#37. Babe
He's heard them so many times, those sweet affectionate words his friends use to address their significant other. Terms of endearment between two individuals that display their attachment to the prying eyes of other people. The notion of calling Tris such things feels bizarre but oh, he's desperate to try it, at least once.
Tobias clears his throat at the dinner table, trying to catch Tris' attention.
"Can you pass the salt, ...babe?
She looks at him weirdly, an arm outstretched halfway towards the salt shaker. "Did you just—"
"Yeah…" He bites his lower lip awkwardly. "No good?"
"No."
"Okay..."
Maybe it's the Abnegation thing but FourTris using terms of endearment feels OOC. I try to tolerate it in AU stories but otherwise, it's just not right to me.
While we're at it, I absolutely cannot stand 'Trissy' and 'Toby'. Those just make me cringe so badly I can't even continue reading.