MUMBOS POV:

(italics are the thoughts btw)

I smirked to myself as I flew, thoughts of pranks and other mischiefs whirling in my mind. Such thoughts were uncharacteristic of me, but what the hell? Grian brought out this side of me in a way none of the other hermits did. I felt my face heat up slightly at the thought of the small builder, his bright warm eyes or his contagious laughter..the way he looked up at me- no, no. Shaking my head I cleared those thoughts. What's wrong with me? Grians my friend, nothing more, nothing less..𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘯𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘰𝘵~ said the small voice in the back of my mind..I only shook my head more, quivering in mid-flight. Reaching his base, I looked around before my eyes found Grians name tag. '𝘩𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘬 𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘯𝘰𝘸 𝘩𝘶𝘩..' I thought as I descended the steps to the farm. Well, looks like someone was in prime pranking position I thought with a small laugh.

Standing in front my sleeping friend, I couldn't help but stare down at his small form. '𝘨𝘰𝘥 𝘩𝘢𝘴 𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘸𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴...𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨?' I found myself thinking as I crouched down before Grian, my eyes trailing down from his thick eyelashes to his faintly flushed cheeks, back up to his slightly ajar mouth. His Fawn hair tousled, he looked quite a sight leaning against the wall. Now at eye-level, I reached out and ran my finger through his hair, relishing the way he let out a sigh at it. Alarm bells were going off in my head, telling me to turn back and walk out. Pretend I wasn't even here. Things could go very wrong if I continued..but pushing those thoughts aside, I set my prank in motion.

I grabbed a shovel from a chest and began to dig in the corner of the room, digging swiftly and quietly to make the small hole. The area was small, 3x2 from end to end. As I clambered out, I realized that this part would be the most awkward.

Picking up Grian to put him in the hole.

Stopping only to glance at the adorable sleeping frame, I tucked my hands underneath him and shifted his weight onto the other arm around, carrying him bridal style

I looked down at his small form and only stopped to glance at his still serene expression before stooping down low, linking my arm underneath and leaning him against the other, carrying him bridal style. 'He's so light..' I thought fondly, before lowering the two of us down into the hole. I set him gently on the floor, looking at him for only a second more before reaching up to patch up the hole, complete darkness engulfing us. I set down a torch, its dim light casting shadows over Grians smooth skin. I sat in silence, waiting for him to awaken so I could scare the living daylights out of him. I let out a small laugh at the thought of his screech. I was shaken out of my thoughts when I hear Grian lilt out a soft "Mumboo...".'is he dreaming about,,me?' I wondered, moving closer to him. Grians face was as calm as ever, only his eyes pressed tightly together, eyebrows scrunched up. My heart melted at the sight, and I couldn't even deny what I felt towards him.

The atmosphere was getting to me, the dim lights and small space coupled with Grians slow exhales had me drifting off right next to him, my eyelids closing just as I drowsily laid beside him.

GRIANS POV:

Warmth. That was all I felt as I awoke from my most recent afk, highly unusual as the farms were made of stone and marble. It was soon obvious that I wasn't in the farm itself, rather cuddling up against.. Mumbo? My face reddened as I realized at our compromising position, his body flush against my back with his arm draped over my waist. Our legs were tangled up and I felt the need to move, despite how comfortable it was..

"uhh, hey Mumbo?" I spoke quietly, wriggling to nudge his side a bit. Still asleep, he only tightened his grip on my waist, making me gasp.

"M-mumbo?" I stammered out, louder this time to rouse him from sleep. Letting out a groan, he finally opened his eyes and seemed to regret it instantly. I giggled a bit at this, the man didn't usually get flustered so I was determined to make the most out of this.

I started off with a nonchalant tone, "So, anything new with you?" I asked, grasping his hand which had moved away from me and lacing our fingers together. I suppressed my smirk at his flushed face, he was clearly bothered by my actions. Nuzzling my head underneath his, I pressed myself up against him and wrapped my arm up around his neck. He let out a chocked sound and at that I couldn't contain it anymore and dissolved into laughter, snickering madly against his chest. Mumbo had now realized my antics and was clearly unimpressed, pulling us both up to a sitting position. I was then sitting halfway onto his lap but he didn't seem to mind the least. I sure didn't, though I would no sooner die of embarrassment then admit that to him.

Coughing, I looked up at him and bemusedly said "Okay- okay but seriously, why were we sleeping together?" Both our cheeks reddened at my wording but nonetheless Mumbo answered hastily with "W- well you see I had planned to prank you when you woke up but I sort of fell asleep and I just-" he broke off and turned his head to the side, embarrassed to high ends.

"..You know that sounds a lot like you, but I have to say I enjoyed our little nap." I replied cheekily, squeezing his hand before getting up dig us out.

"I'm sure you did, seeing as you were mumbling my name.." Mumbo snarked right back, but it made me pause and seeing my reaction, he pried. "..What was your dream about anyway?"

Trying to play it off, I nervously laughed out, "Oh, yo-you know just things, like normal things. Things, right?".

Mumbo knew I wasn't being truthful, I was about as subtle as Iskall's laugh but he thankfully dropped the embarrassing topic. We clambered out in a comfortable silence, me helping him out of the somewhat steep slope. I remarked, "Well Mumbo Jumbo, I can now soundly say that you are a fantastic cuddler!" enjoying the way he tried to hide his embarrassment. I grinned at him, my giggles breaking our otherwise quiet surroundings.

But what he did next really shocked me.

Suddenly, Mumbo stepped closer to me and tilted his head, trailing his thumb over my lips, staring intently into my eyes. All signs of being flustered or shy were long gone as he came closer and closer, a coy smirk on his face. I leaned forward, in the perfect position to wrap my arms around him to tug hum closer but just as suddenly as he had begun this, he ended it.

Pulling back, he said in a silvery voice, "Well this has been fun, hasn't it? But I really must get back to my work so- see you later!" The mustached man winked at me and launched off with his elytra, leaving me confused but definitely wanting more. More of him.

So uhh, yeah that's that. This was fun to write but god damn I suck at ideas, this took me like 3 days to complete. If anyone likes my writing then I'll definitely continue, and I would appreciate requests cause my most of my concepts drier than a well in the Sahara desert XP

Word count: 1237 (excluding the bolded parts here)