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."
Atlas giggled, agreeing. "Oh yeah, definitely. We're for sure not the bickering married couple, I doubt we'd ever be." He kissed the top of Emrys' head, burying his face in the male's hair. "We're eternally on our honeymoon phase."
Em smiled and curled closer to Atlas, pleased with his agreement. "Yeah, we're too in love to fight. I bet Cadmus 'n Harley are gonna start making fun now that they're not constantly being distracted by each other." He groaned suddenly, burying his face in Atlas' chest. 'Ah shit, they're gonna totally fuck us over now, aren't they? Normally it's us against Cadmus in a prank war but now Harls is gonna get dragged in."
"Ah noo! Harley's like, the logically smartest among us, so we're actually screwed. We should definitely try to stay on their good sides, yeah?" Atlas moved one of his hands to Emrys' head and lightly played with his hair. "Them getting together brings both good and bad, that's for sure. At least we won't have to deal with their longing to be together, but now they're together, double as powerful as they already are."
"It's a lose-lose situation." Emrys tutted and shook his head. "They're too powerful together, we're gonna get totally fucked over if we ever cross them again." He leaned into the hands in his hair, humming softly as Atlas petted him. "But I think we can find sneaky ways to prank them. We just need to get Harley and frame Cadmus."
"Yeah, it's not fair. But yeah, if we really use our heads then we can get 'em." Atlas kissed the top of Emrys' head, keeping his hand there. "I just hope we don't end up in a prank war soon, I'd rather not have to do that and when we do I actually hate harmful pranks… but of course you know that. Anyway, if worst comes to worst, then we just confuse them with bizarre pranks, k?"
"Obviously." Em pecked him on the lips, a twinkle in his eyes. "It's no fun if someone ends up getting hurt. And anyway, I'm pretty sure we outlawed anything actively malicious after the crockpot incident." He winced at the memory, pressing closer to Atlas. "But enough talking about other people! We've got the room all to ourselves, we should do something."
Atlas winced as well, tightening his grip around Emrys and recalling some of the events from that day. But he soon forgot, smiling as he thought the same thing. "Definitely, what d'ya wanna do, love?" He asked, slightly muffled by Atlas nuzzling Emrys' head. He
"I dunno. Maybe we could dye your hair?" He rolled out of Atlas' grip, grabbing the little box of hot pink hair dye with a smile before he snuggled into his boyfriend's arms again. "It'll be like a fun little adventure, I can hold you close while you hang your head over the edge of the tub and try not to cry when the dye runs into your eyes."
Atlas' eyes went wide and a bright smile grew on his lips. "That's a perfect idea! And then I'll have bright pink hair for the concert tomorrow night!" He said very excitedly. Dyeing hair was just a fun thing in general for Atlas, even if he's alone. It's fun to see his hair after he's done so, after all the work of making sure every strand is covered in dye.
Emrys smiled and kissed him on the cheek. "Perfect, let's do it! We're already planning on coming out, what's one more big change?" He slipped out of bed, taking Atlas by the hands and dragging him into the bathroom. "Alright, we've got bleach and bright pink dye. How the hell does one use bleach?"
