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As usual, Blue doesn't need his alarm to ring to wake up. His internal clock is enough to get him to emerge from a deep, restful sleep, feeling refreshed and ready to go about his day.

He ignores the slight sting in his pelvis as he hops out of bed, making sure to stay as silent as possible. Not everyone in the household enjoys waking up this early.

While he usually likes to get some coffee ready first thing in the morning, he decides to visit the bathroom first this time around. He didn't get to clean himself up properly last night, and he feels icky down there. He watches with a giddy blush as the suds wash off the dried up magic around his symphysis. Last night was amazing, he can't help but think as his SOUL flutters in his chest.

Hopefully every evening from now on can be just as perfect.

He then makes his way to the kitchen with a spring in his step, making a mental list of everything needed for the best of breakfasts.

Blueberry yogurt for him, honey pancakes for Stretch, and strawberry jam toasts for Red. He makes both coffee and tea so that his lovers can pick whichever one they fancy this morning, then starts preparing pancakes from scratch. He can already tell he's making way too much but it's alright.

Today is special anyway, they can have a feast, as a treat.

Being so energetic that early in the morning has its perks: Blue is able to make quick work of all the preparations, and in no time at all, he's got everything nicely arranged on a tray. He even decides to be a little fancy and quickly runs to the garden to pluck a couple flowers that he places in a glass of water on the tray.

Looking at this handiwork, he nods to himself.

He takes it slow when walking up the stairs, worried that he might lose his balance and send everything flying. He did make way too many pancakes and now the tray is pretty heavy, but Blue exercises regularly so he can handle that much. He may have wanted to have the coffee and teapot on a different tray, but it's too late now.

Thankfully he makes it safely up the stairs. Opening the bedroom door, he notices he's not the only one awake anymore. He's about to greet Stretch when the tall skeleton, who was playing on his phone (a habit Blue is trying to make him lose), lifts a finger to his mouth. Following his side glance, Blue can see that Red is far from being awake, so he simply smiles lovingly at Stretch. Putting the tray out of the way, he crawls back onto the bed, flopping on Stretch's chest.

"Good morning," he whispers, planting a little kiss on his tallest lover.

"Morning, babe. Do i smell pancakes?" Stretch whispers back playfully, already eyeing the pancakes on the tray.

Blue is about to tease him when a sleepy grumble next to him catches his attention. The sheets move and Red's sleepy face emerges from the white linen.

"did someone say pancakes?"

Stretch and Blue burst out laughing together while Red scratches his eyesockets, trying to wake up faster.

"GOOD MORNING, RED," Blue says, now at full volume, before giving him his own morning kiss. He snuggles with a purr when Red wraps an arm around his waist to keep his close.

"wow, you made a ton too," Red notices. "what's the occasion?"

"Yeah, are we celebrating something?" Stretch adds, looking thoughtful. "It's neither of your birthdays, is it?"

"NO, BUT I'M GLAD YOU ASKED!" Blue says triumphantly, hopping to the tray and bringing it back to the bed. "TODAY IS INDEED A VERY SPECIAL DAY!" He strikes a pose while Stretch and Red look at him curiously, then smiles brightly at his two clueless lovers. "WELL, I GET TO SPEND THE ENTIRE DAY WITH MY TWO MOST FAVORITE PEOPLE IN THE UNIVERSE! HOW AWESOME IS THAT?"

He can't get another word out before he's snatched by two pair of arms.

It takes a while for Red and Stretch to let him go so they can finally have that celebratory breakfast in bed, but Blue wouldn't have it any other way.

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"Hi guys and welcome to my stream," Stretch lazily announces as he turns on his webcam. The chat is barely live that it's already bursting with greeting messages and funny emojis, making him chuckle. "Yeah guys, as you can see I'm not alone today. We're gonna play a new, multiplayer game so I needed company."

"hey, don't make it sound like we're just some afterthought only here to help fill some holes in your friend list," Red complains playfully as he adjusts his headset before waving at the camera. "hi guys. how's it going y'all?"

Stretch plants a quick kiss on Red's shoulder as an apology, then turns to Blue. The smaller skeleton, despite being the most energetic and enthusiastic of the three, isn't always the most comfortable during their streams and Stretch wants to make sure everything is okay.

"---" Blue says something but no sound comes out of Stretch's headset. Blue blinks at him, waiting for a reply to what he just said, but Stretch has no idea what to say.

He gestures for Blue to remove his headphones. "You gotta turn it on before you speak, babe, or we can't hear you." He helps Blue press on the right button and then hears a familiar ding.

"ARE YOU TELLING ME I WAS ON MUTE THIS WHOLE TIME?" Blue asks dramatically, gripping Stretch's sleeve.

