Ever wanted a slowburn book with our favorite alcoholic, Shane? Well, give this a try. please. This book starts off as you, (m/n), are on the bus to Pelican town after quitting your soul sucking job at joja corps. This will be your journey through S...
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(TW)'s - Robin hinting of a hookup or something like that, a couple curses
ITALICS - thoughts
(AN) - heeeeeeeyy... haha.. its been 16 days but to be fair!- I did say slow updates. I don't like forcing myself to write, I feel like the work just becomes rushed and sloppy if I do that. also have been working hard to finish up my Spanish class- also got back into drawing.... annnnnnd found a game that has sucked me in aka Harvest town. so good. genuinely. its kinda like Stardew? farm game, romanceable characters.. I love it. its on mobile if you wanna check it out :3 there's still aspects of the game that isn't developed/released yet (aka there's two dates you cant go on yet. that's right, you can take the characters on dates.) but still its a good game. well, I didn't expect to be ranting about this but uh, enjoy!
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"DINNER'S READY!!" Robin's voice could be heard from where the two boys were sitting outside and conversing, their heads turning towards the voice. Sebastian made the first move in standing up, (m/n) following in suit.
"Ah... We should probably get there before it gets cold. Do you want to, maybe.." Sebastian nervously bit his lip as he stuffed his hands into his pocket. ".. Hangout later..?" He finally got out, his eyes darting away from (m/n)'s.
(m/n) couldn't get over how fast butterflies erupted in his gut from how Sebastian looked. With a quick nod and grin, (m/n) grabbed Sebastian's arm and pulled him over. "Duh! We still have to talk about battle strategies we could do and design characters!" (m/n) happily exclaimed.
Sebastian had to admit, this side of (m/n) was... Actually kinda nice. He never thought he would have thought that this was how his day would go. He wasn't even bothered by their proximity. Sebastian grinned and roughly ruffled (m/n)'s hair, pushing the others head down slightly. "Good. I'm holding you to that.."
The duo then made their way into the house, a delicious aroma hitting both of them in the face. (m/n)'s stomach growled, the realization that he hadn't eaten since 8am while it was currently 6pm was hitting (m/n) like a freight train. Sebastian slightly chuckled at (m/n)'s look, nudging his shoulder and motioning for him to follow.
Into the hall and past the corner, the kitchen finally came into view. Robin had set up a wonderful smelling feast on the table, a pot of bean hotpot, eggplant parmesan, stir fry, and some fruit salad all huddled in the middle of the table.
Oh Yoba this must be some sort of heaven.
Sebastian took a seat on the long side of the table, patting the seat next to him for (m/n) to sit which he quickly did.
"Hey (m/n), hey Sebby! Did you two have fun?" Robin asked with a smile as she placed a pitcher of water on the table next to a bottle of Ginger Ale.
(m/n) nodded with a smile. "Yeah! You're son's quite the character, it's fun hanging out with him."
Sebastian turned his head away, a soft tint of pink on his face from embarrassment. He mumbled a 'whatever..' before grabbing a glass of water and taking a sip.
"Awh, you're such a nice young man that's.... Wearing Sebby's shirt?" Robin got a smirk on her face that continued to grow, giving (m/n)'s the chills as he chuckled nervously.
"A-ah you uh, you see, Sebastian lent me a shirt so we could wash my other one!" (m/n) quickly explained, cursing his stutter.
"Mhm, let's go with that." Robin chuckled, wiggling her eyebrows at the pair which just added to their embarrassment.
"M-Mom! W-We didn't... Get your mind out of the gutter!" Sebastian sputtered out. He covered his face with his hands and softly groaned from the embarrassment.
Robin just waved Sebastian off, the smirk still on her face.
The two guys just sat in pure embarrassment, of course they knew nothing went down between them but still! Sebastian's mom thought otherwise!! Luckily though, (m/n) quickly got a distraction, someone new entering the kitchen.
She had brown shoulder length hair, purplish-red glasses, deep brown eyes, and was wearing a purple shirt underneath some jean overalls. (m/n)'s and her eyes locked, a look of excitement flashing across her face.
"Oh! Aren't you the one who just moved in?" She asked with a smile, sitting down in the free chair next to (m/n). "I'm Maru. I've been looking forward to meeting you!"
