The keys were echoing through the hallway, it was obviously late at night and the date was over. Dave was walking down the hallway, trying hard not to scratch his eyes: he was tired and sleeping so late for multiple, or even all the nights was starting to be bad for him so, right now, all he wanted was to get to bed and sleep until 2 pm.
The keys sounded again on Dave's hand as he grabbed the right one to open the door to his apartment, put it right inside the keyhole and turned it. The door slowly opened and the first thing that Dave was able to see was John sitting on the couch, his blue eyes directly looking at him.
Dave didn't say anything, he just nodded to acknowledge John and went past him towards the bathroom and John had nothing in response. Dave could have sworn that John tried to tell him something but he wasn't so sure about that, either way he took a while in the bathroom doing his own things. When he was done he walked out of the bathroom to be greeted by the same eyes looking directly at him, but this time, John was right in front of him.
"Sup." Dave said, trying hard to hide how surprised he was by John sudden greeting.
"Dave I think we, uh, I think we need to talk." It seemed like John was trying hard not to look away, but his eyes never left Dave's, or Dave's shades.
"Hey dude, if it's for today's show and all that stuff, I already told you I'm really sorry but… you know, well, a date and all it's not something you just let it slide away, and, if it makes you feel any better, the date was horrible, turned out this girl doesn't like rap and all that stuff so it was kind of a boner kill-"
"Dave" John interrupted him right away. "It is not because of tonight, and I'm really sorry your date didn't turn out to be good or how you expected it." John sighed and finally gave in looking down. "The thing that I want to talk with you about is something else, is something more serious and I'd really appreciate if you listen to what I have to say."
"Yeah, about that." Dave ran a hand through his blond hair and crossed his arms. "I'm really tired right now and I just want to go to bed and slee-"
"No Dave it has to be now!" John looked right back up at Dave, his voice louder than usual, it was a relief Dave was wearing his shades because his eyes widened at John's change of tone.
"… Fine then, if it is THAT important then I'll listen." Dave leaned back against the bathroom door, waiting for John to start talking.
"Okay, well, it's something really hard for me to say, mostly because I've never said it to anyone, because I was so obsessed that maybe it could turn out to be good, and now here I am and I can't just pick up the words and I'm rambling oh god." John scratched his head furiously for a second and looked back up at Dave, he took a deep sigh and looked more than ready to talk.
"Dave, I think I… I think I like you." John said, his face growing redder at the second he said it and Dave could have sworn that the sound of his heart thumping was audible because of all the sudden silence. Dave hesitated a little before speaking.
"Well, yeah, I know you like me, if you didn't you wouldn't be living here in the first place, right? And I like you too man I mean…" John started shaking his head and placed a hand on Dave's shoulder, making him shut up.
"No, Dave you're getting it wrong, I LIKE like you, as in I'm always with that guy because I love just being with him, as in I count the hours before he's coming home, as in I wait for him every night just to check he comes back home safe, as in I wish that guy could… I wish that could just kiss me right now because if he doesn't I might explode and die forever."
Dave's mouth opened a little and his body stiffened, his best bro in the world just told him he likes him, as in more than friends like him, that wasn't good, what was going to happen next? Dave had no idea what to say or do and it seemed like hours before he spoke.
"Wow… I had no idea you felt that way"
"Probably because I was scared, and because I'm too much of a mess to even say it to someone, ugh I'm such a failure." John turned away and placed both hands on his face from under his glasses.
"Hey, no, you're not a failure dude…" Dave turned him around and looked at him. "… listen, maybe if you had told me this before then you wouldn't had felt so bad, and if you fail at something is at not trusting your feelings, what did you think I was going to do? Punch you? Kick you out or something? Dude, you're my best friend… err I mean… fuck I'm sorry… The point is! You had no reason to be scared…" Dave was left speechless for a moment and John's face was looking directly to the ground, he knew he had to say something, to keep talking, soothe the guy. "… Listen, I have to admit something too. I'm… well, I'm mostly straight, yeah, I've never felt anything for a guy, not that I've ever known and I always have dates with girls and… well, I still have something to say that I've never told anyone, and it's that, from times to times, sometimes I, uh, I just feel like I want to kiss you… you know… like an impulse…"
John's face looked back up at Dave, his eyes wide open and his face red as could be.
"And, this is probably the gayest thing I have ever said, or the first time that I've told this to a guy, but I tell you this, because I know something is in there, but not that deep, you know?"
On John's face a smile started to grow, making Dave feel a lot better.
"Now, come here and give me a hug you big retard." Dave pulled John closer to him and wrapped both arms around the shorter, dark haired boy. John hugged back and nuzzled against his chest. They stood there for a while, John was sniffing, trying hard not to cry, happiness or nervousness, he couldn't tell anymore, Dave was brushing John's hair with his hand saying "It's okay." Over and over.
And it was okay, everything was okay for John right now.
Hey guys, I'm really sorry for the lack of updates, I went to visit my dad and my laptop broke and to top it all I had an artist block, I knew what was going to happen next but I didn't know the exact words if I'm being clear... well anyways, enjoy the sweetness for now. :3
