dropped down onto his hands and knees, hyperventilating and actually starting to cry. He laughed, like it was all some silly game, clawing at the floor in frustration. A few tears fell from his eyes onto the ground, making a broken heart. 

Lily was his and Ribbit’s daughter.

And Caine just poofed her like Gummigoo. Just killed her. Just. Poofed.

Jax felt a hand on his shoulder, making him snap his neck to see who it was- it was Pomni, and Ragatha- Of course it was them. Of course it was the ones who always wanted to make sure everyone in the circus was okay. Of course, of course ofcourseofcourseofcourse—

Jax let out a growl, murderous and deadly. His arm started to bug out, becoming a black mass of flashing black blocks. He reached up and grabbed Pomni’s arm, throwing her away into a nearby block. The black mass slowly crawled up his body, engulfing him slowly.

He let out a shrilled, loud, deafening scream as he was overtaken by the black mass. 

Jax was barely in control of himself anymore- he was nothing more than a big black mass with multi-colored strobe eyes all over his body. Some moved every which direction, but most stared locked onto the person in front of him. Ragatha.

He stomped over to her, immediately pushing her against the stage and beating the stuffing out of her. He screamed, and cried, but it was all static cries to them, sounding close to dinosaur noises from movies. 

Jax kept going until a voice caught his attention, snapping to it he saw Zooble, staring him down. He immediately charged for them, but they moved out of the way, causing him to slide on the circus’s slick floors. He let out a frustrated growl, going for her again. 

Zooble had tried to move out of his way again, but Jax was ready this time. He pounced on them, ripping their limbs off and stomping on all of them until they were nothing but glitches, all of their parts everywhere-including their antennas and eyes. 

Next to catch his eye, again, was Pomni. Only her arm was glitching, like her hand was her first day here. The abstracted character immediately charged at her, barely managing to catch her and throw her against the block again as she tried to get away. 

Realistically, he didn’t have much against her. He had more against himself. But that stupid line. “Don’t you think this is why people abstract?” had been stuck in his head, and was the whole reason why he was like this now. Without it, he wouldn’t have found Ribbit. He wouldn’t have wanted to abstract. He wouldn’t be leaving Kinger.

…He wouldn’t have found Ribbit. He wouldn’t be leaving Kinger…He wouldn’t have found Queenie, either…

Jax let out another frustrated growl, smashing Pomni’s face into the floor, then at the block, and then back at the floor. Eventually he just threw her across the circus. Upon doing so, he noticed a red ribbon snake by.

Like hell was he letting Gangle of all people get away.

He charged at her, grabbing her by the foot, listening to her shriek as pain shot through her ribbons. He held onto her tightly, bringing her into both of his front arms and started to just. Play with her, in a sense. He wasn’t sure what he was doing anymore, but he swirled her around in his hands, eventually letting go and watching her tangled, glitchy, whiney blob hit the floor. 

Jax started to walk away from the characters, heading towards the room. He knew Caine would be along any time now to send him to the cellar, so he might as well grab his bag and get ready. 

As he opened his door to his room, managing to slip inside, he saw Kinger’s fort in his room. He made a questioning sound, slowly going over to it, just for Kinger to poke out. 

“Oh! Jax! Perfect timing!” He said, and beckoned the creature in. Jax…Complied. He felt…calmer, in his room. It was dark, and it was his, so it made sort of sense. 

Jax stumbled into the fortress, once again getting reminded of how much bigger it was on the inside, and found himself sitting like a laying horse. He looked around a bit, but ultimately his eyes landed on Kinger. He stared at the fatherly figure, seeing in his eyes the memories of this happening a time before…

Mom.

Jax closed his many eyes and leaned into Kinger’s hand, leaning down until his long neck? head? was laying in his lap, a soft moaning coming from him as he let out frustration and sadness.

“It’s alright, Jax. I’m here for you.” Kinger said sweetly, though there was a crack in his voice. He took a shaky breath in, a few tears streaming from his unalined eyes. “I’m here…”

Jax felt his heart break at making Kinger cry. He didn’t want it to end like this, realistically he didn’t want to see Kinger before he went. But now, he was here, in the Impenterable fortress, with Kinger, abstracted. 

For what felt like hours they stayed there, but realistically it was only a few minutes. Sadly, Kinger said it was time to go, and Jax agreed. He crawled out of the fortress, grabbed his bag, and walked out with his father like he was a kid going off to school.

“Ah, there they are!” Caine said as the pair finally joined the others, all cleaned up and no longer glitching, apart, or tangled. They all watched sadly-even Zooble-as Kinger and the abstracted Jax walked over. “Now it’s time for you, Jax, to join the others.”

Jax was lifted off the ground, letting out a sound as he was taken from Kinger, as a hole opened up between the group of gathered characters, Caine slowly lowering Jax into the hole.

