[11:54am] 04/12/22
Charles: a man was just talking shit about me while I was reading a book on the bus
Eric: What did the bastard day?
Charles: only short and fat weirdos would willingly study biology
Eric: IM GOING TO KILL HIM
Eric: he called you fat???
Charles: yes
Eric: Charles don't you dare listen to him you are not fat, you have a beautiful figure
Charles: thank you darling
Eric: did he specifically point at you?
Charles: yeah, funny thing was he talking in mandarin
Eric: you know mandarin?
Charles: yes, I'm fluent in 5 languages however that's not the point
Eric: 5 languages!?
Eric: how did I not know this?
Eric: scratch that why did I never ask
Charles: yes 5 languages
Eric: carry on with your story love
Charles: ok, so he was talking shit about me in Mandarin to his friend so I turned and looked him dead in the eye and spoke in Chinese
Eric: what did you say?
Charles: "I'll thank you not to talk shit about me behind my back, if you want to insult me because you are jealous of my intelligence then do it to my face like a proper man"
Eric: well done love, I'm going to give you a well done kiss when I get back
Charles: yay
Eric: so what languages can you speak
Charles: English, mandarin, German, French and Latin
Eric: genius
Charles: <3
Eric: could you say something to me in mandarin?
Charles: sure, what should I say?
Eric: tell me about yourself
Charles: ok.
Charles: 你好，我叫Charles。我是生物老師，我最喜歡吃的食物是蛋糕。我有兩弟弟和兩個妹妹。我愛我的男朋友Eric。
Eric: what did that say?
Charles: Hello, my name is Charles. I am a biology teacher and my favorite food is cake. I have two brothers and two sisters. I love my boyfriend Eric.
Eric: wow that is impressive
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*Author's note: the translation will probably not be exactly correct because Google translate is not correct and I can't type out Chinese (oh yeah if you didn't know I can speak a bit of Chinese as I do it at school)*
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Charles: thank you darling
Eric: I should be home reasonably soin my love
Charles: yayyy
Charles: do you think we could put up Christmas decorations this afternoon?
Eric: I don't really celebrate Christmas but sure why not
Charles: oh in sorry I didn't know, we don't have to put them up if you don't want to
Eric: it's fine Charles, I'd like to put them up with you even if I don't celebrate it
Charles: thank you
Eric: can I ask you something?
Charles: of course my dear
Eric: are you religious?
Charles: no, my siblings and I just celebrate Christmas for fun and as a day to spend time with each other as a family
Eric: may I join in your celebrations?
Charles: if course Eric, you are family.
Eric: thank you
Charles: are you going to celebrate Hanukkah?
Eric: yes, I shall light the menorah each day
Charles: can you change the "I" in that sentence to "we"
Eric: you want to light the menorah with me?
Charles: if you don't want me to that's fine
Eric: no I'd love for you to light the menorah with me
Charles: yay
Eric: but why do you want to do it with me, you're not Jewish?
Charles: well I don't want the love of my life celebrating a FAMILY holiday on his own
Eric: thank you Charles, it means a lot to me that you'd do that for me
Charles: Eric I'd do anything for you
Eric: I'd do anything for you too Charles
Eric: I'll be back soon then we can decorate for Christmas
Charles: and Hanukkah
Eric: I love you
Charles: good
Eric: see you soon love
Charles: see you soon Eric darling