Vine - I Thought You Were American, stephen pendleton

Requested by: Geeky da pinecone (Discord)

It was rather unfortunate, Bebe thought, how easily Clyde was confused. Simple things did the trick with such frequency, she was a bit surprised he wasn't in a constant state of near-panic like Tweek. Then again, his ability to deny was incredibly strong as well, almost to the level of Cartman. But that douche had convinced himself people liked him, and people really did like Clyde. No, rather, Clyde had convinced himself he was as straight as an arrow.

To all of the girls at South Park middle school, it was as clear as crystal who held Clyde's affections though the boy himself didn't know it. Rather, he had dumped all of his effort and time into her of all people. While many of the boys had been extremely into Bebe for a while, it had died out after a while. This was more than welcome, seeing as Bebe was not exactly interested in boys. In fact, she'd go as far as to say she didn't find them attractive. At least, not in the same way girls were.

Bebe hadn't spent long in confusion, thanks to Big Gay Al and Mr. Slave helping her understand nothing was wrong with her for her preferences. They'd even helped her hone her ability to pick others out in a crowd. So, of everyone in the school, who was the calmest when the Tweek and Craig fiasco went down? Bebe Stevens. She was surprised by the reactions; of course they were gay, just look at them and their actions! Maybe they hadn't been particularly interested in one another, but Bebe was a firm believer that that was mostly due to them not realizing the other's existence.

Then, when Stan and Wendy had broken up for the last time, was she surprised when Stan came out as gay with Kyle as his bi-lover? Not in the slightest. Or when Wendy came out as pansexual? Hardly. She might not have known the exact team everyone was swinging for, but Bebe knew at a glance when someone wasn't only going one way.

Kenny, Butters, Red, Nicole. She called each one. Not out loud, naturally. It would have been rude of her to out someone who wasn't ready. But this brought her back to Clyde and the predicament she found herself in now. At this point, even her vast wealth of patience was beginning to run dry.

She was sitting beside Clyde on the couch in the Donovan's living room. He had invited her over to hang out and talk, but everyone knew what that meant. Clyde wanted to ask Bebe out, and she was going to have to break his sweet heart.

Knowing it would only get harder the longer she took, Bebe glanced at the coy curled up in the corner of the couch, his eyes locked on the screen of his switch. A movie was playing on Netflix, but neither had been interested, Bebe getting on her phone to keep Wendy up to date on what was happening. She'd glanced at him on occasion, trying to guess what he was thinking. Being able to guess someone's likely sexuality was one thing, being able to read their minds was another.

Finally, she put out her hand, touching his arm lightly. "Hey," she said, getting him to look away from the screen in his hands. "I'm a lesbian." Was it not obvious? To be fair, Clyde was a dense motherfucker, so it likely was and he just didn't realize. She was yanked out of her thoughts by his slight laugh and goofy smile.

"I thought you were American," he answered. It was so natural and smooth, that for a good couple minutes, Bebe's brain short circuited due to the shear stupidity of what he had just said to her. She took time to process his words, then slowly let her eyes sink shut as she pressed her palms to her eyes.

"Clyde," she began, speaking slowly. "I like you a lot. Shut up, don't speak." She snapped her command when she heard him open his mouth and take a breath to answer. She paused until she heard his mouth close once more. "I like you, but not in a romantic way. I'm sorry, Clyde, but I like girls. I'm a giant lesbian and I'm dating Wendy. I have been for like seven months at this point. We haven't been hiding it either, so I don't know how you didn't notice."

She looked up at him, and her heart shriveled. It was the saddest look she had ever seen anyone give to another living thing in her entire life. For a hot minute, she wanted to take it back, but she pushed on.

"I'm really sorry," she said again. "I love you in a friend way, not a boyfriend way."

He was up and running almost before her sentence was all the way out. With a surprised yelp, she took off after him, afraid what the now-sobbing boy would do. She had an inkling, but she wanted to be entire sure first.

Chasing after Clyde in a mad dash through town was not easy, but as they neared a familiar house, she let herself slow to stop and knew it was worth it. Clyde had, of course, gone to the only person who could help him heart not hurt. Someone Bebe had formed a conclusion for months before Nicole came out.

She stood outside the gate to Token Black's house, watching as Clyde burst inside with a sense of comfort that Bebe knew. She did the same to Wendy when she had a bad thing happen to her. Turning around, she started back towards her house, unaware of the eyes that watched her from the second floor even as the door to his room burst open and he found himself with an armful of sobbing Clyde.

Token patted Clyde's hair gently, unable to keep the small smile that formed on his face away as he watched her leave. In his mind, he sent her a silent thank you.

The next day at school, everyone was surprised when Clyde walked in hand-in-hand with Token, looking happier than he had ever been before. Bebe and Token locked eyes and winked at one another before parting, Token following Clyde down the hall as Bebe made her way to Wendy's locker.

Wendy gave her a suspicious look. "Why do I get the feeling you aren't shocked about this like all the rest of us are?" she asked.

Bebe grinned, pressing a kiss to her cheek. "Because I'm not."

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