“I’m sorry, Jax.” Kinger said just before the hole was closed, and Jax was left in the darkness with the other glowing eyes.

BONUS: 

Jax blinked his eyes open slowly, looking around. He was standing in the middle of his room, clutching the bunny bag from earlier. His room was exactly the same, but the items he had collected were missing- right in his bag, in his arms. 

Jax breathed out a sigh, a shaky one- he head towards the door, slowly turning the handle– He turned the handle–

The handle wouldn’t budge.

Jax started to hyperventilate, continuing to try the handle. He even tried to twist the lock, nothing. He grunted, slamming his fist against the door. 

It. was okay. It would be okay! He’d get out and get to Ribbit. He just had to remain calm and try a different approach. 

He looked around his room, his eyes falling on his prank chest. He ran over, opening the chest that was eerily similar to a toy chest for kids, and reached in. Sometimes, if he really thought about a thing, he could just pull it out. 

Jax imagined an axe, a really. Big. wood chopping, door breaking, axe. Like from The Shining. Eventually, he nicked his finger on something and immediately grabbed the handle. He pulled it out, sticking his bleeding sparkly finger into his mouth to stop it from continuing to bleed before going back to the door.

The rabbit took a deep breath, took his finger out of his mouth and gripped the handle with both hands. He readied up, and swung.

Crack!

It was working!

Jax smiled, laughing a bit, and quickly kept swinging the axe at the door. Wood bits flew all over the place, but he didn’t care. He kept swinging until he made a big enough hole for himself to get through. Once he did, he threw the axe to the floor, grabbed his bag and jumped through the hole. He wasn’t risking the hole regenerating the door before he could get through. 

He looked through the vast empty space, a swirling purple and multiple rooms with floating debris around. They were cubes, black on 5 sides while the one with the door looked like it was stripped right from the circus. As he looked around, he saw several doors that he remembered- all with big X’s crossed over the faces. 

Jax quickly looked for the two people he cared most for, eventually seeing one of the ones he was looking for, and started to step towards it.

As his foot stepped off of the platform of his room, he started to fall forward. He retreated back quickly, hugging his door, which had regenerated the hole. He gulped. Well, there was no turning back now, he guessed.

Carefully, he looked around, and saw that the debris was big enough for him to stand on. He tested it with a close one, and while it was a bit unstable- it wasn’t unlike jumping from stone to stone in a lake. Quickly, he hopped from each of them, taking a break every few against a door. He had tried the handles, but they were locked. Well, that may be a problem–

Jax didn’t think about it much as he got to Ribbit’s door, staring at his lover’s crossed out face. He put his hand on the handle, expecting it to not open–

But it did. 

And he walked right into the room.

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Ribbit was lounging in his pool, really missing Jax- He hoped he’d be back soon– That’s when he heard the door open, and that caught his attention. No one ever got into his room, hell, he couldn’t even leave himself. He stood up, grabbed a towel so he didn’t drip everywhere and walked out of the bathroom. 

“Hel- Jax!” 

“Hel- Jax!” 

Jax perked up at the familiar voice, immediately feeling himself fill up with pride and dropped his bag, running over and hugging the frog, his tail going a mile a minute while tears started to pour from his eyes.

“Ribbit!” He exclaimed, barely with breath, holding onto his boyfriend. “Oh my %$!#, I did it- I got back to you- oh my %$!#. %$!#, %$!#, %$!#--” He let out curses freely, unable to contain them.

Jax started to sob, holding onto the frog tighter as he felt them get lowered to the floor, his legs giving out underneath him. He nuzzled Ribbit all over, making sure the frog was coated with his scent. He sniffled and let out small laughs that mixed with his cries. 

“Oh my hunny bunny, what happened?” Ribbit finally asked, kissing his head quickly before letting the bunny continue to coat him with scent and purple fur, sticking to his wet slick skin.

Ribbit stayed quiet for a moment, seemingly connecting the dots before he spoke. “Did you…?” 

“Y-y-yeah…” He mumbled, sniffling and using the frog’s towel to wipe his leaking nose, not wanting to get it on the other. “A-a-and…Saw Kinger…And had a moment with him…I didn’t want to…” Jax mumbled.

Ribbit nodded, giving him a nuzzle of his own. “It’s alright, my bunny boy. Come on, let's relax for a bit so you can calm down.” 

Jax nodded, slowly standing with him. He watched Ribbit walk back into the bathroom, draining and refilling the tub with new hot water while he took off his clothes. He sniffed himself and cringed, smelling awful. He smelled like Ribbit a bit, but there was something laying beneath the smell that he didn’t like. 

The rabbit walked over to the tub and dove in before Ribbit could even tell him-or get him-to go in. He resurfaced, scrubbing at his fur a bit and sniffed again, whining as he still smelt the fowl scent.

