elmax (wip)

4

"dinner!" hoppers calls out, sitting down at their small dining table. el stumbles out of her room and sits down  in front of hop. he peels off the foil from the microwave dinners he had cooked and grins.

el pokes at it with her fork, slightly disgusted. she shrugs it off and takes a bite.

"hopper?" el whispers, looking up at him. the two had been eating in silence- until now. he raises his eyebrows, looking down at her and still chewing on his food. "i think i like her," she says quietly, looking away from hopper and down at her food, blushing.

hop's eyebrows furrow together with confusion. "her? who's her?" he asks, putting his fork down. "max," she mumbles in response, embarrassed. "max.. that girl with the red hair?" hop says after a moment.

el looks up at him and slowly nods. he reaches over the table and grabs els little hand, holding it. "that's great, el. im happy for you," he smiles softly at the girl. els eyes widen. "y-your not mad...? that i like a.. girl?" she stutters, her face red.

"el.." he smiles. "of course not," he squeezes her hand. he stands up and pulls the small girl into a hug. el doesn't hesitate to hug him back. "i love you," she mumbles into hoppers chest. "i love you, too," hopper looks down at the girl.

"now, let's get some desert," he grins, el backing away. "eggos?!" el asks excitedly. "eggos." hopper repeats, his grin only getting bigger.