when in rome || karl jacobs

chapter six

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JUDE POV

"so why are you in my apartment at 8 o'clock in the morning?" i ask them as they all start to settle down a bit.

"i literally explained why as i walked in, were you not listening?" wilbur deadpans from his seat on my loveseat.

i laugh, shaking my head. "o- ok."

i decide to just continue speaking. "well i stayed up all night. kind of. anyways i prepared with what i already had because i wasn't going to buy anything at 4am in new york city. i have hulu, netflix, youtube premium, prime video, funimation, and disney+ for entertainment." i pause to catch my breath before continuing. "i have hot cocoa, popcorn, we can order pizza, but i prefer chinese food. i also-"

schlatt cuts me off. "okay. i stopped listening when you said hulu. you're talking too much."

"right," i pause as a few people laugh before asking a question. "but what do you guys want to watch?"

"disney."

"horror."

"christmas!"

i get a variety of answers. but tubbo's 'christmas!' was definitely the loudest. i go to turn on a christmas movie when niki interrupts me.

"hey we never finished the movie we were watching last night."

i gasp loudly and dramatically. "YOU'RE RIGHT! HOW COULD I FORGET? my poor poor husband and wives must feel so abandoned."

i'm given a weird look from karl, who now sits on the other side of sapnap, and also most of the other guys.

"so we're watching little women. BUT it's still early i promise we will watch anything you want afterwards."

"wait start it over." minx buts in. "i'm not missing anything about the movie because i fell asleep."

oh right, she did fall asleep before niki and i.

i do what she says and restart the movie, getting up to walk into my kitchen. "arrange yourselves where you want to be to watch the movie, ill get popcorn. can one of you help me?"

karl immediately jumps up from his seat, almost hitting sapnap in the face, racing after me as i walk into the kitchen. "dude!"

"hi." he states with a dopey smile, leaning over the counter with his elbow on the table.

i laugh at how quickly his personality went back to normal after whatever that was earlier. "hello karl. even though i have seen you three times today."

he sits at the counter as i take out popcorn bags and bowls. i start to microwave the first bag before turning back to him to find him gazing at me with an indescribable look on his face.

"when i said help. i didn't mean stare at me you simp."

alex comes to karl's defense from where he is walking up to us. "hey my boy is not a simp!"

"yes he is."

"yes i am." he speaks immediately after i do making me bark out a loud laugh as the first bag of popcorn finishes. i toss the bag towards the guys, signaling them to put it in the bowl before microwaving the second bag.

as we sit there for the next few minutes i learn a bit more about them, mostly alex. like alex is studying law, though karl wouldn't say what his major is, alex has no siblings, alex is from mexico, and they have only been friends for a few months.

"wait what the fuck you guys aren't like childhood friends?" i gape in surprise. like seriously they could've told me the met in the hospital they were born at and i wouldn't be surprised.

alex laughs from where he is next to me, making me realize i'm barely shorter than him. "we're just close like that. cus we're soulmates."

"i can see it." i shrug as we take all of the popcorn over to the large group of people scattered about my living room.

they left enough room for maybe one and a half person on the edge of my large sofa so karl and i squeeze in, me on his lap as he sits at an angle so he's more comfortable.

surprisingly no one says anything and i notice we are at the point in the movie where we see the march sisters before the party so we didn't miss too much.

i feel karl snuggle up to me as the movie goes on and i can tell touch is definitely his love language, which is nice. mine is definitely gift giving. yeah it isn't technically a love language but it's mine.

touch is definitely up there though. i do appreciate cuddling, hugging, other touchy activity. i decide not to say anything to him and just appreciate the feeling of someone else's warmth.

besides my roommates and the girls i haven't felt someone so close to me in months. since my ex boyfriend cheated on me for the second time.

fuck skater guys with long hair.

"this movie fucking sucks." schlatt loudly says from where he is by minx. "like timothee chalamets character is so fucking boring and its a bunch of white people talking about how they're lives are so hard."

"YOU BITCH TAKE THAT BACK!" i immediately start screaming trying to attack him only for karl to pull me back, petting my head and shushing me quietly.

"he's right i'm bored." techno comments from on the ground. making me sigh and turn the movie off entirely.

"yeah i'll just go fuck myself then thanks!" i loudly announce from my seat, making most of the room laugh.

"it's not your fault the movie is fucking boring." alex muttered, scratching at his hair under his beanie. that he hasn't taken off since i met him. actually thats a lie he changed to a different one today.

"well what do you want to watch then i guess. and please name actual movies." i remark, picking at the strings on karl's hoodie as he sits up, making me sit up on his lap.

"we could play like truth or dare." alex suggests.

"are you twelve?" george laughs out after a beat of silence, making me and a few other people nod.

"no no wait, i kind of like the idea." minx defends over people's protests, earning a thanks from akex.

schlatt starts to speak too. "yeah same. it's still a shitty idea but it could be fun."

"well that's just rude but see! people want to play." alex quickly starts to say, clapping his hands like an excited child. i just roll my eyes as everyone else shrugs and agrees to play.

(a/n: we got more wholesome karl today boys. tell me what we think of karl wholesome vs suggestive. i like both but i get if its cringey. anyways thats all i have to say!! writter 2-1-21 anddd bee, out!)