Ribbit watched him for a moment, before seemingly knowing what he was doing. He let out a small sigh, slipping into the bath and pulling the rabbit close. “Sorry, my love, but the smell wouldn’t go away for a bit…” He whispered softly.

“Really?” Jax said sadly, whining a bit as he snuggled into the frog. 

Ribbit nodded, reaching up and softly rubbed his ears. “Yeah, I think I smelled like %$!# for about 2 months. That’s with constant baths and scrubbing at my skin.”

Jax huffed softly, splashing the water in anger. “%$!#%it. I don’t want to smell like %$!# for 2 months.” He whined.

Ribbit couldn’t help but chuckle. “Come on, Jax, don’t be a brat~”

Jax blushed at that, looking away quickly to hide it. “Or what, you’ll punish me?” He smirked slightly.

“Hmmm, if you aren’t good~” The tease made Jax’s foot thump, imagining the ways the dom could use his silly ass, or even any part of the rest of his body making him go inside mentally.

“y-Yes sir~” He purred, laying back down on the other’s chest.

“That’s a good boy~” He hummed, pushing off the side of the pool and letting them float out into the middle. Ribbit softly petted his ears and head, enjoying the way Jax purred and kicked slightly as he did. It was quite peaceful here, just the two of them, enjoying their moment.

The pair kept having those peaceful moments over the next “days”. 

After the bath, Ribbit took care of Jax like he always did before they cuddled and fell asleep. When they woke up, Jax explained what had happened the day before. The waiting, the adventure, Lily-He had cried hard at that again. He went over every detail about her, and felt like he had lost her all over again.-and the abstraction. 

“Why do I feel so bad for hurting them all? I don’t- Didn’t- Care about them the way I do with you, or Kinger…”

“Bunny, you’ve been with them since you first joined. Ragatha has been by your side since Mom abstracted. It makes sense.”

“But I shouldn’t care about them like this…”

“Yes you should- get your mind out of what your old man thought. You’re Jax, and My Jax loves pranks and teasing people, but if someone–”

“Hurts my people, I hurt them…” 

“Exactly.”

From there they talked about anything that came to mind, Ribbit even suggesting Jax journaled with him to get out his feelings that he didn’t understand. Jax begrudgingly did so, but it quickly became a pass time for him when they were doing their own thing, he even picked up drawing again, for the first time in years.

“Watcha drawing there?~”

“n-Nothing!!”

“Awh, us fucking like rabbits, that’s cute~ But don’t forget, Bunny, I will always be top.”

“y-y-Yes sir-”

“Good boy~”

Most of the time, they just cuddled or did their own thing, never really having another intimate moment, purely because Jax wasn’t ready yet. He was still caught up in his mind about the abstraction and Lily, not really able to get her out of his mind either- not that either of them blamed Jax for that. He had her for a few hours, it was clear that she was his daughter, and Caine just blew her up like a party favor. 

If Jax ever got his hands on Caine he’d make sure he never messed with him again.

Jax laid on the bed, playing with Sunshine a bit, a smile on his face as memories played in his mind. He leaned his head back and looked at Ribbit, who was at his desk writing. “You know, my dad used to make me watch the nature channel, and saw a LOT of animal mating in my youth.”

Ribbit’s writing slowed, looking at Jax and tilted his head at him. “Is that why you’re so kinky?~”

“I-i-i- I- Uhm- Uh- I-” Jax stuttered, face going dark crimson as he stared at the frog. 

“Or is that why you’re a bunny? Because you want to fuck so bad~” Ribbit got up from his desk now, taking a step over to Jax. He softly took Sunshine from his hands, putting her neatly on the desk before leaning down and kissing his love. 

Jax let out a small squeak at first, having been very out of it for a moment, but quickly kissed back. He leaned up into Ribbit, letting out a small moan into the kiss. He whined when the frog did pull away, but he crawled on top of him.

The rabbit stared up at his boyfriend, so much love and appreciation dancing in each of their eyes. No matter what Jax could say or do, Ribbit would always love him. The same was said about Ribbit, but Jax knew he had no bad bone in his body- he liked playing pranks, but that was about it.

“You know, you could take a photo, or maybe…A drawing?~” Ribbit teased, seeing how Jax stared at him. Jax blushed at being teased like that, and blushed harder when the other teased him about his new hobby. He looked away, embarrassed and flustered. 

“Awhhh~” Ribbit purred, pulling Jax’s chin up to look at him. “My baby is embarrassed~” he teased, stealing a kiss from his lips.

“Y-yeah w-well- I always teased Zooble and Gangle for drawing all the time…” He mumbled, having regrets for how he treated them.

“Baby boy, just because you tease someone doesn’t mean you can’t have the same interest. Or talent.” Ribbit encouraged. “Let’s forget about them for now, and focus on us.”

Jax went to reply, but Ribbit slipped his head down to his neck, causing a moan and purr to slip from his lips. He nodded slightly, foot thumping against the bed as the other started to kiss and tease his neck.

