As promised, when the next day came, Edgy was greeted by a brightly smiling Baddie. Except despite the smile, it seemed like the red was more tired than he was last night.
Sunny-D, who was making breakfast on the stove, glanced over his shoulder and gasped at the eyebags under the red's eyes. "Baddie, you look like you didn't get much sleep last night, are you alright?"
The prankster chuckled casually, grabbing a chair and sitting next to Edgy on the dining table. "Don't worry 'bout it Sunny, i'll catch up on some sleep later today. I've got some, ah, errands to do."
Edgy visibly cringed at the red. Wow, did Baddie really want to punch this dude. Don't fuckin' cringe when it's your fault in the first place, bitch.
"Please don't tell me you lost sleep over what happened last night, you can't possibly get any dumber." The beanie-wearing blue commented quietly, looking at his roommate with a face that showed his lacking respect for him.
"Ain't the first time something stupid kept me up all night." Baddie replied with false cheeriness, leaning his head on his hand. "Keep a lid in it fucker, I cleaned your cat's litter box already so the deal's set in motion."
Edgy rolled his eyes and scoffed, and Baddie swore everything the blue did could only ever really make his blood boil. That, or maybe the sleep deprivation was already getting to him. "Whatever asshole."

The prankster noticed that he was reaching for his phone, and spoke up. "Let's go for a walk later."
Both Edgy and Sunny-D stared at him in confusion (Edgy, a little more with disgust. Fucker). "What? Don't want to go on a round or two at the park?"
The duo's sunshine friend smiled politely, gently shaking his head. "As much as I would love to hang out with you both, I promised Techy I'd visit today!" From practically out of nowhere, Sunny-D pulled out a small package as he smiled brightly. "He's going to teach me how to sew!"
"Uh, Sunny, isn't that in a couple minutes?" Edgy raised an eyebrow, putting down his phone and nudging his head over to the clock.
Baddie snickered when their friend glanced at the clock and gasped. "Don't wanna be late for your date now, do ya?" He mused, yawning slightly as he put another forkful of pancakes in his mouth.
"I-I'll see you all later tonight! Don't be out too late, Baddie it's your turn to pick out the movie!" Though the cheery male didn't seem to react to that, his cheeks clearly flushed as he scrambled for his stuff and went out the door, just barely waving his two best friends goodbye.
That left the red and the blue alone in the dining room, eating their breakfast in an uncharacteristic silence. The prankster continued to stuff his face with pancakes and syrup, observing as every couple of seconds his troublesome roommate picked up his phone, smiled, responded, then continued to eat as if nothing was happening. Baddie could practically smell the flowers already. "When you're done with your bowl of cereal, we're heading out."
"And since when did I agree to that?" Edgy, without missing a beat or making eye contact, replied curtly.

"Since I saw you vomiting a bouquet of roses last night, can't believe I have to remind you twice in one hour." When Edgy could only counter with a glare and a spoonful of cereal, Baddie grinned victoriously. "Don't worry too much, dumbass. It's not a troll, this time."
Though the red knew normally his roommate would have just continued the argument until they were practically at each other's throats, the situation today was a special case. He knew Edgy needed his help, whether he wanted to admit it or not. Not to mention this sort-of working together would only benefit the both of them, so why bother fighting back anyways? They both finished their breakfast without another word to each other, cleaning up their plates and putting them in the sink, then got ready to head out for the rest of the day.

"So why the park?" Edgy asked suddenly, breaking the silence as he shoved his hands into his hoodie pockets.
Baddie shrugged, smirking. "Dunno 'bout you Edge, but walking helps me come up with great ideas. And you know that better than anyone else."
"Look if I find out this whole thing's just a prank, i'm walking away from this deal and making sure my next wave of sickness will make your mattress into a flower bed." This only made the prankster laugh aloud, clearly pissing off Edgy from the looks of his face.
Before he could respond, Baddie sees the beanie-wearing male pull out his phone again. "Oh my fucking god." He snatches the device out of his roommate's hands once more, causing Edgy to demand him to give it back. The red ignored him, shoving the phone into his own pocket. "Dude, how long have you been texting Bad? Like— do you even get any sleep anymore?"
He watched as Edgy's frown softened in thought, eyes downcasted once more. "A month or so? Feels like forever when we talk though, can't believe it's been that short of time. He's just... this ball of energy I can't keep away from."
Baddie could hear the longing in his voice, and pity started to form in his chest once more. "Huh... so, do you think you love him then?"
"A month's too short to tell if it's something like that." No kidding. "But, I know what i'm feeling is real and..." The blue surprised him by looking straight at his eyes. Somehow, those sad blue eyes seemed to reveal another emotion, determination shining despite what last night proved otherwise. "I want to try. Being with him, I mean."
"Wow, didn't think you could get any lamer." Baddie impulsively blurted out, causing his roommate to look at him incredulously. "No wonder you needed my help."
"Need your help? You offered it to me! Hell— I tried to refuse but— AH!" Edgy started to argue but, on cue, Baddie shut him up by tossing the blue's phone back to him.
Immediately the beanie-wearing male grabbed at the device so it wouldn't break, and held it close to his chest. The prankster rolled his eyes, chuckling lightly as he thought about Edgy's response, his smile subpar from the usual. Seems like his roommate is genuinely serious about this whole thing, but Badboyhalo? Really? He glanced over at Edgy, who narrowed his eyes and raised a suspicious eyebrow at him. Well, the symptoms of Hanahaki don't lie.

