jschlatt imagines

down yonder

   "they don't bite. i know they look all big and bad, but they're just big teddy bears. be careful though, they do like to jump up on you," you warned. "do you want me to get out first and get them a little chilled out?" you asked, trying to be helpful. all you got from schlatt was a hurried nod as he gave an apologetic smile.

   you got out and almost immediately, two big balls of fur came running at you, almost knocking you over. "HI GUYS! I'VE MISSED YOU SO MUCH! HI RUDY! HI BUTTERS!" you loudly exclaimed as you pet the two smiling dogs standing at your feet. you looked back at schlatt inside the car and motioned for him to get out, which he did. he slowly walked over to you as butters waltzed up to him and put her head right under schlatt's hand, making him pet her. schlatt just chuckled and kept petting the dog as you just looked on and smiled. you got out your phone and discreetly took a picture as he talked to butters.

   "hey little lady! nice to meet ya!" he sweetly cooed at the large white dog smiling back at him. you happily rolled your eyes and walked to the trunk and got both of your bags out and walked back up to schlatt, who was now petting both dogs.

   "you ready to go inside?" you asked, motioning to the front door that was a  few feet ahead of where you were standing.

   "ready as i'll ever be" he responded as you headed to the door.

   when you opened the front door you had opened and closed a million times throughout your life, the nostalgic smell of your mom's favorite tart warmer scent filled your nose, making your heart swell. you felt a hand wrap around your waist and large body give you a nervous hug as you slid off your shoes and looked around the kitchen in front of you. you turned your head around slightly to look at schlatt with kind eyes as you squeezed his hand to let him know to not be nervous. he smiled at you sweetly with love in his eyes.

   when schlatt had just finished taking off his steel toes, your mom walked in from the living room. "woah woah woah! what are y'all doing here this early? i thought you weren't coming for another three hours!" your mom said in her sweet southern accent as you ran up to her and hugged. schlatt just looked around at the warm and homey atmosphere your family's house had, then looked at you and your mom and his heart melted. you let go of your mom and stepped back to let your mom get through to schlatt. "J! how have you been, bub? i think you'll like it down here in the boonies," she said as schlatt bent down to give her a hug. "i've got to get back to folding clothes, y'all go ahead and set your stuff down in y/n's room and maybe by then, dad'll be in and y'all can go off-roading or something on the polaris."

   "thanks mom! i'm gonna show him around a little before we go riding, let him get used to everything a little bit more," you said, your southern accent coming out a little more, making schlatt's knees weak. schlatt thought it was adorable. he thought it was perfect how his brooklyn/montana accent and your southern accent meshed together.

   your mom responding snapped schlatt out of his thoughts as you grabbed his hand and drug him upstairs and into a door on the left side of the hallway. he audibly gasped and let on a big toothy grin when he walked in. all of the walls came together in one big mural that he knew you had hand painted. the ceiling was covered in flags and posters and the hardwood floor was covered in multiple spots by numerous soft carpets. "wow, y/n... when you warned me in the car, this was definitely not what i was expecting. this is amazing," he said, making you blush.

   "thank you, babe. i spent a solid year or so getting everything together," you said, reaching up on your tiptoes to kiss his cheek, making his face heat up. he was in his feelings before he remembered the multiple questions he had about the interaction you all had just had downstairs.

   "y/n?"

   "yeah, j?"

   "what are the boonies?"