"hey, it's only been a minute," Red points out with an amused grin and a shake of his skull.

"WELL I WAS GREETING THE CHAT! HELLO CHAT!" He waves at the screen with a bright smile and Stretch wants nothing more than to kiss him right now but he can't be distracted. They're currently live and Blue's cuteness won't go away any time soon, he can kiss him later.

Stretch fiddles with the chat settings a little, making sure his mods are there to ensure nothing goes awry. Once everything looks okay he takes his controller and sits back on the couch.

"so, what are we gonna play today?" Red asks.

"Yeah so the other day I bought an indie game pack and I thought we could try out some of them."

"THAT SOUNDS NICE!"

"But not all of them though. Because the pack's got like, 300+ games."

"holy shit."

Thankfully Stretch has already done some research and made a list of the few from the pack that look promising. He's made sure to pick games that both Blue and Red could enjoy, so nothing too difficult. Red is a frequent gaming partner of his, but Blue usually prefers to watch them play rather than play himself, resulting in his skills being much weaker than the two nerds'. That's also why Stretch decided to try out something new today, so they're all on an equal footing.

Hopefully, the three of them discovering new games will be entertaining for the chat as well. Stretch's top priority might be his boyfriends, but he is still a streamer at work right now, and he can't afford to forget about his viewers.

"Alright, let's start with this one," he announces as he selects a racing game.

It's full of cute characters that will most likely be to Blue's taste, and there are many attack options too to make things interesting, which Stretch knows Red will enjoy. Blue squeals at the bright and colorful designs, while Red carefully checks the stats of every playable car.

"this one looks to be the fastest, but it's ugly as fuck," Red grumbles, drawing an offended gasp from Blue.

"ARE YOU KIDDING? IT'S ADORABLE!!!"

"Less adorable than you," Stretch points out with a kiss to Blue's cheek, making the small skeleton chuckle happily and blush a little.

"are you comparing my boyfriend to a car?" Now it's Red's turn to fake being offended, and both Blue and Stretch laugh at his exaggerated expression.

"Hey he's my boyfriend too," Stretch replies, quickly glancing at the chat.

He's happy to see that it's going bonkers from the flirty banters the three have got going on. He's aware that he rose to fame as a streamer partially thanks to his... unconventional relationship, and he's never been shy about exploiting that part. He definitely isn't dating both Blue and Red to boost his streaming stats of course, but he won't hesitate being extra flirty on purpose when streaming with his lovers. That's when his viewers get the most active, and active viewers means more donations, which is what he needs to live off his passion for gaming.

Red and Blue are far from being unhappy about this, they both get to enjoy Stretch's attentions after all.

Focusing back to the game, Stretch gets ready to play as a countdown for the beginning of the race starts to play on the screen. Blue happily screams the numbers along, and then with a high-pitched 'GOOO', the race begins.

Stretch manages to get first place quickly enough, closely followed by Blue. Unfortunately for Red, he missed his starting boost, resulting in his car revving up awkwardly. He's quick to recover though and it takes him no time at all to overtake Blue's car. The smaller skeleton picked his car according to its cute design rather than his driving style, resulting in him losing control over the vehicle quite often. Soon enough he finds himself way too far behind compared to Red and Stretch that he knows he'll never win. He doesn't seem to mind though, and instead decides to take his time to explore the world in the game, barely speeding at all.

Meanwhile, things get heated up between Red and Stretch. Neither is first for very long, they keep overtaking each other every couple of seconds. One last sharp turn though and Stretch manages to send Red's car fly into the background. His character respawns soon but it's already too late for Red to hope getting first place.

"I win!" Stretch cheers, lifting his controller up in the air as if saluting a cheering crowd. "I'm the best, woohoo!"

"woo-fuck!" Red barks with a grin. "you cheated!"

"I did not, you just suck," Stretch sticks his tongue at his boyfriend.

"i don't suck!" Red protests.

"YOU DO THOUGH," Blue deadpans as he finally crosses the finish line, wiggling his eyebrows to drive his point home just exactly what Red sucks.

Red gasps at the dirty joke while Stretch bursts out laughing. The chat goes completely crazy as well, though none of them really notice.

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Red watches fondly as Blue runs around in the store, throwing countless shirts and pants into his cart that quickly fills up to the brim. He and Stretch have found a small seat to rest on while waiting for Blue to be done buying everything in the damn store.

The three skeletons are currently out on a little date: they're on a shopping spree (romantically). They've been roaming around the shopping center all afternoon and after spending a solid hour at the game shop, Blue insisted on getting new clothes.

