Uh hey guys I'm not dead (shocker ik). Sorry I haven't updated or written that story I said I was gonna write, but here's this! I wrote this for an english assignment so it's kinda strangely written but eh whatever lol.
Dnf
but also
Dreamnap 👀
Based Irl
A bit of fluff but mostly angst :]
TW: Character Death (?)
George slowly opens his eyes, squinting as warm light shines through the curtains. The bed feels cold, he looks around to find his boyfriend, Clay, missing. He checks the time, “Ah it’s 11:30, I must’ve slept in. That explains why Clay isn’t here, he must be out shopping” he thinks. George had flown over from England to move in with Clay, and his best friend Nick about a month ago. They had been planning this for a while, having met online years ago. He slowly sits up, reaching his arms up and stretching. He then climbs out of bed, shivering a bit as his feet touch the cold hardwood floor. He walks out of the room and downstairs to the kitchen to get breakfast. He looks out of the window, spotting a small patch with a variety of mushrooms. Clay had planted them in the garden for George before he moved in, mushrooms being one of his favorite things. He smiles softly, remembering the night that he had been on a call with Clay as he planted them. They thought of them as a symbol of their love. He brings himself out of thought before opening a cupboard and getting a Pop-Tart. He quickly eats it, before walking upstairs and back into his and Clay’s room. He sits down at his computer before continuing to edit a YouTube video he started the previous night.
About an hour later, George hears a car pull into the driveway. He smiles as he walks out of the room and downstairs, opening the front door. His smile immediately drops as he watches Clay smile and pull Nick into a chaste kiss. “Guys what’s going on…” he mutters, just loudly enough for them to hear. Clay quickly pulls away from Nick, pushing him away in the process “George I didn’t think you’d be awake I- it’s not what it looks like I swear-” he starts, getting cut off by Nick. “Clay don’t even try to come up with excuses, we’ve been caught.” he says, staring at the ground guiltily. Clay sighs, stepping towards George “Honey-” he says, once again getting cut off this time by George. “Do not call me that anymore-” he says, tears welling up in his eyes. “Okay, George… God this is hard to say… I’ve been cheating on you with Nick for three months… Please don’t be upset” Clay says, tears welling up in his own eyes. “Oh yeah Clay, I’m not gonna be upset at all that my boyfriend has been cheating on me for three months with my best friend. Not at all. OF COURSE I’M GONNA BE UPSET, I TRUSTED YOU GUYS! I LOVED YOU CLAY! LOOKS LIKE YOU DIDN’T FEEL THE SAME!” he yells, tears streaming down his face. “I DO LOVE YOU!” Clay yells back. “NO YOU DON’T! YOU WOULDN’T HAVE DONE THIS IF YOU DID!” George screams before running into the house, locking himself in the bathroom.
His head starts spiraling as he sinks to the floor, sobbing. He sobs until his head hurts. He sobs until he cannot sob anymore. He stands up, turning the sink on and splashing his face with cold water. He starts to think, if he cannot have Clay, then why should Nick have him? He forms a plan, before walking out of the bathroom. He walks to the living room to find both Clay and Nick sitting on the couch, looking extremely worried. “Hey guys, I’ve decided that although I’m upset that you lied to me, I’m going to support your relationship nonetheless.” he says, in a rather convincing voice. He silently congratulates himself for keeping his tone steady. “Wait really?” both Clay and Nick ask simultaneously. “Yeah!” he says cheerfully, thankful that both of them are gullible enough to believe him. Clay smiles, “I’m glad we can still be friends, George.” If only he knew what was coming.
