[ he’ll. stare at the seat some before he decides to sit in it a little stiffly. after a few impatient minutes, eren simply decides to slide over next to him to get a better look at his screen.
they’re doing this. they’re making this happen! ]
You said you liked the water types more, right? Go with Squirtle.
Heh, well, nothing wrong with mediocre, am I right?
[He likes to think he's a step above 'college student', and despite his slackadaiscial attitude, the place does seem to be clean. No clothes on the floor, no Amazon boxes just lying around....hell, it even looks like he vacuums.
But he doesn't have long to gloat, because he feels a finger tip press against his nose ever so slightly. It's a funny couple of seconds, with Crow's eyes widening like a deer's, going crossed for just a second as he tries to process what just happened.
Rean...that was adorable. It practically warms his heart with how cute that was.
Give him a minute. He's just gotta stand up and walk towards the kitchen, pulling out the recipe card that he was storing. It's hardly audible, so to Rean it may sound a bit like jibberish, but--]
I swear, you're gonna be such a heartbreaker with the ladies.
[Then back to normal volume.]
Here it is! Classic Chocolate Chip. That's what we're goin' for.
You can either fill up the whole Pokédex or train the ones you want to fight people. [ eren’s tilts his screen to crow; his avatar is the default one and he’s got fire badger as his first buddy choice
[Rean looks down at the card the moment he gets it, starting to scan through the steps. When Crow mentions adjustments, he peers up over the top of it with a wry little smile.]
No, we don't have to, but how about we get the basics down before we start experimenting? I'm not exactly a master baker myself, and with the master of the ooze cookie here, I'm not sure we should leave too much to chance.
[The card is pretty standard chocolate chip cookie, meant to be idiot-proof for even the most troublesome bakers. Maybe this will be the one that breaks the Armbrust curse...
Crow can't help but smile guiltily.]
Touché.
Alright, oven's all set, so now we just gotta actually put everything together. What's step 1, my loyal assistant?
[Give him a moment to finish reading over the card...]
We're going to need two bowls, one for wet ingredients and one for dry. Dry ingredients first, then wet, then we mix the two and toss in the chocolate chips.
Yeah. Looks like we cream them together with the butter.
[With those directions, Rean immediately sets to work fishing out measuring equipment – thank you, Crow, for keeping half an organized kitchen! – and then measuring out flour.
And to being called "dear," he can't help but laugh a little, although his cheeks do flush a little unwittingly.]
If you get too antsy, you can always just eat the ones we're not using.
he looks at the avatar, then back to crow— honestly he could just say “no” here, but then elliot calling him a dick echoes back into his head. after giving him a good stare down, he holds his phone out. ]
[Yes, Eren. You're the one who sought out his company, and now you have to deal with this thing called BONDING.]
Trust me, time flies.
[Crow takes the phone gently, his face practically lit up as he scrolls over to the profile to start playing around with clothes. There's not too many free options, so it's not like Crow can go wild with customization, but he'll at least get an outfit that colour coordinates with that Typhlosion.
A red hoodie with yellow highlights, blue pants, and red shoes. He'll also colour match Eren's hair and eyes to be accurate as well.
Crow certainly can't see it, but there's a certain glow about him as he goes through all his options, carefully making sure he's gone through every option before moving onto the next one.
With that taken care of, he turns the phone back over to Eren, as happy as can be.]
All done. That wasn't so bad, now was it? Now you match your Typho.
[Contrary to popular belief, he does not live like a messy college student! Crow'll just work his way over to read the card over Rean's shoulder, mostly getting measurements for the wet ingredients.]
!!
[His eyes spring to life like it's Christmas early.]
YES! [He'll just give himself a fist pump of victory. HE GETS TO LICK THE METAPHORICAL SPOON.] No takebacks!
Ha, I wouldn't dream of it. You're an adult, you get to make your own decisions. If you get sick, I just reserve the right to laugh at you later, that's all.
[He adds his leveled flour to the bowl and goes to measure out and add the baking soda and salt.]
so crow really, really likes clothes. it has good taste when eren’s phone is returned to him, checking out the option— and it looks pretty coordinated!! ]
You like clothes?
[ this almost reminds him of sena. eren doesn’t dress poorly, he has his own aesthetic, but, he was nowhere near as fashionable. he’s the kind of person who would still wear boots even in the summer. ]
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