Sharp and Jagged (Ralph X Reader)

Different (Chapter 8)

You continued to pet him until he stopped twitching. You attempted to get up, but Ralph did not let you.
"Don't leave.." he begged. He really loved you.
You were slowly replacing his obsession with RA9.
"- Okay.." you leaned on him, getting comfortable.

"What does Y/N see in Ralph..? Ralph is not anything special.." Ralph mumbled.

"Well.. I see.." you thought about what route to take when answering him. You made your decision.

"I see a big pair of green eyes.." you listed off his features, giving off a bubbly smile.

Ralph blinked, holding back a smile.

"I see a nose.." you booped his nose, causing it to twitch.
Ralph formed a wide grin.

"I see an absolutely adorable smile.." you poked his cheeks.

"I see blond hair.." you pet him.

"Ralph is different from Y/N.. Ralph is not made like Y/N.." he vented.

"Ralph we are one in the same. Our blood may not be the same color.. You may not breathe, but you are not in any way less valuable than a human. You are alive. You are free. And you are special in your own way." You stared at him directly in the eyes.

"Ralph cannot do certain things.. that Y/N does. He cannot do things in certain ways that Y/N would prefer. He is different." He twitched his upper lip and nose.

"I like different." You smiled.

"Ralph is not a good type of different.. Ralph is not familiar with humans.. Ralph has trouble complying and not complying with restraints of his. He has certain flaws in his consciousness in which-" you cut him off.

"Ralph, speak English." You said in a polite yet cold tone. It was the only thing he would take completely seriously.

"Ralph is sorry." He blinked, his neck twitching directionlessly.

"You have a heart. You can die. You can live. You can think, you can walk and talk. You have questions about yourself that you do not know. You are lost.
Maybe that is what it means to be human."

"Y/N.. I.. Ralph.. He.. I do not know what to.. Ralph does not know how to respond.."
He twitched, his LED fading to yellow.

"Then don't." You buried your face into the crook of his neck. Your shoulders shuttered like they were being controlled by a puppeteer with a strong grip, but loose wrists. Ralph hesitantly adjusted his hold around you, holding you in his arms protectively. In a generous enough position to also adjust his tarp. He wrapped it around the both of you, unclipping a small button/clasp on the 'neck' of the fabric. It unfolded into a bigger tarp. Large enough to wrap around the two of you without anyone having to struggle to be comfortable.
"Thank you kindly, Ralph.." you mumbled sleepily. You yawned.
"Y/N should sleep." Ralph said in a father like tone. He cared for you just as you cared for him.
"But I do not want to..-" you pouted. "I am to tired to sleep-" you added on.
"Ralph still thinks Y/N should at least try. [She/He] has had a long day and [She/He] needs to rest." He insisted.
"You do nOt coNtroL mE-' you slurred, as your vision blurred.
Your eyes slowly closed and you began to sleep

[POV CHANGE]

Ralph watched happily as Y/N slept. He watched over [Her/Him]. Protectively.

[POV CHANGE]

Your dream was far too boring to remember or even merely interpret. That being said, you woke up on the couch downstairs, with Ralph's tarp still wrapped around you. You looked down at your torso, coming across a very conveniently placed sunflower, laid sweet and gently across your stomach. Visibly cared for with love, and picked just as tenderly.
Ralph was so sweet.