“Well I’m going to make stew, would either of you like to help me?” he asks. “Nah, I’m gonna go play Minecraft” Nick says as he walks to his room. “I’ll help.” Clay says as he stands up and walks into the kitchen. “Alright, could you go and pick some of the olive colored mushrooms from the garden?” George asks as he follows Clay. Clay just nods and walks outside to pick the mushrooms. George laughs to himself, “What a great idea to have him plant those Death Caps.” he thinks. George sets a pot on the stove and pours beef broth in, turning on the stove. He then starts collecting other ingredients they need, such as meat and different types of vegetables. He gets out a cutting board and a knife and starts cutting them into pieces. He hears Clay walk back in “You can just cut those up and put them in the pot” he says, careful not to turn around. Clay does not say anything, and just gets a cutting board and a knife for himself, and starts cutting the mushrooms and putting them in the pot. “Hah! George I finished cutting the mushrooms before you finished cutting up the vegetables, take that” Clay says playfully. “Oh shut up you had less to cut up than me” he says, walking over and pouring the rest of the ingredients into the pot. Clay just laughs, before they both fall into awkward silence.
George sits on the counter and gets on his phone, waiting for the stew to be done. Soon enough, the stew finishes cooking. They grab three bowls from the cupboard and fill them, they also grab three spoons and place them in the bowls. “Why don’t you try it first, I don’t trust your cooking skills.” George says. “Oh c’mon now George, you did most of the cooking here.” Clay says, a playful smile on his face. “Okay perhaps I did, but you helped.” “Fine, I’ll try it first.” Clay says, slowly bringing a spoonful of stew up to his mouth. He blows on it before eating it. “This is pretty good!” he says after swallowing. A few seconds pass, and he starts coughing. “Why… Why am I dizzy?” he mutters in between coughs. “Clay?! Clay are you alright?!” George says frantically, acting as if he was surprised. Clay clutches his stomach as intense pain strikes. He falls to the floor with a thud.
George stands there in shock, reality setting in. He sinks to his knees next to Clay and starts shaking him, “Clay?” He shakes him more violently, “CLAY?! PLEASE SAY SOMETHING PLEASE!” he screams, starting to sob again. “Why would I do this…” he thinks. He looks up as he hears Nick run in. “George why are you screaming-” he starts, cutting himself off as he sees Clay on the floor. “What happened?” “HE MUST’VE GRABBED THE WRONG MUSHROOM!” George yells in between sobs. “What? George, calm down and explain.” Nick says, kneeling next to George. “He’s gone Nick…” he mutters. “WHAT?! NO NO NO NO NO HE CAN’T BE DEAD!” Nick says, starting to sob as well. “HE HAD TO HAVE GRABBED THE OLIVE COLORED MUSHROOMS! THE DEATH CAPS! I TOLD HIM TO GRAB THE WHITE ONES!” George cries out. Both of the boys sit there sobbing. One out of grief, and one out of both grief and regret. Nick shakily takes his phone out of his pocket, and dials 911. The operator picks up, “Nine one one, what’s your emergency?” “Hello?! My boyfriend just ate a poisonous mushroom and we think he’s dead!” he sobs into the phone.
George tunes out Nick talking to the operator, lost in his own thoughts. The sentence “Why would I do this” repeating itself in his mind over and over again. He stares at Clay, how will he ever forgive himself? He probably never will. He’s dragged out of his thoughts after hearing sirens outside. “Was I lost in thought for that long?” he thinks, as both him and Nick stand up and walk outside. A police officer walks over to them, and asks them to explain what happened. George explains what happened, making sure to say that he told Clay to grab the white mushrooms. Nick explains his side of the story as well. The police officer writes it all down and walks away. George and Nick stand there, both feeling emotionally numb. They watch as Clay is carried out of the house. In his mind, George says goodbye to the man he killed with the symbol of their love.
~A/N~
Hey yall, first off, tysm for 100 followers and over 800 reads! I really appreciate it!
Second off, again I am very sorry that I haven't updated. Although, after writing this I want to get back into writing again! I'm not making any promises that I will but I might.
The third thing I want to say is I've started streaming on Twitch! I would greatly appreciate if you followed (twitch.tv/itzbrookzy)!
Love you guys, and please remember to eat something, hydrate, and get some rest! <3