“Y-yes sir-“ he stuttered out, feeling the other pinch his side when he didn’t give a vocal reply.

Jax hadn’t been wearing really any clothes besides the two hoodies he brought with him, having no real need to wear actual clothes since it was just him and Ribbit-his literal boyfriend. So when Ribbit slid his hand up his hoodie and placed it on his exposed cock, it shocked him a bit-remembering that he wasn’t wearing anything underneath.

“f-%$!#-” He cursed aloud, bucking up into his hand. Jax really couldn’t do much but let Ribbit play with his body, toy with him and make him feel everything. He wasn’t complaining, of course- Though he wished he could give his partner some love as well.

“Good boy~” Ribbit praised, pulling away from his now marked neck, not that there weren't marks before. “My needy boy, ready for daddy?~” He mused.

Jax gulped, his mind spinning around about what Ribbit would do to him, but he quickly nodded. “y-Yes, please, Daddy~” He whispered softly.

“That’s my good boy~” He hummed, sliding his other hand under his hoodie and pulling it off. Ribbit purred at the full body view of the rabbit, he was always eye candy to him. “So beautiful~” He whispered.

Jax looked up at him and let his brain think for a moment, but it wasn’t that long of a thought. He sprung up, tackling Ribbit to the ground. He listened to the other yelp and grunt as he was tackled, purring triumphantly when he was sitting on top of Ribbit. 

“Sorry, Daddy, but Daddy needs love too~” Jax purred with a bit of a blush on his face, embarrassed and worried how the other was going to punish him for this later- but he didn’t let the thought cross his mind for more than a second. 

He searched for any discomfort, but the sudden want to sub-dom turned Ribbit on more. He smirked, leaning down and started to kiss Ribbit heavily. He pulled him into a make out session, small moans and sloppy sounds coming from them. Neither of them really cared, and they kissed until their lips were puffy. 

Jax couldn’t wipe off the smirk that played on his lips, staring down at Ribbit as he already looked blissed out. He hummed, crawling down his body. He laid a few kisses as he did, but really just went for his goal of getting to his cock. He glanced up at Ribbit as he did, winking at him before kissing the tip. 

The rabbit listened as his mate gasped above him, not looking up any more as he kitten licked it- and then finally brought it into his mouth. He let the other buck and grip his head-he was to be used however the other wanted to, after all-enduring it all however the other pleased. 

“f-%$!#, Jax~” Ribbit moaned, pushing his head down as he started to raise it back up. Jax decided to let the other guide his movements, stealing a glance up at him. Ribbit was blissed out, head back and eyes closed. God did he look so good from this view.

Jax gagged as the frog suddenly bucked into his mouth, causing him to slip down his throat unexpectedly. He took it like a champ of course, only for his daddy, looking up at him as tears pricked his eyes.

“s-Sorry, Baby~” Ribbit chuckled, easing up on his grip slightly.

Instead of replying, Jax slid himself down again, forcing himself to take the other into his throat again. He gagged again, pushing past it in favor of the moans that erupted from Ribbit’s mouth. Jax kept pushing himself again and again, eventually ending up in a head lock as Ribbit thrusted up into him, eventually a stream of white liquid flowed down his throat.

Jax popped off and breathed heavily, taking a moment to swallow here and there as he coughed, his reflexes working for him instead of himself. He finally managed to get himself under control, he looked back at Ribbit.

Ribbit looked at him with worry, but lust swirled in his eyes. Once he knew that Jax was okay, he purred softly. “God damn, rabbit~” He purred.

“Not bad yourself, frog~” He teased back, his voice a little worse for wear, his throat sore.

“Come on, you were doing everything.” Ribbit hummed, rubbing his thigh as the other saddled him again.

“Says the one who railed my throat~” He laughed, leaning down and kissing him softly. They sloppily kissed again, something from a romance-spicy movie or something, but truthfully; they didn’t care.

As they kissed, Jax slid his hips back to Ribbit’s, sliding until he felt the other’s cock. He gave it a few rubs from his hand, lining it up with his hole. 

Ribbit was the one to break the kiss, looking at Jax puzzled. He just smirked, sliding onto it with ease. The two let out a moan in unison, Jax’s tongue rolling out as he felt filled for the first time in days. He lowered himself down onto Ribbit’s chest, looking up at him in utter bliss.

“Awh, my bunny~” Ribbit purred hungrily, running a hand under his chin and gave it a little rub, causing him to kick his foot. “I did so good training you, didn’t I?~”

“Yes, daddy~” He mused, leaning into the scratches as his foot kicked like a dog.

“Mmm, be a good bunny for me then and start bouncing.”

Without having to be told twice, Jax sat up and immediately started to move his hips. He let out moans like never before as he did as his daddy asked, bouncing as hard as he could on the frog’s cock. It felt so good inside him, so deep, so full-

“Good boy~” Ribbit praised, his hands landing on the rabbit’s hips to help stabilize him and provide support to his rhythm. 

