[ Charles says snippily, although there's humor in his tone too. A curl at his lips that he purposely flattens out because if he laughs at his own van, he'll do it every time he's forced to be in it. It's not terrible to see Erik amused though, and for him to smile. When they first met, Erik almost never smiled, but over their time together, he did more and more, until they could spend more than a few times laughing heartily together. He might not always remember the exact conversations that led them there, only that his heart felt so light then.
He is slightly better at using the pedals now although he drives far safer now than he did then, with the youthful certainty nothing bad could happen to him on the road with his first best friend. Charles is far more cautious in a city like this, but they are making it there, just slower. He is still a little ginger at the controls. ]
Fond? [ Charles glances over at him and then back on the road, and now it's him who smiles. ] There was no hot water and the beds were so short your feet hung over the end. The door was practically sealed shut with tape.
[ That was one of those situations where Charles's money could not save them from disaster, because they were in an area where there simply was no better option. And they had been driving far too long to be satisfied with naps in the car. At the time he complained, of course, thoroughly, but he also found all their ups and downs rather thrilling on the road. An adventure. ]
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[ Charles says snippily, although there's humor in his tone too. A curl at his lips that he purposely flattens out because if he laughs at his own van, he'll do it every time he's forced to be in it. It's not terrible to see Erik amused though, and for him to smile. When they first met, Erik almost never smiled, but over their time together, he did more and more, until they could spend more than a few times laughing heartily together. He might not always remember the exact conversations that led them there, only that his heart felt so light then.
He is slightly better at using the pedals now although he drives far safer now than he did then, with the youthful certainty nothing bad could happen to him on the road with his first best friend. Charles is far more cautious in a city like this, but they are making it there, just slower. He is still a little ginger at the controls. ]
Fond? [ Charles glances over at him and then back on the road, and now it's him who smiles. ] There was no hot water and the beds were so short your feet hung over the end. The door was practically sealed shut with tape.
[ That was one of those situations where Charles's money could not save them from disaster, because they were in an area where there simply was no better option. And they had been driving far too long to be satisfied with naps in the car. At the time he complained, of course, thoroughly, but he also found all their ups and downs rather thrilling on the road. An adventure. ]