i felt the physical need to write smth for gaz bc i luv him :(( and also i wanted to write sumthin sweet so here's grocery shopping with gaz (っ˘ω˘ς )
grocery shopping with kyle is nearly comparable to being accompanied by your own personal bodyguard. of course he always insists on driving with the excuse that he needs you to navigate (you know he's better at directions than anyone else you know). he sticks close to you as you walk through the parking lot, looking over your shoulder at the shopping list in your notes app between glances around for any sign of trouble. it's his natural state when in public, especially when he's with you, so you've given up on trying to tell him to "relax", figuring this is the best you'll ever get. once you're both inside kyle is darting over to the carts. he finds it fun. there's always a protective hand kept around the handle of it until he puts it away in the parking lot, always an eye kept on your purse when you set it in there.
before you lived together, kyle was the type to rush in, grab an armful of frozen meals and get out as fast as he could, but if you like to meander through the aisles, he's happy to walk laps around the store with you. he has a talent for finding whatever you're looking for as soon as you say it. you're "main" grocery store's layout is memorized by him by the end of your first trip there, so as soon as you check off an item he's pointing out where to go next. kyle likes when you lead him along, keeping a hand behind you on the cart to loosely pull it (he thinks it's cute when you march on ahead because then he can tease you about trying to ditch him).
kyle knows well by now that when "healthy" you is doing the grocery shopping with him, he still needs to throw in your usual snacks underneath the fruits and vegetables you claim you'll eat before they go bad. you always end up grumbling a little "thanks" after you fake being upset, so he figures it's the best course of action. he's also the type to just throw whatever he thinks he'll like into the cart- he has more than enough money for it. usually it's all snacks that don't expire for a few years, so you just laugh and make a bet with him of which ones will end up sitting in the back of the cabinets. once you're finally winding back towards the front, kyle always stands firm on using the self-checkout, and also doing all the bagging. a part-time job in high school as a grocer taught him how to go on autopilot for this part of the trip (you can see the empathetic looks he always gives to the kids struggling to bag the hundreds of pounds of family's products).
on your way out, you don't even dare attempt to carry any of the bags yourself anymore. if you even look like you're reaching to move one out of the cart or grab it out of the trunk once you're home, he'll start (jokingly) acting all defensive, saying you've offended him, wounded his pride. once it's all inside and sitting on the counters, then he needs your help with putting it all away, of course. kyle, for as organized as he is usually, is somehow pretty bad at finding things in his own home. the little sighs when he realizes he forgot where he put something is a common sound in your household. it's no surprise to you that he mostly just hands things to you to sort into the fridge and cupboards.
tl;dr, kyle is a super good shopping partner <3
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I love him so much, he’s so adorable and loveable
