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"Reki?"
"Hmm?" He responds while shoveling cup noodles into his mouth.
"I think I'm in love with you." Langa says it so nonchalantly as if he didn't just confess to his best friend. Reki meanwhile, chokes on his ramen.
"You-" He coughs, "You what?!" Reki asks in utter disbelief.
"Did I say something wrong? Sorry." Langa turns his attention back to the remote in his hand, continuing to scroll through their selection of movies. "Howls Moving Castle?" He asks, pausing on the movie's icon.
"Haven't you watched it like a million ti- Wait- Nuh uh, no, you can't just brush that off man!" He sets down his ramen and turns to face Langa, the blue-haired boy glances over at him and shrugs.
"You love me?! Like not in the bro way in the- the..." He struggles to find the correct words.
"Romantic way? Yeah, I take it you don't feel the same?" Langa looks away from him, fixing his gaze on the screen in front of them.
"No! No, I do. It's just- that was so casual, you don't just say things like that out of nowhere man!"
Langas face changes, he has the same look he had on his face when he realized his love for skateboarding. Pure unfiltered joy.
"Sorry." He says, but his face doesn't indicate that he means it at all. Instead, he's smiling so wide that Reki wonders if his face hurts.
"Howl's Moving Castle?" Langa asks again.
"I- uh yeah, sure" Reki grins and shifts a bit closer to Langa and rests his head on his shoulder.
Langa hits play on the movie and they settle into Langa's bed. Both leaning against the headboard and Langas thick white comforter resting over their legs.
About halfway through the movie, Reki glances up at Langa. The skateboarder is watching the screen intently, despite seeing the movie at least a dozen times now. He has a smile plastered on his face that Reki hopes he gets to see every day of his life.
It wasn't until he met Langa that he started thinking about sappy things like that, Langa just had that effect on him.
His thoughts wander back to the boy's smile. It really was pretty, wasn't it? Pink lips contrast perfectly with smooth pale skin and perfect teeth hidden just behind them. It was completely different from his own face. His smile was always lopsided and his teeth were a little crooked, not to mention he had knocked out a couple in various skateboarding accidents. His skin was peppered in scabs and scars, some from acne and some from falling off his board. He really was nothing compared to Langa.
His self-deprecating thoughts are cut off by Langa suddenly speaking up, "You're staring Reki."
"Oh I am? Sorry, I spaced out." He scratches the back of his neck, a habit he had picked up on who knows how long ago. He stares at his hands in his lap and thinks to himself.
He grips the blanket hard and takes a deep breath, "Hey Langa?" Langa hums in response, Reki continues, "Can I kiss you?"
Langa turns to face him, but he doesn't answer Reki's question. "Sorry that was probably too fast, I shouldn't have asked. I'm so sor-"
Soft lips press gently into his and cold slender hands come up to cup his face and pull him further into the kiss. Reki swears his heart skips a beat and it takes a moment for him to catch up to reality but once he does he smiles into the kiss. The redhead threads one of his hands into Langas hair, his other hand pressing into the bed to help him keep balance.
The kiss is far from perfect. Neither of them have much, if any, experience, and Reki knows his lips are probably bone dry but to both of them, it feels like heaven. Reki finally comes up for air and giggles. The overwhelming joy finally bubbling over. Langa follows, laughing alongside him.
"Wow." The redhead says, because really what else could he say?
"Wow." Langa mimics him, a big goofy smile laid out on his face.
"So, wanna finish the movie?" Reki asks, settling his head back on Langa's shoulder and getting comfortable again.
Langa hums and presses a kiss onto the top of Rekis's head, and Reki's heart nearly stops. They relax into the bed again and continue the movie.
Langa was in pure bliss, he felt like all his dreams had come true and he really couldn't ask for anything better. He looks down to admire his best friend, and probably boyfriend. Reki had fallen asleep, arm draped over Langa's lap and face pressed into the outside of Langa's thigh. He looked so happy, even in his sleep. Langa ruffled Reki's hair and pulled out his phone. He took a pic of a sleeping Reki before opening his texts.
To "Mom":
"I told him." sent 1:43AM
"Im so proud of you honey!
good job
what did he say?" sent 1:45AM
"He likes me back" sent 1:45AM
"That's great! Im happy for you
I told you he liked you, you just had to go for it
you better get some sleep now
ill make french toast in the morning to celebrate" sent 1:46AM
"I will i promise
thanks mom ❤️" sent 1:47AM
"Love you too honey ❤️"