fredrickbarot:
If you’d asked Fredrick, mere moments ago, to tell you what time it was, he would’ve guessed incorrectly. Not horribly incorrectly; he knew it was after 8pm, as the sun was down. He might’ve said 9. 10, if he was feeling particularly brutally honest. He knew he had a tendency to lose track of time when he was procrastinating. Still, Eric’s return came as some surprise to him. Or, more accurately, Max’s, as it was the dog bursting into his room that drew him out of his book. A book which was not in the plan for tomorrow’s lecture, partially because he had not written these plans. “Hey,” he cooed at the dog, gently cupping his face to give him the scratch he was so eager for. “Welcome home.” Then, he dragged himself to his feet, aware of the sudden hunger that came over him, and made his way to the kitchen. “Hm, all things being equal, veggies seem like the safer bet, but since you’re the breadwinner tonight, I feel like you should get first pick.”
Eric had never imagined himself living in a city. Truthfully he’d never imagined himself living on land at all, but the crowded streets of New York often felt like as far from the open seas as he could get. Staten Island was a compromise he found himself strangely happy with, however, and he was probably one of the few people on the ferry every morning who was actually thrilled to be there. Having his best friend there too certainly helped...and Fredrick too, he supposed, silently chuckling to himself at his own joke. Max had been around for longer and was definitely cuter, it was only fair. The sheep dog loyally returned to his owner’s side and Eric scratched behind his ears as he looked back up at his second-best-friend, “ Hmm, you make a good point. ” Glancing down at both slices of pizza, he weighed up his options before holding the veggie slice out towards Fredrick, “ I think giving you food poisoning would really take away from my kind and noble gesture. ” He turned towards the fridge in search of a soda. “ Soooo, ” he spoke up, head still in the fridge, “ Whatcha working on ?? Remember, small words for the smaller brain over here. ”
