short story (gustholomule)

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Still shocked, I watch as Augustus shuffles into the room awkwardly. He's pretty red, I take pride in noticing. Then I remember the situation I'm in, and I kick myself for getting.. distracted. 

"Uh." Augustus coughs. A few moments of uncomfortable eye contact pass, and then I'm forced to break the silence. "H-how much of that did you see?" 

Great, Matt. Just great. He might've forgotten about it (yeah, right.) but you HAD to bring it up again. 

He shifts his weight and avoids my gaze. "...Most of it?" I swallow the lump in my throat, knowing this is how I lose yet another friend. 

Though my other lost friends weren't the same as Augustus. I know that. I have for a while. I don't really know what to say next, so I figure an apology would work best. "I-I-I'm sorry. I.. didn't mean it."

That's a blatant lie. I meant all of my interaction with Fake Augustus, but it's not like I can tell Real Augustus that. Speaking of Real Augustus, he's staring me in a way I can't decipher. I notice that he's looking down at something on my face.

My face goes red, as usual. It's hard being a heavy blusher. Augustus is looking not-so-discreetly at my lips, but I can't imagine why. It's not like he'd want to reciprocate... right?

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Gus pov:

I make my way into the room. Luckily, my blush has died down enough that I have hope Matty won't notice. Then again, it's the middle of the day, and bright, harsh light is pouring in from the blinds, and..

Yeah, he totally noticed. I see it on his face. "Uh." I cough out nervously. Looking up at him, we lock eyes for a few seconds before he looks away. "H-how much of that did you see?" I take careful note of his slight stutter. Matt only stutters when he's scared. 

I don't know what to say to reassure him that, no, I'm not going to dump him (as a friend!! only as a friend), so I opt for the truth. "Most of it?" I offer. A couple beats, and he chokes out an apology, with even more stuttering this time. 

I hardly acknowledge it, though. I've gotten distracted. Has anyone ever noticed that Matty has a really nice pair of lips?

Oh no.
That wasn't a very straight thought, was it.
 I may have a small dilemma.

(A/N: IM SORRY IM SORRY I WANTED TO WRITE MORE OF THIS ILL UPDATE THE FIC SOON)