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Fluffy lovey-dovey Cup x Dice

Hint of Mug x Devil

No sexual content, no violence.

Brush your teeth after this one, to prevent cavities!

Cuphead ran up to Mugman, Calamaria, Baroness von Bonbon, Djimmi, and Cagney the Carnation as they were all at a park talking together with fire and smoke behind him from it's blazing speed and started singing as they looked over to him. "JUST DID A BAD THING!" Cuphead started while he was sweating, and they all looked at him like he was speaking a different language. "What happened?" Bonbon and Cala asked in unison. "I REGRET THE THING I DID!" "Oh no..." Mugman said with wide eyes. Djimmi started chuckling as Cagney looked annoyed and Sally Stageplay walked up to them. "And you're wondering what it is! Tell you what I did! I KISSED HIM ON THE HAND AND RAN!"

They all froze and had to take a few moments to process and then all collectively cheered for Cuphead's bravery. "Uhhh.. that's not what we discussed," Sally said confused as she walked up behind cuphead. "Weren't you up all night riding a love letter and stuff?" Cala asked. "That was plan b, though. The original plan was to talk to him directly, right?" Djimmi pointed out. "Wa-wha-wai- Tell me how you kissed him on the hand, though!" Mugman said waving his hands to cut through the others. "I don't even remember. I think I blacked out!" Cuphead sputtered quickly.

Meanwhile, King Dice and his coworkers were standing in the practically empty casino lobby as they were closing for midday break. Most of the subordinates were present, and they were all looking between the door and their manager. "Wow, that was pretty brave," Rouletta pointed out with a big smile. "Yeah! Go cuphead!" Pachinko cheered. 

"What are you talking about? It was probably just some dumb bet", Mr Weezy commented. The other two looked at him surprised to how grumpy he was. "All things considered, it was probably just a prank, or a bet," Hopcus commented crossing his arms. "Damn, do y'all share the same bottle of haterade? What's the flavor?" The Domino asked suspended from its upper swing.

"I saw him right before he did it. He was trembling like a leaf," Roulette pointed out with a thoughtful pose. "He was acting weird all yesterday. I noticed him trying to follow you around," Pachinko said pointing to King dice. "Full disclosure, I'm not totally willing to rule out that it was a bet, but I highly doubt it was prank," Mangosteen commented. "Anyway, how about we get back to these closing duties we were all looking so forward to. Devil doesn't leave us to ourselves often!" Weezy commented as he got up to continue cleaning the tables. "Ok... I don't know what the fuck his problem is, but while we do our cleaning duties, why don't you go talk to cuphead?" Rouletta suggested with Pachinko and Domino backing her up. 

The alcoholic headed kitchen staff and Weezy were foing most of the cleaning than the others at this point, and mangosteen went over to see what was wrong with weezy. "Hey, man, what's eatin ya? I know you're not that focused on some cleaning duties. We have plenty of time." "Coming from someone who can't help, because he doesn't have any hands..." "And we all know I can fly so I hope people get up and down from high places. Anyway, what the fuck is wrong with you?" Weezy let out a long side, and for him that was always exhaling cigar smoke. Mangosteen winsced as the table that weezy just cleaned now reeked of cigar smoke for as clean as it was. 

Pachinko shrugged and said "We've known cuphead long enough. It's not like we have to sit here and ponder." Pachinka went back to his cleaning duties. Domino and Rouletta gave dice an encouraging smile before returning to their duties. Hopcus made sure they were out of your sight before he leaned over and asked "You're not going to take that kid seriously, are you?" The horse racing manager came out of nowhere and yelled over him "You're not going to take a demented rabbit seriously are you!?" And pulled him by the ears away to help him with this cleaning duties. He didn't even know what they were talking about, and he didn't care. Hopcus just needed to do his work.

King Dice looked thoughtfully at the hand cuphead kissed. He smiled and enjoyment from his subordinates speculations and banter, and resumed helping with the cleaning duties. It didn't take long with all hands on deck, so he finally changed out of his lavender work suit into some casual clothes, took extra time to repolish his head, and went to go seek. 

Cuphead have been drifting in and out of King's radius while the casino manager was running around like a chicken with his head cut off for the most part. They had signs all over the place at the casino would be closed between 2:00 and 5:00 p.m. and wanted to make sure all the customers are ready to go by that time. The staff was so excited, and conversations of people saying too much could easily be heard on the floor. Cuphead overheard their chattering about the devil being out of town to visit his brothers or whatever, and he won't be back for a while so they're going to be closed during certain parts of the day while he's gone!

