Dark took Shawn into his arms protectively. Shawn didn't resist. He let Dark wrap his strong arms around him. He was willing to let Dark protect him. Shawn knew that he couldn't keep fighting his feelings and being in Dark's arms felt natural to him.
"What do you think that was?" Shawn asked. His whispering voice muffled due to his face being slightly covered by Dark.
He had an idea as to what made that noise but he wasn't completely positive. The only way to be sure was to venture out and see. But the feeling of holding Shawn in his arms kept pushing the idea of letting him go to investigate further and further away. He could feel that the fear that he was experiencing wasn't caused by him and that holding him the way that he was was calming Shawn.He looked down at Shawn, his sparkling bright blue eyes looking up at him, "The only way to figure that out would be to leave this office." A mischievous smile graced Darks face as he continued, "But I'd much rather stay here and continue holding you in my arms."
Shawn couldn't have thought it possible that his face was able to turn as red as it did but Dark managed to cause it with just a few words and a smile that would make any person melt from the inside out. He buried his face more into Dark's white jacket. The smell of it should have been of the gross cigars that Joey and the business men he socially smoked with but the scent that was flooding his senses was that of roses and rich dark chocolate.
Dark reluctantly took a small step away from Shawn, just enough so that he was able to touch his face. Shawn tried to go along with Dark as he moved but his fingers had already taken a gentle hold of his scruffy jaw. Dark took a moment to enjoy the sensation his fingertips felt. With his eyes closed he felt Dark move his head so that his face was up towards him. Shawn's cheeks were flushed a beautiful rosy red that Dark knew would make his eyes that more beautiful.
"Open your eyes, please...," Dark had lowered his face to be close to Shawn's. "I want to see your eyes."
Shawn could feel his breathy words on his skin, he was so close. Slowly, Shawn opened his eyes. His blue eyes were met with Dark's amazing dark brown ones. A sincere smile spread across Shawn's face making Darks heart flutter with excitement. He could see in Shawn's eyes that he no longer saw him as a monster. Dark always did his best to try and keep distant from the receiver of the painting for a time but with this recipient things were different. He may have tried to spell him on their first meeting but it was Shawn who now had him under a spell. A spell he never wanted to break.
"Ya wanna share your thoughts with me?" Shawn asked, his face still willingly held by Dark.
Dark released Shawn's face and used his free arm to bring him closer. Shawn gasped at the feeling of being tightly embraced. Shyly smiling as he squeaked out one simple word, "Oh."
"Your eyes are extremely hypnotizing," Dark stated as he inched his face closer and closer to Shawn's.
"That's an extremely high compliment coming from you," Shawn chuckled nervously. Dark was cautiously inching his way closer to him again. He knew he could turn his face away from him but he didn't want to do that to him. Shawn knew he could keep fighting the feelings that were developing deep inside. He didn't know if now was the time but he decided to make it the time.
"So...," Dark paused his advancement towards Shawn's waiting lips to clearly pay attention to what the artist in his arms had to say. "You mentioned the night you appeared from the painting about searching for a companion?" Trying to find the right words was proving to be difficult. He had wanted it to sound like a statement but it ended up sounding like a question. Especially with Dark so close and causing his mind to wander but seeing the man holding him nod his head signaled his brain to forcibly continue. "Say I was willing...," Darks eyes and smile seemed to brighten at Shawn's words. "What would that entail exactly?"

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Fanfiction(A Bendy and The Ink Machine AU) Things were already strange enough at Joey Drew Studios. Then a mysterious man appeared from the painting. The artist didn't know what to make of him just yet. Could something be coming? Was this all just a sign of...