The two shared moans as Jax bounced against Ribbit’s hips, eventually at some point- Ribbit forced Jax to lay on his back while he pounded into him. Wet slaps echoed through the room, mixed with moans and squeals as they made love. 

Jax moaned loudly as he felt himself getting closer to climax, Ribbit wasn’t far behind- he could tell. His thrusts were getting sloppy, the way he gripped the bed, the way he looked at Jax with those lust-loving filled eyes…

Jax pulled him down and smashed their lips together, wrapping his legs around his hips and pulled him down into him. It didn’t take much more for Ribbit to get the memo, dropping his hand down in between them and rubbed the other’s cock; causing Jax to let out a high pitch moan as he soon came over his stomach.

Ribbit wasn’t far behind, a few more thrusts and he planted himself deep within Jax-releasing his load into him. The two let out a shared moan, one being filled up while the other releasing finally. 

They panted, looking at one another for a moment, sharing a smile and a simple-sweet kiss before Ribbit slowly pulled out and laid next to Jax. 

Jax purred softly, snuggling up into him. “I love you, Ribbit…” He whispered, voice still hoarse from earlier, and the constant high pitched moans.

Ribbit let out a small chuckle, pulling him close before covering them up with a blanket, clapping his lights off. “I love you too, Jax.” He whispered softly, kissing his head and wrapped his arms and legs around the rabbit. They snuggled into each other, eventually falling asleep.

Jax whined as he was dropped…somewhere. He wasn’t in Ribbit’s room, or his room- He was…In a white void of some sort. 

It wasn’t like the digital circus void, it was just…blank.

Glancing down at his hands, he let out a surprised yell at seeing his human hands. He felt the rest of him and felt- everything human. Okay, yeah, this was a weird subconscious dream. One he’s never had since joining the circus.

Amidst of his freakout, he didn’t notice the figure floating to him. When the figure giggled, he finally snapped his head up at it. It was…a little- girl? He couldn’t quite make it out, but he strangely knew her somehow.

“Hello Daddy-” It said, plain and simple, though it still had a giggle in her voice. “I see you found Papa!” It said, smiling.

“What- Who- Are you?” Jax questioned, tilting his head to the side.

“I’m Lily, silly!” She giggled more, her figure doing a flip in the void. “I can’t explain everything right now, but we’ll be together again.”

“What? Wait- How–” Jax started to babble out words, reaching out to her.

“I’m sorry, Daddy, but I really can’t explain. Just look for me in the future, okay?” She said, tapping his nose with her small hand-

And it all went black.

And Jax sat up straight in Ribbit’s bed, hyperventilating.

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When Jax awoke after the dream, he scared Ribbit awake as well- Having literally forced himself out of the frog’s hold. It took Ribbit a solid 10 minutes to get Jax to calm down, and even then…He was still shaky. 

Jax hadn’t spoken a word since he had woken up, or gotten out of bed, or even gotten into the tub to clean up from the night before. Ribbit lazily laid in the tub, Jax on top of him, letting them float through the water slowly and carefully.

“Feeling any better?” The frog asked, Jax giving a small nod- having been staring off into space. His brain was blank, but also running at 50 miles an hour. He didn’t know what to think, how to feel- what to do. He had just dreamt of his dead daughter, told to look for her in the future…And she knew of him and Ribbit. Daddy and Papa.

The more Jax focused on the dream, he scrunched his face up as he started to cry. He turned his face and hid it into Ribbit’s chest, letting out mangled breaths as he tried to control his unwanted feelings. He knew he should cry- He knew he could cry. But it still didn’t change the fact that he didn’t want to. He never wanted to cry. All thanks to his shitty ass father.

“Easy, baby…” Ribbit said soothingly, giving a small kick and going towards the entrance of the pool, where it was slightly higher than the rest. “It’s okay, let it out…” Ribbit encouraged.

Baby? Let it out? Jax would laugh if he wasn’t crying. But the words made Jax hiccup and let out more of a frustrated wail. God he must seem pathetic- Crying over a kid he had for maybe a few hours. His dad would beat his ass if he saw him acting like this.

“That’s it, I’m here. It’s only us, Jax. Don’t worry about anyone else but you and me.” 

Something about that statement broke something in Jax. He realized that it was just them, abstracted together, alone in Ribbit’s room for all eternity. He let out a small hiccup, tightening his grip on the other slightly as he started to cry more willingly. He babbled incoherent non-sense to the other, who only gave small hums of acknowledgement; running his hands over the bunny’s ears and head, helping to calm him slowly.

Jax sniffled and hiccuped as he finally calmed down from his melt down, laying his head against Ribbit’s chest and looking blankly at the wall in front of him. He tried to speak, but nothing came out. So, he just laid there, waiting to see what Ribbit would do.