Cuphead and a few others also figured out that, contrary to popular belief, not everyone that works at the casino is under a soul contract paying off a debt. A lot of them are regular employees. They recently learned that King Dice is considered a regular employee that can come and go as he pleases - he just chooses not to because being near the devil enhances his powers. If he had been allowed to go on this trip with the devil, he probably would have. When Cuphead learned that, it was a push forward on being more open about his feelings towards the manager.

The employees and the casino, itself, feeds off of the devil's energy and magic when he's in the facility. It explains how they can go 24/7 while being understaffed, minus the devil's lower minions. So when the devil, his magic, and the minions are away NORMAL PEOPLE NEED TO TAKE BREAKS. Being understaffed means the casino has to close at some point.

Cuphead laid on the ground playing dead considering how King that is can be anywhere at any time visible or invisible thanks to his "hi-dee ho-le." The others looked at him confused, and he suddenly jumped up and started running around yelling "I have too much energy!" Cagney grab the energetic young adult with his unthorned Vines to hold in place. "What do you think King dice is going to do? We've all known him for years, if you wanted to be violent about it that would already happen by now."

The others looked at each other and Cuphead looked down as Cagney put him down on the ground. "He's not running over the hills with an axe, so I don't think we have to worry that much," the baroness pointed out, suddenly looking bored. 

Below them, King dice had just materialized himself and the void right beneath them. He didn't pop out yet because he could hear them talking, but a light portal that allowed him to see them open up, like a previous screen. "Well, Cuphead you got it out of your system! You like King Dice and you finally told him!" Mugman cheered. "But I didn't!" "What do you mean you didn't?" Cala asked confused. "I just kissed him on the hand! I didn't say anything!" Cuphead yelled panicking. "Well... Then where's that love letter that you wrote?" Djimmi pointed at the flustered young man. "I still--" cuphead reached back to his empty back pocket. "OH no I dropped it! OH FUCK!"

King Dice looked shocked, but then try to remember if there was any weird envelope or paper around while they were cleaning. Hopefully, didn't get thrown away. "Well, what did it say?" "I don't even remember! I think it was two sentences or something. I just know he's really busy so I tried to make it short!" "Well, as long as it's nothing deprecating in there it's fine," the baroness offered with some reassurance. "I don't know how deprecating you can make two sentences, but I'm sure cuphead could find a way," Djimmi said over to Sally and she smirked.

King silently snickered at that comment. "Anyway!" Mugman said bringing the group back. "Cuphead, it seems like it's not a big deal that you dropped it." "You're right! I like King dice!" He started quietly but then yelled "I LIKE KING DICE!" And everyone cheered happy that he's getting his feelings out. King dice smiled softly. "Oh my..." Cuphead expressed, suddenly sounding dizzy. "I like King dice... What the hell? He's so out of my league!" "Yeah, but that doesn't mean anything," Cala commented. "Yeah, most people out of your league," came from Cagney. "What are you, 23? Isn't he like 40?" The baroness said with a sly smirk. Mugman was glaring at them. King dice blush, slightly offended.

"I'll have you know that I'm still 22 and King dice isn't 30 yet!" The cup yelled at them. "How do you know?" Sally asked yelling back. "I asked!" "Who?!" Baroness yelled. "I-- I don't know if I'm at Liberty to say, but all you need to know is it's a trusted source," Cuphead replied crossing his arms defensively. King dice smiled again at cuphead defending him, but he had to admit the jazz singing was an aging career. He knew people in their twenties and thirties that look like they were into their sixties and seventies because of the industry and everything that usually came with it. King was one of the lucky ones, and a part of his luck was being partnered with the devil. Also, baroness can go fuck herself.

"He probably has hoes anyway," came from the Carnation and they all looked over to him. The flower put on his cute face and put his leaves over his mouth to be extra sly. "tsk... You don't think he has hoes?" Cagney asked in a little late deceiving voice. Hoes? When would dice ever have time for hoes? Fuck buddies, galore, but hoes take time and maintenance. What casino manager, top sidekick, and jazz singer do you know has time to juggle relationships?

