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It’s early morning, the sun is barely even awake but Thanos. Who was currently screaming and crying. Coy immediately wakes up rubbing his eyes with a sigh. Looking to the side of him, Anthony is curled up with a content expression.
Anthony refused to wake up.. always. He’s a heavy sleeper, plus the dude wears both AirPods! Who the hell needs to wear both of them… Coy sits up. And dreads waking up the
other man in bed with him.
The man was such a deep sleeper he slept through the literal fire department. So now Coy had to deal with Anthony AND Thanos.
“Anthony.” He said, shaking him.
Big surprise: it did nothing. He took out his AirPods he had in, and repeated the process. Nothing. So he got progressively louder until Anthony finally mumbled something incomprehensible.
"Anthony wake up… go get the bottle.” Coy picks up the baby and holds it and gives a quiet shush as he slowly rocked them back and forth. Anthony just groans and moves an inch. Totally not getting up. “Anthony.” Coy exclaimed slightly louder and more firmly.
“I’m going..” he grumbled. Still doing the complete opposite of what he stated. Thanos slowly calms down but he's obviously hungry, and Anthony refuses to move. Coy just side-eyes him and refused to let out another sign, since it’s only been a couple of minutes.
So Coy comes up with a better idea.. “Fine. Hold him.” He said as he gave Anthony Thanos and left to go get the bottle himself.
Anthony now finally is watching Thanos. Finally sitting up his hair a mess, as he holds the content but hungry baby in his arms. He held Thanos out and forgot how cute the baby actually was.
Coy grabbed the bottle from the fridge reluctantly and let's out a yawn. The sun is finally rising, and Anthony actually got up today. A decent morning.
He walks back into the shared room and notices Anthony playing with Thanos, Thanos cooing cutely. He doesn’t walk in cause he doesn’t wanna spoil the moment, since Anthony would immediately stop if he knew Coy was watching.
He felt his heart warm up just slightly. As he lurks just slightly so he can watch the precious moment linger on for a while. Anthony was baby talking, about absolutely nothing important and Thanos was loving it.
Then Coy came in acting oblivious, and the flip switched for Anthony’s personality instantly it was almost impressive. “took you long enough..” Anthony said in mock annoyance. “You were supposed to be the one to grab it by the way,”
“Whatever.” Anthony spoke, as he snatched the bottle from Coy’s hand. Coy just feigned offense and sat on the bed next to him, taking the baby then, carefully holding the baby into his arms.
Thanos drank the bottle happily, as Coy fed him quietly. Anthony acted like he wasn’t watching, drinking up every second of the sight. He fought the urge to move a strand of misplaced hair on Coy’s face.
Then the front door was heard stopping their quiet time. Will loudly talks about something stupid to Hanbon. Even with the door closed Will’s voice carried across the house.
“Here.” Coy said Anthony couldn’t even get a word out as Coy gave him Thanos and the half finished bottle. And Anthony just completes his stupid task of taking care of the baby.
Coy pulled himself out of bed and tore up the closet before deciding to just wear one of Anthony A stupid gaming shirts. He didn't wanna get his own shirts dirty by cooking.
When Coy got to the kitchen, the other members were sitting at the barstools and planning a video.
“I think we should do spinning around with strangers while drinking a gallon of milk until we puke challenge.” Will spews too confidently, to which Hanbon replied. “That’s beautiful!”
Coy pulled out the bag of pancake mix and started to bake, trying to ignore the progressively Dumber ideas he knew he'd be doing soon anyways. No matter how much the group (Anthony) Protested.
He pulled out a bowl and some measuring cups before putting on his apron. It'd been a gift from Bon last Christmas. It was white with the words “kiss the cook,” and a few kisses accompanied by photos of the 4 of the blowing kisses.
Anothny came out of the room with the baby on his hip before dropping Thanos off onto Will's lap and going to the office. The baby wailed but eventually calmed down by the time the first pancake was done.
“Okay so what do we think about holding an Anthony look a like for the next video” Will said, turning towards Coy this time, with a shit eating grin.
“Better than a puking challenge..” he muttered.
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Coy would love to say he was cooking. He'd love to say that there weren't pancakes burning on their stove. But there was. He was in fact not cooking. Unless you consider spinning around in a circle interlinked with cooking. Which nobody did.
Thanos was laying on the floor, screaming while the pop music blasted over him. Someone probably dropped him. No one cared enough to pick him up until Anthony came out from the office, annoyed to have his gaming session interrupted by screaming babies and burning pancakes.
“You're burning it..” Anthony murmured before unplugging the speaker and pushing Coy back towards the stove. Anyone with eyes could tell the man was still tired, and with everything going on right now was not helping.
Anthony just looked at the monstrosity on the stove for a second. “What is this bullshit? Why don’t you cook something you can actually cook, like cereal.” Anthony mocked.
