Within the ghoul's den, there was an unspoken rule that whoever woke up and got to the kitchen first had to make breakfast for everybody. It was usually Cumulus, Aether, or Mountain that you would find cooking if you stumbled into the Den's kitchen early in the morning.

Today, you found that you were the second person awake, second behind Mountain, who was currently leaning against the counter stifling a yawn as pancakes cooked on the stove. He was in his sleepwear still, wearing a worn tank top that exposed his strong, freckled arms and pajama pants that were slightly short on him and cut off above his ankle.

"Oh, hi." He hummed when he saw you, offering you a nod. He rubbed at an eye below his glasses before setting them back in place on his nose. "Food's not done yet. I'm making pancakes."