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Asher woke up with a pounding head, his vision blurry and he could only make up shaped. The sunlight blinding him for a short while. He checked his phone just to see that he was already late. He rushed out of bed and went to go shower—of course the shower was rushed too.
He quickly dried himself with his towel, and put on clothes for work. He grabbed his keys, wallet, and phone and then stuffed them in his bag. He locked his door then rushed outside to run to the train station.
As he was running, he bumped to a boy on the train station.
”Excuse me, I’m quite late for work. Could you please move out of the way?”
Yashnier looked up from his phone, and quickly took out one of his earphones.
”I’m sorry, but could you please repeat what you said?”
Asher looked at his captivating features, and he got flustered, but he repeated what he said; though it was quieter.
”.. I’m late for work, could you please hurry?”
”Oh.. Sure, sure. I’m sorry for blocking the way.”
”It’s fine. Uhm, I have to say.. You’re quite handsome.”
”.. Oh, why thank you.”
Asher just nodded as he hurried to get on the train before it left him.
His day went by surprisingly quick, but one thing was in his mind.. The boy on the train station.
He was home after eight hours, he went to sleep thinking of the guy he approached in the train station.
The next morning, he woke up earlier than usual. This was good, at least he had more time to get prepared.
He walked out of his house, with his bag over his shoulder.
And there he was. A sight for sore eyes. The boy from the train station.
Asher timidly approached the guy.
”Hey, uhm.. You’re the guy I approached yesterday, right?”
”Yeah! By the way, what’s your name?”
”Asher. Asher Padilla.”
”That’s a cool name. My name is Yashnier. Yashnier Cooper.”
“Uh.. My number is 67+ *****.”
”Got it. See you tomorrow.”
”See you!”
Asher got on the train, and it went smoothly. The day went by a blur again—until he got a message from a new number.
”yoo asher”
”heyy ur pretty cool btw lol”
”hehe, thanks :) u 2”
”yashnier is a pretty cool name lul ive never seen anyone w rhat name”
”ur name is cool 2”
”thanks ;)”
”anyways, i have to sleep lul”
”awhhh cant u js stay up for a bit more?:(“
”i prolly could but id fall asleep after a few minutes”
”awhh.. gn then. sweet dreams ^-^”
”goodnight :) sweet dreams 2”
Number has reacted heart to your message.
Yashnier kept thinking about Asher. No amount of scrolling or any type of distraction could ever make him stop thinking of Asher.
“God.. This guy is too attractive.”
Yashnier quietly said to himself. He might have such intense feelings for Asher. He fell head over heels for him immediately.
The features of his face, the slope of his nose bridge, the soft curve of his jawline, the way his face becomes red when he gets flustered.
Those were all reasons why Yashnier fell for him harder than intended. He wondered if Asher felt the same way.. How did he manage that to fall for Asher?
The next week, the planned a hangout. A hangout where they planned to actually know each other.
They’ve already met before, but this felt different. Of course, it felt different because of the meeting place, but.. he just couldn’t explain why it had felt anymore different than usual.
”Yashnier! Hey, I brought some food while we chat.”
Asher said, his voice warm, welcoming, and nurturing.
“Oh why thank you, Asher. I arranged this meeting to make us know each other more.”
”Yeah! yeah, sure! We can sort things out.”
Asher and Yashnier chatted got hours at a time. Yashnier barely finished his food because he talked, a lot.
The hang out ended in the late evening. They were exhausted, but at least they knew each other even more.
”Hey, I gotta go home now. You can stay at my house if you want to.”
“Thanks a lot, Yashnier.”
The drive back home was quiet. Not really the uncomfortable quiet, but an understanding one.
”There we go.. The door is open.”
“.. By the way, Asher. You’re really cute.”
A beat passed.
”W-What?”
”Nothing.. Uh. Sleep on my couch, I’ll give you a blanket and more pillows if you don’t feel comfortable enough.”
”Thanks a lot. You’re really caring.. You know that?”
Yashnier blushed from the sudden compliment. Oh my.. He was as red as a tomato.
“Let’s just sleep..”
”.. Fine.”
The apartment fell quiet. The both of them dozed off pretty quick, Yashnier had a dreamless sleep, but he was well-rested.
Asher woke up at dawn. He stirred as he took in his surroundings. Where was he?! His memories came to him like rushing water. Yashnier letting him sleep over, the hang out, the compliments..
Asher got up and went to Yashnier’s room.
”Yash, wake up.”
Yashnier stirred, his visiom blurry.
”Ugh.. Yeah..?”
”Uhm. Can I stay over for breakfast?”
”.. Yeah. Sure, that would be great.”
”Mhm.. Thanks. You look pretty cute when you’re sleepy.”
Asher teased, his gaze mischievous and full of desire.
”.. Shut up.”
Yashnier’s face was heating up, his cheeks turning red.
”.. Oh yeah? Make me.”
“.. Never mind.. Let’s just make breakfast.”
”Alright then.”
Yashnier swung his legs over the bed, fixing his tousled hair.
He walked to the kitchen, grabbing the pans and took some eggs from the fridge.
While he was cooking, Asher suddenly confessed.
”Hey.. You know, I kind of like you.. Like, romantically. It’s almost like love at first sight.”
Yashnier stopped cooking, his hand going still as he confessed too.
”.. Well, I also like you too..”
”.. Oh.”
”Uhm.. Should we get together now..?”
”Of course!”
”I can’t believe that this all happened because I accidentally bumped you.”
”I cannot believe it either.. Maybe, love at first sight really exists.”