hot chocolate and thrift shopping

december 17 - christmas shopping

𝖙𝖗𝖎𝖌𝖌𝖊𝖗 𝖜𝖆𝖗𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌𝖘 𝖑𝖎𝖘𝖙𝖊𝖉 𝖎𝖓 𝖔𝖕𝖊𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖌 𝖆𝖚𝖙𝖍𝖔𝖗'𝖘 𝖓𝖔𝖙𝖊

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karl walks back into the frame with his jaw dropped, staring wide-eyed at the camera. "what do you mean you haven't finished christmas shopping?!" he repeats.

"i've hardly even started," dream confesses with a shrug, "i haven't had time."

"we're going. right now," karl says surely, crossing his arms.

dream rolls his eyes, a fond smile fighting its way onto his face, "you're in your pjs, karl."

karl moves his phone to be face-down, hiding him from dream's view. "i won't be in a few minutes," he says factually. "you better get ready. have you got a christmas list?"

"of presents i'm going to buy?" he checks.

"yeah."

"no. well, in my head, yeah."

"write them down so you don't forget any," karl commands.

dream picks his phone up from where it's leaning against a water bottle on his bedside cabinet, bringing it up close to his face and sticking his tongue out at karl even though the brunette couldn't see him. he closes the facetime to just be in the top corner of his screen so he can open his notes and write down his list.

just as the blond finishes, the black square in his top corner changes, karl setting his phone back up against the plant pot. "dream!" the brunette scolds, "you need to get out of bed."

"i'm already dressed," the blond defends, blindly moving his phone and hoping that karl can see his hoodie and jeans.

"still," karl retorts, "you're not going to the mall from there."

"we're going to the mall?" dream questions, opening the call back up to full screen. the angle he's holding his phone makes him look funny, and he holds back a small laugh.

"why not?" karl shrugs, now also picking up his phone, "is there one near here?"

the facetime starts to move around, and dream assumes that karl is typing something. "yeah," he answers, "it's like half an hour away, maybe a little longer with traffic."

"yeah, let's go there," karl chirps excitedly, smiling up at the camera, "i've never been before."

"okay sure," dream agrees. "i'll drive?"

"sure! i'll walk down to your house now," karl says, and dream can see that the brunette is leaving his bedroom.

"alrighty, see you in a minute."

"bye dreamie!"

as the call ends, dream realises how hard he's smiling and quickly shakes it off. he heads downstairs, pulling on his coat and shoes before leaning his head into the kitchen. "mom?"

"yes, dear?" she says, looking up from her book with a kind smile.

"i'm going out to the mall with karl," he tells her.