16 and in love
in which two friends have to come to terms with the fact that they'll never be normal
or
in which romantic feelings blossom between two boys who are terrified of confessing to each other
the only characters i own are nathan burns, car...
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"merry christmas eve." will's smile melted nathan's heart as he entered the byers household. "merry christmas eve." he replied before pulling will into a hug. the boys stood in the hug for a bit longer than they probably should've, before heading out to nathan's car.
they held hands across the center console as nathan drove to mike's house, comfortable silence filling the car. "did you buy anything cool for me?" will asked as they climbed out of the car and began grabbing presents from the trunk. "great question, you'll have to find out." nathan snickered, a grin on his face. "so mean." will rolled his eyes but they began walking towards the door to the basement.
"good afternoon!" nathan called out as he dumped the presents next to the tree in the basement. the party christmas parties were the best, especially now that they had their own money to buy presents for their friends.
"afternoon!" eleven called out from her seat on the couch, a soft smile on her face. "where's lucas?" he asked, joining her on the couch. "he said he was on his way, but he had to give max her gift first." she replied sadly, looking down at her shoes.
max had been forbidden from hanging out with the party, her mom threatening to move away if she caught any of them at her house. lucas had been sneaking her gifts and letters in brail though. everyone missed her, but lucas did the most. he learned brail just to send her letters.
"alright, sorry i'm late." lucas panted as he entered the basement, at the same time as mike and dustin walked down the stairs with snacks in their hands. "let the party christmas party begin!" nathan happily declared as he stood up.
"given my advice any thought?" dustin whispered to nathan as he watched will, lucas, and el bet on how many marshmallows mike could fit in his mouth. "yeah." nathan shrugged, his arms crossed across his chest. "i mean, you're right i'm pretty sure, but i don't think i'm ready for him to know." he whispered, an unreadable emotion plastered on his face. but deep down, he wanted nothing more than to kiss will. but he knew he wasn't ready to talk about his feelings and definitely wasn't going to kiss will and not talk about it again. he and mike had talked about their kiss, and it was overwhelmingly awkward for both boys.
"yeah!" will cheered as lucas and el each handed him five dollars while mike spit marshmallows into the trash can. "that was so gross! my turn." dustin laughed as he made his way over to the table.
nathan just shook his head, but noticed will staring at him, so he waved towards the other boy, who returned the wave.
"will, how confident are you in me?" dustin asked, throwing an arm around the small boy's shoulders. "i'm so confident! i'm going all in on twenty three!" he laughed, his cute laugh that made nathan want to hold him tightly. but he just approached the table and bet that dustin could only fit twenty one marshmallows in his mouth.
as dustin spit out marshmallows, everyone handed nathan five dollars. "good doing business with you all." he laughed, stuffing the money in his wallet. "hey, kids! open presents because joyce needs will home soon!" karen shouted down the stairs, confusing everyone.
"well, uh, let's just open presents then!" eleven said as she moved to sit on the couch. the order of who handed out presents always went from oldest to youngest, so nathan handed everyone their presents.
will got a sketch book and alcohol based markers. mike got a nintendo entertainment system. eleven got a tie dye hoodie, which made her grin. and lucas also got a nintendo entertainment system.
due to karen rushing them, will and nathan opened their presents quickly. nathan got a skateboard from lucas, painted "the clash" records from will, an ounce of weed from mike, a pair of vans from eleven, and a journal from dustin - which had really good advice written inside.
will got a hoodie from eleven, a pair of converse from mike, a camera from dustin, and a record player - and a couple of records - from lucas, who told will that nathan had recommended them.
once the boys gathered their things and hugged their friends, they quickly left. "why does your mom need you?" nathan asked softly as they got in the car. "i don't know, i'm freaking out." will let out a whimper, his leg bouncing anxiously. nathan gently laid his hand on will's knee, the bouncing almost immediately stopping. "everything's gonna be okay." he assured softly as he drove.
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