Third Floor Common Room; Tuesday Afternoon

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

Pshyeah, like Chuck wasn't going to take advantage of free effing muffins. He didn't cook; he took free food where he could take it. To be fair, he was only taking advantage of the chocolate ones.

Now he was hogging up the couch in addition to the chocolate muffins and was trying to find something on TV. He wasn't having much luck but you couldn't expect much from a Tuesday.

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[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

This wasn't Hannibal's floor but Angela (http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/91533521/15818970) was restless in their room so he took her exploring. When they found Chuck, Hannibal deemed the exploration a success.

"You cook or something?" Color Hannibal surprised.

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Fuck, no. These were just laying around," Chuck said. He looked down at Angela. "What's with the raccoon?"

Someone didn't watch Animal Planet.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"It's Angela," he said, still getting amusement out of saying that. "She's been like this since last week. Cute, right?"

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Sure." Chuck wasn't the type to find animals cute, sorry.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Don't sound so enthused, Chuck," Hannibal said. "It just makes me wanna throw her at you."

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

"You'd throw her at me? Some boyfriend you are."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"I think she'd side with me that this was a perfectly deserved use of her as a weapon," he said. "Besides, she's got claws."

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Most girls do," Chuck said as he reached for another muffin. "Save the girlfriend throwing for someone that really deserves it."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"I've been trying to think of things to dress her in so I can have embarrassing evidence when she turns back," he said, taking a seat. "Pet stores sell everything, don't they?"

Because Chuck, bastion of pet care, would know.

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire gave Hannibal a wave. "Hey, who's your new friend?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Why, Chuck Bass, of course," he said, deliberately misunderstanding and tossing a smile in Chuck's direction.

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire laughed. "Funny," she said. "Pet or student?"

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Chuck's a student but I'm sure he can be an animal sometimes," he said, keeping up the charade.

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Because Claire was totally falling for it, yes. "Chuck doesn't seem as cuddly though."

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"You'd be surprised." Chuck was a complete cuddler. "Just gotta get to know him."

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"I don't think I want to get to know Chuck quite that well," she said.

[decoder-rings.livejournal.com]

"Aww, why not?" Hannibal asked, snickering. "It's fun to get to know Chuck!"

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

After classes, Claire stopped by to check on the muffin supply in her common room since she still had some left in her basket.

"Oh, Chuck, good, you got some muffins," she said. "I knocked on your door yesterday but you weren't there."

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

"I had class yesterday afternoon." And a hug-fest in the morning but we will not be talking about that, thank you. "Though I'm not sure if I deserve Muffins of Triumph."

What? That's what the sign said.

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"Everyone deserves Muffins of Triumph," Claire said. "What happened this past week affected us all. I even saw you at Town Hall."

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Everybody went into a coma at once; I'd be crazy to not want to see what that looks like."

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

"Uh huh. Cause I didn't see you by Sam's bed or anything," she teased.

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Yeah, well, he does all my schoolwork," Chuck told her. "Naturally I was hoping he'd pull through."

[wantstocheer.livejournal.com]

Claire laughed. "Seriously? You don't do your own school work?"

[rocksthescarf.livejournal.com]

"Why should I?" He had much better things to do. "I didn't even take the SATs myself. I got a fantastic score though."

That guy was worth every cent.