This the first chapter of my new fic: Le Babouin Ivre! I'll post the whole thing in a week or two on Ao3!! Enjoy!
“Oh crap, I’m gonna be late for work…” mumbled Ren, his tank top littered with dust and stains.
The chihuahua was in no mood to go to work that day; he knew it would just be the same as everyday. His boss would complain about his resentful attitude towards the customers, he would only be paid at most $5 an hour, maybe a little more if he managed to pickpocket someone or find unclaimed change on the floors of the restaurant. The jaded canine knew all of his hard labor would just be enough to buy a frozen pizza, some Corona, some cans of caffeinated cola, and maybe a package of Kents. Ren sighed as he threw on his work uniform and went out to face the cruel, unforgiving world outside.
After five minutes of endless trudging and exhaustion from the burning sun, Ren made it to Le Babouin Ivre. His bloodshot eyes stared resentfully at the cheesy sign displayed for the whole world to point at and mock with no remorse. The sign depicted a baboon, horny as hell, scratching his ass and surrounded by what Ren thought were trolls. Obviously, they were supposed to be attractive ape women, but Ren cringed as he stared at their stupid grins and hairy armpits. As Ren watched the sign flash in neon colors, he failed to notice his boss, Mr. Walrus, flopping up to him.
“HOEK, YOU’RE LATE AGAIN!!!!” the plump walrus boomed, his voice almost successfully rupturing his fragile eardrums. “THIS IS THE FOURTH TIME THIS WEEK!!”
“S-sir, I can explain, really…” stuttered Ren.
“I DON’T WANNA HEAR ANYTHING! THERE’S CUSTOMERS WAITING FOR YOU TO SERVE THEM!!! GET TO IT!!!” yelled Mr. Walrus, his ivory tusks looking ready to strike Ren.
“Sir, what do I do again?”
Ren’s eyes lingered to the restaurant door, which was opening from the inside. A pudgy cat with red and white fur was walking outside in the scorching heat. A large sun hat adorned his head, and a checkered black and white work apron was tied to his waist.
For some reason, the walrus shed his irritation and replaced it with a calm tone.
“Stimpy, my boy! You are one of the fine cooks here at this wonderful establishment! You will create masterpieces, lad! Masterpieces, works of art, and treasures that will be consumed by grateful customers! Didn’t we go over this yesterday?”
“Sorry, I forgot…” the bloated cat said, regret and embarrassment overcoming him.
His emerald eyes then met Ren’s ruby ones.
“Who’s he?” asked Stimpy curiously.
“This is our waiter, Ren Hoek! You will hand him the food when you’re finished preparing it!” answered Mr. Walrus, eyeing Ren with a hint of disgust.
“Why, hello Ren! I’m Stimpson J. Cat, but you can call me Stimpy!” said Stimpy excitedly.
“Can I call you sometheeng more realeestic, like a fat bloated eediot perhaps?” said Ren, slightly smirking.
“GET TO WORK!!!!!!!!” screamed Mr. Walrus as his face boiled with rage.
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Headcanon where after so many arguments between the batkids and Bruce over his paranoia and complete disregard for his kids privacy, the entire family had compromised with (in the healthiest way possible) downloading life360 on their phones and that's how they all keep track of each other.
Now Bruce knew that this is mostly for his benefit and is supposed to be a healthy alternative for his unhealthy paranoia and helicopter parenting, but what he wasn't expecting was for his kids to start keeping track of him.
He's putting gas in his car and Dick calls him because apparently Dick has been watching him drive around on the app? And Bruce is currently at a gas station thats right around the corner from a Taco Bell and now Dick wants him to get food for everyone since he's already there.
He's driving home from a meeting and Steph calls him because her and Duke were shopping in the area and wants to know if he can pick them up, when he asks how she knew he was on the same street, he gets a "Oh I just like to stalk everyone on the app for funsies." as an answer.
Jason calls him and he can barely get out a hello before Jason cuts him off, "Bruce why the fuck is your phone battery on 5%, charge your damn phone" which completely stuns him because why does he know that. He clears his throat before answering. "Jason, what?"
"Everyone can see each others phone batteries on '360, now charge your phone." Is all he gets before Jason hangs up on him.
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Eddie insists on cleaning the gutters because it’s “too risky” for Steve, in case he slips off the ladder and hits his head or something. Needless to say, Steve is standing in a hospital room several hours later waiting for Eddie to get out of surgery for his broken arm.
Steve’s not mad at Eddie but he’s really tense because he can’t stand it when Eddie gets hurt, especially for something stupid that Steve was perfectly capable of doing himself. He’s still stress-ranting to Robin when Eddie gets back and the doctors say he may be a little out of it when he wakes up.
Steve finally eases when Eddie blinks awake, “Hey, stupid,” he says softly.
Eddie blinks dazedly up at him, a dopey little smile forming on his lips, “Whoa, man. You're pretty."
Steve shakes his head fondly, realizing Eddie has no idea who he is, "Thanks, and you're so high right now, aren't you?”
"No, I'm single. Do you have a wife?"
"I have a husband.”
"Shit... Can he fight?"
Steve snorts, looking over at Robin who’s snickering quietly behind her hand.
"He's you, Eddie, remember?"
A big grin lazily breaks out across Eddie’s face, this unrestrained happiness that makes Steve feel like the sun just rose inside his chest.
"What? You're my husband?” Eddie exclaims, much too loud for a quiet hospital room but Steve doesn’t care, “Holy shit!” He keeps repeating it, blinking and rubbing his face with his uninjured hand, looking at Steve like he can’t believe his eyes, like he’s falling in love for the first time all over again.
As the nurses come in and out of the room, Eddie just keeps telling everyone, “Look at my husband, I hit the pretty boy jackpot,” giggling deliriously when Steve holds his hand. It’s cute enough to make Steve forget how mad he is for now.
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