After a few moments of sitting there silently in the water, Ribbit finally spoke. “Can you speak?” A head shake. “Do you want to tell me what’s wrong?” A nod. “20 questions?” Ribbit was smacked in the arm playfully, but a nod was added.

Ribbit let out an amused huff, pushing off the wall again now that the other was stable, and hummed. “Well, I know it was a dream. You haven’t been okay since you shot out of bed this morning.” He spoke matter-a-factly, thinking.

He thought for a moment, before speaking. “Was it trauma related?” 

Yes and no.

“Did it happen here in the circus?"

Again, yes and no.

Ribbit hummed for a second. He thought back to what he was saying to calm Jax, and what little bits he picked out from his babbles.

“...Was it about Lily?”

Jax’s breath hitched, and that was all Ribbit needed to know. 

“Easy, my love, I’m right here.” Ribbit reassured, holding him tighter. “Do you want me to continue?”

Jax shook his head with a little whimper, curling up tighter against him.

Ribbit nodded, and swam over to the edge of the pool. He carefully scooped Jax up and unplugged the drain as he got out. He wrapped them up in a towel before walking into the room, sitting down on the bed. The frog carefully peeled Jax off, wrapping him up tightly in a towel so he wouldn’t be cold; then neatly tucked him back into his arms.

Jax started to calm down slowly, closing his eyes and snuggling into the towel and Ribbit’s chest. He didn’t really know what he wanted to say, or do, anymore. But being with Ribbit made him feel better.

Jax stayed silent for most of the day, curled up in the bed in his frog hoodie and two blankets to keep him stable. He wasn’t exactly cold-or hell even warm-but he liked the feeling of the weight on him as he mindlessly drew and wrote in his journal. 

He wrote about the dream, about what Lily had said and how he was his human form again. He had shown it to Ribbit, so he knew what was wrong and didn’t continue to worry about him. It didn’t help the frog much from worrying about his boyfriend, but he didn’t really let it show.

Jax doodled random things that came to mind-most of them being Lily. Both her bunny form, and the little bit he could make out of her spirit form. She was so energetic, and happy- She was happy that Jax got to Ribbit, and…Really looked like she wanted to be with them. Somehow…

Jax looked up as Ribbit crawled on top of him, face turning a deep red. They both knew that there was no having sex tonight, not after Jax’s emotions. Ribbit had always told him that they weren’t doing anything if either one of them weren’t mentally well for it. The last thing that he wanted was for them to turn it into a stress reliever instead of loving one another.

Ribbit just smirked at him, pulling his chin up and kissing him softly, before ultimately flopping down on top of him. Jax squeaked and squealed softly as the other landed on him, actually managing to be vocal for once within the last few hours.

“Ribbit!” He laughed, trying to push him off to no avail. “At least let me move my stuff–”

“No, I’m pretty comfy~” Ribbit teased, wrapping his arms around his waist and pulling him tighter. “Anything to make my princess giggle, though~”

Jax’s blush deepened at the other calling him “princess”, making him cough and act like nothing was said. Of course, that wasn’t so easy with Ribbit with him. 

“Hmm?~ Oh? Does someone like being called princess?~”

“s-S-Shut up-” He covered his face with his ears, hoping it would cover him enough. Though, he knew Ribbit, and it didn’t exactly deter him.

“Oh Princess~” He teased, pushing his ears out of the way. “My pretty princess~” 

“Stopppp…” Jax whined, only causing a laugh to come from Ribbit.

“Why? You’re so adorable right now~”

Jax let out another whine, trying to get away from the other- only to get pulled back and peppered with kisses. “Ribbit!!” He whined, a laugh escaping his throat.

“Cutie~” Ribbit teased, continuing to shower him with kisses and love.

He laughed harder, still trying to get out of his grasp, but it was no use. He was stuck, taking all the kisses and loving from the frog.

Jax was still trying to scramble away from Ribbit when his ears picked up on something. He stopped his movements and stared blankly, his ears moving like a cat’s. Ribbit stopped his actions when Jax went silent, looking up at him. 

“You oka–”

“Shh-” Jax put his finger to his lips, continuing to listen. 

Just when he was about to let it go and Ribbit was about to introject about something he knew about this weird world, the door swung open.

“Jax?!” Pomni called, stumbling into the room. She was breathing heavily, looking worse for wear and looked worried. 

“Pomni?!” Jax replied, sitting up quickly. He had a slight blush on his face from being caught literally with his pants down (since he wasn’t wearing any) but he didn’t worry about that too much right now. “What are you doing here??” 

“I’ll explain later! We need to go now.” She said, coming into the room and grabbed his hand, starting to pull him.