Hanbon entered the kitchen as Anthony left, helping Coy “fix” the breakfast problem. As Will and Anthony were left to take care of Thanos. Which ended up with the baby being held upside down by one foot from Will. And Anthony dozing off on the couch.
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Coy edited for a few hours before deciding to wake up Anthony to run errands. Will asked to come, but Coy couldn’t let an answer out as Anthony slammed the door in his face."That was rude.” Coy said with a stifled chuckle. “uh-huh.” Anthony spoke, leaning his chair back in the car as Coy drove to the Supermarket. “Whatcha think we need?” Coy asked. “More sleep.” Anthony answered. “Okay. Coffee I guess.” Coy picked up the first coffee pods he saw.
“Do Bon or Will need anything?” Coy questioned. Anthony shrugged. “I should’ve taken Will instead of you..” Coy complained. Anthony did not help at all with anything or anyone. But he was lucky he was hot…
Coy just grabbed essentials, or things he knew everyone liked. Anthony just stood there and looked pretty, and occasionally grabbed things for himself. Like Modelos (maybe they were also for Will.) Then they made it into the baby section.
This is the only time when Anthony actually gave a shit. And Coy had to pretend it wasn’t the most obvious thing in the world that he enjoyed shopping for their shared baby. Anthony and Coy both choose clothes and toys that Thanos really didn’t actually need.
Then they made it to the cashier checking out their busload of random stuff. “Your total will be..” The lady spoke until Anthony cut her off, “How about my total won’t be.” He spoke obnoxiously with a scary grin followed by a laugh. No one else laughed. Coy had to remind himself why he associated with this man.
The car ride home was silent.
Anthony yawned annoyingly as he walks into the house. Coy just walks in behind him carrying all the groceries cause Anthony refuses to do anything helpful. Hanbon got up from the couch and went to help Coy since he was close to dropping everything.
Will and Anthony sat on the couch together, holding Thanos like he was an unknown object. As Hanbon and Coy put the groceries productively, unlike the other two. Will put on a stupid sitcom no one cared about in the background. Then he got too invested in the show and practically tossed Thanos to Anthony.
“uhh where does this go?” Hanbon questioned, holding up a ugly car toy, with a smile. “Anthony got that. Just give him it.” Coy answered lackadaisically, like he didn’t see Anthony giddy as he put that dumb thing in the shopping cart. He was so happy Coy didn’t know whether it was for Thanos or just Anthony himself.
Hanbon just gave Anthony the thing, Will looking away from his show. “aw Anthony your baby car is so cute!” Will teased, leaning way too close to Anthony. “It’s for the baby.” (No it’s not.) he retorted, putting the car to the side. “Sure.” Said with chuckle, back to watching his sitcom that has just strippers on the screen.
“Thano’s can not watch this.” Hanbon commented. “He’s not even looking!” Will complained, as Anthony covered the baby’s eyes, mocking to add to the point. Hanbon just groaned dramatically going back to Coy in the kitchen.
Coy was munching on some new chips he just bought. Hanbon just took one without permission, Coy stared for a second but didn’t say anything. As he continued to eat his lays.
Hanbon puts her hand on her chin. “We should go on a picnic today!” She exclaimed happily, “that’d be fun.” Coy answered. Will and Anthony turned their bodies immediately and exclaimed at the same time. “Yeah!” Answered Will. “Hell no.” Anthony spoke unenthusiastically.
Then Will turned Anthony with an exaggerated pout. “I’ll go.” Anthony gives up way too quickly. “yay!” Hanbon spoke happily.
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They all make it to Central Park. Hanbon and Coy holding all the food. Will is only holding the cooler and refusing to hold anything else, as well as Anthony who is only carrying the blanket that weighs nothing.
Will cracks open a beer. “Central park is so nice today.” He said as he sat down on the blanket Anthony put down. They all followed suit. “it is.” Coy agreed as he got all the food out of the basket setting it all up. But Anthony messed it up by stealing a cracker. Coy just rolled his eyes.
Then Hanbon laid down taking up half of the blanket, but no one batted an eye at that. They all basked in each other's company. Then Anthony copied Will and grabbed a beer. Will gave him a “Hell yeah.” Shit eating grin.
Hanbon sat up and grabbed a sandwich from the plate. Coy takes a piece of cheese from charcuterie he set up. And they all started eating random things from the plate that Hanbon and Coy prepared.
Coy kept on eating things from the charcuterie, getting strawberries on his face. Hanbon chuckled but didn’t say anything, Will smirked into his beer can. And finally Anthony leaned over with a napkin. “You like Remi from Ratatouille mixing shit.” As he wiped Coy’s face. Coy’s face turned red and it wasn’t from the strawberry this time.
Coy just looked away, still blushing then grabbed a cracker. It crunched loud and awkwardly. Will cracked open another beer. “Will is NOT driving..” Anthony spoke, acting like he didn’t almost cause Coy a heart attack. “oh really?” Hanbon stated.
