They were best friends since they were really young, there was mutual attraction, but neither of them knew just yet.
Today is one of their infamous sleepovers, they've been having them ever since Sapnap asked Karl if he wanted to be friends, when they were 5 years old. That's now 13 years ago and they're still as happy as ever with each other as a friend.
Sapnap has always been the one with goofy and idiotic ideas and Karl is always the one to follow and today is not any different. He knows both him and Karl like guys, so he wanted to play a game, they act like they're a couple, they kiss, call each other pet names and hold hands, the first person that falls in love, loses.
He knows Karl always follows his ideas, but he doesn't want Karl to do anything he doesn't want to and more importantly, he doesn't want to make him uncomfortable. So to summarize it, he doesn't quite know how to ask him.
The sleepover started a while ago and Karl and Sapnap are watching tv on Karl's bed. Sapnap realises that this is his moment to ask it.
"Hey Karl, I have a stupid idea and I'd like to do it with you." Karl already starts grinning.
"I'm all ears."
"So, what if we pretend we're dating? We kiss, hold hands, cuddle, take couple pictures and all that bullshit, but there's a catch, because if you fall in love with the other, you lose the game."
Karl looks up at him with a confused face, but he thinks about it for a while and answers enthusiastically: "That sounds like so much fun! I'm definitely in!"
Sapnap let's out a relieved sigh and proposes that they should tell their friends that they are dating, Karl agrees.
Their friends are rather supportive and all express that they knew this day would come. Both Karl and Sapnap are laughing their asses off, because they know something their friends don't.
After they're finally done laughing, Karl clears his throat: "So, since we're like fake dating, maybe our like first kiss, shouldn't be with people around us, because I think it would be really awkward, you know? So i thought maybe we can like practice now?"
Sapnap laughs at how nervous Karl is and he nods, he shifts over to Karl and cups his cheek. He kisses him tenderly and let's him go quickly.
Karl is immediately as red as a beet and Sapnap is blushing too, but for some reason he's better at hiding it.
"Okay, so that went well, didn't it? Am I a good kisser, babe?" Sapnap says it in a sarcastic/joking tone, making Karl giggle a bit. Sapnap feels a light feeling in his stomach, but he brushes it off.
"Hmmm, yeah, your lips are very soft, I can't wait to kiss them again." Is Karl's response, it's paired with a wink.
What Sapnap doesn't know is that Karl liked it more than he'd like to admit. God, he really didn't want to lose this game.
