What If

What if

Keefe like hand stitched a stuffed animal for dex

Cuz everyone has it except dex soooo oops going crazy about it👌👌

And dex holds it dearer than his life because keefe frikin hand stitched that for dex shjejsj

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refraining from giving major spoilers for the qpr keefex fic i'm writing refraining so so sooooo hard even though it hurts- anyway. keefex headcanons for the soul <3 can be interpreted as queerplatonic or romantic :)

dex noticed at some point that keefe fidgets just like him, so he made a specialized fidget just for keefe

it's very colorful. a little messy, since dex isn't an artist like keefe. he apologized about the paint quality as he was giving it to keefe, but keefe didn't care. in fact, keefe was so touched he bear hugged him for it

speaking of touch. dex gets sooooo much casual physical affection from keefe

friendly bumps like hip checks. ten gazillion hugs from behind. keefe sitting next to dex at lunch and leaning up against him all the time. gentle forehead bonks and nose boops when they're bored. linked arms when they're walking somewhere together, originally under the guise of keefe being dramatically polite in atlantis, now just out of reflex- because they don't want to get lost, of course! not because keefe likes being close to dex, no, not at all. and the occasional pecks on dex's hands and cheeks and cute little dimples when no one's looking are to make him laugh, of course. no feelings behind it at all, ro, shut up

dex is a lot more purposeful about physical touch. pda isn't really his thing. but when they're hanging out rimeshire as alone as they're gonna get (typically dex bribes his dad w/ extra work at slurps n burps to to preoccupy the triplets far away from the house, but he won't admit that to keefe), he'll initiate some stuff

leaning his head on keefe's shoulder when he's tired or listening to something keefe's showing him. wrapping around keefe from behind and smiling into his back when keefe stops breathing for a second before relaxing into dex. having goofy, lighthearted play-fights where they're just trying to trap each other's ankles with their feet without getting trapped themselves

they both like messing with each other's hands. specifically their fingers. when they don't have fidgets, or their hands are more accessible, they absentmindedly hyper-analyze the structure and texture of the way the other is built. figuring out the calluses and natural bends of one another. this is brought to you by the keefe and dex are both neurodivergent as fuck and gay for each other truther(s)

physical touch isn't really dex's big thing though. for dex, he mostly tells keefe hey, i appreciate you in a way that's unique to the way i appreciate everyone else through gestures

helping keefe with homework that has math that keefe's too tired to figure out on his own. doing little things to make keefe's life easier, like inviting keefe over on days where it's clear going 'home' would be hard on him. and inviting him to crash on dex's mattress or something else he likes more. letting keefe ramble about things he loves, and asking questions about how it all works. making a safe space for keefe to be keefe, quiet hours where talking is hard and times where he's restless and full of energy and everything in between

it starts with bravado, because that's keefe's shield for when shit goes wrong, but keefe tells dex that he appreciates all of it through compliments. it starts with things like exaggeratedly fanning his face as he says, 'dex, i swear you're on a mission to flatter everyone you know. like a knight in shining armor,' but it grows into admissions like 'dex, i know it's late and you're probably gonna make fun of me for being sappy later, but. you and this room are the closest thing i've ever gotten to having a home. there's something about...this, that's more comfortable than even everglen was. thank you.' that are so tender that it could break a heart

there's one day, a quiet day, where keefe asks if dex could hold him. the way he says it is timid, and keefe looks ready to backtrack any second. but dex wraps his arms around him and says 'make yourself comfortable' before keefe gets the chance. keefe falls asleep on dex's chest on dex's twin-sized bed, marveling at how he's so skinny it's scary, yet he's the opposite of frail - and warm. dex falls asleep staring at the ceiling, running his hand through keefe's hair and thinking about how odd it is that someone's breathing on your chest can be ticklish and nice all at the same time

oh also that time where they were pretty much straddling each other on the echodon in book 4 is engrained into their minds. every now and then they'll think about it, and the ghost of where the other pressed up against them flashes warm all over them