Hanbon started unpeeling an orange, “wait can you peel this for me- I don’t want it in my nails.” She commented talking to Coy, but instead Will grabbed the Orange. “I gotchu.” He said too confidently. As he unpeeled the orange and it looked like the most mangled thing ever seen.
“Hey guys. Where’s Thanos?” Hanbon questioned, and everyone froze.
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Oh. Coy grabbed the picnic basket, and took the baby out of it. “Found him.” He stated. “Aw he likes it there! He hasn’t cried once.” Hanbon smiled. “…he’s just out of battery.” Hanbon and Coy broke out in a fit of laughter.
As Anthony had to clean up orange juice off of himself and Will. “This is the ugliest orange I’ve ever seen.” Anthony comments.
“He’s trying his best!” Hanbon exclaimed, as she took the orange from Will. “Thank you.” She spoke enthusiastically. Will nodded and took another sip of his second beer. Anthony was gonna grab another one as well, but Will packed an uneven amount of beers. And he’s the one who’s had most of them.
Anthony just rolled his eyes and continued to eat off of the plates of food. “Holy shit there's an ant on my cantaloupe.” Anthony spoke. “Nobody eats cantaloupe anyways.” Will babbled. “guess what I’m fucking eating.” Anthony refuted.
Hanbon just happily eats her deranged orange. And Coy tries not to get food on himself, since if Anthony did that again he thinks he’d spontaneously combust. And not because it was hot in Central Park.
Everyone ate until the plate was empty, besides two small pieces of cantaloupe. “Get to work Anthony.” Will commented. “I’m full.” He argued. “But you like it-“ Hanbon cuts Will off. “I’m throwing the plate away!” As she stood up carrying the plate and cleaning up everything. “I kinda did want it.” Anthony commented afterwards. Everyone just narrowed their eyes at him quietly.
Will grabbed the now empty cooler, and Anthony grabbed the blanket once again. Coy carried the empty basket, and Hanbon carried the dead robot baby back to their car.
The car ride was consistent with Will's whispers of sweet nothings and rambling. Anthony randomly nodded along to only the stupid parts(all of them), Hanbon rambling to Coy, and Coy trying to figure out his homosexual feelings towards the man who he hated for drooling all over his pillows in the mornings.
They all made it home, the sun setting slightly. “We should all watch a movie!” Will exclaimed. “Yeah!” Hanbon agreed. Coy nodded and also wanted to watch a movie with everyone. Anthony didn’t care to watch a movie but he’d never admit he just wanted to be with everyone.
Will started some random movie. And he and Hanbon had the great idea to get drunk as hell during this movie. All 4 of them sat on their couch, the lights turned off now. “what even is this movie..?” Anthony questioned. Hanbon just shushed him.
The movie started. Will and Hanbon were sitting next to each other and seemingly competing on who could be more knocked out drunk. Anthony was slightly tipsy and Coy wasn’t drunk at all. Hanbon got giggily, and Will somehow got louder and more joyous than he already was.
Anthony was quiet, even tipsy. Though every little accidental touch from him made Coy flinch. Coy tried to pay attention to the movie(something called teen beach movie?) but instead found himself distracted with the brown haired man next to him.
Is it normal to recognize someone’s breathing patterns? Or how their glasses reflected the movie off of them? Coy didn’t think so. His brain was in a total haze right now, and he wasn’t at all intoxicated with anything.
The movie ended quickly, well to Coy who wasn’t at all watching. It was 1% watching and 99% trying to figure out his complicated(not so complicated) feelings for Anthony.
He looked to his side, Hanbon and Will were long gone. They finally crashed after their crazy amounts of alcohol. Anthony was tired but still awake. Now looking at Coy instead of the credits rolling. Coy froze, caught in the act. He wished Will was awake or the robot started crying, but it was silent.
“Staring much?” Anthony retorted. “uh.” Is all Coy let out. Now looking at anything else but the guy sitting in front of him. Anthony then took one of Coy’s clammy hands. Coy’s heart sky rocketed. And Anthony didn’t know how to explain or express anything about this either.
All Coy could do is look up. He wouldn’t say Anthony’s face was calm or agitated. It was just him and those deadly glasses.
Anthony’s hand then slid up, to cup Coy’s warm face. He didn’t know what to say or think, but maybe in this moment he didn’t have to do either of those things. And neither did Anthony.
Coy’s breath hitched, and Anthony leaned closer. Finally closing the gap Coy would never admit he’s been wishing to be closed. He didn’t even really think Anthony would ever see him in a light that would result in kissing him after the end credits of a movie.
But here they were. After the kiss, no words were expected or spoken. But Anthony’s hand did drag the two of them to their shared bed. To get some much needed actual sleep. Without any interruptions.