affection

twenty four

monday, later

the dim room erupts in cheers as a scruffy boy makes his way downstairs, stopping halfway to raise the box he's holding out, showing it off to everyone.

"PIZZA'S HERE!" jake beams, three boys follow him down and soon enough, the room seems crowded.

kai thought this was a usual hangout, however it's quickly appearing like some sort of mini party. there's a range of hip-hop songs playing loudly over a stereo, and jake's friends disperse out into other groups of people.

there's a small group in the corner, playing uno and laughing together while a half-smoked joint sits in the middle of them. must be cooper's other friends.

they're soon joined by a couple more boys, dressed pretty similar to the way jake does, so he figures they must be more of his friends.

there's empty bottles of beers scattered around, and most of the other's are just hanging out, chilling around and chatting.

the only other group are in the middle of the room, badly playing pool. that's where bee is.

kai is spread out on the couch, nodding his head to the beat while his fingers drum to it. one hand is holding a half empty bottle of beer, the other is tapping elliot's arm who is lying with his head in his lap.

cooper's on the floor, leaning against the table in front of the couch, and layla's sat next to him. their feet are overlapping and swaying to the music.

kai had already been teasing them about how gross they are for last ten minutes, before the room starting filling out with people he didn't really know.

the group are mainly people watching and enjoying their time together. cooper gets up and takes a few slices of one of the boxes of pizza jake had set down, then comes back and slides back beside layla.

the four share the slices out and begin eating, elliot sips the beer from kai's hand. he's said at first he was unsure about the drinking idea, but agreed on sharing one with his boyfriend.

cooper told him that he would make sure he doesn't drink too much, to soothe his mind. kai appreciated this but knew he would end up forgetting about it through being too drunk or high at the end of the day - to which cooper was adamant would definitely not happen.

(he seems for forget that kai knows him far too well by now.)

although the room is filled with people he had only ever seen in passing or classes and not actually spoken to, kai weirdly feels right at home.

'u good?' his phone chimes, the screen lights up from being sat on the arm of the sofa.

he looks down at his boyfriend, who turns his head to face him.

"i'm great." kai laughs, trying to convince the boy who's been not-so-secretly checking up on him to make sure he's not feeling overwhelmed.

elliot smiles back up at him, briefly closing his eyes and warming kai's heart.

he moves his hand to touch his face, stroking the freckles on his cheek before getting them tangled in his locks. he leans further into the couch, and rests his head back so he's almost facing the ceiling.

exhaling deep, he stays in that position for a few minutes, before returning to people-watch. it only lasts a few moments before cooper nudges kai's foot with his own, making him frown at the boy on the floor.