Rat Brat

↳ the hand in her hair caught her attention, eyes immediately training on his for assertion on his point. as he bared a smile, fink too found her lips curling in relief, fingers prodding together bashfully in the wake of her father figure’s enlightenment.

‘ i wanna make chocolate chip ones, with chocolate icing ! we can call ‘em mud cakes, or somethin’ … or we can make poisonous ones, & ship them to the bodega ! ’

oh, how the ideas sprouted from her like blossoming leaves, each baring the fruit of childish enamorment.

‘ can we, boss ? can we - can we - can we ? ’

★- Oh deary me, this was just too sweet. Whilst he may have raised her to be a villain, it was the PURE moments like this that really made him feel accomplished as a parent.

   Still, he couldn’t help the small CHUCKLE that came forth, ruffling up her hair a bit before crossing both arms. “ Always with the villainous touches, hmm? Well I don’t see why we have to stop at just the ONE batch. ”

“ um, one more thing — if that’s okay wit’ you, boss . ” fingers prod together, just short of her sternum, trying to remain subtle in her temptations to simply blurt out ideas.

“ do you think you could let ME take charge ? i wanna read out th’ directions this time . ”

One could practically hear the metallic breaking of his mechanical heart. Right. How foolish of him to get his hopes up. So much for sibling bonding and making Fink look her best. But she did have a point… His elaborate tastes didn’t really fit in with the workplace.

Still. Prissy princessy clothes?

That was just uncalled for…

W A I T

Recital?

DID SHE MEAN IT!? 

Her next recital of course! Splendid. He knew this was a great idea!

Raymond lights up, quite literally as his eyes blaze a fearsome red rather than their dulled out black. He considers picking Fink up in his excitement but decides that would be a bit much even for him. She likely wouldn’t take kindly to being manhandled, despite her small size.

“Oh yes, not a problem! Sequins are out of fashion anyway! Totally tacky!” He’s running it all through his processors. Something to compliment her fur and still suit her personality. Despite her mitts he doesn’t think she’d be into something pink and frilly. “How do you feel about a navy blue or a deep crimson? What are styles you like? Dislike? Is curling your hair off the table? You probably want comfortable shoes.”

He pulls out a measuring tape.

repulsed by his sudden invasiveness, even with their history of getting along, the rat’s quick to take a step back in the wake of raymond’s questions. a hand reaches up, motioning for his onslaught to simply STOP.

“ whoa whoa whoa ! hold on a sec, i’ll . . i’ll answer everything — after i make one thing clear . ” her arms fold in that instant, sealing the fate of their arrangement.

“ we do things MY way, & try t’uh keep all these nitty - gritty touches to a minimum . ”

her expression quickly changes to one of her naturally coy smirks, a paw fishing out to wave at him like some lower ranked individual responsible for tending to her. “ now then ;

send a ♡ and i’ll fill this out for our muses !  i’ll bold what i want for their relationship, italic what i could see and strike out what i don’t .

FRIENDS.   childhood friends  /  work friends  /  family friends  /  recently friends  /  turning antagonistic  /  turning into something romantic  /  stable  /  falling apart  /  friendship of need  /  friendship of circumstance  pen - pals or internet friends  /  coworkers  /  partners  /  other .

ROMANCE.   childhood sweethearts  /  newly entered  /  soulmates  /  skinny love  /  unrequited from my muses side  /  unrequited from your muses side  /  friends with benefits  /  awkward  /  fading  /  turning  toxic  /  toxic  and  destructive  /  other .

FAMILIAL BOND.   sibling bond  /  older sibling figure to your muse  /  younger sibling figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  parental figure to your muse  /  guardian figure  /  legal  guardian  /  other .