Summary: Stretch likes it when Edge takes a detour off the daily routine beaten path. He really likes it.
Notes: I’m pretty sure once a story gets to this point of sap, I can no longer call it fluff and I am required by law to call it schmoopy. It’s honestly too long to be called a drabble but I was hoping to do a series of Holiday-related stories and this is going with ‘em. Call them stocking stuffers. If anyone has a holiday idea they might like to see, let me know. I can’t make promises, but I can try!
Enemies to “ugh I can’t believe I’m saving your life” to “ugh we have to work together or the world ends but it’s not like I like you or anything” to “oh we actually connect pretty well but that doesn’t mean anything” to “I would die for you but don’t read too much into it” to “I’ll kill anyone who lays a finger on you” to Lovers.
· Someone asks if you’re dating anyone. You say no. they look at you with pity.
· You try to fill out a form online. “Name of partner”, it asks. You look for the option for “none”. You can’t find it. “name of partner?” you can’t progress the form. “name of partner?” you can’t go back either.
· You call the helpline. “oh, we’re very inclusive, we don’t mind if you list your same sex partner,” the chipper voice says. You try to explain you don’t have one. They don’t listen.
· It is valentine’s day. It has been valentine’s day for weeks. Red rose petals litter the streets. Chalky candy hearts crunch under foot. It is valentine’s day.
· “When you get married, you’ll understand,” they say. You don’t want to get married. “that’ll change when you get married.”
· Someone asks if you’re dating someone. You say no. “Still nobody?”
· Someone gives you two tickets to the movies. “Bring your partner!” You say you’ll bring a friend instead. They stare.
· There are two places laid at the table in the restaurant. A double bed in the hotel room. Two towels in the bathroom. You leave your double’s space empty wherever you go. Sometimes you swear there’s something sitting in the empty seat.
· They ask if you’re dating anyone. You tell them no. “are you sure you don’t want me to find you someone?”
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