10:50 AM and the only one who was awake at the hour was Winston, who had just got done making breakfast for the guys, pancakes both fluffy and protein for Egon and Ray, followed by French toast for Peter specifically, he was just getting started on something more vegan friendly.
Not that he ate anything akin to that, just something he always prepped for their guest, that being Egon’s on twin, Elon.
It was some cook book he picked up from the library, apparently it has good alternatives to the more animal based stuff. He stocked up on special ingredients for things like this, he felt bad the one time Elon had to skip lunch because of the food he made, he always made sure to make the other feel more included.
He never prepped tofu before, wasn’t even sure if it’d make a great alternative to scrambled eggs, but following the book he managed to make something the other can eat. “Let’s see.. uhh.. I can make him a smoothie bowl with that..” he mumbled to himself, zooming around the kitchen to make sure everything was intact. As he was preparing breakfast, out came the sleeping quarters, moseying on over to the table none other than Peter, who yawned and leaned against the table. “Mornin’ Z, whatcha got cookin’ up?” He lazily hummed, trying to wake himself up.
It was rare to see Peter awake before their other colleagues, especially on a saturday.
“Morning, just making sure Elon’s breakfast is ready, your French toast is on the counter if you’re feeling hungry. Are the other two awake yet?”
“Mn, Egon’s awake, just taking a quick cold shower..” the brunette responded as he grabbed his breakfast, already digging in once he poured the syrup. “Ray should be up soon thoughf” he mumbled sleepily, humming in delight as he ate.
“Alright.. I’m sure Elon would be here soon..”
“He’s coming over for breakfast?”
“Yeah then we’re gonna head out, said he wanted to hang out today, just him and I.” Winston clasped his hands together, as he went to prep the smoothie bowl, making sure to get fruits he knew the other liked.
“..like a date?” But as Venkman had said that, the blender went off, “What?” Winston raised his tone, and the other just shrugged.
After breakfast was completed, and the other two had come out to eat, Winston was looking at the time, fidgeting.
“Is your brother coming yet?” Winston blurted as Egon was on his fourth protein pancake, “he should be, unless he got caught in traffic..” the other hummed, not really saying much else. Wasn’t helpful, but not like they could really call Elon.
Most of the worry went away as they heard a familiar voice from downstairs, “Still a bit drab in color.. do these guys not know how to decorate?”
Elon was fixing his hair when he arrived at the top of the stairs, “sorry I took a bit, got a little distracted with something back at my apartment.”
“Elon! Welcome” Winston waved, going into the kitchen to bring the other his breakfast, “Here, made you a smoothie bowl and some scrambled tofu, wasn’t sure how vegan pancakes would taste compared to the regular kind”
The blonde seemed surprised but touched, “aw, darling you didn’t have to.”
A word Elon used most of the time, he used it universally with anyone, but Winston always felt a pang when he used it on him. He simply nodded and smiled, “I always feel bad not having anything for you to eat so I picked a cookbook from the library and made sure I got food you’d be able to eat.”
“Well, I’ll make sure I eat it all then”
Soft laughter emitted from both, though it was a little interrupted when Peter chimed in, “you two love birds done?”
“Love birds? Hey we’re not-“ Winston was quick to defend, despite his flustered tone. “Woah! No need to get defensive I was only joking.”
They all chatted, both twins seemed to talk amongst themselves almost immediately, catching up on the latest.
Winston was grabbing the rest of the plates to put away for dishes, going to see whose turn it was on the fridge..
He squinted slightly and realized Peter skipped his turn yesterday. He peeked out of the corner, “Peter! It’s your turn!”
“What? Mine was yesterday!”
“Well I still see a pile of dishes, you skipped your turn!”
A groan from the other room as Venkman walked in, glaring a bit at Winston, who rolled his eyes. “You’ll live.” As he walked out of the kitchen, he almost bumping into Elon. “Oh! Sorry there, didn’t realize you were around the corner.”
“Nono you’re good- sorry that’s my fault” he chuckled, moving aside so Elon could go in, the other thanking him. After that he finished getting ready, only needing to do a bit of hygiene like brushing his teeth and making sure he didn’t look like a Zombie for this.. casual, hangout? He met Elon downstairs, “so where’d you want to hang out?”
“Mmh, I wanted to see if you’d want to go to a cafe with me, it has good food and coffee, if that’s your thing.”
“My thing? Uh. Yeah yeah that’s my thing.”
Well, his thing consisted of watching game shows or seeing a baseball game but something slow like a cafe didn’t sound too bad.
So, walking down the streets of New York, the two hadn’t really talked.
Not that it was tense, no just cause they enjoyed the presence of the other, even if Winston’s nerves could almost basically be seen. He still tried to hide it well.
They got to the cafe, a name that was a bit hard to pronounce but he looked and saw that it was fairly busy.
The two sat down at a table, and winston went through the menu, he wasn’t a coffee guy, but the tea selection wasn’t hitting either. He just decided on an iced tea while Elon chose a simple latte.
Once their orders were taken, he took in the environment, it was moderately fancy with a more casual look. When the waitress came with their drinks and set them down, Winston was thankful. The two were chatting, laughing, honestly he’d forgotten why Elon wanted to speak to him, but he didn’t mind, he always seemed to get along well with the other Spengler. It was a bit refreshing to talk to someone who was more emotionally there compared to his brother, not that Egon wasn’t fun to talk to, but in their own unique way, Winston didn’t feel like he was talking to someone who’s head was deep into some science text, even if Elon was a botanist.
“I’d hate to cut the chat first but,. Sunflower, if you’d mind I say something” Elon fidgeted, his fingers tapping against the cup. Winston tilted his head, taking another sip of his drink “Mn? What?”
“I’ve always had fun with you, and honestly I love doing this.. I was just wondering.. uhm” he seemed quieted down, a bit more vulnerable? It was hard to describe. His face was tinged with some pink. “Oh dear.. I’ve never felt this way when doing something like this but”
Winston stared, not that he didn’t like this, but hearing those words sent sparks.
He thought about the night previously, how he stayed up a little later thinking of the other. But it went away, feeling anxious, and without much thought, he just got up, “I-I.. uh, I gotta go.”
Elon looked up, surprised by the others sudden change, but Winston took out cash and gave it to the other. “Sorry I just, I remembered something, I had to get. And- it’s, urgent” he said stiffly, his heart pounding. “I’ll pay, I’m sorry Elon I gotta go-“ he just left quickly, leaving the other in the cafe.
