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The calendar is as it reads, July 1st. 5up and Steve are laying on 5up's bed.
The younger one is sound asleep, softly breathing as Steve runs a hand through his hair, his favourite way to occupy himself.
When the alarm goes off, 5up groans and buries his face into Steve's shoulder. He really doesn't want to wake up. Steve chuckles and carefully removes 5up's face from his neck. He's exhausted. Steve laughs despite how much he knows 5up is tired. His face scrunches up in annoyance and he backs away from Steve.
"No, wait, I'm sorry!" He cackles and 5up looks amused yet tired. He pulls Steve close to him and kisses his cheek softly. He knows it's a non-verbal replacement for a saying of good morning.
He sits up, as if showing that he isn't looking to go back to sleep. Steve sits up beside him, grabbing him by his side and making sure he's leaning against him.
"Do I have to join the lobby today?" He frowns, laying his head on Steve's shoulder. He pats his head softly before leaning his own on 5up's head.
"Yes, dear, the lobby is expecting you to be there. I'm sure they could fill if you want though." Steve mocks. 5up sighs and heads downstairs to grab a cup of tea.
Steve sets up his stream and starts talking about Love Island. Again. Midway through his rambles, 5up quietly joins the lobby. He pays little to no mind of the conversation. He only really contributes to meetings, not the offside conversations.
He gets medic and decides to shield Janet, when 5up runs by.
"I think I got Janet..?" He says, to his chat. When the blue body is reported, he curses, and sees the dark green plus next to 5up's name. He explains what happened, much to 5up's laughter.
It's a sweet sound though, so he doesn't get as angry at himself as he should be getting.
The lobby ends soon after, and yes, he knows 5up has MoneySMP practice, but comes to his room anyways.
5up ends stream and Steve lifts him up and kisses him desperately. 5up doesn't try to shake him off, instead melting into Steve.
"Well, hi there." 5up grins sweetly. Steve sits down in his chair and 5up doesn't mention anything before plopping down in his lap and booting up Minecraft.
Steve rests his head on 5up's shoulder while he plays. Steve really doesn't understand what he's doing, but he supposes it will help him, so he won't bring it up. Occasionally, 5up will look away and kiss his cheek, letting his arms wrap around him tightly.
Finally, he decides he's going to leave and the second the computer is off, Steve picks up 5up and hauls him over his shoulder. The curly-haired boy laughs until Steve sets him down, but sometimes, he would hear a stray giggle.
Steve looks him directly in the eyes, but the expression on his face is warm and fond, causing his eyes to soften. Steve pulls out the tickets he'd bought last night.
"Happy Canada Day to you, my Canadian! I booked tickets to Canada!" He says, proud of himself. 5up raises an eyebrow.
"I'm from Arizona." He bursts out laughing. Steve's face morphs into an expression of embarrassment and annoyance.
"Shut up, they're close enough." Steve rolls his eyes. 5up laughs even more.
"If you wanted a Canadian boyfriend, I'm sure Baycon would date you," He snickers, lying back on the couch. Steve raises an eyebrow.
"Really, huh? Guess I need to talk to Baycon then." He smirks, and stands up to get his phone. 5up pulls him back by the wrist, sitting on his lap as if to restrain him. It's Steve's turn to burst out laughing.
"Were you really going to cheat on me?" 5up narrows his eyes playfully. Steve kisses him softly.
"Never. Now, can we go to Canada and take maple syrup shots? Please?" Steve begs. 5up relents and kisses his cheek one last time before heading off to pack his bags, which, cleverly, Steve already has done.
Steve drives them to the airport. The flight is long and annoying, which Steve blames on 5up's horrible luck with airports, which earns him a light but scolding slap on the shoulder.
At least, at midnight, they go out and get maple syrup shots. After that they return to their Airbnb, they snuggle up into the sheets and fall asleep.