A Simple Song ||『Karlnap』

『Chapter 5 』

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Confession

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【Karl nodded as the gap closed between the two. Both smiling into the touch.】

⤷ Karl ⤶

He was on cloud honking nine.

The brunette was having a hard time sleeping, he tossed and turned but to no avail did he sleep. He couldn't get the kiss out of his mind. No. Kisses. He couldn't wrap his mind around it.

Nick kissed him, wait, no... Karl kissed Nick.

Okay sure, Nick initiated the second one. He asked permission. Karl squealed into his pillow, never had he been asked for consent. Okay yeah, he had kissed other people and he was okay with it! But he had never had audible words of questioning consent.

The brunette sat up, shaking his head. It was still dark out, the occasional Owl or dog being heard, the digital clock on the male's bedside told him it was 3:08 am. Karl groaned and took his phone off the charger.

He could hear muffled and quiet laughter coming from the room at the end of the hallway. Ranboo hadn't had a good sleep schedule for the past year, it wasn't that he tried to stay up, it's just he was busy between school and streaming online with his friends Tubbo and Tommy. Karl flicked the blankets off his body and opened his door, Darryl's soft snores could be heard from across the hall. The older smiled softly at his friend as he gently knocked and opened the youngest's bedroom door.

He sat at his desk, the PC screen illuminating his face. Tubbo and Tommy's faces both appeared on the screen, big smiles across both their faces, Karl couldn't hear them, but he assumed Tommy had said something.

Tommy's mouth moved, presumably alerting the teen to his visitor because Ranboo turned around in his unicorn chair, dropping his black headset around his neck. He smiled warmly, even at this hour the boy managed to smile and have energy.

"I feel like ice cream, want to go get some?" Karl stood in the doorway, in a random beige hoodie he found on his bed and black sweats. Boo chuckled softly, nodding before waving goodbye to his friends.

Karl walked out to the living room, quietly sliding on some shoes and picking up his car keys as the 6'6 teenager walked out in a pure white jumper and black jeans. His light brown hair swooped over the right of his face, nearly over his grey eyes. He followed Karl's prior actions by slipping on his own sneakers.

The two wordlessly jumped into the car parked in the driveway next to Darryls. The seat warmers were instantly switched on by both males before the older one pulled out of the driveway. They didn't need to exchange words to be comfortable, they had been through a lot together.

It wasn't only Karl that had been a target for Emma, but Ranboo too. He was a teenager living with his older cousin who also lived with his girlfriend. Boo thought she was great, but when he was the one who found the cheating messages, he confronted her and threatened to tell Karl. She began to blackmail him using one of his biggest secrets against him, he didn't even know how she found out.

He obviously backed off for a few months, Karl noticed this change and how Boo had become quieter and stayed in his room whenever Emma was home. The teenager ended up telling Karl everything; The messages, the cheating, blackmail and the secret.

The secret was the streaming. At that point, Boo was experimenting with Tommy and they surprisingly started to blow up together, Tubbo joined them along the way. He wasn't ready to tell Karl just yet, not because he was ashamed, but because he wanted to make sure it wasn't a momentary thing. He wanted to tell his cousin on his own terms. This led the two 'lovebirds' to fall into a toxic setting and it affected the teenager more than he let on. He was grateful that Darryl helped them out of that situation.

The two pulled up to a Macca's drive-thru, both ordering M&Ms McFlurry. The treats remained untouched until they pulled into the driveway once again only a few minutes later. They remained in their seats, enjoying the fatty food.

"I kissed Nick," Karl said nonchalantly and out of the blue. Ranboo stopped, dropping his plastic spoon back into the ice cream and looked at his cousin, mouth agape.

"Come again?"

"I kissed Nick... twice"

"TWICE?" His whole body was now facing the older male, who still sat facing forward. Karl held a cheeky smile on his face, this caused Ranboo to smile. He picked up his spoon and took another spoonful before opening his mouth to continue "You're acting like a schoolgirl"

"And you're not?" The Minnesotian retorted. Boo scoffed and rolled his eyes playfully

"So... do you love him?"

This took Karl aback. He had come to terms with his crush a while ago, but now it felt more real. He knew now that Nick felt the same... he hoped...

He smiled gently, lowering his ice cream away from his mid-chest and down so it laid in his hands on his lap. Ranboo was right... he was acting like a schoolgirl. He didn't care anymore, he didn't know if he was Bi, Pans, Gay, he just couldn't care. He was in love with his friend.

He looked at Boo, his grey eyes meeting Karl's own brown.

"Yeah... Yeah I do"

"Then you go get him!" Ranboo smiled, giving the older's shoulder a light punch. The two chuckled as they finished the last of their frozen treat, by the time they were back in their own rooms it was already 4:30 am.

Karl laid back, already hearing Ranboo's mattress springs indicating the teen was actually going to sleep for a few hours. The brunette sighed.

Sleep threatened to take the brunette, but not before he picked up his phone and clicked messages...

Karl

Hey Nick, I don't know what terms we're
on atm, but I'm going to just say it and
Hopefully, I won't regret it... I really like you and I'd like to try, maybe no labels yet but...
This doesn't make sense, I'm sorry...
Get back to me? Yeah?
Goodnight Nick...
Thank you

He plugged his phone back onto the cord and left it on his bedside. Karl curled into his soft blankets, gladly allowing sleep to overtake him...

Nick
Hey Karl! I'm so happy to get your message,
I thought I messed up earlier heh... I'd love
To try something with you, I'm totally fine
With no labels. I really like you too, you have
No idea how amazing that feels to get off my
Chest. I'll call you tomorrow? Or text if that's
More comfortable, let me know! Goodnight
Karl <3

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