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Throughout the week, Braydin could only think about Titus. From tripping and falling at football practice, to not paying attention and getting targeted by Yoder for ruining relay attendance. The thoughts of his laugh, his smile, his hands, his muscles, his eyes, just his everything danced around his mind relentlessly. But, the school week was finally over, and he could finally breathe again. The sleepover was tonight.
"Hey Titus," Braydin greeted, cradling his phone close to his ear, "do you know what day it is today?"
"Oh, I don't know Braydin," Titus responded in mock uncertainty. "Why don't you tell me?"
Braydin shrieked happily, "It's SATURDAY!"
    "Which is?" The blonde smiled into the warmth of his phone against his face.
    "Ugh, stop messing with me! I know you're excited." Braydin rolled onto his stomach, kicking his legs into the air and twirling his curly, permed, cacao brown locks.
    "Okay, I know. It's our sleepover, of course." Titus chuckled. He sat back in his desk and crossed his legs in such a feminine manner you'd think he'd have two moms.
    Braydin grinned. "So... what time should I come over?"
    "Hm..." Titus tapped his chin. "I mean, the sooner the better. I'm not busy and my parents are making dinner."
    "Okay! I'll get ready, see you." Braydin purred. The line fell dead with a click.
    Titus let out a clogged up sigh, and then set his phone down on his desk. Leaning his head back, he imagined himself cupping the brunette's tanned face, running his thumbs back and forth across his soft cheeks. "I can't wait to see his pretty face."

Braydin stepped in through the doorway, greeting Brian. Already knowing the layout of his companion's living space, he slipped off his beaten white crocs and skipped to Titus's room with a tooth-rotting grin plastered on his face like a tattoo.
    Titus was opening his door as Braydin skittered in front of his doorway, and then Braydin crashed into Titus's arms and the two toppled against the taller's bed, standing slanted.

    "Braydin! Ack- take your puffer off, it's soaked." Titus complained, still cradling the other boy in his arms.
    Braydin attempted to wriggle out of his grasp, and Titus could sense that, so Titus loosened his grip and found his hands more comfortable around his waist instead. Braydin slipped uncomfortably out of his puffer, gently setting it to the side of the bed, and then threw himself back onto Titus. His mouth curled into a smile as he hugged the taller once again, his forearms pressing against each other around his neck.
    Titus struggled to pull the two up onto his bed and then separated them, reaching for his LED light remote and switching them from the vibrant purple to a dazzling blue. "So, what should we do now?"

"No, really! Halfaday jumped me!" Daesha shrieked through the phone.
    Braydin had ended up facetiming the extravagant woman out of boredom, and currently sat with Titus's arms around his torso. Titus, on the other hand, was staring off into space. Being this close with him wasn't anything new, as his arms were just around Braydin not even an hour ago, their knees stayed pressed together through the absolutely delectable stake dinner Lisa had prepared for them with Brian, and even a couple days ago he had held Braydin against him for a stupid, perhaps even silly satire interaction in their Social Studies period. Why was he so nervous?
    "Uh..." Braydin trailed off, his leg bouncing. He looked back at the camera. "Can he even jump?"
    "Can Titus's dad?" Daesha sneered.
    Titus and Braydin looked toward each other simultaneously, and something the two had only dreamt of doing happened between them, in but a second.
    As quickly as they flinched back, the boys' faces pressed against each other. In a moment of heat and desperation, their hearts began to race; a newfound confidence building up between them. Titus's grip loosened around Braydin's body as he looked up at him in a frenzy.
"Um, well... that just happened." The smaller rasped. With his heart caught in his throat, he couldn't get anything else out. There's no way Titus would remember the cutting, though satire remark Daesha had made only seconds ago.
Crumpling all his fear beneath his feet, Titus maneuvered his hands to cup Braydin's face, as he had daydreamed about, and messily smushed their faces back together. Braydin's hands shakily made their way up to Titus's face, and they just sat there for what felt like eons trying to savor the well needed kiss. As fast as they had come into contact, they had pulled away and gently pushed their foreheads together, holding each other's faces.
    "What the freak is going on, guys." Daesha stared into the screen looking like she had unknowingly consumed content of a gay threesome between her past teachers.
    Forcing the blonde's hands to slip down between his neck and shoulders, Braydin turned toward his phone, set up against the wall in a panic and reached for it frantically.

    "Sorry," he burst out and hung up.
    The brunette flipped his phone over and sighed before turning and facing Titus, who was staring into his carpet with a red, red face. "Um.. hi."
    "I'M IN LOVE WITH YOU." Titus yelped, but then clasped his hands over his mouth like he was going to spew out more words he'd regret.
    "Titus," Braydin trailed off, scooting closer. He set his palms against Titus's knees and looked him deeply in his eyes. "I'm in love with you."
    Titus's hands settled themselves on top of Braydin's as he slouched over and let his mind unravel, speaking his truth. "No, Braydin. You don't understand. You changed my brain. I'm a new man because of you and I can't... I can't handle that. I'm fucking in love with you, Braydin.
    I thought I was so... weird. It feels so normal for boys to be touchy and loving with boys because, well, we're boys. We're like that. I felt like I shouldn't feel the way I do because it wasn't normal, so I left it at, 'hey, I like girls and boys.' But... seeing you in the park, so pale and... I don't know. I felt worry for the first time in my life. I had never felt that worry when we were losing a game, when I was getting in trouble, or when I was injured. Something in my chest screamed out for you and I couldn't ignore it. You're... so perfect. You're perfect, Braydin. You're not tall or short, you've got such a pretty smile, your hair is... wow, such an amazing shade of brown, and your eyes. I could stare into them forever. You're unforgettable, irreplaceable, anything you can put to your mind along the lines of those. I'm in love with you."
    Titus watched the pinprick of tears in Braydin's eyes develop into full blown waterfalls. The smaller maneuvered his hands to hold Titus's and eventually, he leaned over and cried into his shoulder. The crying turned into soft giggling, which turned into loud laughing, which turned into soft breathing with Braydin lying atop Titus's chest.
    "Braydin..?" Titus mumbled, pulling
the other closer to him.
    However, Braydin spluttered out, "Would you wanna be my boyfriend?"
    Titus bit his lip. "I- I wanted to say that."
    "Oh!" Braydin sat up suddenly before craning his neck down, pinning a hand down next to Titus's neck and cupping his face with the other. "I'm sorry, I'm sorry. Go ahead!"
    "O... okay. Braydin," There was a long pause. "Do you want to be my boyfriend?"
    "Yes, sir!" Braydin's eyes squeezed shut as he grinned from ear to ear before him and Titus burst out in giggles, pressing their foreheads together and holding each other.
    Because of the distractions, neither of them noticed the head peaking through the doorway and the lights shutting off in the hallway. They also didn't see Titus's phone light up with a text from his father, Brian; "Leave the door open, and tell Repp I said good night. I'm happy for you, son ❤️".

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A/N PART TWO:

hooray this is what we have ALL BEEN WAITING FOR‼️‼️

this entire chapter could not have been done with my foot fungus friends!!!!!!!!!!!

also hee hee hee toh reference

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