What a Good Boy
OneThousandAngels
Chapter 4: A Ruff Patch
Summary:
Kevin finally decides to make his move, but things don't go exactly as planned.
Notes:
(See the end of the chapter for notes.)
Chapter Text
Tuesday. Today was the day.
Ever since yesterday Kevin hadn't been able to stop thinking about how he would ask Double D out. It wasn't even a matter of "if" anymore, but a matter of "when". He'd made up his mind. He'd found his resolve and today was the day he would make his move, no matter what. He was not going to chicken out.
He couldn't believe how nervous he was. He'd asked girls out before and they'd always said yes. He'd never had any reason to worry. But this was different. Double D was different. He liked him, like, really really liked him and he just... he just had to say yes. As Kevin scrutinized his outfit in the mirror he couldn't stop imaging what he would do if Edd told him no. What if he didn't even like guys? What if he didn't like him like that, hell, what if he thought Kevin was so much of an idiot that he would never dream of dating a guy like him? Double D was so out of his league.
In the past Kevin had always imagined that he himself was an elite romantic prospect. He was athletic, good looking, popular and cool, kept his nose clean, but he wasn't a goody two shoes either, and he was on track to receive sports scholarships from some of the best universities in the country. He'd never been at a loss for a girlfriend.
Now he was seeing things differently. He was in shape, but was he really handsome? He wasn't particularly smart, not at school stuff anyway. In fact, there wasn't much that was remarkable about him outside of sports. He was average.
Double D on the other hand...he had always been different from everyone else, even when they were kids. It was the reason Kevin used to pick on him and now those same traits were what had Kevin falling for him harder each day. He was a real cutie: tall, slender, well-kept, not to mention he had a killer butt. And yet that wasn't even the half of what scared Kevin so much. He was smart, like, genius smart. He was kind and selfless, patient, mature and insightful. Everyone liked him. Double D was downright charming, but at the same time his charisma was effortless and sweet. He was...basically everything that Kevin wasn't. Double D was special. Could Kevin even handle a guy like him? What did he even have to offer a guy like Double D? He'd always been so cocky...now suddenly, he wasn't so sure he had any right to be.
Kevin ran his hand back through his red hair as he looked in the mirror then he sighed and placed his hat in its usual position. He made sure that he was clean and smelled good, that would be important. He had on his favorite shirt and the pants he thought fit him the best. All he could do now was bide his time until his moment came.
He got to school just in time for the first bell to ring, pausing only as he passed Double D hurrying down the hall towards homeroom. He waved. Edd saw him and smiled, making Kevin's heart throb. "Good morning, Kevin!" he called as he scurried passed. Kevin smiled after him. "Hey, dork." It was definitely the motivation he needed to keep his courage until lunch.
Morning classes passed by slower than ever. He hardly heard anything from the lectures or anything that Naz was saying to him in the hall.
"Dude," she said, poking him in the side playfully. "Are you on another planet this morning or what?"
Kevin blinked at her vacantly. "...sorry. I didn't sleep well last night."
She smiled a little in understanding. "Ah, it's okay, don't worry about it. Just remember what I said about English though." Kevin's face was blanker than ever. Naz rolled her eyes, but smirked. "The group project, we should meet up this weekend to-" She stopped, noticing Kevin's wandering gaze. She followed it to the sight of Tom a few lockers down, sporting a broken nose. The skin around his blue eyes was a matching deep purple.
