Characters: Troll!Reader, Eridan, but also Cronus and Karkat make a small appearance.

Notes: I'm sorry for the wait! And also, I went a little crazy and they don't get to the 'movie night' thing you requested for a while hhh,,,either way, I hope this is okay. I also cut out the 'princess' nickname as to make this gender-neutral for the reader, but other nicknames are thrown around.

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You were awoken by a soft pair of hands gently pushing at your side, and a voice murmuring in your ear. Naturally, you groan and do the most cliche thing.

"Five more minutes, please," You grumble.

There's a small chuckle. "Aww, come on, lovve, I had somethin' planned today."

That gets your attention, but only slightly. Not enough for you to pull yourself completely out of bed, but enough for you to open your eyes a little. Eridan's already out of bed and in his dorky, adorable clothes, but he's planted himself back on the bed as to be in range to push you awake. He's grinning, and though you can't tell whether it's because he's happy or feeling mischievous, it makes you remember how adorable he is nevertheless.

"And what would that something be?" You ask, and he chuckles, petting your head (and almost hitting your horns).

"Wwhat wwould I be to ruin the surprise?" He says smugly. Ah. He's decided to be annoying today.

You stick your tongue out at him, and he rolls his eyes playfully. Well, now you're interested in what he has planned, and you have the motivation to get out of bed. You literally just roll out of bed and onto the floor, which makes Eridan laugh in a sweet way that brings a smile to your own face.

You get dressed quickly, then meet Eridan outside of the room. The Ampora's have a pretty big house. They're rich, and it very clearly shows. The house is so big that your own steps give off an echo. It's a nice echo, though. Makes you feel at home.

Eridan holds out his hand and does a dramatic bow, winking at you.

"Wow, what a regal prince," You say, raising an eyebrow.

"Only the best manners for my honey," Eridan makes his posh accent even more posh.

"Ha ha." You're tempted to make a joke about how Sollux makes honey, and then walk past him, but you guess he's just too cute to pester today.

You take his hand, and, satisfied, Eridan leads you to the living room, where...

Cronus is.

Eridan clearly seems displeased with the fact that Cronus is here. You're not sure why; Cronus is always in the living room in the mornings. Normally Dualscar is, too, but he's strangely absent today.

Cronus looks up at you two lazily, and lights a cigarette. It's almost like he almost woke up, but you can clearly see that his hair's not messy enough for him to have just woken up.

"Oh, look, the high school lovwebirds are finally awvake," He drawls.

Eridan groans, and hisses, "Cronus. Out. Wwe had a deal. And no smoking in the house!"

A deal? That part makes you perk up slightly, but Eridan doesn't notice as he shoos Cronus out of the room. The older Ampora gives you a shark-like smile and winks. It's not an 'I'm flirting with you' wink, because Eridan would kill him if that were the case, but it was more of a mischievous wink.

He knows what Eridan's planned.

When Cronus is gone, Eridan looks back at you triumphantly, as if he's expecting praise. You clap slowly. Normally, getting Cronus to leave is an amazing feat.

"So," You say, still clapping. "You going to tell me what your deal was with him, princey?"

"I bribed him to leavve wwith the promise that I'd pay for human McDonalds for a wweek." Eridan says flatly.

That makes a chuckle come out of your mouth, and Eridan grins.

Suddenly, the door bell rings.

"You should get that," Eridan suggests.

"This is your surprise, isn't it?" You guess, and he looks away, a small amount of purple rising to his cheeks.

You'd stay and tease him for the blush, but you're more interested in what he has in store for you. You walk through the halls, to the too-large front door, and open it.

The grumpy face of Karkat is what you see. He's dressed in some kind of uniform, and has a hat on that covers his horns. It's a strange sight. You weren't aware that he got a job.

You then notice that Karkat's holding a package in his hands.

"DELIVERY FOR-" Karkat glances down at a pad of paper, "FOR I DON'T CARE."

That gets a laugh out of you.

"ALRIGHT IT'S ADDRESSED TO ERIDAN, BUT HE TOLD ME THAT IT'S SPECIFICALLY FOR YOU. DON'T ASK ME WHAT'S INSIDE, BECAUSE HE TOLD ME NOT TO TELL AND EVERYONE KNOWS NOT TO ARGUE WITH PRISSY FISH HIGHBLOODS THAT ALWAYS MACK ON THEIR PARTNERS AT THE BACK OF THEIR HIGHSCHOOL," Karkat presses the package into your hands.

There's a small yell of "Hey!" From Eridan, back inside, and Karkat rolls his eyes.

"SMALL SPOILER ALERT - IT'S CHEESY." Karkat warns.

You've guessed already that this is some kind of movie, from the shape of the package and the feel of it. You thank Karkat, and he walks off, undoubtedly to deliver other packages.

You walk back to Eridan with a smile on your face, and he's donned his own sheepish smile. You tear off the packaging easily - troll nails are easy to tear with - and your eyes widen with surprise. This is a troll movie that hasn't even come out yet, and you've been excited for it for ages.

"Thought that wwe could just stay inside an' cuddle," Eridan shrugs. "Dualscar said he could hook me up wwith this movie because wwe know you both really wwanted it."

You're not sure whether to be grossly excited or whether to turn into a gushing mess. Instead, you fling your arms around Eridan and kiss him. There's a small noise of surprise from Eridan, and when you pull away, his cheeks are so very obviously purple.

He fights for words, but turns into a stuttering mess. It's the most adorable thing you've seen today.

"So," You say, speaking for him, "You ready to make this snugglefest happen, princey?"

"I-uh, wwuhh," He stutters, then collects his thoughts and nods confidently, "Yeah. Yeah, of course, lovve."
After waiting for Eridan to fully collect his thoughts, you both search the house for pillows. You manage to scavenge a handful of pillows, while Eridan only gets a few. As you arrange the pillows onto the couch, Eridan works on getting the place darker.

You catch him glancing at you a few times.

When everything is dark and ready, you both settle down onto the fort of pillows (dubbed 'Fort Violet' by Eridan) and put the movie on.

It's certainly already as good as you thought. Excitement makes you shiver, and you almost forget that Eridan is there until he puts a hand on your leg.

"You're like an excited puppy," Eridan purrs, "Calm dowwn, lovve."

"You calm down."

"Lovve, I'm not the one vvibrating like a wwriggler that's about to get a cool wweapon."

You playfully poke his cheek, and he retaliates by tapping your nose. Alright. This is war. You manage to watch the movie out of the corner of your eye as you leap on him and start bombarding him with playful cheek-pokes.

Eridan protests, but lets you continue to poke him.

Eventually you grow tired of poking him, and just lie down, head on his chest. Your focus returns to the ever-so exciting movie, but not for long.

You hear Eridan making a noise, some kind of bubbly purr. Hearing it brings a smile to your face. It's one of the best noises in the whole universe.

The noise continues, and you find yourself focusing more on him than the movie. You focus on the shape of his face, and his horns, his smile...it reminds you of how lucky you are.

The purr seems to slow down, and then Eridan's eyes close. Despite how good the movie is, he's starting to fall asleep. You're only a little bit annoyed, though. The way his eyes droop is adorable.

The purr goes quiet, and turns into a bubbling snoring. You can't bring yourself to wake him up, so you stop the movie and close your eyes.

You're so lucky.