The One That I Want (and other short stories)

the one that I want (a cronkri homestuck story)

as kankri washed the many dishes in the sink, he hummed. he always hummed when he worked. nothing particular, just whatever song came into his head. his younger brother karkat was gone for the night, and so kankri was home alone. normally he wouldnt mind, because it gave him time to read or blog, but tonight he was actually lonely. he stopped scrubbing and looked at his phone. surely it wasnt too late to call someone and invite them over, was it? the phone started buzzing, snapping him out of his daze. he looked at the ID.
cronus...

kankri answered the text, blushing slightly. him and cronus hadnt been matesprites for long, but he already felt overjoyed whenever he thought of the the other troll. but cronus had said he was busy...

"hey chief, got any plans?"

"n9, 6ut d9nt y9u?" kankri replied quickly.

"they got cancelled, and nowv im free."

"w9uld y9u like t9 c9me 9ver here?"

"sure, sounds like a plan. see you in ten minutes?"

"yah, 9k."

kankri set down his phone and ran upstairs to his respite block. because he hadnt left the house that day, he was still wearing pajamas. he changed into his leggings and a red sweater. as he combed out his hair, there was a knock at the door downstairs. he hurried and finished, then ran to the door, jerking it open. cronus stood outside, fist poised to knock again.

"hey there kanns." cronus smiled.

"hello cronus." kankri replied quietly. he stood aside, allowing cronus entry. he walked past and into the living room, looking back at kankri. Kankri hurried and closed the door, then lead the way to the couch, sitting slowly and signaling for cronus to do the same.

"Would you like to watch a movie?" he asked as cronus sat down in a thump.

"I did happen to bring grease." Cronus said, almost asking.

Kankri stopped a moment, then nodded, "yes that is alright."

Cronus' face lit up. He loved that movie so much, and kankri knew it. He handed kankri the disk, and kankri moved his brothers romcom movies aside. All of the movies were terrible, and he didn't get why karkat watched them. They sat and watched the whole movie, cronus singing along and occasionally made small comments. When the movie was over, they just sat together and cuddled. Cronus held the remote and flipped through channels.

"Damn, there is nothing good on!" He finally exclaimed in frustration.

"Cro, hash tag offensive language." Kankri muttered.

"Kan, I don't give a shit." He replied.

Kankri sighed and started singing, "boy you better shape up, cause I need a man, " he looked up at cronus, who looked down at kankri with a startled expression, "And my heart is set on you."