you should’ve expected it, really.
no sugarcoating, you had been misplacing your panties for months now. it seemed like no matter how many you bought, your underwear drawer was always going through a drought.
your favourite cotton ones? gone. your sexy black lace pair? gone. the few g-strings you owned when you were feeling especially sultry? also gone.
you had just assumed that the dryer had been eating them, or that they had disappeared into some far corner of your closet somehow - never to be seen again.
the actual answer, was one that left you with a raise eyebrow - standing in the middle of your laundry room whilst holding a pair of your boyfriend’s jeans in your hands.
it had started simple. laundry had to get done, and toby was shitty at it (never letting clothes dry properly) so you took matters into your own hands. gathered up your dirty clothes, and his, and retreated to throw them all in the wash.
one of his pairs of jeans had a bulging back pocket, which you of course had to rifle through - because god help you if you washed another pack of cigarettes again.
but no, it wasn’t smokes. wasn’t rocks he had found in the forest either (your second guess) - it was… your panties. the lacy black pair you had thought you lost months ago, crumpled into a little ball, shoved deep into the back pocket of toby’s favourite jeans.
oh. alright. maybe should’ve considered that.
it wasn’t that toby gave off the vibes of a underwear drawer raider - but he also didn’t not give off those vibes.
‘Toby.’ you step out into the living room, dangling the flimsy fabric in the air - pinched between your fingers. ‘what’s this?’
‘uh, your u-underwear?’ you cant tell if he’s being oblivious on purpose.
‘yeah, my underwear. that I lost months ago. stuffed in the pocket of your pants.’ busted.
it clicks for him so quickly that it’s almost comical - the way his face pales, his eyes going wide and his shoulders tensing up. you’re not actually mad, but the sight of him like this - wide-eyed and panicked - is sort of cute.
and really, he should’ve probably tried to defend himself, but the only thing that ends up coming out of his idiot brain is;
‘you didn’t w-wash ‘em, did you?’
you wrinkle your nose, before letting out a disbelieving scoff and chucking the crumpled pair of undergarments at him.
‘fuckin’ gross, toby.’ then you’re turning on your heel.
but before you leave, you pause.
‘at least ask next time.’
















