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(im listening to absolute territory whilsst writing this btw heh , wait can you put emojis in AO3?😼🪣 omg hell yeah) (also another quick thing i know canonically the real elliot is in his own hell BUT in here he gets teleported out by 007n7 and the clone gets switched which kinda causes 007n7 to have c00lgui permanent markings , him and elliot are friends/on good terms so yeah real elliot not the clone just a quick clarify)
its been a few years since they were all first forsakened , today was the 5 year anniversary , everyone was sat around the dining table in their respective seats they all claimed in the first few weeks of being there , Elliot was in the kitchen cooking pizzas , contently listening briefly to the conversions going on at the table , having been in the god forsaken realm for so long he had been able to create the actual pizza quicker than before , obviously he left it for the same time in the oven but none the less the creating of the dough and shaping it , adding the toppings and whatever else a lot quicker , after placing the pizzas in the oven he stared at the table , leaning on the kitchen counter , all seats were full except for his obviously and .. two times? again … his brow furrowed and he let out a soft sigh , propping himself up he walked past the chatty table who were all blissfully unaware of him passing by
he walked up to the stairs , he would guess two time would be there as where they usually like to sit , but to his dismay they weren't there? that was awfully unusual , his hand rested on a pillar from the stairs , the pizza had 13 minutes left to cook so he used that to go looking for two time . he went up to the main cabins door and walked out feeling the cold winter air hit his face , he had a jacket over his two shirts and a scarf on , shielding him from any large gusts of cold air but not enough to cover him that a little shiver went through him . he persevered and walked over to two times cabin ,he left and soft knock but before he was able to let our a second the door creaked open slightly , he was a little wary but walked in , having a little look around his surroundings ,
"two time!" Elliot called out for them but there was no worded response , only a quiet muffled hmm came from his left . "two time? are you okay , where are you?" that was a slightly dumb question as all the cabins had the same layout but none the less , he made his way over to their room to see them , under what seemed to be a million piles of blankets? he couldn't help but let out a small chuckle "are you okay?" he walked over to a side of two times bed and sat on it , moving a blanket to reveal their tired and sick face "oh dear.." a soft and endearing smile fell over his face . two time stared into Elliot's eyes " Elliot i feel like i am dying , and what is it with there being no heating in these cabins im absolutely freezing" their voice came out hoarse and dry "and my throat don't get me started , Elliot i beg please help me come over this sickness" their face plastered a desperate look , Elliot chuckled at the sight ,
" yes , yes i will help you 'over come your sickness' now stand up , you definitely need some food and you haven't eaten all day" Elliot moved over all the blankets and stood up holding a hand out for two time , which they gracefully gave before slumping into his arms "two time why don't you have any winter clothes on" he was bewildered , "um...." two time didn't have an answer they just clung onto Elliot taking in his warmth which was a contrast to their cold body , "two time- you know what take my jacket i have a few spares in my closet" "no no Elliot thank you for the kind gesture but ill be fine" elliot stared into twotime , the same stare he had when pestering people to pick up his pizzas ".. okay thank you" they wrapped the jacket around themself , but still stayed close to elliot . "okay we need to get back to the main cabin because my pizza..." he stared into the void "OH SHIT MY PIZZA ITS BEEN LIKE 20 MINUTES" he grabbed two times hand and ran out to the main cabin
at the cabin , noob was there holding a fire extinguisher fumbling with it trying to figure out how to use it , chance was gambling for what seemed to be how the situation would end up like , 007n7 was attempting to code the fire out of existence , builderman and dusekar were trying to find other ways of putting the fire out , taph was frantically signalling , guest was trying to explain how to work the fire extinguisher , and shedletsky was just watching it all go down . elliot ran up and grabbed the fire extinguisher from noobs hands and sprayed it towards the burning oven , flames went out and smoke plastered the walls but the cabin was thankfully intact (somehow) .
he opened the oven door to see a rush of smoke come out and then a fully charred pizza , "how the hell did it get fully charred." he whispered under his breath before placing some oven mitts on to take out the tray before lazily tossing it over the stove top above .
