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Bill smiled, switching off the sink as he dried his hands on his orange sweater, which his Pine Tree had given him as a gift for his birthday this morning. Work at the cafe today had been tough today, but it was all worth it, because now that his shift was over, Bill was going with Pine Tree to the cinema to celebrate his birthday, and he was not going to let anything get his spirits down as long as he had that to look forward to.
Humming the tune from the last song Xanthar had put on play, Bill locked up the cafe, grinning at the scowling teenager waiting outside the cafe for him. Pine Tree!
Sniffling a little from the cold Autumn breeze, Pine Tree practically growled at him. Like a small, cute puppy. “You could have been a little faster, you know.”
“Miss me?” Bill knew he was just pissed for having to wait in the cold, but—
“Obviously, you idiot coffee-brain.” Pine Tree glared angrily at Bill as he said so, but the context and the blush that had spread across his cheeks negated the line’s intended effect.
“I’m sorry, princess. Let me hold your hand to warm you up as an apology?”
“Mmm… fine.”
Beaming, Bill grabs Dipper’s hand, pulling him down the street away from the cafe, and towards the cinema in the mall down the street. “Let’s hurry! I wanna get popcorn!”
“Okay, okay.”
Dipper graciously allowed himself to get pulled along.