Day 27: In Which Her Botanical Hobbies Come Into Use

"Elsa, you there? Over."

She lowered the heat on the stove so she could pick up the walkie talkie.

"What do you want, Jack?"

"You know if I can put toothpaste on a burn? The internet is giving me contradictory answers."

She frowned as she kept stirring the sauce on the pot with her free hand. "What happened?"

"Had to fix a light bulb but forgot to turn it off first. No biggie."

She took a moment to glare at their shared wall, and even though he couldn't hear it, she let out a heavy sigh. "Well, answering your question: no, you should not put toothpaste on burns. What you can apply instead is some aloe vera."

"Sure, because I have plenty of that hanging around." Elsa could hear the roll of eyes in his voice.

"I'm not even sure what aloe vera is…"

She chuckled. "Well, lucky for you, I happen to have a vase of aloe on my balcony."

"Wait—aloe vera is a plant?"

"My pants are not that stupid now, are they?"


The more drabbles I write, the harder it gets to write those two fools. There are so many ways I can say "I want to be with you" without actually saying "I want to be with you".