⋱𓂅 𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐃.

𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐫𝐭𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐯𝐞.

𑁍┊사랑병 ˎˊ˗

( xxxv. i would walk 500 miles )

"okay, barbara, i know you must be pissed at me—"

"PISSED is an understatement," she retorted through gritted teeth, "why would you block me— and have the audacity not to tell me what happened between you and razor in the closet, not to mention literally ignore all of us for like two fucking days, dammit bennett you absolute idiot!" the girl who was usually calm as water, seemed to have been possessed by some spicy fiery demon spirit and it scared bennett half to death.

"i know— i'm an idiot, i'm the biggest idiot in the whole world, and i shut you guys out for literally no reason— i was just so scared and i cried for like days and days and— look, what i'm trying to say is," bennett stopped himself from rambling, "i'm sorry, i'm so sorry— for everything. i'm sorry for not talking to you, and i'm sorry for being so secretive. the truth is— well, i said this a few minutes ago already but long story short me and razor kissed in the closet yadayadayada then i fucked up and told him i didn't like him back which is why i've been avoiding you guys. and ... i was too embarrassed to tell you because i totally royally fucked up. so, barbara— you're my best friend in the whole wide world, and i don't want to lose you, ever. i'm sorry for everything. you don't have to forgive me—"

"okay okay," barbara said with a pleasant chuckle, "now you're over apologizing. it's fine bennett— thank you for telling me... i haven't been all that truthful with you either. that was a set-up... venti made sure you guys would end up together in the closet. it was xingqiu's idea. we didn't think it'd end badly— so, i'm sorry for not telling you. not that there was a way to, since you fucking blocked me." she mumbled the last part.

bennett tilted his head, processing the information. once it got through his head, his eyes widened, and his lips parted. "that was a—"

"yea, that was a setup," barbara said in her best nicki minaj impression, "please don't be mad." ( a/n: LMAO SORRY I HAD TO )

"i just... didn't know you guys went through all that."

"yeah, and it backfired, apparently. BUT YOU GUYS FUCKING KISSED?! and you didn't think 'oh let me tell barbara about this immediately?!'"

"i know, i know— i messed up big time, i'll admit it," said the blonde boy, pinching the bridge of his nose, "i got all scared and nervous and i felt like i wasn't ready for anything and my stupid dense little pea brain thought that he didn't like me as much as i liked him."

"oh my god you really are blind," barbara bursted out laughing, "and dumb, and dense, and clumsy and unlucky—"

"yeah, i know i got that."

"you're my best friend," she concluded, pink lips curling into a sunny smile. the boy couldn't help but smile, too.

"yeah, i'm your best friend," his eyes crinkled, a bright aura surrounding him. barbara held her arms open, expectant of a hug. he didn't hesitate, he took the chance immediately— returning her embrace.

"thanks for everything, barbs," bennett mumbled into her ashen blonde hair.

"it's no problem, benny."

then bennett's mind wandered back to razor, as it usually did, and suddenly pulled away from the hug. "barbara, i have to go to razor's house, like right now!"

"wha— now?! it's like almost 10:00 what if he's asleep?"

"barbs, you should know better than anyone that there's no way razor is asleep right now." he had a point. bennett checked his phone. it was 9:58. he had to be home by 11. there was still time. razor's house wasn't too far, it was approximately a twenty minute walk. but, if he ran, it'd probably take less time...

"benny, what are you thinking right now? it's never good when you think. stop thinking."

"i'll talk to everyone else soon, okay? i really need to go find razor like right now— i need to tell him everything. barbara, you're the best ever, i gotta go."

"i— you know what, i'm not gonna stop you— go bestie, go go go! go bennett go!" she laughed, clapping her hands and calling out to him.

he gave her a wink and a thumbs up, before running off into the pitch dark night. yeah, bennett remembered the way there, and if not, he remembered razor's address and he could always pull it up on google maps. there was no time to lose, and bennett was absolutely lovestruck, too lovestruck to wait to see the boy he needed to speak to.

he would finally say what he longed to say.

bennett ran as fast as his legs could take him, turning corners and carefully crossing streets— yes, there were times where he tripped over his own feet, but that was normal for him. bennett didn't care, he just kept running. he passed the park by barbara's house, where he and razor first met, their ferrets, too. he passed the ramen shop they went to when bennett stupidly made a disaster for dinner. he passed the skate park where razor had met his friends for the first time. bennett smiled fondly, remembering every single moment that he and razor had spent together— every time he'd blushed and smiled, every time he felt like he was floating, and experienced a state of joy that was incomparable to any other.

the sound of bennett's beat-up converses hitting the concrete pavement as he ran was all to be heard. the time was 10:11. bennett was almost there— he was incredibly surprised he remembered the entire way to get to razor's house. despite being incredibly tired, despite how arduous it was to run for long periods of time, bennett barely stopped for air. it felt like he was running in slow motion.

he turned the final corner, skidding to a halt, and practically flew past razor's front lawn. his bright blonde locks rustled in the wind as he reached razor's front door, holding his knees for dear life and panting.

this time, though, bennett didn't hesitate to ring the doorbell for a moment. and if he had to walk 500 miles to see razor that night, he probably would have attempted to do it.

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a/n:

HELP I WAS LISTENING TO I WOULD WALK 500 MILES AND I WOULD WALK 500 MORE 🥶👍

why is that song so fire

ANYWAYS AHHHHHH I HOPE U LIKED THIS CHAPTER IM SORRY IF IT SOUNDS BAD BRO I WAS IN A WRITING MOOD TODAY SO LIKE IDK IF ITS BAD OR GOOD

question of the day:
if you were in genshin impact what vision would you have, what region would you be from, and what weapon would you use?

my answer:
i'm a pyro baby for sure

i'd say pyro, catalyst, and from mondstadt

i wouldn't be like klee tho i would be like a healer like pyro barbara bc there's no way my scrawny ass would be DPS material