A New Normal-- QuackHalo

Another Beginning

"Okay yeah, that seems like a good time to do lore, are there any final touches you think we need to add?"

"I don't really think so, I think this is about as far as we can get today, Karl."

Quackity had been on a call with Karl for at least an hour, trying to work out different kinks in the lore. It was a complicated process, so he could understand why Karl wouldn't want to do it himself.

"Phew, I'm pretty glad that's over with now."

Quackity could practically hear the other smiling through the call.

"What do you want to do now?"

"I don't know- I've just been chilling recently, to be quite honest, Quackity."

"Yeah! That makes sense, you definitely need it"

"Hey, actually, Quackity... I was wondering... What do you like about Bad?"

Quackity was, most definitely, surprised by the question.

Karl waited patiently for Quackity to answer his question, seemingly very interested in the answer.

"Oh, well. A lot of things, I guess? Um, I like the way he smiles when he's explaining things and how he would listen to anyone talk for hours, just to make them feel heard. And also how he never talks over anyone and tries to actively engage other people in conversation. There's also- wait, sorry, I don't want to bore you by simping."

Laughing, Karl responded, "It's okay Q. He is your boyfriend after all."

Quackity was caught off guard, "Right! Yeah. Of course, haha."

Quackity wishes he was.

"I was actually talking to Bad just two hours ago, you guys are totally in love with each other."

"YOU WERE WHAT? And yeah of course- of course, we are."

Karl giggled before answering, "Chill Quack, I'm not stealing your boyfriend. But yeah. He was just talking about how much he loved you."

Quackity flushed,

did he mean it? Why would he mention it to Karl? Unless...

Quackity grinned, "That's cute. Actually speaking of Bad, I was supposed to call him right about now, talk to you later?"

Karl was barely able to let out a, "Yeah, talk to you later, man," before Quackity hung up.

He dialed Bad's number as soon as he could.

Riiiing!

Quackity crosses his fingers, hoping he'll have made the right decision.

RRinnng!

He hopes everything will go well, with the small plan he had begun to form in his head.

Rrriinnngg!

When will Bad pick up?

Click!

Now, apparently.

"Hey, Q, what's up! I'm on a walk with Rat right now."

Oh, it's nothing, I just called you because you're the most precious thing in the world, and I need you to say you like me back.

"Oh, haha, I just called you to ask you something. You can call me back later if you want?"

"No, it's alright, what's up?"

How could Quackity have gone from oh-so confident to the nervous wreck he is now?

The answer is Badboyhalo.

"I, uh, never mind- actually. I forgot the question. I talked to Karl recently."

"Oh? How recently? I just talked to Karl a couple of hours ago."

I know you did.

"Really? That's cool! Actually, I just talked to him a couple of minutes ago."

There was an awkward pause on Bad's end, where Quackity could only hear the scrabbling of Rat's claws on the sidewalk.

"O-oh? That's super fun! Yeah, I was helping Karl out with Tales since he helped me."

Quackity tilted his head in interest, "What did he help you with?"

"JUST THINGS, HAHA."

Based on how quickly, and loudly he said that Quackity could only assume it was related to...

Fuck it.

"Bad I really like you, like, actually. I'm- I think I'm in love with you. And I understand if this changes anything and if you don't like me back! And I'd understand if you feel uncomfortable continuing the whole fake dating thing- or continuing being friends... Uhm, but I was wondering... If you would like to be in a real relationship?"

The pause after all of that made Quackity cringe. He really didn't want to go too far, but when he started saying everything... Well, he ended up blurting everything out.

"...You what..?"

"I love you"

[if you didn't know any better, you'd assume Quackity had been swimming- from the amount of sweat on his skin].

"You... love me?"

Did Quackity go too far? Does Bad not like him back? A better question to ask- does Bad hate him?

"Uh, yeah, I do. And I was wondering if you wanted to be my real boyfriend this time?"

"OH MY GOODNESS! QUACKITY! Yeah! That sounds like a lot of fun. I can't believe you actually love me..."

YES! Bad liked Quackity! He wanted to be his boyfriend!

Quackity couldn't help the widespread grin that had appeared on his face, "Of course I do, Badboyhalo, what's there not to like?"

"You MUFFINHEAD! We just started dating and your flirting is already unbearable."

"Awww, but that was so mild, Bad. How did it fluster you? Should I bring up the time we practiced, hmm?"

"Shut. UP. QUACKITY!"

Quackity giggled and responded, "Only if you let me meet up with you tomorrow Bad!"

"TOMORROW??" Bad's almost immediate reaction, and how loud it was, made Rat start barking.

Bad picked up Rat to make her stop and calm her down, while Quackity was giggling.

"YES! Tomorrow Badboyhalo!" Quackity dropped from a joking tone to more serious [at least, as serious as Quackity can get], "What do you think?"

There was a small pause, not of the awkward kind, but the kind where one was mulling the idea over in his head.

"Okay, fine- but only because you're coming to me,"

Quackity raised an eyebrow, "I didn't know you were so dirty, Badboyhalo"

"What? OH- Quackity shut your muffiny trap!"

Quackity just laughed in response.

"We can meet up tomorrow but only because you're going to me."

"Okay, okay. Let's talk about all the details later when you're not going on a walk."

"Okay Q, that sounds like a good idea, quite honestly. I think I'm getting looks."

A/N: WC: 1014

hey guysss its Chifuu back with another chapter >:0its almost the finale! Who's excited for itttt <3also I have a group of amazing beta readers now and its just soo aaaaaa T-T /pos