Chapter Text
It was a beautiful day, and everyone was exited. There was a picnic, and Roxy Lalonde decided to invite you, since "The more the merrier!" All you were really excited about was that Roxy and Jane had promised you that two of their close friends would be tagging along, and anyone associated with those two were guaranteed to be fun. Of course, you knew that their cousins were tagging along as well. They had informed me that "Dirk" and "Jake" were very similar to their appropriate cousins, Dave and Jade. You pulled out your phone and checked the time, then slipped on your (f/color) converse and ran out of the door to your apartment, quickly locking it after glancing down the hallway and seeing Roxy waving you down with a huge grin on her face.
Roxy was a pretty, thin young lady with moderately short blonde hair and an obsession with cats and fashion. Today, she was wearing her usual white T shirt with a pink alien cat on it and scarf, with a short magenta skirt and purple heels. She had, strangely, pinkish purple eyes, which was a characteristic most of your friends shared. Weirdly colored eyes. Jane was just as pretty, if just a bit heavier, due to her love of baking. She has black hair cut into an adorable pixie cut, and shocking blue eyes behind a pair of glasses. Unlike Roxy, Jane was wearing a pair of jeans instead of her usual blue skirt, but has kept her generic white t shirt with what she called a Ghost Beast on her chest.
"Haaaaayyyy!! Y/NNNNNN!!" Roxy called, her cheeks a little flushed. Jane rushed up behind her and called out a quick hello before laughing and beckoning you come and join them in the car. Walking down the stairs to the parking lot, you chuckled as Roxy stumbled in her heels. "I'm not riding in that car if Roxy's driving!" you said between giggles. "Don't worry, she's not even sitting in the front seat!" Jane huffed, despite Roxy's protests, causing more laughter to come from all three of you. "But I called Shotgun! You can't out rule Shotgun!" Roxy yelled, but complied and got into the backseat of the car while you jumped in the front next to Jane.
You turned around and said a quick hello to John and Rose, who were sitting in the backseat and currently getting squished by Roxy. John was Jane's cousin, and as such wore a shade of blue. Albeit, it was a darker shade of blue, but blue nonetheless. His dark hair was messed up and ruffled in a way that made him look like he'd just woken up, but his bright blue eyes and large, toothy grin said otherwise. He was wearing a half zipped up blue flannel jacket with his signature Green Slime printed on it with a yellow t shirt underneath. Rose, though looking much scarier, was actually very sweet. She wore a black t shirt with a dark purple squiddle printed on it and a pair of gray skinny jeans with a black headband holding her short blonde hair away from her face, which showed her deep purple eyes. They both chorused a hello back to you, and you turned back around and flipped on the radio.
To your delight, (f/song) came on and you excitedly danced around in your seat and sang loudly the entire way to the park, despite the weird looks people gave Jane's car. When Jane pulled into the parking lot, you, John, Rose, and Roxy poured out of the car, a giggling, laughing mess. You saw people frantically jumping and waving up on a hill, and you waved back to them and gathered up the picnic basket and blanket, then began the journey up the hill. Roxy and Rose laughed and talked about cats, while you laughed as Jane and John argued about Betty Crocker. At the top of the hill, things were much more awkward. Green and red were separated by at least five feet of grass. Jade and Dave, who you recognized, were talking across the gap comfortably, but a handsome blonde man in a tank top with pointy, anime-like shades was leaning on Dave's back and staring at the clouds from (what you could tell behind his shades) and an equally handsome man was facing away from who you deduced were the Striders completely, polishing and examining a pistol.
Dave was wearing a red sweatshirt with a gear printed on it, along with his traditional sunglasses, black jeans, and red converse. His blonde hair was swept back above his glasses, and he was smiling and talking to John, when John suddenly stood on his toes and kissed Dave's cheek, causing him to blush as red as his shirt. Smiling and coming towards us was Jade Harley, a friend of yours. Jade was a pretty girl with long flowing hair and round glasses, wearing an imprint of a dog on her shirt while her long skirt flowed around her legs as her puppy, Becquerel, a pure white hound, sat down beside her. Jake readjusted his position after Jade stood up to help with the food, and you got a better look at him. He had long brown hair, gelled up into a fohawk of sorts, with a green skull on his shirt and a green short sleeved pull over. He was wearing two holsters on a belt on a pair of small tan shorts, and as you watched he smoothly slid the other gun back into its place, all the while keeping his back to the other man.
Jane sucked in a breath and then let it out slowly. "I forgot to tell you, (Y/n).. Dirk and Jake recently broke up, so they are a little.. angry with each other.." You nodded sadly, but smiled as John laughed as the blush faded from Dave's cheeks and onto John's as Dave leaned down and kissed his nose. Recently, John and Dave had come out as gay, and everyone had accepted them with open arms, but they still got a bit blushy in public. Roxy suddenly whisked the basket away from Jane and set it down on the ground, loudly declaring "Lunch has arrived!" While the dark haired man didn't turn around, the blonde one turned and tipped you a small nod. He offered you his hand, a small smile spreading across his lips. He tilted his head, and a wisp of his fair hair fell in front of his dark glasses.
"Hello. My name is Dirk Strider."
-Author's Note-
I am so sorry for the lack of dialogue here! This is the exposition, and i really wanted to explain the characters as well as I could. This is my first story, so any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks! <3