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Irritation sparked through the No Zone officer. His usually stoic and slightly dismissive emeralds hardening in anger as he slammed the door to his shared office closed.
As usual, the warden seemed to make it his goal to push him over the edge. To see what would make him break and snap.
Zonic knew he did it to try to find an excuse to properly fire him, and he made it his goal to show that it wouldn’t get to him.

Yet, the other pushed too far this time.

The warden brought up his rumored relations with his partner outside of work. That alone nearly caused the blue officer to snap and lash out. In a split second, he managed to grasp on what self control he had and fix his uniform and leaving the muggy office.
Zonic scowled at the image of that stupid smirk on his mustached face.

About to walk more into his office, he paused. His blood broiling at the sight of his partner snoozing with his feet up on the desk as usual. True, the other finished his filing earlier and rarely had much to do in the afternoon. But this….this was too much.

Marching up to the desk, he felt his rage intensify as he slammed his hands down on the metal surface. Making the snoozing officer flail and fall off of his chair. “Zonic! What the-,” he scooted around in a panic on the ground.
“YOU!” He raised his voice, making the other freeze. “I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR FIVE MINUTES WITHOUT YOU SLACKING OFF.”
His fist came down on the desk again,” WHAT IF THERE WAS A CALL FOR BACKUP? FOR HELP?! WHO WOULD’VE ANSWERED IT?!”

Zonic barely noticed how heavily he was breathing,” WELL?!,” he snapped.
The dark male seemed at a lost for a moment before his ears drooped slightly, his rubies lowering their gaze. “...No one…,” he answered quietly.
“Exactly,” he walked around and took in a breath he didn’t realize he needed.

After a harsh moment of silence, he walked over calmly and rested down in his chair. His breathing beginning to steady.
Tiredly, he rubbed his eyes. A sigh leaving him as his heart calmed down. Though, it didn’t take him long to freeze in realization.
“Oh...oh my g- Zhadow I-”
“Don’t,” the other whispered, arms around himself as he suppressed the trembling he felt.

Finally, the rubies managed to look up at him,” I know you have a rough time every time you meet with the warden.,” he said, his tone quiet and barely above a whisper. “But that gives you NO right to take it out on me.”
Shakily, the taller male stood up. His heart racing,” You know how light a sleeper I can be. You know I wouldn’t leave someone out to dry.”
His tone was slowly rising, for the first time in what felt like forever, anger rose in the scarlet depths of his eyes. “I don’t meet MANY expectations when it comes to the warden’s policy, something YOU don’t do either. But that doesn't stop me from doing the right thing when needed.”
“So why don’t you stop taking all your damn frustrations out on me for once and handle the warden yourself.,” he snapped.

Zonic flinched, standing up to speak,” I said DON’T.,” the azure froze as his red striped other walked out of the office. “I’m going on patrol...you know. My JOB.,” he said bitterly. “Z-zhadow wait!”
“I SAID DON’T.”

The afternoon that followed was tense.

Each time the cerulean hedgehog attempted to apologize it was met with silent anger. He knew the other was doing this to drive the point home.
He didn’t need to though.

The evening patrol was no better.

The atmosphere was tense and unforgiving as the two sat in silence. The azure male timidly looking over to his partner every so often.
It was so unusual to see a scowl on his usually relaxed features.

Swallowing, the male scratched his cheek.

“........You know what you did was wrong right?,” Zhadow asked, taking a sip of his bitter coffee.
“Yes.”
“Will you do it again?”
“...........”
The rubies flashed dangerously when they rested on the blue younger,” Do not make me repeat myself,” he ordered.
“No...I...won’t do it again.”
“You sound unsure.”
“I didn’t mean to snap like that!,” Zonic finally got out,” He just got me so pissed and-,” he looked away, feeling overwhelmed by so many different emotions.
“That’s no excuse to take it out on you and I’m sorry,” he said quietly, the atmosphere within the patrol car suffocating.

After a moment, the air seemed lighter, the passenger’s seat clicking as it leaned back. Glancing over, Zonic let out a breath when he saw the relaxed nature return. “I’m getting a pizza, you want some?,” Zhadow asked, quietly typing in a phone number while his eyes were closed. “Um...Ok.”
“This doesn’t mean you’re off the hook completely though. You’re on the couch tonight.”
“Fine.,” Zonic sighed, giving a nod of understanding.

“Good. Now then, you want the mix dish?”
“What, ew no, there’s olives on that.”
“Mix dish it is.”
“Zhadow.”
The dark male laughed,” Just kidding, gotta have SOME fun, “he gently nudged his partner’s shoulder.
“Pepperoni and veggies.”
“That’s better,” Zonic said, resting back into his seat with a silent sigh.

At least in his bouts of lack of control, he could rely on him to snap him back to reality harshly. Yet, at the same time, Zonic kept wondering why the other put up with him.
He didn’t deserve his constant bull that came from stress, yet he remained there.

“Hey, out of your mind boy blue,” Zhadow gave that lazy grin that always seemed to make something go up Zonic’s spine. “It’s dangerous to go alone, take this!,” He weakly plopped the phone into Zonic’s lap.
“....Why?”
“Meh. It’s thursday, your turn to use the phone for stuff,” Zhadow shrugged with a smirk.
Rolling his eyes, Zonic knew all too well he likely deserved that.
“Alright.”

The rest of the night’s patrol seemed more at ease when they shared their pizza. Though somehow it became a tiny food fight.
Neither complained about the mess though.

