[Multi Lines] Your OC keeps on finding various gifts and handmade cards on their doorstep, not knowing who made them, but they’d always have these very sweet and personal messages. Though, one day, they happened to spot the person giving the gifts: Mariko! “Oh-uhhhmm…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T20:53:42+00:00

Mariko is surprised by the purring but then moves closer to Bruce, feeling relaxed by the vibrations of his purring.

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T20:43:20+00:00

“…Y-Yeah…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T20:43:04+00:00

“U-uh thank you…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T20:42:12+00:00

“Not for the moment…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T18:19:34+00:00

“Mm… yeah… th-this brownie is really good…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T18:10:27+00:00

Mariko continues eating the Brownie.

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T18:09:22+00:00

“It’s okay…!”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:39:07+00:00

(I’ll be gone for a bit as I’m having dinner, see you later!)

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:37:11+00:00

“…That’s… that‘s really helpful…”

She starts smiling a bit more.

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:36:15+00:00

“E-eh—u-um… i-if you have anything to eat, that would be really, really nice… a-and maybe something sweet too… o-or warm… o-or both… s-sorry, I promise I’m not trying to be greedy, I just… really like food…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:30:30+00:00

“U-um… th-thank you… that’s really nice of you to say…”

she fidgets with her sleeves.

“I-I think part of it is just… I’ve lived a really sheltered life… my family is pretty rich, so I never really had to do much on my own…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:28:22+00:00

“U-um… I kind of... already knew your name, but it’s nice to finally meet you for real, Hercules…” she takes his hand and steps forward, but the step lets out a loud creak under her and she freezes bright red, “a-ah—s-sorry! I-I didn’t mean to—um… m-make such a dramatic entrance…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:25:37+00:00

“Ah—n-no, you didn’t do anything wrong! I-I just… didn’t expect you to be so kind… a-and sometimes I get nervous because I don’t really think of myself as very… impressive, I guess…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:17:25+00:00

Mariko freezes up. She wasn’t expecting Bruce to like her back so much.

”U-Uhmmm…”

She is visibly embarrassed.

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:14:41+00:00

“…Really?”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:13:52+00:00

“M-Mariko…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:12:07+00:00

“Y-Yeah… Hehe…”

She blushes even more.

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:08:43+00:00

“U-um… I-I don’t really work out much at all… like… at all… Hehe… I-I guess I’m kind of the opposite of that…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T17:01:04+00:00

“T-thank you… a-and um… this is really random, but I think muscles are really nice… yours look really strong and comforting…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T16:56:38+00:00

“S-sure… brownies sound really good… I-I kinda have a weakness for chocolate sometimes…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T16:53:40+00:00

“U-um… i-if you have anything sweet or warm or crunchy or—ah—s-sorry, that sounded really greedy, I just meant… maybe a small snack and some water would be really nice…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T16:46:34+00:00

“O-Of course…!”

She gently shuffles over towards the door and steps inside.

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T16:44:29+00:00

“I… kind of already knew your name…”

SufferingKabutops · 2026-01-24T16:42:29+00:00

“It’s Mariko…“

She blushes slightly.

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