think of when you lay something warm on top of you and then peel away and feel its absence with how much colder you are, but you can feel the warmth burning in the patches of your skin that absorbed it. that's what they feel in their arms and torsos and thighs whenever they think about each other on the echodon

also they hyper-analyzed each other's faces before and after they went underwater

keefe tried to count how many freckles were on dex's face and tried to figure out how to paint his copper lashes and the different hues of blue and purple in dex's irises and the placement and blend of them. for artistic growth, of course

dex decided that keefe's jawline and stupidly appealing... everything else about his face he wouldn't admit he was looking at in a million years, was dumb, because any other conclusion would make him go red in the face

every now and then they get each other echodon related trinkets just to see them get flustered. prattle pins, little figurines from mysterium, etc

keefe draws stuff for dex. the ones he shares are the ones that are concept art of some tech idea dex was rambling about. the ones he doesn't share are all the ones of little moments that matter too much for keefe to talk about

when they land in detention at the same time they pass each other notes. they're super dumb on purpose, most of the time. it's become a competition to see who can make each other involuntarily get the supervisor's attention first

they also have a lot of conversations about weird hypotheticals. it's mostly questions keefe has that he knows are weird and originally doesn't expect dex to answer, but dex takes it seriously each time and tries to find a logical answer

ex: if we're going with popular incorrect quotes, keefe has also asked dex if stars have feelings and went down a rabbit hole with him in search of an answer that gave the theory a chance and was founded in facts. that was one of the funnest 5 hours of keefe's life

keefe also has stuff remaining from the forbidden cities - mostly knowledge of where stuff is - that he shares with dex. breakfast for dinner. tea time. movies he liked that they watch in a theater together. etc

it's the classic 'i'm sharing things i love w/ you because i love you but i'm not saying it out loud' if you get what i mean

imparter hails. soooooo many imparter hails. heart to hearts, silly conversations, homework help, (literal) sleeping together - you name it, it's happened on hail. hails are their safe space where everything's a little easier than in-person

dizznee family dinners!! keefe insists on helping juline and kesler with dishes or with cooking every time, as an attempt at 'paying them back'. dizznee kids usually get put on dishes, and keefe usually helps out in the kitchen (he picked up a lot of cooking tricks and tips in his days of frequenting everglen)

keefe steals treats from the teacher's lounge and brings all of the dizznees a dessert when he can. he keeps a list of their favorites

there are some days where keefe helps out at slurps n burps. kesler loves his help and jokes. keefe loves the alchemy advice, especially when it's dex teaching him, because dex somehow just knows all the right wording to get it to click in his brain

keefe made dex a stuffed tomple since he couldn't have a real one. it lives on dex's bed now

the triplets love love looooove keefe. there's one night where keefe and dex watch the triplets so kesler and juline can have a night out and keefe has a ridiculous amount of fun, because they're his level of chaos and he's always wanted siblings

keefe also doodles the triplets silly things to make them laugh when he remembers and has time to. dex always takes higher priority for that though, but he won't admit it to them

there's a wall with the dizznee kids' heights and ages etched onto it. kesler puts keefe on there one day too. keefe almost cries

one day, dex tells keefe that the reason why there's always his favorite desserts is because juline asked him for a list of his favorite foods once. keefe almost cries

at one point, dex hails him over and says he has a surprise. keefe's expecting some crazy experiment, but is instead greeted with a robotic gulon that moves just like the real thing and makes realistic gulon noises. he laughs his ass off. and then. keefe cries

let's just say after that, if keefe had been wearing lipstick dex's face would be c o v e r e d in it

(personally i headcanon keefe as being bi, while dex is an oriented aroace. keefe loves giving kisses, dex doesn't mind receiving but can't give, and keefe respects that boundary :] )

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Portals to Hell by hrmphfft

Popsies help idk basic maths anymore,,,

So true bestie same to same