"Cuppy, if it makes you that nervous you could say it was a prank or a bet when he confronts you. Not if, when," Bonbon suggested. That made dice relieved, but also sad. "I could, but I'm not going to. That's... Mean. I know dice is a piece of work, but that's really mean," Cuphead said sadly. The baroness shrugged making it clear she didn't care about King Dice's feelings.

That was it for Dice's eavesdropping. King dice suddenly jumped out of his hidey hole behind cuphead and the others froze. Baroness von bon bon was the only one staring directly in front of Cuphead and Dice. She looked between the both of them quickly, while he gave her a very disingenuous smile. It was obvious it was fake, but she was nowhere near concerned how he felt about her. Mugman's mouth open wide and he put his finger up but no sound came out. Sally pulled out her flip phone and started recording. Djimmi and Cagney were like 'what the fuck' while trying to keep it cool. Cala had on a big grin with no chill detected.

"Gosh, I did kiss him without permission... maybe I should apologize," Cup said rubbing the back of his head feeling bad. "Don't worry bout it," King said smoothly behind him and cuphead suddenly turned into a block of ice. Baroness uncrossed her arms, leaned over and started laughing "Okay, this is kind of cute!" Sally loved getting this footage!

"All right! Enough from the peanut gallery! Move along!" Mugman yelled suddenly wearing a suit with a bow tie and shades, to mimic security. The ones that needed the most wrangling were Sally, Cala, and Djimmi. "No way! I wanna see!" Sally whined. "Me too!" Cala yelled. The others followed Mugman on their own. Cuphead finally turned around to face the Dice head - he was much closer to in height now.

Cuphead immediately froze to see King dice wearing a black T-shirt fitted to his muscles and fitted blue jeans and house shoes. As if his cup couldn't turn any redder, his crush is a sexy beast in the most casual clothing! Cuphead covered his eyes to be able to concentrate. "I don't know what to say! I'm sorry!" "I feel like your eyes scanning me like a full body x-ray machine said it all," the dice head said in a way that wasn't hiding any sexual implications. This was making everything worse for cuphead. Cuppy laid down and played dead with his hands over his face.

King dice snickered and got down to cupheads level. Uncover your face, he requested... forcefully. Cuphead peeked out and without thinking about it lunged at King Dice and a hug and successfully knocked them both over. King dice was surprised but couldn't help but laugh. Baroness was right! This is really cute! "Your arms are really strong," Cuphead said minkly. "Mhmm..." "Will... Will you be my boyfriend? You smell really nice," Cuphead was trying, but still trying to find the words! King let out a hearty laugh and hugged Cuphead tighter. "Of course, I'll be your boyfriend!" "HOT DOG!" Cuphead yelled with hearts in his eyes and and wrapped up King dice's torso and cartoony affectionate long arms! King dice let out another hearty laugh. This was going to be different!

A few years later...

King Dice just hopped down from the overview craps table setup in a much fancier blue suit in contrast to his former lavender ensemble. "Hey!" Cuphead greeted his boyfriend. "Hey, baby," Dice said pulling Cuphead into a hug. Cuphead made a happy sound in Dice's arm. Dice having someone excited to be with him would never get old! "I wanna ask you something," Cup said pulling away and his ears were teary. "...ok...," Dice replied worried. "I umm... I love you. Is that weird?" He asked nervously and Dice shook his head. "No," he replied with a concerned smile. "And, you love me, too, right?" the young lover asked more cheerfully. "Yes, of coruse. Are you feelin alright?" "No... But I have an idea," he said. "What?"

Cuphead pulled out a box and opened it to reveal a shiny brand new subtle gold chain necklace. The box it was in was flashier, with cuphead respecting King's more subtle approach to jewelry. "Will you marry me?" King looked at the necklace in shook and looked up to Cuphead in disbelief. "It's not a prank or a bet, if that's what you're wondering."

"Are you fucking shittin me!?" King Dice suddenly yelled and drew anyone in ear shots attention. But he was smiling while he said it so Cuphead bite his lip to hold back some laughter. "Babe!" he yelled and hugged Cuphead again as some of his subordinates walked over. They looked the couple with confusion. "What's going on?" Domino asked from the ceiling. King turned to the others and exclaimed "I'M GETTIN MARRIED!" Rouletta and the others started yelling and excitement which made the lovers yell in excitement. Then Mugman and their friends came up from behind Cuphead and started yelling in excitement. Then the patrons of the casino caught on to it was going on and they started clapping and yelling in excitement! Everyone was so happy they nearly knocked over the "we're closed from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m." sign at the front.

