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Obviously he knew it was a bad idea, I mean, Riddle would most definitely have his head for this! What was he thinking? He was thinking about how absolutely fucked up his week was.
His week was long and hellish as his sisters decided it was an amazing idea to call him and poke fun at him, and then Riddle had a huge burst of anger once again, causing quite a few of the heartslabyul members to have their heads taken! And Cater, sadly enough, had to deal with half the fall back as Trey was too busy calming Riddle down! And then, worst of all? The skies decided to turn on him as well! Rain began pouring from the sky, pounding against the roof and he didn't even bring an umbrella, nor think about using magic to help him through the storm, it was when he was running to the Hall of mirrors, that he then tripped and fell straight into a puddle! And there were people around as who then thought it was a good idea to laugh at him about it!
So, what did he do the moment he got back to his room? He was quite tired of it all. So, he changed his clothes, not even bothering to go to the washroom just yet as it was far too embarrassing after he ate straight cement, as he shuts all the lights off, crawling in bed to try sleeping and forgetting the embarrassment.
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Hours pass as Cater physically could not fall asleep, no matter what he did he wasn't able to keep his eyes closed for more than 5 seconds, as his extremely embarrassing fall was playing on loop in his brain with no signs of stopping anytime soon.
As a last resort, Cater decides it's best to go out for some fresh air, as the rain died down a while ago. He dresses himself in sweat pants and a random tee-shirt he has, slips some shoes on, but not before grabbing one of his hidden stashes of alcohol, and officially sneaks out of heartslabyul with no detection, while being extremely quiet.
He makes his way to the hall of mirrors once more, as it was completely empty, seeing as it was about 12am, and everyone was in their dorm room sleeping, studying, or gaming it was to be expected, as it was also one of his favorite times to indulge in a bit of drinking without consequences.
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Stupidly enough, Cater decided to drink the whole can within 20 minutes at the school park, leaving him with nothing to do but sit in silence with his own thoughts. While sitting on the swing, It definitely enhances the effect the alcohol is having on him.
After a few minutes of swinging and letting the alcohol settle in completely, the sound of soft mechanical gears and hushed voices can be heard, and after a few seconds after trying to figure out who it was he turned his head to then make direct eye contact with a certain man with long blue fire like hair, and a little version of him, and all cater can do is stare in awe at the look of the older brothers long flame like hair.
The smaller of the 2 brothers, Ortho, looks over and waves, dragging the taller, Idia, long with him. - "Hello Cater senpai! What are you doing out so late?" He asks with happy tone of voice, not quite noticing the unfocused gaze or the hidden bottle behind caters back.
"Oh it's nothin' much-.. Really! Just ah... Couldnt sleep- so.. I went on walk! Went on- a walk... Yeah! Why are you guys up so late anyway-!.." The slur in Caters voice is more than obvious to both Idia and Ortho, as they both look at each other for a brief moment before Idia pulls his hoodie over his face to hide his flaming hair, while also trying not bring more attention to himself as he definitely wasn't out of his room by choice.
Ortho turns back to cater, as his tone of voice grows slightly concerned "Me and Nii-san were out getting some fresh air! I told him it isn't good for his health to stay inside all day and just pl-" Halfway through Orthos sentence, the man in question quickly cuts him off with a nervous laugh and a stuttered out response - "O-Ortho-.. You can't go leaking my info like that!?-" he says through a rather panicked voice that caused Cater to let out a slight giggle
The giggle pretty much catches them all off guard as Cater quickly slaps a hand over his mouth and stutters an apology "S-Sorry! Didnt mean to laugh, just- well... It's kinda obvious you don't go out much- not in a bad way but-... Kinda in a bad way- or not...? I don't actually mind it... I find it kinda cute, ya know? Is that bad...?-" And suddenly, for some reason, caters mouth is moving faster than his brain can comprehend, his face flushing as he had begun to spill things he did NOT want to get out to anyone, especially the person he's spilling said thoughts too!
The look on Idia's face is almost priceless. His face is flushed pink, just the same as the tips of his hair as they are flickering a slight pink under the hoodie that hardly conceals the colors peeking out of it. And that? That causes Cater to stare harder, completely ignoring the previous embarrassment.
And Ortho, noticing the sudden tension between the two, he hovers behind Idia and pushes him to the swing next to Cater, making them next next to each other before telling them both to stay and that he'd be back after getting some waters for the older two boys.
The moment Idia sits next to Cater, his eyes trail over him slightly before stopping at the other boys hair, taking the sight of it in as he's never had time to truly look at the awkward gamer up close like this. And now that he is? He has to say that he is, in fact, fucking beautiful! And he has to hold himself back from saying that out loud due to the alcohol his year long crush on said beautiful man, and he hardly manages to do such as his face is saying exactly what he's thinking! He's even staring at the other man in pure awe
Idia on the other hand is staring straight ahead, only looking at Cater every few seconds as he feels the others eyes constantly on him, causing him to pull his hood over his face more. And when he did that, Cater let out a soft grumble of annoyance as his brain decided it was a good idea to reach out and pull the hoodie off the others head completely!
The moment the hoodie falls from Idia's head? Cater had the immediate feeling he most definitely should not have just done that.. So, to try and attempt to fix it, he immediately stands up, stumbling slightly as the bottle he was trying so very hard to keep hidden falls to the ground in front of them both, shocking Cater into complete silence and pure embarrassment.
Idia on the other hand already suspected Cater to have had some sort of alcoholic beverage as he stunk of it rather strongly, and his words were still rather slurred. However, he doesn't put his hoodie back up, instead, he keeps it down, grabbing the bottle from the ground and handing it right back to Cater. "H-Here... You dropped it..-"
The way Idia completely ignores that the contents of the bottle causes Cater to go back into a stunned silence before quickly trying to gather himself before speaking up once more- "T-Thanks... It's not what it looks like I swear- I just uhm...I-.. Yeah, I can't even think of a lie.. Nevermind.." He says, before turning away slightly. Caters cheeks, already slightly tinted from the alcohol, flush a bit more red as he then suddenly notice the other mans hair once again, watching it flicker and flow like how a real fire would in the wind. The sight causing him to reach out, gently taking some of it into his hands, feeling the comfortable warmth radiating off it as the feeling almost makes him sink down and fall asleep on the gamer.
Idia quickly pulls away, as he's never really had someone willing touch his hair in the way Cater currently was, causing him to go into a stunned silence while internally freaking out, unsure of what to do. Cater however, presses forward, not wanting the newfound warmth to leave just yet, even though said warmth was on his year long crushes hair of all things!
And then, before Cater can manage to stop himself, he says something stupid. So utterly stupid he has to stop himself from running off. "You're so beautiful... I don't think ive ever felt this way about a pretty person before.."
The shock is evident on Idia's face as he suddenly looks around us both before pointing a finger at himself. "M-Me?... I'm not beautiful-!.. I'm anything but actually- there are better people- thanks but you're like- an SSR-... I'm only a N, maybe an SR... Hardly- no definitely a N- you're much b-" And suddenly? Cater cant stop himself as he leans forward, pressing a quick but soft peck against the gamers lips, as it was only for a brief moment before he pulled back with a soft hush of words that fell out with no warning on both parts. "Idia, I love you."
That brief moment on Idia's part however? Cater could immediately tell he probably was having what he'd call a.. "system malfunction." and Cater found it absolutely adorable of the other man and almost wants to do it again, but he doesn't, simply because he wasn't sure of what the other would think. But for now? He'd take what he got, especially since it's helping him sober up.