(Full disclaimer, this is not very accurate to the characters, and you obviously don't have to read this if you don't like the ship. Homophobia of any sort will not be tolerated and will result in an immediate block for so much as a passive comment.)
“You seem tense,” Pat said, glancing to the blond on his right out of the corner of his eye without breaking focus on his video game on the TV screen, “you okay?”
“Y-Yeah….” Oliver replied, looking to his lap.
Oliver, of course, was not okay. He had been biting at the insides of his cheeks to the point that they were practically raw a afternoon. He stared down to the ground a few feet out, a slight blush on his face as he picked at his fingernails anxiously. The brunette boy, picking up on the nervousness of his reply, paused without any hesitation, turning to face him.
“What’s up?” He said curiously as Oliver turned his body to face him as well, though averting his gaze from Patrick as they sat facing each other, criss-cross style on Patrick’s bed.
He lets out a sort of a small sigh, before looking back up to him, seeming strangely vulnerable, “c-can I talk to you about something?”
Patrick was taken aback by his very out-of-character energy at the moment, immediately growing concerned and serious, “of course, always.”
“Okay, just….. Can you promise you won’t react badly?” Oliver asked, still fidgeting.
“As long as you didn’t kill someone or something like that, yeah,” Pat chuckled in response, wondering what was making him act so shy.
Oliver shakes his head, “n-no, nothing like that obviously…. So, uh, I’ve always felt kinda, like, different, y’know? Like... I didn't really feel things totallg the same as others, like specifically when it came to...." He paused timidly, "like, crushes and stuff.... And as I got older that only really applied more, but a couple of months ago I sorta realized why…”
“And….?” The older boy prompted gently, urging him to continue, listening intently.
“So, I just, I haven’t really told anyone this, and please don’t take this the wrong way or anything, but um…” He froze.
Could he really do this?
Sharply exhaling, “I-I… I’m bi, like, bisexual….”
He looked down and off to the side, awaiting some hint of a reaction from Patrick, something, anything. The silence was thick and heavy, deafening almost as the anxiety threatened to spill over.
“Heh…. I always thought you were painfully straight… It’s obvious you’re like, in love with Sara,” Pat chuckled, making Oliver look at him, a slight blush forming.
“I-I was, still kinda am…. I’m mostly over that, but, y’know, there’s still some feelings left…” He confessed, looking down.
“So what made you realize it? That you’re bi, I mean,” Patrick asked casually as if it were nothing.
It was now Oliver’s turn to be shocked by the other’s behavior, surprised by how well he was taking it, “w-well….”
He hesitated for a moment before scratching the back of his neck nervously, “like I said, I’m mostly over Sara…. And that’s kinda, maybe, because there’s, well, this guy….”
“A guy? Tell me more,” Patrick said teasingly, raising an eyebrow with a smile as he interrupted, intrigued as he turned to lay on his stomach, resting a pillow under his arms and chest as he looked up at the blond.
“You’re actually interested?” Oliver asked, mildly surprised as he raised an eyebrow back, also turning to lay on his stomach, looking at him.
“Of course I’m gonna be interested when little Olly’s got a crush!” He teased him, nudging his shoulder, making Oliver blush a small bit.
“And you don’t care that it’s…. Y’know, a guy?” He asked nervously, meeting his cheerful blue eyes with anxious green ones.
Pat laughed a bit at this, “well I’d be a bit of a hypocrite if I did, wouldn’t I?”
“W-What do you mean by that?” Oliver’s eyes went a little wider as he tensed slightly.
The slightly taller boy suddenly looked confused, raising an eyebrow at him, “I haven’t told you?”
“T-Told me what exactly?”
“Dude, I’m a raging bisexual, you know that, right?” Patrick questioned while chuckling before speaking, rationalizing it, “sorry, sorry, I guess you wouldn’t have known…. It's kinda public knowledge since I'm fully out and all but I guess no one’s really had reason to say anything about it since you got here.”
“You are?!” Oliver said in surprise before continuing, “I-I didn’t even realize! I kinda had some weird feeling that you might've been gay a while back but when I saw how you were with Sara I totally brushed it off!”
“Bi squad,” Pat smirked, offering his fist which Oliver quickly bumped back, a small shocked smile forming as he said back quietly, “yeah, bi squad.”
Patrick’s smile turned from sincere to teasing in a second, making Oliver’s stomach drop as he spoke, “now, tell me about this boy that made you realize you’re one of us.”
“Absolutely not,” Oliver quickly denied, though still smiling softly, happy with how his first coming-out had gone.
A/N
Hey y'all!
First off, Happy Pride Month to all my fellow LGBTQ+ friends here, and second i just wanna give a thanks to all our allies that fight for us :)
A few nights ago I was inspired by a dear friend (go follow webtoon_queen_owo on insta!) to finally make some content for my other favorite ship, aka these babies!! This is a four-part mini series, I'll be posting the other parts throughout the rest of pride month!
I hope y'all liked it, maybe I even opened a few of you up to a new ship :) Please leave any ideas, prompts or constructive criticism in the comments, I love hearing your feedback!
YOU ARE READING
The Kiss Bet: Oliver & Sara Oneshots
Romance*Note: The stories leading up to A Quick Walk were written before season 2, so those are not intended to be modeled after canon season 2* *All stories leading up to "Platonic" Cuddles (Part 1) were written before season 3, so those are not intended...