Mangosteen smiled and looked over to Weezy. Weezy clapped... Clearly unimpressed with the announcement but he clapped. "Well, I hear Mugman is single," Mango mentioned casually, but weezy shrugged It off. "I missed my opportunity, and now I have to live with it," he said frowning but put on a light fake smile for the crowd.

They had already known each other for so long they agreed they didn't want to drag it out. A few weeks later they were having their wedding at the pier. It was fancy to be small, and cuphead and King dice had brand new suits just for the occasion. Cuphead had to have a red suit, and King dice head on a lavender and Smoky suit reminiscent of his former lavender work suit. Everyone in attendance was extremely happy for them!

The devil was a little pissed off because he felt like he was losing his right hand man, and he was sitting there sitting with jealousy until Mugman wrapped his arms around one of his and smiled. The devil felt his face heat up and he wiggled in a shy manner. "Well, that escalated quickly" Sally commented to the others and they all laughed.

Cup and Dice only only did the valve part of the ceremony because they wanted to hit the club where all of their friends really wanted to go. "King Dice," Cuppy started looking into his lover's eyes. "Uhh... I'm still not good at words, but... I don't care!" He said and laughed as he pulled Dice into a hug. Dice chuckled and started crying. " I remember..." There was a pause that caught everyone's attention. "When you kissed my hand. I remember it like yesterday." The crowd quieted down, because some of them weren't aware of this.

King dice was walking, practically running, around the casino to make sure there was an appropriate amount of signage up to let people know that the casino is going to be closed during certain hours for the next few days. The gambling addicts were furious, and fights were to be anticipated. He had to dust off the ol' closing and opening duties manuals and train the sub managers on these rarely used procedures so they could train the floor workers.

Some customers were already complaining, and he had to deal with them. The back of house managers insisted King dice take a break because he was starting to sweat and he was really stressed out. That's when he almost literally ran into Cuphead on the floor before closing started. "What? What do you want?" Dice asked irritated. "I didn't say anything. You almost ran into me," Cup rebuttaled annoyed and confused. "Just make sure you leave on time." Dice was so agitated and hopped up he didn't notice that people were already clearing out of the casino because the other employees were becoming especially annoyed with a lot of the customers. Too many of the gamblers were refusing to leave so they had to be more harsh.

"I just want to talk to you real quick. Is that too much to ask?" Cuphead seemed as though his feelings were hurt, but Dice was too in his own head to notice. "Right now, yes! Can't you see I'm busy!?" He practically yelled. "Ok... I'll make it quick!" The young man yelled back, but then there was a pause. His cheeks suddenly turned red and he rubbed his arm. Dice cocked an eyebrow in confusion but was still very annoyed. Cuphead grabbed his hand gently, and Dice's facial expression fully gave way to confusion. The cup pulled down his glove and softly kissed the back of his hand. The manager was so shocked he didn't know how to react, so he didn't. There was complete silence as Cuphead put the glove back on and put the hand back to King Dice's side and suddenly ran away.

"We talked about it... After you left... I didn't even realize the casino was already empty, because everyone else cleared the customers out." King said with Cuppy still in his arms. His lover's eyes were closed - looking peaceful and restful. "A few of my subordinates insisted that it was a bet or prank." Dice moved to gentle hand to the back of Cup's head. "And I'll admit that I ease dropped on some of your conversation. When... Uhh... someone who shall not be named suggested that you say it was a prank or bet, I was relieved that suggestion meant that it already wasn't. And, it was endearing for someone to take up for me." The friends all looked at each other kind of pissed off with Dice for eavesdropping, but they didn't say anything. It was years ago now, anyway. "I never thought I would have someone be so loyal and devoted towards me and never expect anything in return." Dice looked away thoughtfully. "I mostly mean that material wise, but I was also a jerk to you... And, you still stuck by me." Cuppy smiled while enjoying Dice's voice. 

"I'm going to have to ruin the mood to tell you to kiss," the wedding officiator, Baroness von Bonbon, said with a big smile. Oh, shit - they forgot where they were. The baroness certainly didn't have to tell them twice! They smooched in front of their friends and everyone cheered! They departed after some short formalities and partied on into the night at a newly opened club not owned by the devil as their reception!

The End!