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Entrapta and Hordak had been working in the lab for a few hours, but now Hordak was just sitting down on the couch in the lab. As Entrapta had advised earlier he was "taking a break".
She had said, "Now, Hordak- Rest is VERY important, it is not efficient if you are insisting to continue working when you need clearly a break! Not to mention breaks are very important for your health, the data shows that by taking regular breaks you are less likely to have tizzies and for bodily malfunctions to occur. As your lab partner I must insist you take care of yourself Hordak!" She had also huffed at him and threatened to force him to take a nap if he had not done so on his own- but Hordak couldn't find it in himself to mind.
He smiled as he watched Entrapta flit around the lab, grabbing various tools and recording details of her work and random thoughts that came to her as she worked. Hordak felt as if his hearts were burning in a very pleasant way as he listened to Entrapta mutter to her recorder an idea of making mini robots equipped with welding capabilities. Stars, i adore her. He thought, his face stretching in a wide and most likely- his mind noted quietly- an embarrassing smile. But he didn't resist it, why should he? He had nothing to hide anymore, he was free, he was safe, and he was most certainly; desperately in love with this scientist.
Entrapta hummed a tune and sat down on her hair, crossing her arms and taking a look at her current project. Hordak honestly wasn't sure what it was- after all why try and figure it out when it was far more rewarding to study the beautiful way Entrapta's face pinched as she thought, the way her hair would absentmindedly hover over tools as she considered what she would do next, the absolute marvel of how wonderfully her mind was when at work.
But she seemed excited about it- so it must be a genius invention that would revolutionize the cosmos. Entrapta glanced over at him with a wide smile, and he felt a rush of warmth to his face and he quickly looked down. Even after all this time with her, his emotions seemed just as overwhelmingly surprising and intense as when he first began to see how wonderful she was, bashfulness for example- how embarrassing. He'd kind of hoped that he'd be better at pretending he wasn't staring as time went on, however at least she didn't seem to mind it.
"Entrapta." Hordak said softly, looking up at her with a nervous grin. Entrapta walked over to him.
"What is it, Hordak? Did i forget to eat lunch again- or am i forgetting something we planned?" Entrapta scrunched up her face thinking hard, Hordak chuckled and gently took her hand and intertwined her gloved fingers with his claws. He looked down at her small fingers as they grasped his hand firmly. Her soft yet durable gloves brushing against his palms.
"No, you haven't forgotten anything. Did I tell you how beautiful you are yet today?" He asked, his ears flicking up. Entrapta laughed and leaned forward.
"No i don't think you have, unless I was distracted when you said it. Though i doubt it, based on my personal data; you're much more interesting than anything that might be trying to distract me!" She booped the ridge of his nasal cavity gently with another laugh.
Hordak smiled and brought their clasped hands to his cheek, rubbing his face against her hand and looking up at her. His smile widened as he noticed the light red in her cheeks, the color quite complemented the tan of her skin.
"Well then, I shall fix this error. You're beautiful, Entrapta." He said, his throat closing up on the last words a little bit. Entrapta's face tinted a darker shade of red and she leaned forward, placing her forehead against his with a soft thud. Hordak closed his eyes at the contact, and felt the odd pleasant burning in his hearts again.
"You're beautiful too, Hordak." She said softly, looking into his eyes for a moment. Hordak's ears pulled downward swiftly, as his face turned a vivid shape of pink. Entrapta giggled, reaching up to rub one of his ears gently, he relaxed into the touch, his ears drooping more-so, and his face still hot.
"And you're far too cute!" She said loudly, smiling widely enough that her eyes almost shut. Hordak chuckled, gently squeezing her hand in response. What were the possibilities that he would have become the lab partner of the most wonderful person to ever grace the universe? And for her to love him, as much as he loved her?