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"Thanks for today, bro!" Anton said, a bit too loudly, patting his companion on the shoulder.
"No problem, see you next time," Wise smiled as the two went their separate ways.
For the past couple months the two could be seen hanging out almost all the time. Both were trying their best to have some free time for each other at least once a week. But somehow for Anton this still wasn't enough. Just like his best bro (the jackhammer) he wanted his homie by his side all the time. Every time they parted Anton couldn't help but feel sad, like a part of him just went missing. But also every time their next meeting was getting close he couldn't be happier. It has gotten to the point where even Anton's colleagues could clearly see his mood swings. They started to get a little worried, and a bit annoyed.
"So..." Koleda started. She sat next to Anton during one of their breaks. "How did your last date go?"
"Date? Pfff what are you talking about president?" He asked while laughing. "With who even?"
"Wise of course." She said while crossing her legs. "You're going out with him almost all the time." There was a hint of irritation in her voice. At the end of the day Anton was her friend, she just wanted to make sure he was okay.
"We're not dating!" Anton shouted right away. "He's my boy! My bro! That's it!" He was throwing hands in the air while getting red in the face. Wise was just his bro. A bro that he couldn't stop thinking about.
Koleda looked at him annoyed. "Oh please. Ben saw you guys at the Lumina Square one time, and you were holding hands!" She pointed a finger at him.
"Yeah! Because there were a lot of people and I didn't want my homie to get lost in the crowd!" He immediately started to defend himself.
"Okay, what about that time you took three days off only because Wise got sick?" She crossed her arms.
"I can't leave my bro alone when he's dying!" (He wasn't, he just had a cold)
"Dude! Last time he was here he brought you lunch and gave you a kiss on the cheek!" Koleda started shouting at this point
"Isn't that what friends do!?" He sounded genuinely confused.
She laid on her back covering her face. "FOR THE LOVE OF- you're actually worse than Grace". She let out a heavy sigh before speaking again. "Okay, let us start again... Imagine the most beautiful woman you could ever think of, and then next to her is Wise. Who would you rather go out with right now?" She sat down again and looked straight at Anton's face
"Obviously Wise" Anton said without hesitation while straightening his shoulders. Something started to connect in his brain.
The girl smiled a little hearing the answer. "Next. You're stuck on an island. If you were to be stuck on that island for the rest of your life, would you rather be there with that woman or Wise?"She already knew the answer.
Anton looked at her for a second before letting out "...oh". He suddenly stood up and grabbed his head "You might be onto something!" Anton said while taking a few steps back and forward. "What now?! But we're both dudes, how does that even work?"
"Does it bother you?" Koleda asked, laughing a little at the sight of her struggling friend.
"I don't think so. I- I have to talk to him" There were so many thoughts going through his head right now.
"Take the rest of the day off, I think you have someone to talk to" She waved her hand "Good luck buddy"
About the same time at Random Play Wise was sweeping the floor, trying to tidy up the shop a little bit. Lately there have been a lot more customers visiting the store so it would be nice to make it look presentable. The sound of footsteps going down the stairs suddenly brought him back from his thoughts.
"Are you sure it's okay for me to leave?" Despite being already dressed up nicely Belle still asked. She was invited to go out with Nicole and Anby.
He looked up at her and smiled. "I've already told you it's okay. You go and have fun" He leaned against the counter and put the broom next to him.
Belle grabbed the back door handle but before she opened them she looked back at her brother." You know, since I'm going out to have fun you too could have some and invite your boyfriend"
Wise rolled his eyes before saying bye and waving at his sister. She mocked him by sticking her tongue out and quickly ran out of the store. He just looked at the door and chucked. He was going to grab the box with retro moves to display them on the counter but before he could even bend someone stormed through the door.
Wise jumped getting scared by the sudden and loud noise. He looked at the front door prepared to yell at this person however he stopped himself when he saw the intruder.
"Bro, we've gotta talk, like right now" Anton said, breathing heavily. "What happened?! Is everything okay?!" Wide quickly approached the other man and placed a hand on his back. " Wait, let me get you some water first, and come sit down" He wanted to go and grab a bottle of water but a hand on his wrist stopped him.
"There's no need, I'm fine" He finally said after taking a breath. He fixed his posture and looked at Wise. "I'm here to... em...eeer" He hadn't thought this plan through fully. He had no idea how to even start. Words got stuck in his mouth and the only thing he could do was just close and open them. Also, was his bro always this cute?
"Hey, you're worrying me " Wise said and put his free hand on Anton's cheek. "Whatever happened I -"
"I think I'm in love with you bro." The taller man said while looking directly into Wise's eyes. And before he could respond Anton added "Like... I think I want to be your b-boyfriend"
It took a moment for Wise to process what was just said to him and when he finally gathered his thoughts, he looked at Anton a little dumbfounded. "...Are you not already?"
"I'm sorry?" Now both of them were looking at each other with eyes wide open. "WHAT?!" Anton was the first to break the silence. He took a step back with his face burning red now.
"Because!..." Wise turned his head to the side trying to avoid any eye contact feeling extremely embarrassed. "I know we never said anything but the way we behaved made me think that we just, you know, skipped that part" He refused to take his sight away from one of the shelfs. "Like that one time I got sick and you cuddled me to sleep" his voice was getting quieter with every word.
"Well, that's because you were really cold and I wanted to keep you warm" Anton explained quickly feeling a little déjà vu. But then he realised something. "Wait so does that mean you wouldn't mind us being something more?"
Wise hearing it started laughing at the absurd of the situation. The tension he felt just a moment ago seemed to be fading away. "No, not at all" he finally looked at Anton. He took a few steps to get closer to him and placed a quick kiss on the other's lips.
This act shocked Anton a bit but in a good way. He took Wise's hand in his own "Can I have another one bro? I Mean, b...baby?" If it was possible his face would be even more red now.
"Hah, it's okay we can take things slowly" Come to think of this, for few weeks now Wise ever for a moment didn't think that his 'boyfriend' calling him bro was weird.