affection

fourteen

saturday

a hand runs through dark blonde hair, green eyes flit to the table beneath him. he's deciding which bottle to use next, four red solo cups wait for him to choose, a brown liquid sits at the bottom of each. this time, he pours a clear alcohol into the four cups, vodka and lemonade as a mixer.

"hurry coop, it's your turn." kai grins at him. he would be worried about drinking again, but cooper had sat with him before the others arrived to his house and they had a long conversation about alcohol. eventually, kai began agreeing, and the other two finally came.

unsteadily, cooper makes his way back to the middle of the room, where they have a board game displayed on a small table he stole from his baby sister.

he gives everybody a cup, they sit on the floor around the small table, the perfect height to reach the game. he almost spills the alcohol giving each cup.

cooper takes a seat next to bee, crossing his legs and taking a mouthful from his cup. a mix of songs from bee's playlist turns up in volume only slightly, his speakers are set loud already.

the four friends are in his basement that he and bee decorated over the winter months, that explains the fairy lights and fake leaves in the corners. cooper first wanted a man cave, but bee said that they could turn it into a cool hangout spot, so he changed his mind.

in one corner, there's blankets and bean bags, a fort for getting high. there's about a dozen board games, a television he took from his room and speakers. it's a cozy place, so they often come here to visit and hang out.

which is the reason they're all here today. it's about 7pm, they came a lot earlier for pizza. now they have snacks and are playing drunk games as a way of mini celebration for it finally being summer break.

kai whines at elliot, "give it."

"the room's spinning and all kai wants is park street. typical."

"no, i need park street."

the four laugh, but cooper takes his turn. he's currently stuck in jail and is very close to being bankrupt.

cooper laughs as even after his turn, he's still stuck in the same place. "can someone help me."

"no." kai laughs.

the game ends, bee won as usual, elliot came second and both kai and cooper lost by bankruptcy.

"i lowkey don't understand monopoly."

the two pout as the others set up a different game. cooper changes the song.

it's not before long when limbs are twisted together and a mixture of laughs fill the air, twister is much better drunk. elliot spins and he's stepping over kai's arm.

his phone chimes, signalling a message and as he isn't too deep or stuck into the game, he quickly but politely excuses himself momentarily.

'tomorrow night, 8pm. fuck your timer.'

his heart leaps into his throat when he reads it, his eyes water and he tries so hard to not let it ruin his mood. they're all having so much fun and with each drink it's only increasing excitement. they were going to start the movies at 10pm so they could slowly move into a sleepier state and eventually rest for the night.

but he's drunk, so of course it ruins his mood.

elliot returns back to his friends, he wants to throw his phone at the ground. he also wants to simply not even show up tomorrow night.

he shows kai and he nods. "i'll be there."

elliot awkwardly shrugs. "maybe it's better if you...don't?"

"what?" kai frowns, "i thought you wanted me with you?"

elliot hesitates. "i do! you know i do. but i feel like he won't come clean if you're there."

kai looks defeated, but understands. he shrugs, "i guess we can catch up after."

"so you think you can make it for, say, nine thirty? give him time to like, deal the damage first?"

kai's eyes brighten. "of course, i'm right there."

"thanks, blue."

the pair return to the other two, who are setting up mario karts on the tv. they all get settled in, and the race begins.

this time, cooper wins and he leaps up in joy when he does. elliot comes second, he used play this with jake over the years, he's fairly good. kai comes last and tells himself and everyone else that's the game is rigged. bee, in third place, only laughs at him and they also start on the snacks.

the crew sleeps, looney tunes continues on the tv quietly. after mario, bee and elliot went upstairs to get some water and returned to cooper putting a horror film on. they ate snacks, kai and cooper added some laced candy ropes into the mix.

the two began laughing at each jumpscare, and when the film ended elliot wanted cartoons on to ease his mind, he wasn't good for horror movies.

bee and elliot then soon fell asleep, the other two found looney tunes hilarious in their state. as they hadn't too much and a few hours had passed, it had began slightly wearing off to the stage where they just wanted to talk to each other.

so they did. kai and cooper could relate on many levels with each other, with their personalities being relatively similar. after all the talk and deep conversation, cooper soon fell asleep.

as kai was also about to join the other three, his phone vibrates. quietly and carefully, he shuffles upstairs and answers the call past sleeping bodies.

"dad? why are calling me at this time?"

he mumbles in response, slurred words and curses.

"what? are you okay?" kai pauses, "dad? talk to me or i'm hanging up."

silence, heavy breathing.

"okay, fine. whatever, bye."

"no, wait..."

kai huffs, he should have blocked his dad's contact. he probably should have stopped even calling him that. "what do you want?"

"is it true your mom's dating again?"

he scoffs, all that for a question like this? "why do you care?"

"is it true or not, kai."

he examines his father's tone for just a moment before responding. "are you fucking serious? go home and sober up, bastard."

he quickly hangs up and returns inside, shaking his head at the sudden phone call. he settles himself next to his boyfriend, and eventually falls asleep.

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