"Oh, nice to meet you Maru, I'm (m/n)." (m/n) said, returning her smile with a smaller one. While they were meeting each other, Demetrius walked in and sat down in a chair on the other side of Maru. (m/n) couldn't help but notice the stare Demetrius gave him... He shifted in his chair, pulling on his shirt. He quickly tried to focus on Maru, trying to act unbothered by the stare.
What's his deal..? (m/n) thought before deciding to strike up a small conversation to get to know Maru. I know she likes space and is sciency from Robin.. I don't really know much about either but... I'll strike something up about science, Demetrius is also into that so maybe it'll loosen him up?
"So... What do you do in the lab? Robin was telling me how smart you are, I would love to hear about your work!" He said with a smile, picking at his shirt.
Maru bashfully smiled, a small blush coating her cheeks. "Oh, you're interested in it? Well... I suppose I can tell you about it!" Maru happily went on a small escapade, explaining about how the lake near the house had a mysterious glistening rock blocking a stream from a caved pond and how she and Demetrius were testing whether it was affecting the fish.
(m/n) nodded along, his science classes from school didn't prepare him for this. He didn't even know half the words Maru was saying were real words. But (m/n) still tried to provide some engagement, asking questions about the results and asking questions about the boulder.
While the two were talking, (m/n) could feel Demetrius' annoyance growing and he didn't know why. I thought this would've loosen him up- why is he?- Oh! A plate was sat in front of (m/n) and so was a glass of water. He looked over and saw it was Sebastian who made the plate for him.
"You seemed busy and I didn't want to interrupt so.." He quietly mumbled, a small tone of envy dripping off his words that (m/n) just barely noted.
"Thanks, Sebastian.." (m/n) softly thanked, giving him a smile before taking a small drink of water to wet his throat, knowing Maru wasn't even half-way through her science spill. He turned back to her to see Demetrius putting a plate in front of her and giving her a warm smile, only for it to harden when he noticed (m/n) turning back to her.
Okay, what the fuck was that about? (m/n) thought, his leg softly bouncing under the table. But he quickly decided to distract himself, taking a bite of the food Sebastian plated for him and falling into bliss. He let out a pleased hum, his eyes fluttering shut as he relished in the taste.
"Wow... Robin, this tastes amazing.." (m/n) practically moaned out, stuffing another fork-full into his mouth.
Robin chuckled, sitting down and taking a sip of ginger ale. "Thank you, (m/n)! I'm glad you like it. You can come over for dinner anytime! I'm sure we'd all love to have you over, right Sebby?" Robin said with a sly smirk, taking a bite of stir fry. The comment caused Sebastian to cough out the drink of water he was having, (m/n) reaching over instinctively and patting his back.
Robin just chuckled before going back to her plate. Sebastian grumbled, wiping his mouths he glared down at his lap. (m/n) awkwardly chuckled before taking his hand away after Sebastian was good, he took another bite, the food was just so good... But (m/n) had to pull his bearings back, he was still mid conversation with Maru and he genuinely wanted to get to know her.
"So, Maru, what kind of samples do you take from the rock?" (m/n) asked, turning his attention back to her as everyone started to eat and make small talk. Maru opened her mouth to answer, an excited glint in her eyes, but Demetrius beat her to it by scoffing.
"Don't you know anything in the scientific field?" He condescendingly sneered, his fork stabbed into his food. "Everyone knows that you don't take samples from the rock. You determine the type of mineral it is made of by following a set of steps including-"
"Ahem," Robin sternly cleared her throat, sending a glare to Demetrius that shut him up quick. "Honey, not everyone will know that kind of stuff. (m/n) didn't learn about geological processes or whatever, that would be like me asking you a carpentry question."
Demetrius let out another scoff before taking a bite of food. (m/n) could hear a snicker come from Sebastain at the other getting reprimanded, further hardening (m/n)'s theory that the two don't get along.
The room was silent, the clinking of plates being the only sound until Maru turned back to (m/n). "Sorry about that.. But about your question, while we did chip off some areas of the rock to crush it and look at the powder, we mostly test the water around it to see if there are any chemical changes. We also observe the fish in the pond, seeing if their normal behavior has changed or if they have any abnormal features." Maru explained with a smile.
She was happy to explain more of the process and answer any of (m/n)'s questions, even sharing some theories about how the rock got there. (m/n) thought that Maru was a cool person, passionate about her research.
