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"so... which one is the dude you've been trying to fuck?"
scaramouche coughed on his coffee. he kept coughing over and over again, drawing attention to himself by the other customers. he wiped the coffee that spilled from his lips with the back of his hands.
"i-i'm not trying to fuck anyone. and just for that, i'm definitely not telling you." scaramouche coughed out. childe pouted.
so.... yeah.
scaramouche had the biggest crush on kazuha, the cashier at sinclair cafe.
he was very shocked to find out that childe, (who is dumb according to scaramouche) picked up on his crush. scaramouche thought he played it off well. he was always very rude and snarky to kazuha, which resulted in the boy giving the same attitude back. which resulted in them bickering all the time. scaramouche would provoke kazuha if he was near him, possibly cleaning a table.
kazuha never let scaramouche's attitude towards him slide. since the day they crossed paths at university, scaramouche immediately began to bicker with the other. scaramouche never really told anyone, but since the first day of coming to the cafe, his heart felt like it was about to explode. he found kazuha so, so pretty. and he still does. but of course, he'd never admit that.
"c'mon, dude. we've been friends for so long! there's no way you're serious about keeping this from me. i'll be your wingman! i could totally set you up with that guy." childe smiled. his eyes sparkled with hope that his friend would consider his offer. but, of course, scaramouche turned down the offer immediately. "i'd rather fucking die than let you be my 'wingman'. you're such a loser. you get no fucking play. how would someone as bitchless as you help me?" childe scoffed at this. it wasn't... a complete lie. childe was constantly in and out of talking stages but he never really had his first kiss. scaramouche always teased him about this, even though he's exactly the same.
"you're always so mean to me. i do nothing but love and care for you." childe pressed his cheek against the table and pouted. scaramouche rolled his eyes. "i would take that offer up if you weren't stupid. besides, i doubt he likes me ba...." scaramouche trailed off as he noticed kazuha near their table. he immediately dropped his gaze down as kazuha turned around. he could feel his face heating up at the feeling of kazuha's eyes on him. his fists clenched his jeans as he heard kazuha's footsteps approaching.
childe caught on quick. his facial expression changed. he was smirking.
"i didn't know you were coming today. if i knew i would've told gorou to add milk to your coffee." kazuha snickered. scaramouche looked up at him and stuck his tongue out. childe bit back a laugh. jesus fucking christ scara, you are so obvious it's painful. childe thought. "leave me alone. you're always starting shit with me."
"oh, my bad. didn't know i was interrupting your date with your boyfriend ."
scaramouche kicked kazuha's legs. kazuha yelped and saw scaramouche's platforms against his ankle. they made eye contact.
"fuck off," scaramouche gave kazuha the middle finger. kazuha giggled and scaramouche felt his heart skip a beat. before he walked away, he kicked scaramouche's ankle. the boy immediately opened his mouth, then closed it.
he knew he was being obvious. he knew childe could see right through him.
once kazuha walked away, childe bursted out in laughter. scaramouche face planted into the table.
"no fucking way! that dude is so trying to fuck you. there is no way you're this oblivious. he came out of his way just to say that to you. god, just date already." scaramouche kicked childe's knee. he let out a small noise from feeling scaramouche's heavy shoes against his knee.
the shorter boy was incredibly embarrassed. not only did he just show childe his constant interactions with kazuha, but he also revealed on who exactly he's been trying to pin. he sighed deeply as he watched kazuha take orders.
god, how much he loved to admire that boy. he was so pretty. his snow white eyelashes, his slightly plump lips, his amber eyes. sometimes, he would catch kazuha smiling at him from the counter. he would always immediately turn his eyes away from him and go back to whatever he was working on, but deep down he wish he could just kiss his lips. kazuha had a lip piercing which would make scaramouche imagine what that would feel like as they kiss.
and he loved how kazuha dressed. it was so drastically different from him. scaramouche always dressed in dark clothes, and kazuha dressed in lighter colors. beige, and brown. everything about him just attracted scaramouche to him even more. and god, his laugh. every time scaramouche heard that pretty laugh, he swears he hears angels singing. scaramouche took pride in the fact that he was able to make kazuha laugh. even if kazuha is laughing at him.
kazuha was just... perfect.
scaramouche was pulled out of his thoughts as he felt his phone buzz. he looked down and saw a text from xiao.
xiao ㅍ _ ㅍ : aether asked if you could bring him a coffee and chocolate croissant
xiao ㅍ _ ㅍ : and i want one too thx
me: ok but u guys have to pay me back
xiao ㅍ _ ㅍ : ok i'll tell aether
scaramouche groaned. he couldn't tell if aether just asked for a coffee and chocolate croissant because he actually wanted it or if he just wanted to embarrass scaramouche. he got up from his seat and started walking over to the counter.
childe gave a puzzled look.
"aether and xiao asked if i could get them something. just wait outside for me, i'll be quick." scaramouche said as he was trying to find his wallet. childe nodded and walked out the cafe. thank god. scaramouche was worried if he would stay behind just to witness him fumble in front of kazuha.
scaramouche felt his heart racing as he saw kazuha talking with his co-workers.
god, he hated himself for getting so worked up over ordering drinks for his friends.
kazuha noticed scaramouche standing at the register and walked over.
"oh, hi." kazuha said. scaramouche blushed. "my friends asked for stuff." kazuha nodded and smiled softly. scaramouche turned his gaze away. while he was taking the other's order, he couldn't stop himself from blushing. scaramouche immediately walked away while he waited for the order. of course, he loved talking to him, but he was always afraid of kazuha picking up on his very obvious crush on him.
it only took a few minutes for everything to be done. as scaramouche walked back up to the counter, kazuha handed the order to the other boy. scaramouche mumbled a 'thanks'. and turned away. his face felt incredibly hot. get a fucking grip, dude. he thought to himself.
he buried his face into his shirt as he thought about kazuha's giggling.
i hate how he doesn't realize how fucking pretty he is. i hate him so much.
as scaramouche walked out the cafe, childe greeted him. he noticed how red his friend's face was.
"jeez dude. this guy really has a grip on you. you're so fucking red."
"shut the fuck up. i don't wanna talk about it."