When Kevin pulled up next to Edd's dorm, Edd expected to just get in the car and be on their way. However, Kevin suddenly bolted out the car, ran up to Edd, and hugged him. It was just a simple gesture, but Edd was overly aware of his heartrate for the first 20 minutes of the car ride.

On the way to peach creek, they talked about their classes and their plans for the weekend. It wasn't until Kevin mentioned the game that Edd realized it was homecoming weekend.

"You really forgot, dork?"

"It seems so."

Kevin simply nodded and the boys sat in silence for a few moments.

Edd started fiddling with the hem of his shirt. "Would you… would you mind if I joined you at the game."

Kevin snapped his head towards Edd before quickly looking back towards the road. "Dude! Yeah! That'll be great!"

That evening, they arrived at the cul-de-sac and went into their respective homes to put away their stuff. They later met up outside Edd's house and headed over to Ed's together for a monster movie marathon and sleepover.

On the way there, Kevin took Edd's overnight bag from him and started walking closer, filling in the space where the bag once was. Edd checked for signs of nosy neighbors before gently placing a hand on the small of Kevin's back. Kevin slowly and awkwardly raised his arm up over Edd, until he had his arm around his shoulders, pulling him close. Edd just wanted slightly more contact but found himself tucked up under Kevin's arm, pressed to his side, and moving his own arm across Kevin's back, wrapping it around his waist. Going from only distance communication to full on physical contact was too much for Edd, and he could feel his skin heating up. When they rang Ed's doorbell, the boys quickly stepped away from each other. They heard Ed bounding through his living room with Sarah yelling at him before he opened the door.

"Kevin! Double D!" Ed exclaimed, before picking them both up in a big hug. When he sat them back down, he turned to Double D. "Have you been getting too much sun at college? You're awfully red."

Kevin tossed Edd's bag at him before he could formulate a response. Edd looked up at him and saw him smirking but felt better once he noticed that Kevin's ears were red as well.

They made their way downstairs to find most of the cul-de-sac kids already there. The night went as typically as any other movie night, with plenty of thrown popcorn, yelling at each other, and Ed oblivious to the room, only focused on the screen the whole time.

When everyone started to nod off, Nazz went upstairs with Sarah, and Johnny went with Jimmy to camp out in his back yard. Ed, Edd, and Kevin were all that was left in the basement. It didn't take long for the sound of Ed's snoring to fill their room.

After a few minutes later, Kevin whispered to Edd, "Hey, you awake?"

"Yeah."

Edd heard rustling in the sleeping bag next to him, before Kevin said, "Glad you decided to come with."

Edd reached out, placing a hand on top of Kevin's sleeping bag. "Me too."

The next night, at the game, the boys sat side by side, and cheered for Peach Creek High. Edd resisted his urge to touch Kevin and succeeded through the whole game, aside from a brief moment of knocked arms while they stood up and cheered at one very impressive touchdown.

However, after the game when the boys were leaning on the side of the field house waiting to pick up Ed for the afterparty, Edd found that his resolve was fading. He slid his hand towards Kevin, until their pinkies touched. Kevin paused for a moment, before turning on his side and stepping a bit closer to Edd. They stood like this, in total silence, holding hands in a manner that would not be seen by anyone walking by. Still, they didn't risk it. As soon as they heard voices, they separated, though Kevin's fingers lingered on Edd's for a moment longer.

At the afterparty, there was minimal interactions between the boys, since Eddy came into town and was now joining in on the festivities. Edd didn't mind though. He was content with stealing glances towards Kevin. But unbeknownst to him, Kevin was doing the same as he joked around with Nazz, catching up with her.

The next afternoon, the boys left to go back to college. The trip itself was akin to the one back to Peach Creek, just idle chatter and inside jokes. It was the moment that Kevin dropped him off that really stood out to Edd. Kevin had once again gotten out of his car and rushed around to hug him. It wasn't brief this time, but lingering.

"I'm gonna miss you, dork," Kevin whispered.

Edd rolled his eyes even though Kevin couldn't see him. "It's not like you're not gonna call me later this week."

Kevin pulled back from the hug and gave Edd an incredulous look. "Really, now? I see we're back in sass-master mode."

Edd shrugged.

"Well, just for that, I won't call you until next week. END of next week in fact."

Edd fake pouted, but only for a moment since that kind of flirting made him feel ridiculous. "Well, if you're going to make me wait that long…" Edd trailed off then leaned up to give Kevin a kiss on the cheek. "Then that will have to do in the meantime.

Edd picked up his bag and headed towards the dorm. He looked back just before he went in, seeing Kevin still standing there, unmoved from where he left him.

To Edd's relief and thanks to a Nat shenanigan, Kevin didn't even last through Wednesday of that same week before calling Edd. He was complaining about coming home to find that Nat had flipped both beds sideways in an attempt to build "the ultimate bro-fort," but just hearing Kevin's voice was comforting to Edd. Maybe not so much the pissed off voice he was using at first, but definitely the calmer, whispered "miss you" at the end.