The Park

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Joker had no idea how Ed was still holding Oswald, especially both of them being the size that they were, but he wasn't about to say that out loud.
He could tell Bruce was thinking the same thing as they walked up to Dodger's.

It was a small store in a medium wealthy part of Gotham- the people around weren't rich, but they weren't homeless. They were working class.
Nobody even glanced at the four as the entered the shop.
The cashier was a handsome boy Bruce's age. He had fluffy light brown hair and a crap ton of freckles, and he was decently muscular, with big brown eyes.

Joker noticed all of his friends checking him out, and he nearly died of trying to hold in his laughter.
"Hello." The boy said politely- his name tag said 'Lucas'. "What can I get for you all today?"

"Four things of fries." Edward ordered, assuming they all wanted fries, I mean who doesn't want fries. "And two cheeseburgers please." Bruce told Lucas, one for him and one for Penguin.
"Name for the order?" Lucas mumbled.
"Bruce, thank you." Bruce said, and they waited while the kid got their order together.

Ten minutes later the four of them walked out of the store and stood outside.
"Did you see that guy?" Joker brought up. "He was kind of fine."
"He was actually really hot." Said Bruce. Edward and Oswald gasped in unison.
"We're all not straight??" Oswald said, opening his cheeseburger from the wrapper.

Nygma and Joker laughed. Oswald grinned and high-fived Bruce.
"We are so cool." He smiled excitedly. Bruce chuckled.
"It's cold." Said Ed. "Let's start walking."
"Lets just walk around the park." Joker suggested.
"Okay." Penguin said.
"Hold Edward's hand. Remember you're still playing a child." Bruce ordered him, lowering his voice.

Edward reddened, and Oswald's face was very red, definitely not from the cold.
They grasped hands and took the lead, walking in front of Joker and Bruce.
For a while the four of them just ate their food in silence while they walked to the park, Penguin trying to hide his limp as well as he could.

Oswald finished his burger as soon as they got to the park, and threw the wrapper in the nearest trash can.
Joker was still in the middle of eating fries- he felt guilty about even chewing one.
Bruce kept looking over at him though, so he couldn't spit it out on the ground.

"Gee, kid, when was the last time that someone fed you?" Nygma asked in shock as Penguin ate a French fry.
"I don't know." Oswald said.
"You're inhaling everything." Riddler said, surprised.

"This morning, Ozzie, you ate oatmeal this morning." Joker called to them.
"Oh, right." Penguin mumbled. He stopped eating the food and almost dropped it on the ground.

"Well now what's wrong?" Bruce asked.
Oswald paused, and his grip on Ed's hand loosened.
"Um.. nothing." He said. "I'm done. Does anyone see a trash can?"

"To the left." Said Bruce. "Oswald..."
"Ozzie, you can eat it. I don't care." Nygma said, wiggling their hands together.
"It's going to make me fat." Oswald said, the limping worsening.
"Just eat it." Joker told him. "It's fine, we don't care. You're not even fat, to be honest."

"Whatever." Penguin said. He tried to pull Edward over to the trash can so that he could throw out the food, but Ed was stronger and yanked him back. The two stared at each other.
"Let me g-"
"Eat. It." Riddler glared hard at him, leaning down so that he could stare deep into Penguin's eyes.

Oswald quivered. He reluctantly stopped pulling towards the trash can, and Ed yanked him back to the path.
Bruce looked at the pair for a little longer than was necessary.
"Are they dating, Miah?" He whispered to Joker, leaning in.
The Joker shook his head. "Not yet. Oswald likes him."

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