“Eios!” *Eios turns and pauses, seeing as Stalas is chasing after him* “eh—?” *Stalas ends up running into Eios accidentally and falls on top of him* “oh sh*t— I’m so sorry Eios!” *Eios has a bit of a head injury but not much, Stalas blushes a bit* “uh Stalas—?” *Stalas snaps out of it and gets off of Eios* “oh— sorry..I kinda uh..zoned out..?—“ *Eios gets up, he notices Stalas’ blush and chuckles and narrows his eyes* “zoned out thinking about what then hm?” *panic shows in Stalas’ eyes as he studders to made up a lie to hide what he actually was thinking about when he zoned out* “uh— uh— uhh—“ *Eios chuckles softly as he notices Stalas’ panic in trying to come up with some sort of lie* “well?” *Eios teases, rushing Stalas* “thinking about uh— haha….. I best to get going..! BYE EIOS!” *Stalas runs about 30 feet away before losing his breath, Eios catches up and puts his hand on Stalas’ back whilst Stalas is catching his breath slightly bending over* “huh—“ *Stalas sits up and notices Eios’ hand on his back and he blushes a bit* *Eios grins* “why’d you run? I know you have nowhere to be, so what’s the point in lying Stalas?” *Eios moves his hand from Stalas’ back and onto his shoulder, Stalas is flustered* “y’know, I heard there’s pizza and games down at the new pizza place, wanna go?” *Stalas brightens almost instantly* does this count as a— hangout—? With— with Eios?! —Stalas’ mind “YEAH OFCOURSE— Uh— I mean— yeah, sure, if that’s what you wanna do” *Stalas grins widely.

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...They finally arrive at the pizza place, it’s newly built and was just open to the public a week or two ago, Eios never had time to go since he’s been so busy, and honestly didn’t even know it was even a thing until a few days ago, when they posted on social media that there would be games and free pizza tonight for 3 hours. “It’s nice here..” — Stalas “yeah it is, smells fresh too” —Eios *Stalas looks at the menu* “what kind of pizza do you like Eios?” “Huh—? Oh— I like uh— pepperoni, I’m pretty basic if I say so myself..or Atleast..my food tastes are basic..” *Stalas looks more at the menu* “what about you Stalas? What’s your favorite?” *Stalas looks back over at Eios, grinning* I like Hawaiian!! It’s the best!! The combination of meat, pineapple and that sweet sweet cheese is amazing!!” Cute..—Eios’ mind “you really love Hawaiian pizza don’t you Stalas?” *Stalas didn’t realize how much he had been talking* “oh did I talk too much— sorry— when I love or like things I tend to ramble about them.. but yeah! Hawaiian pizza!!” *Eios chuckles softly, looking at Stalas* “you didn’t talk to much Stalas, don’t worry.” *Stalas looks over at Eios, blushing a bit* wow, he blushes so easily..—Eios thinks ...

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...They finally get to the front of the line....

Episode 2:

They arrive up to the counter. “Uh— can I please get a half pepperoni pizza half Hawaiian—?” —Stalas “of course!! Will that be all?” —Cashier “Yeah, and I’ll be the one paying.” —Eios “Wait Eios I was gonna—“ *Eios puts his finger on Stalas’ lips* “I got it” *Stalas stands stunned, flustered*

*Eios notices Stalas’ reaction and smirks* “Alright then that’ll uh— be $27.73” —cashier *the cashier says feeling mega single* “Thank you!” *Eios pays against Stalas’ will with a polite smirk*

“that wasn’t so hard hm?” —Eios *Eios walks toward a table and puts his arm around Stalas in a playful way whilst Stalas blushes a bit* “u-uh huh—“ —Stalas

They sit down with their pizza, Stalas still fidgeting a bit as he avoids Eios’ eyes. Eios leans back casually in his seat, watching Stalas struggle to open the little parmesan packet.

“You’re really bad at that, huh?” —Eios teases, smirking as he takes the packet from Stalas’ hand and rips it open easily. He sprinkles some on Stalas’ slice before sliding it back.

Stalas’ face heats up again “o-oh… thanks… I could’ve done it though—”

“Sure you could’ve,” —Eios says, resting his chin on his hand, eyes narrowing slightly in amusement. “You’re blushing again.”

“Wha— I’m not..!” —Stalas quickly covers his cheeks with both hands, looking away.

Eios chuckles softly, leaning forward just a bit “you really are. It’s kinda cute.”

