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Schlatt made his way to Connor’s house. It wasn’t often he got a call with the younger sobbing, begging him for help. He swiftly left whatever function he was at, telling everyone his business partner had a big emergency.
When Schlatt knocked on the door, he walked in at the ‘come in’ that was yelled to him. He entered, glad to see the brunette in one piece. Though, that piece was a little… off.
“Woah, Mr. Pants. Where’d you get tits?” He laughed, though his grin quickly fell. It didn’t take too long for him to process the scene. Connor now had tits, and was also carrying a vial with a syringe.
“Oh fuck, you’re trans.” He said. Had he not noticed the whole time??
Connor slowly nodded, frowning. He looked like he just finished crying, but out of happiness or sadness was what Schlatt couldn't figure out.
Once the brunette calmed down, he sat up, adjusting his sweater so it didn't show off everything he hated.
"I, uh, need help." Was all he said, slowly handing the vial and syringe to the older. Schlatt made a face, raising his eyebrow as the brunette sighed.
“It’s Testosterone. It’s the drug that’ll make me more, I dunno, manly.” He rubbed his shoulder awkwardly.
“But you already are manly.” Schlatt said, before Connor groaned. Schlatt didn’t really understand why, though. This was the first he was ever seeing of his business partner being anything other than male.
“I’m not! Well, I am, but I don’t look the part. I sound all high pitched. And I sound like a girl.” He said, nervously shifting. How long did this conversation have to go before the ram just listened?
“You don’t, really. I didn’t know until right now.” He said, a shrug coming from him. Connor sighed, fiddling with the bottle and syringe in his hands.
“Just… please? I’m scared, and this is my first dose. And I really- wanna be the first person to stick it into myself.” What was inconvenient for Connor, was that he was scared of needles. His dad had to bribe him to go to the doctors, since most of the time he just needed new shots. (Most hybrids had to be up to date with all vaccines, and it was important they did so.)
“Sorry, yeah. Of course I can, dude.” Schlatt replied, taking it finally from Connor. “Do I just have to, fill it up and stick it in?”
Connor bit back a snicker. Now wasn’t the time for sex jokes.
“Yeah. You have to hold it upside down once you get it though, and make sure there’s no air in it. Air bubbles in my bloodstream would be an issue.” He said quickly.
The ram did as he was told, putting the liquid in the syringe, and holding it upside down and flicking it, making sure there wasn’t any air in it.
“Ready, Con?”
Connor had sat down, squeezing his eyes shut so he didn’t have to pay attention to what was happening. He nodded, feeling the cold small cloth cleaning his skin. It didn’t help the nerves building in his stomach, slowly creeping up in his throat.
“Can you, like, count down before you do it?” The sitting man asked, peeking one eye open, just so he could see the ram nod.
“Got you. You think you’re ready?” He asked, raising an eyebrow.
“Yeah. I am.”
Schlatt took a deep breath. “3…. 2….”
Connor felt a tight pinch on his shoulder, gasping. “I thought we said 3!”
“If I said 3, you would’ve had a panic attack then and there!” He took the syringe out, wiping off the shorter’s shoulder, sticking a Sonic bandaid on it.
“All done. You got it!” He said, giving his iconic smile.
“I… got it.” Connor looked at the bandaid on his shoulder, touching it. It was sore, and he knew it would be for a while. His eyes teared up, and the ram began panicking.
“Why are you crying? I thought this was a good thing??” He said, as he watched the younger chuckle through the sobs.
“Yeah, yeah I’m fine-” He said, rubbing his eyes with his hands. “I’m just, I can’t believe I’m finally, like, a real man.”
Schlatt raised his eyebrow again. “You always were a man, though. Like, you weren’t less of a man just because you weren’t born like, with the parts? You know?” He didn’t really understand, and was also sort of scared that he was misunderstanding.
“Yeah, I guess I was…” Connor said, smiling. Schlatt shook his head, huffing out a laugh.
“You’re weird, Pants.” He said. Connor just smiled, nodding.
“I sure am.”