“w-Wait- I’m not leaving without Ribbit- o-o-or Queenie-” Jax said, pulling back from the Jester and looking at her confused. He was still on the bed with the frog, so confused. “What do you even mean by leave?? Did you–”

“Kinger is already getting Queenie. We need to leave now, Jax!” She said, desperation in her voice. Jax felt a sharp pain in his head, all of them letting out a groan.

“Shit, it’s starting.” Pomni cursed, grabbing both Jax’s and Ribbit’s hands as she pulled them to the door.

Jax followed willingly this time, glancing at the room with Ribbit, but kept his legs moving, not stopping for a moment more.

Once they got out of the room, Ribbit gasped next to him, looking at where he’s been for the last several years. Jax wasn’t surprised at how it looked, but now he saw a bright white light to the right. 

“You know what they say about going to the light–” He tried to joke, but Pomni didn’t exactly respond-or appreciate his joke- and just grabbed their hands again.

“Come on! The others are already there.” She said, stepping off the platform.

Jax’s breath hitched, attempting to pull her back to not let her fall, but she. Stayed planted. Causing his words to stutter.

Instead of letting him talk or explain, Ribbit grabbed him and followed after Pomni. Once Jax finally stopped being a dumb-shit, he ran with them. Jax entwined his and Ribbit’s hands, not wanting to let go and lose him again. Never again.

As they got closer to the light, it became blinding, causing them to shield their faces. But they pushed on, pushing into the light…

They all let out a series of gasps and groans as the three tumbled together on rough carpet flooring. Jax reached up and held his head as his eyes refocused to the flooring underneath him. As his eyes adjusted, he noticed a dark skinned hand underneath him, not his usual glove-or even purple-hand. 

Jax let out a yell as he moved away from it, quickly realizing that it was his hand. He felt himself everywhere, eyes widening and pulled at his dreadlocks, making him yelp in pain.

“Holy shit! I’m alive! I’m real!” He said triumphantly, surprising himself when he could curse. “Fuck, Dammit, Shit, Ass, Bitch-” He tested, eyes widening more.

“Ugh…Would you stop being so loud?” A voice said next to him, on his right side. It sounded like Pomni, but looking at her…Okay honestly it looked like Pomni, just in casual clothes, no jester hat, and an actual human body.

“Pomni?” He said, tilting his head slightly. 

“It’s…Christine, actually.” She laughed softly, slowly sitting on her knees, rubbing her head. “God it feels good to remember my name again…”

Jax glanced down at his hands, racking his brain for his own name, but that train of thought was quickly cut short as another groan was sounded next to him, this time on his left. As he looked at him, he blushed hard. “Woah…” He whispered.

The man looked at him, a small smirk sliding onto his face. “Woah yourself, lover boy~” 

It was Ribbit. His Ribbit. Right here. Next to him. He knew the other had a different name then the one in the circus, but at the moment, he didn’t care. He launched onto him, wrapping his arms around him tightly. “Ribbit!” He cried, pulling back slightly just to smash their lips together.

The man chuckled softly into the kiss, leaning into it and held Jax’s head with his hands. He wasn’t letting him go for a second, no way- no how. 

The kiss was long, sweet and loving- but was eventually cut as they both had to pull away-actually needing something now called “air”.

“If you two are done eating each other’s faces off, can we discuss what the fuck just happened?” The voice sounded like Zooble, and more than likely was Zooble.

Taring his eyes away from his lover, Jax looked at the rest of the group. Everyone looked…Just how he’d imagine them-Namely Ragatha and Zooble-or completely different. But…He could also name each of them just by a simple glance. 

Kinger had a dad bod, more so the perfect “dad” character. Salt and pepper hair, stubble beard, blue icy eyes. 

Queenie was as elegant as he thought she would be and more. Dark, glowing skin, hair braided to the right side of her head with golden cuffs throughout. She looked like she wasn’t a day over 30, but he knew she was about the same age as Kinger.

Ragatha looked almost completely like her avatar, except she was wearing more business attire and what was her button eye was actually just a blind eye. Her red hair was braided back neatly into a bun, bangs half covering her blind eye, and had a purple headband to compliment her hair. 

Zooble looked…Again, exactly as he expected. Scene colored hair, fishnet gloves up her arms, white tanktop under their black zip up hoodie, skinny jeans with rips and those weird boot converses. There was also a lot of…Rainbow. On them as well. More so different colored piercings, bracelets, necklaces, pins- Realistically, she looked like they came from a rave.

Gangle was…The weird kid in his classes, by the looks of it. Standard anime-loving outcast kid. Though, currently, she was in a manager's uniform…with a burn mark around her neck- and scars on her arms, which Zooble was investigating.

Looking down at himself, he was still dressed like he was that day him and his buds came here looking for something to do. They were having a sleepover at one of their houses-obviously not his because he ran away from home-and he was dressed in an oversized shirt and sleep pants, stuff he “borrowed” from some clothes lines. 

