𝗽𝗶𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗳𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 • 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲

chapter twelve

"i think i like you." was the last thing bruce said before he passed out. vance didnt have time to question him, but he definitely freaked the fuck out. he didn't know how to react — did the other even really mean it? he couldn't be too dependent on his words, considering how he had been acting. but yet he got his hopes up. it took him forever, but he eventually fell asleep.

it was now morning, and they were both awake, just laying together, enjoying eachothers company. vance didn't dare bring up what bruce had said last night, but he knew it wouldn't take long for the other to remember as well. bruce wrapped his arms around vance, trying his best to pull off still being asleep while doing so. "bruce, i already know you're awake." all he got was a small huff in reply. vance sat up and bruce eventually sat up as well.

"jesus christ, my head hurts." he complained. "yeah, uhm, i wont smoke around you anymore." vance cleared his throat. "i'll get you you water and ibuprofen." vance stood up. "thank you." bruce smiles. vance nodded, offering a small smile back. he left the room and went into the kitchen, getting bruce a glass and filling it with water.

he was trying to think of the best approach to bringing up last night. should he just forget about it? maybe that was better. he got the ibuprofen bottle out, and then got two pills out of it. he took a deep breath. he didn't want to ruin things between them, but if there was slight chance his feelings were recuperated, maybe he should take it. or maybe bruce hadn't meant what he'd said at all. he picks up the glass and heads back into his room. he sat on the bed beside bruce, holding the water and medicine out to him. "thank you." bruce repeated, taking them. he puts the pills in his mouth before taking a drink of water to down them. he scrunches his nose up — he hated the taste of the pills. it was kinda cute, vance had no problem admitting that to himself. but he quickly scratched that thought, he had enough on his mind. panic quickly washed over bruce. "waitwait, we have school!" he started to get up. "you're sick." vance pulled bruce back down. "but i'm not technically si—"
"you're sick." vance repeated. this time, bruce just nodded in agreement. "i need to tell my parents—" bruce started. "i can tell them for you," vance offered. "..sorry, but no. they'll definitely think i'm just skipping then." vance wasnt exactly surprised by that. bruce reached over and grabs his phone, calling his mom. "hey," he starts, but vance zones out — damn it bruce, look what you taught him to do. he cant help just harmless admiring, though. he watches while he talks, hearing him, but not listening to him. he was talking to his mom anyways, vance didn't need to listen. "thanks, mom. bye." bruce hung up and vance snapped out of his thoughts. "well, what do you want to do now?" bruce shrugged. "i don't know, ive never skipped before."
    "woww, loser alert." vance snorted, earning an elbow to the side from bruce. then they both started laughing, stupidly. eventually the laughter died down, of course, and silence fell over them again. vance stares at bruce for a couple seconds, working up courage. he cleared his throat. "uh, bruce?" bruce met his gaze. "yeah?" vance swallowed thickly. "uhm, last night. i'm not sure if you remember but, erm, you said you liked me last night." bruce froze, his words clearly going through his head. he had definitely remembered. "oh. uhm." he cleared his throat, and vance watched him eagerly. "i didnt mean it." he said quietly. "what?"
    "i said, i didnt mean it. i'm not like that. im not even actually into guys— it was just to make my parents angry, you know. i was high — or something — and i dont know why i said that, but it wasn't true."
oh. oh. he wasn't 'like that' of course he wasn't. what was vance thinking? he wouldn't like him even if he was. vance plasters on a smile, "right! of course." he let out a fake laugh — not that bruce could tell. "no more drugs for you, huh?" he joked, getting a smile from bruce, but he didn't know that it was just as fake as his own.
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since i just love you guys so much, here's the next chapter tonight ! hope you enjoyed :)
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