"welp.. happy five years everybody!" he lifted his hands up , oven mitts still on and all letting a small chuckle escape before the whole room fell out into giggles and chatting once again , two time even smiled and laughed softly at the sight , elliot stared at them ,really stared at them , this was a contrast to the two time he knew five years before , the once sheltered and insane cultist who was so devoted they couldn't think , to the now softer two time who went past their being in the cult , opening up and being able to be more light-hearted and confident around everyone , elliot looked really looked admiring their features
*"i think im falling for them , again , but this time harder"*
twotime looked up at elliot and saw him staring , they just looked back and left a small smile before turning to retreat to their seat at the table , the rest of the others went and sat down whilst elliot worked on a new pizza for all of them to share , making it slightly bigger than the last one to make up for burning it , they all chatted , two time even putting in their own two cents occasionally as well , "hey twotime?"noob quizzically asked "yes noob?" twotime looked at them curious on what they were about to propose "isn't that elliot's jacket? I saw him wear it this morning" they looked at twotime , a sly smile across their face (i imagine it as this >:3)
"i- uh" two time slightly stuttered , feeling their face warm up slightly , waving a hand and trying to cover their face with the other , wings attempting as well but that caused them to look more suspicious "he let me borrow it as it it is quite cold outside , which is what you would be able to tell as well considering you also have a jacket or few on" they tried redirecting the conversation away from themself "mhm yeahhhh totally two time , we all know what you are" chance butted in , a cheeky smile across their face as he flipped his coin again , "chance," two time said with a frustrated grin , "mind me telling everyone your relationship with m-" "WOAH WOAJIHASBJA TWO TIME HA-" chance had a worried expression on his face , still sporting their cocky smile "lets not go there okayyy- how about we drop it" twotime smirked "what i thought , anyhow , -" they started to talk about something else , chances face waved relief and a small sigh fell out .
elliot walked over eventually after about half an hour , with two large pizzas and placed them in the middle of the table , everyone picked up some slices and talked about the past few years , their regrets , sorrows , happiness and more . elliot went and sat next to two time striking up a conversation as they picked a few slices from the cheese pizza , "are you warmer now?" he also picked a few slices lazily flopping two on his plate and biting into another one , "yes , a lot warmer, thank you so much elliot im not sure if there will ever be a way to pay my debt to you" they chuckled and took another slice . "no no you're fine don't worry , i have plenty to spare and considering the fact you have almost if not basically no clothes for the colder seasons take it as a gift" he smiled calmly waving his hands dismissably . the both of them finished their food , occasionally joining into the conversation at hand , twotime stood up and took their plate , but before planted a small kiss on elliots cheek and whispered in his ear "take that as my thank you" their hand resting on his shoulder before walking to the kitchen to wash their plate .
all heads turned to elliot , where his face and hair both heated up (ANOTHER HC his hair became flames whist being there longer , saw this on tt and loved it so much its mine now heh) he stuttered unable to make coherent words out "HAH I KNEW IT TAPH AND BUILDERMAN PAY UP" chance shouted out taph signalled something sadly to builderman and dusekkar , "chance they might not even be dating-" "okay yeah sure THAT? NOT DATING? yeah totally you only say that cause you don't want to pay up isn't it" elliot snapped out of his trance and looked at them " wait wait- you betted on if me and twotime were dating?" elliot had a shocked look on his face "i fear it did seem like you were together , it may have been the hand holding or the gesture here at hand" dusekkar spoke up (i cant rhyme for shit I'm so sorry) two time peaked from around the corner after they heard their name a little while before "i must ask but what's going on i heard my name in a conversation lingering around here" they looked at elliot who was burning red and the giggly look on chances face
guest rubbed the bridge of his nose , "they had a bet on whether you and elliot were dating" two time immediately started blushing "where is this accusation coming from?" they said a small awkward smile along their face , everyone other than elliot stared at them with either shock or a little but of amusement , "YOU KISSED ELLIOTS CHEEK? HUH?" chance shot up confused at why they weren't understanding
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"oh yeah" twotime coughed , blush still flushed on their cheeks and quickly slid back to the kitchen to avoid any other questions . "yeah i see it" "NOT THE TIME SHED I SWEAR I WILL NEVER FRY YOU CHICKEN EVER AGAIN" he shot a look at shedletsky who backed off next to builderman again , elliot stood up and picked up the plates as quick as he could "i am going to clean these up and you can all think about what you guys betted on" he rushed over to the kitchen where he saw twotime leaning against a wall , holding a glass of water , just staring into it , maybe to ask a question , or maybe to just ponder. "you okay?" elliot asked walking over to the sink , his face still hinting in blush , "mhm .. my throat still hurts but im less cold , also ..." they looked at elliot " sorry for that , mainly for the questions you got , i dont regret a single thing" they chuckled softly . elliot looked back and laughed , they're both still going to get questions over it but.. that's not so bad
at least Elliot knows hes not alone when it comes to his feelings towards the other