(Thanks! We had a good time, she finally convinced me to watch a horror movie with her which was horrible but also not as bad as I'd feared.)
Em grinned and made grabby hands for the penny, smiling when it was passed over to him. The picture was of a shark with its jaws open wide, ready to speed forward and swallow up the viewer. "Coooooool. He held it up to his shark toy. "Look, it's your brother!"
(Oh that's great to hear! I've never seen a horror movie and I don't plan on it lol)
Atlas giggled, pecking Emrys' lips. "You see, we have four children, five if we include the penny." He said, holding up his stuffed animals and nodding to Em's stuffed animals. Taking back the penny, he pocketed it and spotted Cadmus and Harley.
(it was pretty sooky but the time passed by pretty fast so it wasn't the worst thing that's ever happened to me."
Em gave him a soft kiss in return, nuzzling against Atlas' cheek when they pulled apart. "We have to count the penny, Atlas! He's our son too, even if he is tiny." Cadmus waved them over with a bright smile and then, after a few minutes of cheerful chitchat, they were being herded into the checkout line by Harley. After that, they hit the Dippin Dots stand, and then they were strolling outside, laughing and talking about what they'd seen.
(That's good lol)
At that point, Atlas let Emrys take as many bites of his Dippin Dots as he wanted, stealing a bite from both every now and then. "Okay, but did you guys see the little marsh birds or whatever they were called? It was a small and kinda out if the way exhibit and there was this little thing to go see the birds up close." He asked, smiling. Noticing that Emrys had finished his ice cream, he handed his to Em.
Emrys pecked him on the cheek in thanks before he dug in, savoring every bite of the delicious treat.
Cadmus lit up when Atlas mentioned the birds, nodding excitedly. "Yeah!! Harley dragged me over so we could get a look at them, weren't they cute? I'll admit that I was kinda wigged out at first 'cause I wanted to see the sharks again but then I saw that poor little one with the broken wing and I was just struck.
Harley grunted. "Struck is one word for it. I had to drag hm over to the gift shop."
Atlas giggled, listening to the other couple talk. He slid his arm around Emrys' waist, pulling his boyfriend right next to him. "They were absolutely adorable!… Until we left and this little kid's parent's glared at us. But whatever, what can we do? If they're homophobic there's nothing we can do about it."
Em giggled and let Atlas pull him in, pecking him on the cheek with a soft smile. He seemed amused when his boyfriend brought up the parents. "Oh… Atlas, honey, I don't think they were homophobic. I cussed in front of their kid, they didn't seem to approve."
Atlas opened his mouth for a moment but closed it, almost embarrassed. He buried his face into Emrys' neck. "Ahh I'm sorry~" He mumbled, muffled my Em's skin. He stayed right up to Emrys, face staying in the crook of his neck.
Emrys laughed and kissed the top of his head. "Nah, it's fine! I totally get how you could've mistaken it, it's… it's not exactly great, being out. We all get our fair share of dirty looks just trying to have a good time in public with the people we love." He leaned into Atlas' warmth, nuzzling up to him as best he could while they were both walking.
Atlas lifted his head, still looking at Emrys though. He was glad they hadn't glared at them because of that. "Don't curse around little kids, Em, we don't need three-year-olds yelling 'fuck' at the top of their lungs, as amusing a that would be." He said, giggling.
Emrys gasped, playfully shoving Atlas away as they scooted into the Uber. "Atlas Fox, I would never say fuck in front of a child!"
"Oh yes you would," Cadmus cooed unhelpfully and was promptly shoved aside.
"I didn't say fuck, I said shit, which is much less offensive and also totally not a glaring offence because I didn't mean to it just kinda slipped out."
Atlas pecked Emrys' lips with a wide smile. "I know, it still stands, we don't need other parent's kids yelling shit at the top of their lungs. But I bet you would, even if it was just an accident… I almost agree with Cadmus though." He said, preparing for the worst as he slipped into the uber next to Emrys.
"But she didn't run around yelling shit at the top of her lungs so I'm pretty sure I'm still in the right here." He laughed when Atlas agreed with Cadmus, shoving him to the side to and turning with a pout. "And I totally wouldn't do it on purpose!! I've got better things to do than run around trying to corrupt children!"
"Oh I know, I know, Em. You're okay." He giggled, recovering from the shove. Atlas wrapped his arm around his boyfriend and leaned against him. "At least you defending yourself, I'd totally swear in front of a child, no doubt about that."
Emrys laughed and let Atlas cuddle up to him, snorting as Atlas joked with him. "Oh shut up, you would not. You're a nice guy, you'd never cuss withing hearing range of a child young enough to parrot you." He pecked ATlas on the cheek with a grin. "Your poor little heart wouldn't allow it."
Atlas smiled and cuddled closer to Emrys. "Ahh I knoww. I'd probably think about it all day and dwell on it and feel bad about it then apologize to the kid and their parents, even though the kid doesn't even understand why it's a swear word and what a swear even is." He rambled, a smile on his lips.
Emrys laughed and kissed him quiet, wrapping his arms around Atlas' neck. "I know, Fox. I've been your friend for a year, I've seen you do it. Remember when we sang that one song with the cuss word on it and afterward, when we were meeting our fans, you decided to give an official apology to everyone younger than 13?"
Atlas giggled, recalling that event. "I vividly remember that. I mean, I know plenty of them already cuss and they couldn't care less, but like, they're still children!" He said, almost defending himself even though he had explained himself plenty of times when he did it.
Emrys kissed him on the cheek with a laugh. "No need to get defensive, babe. I know." He leaned into Atlas's arms with a soft smile. "I think it's sweet, you don't need to get so worked up. And we'll all done dumb stuff around children."
Atlas melted into Emrys, taking a breath. "Thanks, love. And yeah, we've all done dumb stuff, period." He smiled and glanced out the window. He was ready to be back to the hotel. The aquarium had been beyond fun, but he had gotten tired real fast.
Em snorted but it wasn't like he could disagree. "Yeah, we're all kinda stupid." He let Atlas lean on him for the ride, staring lazily out Cadmus' window because he'd crushed himself into the middle. Before he knew it they were tumbling out the doors and stumbling back to the hotel, sleepy and fulfilled with their arms full of souvenirs.
Before exiting the Uber, Atlas searched around in his pockets to make sure his penny was there, and thankfully it was. With his stuffed animals in each hand, he used his foot to press the elevator button, a joyful smile on his lips. He heard the ding of the elevator landing on the first floor, then went inside, happily watching Emrys come in as well. "Today was great, and I'm so glad I got to spend it with you. Even though I basically spend every day with you."
Em smiled and got the door for them as they strolled into their room, setting his stuffed animals down in the unoccupied bed and then flopping down onto the one he and Atlas shared. "Yeah, I know what you mean. It's nice to go out on an actual date every once and a while, I guess. Even if we do spend most of our lives together anyways."
Atlas followed Emrys, setting his stuffed animals next to Em's. He yanked his shoes off, more comfortable without them, and fell back onto their bed next to his boyfriend. Instantly, he curled and cuddled up to Emrys, a satisfied sigh leaving his lips. "At this point, we're already a married couple, we just got to the couple part kinda late."
Emrys yanked off his own shoes with a grunt, tossing them into a corner of the room so he could curl up around Atlas and nuzzle against the crook of his neck. "Mm, I dunno. I think Cadmus and Harley are more of a bickering married couple. We're more like… highschool sweethearts who have been perpetually engaged."
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