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pavitr and hobie were taking a small break from a mission they had together. In the sunny place of Mumbattan where the sun hit pavitrs face perfectly that it looked like his face was glowing.
they're both on top of a higher building showcasing the view of the busy street of Mumbattan while they both stand next to each other, making their height difference all the more drastic.
beside hobie, pavitr is holding his scrunched mask in one hand while hobie still has his mask on, not showing where or what he's actually looking at.
the yearning and tension between them have been getting worse ever since a mission they had taken where they both tended to each other's wounds and got a little too close than what friends normally do.
hobies mind wanders at the memory of how close pavitrs face was to his while he focused on bandaging up the other boys bare stomach trying his hardest to not make eye contact to make the tension less “romantic”.
“hey, hobie?” pavitr calls out to the taller figure who looks like he’s spacing out.
hobie cocks his head in pavitrs direction beside him “yeah, pav?” his voice could honestly lull pavitr to sleep because of how soft he said his nickname that hobie himself gave him,
“i noticed that you usually wear the mask even if it’s only the two of us, but you take it off when we're in group missions; why?” pavitr asks innocently, looking up at hobie
hobie pauses for a second, not knowing how to answer the question. because in reality, he knows damn well that he usually wears the mask around pavitr because it hides his eyes that linger on the boy for a bit too long.
“jus’ so people don’t know my secret identity if anyone sneaks up on us, y’know?” he answers with a half-truth. normally, people would take it and go, but pavitr didn’t.
“liar!” pavitr exclaimed, now moving in front of the lankier boy whos standing tall. he closes the gap between them a bit more, so close that pavitrs face could almost touch hobies chest.
‘god, he’s so tall he could easily pick me up and kiss me—‘ pavitr cut out his thoughts and probably realized that it’s not very normal to think about your close friend kissing you.
“that’s not the REAL reason you usually wear it when it's just the two of us, is it?” pavitr confronted the boy, trying to pry off the real answer.
hobie puts his hands in his vest pockets before looking down at the shorter boy.
“you really wanna know the real reason, pav?” he asks, trying to gain his confidence back.
“well, duh, of course, i do! what kind of question is that?” pavitr places his hands on his hips, radiating his open nature
hobie looks at the unmasked pavitr. the way his brown eyes get hit by the sun, making them look like they were just glazed with honey.
‘were his eyes always this beautiful?’ hobie thought to himself now that they were both so close to each other. it looked like only they were the ones that existed in the world.
he takes a small breath before taking off the mask that was covering his face and hair. pavitr admired hobie; all the lines on his face, the piercings, his face shape, and everything else that made hobie look unique from other spiders.
hobie senses the way that pavitr gazes at him once he takes the mask off like he was a shooting star that just passed by.
now the more that pavitr stares at the other boy's face, the more good-looking he starts to find him.
‘shit, he is attractive’ pavitr thought now that he was this close to him.
“i wear the mask even when i’m around you just ‘cause it hides the fact that i stare at you for a bit too long cause of how bloody gorgeous you look,” hobie confesses, leaning his face closer to the shorter boy.
pavitr was taken aback by the straightforward confession. it takes him a few seconds for the gears in his head to start to work again.
hobie feels a sense of regret from the confession now that there was an awkward pause between them.
“listen, man, i’m sorr—“
hobie was cut off by the sensation of his lips getting shut up by another pair of lips. locking each other together after a long while of yearning for one another touch. pavitr kissed the boy as if his life depended on it once the confession spilled out of his lips.
hobies eyes are wide open before everything sets in for him; he finally places his arm around pavitrs waist and one hand cupping a side of pavitrs cheek. he leaned down a bit more to make it more comfortable for pavitr to kiss him.
pavitr places his hand on hobies waist and one on his shoulder. his feet on his tippy-toes to kiss the taller boy.
they broke the kiss only when they both needed to breathe. panting and catching their breaths while they looked into each other's eyes that were so full of want and desire.
“now you can admire my gorgeous face without that mask,” pavitr confidently says with a smirk on his flushed face.
‘he’s so pretty,’ they both thought
“it’d be my honor,” hobie amuses him with a smile on his face.