They continued to walk around the park and talked as normal, Baddie asking him questions about Edgy's situation and Edgy answering, hesitating less and less the more they spoke. It seems like he was gaining the blue's trust that he really did want to help him, and the red was thankful his roommate was so easy to win over. "And he's saving up to start up a bakery after college. I really admire how hard he's working for his dreams."
As sappy as Edgy was now acting, it was a surprisingly pleasant change of pace, seeing his roommate being happy about something. Sure, Baddie didn't really help him out much back then and even contributed to his edgy persona, but that doesn't mean he can't appreciate something good going on with the blue. "What're you smiling at, asshole?"
And there goes that pleasant feeling. "Huh?"
"You're smiling so chesirely, it's freaking me out." Edgy comments again, gesturing at his own face. "If you try anything on him, I swear to god dude."
Raising an eyebrow, the prankster shook his head, shrugging. "I'm thinking of grabbing a coffee. There's a cafe here, my treat for the hopeless romantic."
He could tell that, once again, the blue was suspicious of his offer. To be fair, he can't really be blamed for that, it's pretty rare that Baddie's ever genuinely nice to him. Guess that trust wasn't completely earned yet. Not taking no for an answer, Baddie started walking off the path, waving his wallet once before putting it back in his pocket. "Wh— hey! What is with you and not letting me answer for myself today?!" Edgy called out, quickly following him off-path.
The red snorted, opening the door of the cafe for himself and watching as his roommate entered in with a frown. "God, you're such an asshole—"
"Hello, what can I get you two for today?"

Baddie's grin widened when he saw Edgy freeze in his place, somehow simultaneously paling and reddening at the same time. Right on cue.
He swiftly turned to greet the confused brunet barista, hearing the blue scramble behind him. "Hey there, muffin top. Didn't know you worked around here."
Lo and behold Badboyhalo, stood behind the cafe counter, smiling pleasantly. "Baddie! Yeah, I've been taking shifts here since the campus coffee shop's been closed for renovation." Though he didn't show it, there seemed to be a hint of hoping in the red counterpart's eyes. "Uh, you were with someone, right? My eyes weren't playing tricks on me?"
The devilish man smirked mischievously. "Good eye, fluff. Edgy and I were walking around the park, so I decided to treat him to a drink here." As he said that, the prankster side-stepped away to reveal his not-so-blue roommate. Edgy's eyes screamed murder and betrayal, but his face shone a polite grin to BBH. "Surprise, hehe?"
Baddie swore Bad's grin stretched a bit further when he saw the beanie-wearing male. "A lovely surprise! I was worried you were going to leave me on read for another hour!"
Before Edgy could ask Baddie what the baker meant, he goes over to the counter and orders for the both of them. "I'll have a blonde roast and he'll get a white choco frappe, both tall please." Despite the cheery tone, internally gears were cranking in that mischievous brain of his as he paid for the drinks and led Edgy off to a table.
Once they got in their seats, Baddie watched with amusement as his roommate did his best to quietly slam his hands onto the table. The sharp glare that came with his subtly glowing anger was just as entertaining. "You read the fucking texts?!"
The prankster laughed, leaning back into his seat. "Only that Bad invited you over to Baker's Dozen. Saw the address for a second, but I already knew where this place was. Well?"
"You're a fucking moron! You planned this since inviting Sunny and I out for a walk, didn't you?!" And Edgy calls him a dumbass. Laughable.
"No, idot, I saw it when we just arrived at the park. Purely coincidental, I swear. But that little walk around the park felt so casual you didn't realize, did you?" Baddie snickered at Edgy's momentarily loss for words, and then continued. "I told you, I come up with great ideas while taking a leisurely stroll at the park."

