𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖗 𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘 𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖓 𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗'𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊
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none of the boys were all that hungry. still, on the rare occasion they were serving pizza at dani's diner, it would've been criminal to turn it down. a medium size would've been plenty for them to share, but when you are the favourite customers and you're offered a large for the same price, it would be positively foolish to refuse.
and now, the last few slices of their large pizza have gone forgotten in favour of taking fruitless jabs at each other's opinions.
sapnap mindlessly scrolled through his twitter timeline, pretending to find it more interesting than whatever the boys across the table were bickering about.
"okay but what about olives then?" karl quizzed, clearly very opinionated on the subject of pizza toppings.
"oh my god, that reminds me," quackity chirped, refocusing his attention to the uninterested ravenette, "sap, look at how good my sign language is getting."
sapnap looked up immediately, leaving his phone on the table to ensure all his attention was zoned in onto the enthusiastic boy across the table.
sapnap couldn't help but mirror his friend's excited smile. sure, the delicate hand movements were impressive, but the pure joy radiating off of his best friend was almost hypnotising.
when quackity dropped his hands, sapnap was quick with his proud words, "that's so cool q, i'm sure it's coming in use."
the shorter boy's eyes creased with a smile, "it really is."
from sapnap's seat, he could see every person who entered the diner, but he didn't need to look up to recognise the loud voices ringing through the already overwhelming room. nevertheless, he looked up just as the pair reached the counter.
punz wore a smirk as he leaned on the counter, catching dani's attention before winking and muttering what was almost certainly a hushed compliment. dream's laugh, paired with the flustered smile radiating the woman's face, only confirmed sapnap's beliefs.
he grimaced, looking back at his friends with an unamused eyeroll, "i fucking hate that jerk."
karl shifted onto his knees, peering over the back of the booth to see the blondes turning towards the main seating area, before dropping back down onto the seat, "oh same, they're so obnoxious."
punz spared a glance towards the trio's table, stopping as he passed by to dap up quackity, "you free to hang out later?"
quackity nodded, looking back at karl as if to check it's okay but not leaving the brunette time to react before he replied, "yeah man, i'll come out tonight."
sapnap's eyes diverted from the interaction to see karl biting his lip, sharing a concerned look with sapnap.
the ravenette zoned back into the conversation to see punz nod at him and karl before walking away, heading over to where dream had already left to sit down.
"does that mean you're getting high today?" karl asked, dark brown eyes meeting his own.
"no, no, it'll just be like a little weed, nothing insane," he easily dismissed, and sapnap had to refrain from pointing out that smoking weed entails getting high.
karl sighed to himself, absentmindedly looking down at the sad remains of their lunch. "okay fine, if you're sure."
quackity was usually a god at reading karl's emotions, but at this moment he seemed to be unintentionally ignorant of his best friend's clear reluctance.
"i can't believe you talk to that cow," sapnap insulted, shaking his head slightly.
"punz isn't that bad if you get to know him," the shorter boy defended, readjusting his cap.
karl's eye roll almost went unnoticed by sapnap. almost.
"you only say that because he gives you drugs," the lighter brunette scoffed.
"yeah, fair enough," quackity laughed, pushing out of his seat, "i'm gonna go refill my coke, brb."
sapnap knew that karl wasn't against quackity's substance usage -the older boy wasn't exactly clean himself- so he could only assume something else about the situation bothered him.
"you know you can always call me if you need help with him at nights," sapnap offered, pouting at his friend's half-hearted shrug.
"it's fine, i'm used to it now."
sapnap nodded, letting the topic slip as quackity returned to the table but making a mental reminder to bring it up privately another time.
eventually, the group made their way out the diner, taking the short walk home.
quackity hit sapnap's arm, getting the ravenette's attention as he gestured across the road. "look, your new neighbours are moving in," he pointed out, squinting to look at a dark-haired man hauling a box out of a large van, "he's hot."
sapnap gazed at the pair of men. "they're not my neighbours idiot, they're the furniture moving guys," he laughed, "i'm pretty sure the neighbours aren't here for a few more days."
"he's still hot," karl shrugged, gently pulling open his front door.
"maybe to you guys, but sadly i can't agree if he hasn't got a pussy," sapnap pointed out, pretending to be disappointed.
"ugh, sometimes i forget you're boring," quackity joked, walking past karl into the house.
"awe, thanks q," the ravenette smiled sarcastically, waving to the pair before crossing the road over to his own home.
the other two carefully closed the front door, pleasantly welcomed by the cool breeze of the air conditioning- a nice temperature in comparison to the relentless heat outside.
karl's dad came out of the kitchen, wet bowl and dishcloth in hand, "isn't sap coming round?"
"nah, he's going out for a family barbeque this evening," karl answered, pushing off his trainers.
"i thought you guys just went out to go get pizza?" the older man questioned, using the back of his wrist to push his cap down slightly.
"i don't think he's fond of the food they're cooking for the barbeque," quackity explained.
schlatt nodded understandingly, "that's fair enough."
he turned to disappear into the kitchen before being called back by a quiet voice.
"da-dad," tubbo started, stopping halfway down the stairs when he spotted his father in the hallway, "can m-my friends come round?"
schlatt hummed to himself, pretending to think about it for a moment. "normally i'd say no because they're loud and annoying, but as it's the first day of summer i suppose it's okay," he agreed with a smile, "just stay out of your brothers' way."
tubbo nodded happily, taking the headset off his neck and settling it back over his ears, "d-did you hear that?" he asked, turning to head back up the stairs, "i'm s-sure he was slash j-jay about the annoying thing."
"i wasn't!" schlatt called up the stairs, eliciting small laughs from both quackity and karl.
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to say i'm excited about this book is a huge understatement.
thoughts? theories?
i love you!!
-kit