Stalas nearly chokes on air at that, fumbling for his soda. “C-cute—?! Don’t just say stuff like that out of nowhere!”

“Why not?” —Eios grins wider, clearly enjoying Stalas’ reaction. “It’s true.”

Stalas grips his cup tighter, mumbling, “…you’re so unfair…”

Eios tilts his head, “unfair? How?”

“…you say things so easily… like it doesn’t even bother you…” —Stalas mutters under his breath, almost too quiet for Eios to hear.

Eios leans in just a bit closer across the table, his voice dropping low, “maybe it’s because I mean them.”

Stalas freezes, eyes wide, completely unsure how to respond. His mind is racing— Does he really mean that? Is he just teasing me? Oh no oh no oh no—

Trying to escape the tension, Stalas blurts out quickly, “S-so, uh, let’s eat before the pizza gets cold—!” and shoves a bite into his mouth way too fast.

Eios laughs at the flustered display, shaking his head fondly. “You’re hopeless.”

But even as Stalas chews, desperately avoiding his gaze, Eios thinks to himself— man, I could get used to this…

They continue to eat the delicious food and have a small talk about life, while Eios continues to tease Stalas.

What could be going on—? Could Eios perhaps be….falling…in..l..love—?! With….m..me?!— no.. there’s no way!! He must be just I dunno.. teasing me for no reason—? Ugh, I don’t know. Please kill me before I mess this up.

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...The waitress brings a to go box, napkins, and a to go cup for the left over drinks. “Thanks!” Eios exlaimes....

After finishing up their pizza, Stalas leans back in his chair, hands on his stomach. “Ughhh… I think I ate too much…”

Eios smirks, sipping his soda calmly. “You had like… three slices.”

“Yeah but they were big slices…!” —Stalas pouts, looking away.

Eios chuckles, standing up and stretching a bit before holding out his hand. “C’mon. Let’s walk it off.”

Stalas blinks at the hand, his face heating up again. “Eh— y-you mean like… together..?”

“No, Stalas,” —Eios deadpans with a grin— “I’m asking you to walk alone next to me. Yes, together. Don’t overthink it.”

Stalas mutters under his breath as he shyly takes Eios’ hand, “you’re impossible…” but the small smile tugging at his lips betrays him.

⸻

The two head outside, the cool night air brushing against their skin. The pizza place had strings of lights decorating the street, glowing warm and soft above them. Families and groups of friends were scattered around, laughing, playing games from the event.

Stalas looks up at the lights in awe, his eyes sparkling. “Whoa… it’s really pretty out here…”

Eios, however, isn’t looking at the lights. He’s looking at Stalas. “…yeah. Really pretty.”

Stalas glances over and catches him staring. His heart skips a beat— “W-wha— are you even looking at me for?! The lights are over there!”

Eios smirks, leaning a little closer. “Maybe I like the view better over here.”

Stalas nearly combusts on the spot, quickly letting go of Eios’ hand and walking a few steps ahead. “Y-you can’t just say stuff like that!!”

Eios laughs, jogging to catch up. “Relax, Stalas..I’m just teasing you, don’t worry.”

Stalas groans, covering his face. Why does he keep teasing me like this…? Does he really mean it? Or…

Before Stalas can spiral too deep in thought, Eios points toward the little carnival booth set up by the sidewalk. “Hey— look. Ring toss. Bet I can win you something.”

“Huh—?!” —Stalas stares wide-eyed at him. “Y-you don’t have to—”

“Didn’t ask,” —Eios interrupts smoothly, already walking up to the booth with a grin.

Stalas watches as Eios walks over to the booth, not taking no for an answer. Eios looks back at Stalas watching him and poses like Stalas is taking a picture, Stalas quickly looks away and spots a cotton candy making station.

Well I suppose some cotton candy wouldn’t hurt..

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...Spoiler; it would hurt....

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...Stalas walks over to the counter of the cotton candy station, eyeing all of the delicious looking flavors. ...

“Let’s see…regular..mango..strawberry..banana..” Stalas mutters under his breath, taking in all of the delicious looking flavors, and now it’s his turn to make an order.

“Hii! What can I get you young sir?” —Cashier “hi..— uh can I— can I please get a mango and a strawberry flavor-?” Stalas says, shyly per usual. “Of course!! That would be $17.58!!” Stalas pulls out his wallet to pay when a man behind him came forward “I’ll be paying” he said with a smile as he tapped his card on the reader.

Stalas thanks his kind gesture and goes to get the cotton candies, but what he didn’t know was that Eios watched the whole thing with jealousy.