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Arin Goddamn Hanson

Going with Danny to the grump space was usually fun, mostly because he made sure you were never alone. There was always someone there to keep you company, wether it be Barry, Suzy, or even Jack. This time around, it was someone different.

Arin.

Yes, you would consider yourself friends with Arin, of course, but never had you really been alone with him. Usually when you hung out it would be because you hung out with Suzy at their house. Never had you really been alone with him, which was actually really weird to you. He did seem really cool though.

As Dan parted for his session with Brian and Ross, he left you with a small smile and a 'Have fun.' You turned to the other man as Dan closed the door, a huge smile on your face.

"Arin! Dude, we haven't hung out. Like, at all."

"I know, it's weird." He smiled, walking to you and giving you a hug. You retuned the favor before pulling away and putting your hands on your hips.

"What have you got for us today, Hanson?"

"Well, I gotta animate something for a little and then I have a small break, if you want to help."

You nodded, following him to his desk. Drawing was a fun thing to you, and you would've considered it one of your hobbies. You grabbed the chair from the desk parallel to his and sat down, rolling over to him.

He had a drawing tablet on his lap, tapping the pen on the desk a bit looking at his screen. There was a character on it, one you wouldn't of recognized if you had to say something. His drawing of the character had many sloppy lines, all that would be fixed during the cleanup of the project.

He played the small bit of animation he was working on, which was the character swinging a sword at a villager from Animal Crossing. You guessed it was a Smash brothers animation, since it wouldn't make much sense otherwise.

"Something's missing on this animation, but I can't figure out what. Mind helping?" He looked at you, scratching his head.

You nodded. "Play it again?"

He did so, letting the animation roll for the few seconds it had. What had caught your eye, was the lack of detail in one frame before the details came back fully on another.

"Okay, skip to the frames of the animation. The guy swingin' the sword doesn't have all his details." You nodded and watched as he went through the frames and gasped seeing it. He fixed it quickly, or as fast as he could before looking back at you.

"Thanks, sometimes looking through shit can be tricky for me." He nodded, smiling.

"It's no problem. I could totally help with whatever you needed for this animation. It looks pretty cool, by the way."

"Thanks." He chuckled, replaying the animation.

"Want to see the full thing so far? We haven't added all the voice acting yet, so it's just silent."

"Sure."

He replayed the animation in its full length, which was pretty smooth. It got to about the point where you had edited and then got to stills of what the characters were doing.

"I like it. I'm sure your fans will too." You chuckled, watching him smile at the animation.

"I hope so. Everyone complains about how they miss the 'Old Egoraptor.' It's annoying but I've learned to ignore it." He shrugged. "Everyone thinks I'm a sellout when I'm just trying to make a living, y'know? We all are, and I think people need to learn that."

"Shit got real," you whispered, letting out a laugh right after.

"Sorry." He laughed, putting down the tablet. "Want to go get something to drink, like a coffee? I need a break. I've actually been working on this all day."

"Sure," You got up and stretched. "It would be so cool working here dude. I barely make any money."

"What do you even do?" He asked, standing up.

"I do commissions for people. I paint stuff and they buy, but business has been dull lately."

"I understand." He nodded, putting on his shoes and grabbing his keys. "Let's go. You can tell me more about your life, in the car."

You let out a chuckle, following him out to his car and climbing into the passengers seat. He climbed into the drivers seat and started the car up, driving to the nearest Starbucks.

"Dude if I'm honest, I don't even drink Starbucks often. I don't even remember what it tastes like anymore." You said, running a hand through your hair.

"Shit bro, we always come here to get coffee. It's insane."

He drove up to the window, ordering five drinks- The other three being for the guys in their session- and paying. After waiting for a while, the coffee came out in a carrier, and you two drove back to the office.

"I was joking about not drinking Starbucks in a while. That's mostly because I just remembered I had it when Barry, Suzy, and I went to the mall." You said before taking another drink of your coffee.

"Oh yeah, Suzy left me alone with the cats that day." Arin said, stopping at a red light.

"I forgot you guys even had cats."

"You're very forgetful, aren't you?"

"Yes."

Sooner or later you guys got back to the office. You held the carrier of coffees while Arin held his and yours. As you two stepped inside, you saw the fluffy mess of hair that belonged to your boyfriend. He was currently talking to Brian about whatever while Ross looked at the animation Arin was working on.

"Hey," You said simply, a small smile on your face. "We got coffee for you guys."

Danny looked at you before smiling. He walked over and was prepared to give you a hug before you put the carrier in his hands and laughed. "Pass them out, I don't know which one is for which."

"Alright, babe." He pressed a kiss to your nose before walking to Brian and handing him one, taking his out and setting the carrier next to Ross, who silently took the coffee and started drinking it immediately.

"Thank you dearest." Danny smiled as you walked over to him and hugged him, making Arin let out a loud groan.

"I'm the one who bought the coffee! What the hell!"

"Oh shit! Sorry Arin. I still love you." Danny scooted over to him and gave him an awkward hug, which was not reciprocated.

"Get off me you waif!"

Danny only gasped, before they both broke out in a giggling fit.

"I seriously don't understand how they can joke like that." Brian said to you. You just shrugged and took a sip of your coffee.

"They're just that good of friends I guess."

"I guess so."

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