sho's dumb 77noli fic dump

by ultimasho

Summary:

Ok so basically this is where I'm gonna dump all my 77noli short fics and drabbles. I'm usually a long fic type of guy so I want to personally apologise if that's what your looking for 'cause this is not one of those. I will try to write longer stuff in the future though ^_^

Notes:

first one, here we go. Sorry if it's shit lol.

Chapter 1: The Night You Came Back

Summary:

Noli shows up at 007n7's doorstep far too late. He's already moved on without him.

It was another peaceful night at 007n7's, he cradled the strange new baby he's had for about.. almost a year now. He didn't really know the baby's birthday but.. he did know that the kid showed up on his doorstep about roughly this time. Man, time flies. 007n7 thought. He rocked a little as the baby cooed. The thing was surprisingly really cute for a creature that has caused multiple problems around the house. (i. e. teething at every surface he could, that including his own father.) It made the hacker giggle, of course whatever God out there gave him a baby like this. He supposes it's fair.

But, not everything can be peaceful. The once calm rain that made a good ambiance to the house let out a thunderous roar and persisted twice as strongly. 007n7 felt like it was trying to tell him something.. but he quickly snapped out of it. It startled the baby a bit, making those sounds where you know the dam of tears might break out at any moment. 007n7 was quick to double his rocking efforts; shushing the baby and telling him to go to sleep in the gentlest way possible. Yet, the baby wouldn't budge either— so he pulled out the GUI and put on some stock lullaby song.

And man, did it work. He was honestly surprised, the kid never fell asleep that easy. Well, he's never really tried that method so he never really knew how fast it would work. Surprising. 007n7 sighed with relief and looked down at the sleeping creature in his arms. The red baby was something he'd come to love in the time they've spent together, (even if that time was filled with baby proofing and trying to sustain himself and the baby by working multiple jobs.) And it just warmed the (ex) hacker's heart to see the baby had fallen asleep clinging to his shirt like a lifeline.

It was strange. He'd never felt so.. he doesn't even know. It was just new to him. He never would've thought he'd be a father, nor even anything that wasn't a hacker. About a year ago now, he'd thought it was the only thing he would do for the rest of his life. Guess he was wrong. But another factor was also popping up that made him decide to quit.. the fact that N— a person. A person he loved. Disappeared. Because of him, he presumed. He looked at the framed picture of them together, it sent a pang of sadness through his heart. It made him regret; feel guilty. He should have never told him about the Voidsta—

Knock, knock, knock.

007n7 looked towards the door. It was.. somewhat dread inducing. Who could be knocking at this hour in this kind of weather? Maybe it was just his imagination– or the rain! It could be the rain. Yeah. He turned his back towards the door, intending to walk back to his room to put kidd in his cradle. That's when it started again. The knocking. He tried to tell himself that it was just the rain tapping, kept moving towards the room, but it got louder.. and louder.. and it kept going. Ok, he was officially pissed. 007n7 stomped back to the living room (as quietly and calmly as he could, didn't want his baby to wake up and fuss.) And frustratedly grabbed the knob and opened the door. But God.

What was on the other side— who was on the other side. It made a chill go down his spine.

It was Noli.

And God, did he look horrible. The man in front of him was weathered and worn; not only by the raging storm outside but from the search 007n7 assumed he went on for the voidstar. And it didn't seem like his efforts were in vain; because the proof was sitting atop his head. The crown; black and spindly with all its spiky protrusions, stars and comedy masks. It fit on him so naturally that it felt wrong. But the toughest thing to look at was his mask. God, his mask. Noli loved it so much he wouldn't let a scratch even lay on its surface, but here it was. Cracked and fractured in the middle.

007n7 was snapped out of his staring by Noli excitedly showing him the Voidstar. "Seven– Seven! Thank goodness you didn't move! I got you– us, the Voidstar. See! Look!- oh we can finally go back to hacking now! Take over Robloxia like we–.. what's that?" Noli looked at the swaddle in 007n7's arms, the joy faded from his mask. 007n7 held the baby closer to his chest as he looked down at it. "Nols—.. Noli. I'm not a hacker anymore." Noli paused at that. His mask's eyes widened.. before he laughed.

"Sev, Seven.. you're joking right? This is a prank and you're not..–" Noli tried to reach out to 007n7, only for him to back up. "I'm not joking, Noli." The ex-hacker looked back up at Noli, but not at his face– he couldn't ever. Not knowing he.. he did this. This was his fault. He pressured him into doing it for so long, hoping it'd help their goals.. no, HIS selfish goals to rule Robloxia. And he roped him along. God it hurt to even think about.

But back to the present, here and now. Noli was on the brink of tears. "Are you.. Are you serious? Why– why did you quit? Why couldn't you just.. wait for me!–" "Because I-! I found this baby. On my doorstep." He cut Noli off, exhaling before he sternly looked at the other before continuing. "I had no one left. And this baby didn't either. I didn't even know if you were alive, Noli. You vanished. I felt like I couldn't go on without you." 007n7 teared up, concealed behind his pink glasses. "So I tried to start anew. I wanted to try and move on. But here you are." 007n7 finally concluded; finally looking at Noli in the eyes.