Neither Red nor Stretch are particularly into fashion. You could even say that they're both fashion disaster, though it's nowhere near as bad as it used to be, before they met Blue. Nowadays, Red is satisfied if his partners aren't turned off by his looks, but he won't put too much thought into his outfit either. Except when he wants to get some, that is. While Stretch is a slob through and through, Red actually puts in some effort into his appearance from time to time.

Just not right now.

Right now he's content to just slump on Stretch's shoulder as he watches Blue pick out actually beautiful outfits. The small ball of energy truly has good taste, but maybe Red's opinion on that is biased, considering his firm belief that Blue would look amazing in literally anything. Give him a trash bag and he'll somehow make it work.

Which is exactly why Red is so useless when Blue runs up to him and Stretch, excitingly raising a couple of shirts to show them.

"GUYS, I CAN'T DECIDE WHICH ONE I SHOULD TRY ON?" He asks, as if either can give an educated answer.

"The blue one," Stretch tries.

"i say the white one," Red replies at the exact same time.

Blue sighs, once again the victim to Red and Stretch's uselessness.

"MWEH! I'LL JUST TRY ON BOTH!" He declares, predictably, before making his way to the changing rooms.

Red stands up with a groan, making his back pop, before following him. He might not be able to give proper advice on Blue's fashion style, but that won't stop him from oggling at his lover and telling him how cute he looks in everything.

He pauses when he notices that Stretch isn't following.

"you coming?" He asks, but Stretch shakes his head.

"Hold on, I saw something I want to try on," he says instead, rummaging through the racks before fishing out what caught his eye.

He shows Red and the two snort unashamedly. The shirt Stretch is holding is made of a realistic print of a male human's chest, abdominal muscles and manly titties included. It's ugly as fuck, even to Red's low standards.

"where the fuck you even found this?" Red huffs between two chuckles. The monstrosity doesn't look like it even belongs to the store, which otherwise sells rather elegant clothes.

"I'm pretty sure someone just forgot it here," Stretch replies as he walks to the changing rooms, Red following him. "There's no tag, no price and no brand name. No nothing."

"does that mean someone had this on when they walked in into this store?"

Stretch laughs harder at the mental image.

Once they're in a cabin of their own, Stretch removes his hoodie and the simple black tank top underneath, before putting on The Thing. Somehow it fits him like a glove, the poorly printed design even almost perfectly matching his orange ectobody.

Without hesitation, Red takes his phone and starts snapping pictures.

"come on, babe, give me a pose. that's right, just like that. beautiful!" He snorts, mimicking a professional photographer.

Stretch has fun making different poses, some goofy, others intentionally overly sexy to contrast with the weird shirt.

At some point, he lifts the shirt a little to uncover his own absless chest, holding the hem of the shirt between his teeth. Despite wearing the ugliest shirt in existence, he still manages to look nice and sexy, and Red isn't even surprised when he feels his magic stir at the sight. It's nothing unusual for him, there's always a moment when he'll get turned on while doing shopping with his lovers, though Blue is most often the reason for that.

Red knows the store employees are busy enough that they probably won't notice what's going on, so he steps forward until his face is but a breath away from Stretch's chest. The taller skeleton has already let go of the hem of the shirt, ready to strike a new pose, but he stops in his track when Red lifts the shirt again to reveal the soft magical flesh underneath.

Stretch seems to hesitate for a second before shrugging and placing a hand behind Red's skull.

"Just make sure to keep quiet, okay?" He whispers to Red, who's already on his knees and opening Stretch's fly.

Stretch isn't as worked up as Red yet, but the chunky skeleton knows exactly where to lick to get him to summon something to play with. Sure enough, Stretch's long member materializes quickly into Red's hand, who immediately starts pumping it between two kisses. He runs his tongue up and down the shaft, just like he knows Stretch likes, and feels his own magic popping into place when Stretch's slaps a hand over his mouth, just in case.

Red is about to fully take in Stretch's cock into his mouth, intending to deepthroat him, when the curtain to their cabin suddenly opens. They scramble to hide Stretch's crotch but are relieved to see Blue, staring at them with a disapproving look on his face, rather than an employee.

"I can't believe you guys!!" He whispers, unimpressed, before swinging the curtain shut and disappearing.

Red and Stretch look at each other, silent and guilty. Stretch is already taking the ugly shirt off to change back into his clothes, while Red gets up to find Blue and apologize, when the smaller skeleton reappears, holding more clothes.

"If you're going to get dirty, at least do it with style!" He admonishes them quietly, holding out a suit jacket for each of them to change into. "There you go. Now, resume what you were doing," he deadpans, taking his cellphone out and pointing it at his lovers.