Baddie heard his name called out and stood up to get the order, pleased with himself for successfully rendering Edgy embarrassingly speechless.
"Here you go, Baddie!" BBH hummed cheerfully, sliding the drinks over to his counterpart. "Hah, didn't know Edgy was the type to enjoy sweet things."
The prankster chuckled at that, and then started to notice something about the baker. He was tugging at his own sleeves when he spoke about Edgy, and seemed to have been a little too happy when he saw that the blue was who Baddie was accompanied by: And this is Badboyhalo he's talking about. Not to mention the really late-at-night, perhaps 24/7 texting...
A light bulb clicked in the devilish man's brain. "Oh, you have no idea muffin top."
He didn't address the confused look on Bad's face, now seeming to be genuinely cheerful as he brought the drinks to table. This also raised suspicion from Edgy—for the third time today, honestly he was getting used to seeing that quizzical face of his.
This only earned the blue a sly smile, which only unsettled his roommate even more than he already was. "Seriously, what is wrong with you?"
Baddie only hummed pleasantly, drinking his coffee like a champ despite the hot liquid slightly scalding his tongue all the way down to his throat. "Hmm, can't I enjoy a drink in peace? Speaking of, how's yours?"
He watched as Edgy took a large swig of his drink, seeing his shoulders freeze up again and the clearly forced gulp. The red took amusement in his roommate's repulsed shiver, tongue stuck out like a child as he took the plastic lid off the top of the cup. "Guh, that's so sweet. Tastes like something Sunny-D would drink."
"Bet that's why he's so sweet all the time, because of all the sugar in his bloodstream." A snort came from Edgy when Baddie said that, and again the red felt like he was already winning without the blue even knowing.
"To be fair he eats so much candy every day, i'm not even sure if his heart pumps out blood or maple syrup." Yeah, he was totally winning.

The rest of the afternoon continued like this, Baddie and Edgy talking decently for once in a long, long time. Small quips at each other here and there, but by some force of magic, they weren't fighting like they usually do. The beanie-wearing male found this sudden change strange, but he wasn't about to pass up an opportunity on a normal conversation for once without being pissed. Now, while Baddie did enjoy this time, he was also paying attention to a certain barista that had his eyes on them since they walked in. BBH now seemed a bit distracted as he worked, accidentally overfilling some cups or swapping orders, his apologies to customers vocal and sweet, especially sweet to Baddie's ears. The red also knew that Edgy was paying attention to the baker as well, smiling lopsidedly when Bad would wave or smile a few times at them. Step One of his plan was clearly working like a dream. By the time the sun was starting to set, both males had finished their drinks and Bad was cleaning up another spill on the countertops.
"Wow," Edgy started, licking off the last of his whipped cream on his straw. He didn't notice the bit of cream left at the corner of his mouth. "This is the first time I think I can say that it was... nice spending time with you."
Baddie smiled nonchalantly, shrugging as he played with his straw in his empty cup. "What can I say? I know i'm pretty awesome. Guess you just needed some time to get to know me."
The blue rolled his eyes, pointing his straw at the prankster. "Hey, but don't think i'm used to it. I know you promised me, you know, but you haven't said another word about it since we got here." Oops, looks like Edgy caught on. "What's your deal?" And perfect timing too.
The red just chuckled, leaning over the table. He glances at the cream on Edgy's mouth for a second before sighing. Baddie pulled out a napkin from his pocket, licking the tip of it. His blue roommate could only stay stock-still when Baddie gently wiped the cream off the corner of his mouth, staring wide-eyed when the prankster grinned devilishly. "Dunno what you mean, Edge. I'm just a sweet guy."
The sound of plastic cups hitting the floor brought both roommates back into reality. "AWH MUFFINS— IM SO SORRY!"
Baddie grinned as he moved away from Edgy's face and grabbed both cups, tossing them into the trash can. "Welp! It's getting late, let's head back to the house!"
When the prankster went to grab his roommate out of his seat and through the cafe doors, he swore he'd never seen someone turn redder in such a quick amount of time. It took half way walking through the park for Edgy to snap out of his trance and whip his hand away from Baddie's. "Oh, good. You're awake again, I was getting sick of—"
"WHAT THE FUCK WAS THAT?!"

It absolutely did not help Edgy's fuming that Baddie had the widest, most pleased-with-himself, shit-eating grin on his devilish face. He was practically growing horns and a tail. "That's the plan! Ta-da!"
"THAT'S IT?!" The blue gripped a handful of his hair from underneath his beanie. "YOU HALF-ASSING LITTLE—!! I SHOULD'VE KNOWN—!"
"Hey." Baddie snapped, now glaring at his roommate, which is preposterous because Edgy had a right to be angry. "That's not it. For the rest of the week, I'll be playing as your toy boyfriend."
As if Edgy couldn't get any paler, color immediately draining from his face. "What."
Baddie raised his hands in mock-surrender. "Calm down there tiger, it's for practice, but we aren't going to be doing couple stuff and shit, alright?"
"Then what was that back there?!" Edgy exclaimed, gesturing to the direction of the cafe.
"That," Baddie starts, his usual smirk back on his face. "was a test. And i'd say that worked perfectly, wouldn't you?"
"For what?!" The prankster simply shrugged, he wasn't going to tell the blue if he didn't notice what was in front of him.
"Nothing you need to worry about now. Now c'mon, it's actually getting late and Sunny-D might already be home by now." Baddie started his way back to the house, humming as Edgy trailed behind him, and secretly enjoying himself.

Today was the most fun he's had in quite some time.