"I'm here now." Noli gestured to himself, he was here, wasn't he? 007n7 can stop trying to be something he's not and everyone can go back to normal. But, "Noli.. It's not that easy. I.. I have a baby now. I work jobs. I'm a normal citizen now– I haven't even touched c00lgui in forever! I can't..- I can't go back. And.. I– I can't be.."

"Can't be..?" Noli looked so heartbroken. 007n7 couldn't do this. But he had to. He kept repeating in his head, he had to for his baby. For his own good.

"I can't be associated with you anymore, Noli." 007n7 tried to keep a stone cold face, unconsciously holding c00lkidd tighter. He needed to do this, he kept telling himself. But Noli was reeling back from what was said. Frozen in place. "G-God. Sev.. Seven. You don't truly.. mean that, right?" Noli held 007n7's shoulders. "You didn't make me get this.. crown! This stupid crown that's messing with my head, digging into my skull and rotting me.. just to–just to throw me away!" As Noli yelled, the void star twirled and blinked violently in tune to the man's emotions. And in the scuffle, c00lkidd had woken up and started crying.

007n7 pushed Noli off him and backed away; rocking and trying to calm down the disgruntled child before looking back up at Noli. Who looked hurt. So, so deeply hurt. "..Noli–" 007n7 started, but Noli cut him off. "No. No, no. You said it. You were right. You don't need me, and I don't need you." Tears dripped down Noli's mask, black and tar-like. He held the voidstar in his hand; the star was still pulsing brightly. And for a moment, they stood there. Not knowing what to say to the other, but clearly, there was nothing else to say. Noli was the first to move, and he was walking backwards, out into the storm. "Noli.." 007n7 tried to reach out, but this time he was the one who was stopped. Noli smiled bitterly before he left.

"Goodbye, 007n7.”

Chapter 2: Warming Up

Summary:

007n7 and Noli walk in the snow together after a successful heist at Roblox HQ. 007n7 is a cornball and bothers Noli because he doesn't have anything better to do 3

Notes:

Ok this is where the shorter ones begin, sorry 🥹 maybe one day I'll flesh these ones out more..

007n7 breathes into his hand; his warm breath visible due to the chill in the air. He begins to rub his hands before looking to Noli for a moment.. then pressing it to the cheek of his mask. The other chuckled, "What're you doing?"

"Trying to warm you up, duh." He pressed the other hand on Noli's forehead. "Is it working?" He joked, he knew it wouldn't work. It wasn't like his mask was part of his face (sometimes he swears it is because of how it emotes), he just wanted to bother Noli.

"You're such a cornball. Your hands are gonna get cold again from touchin' my mask." Noli jokingly shoved him off, which earned a hearty chuckle from 007n7 as he pushed back. "I was jus' tryna be nice!"

"You were trying to bother me!" Noli bumped his shoulder against his, laughing along with 007n7, "Don't lie now, Mr. C00lkidd!"

"Hey shh! That's my secret cool hacker name, dude. They'll trace me back." 007n7 was rubbing his hands together again, "Specially after we JUST hacked into the big HQ man. Be cool." He scoffed lightheartedly.

Noli noticed how 007n7's hands twitched, more than usual. They were also clearly paler from the cold— but then, he had a brilliant idea. He quickly pulled 007n7's hands closer to him, that earned a yelp from 007n7.

"Hey!– what's the big ide–..uh..?" Noli pulled the mask slightly higher, enough for his real mouth to be kissing– yes, kissing– 007n7's knuckles. Quick pecks on each of them.

007n7 was as red as a beet, eyes unfocused on everything except Noli's mouth on his fingers. And before he knew it, it was over.

"–Seven..?" Noli waved a hand in front of his face, to which he quickly responded, "Huhwhatshappening-?" 007n7 stuttered, trying not to short circuit.

"Your hands, they warm now?" The other pointed to his hands, which were held to his chest like he was a weird dinosaur.

"Yeah, yeah. 'M good." It wasn't just his hands that were warm. His face was too. Hell, he swears he has a fever. Oh Telamon, was he gay? Surely not.

"Well we have to get going, we're still pretty close to HQ, they might sniff us out." Noli started walking again, "Yeah, definitely!' he almost tripped trying to trail behind.

He needed to take one of those "AM I GAY?" quizzes or something when Noli falls asleep. Well, that is if Noli falls asleep first. Which was a rare occurrence.

Chapter 3: Say Something.

Summary:

Noli begs 007n7 why.

"Do you know what it's like, 007n7?" Noli wraps his fingers around 007n7's neck as he whispers into his ear. "Do you know what it's like to see your estranged lovers' brain matter scattered across the floor? Do you know what it's like to watch the medics scramble to try and put you back in one piece to load into that ambulance?"

His claws dug into 007n7's neck, almost enough to pierce skin.