His eyes wandered over his arms, quickly pulling them into himself to keep himself-and the others-from looking at them. Sure, they were mostly healed and just scars now, but he…Still didn’t want to look at them. 

Instead, he turned his attention to Ribbit, now finally getting a good look at him. He was…Tall, and buff as hell- no wonder he was able to hold Jax so easily. He was definitely a swimmer too, going by how he looked. His hair was long and dyed, pulled back into a man bun. When he turned to look at him, his eyes were hazel-green with a mix of gold. He was allowed to right that moment, Jax would get lost in them and never come out.

Ribbit chuckling caught him out of his trance, coming back to the real world quickly. “That’s enough staring for now, hunny bunny.” He said, causing Jax to blush hard and hide his face.

“Don’t call me that!!” He exploded, making Ribbit laugh harder.

“Well, seeing as we’re all here…We might as well introduce ourselves-again-but…With our actual selves.” Queenie suggested, standing next to Kinger, pulled to his side by a strong arm. Queenie also had her arm around his back, holding onto him tightly, never to let go again.

They all nodded in agreement, but when no one took the first move, Kinger spoke first. 

“Well, uh, I’m what you knew as Kinger…But my real name is Keith- He/Him, of course. And this is my wife, Genevieve, She/Her.” He said, planting a kiss on her cheek, making her chuckle softly.

“Right so we got Dad and Mom,” Jax said, leaning against Ribbit, slipping into his old ways. He was given a playful shove by the man, making him let out a “Hey!” In retaliation.

“Well then why don’t you go, funny man?~” Ribbit smirked.

“Nah, I want everyone else to go and leave me in the dark.” Jax shrugged, making Ribbit sigh. 

“Then I’ll go. Some of you knew me as Ribbit, Jax’s best friend and then boyfriend. My true name is Riede. Don’t ask, my mom was high, and my grandmother never changed it.” He chuckled softly. 

“I’m just going to call you Reed.” Jax teased.

“Isn’t that what I– You’re referring to it as R-e-e-d aren’t you?”

Jax just smiled at him. 

“Brat.” 

Zooble huffed, going next. “I’m Zoë, yes with the two dots on the top. I go by any pronouns, though I prefer They/She over just any.” They said, laying their head on top of Gangle’s head.

Gangle smiled softly, going next. “I’m Georgia, or Georgie. But I prefer the name Ichigo over anything.-- She/They please.” She said, if she was able to do her classic cat face she probably would.

“u-Uh- I’m…Agatha, Or Aggy- She/Her… You…Already know who I am anyway from the circus…” Ragatha was very nervous, looking away and rubbing her arm slightly.

“That just leaves me and Jax- As you probably heard, I’m Christine- She/Her. But you can also just call me Chriss if you’d prefer.” Pomni- Christine said, getting up and dusting herself off. She looked around, going over to a bag by the desk and opening it, pulling out a camera. “Dead but…I can probably get something off of it.” She whispered to herself.

Jax groaned, knowing it was now his turn, since everyone looked to him when Christine stopped talking. “Fine- Fine. I…” Jax looked away, curling in on himself tighter. “I don’t want connections to my past… But I don’t want to go by Jax either.” He huffed, thinking for a moment.

A passing thought went through his head, and he looked to Keith and Genevieve. He gave a small, genuine, smile. 

“My name is Max. He/Him.” 

Genevieve’s hands came up and clasped her mouth as she heard what Max said, eyes filling with tears. Keith’s eyes did as well, holding her tightly.

“Max, why’d you do that?!” Agatha interrogated him, walking over to the couple and rubbing Genevieve’s back.

“I- I didn’t think-” Max tried to back track, getting up and walking over to the group. To be honest, he didn’t think they’d cry at him picking a name.

“n-No, Agatha, it’s quite alright.” Keith interjected, sniffling and smiling softly.

Genevieve didn’t respond, instead wrapping Max up in a hug once he was close enough. It was a tight hug, making him gasp for air, and struggle a bit. “Mom- Can’t- breathe-”

But before she could loosen her hold, Agatha and Keith joined the hug, causing a bit of a family hug now that it had settled in that they were out, together. 

“Eww…Family hugs…” Max complained from the middle, but there was no heat behind it, snuggling into Genevieve’s arms and chest.

He felt Keith move his hand, and a familiar body adding to his back. Twisting his neck just a bit, revealed it to be Reed joining the hug. He smiled a bit, leaning his head against him. 

“Okay, now this is a family hug.” He mumbled, glancing up at the man he called his boyfriend, who chuckled softly. 

“Yeah, family hug.” He said softly, leaning down and kissing his head softly.

Soon, the hug became one big hug of all the members-Max wasn’t sure how it happened, but it did. He did want to complain a bit, but he bit his tongue this once. 

As they stood there hugging- Gangle was the first one to break and started to cry, causing a domino effect. They soon realized that they survived the circus- they escaped. They got out. 

Together.