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Aaron was supposed to be straight. He was supposed to like girls, and only girls. He was supposed to be like those annoying guys that were too straight for their own good and who thought they were the only ones that truly mattered in this world.
Well, maybe he sort of hated that last part, but he still thought that that was actually how his time at uni was going to be. That was of course, until Kevin Day came along. Kevin day and his stupid, stupid, stupid self.
Aaron had wanted to hate him, he had wanted to hate Kevin so much that at some point, Kevin would start to hate him too, but instead, he had somehow managed to fall for him. God, Aaron hated his life.
It also really wasn’t like Kevin was sweet, or even kind. Oh no, he was a fucking asshole. Only third to Neil and Andrew, whom Aaron surprisingly hated more than Kevin.
His crush on Kevin had always been there, -at least that was what Bee had said when Aaron had confessed he liked Kevin- however, Aaron had only noticed those feelings after he had broken up with Katelyn. Or, more like until Katelyn had broken up with him. Aaron was still kind of angry at her for that. But they were friends, so it wasn’t all bad. That’s what Aaron liked to think at least.
“Don’t do that.”
Aaron dragged his eyes away from the tv screen and glared at Kevin, who was laying on the opposite end of the couch, looking at Aaron as if he were an enigma Kevin couldn’t yet quite solve. Maybe, in a way, Aaron was an enigma. “Do what?” Aaron asked, dragging his voice pretending he was bored.
Kevin thought of his answer for a while, then, he made erratic gestures with his hands, “that thing where you...” Kevin groaned loudly as he trailed off, not sure as to how he was supposed to word his thoughts, “where you just zone out and I can’t tell what’s going on with you.”
Aaron hid the teasing smirk that threatened to show on his face, covering it with a yawn. “I just think.” Aaron said, as if it were that simple. They both knew it wasn’t. Then, to lighten the air around them, he added, “unlike some people.”
Kevin’s mouth quirked into a dramatic gasp, and he placed a hand to his heart jokingly. “Are you saying that I don’t think?”
Aaron chuckled at Kevin as he thought of a snarky reply when the lock started turning, and the door opened, Andrew walking inside, Neil in tow. Aaron rolled his eyes, annoyed when he noticed Kevin tense up, and the once relaxed grin disappear from his face. He shot Andrew a glare acknowledging his presence, but it was also accusing, as if he were saying, ‘you’re the reason he’s not smiling. go away.’
Andrew didn’t seem to care, because he only returned Aaron’s glare, which caused Aaron to huff as he spoke up, imitating Andrew’s monotone voice. “Hello to you too brother.”
Andrew seemed two seconds away from starting an argument with Aaron, but he let it slide when he felt Neil’s hand on his wrist warningly. He muttered something in Andrew’s ear, and they both walked away, locking themselves up in their room. Aaron scooted over, to the other end of the couch, placing his head on Kevin’s lap, who had returned to his relaxed, tranquil self the moment Andrew had left them alone.
Aaron wanted to ask him what had happened with the two. He didn’t. If Kevin wanted to tell Aaron, he would. Kevin starts combing Aaron’s hair silently, apparently lost in thought. Aaron lets his thoughts plague his mind once again.
He thinks about his relationship with Andrew. That always managed to do the trick of zoning out. Anyways, to put it in simpler words, the twins' relationship was… something. It definitely was something. There were days in which the both of them would get along perfectly-ish, and there were others when they started a fight out of the dumbest thing in the world and in twenty seconds, Andrew already had Aaron pinned down on the floor, a knife against his throat. Somehow, Aaron was never afraid. He knew Andrew was just being a stubborn little shit, and he knew that there was no way in hell Andrew would hurt him in even the smallest possible way. He also knew that they had to work on their anger management issues if they wanted to get along someday. At least their sessions with Bee were helping.
Neil had once said that the twins acted like seven year olds. Aaron had flipped him off and ignored the comment. Kevin had agreed with Neil. Aaron had wanted to punch a wall at the time. Who did they think they were to criticize his and Andrew’s relationship?
Deep down though, he knew that both Neil and Kevin were correct. He hated them being right.
Lately, it seemed as if Aaron were only full of hate, as if that were the only emotion he felt. He sighed, annoyed. Oh no, annoyance was another emotion he felt. Wow, so exciting.
Kevin pointed at him, shaking Aaron out of his thoughts. “That’s exactly what I’m talking about.” He said, a grin on his face.
Aaron ignored him, closing his eyes. “You’re so weird.” He muttered.
Kevin sighed, hands still tangled in Aaron’s hair. “I could say the same thing about you.”
Aaron rolled his eyes, this time, he wasn’t able to hide the smile that spread on his face. He didn’t say anything else, and neither did Kevin, so, soon, there was another silence in between them. It wasn’t awkward, most things that had to do with Kevin weren’t awkward after all, and Aaron let himself doze off, even if it was only for a few minutes.
When he opened his eyes again, Kevin was looking at him with a look Aaron wasn’t able to decipher. Kevin smiled at him, stretching out his arms, “sometimes,” he started, “I wish I could tell what’s going on inside your head.”
“I know.” He said as he looked at Kevin with an emotion that he only felt when Kevin was around.
Oh. Another emotion.
Maybe Aaron’s heart wasn’t full of hate. He certainly didn’t feel any hate when Kevin was around. Weird how that worked. Aaron liked weird.