Page 54 of Pet Project

TOBY

I put away the last of the breakfast dishes when my phone pings from the living room. I took it off silent after we finished eating. No phones at the table is probably the only rule from my childhood that I can see the benefit of.

Shiloh ran off to the studio to finish his midterm project for his sculpting class, and Owner is downstairs in the coffee shop going over some paperwork.

I still have another hour before I have to worry about getting to class. That’s one of the huge benefits to me having practically moved in here. I’m no longer subjected to Spencer driving like a grandma and getting stuck on campus hours before I need to be.

Opening the Kink Manor group chat, I prepare myself for whatever fuckery they’re up to now. It can’t be too bad because most everyone should either be asleep, at work, or in class.

SparklesTheUnicorn:

@PanPup why the fuck did I get an invitation in the MAIL for a graduation ceremony for you??????

PanPup:

every1 shuld git 1

CaffeineDealer:

i think what my pup is trying to say is he’s graduating from culinary school

AT THE TOP OF HIS FUCKING CLASS

he wanted to surprise all of u

Sad-die Eli:

Congrats, Toby

AdorableAce:

Yay 4 Toby!

Does this mean you’ll take over for Scotty?

Can I get brownies?

GamerSwitch:

If you ever want to cook something for the house LMK

when ur home that is

Holy shit! Scott is willing to let me in his kitchen to cook? The man is notoriously OCD when it comes to the main kitchen. He had to do a full replacement of the pots and panswhen Eli accidentally scorched the bottom of a pan making a grilled cheese sandwich. One small scorch on thebottomof a pan, and he threw out the entire set. I’m pretty sure that set ended up going to Ash when they moved into their trailer.

SparklesTheUnicorn:

Like you’ll ever let the ADHD pup operate anything in your kitchen beyond the microwave or toaster

We’re all lucky you let us do that.

I have to say, that kinda hurts. Didn’t he see that I’m fully certified and everything now? I can focus while cooking. It’s one of the few things that I can always focus on.

GamerSwitch:

Had I known he was going to school for this, I’d have let him long ago

YOU on the other hand can burn water

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