"Do you know what it's like to grieve someone you'd thought you'd never seen again? Gotten over. I was over you. But you had to message me. You had to beckon to me. That you needed me again. Guess I was too late again, wasn't I, Sev?"

Noli's whispers turned into spiteful chants of grief and anger. He desperately clung on to 007n7, trying to ground himself— trying not to let his humanity slink back to the surface to humiliate him.

"Seven. Answer me."

No answer came.

"I'll rip your throat out, answer me!" Noli pulled away enough to stare at the man's face— the man he thought he once knew.

007n7 looked away, shameful as always. He always acted like he was the one who was so burdened.

His fingers twitched as he thought of strangling him, until he heard a sniffle. A sob.

"Nothing I say will make it up to you, but fuck Noli." 007n7 sobbed. "I'm sorry. I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to— I didn't think you'd see. I didn't want you to see. I thought you'd hate me enough to never look at those messages again."

007n7 grabbed at his hands; his shaky fingers struggling to even grasp his. "I'm sorry."

"I'm so sorry." 007n7 slumped onto Noli's shoulder, defeated.

Noli froze for a second. Hands twitching as they fully let go of his neck— hands now hovering over his back. He was unsure of how to respond, his feelings felt like a whirlwind of emotions coursing through every inch of his half-rotten body.

He felt anger, he felt confusion,

But more importantly,

He felt sympathy.

Something he didn't think he'd ever feel again.

...

Noli embraced him in his arms.

Chapter 4: Stupid Questions and Heartfelt Answers

Summary:

007n7 tries to be funny but Noli gets sentimentally romantic about it and ruins his fun.

"Nols?" 007n7 was laying on the top bunk of their bunk bed, arms crossed behind his head as he looked up at the ceiling. His laptop rested on his chest– tab pulled up on a half-assed thesis he was writing for a class.

"..Yeah? What's up?" Noli was sitting on his own bed; legs criss-crossed. He looked up from where he was scribbling on his diary– which he promptly closed.

"Would you still love me if I was a worm?" 007n7 snorted at his own question– the lack of sleep was definitely getting to him. It was a dumb thought, one he got from the internet.

He assumed Noli knew the meme, I mean– he shows him all the dumb shit. It's how they bonded over things, dumb memes and exploiting. So to his surprise, instead of answering with a no..

"Yes." Came Noli's answer. 007n7 felt a little stunned, was he being serious? Maybe he should push him a bit.

"Ok.. what if I was a really ugly drakkopillar?" 007n7 smugly asked, "still yes." 007n7 frowned.

"A killbot?" 007n7 crossed his arms, was he for real? "I think they look goofy.. yeah." The other giggled.

"Ok, ok what if—"

"Seven." Noli got up and peeped at the top bunk, looking into 007n7's eyes, his own eyes (despite being behind a mask) filled with longing. "Whatever you are I'd love you." Noli smiled.

007n7 smiled.. Before giggling like an evil maniac. "Dude, you sound so gay right now." That earned a light punch on the arm from Noli. "Hey!"

"It was in a bro way, dirtbag. No homo." Noli sat back down on his own bed, for a moment, his emotions swirled inside of him. He hated how he felt butterflies in his stomach, how embarrassing and shameful it felt to even insinuate he was in love. That he yearned for the other.

007n7 would never understand.

Noli shook his head before sighing, "Go to bed soon, you've been up way longer than I have working on that stupid thesis." He nagged the other, he could just hear 007n7's eyes rolling– then some rustling.

"Goodnight, Sev." He opened his notebook and wrote something that went unsaid between them.

I love you.

Chapter 5: Your Red Rubies

Summary:

Noli sees him for who he is again– the TRUE 007n7 underneath the lie and secrets.

"[ DON'T ] play h-a-ard to get [ WITH ME. ]" Noli grabbed the other's hand as he backed him further against the wall. "I can [ SEE ] right through [YOU ], Seven."

"I [ ALWAYS//ALWAYS//ALWAYS— ] have." Noli reaches for his glasses— 007n7 quickly tries to intervene, only for Noli to put him under a hallucination. The masked god watched as 007n7's eyes glazed over, his limbs going limp.

It was a beautiful sight in all honesty.

Noli pressed the x button on the rim, revealing to him those glassy red eyes– the ones he was ashamed of, the ones that truly displayed 007n7's vulnerability that he always locked behind those windows.

The 007n7 he knew.

Noli didn't even care about what they were talking about before. It didn't matter. Not when he had the chance to stare into those red rubies again like they were back in the good old days; the days where they were an inseparable duo of young troublemakers.

How he missed that.

Noli caressed 007n7's cheek, who quickly leaned into it— he was mumbling barely audible nothings, presumably reactions to his illusions, the only bits he was able to make out was his own son's name. How cute.

Noli readjusted his hold on 007n7's hand, interlocking their fingers, purple rotten bones meeting ones that ran red with veins that resembled lines on a motherboard.

He wished they could stay like this forever.

Notes:

SORRY THESE WERE SO SHORT AGAIN I'M NOT A WRITING EXPERT WAAA