Description
Irritation sparked through the No Zone officer. His usually stoic and slightly dismissive emeralds hardening in anger as he slammed the door to his shared office closed.
As usual, the warden seemed to make it his goal to push him over the edge. To see what would make him break and snap.
Zonic knew he did it to try to find an excuse to properly fire him, and he made it his goal to show that it wouldn’t get to him.

Yet, the other pushed too far this time.

The warden brought up his rumored relations with his partner outside of work. That alone nearly caused the blue officer to snap and lash out. In a split second, he managed to grasp on what self control he had and fix his uniform and leaving the muggy office.
Zonic scowled at the image of that stupid smirk on his mustached face.

About to walk more into his office, he paused. His blood broiling at the sight of his partner snoozing with his feet up on the desk as usual. True, the other finished his filing earlier and rarely had much to do in the afternoon. But this….this was too much.

Marching up to the desk, he felt his rage intensify as he slammed his hands down on the metal surface. Making the snoozing officer flail and fall off of his chair. “Zonic! What the-,” he scooted around in a panic on the ground.
“YOU!” He raised his voice, making the other freeze. “I CAN’T LEAVE YOU ALONE FOR FIVE MINUTES WITHOUT YOU SLACKING OFF.”
His fist came down on the desk again,” WHAT IF THERE WAS A CALL FOR BACKUP? FOR HELP?! WHO WOULD’VE ANSWERED IT?!”

Zonic barely noticed how heavily he was breathing,” WELL?!,” he snapped.
The dark male seemed at a lost for a moment before his ears drooped slightly, his rubies lowering their gaze. “...No one…,” he answered quietly.
“Exactly,” he walked around and took in a breath he didn’t realize he needed.

After a harsh moment of silence, he walked over calmly and rested down in his chair. His breathing beginning to steady.
Tiredly, he rubbed his eyes. A sigh leaving him as his heart calmed down. Though, it didn’t take him long to freeze in realization.
“Oh...oh my g- Zhadow I-”
“Don’t,” the other whispered, arms around himself as he suppressed the trembling he felt.

Finally, the rubies managed to look up at him,” I know you have a rough time every time you meet with the warden.,” he said, his tone quiet and barely above a whisper. “But that gives you NO right to take it out on me.”
Shakily, the taller male stood up. His heart racing,” You know how light a sleeper I can be. You know I wouldn’t leave someone out to dry.”
His tone was slowly rising, for the first time in what felt like forever, anger rose in the scarlet depths of his eyes. “I don’t meet MANY expectations when it comes to the warden’s policy, something YOU don’t do either. But that doesn't stop me from doing the right thing when needed.”
“So why don’t you stop taking all your damn frustrations out on me for once and handle the warden yourself.,” he snapped.

Zonic flinched, standing up to speak,” I said DON’T.,” the azure froze as his red striped other walked out of the office. “I’m going on patrol...you know. My JOB.,” he said bitterly. “Z-zhadow wait!”
“I SAID DON’T.”

The afternoon that followed was tense.

Each time the cerulean hedgehog attempted to apologize it was met with silent anger. He knew the other was doing this to drive the point home.
He didn’t need to though.

The evening patrol was no better.

The atmosphere was tense and unforgiving as the two sat in silence. The azure male timidly looking over to his partner every so often.
It was so unusual to see a scowl on his usually relaxed features.

Swallowing, the male scratched his cheek.

“........You know what you did was wrong right?,” Zhadow asked, taking a sip of his bitter coffee.
“Yes.”
“Will you do it again?”
“...........”
The rubies flashed dangerously when they rested on the blue younger,” Do not make me repeat myself,” he ordered.
“No...I...won’t do it again.”
“You sound unsure.”
“I didn’t mean to snap like that!,” Zonic finally got out,” He just got me so pissed and-,” he looked away, feeling overwhelmed by so many different emotions.
“That’s no excuse to take it out on you and I’m sorry,” he said quietly, the atmosphere within the patrol car suffocating.

After a moment, the air seemed lighter, the passenger’s seat clicking as it leaned back. Glancing over, Zonic let out a breath when he saw the relaxed nature return. “I’m getting a pizza, you want some?,” Zhadow asked, quietly typing in a phone number while his eyes were closed. “Um...Ok.”
“This doesn’t mean you’re off the hook completely though. You’re on the couch tonight.”
“Fine.,” Zonic sighed, giving a nod of understanding.

“Good. Now then, you want the mix dish?”
“What, ew no, there’s olives on that.”
“Mix dish it is.”
“Zhadow.”
The dark male laughed,” Just kidding, gotta have SOME fun, “he gently nudged his partner’s shoulder.
“Pepperoni and veggies.”
“That’s better,” Zonic said, resting back into his seat with a silent sigh.

At least in his bouts of lack of control, he could rely on him to snap him back to reality harshly. Yet, at the same time, Zonic kept wondering why the other put up with him.
He didn’t deserve his constant bull that came from stress, yet he remained there.

“Hey, out of your mind boy blue,” Zhadow gave that lazy grin that always seemed to make something go up Zonic’s spine. “It’s dangerous to go alone, take this!,” He weakly plopped the phone into Zonic’s lap.
“....Why?”
“Meh. It’s thursday, your turn to use the phone for stuff,” Zhadow shrugged with a smirk.
Rolling his eyes, Zonic knew all too well he likely deserved that.
“Alright.”

The rest of the night’s patrol seemed more at ease when they shared their pizza. Though somehow it became a tiny food fight.
Neither complained about the mess though.