Zak POV
Back into my apartment and feeling good.
I throw on a Christmas hoodie. It's a red hoodie with Santa, with Santa being butt naked and twerking in front of the Christmas tree.
When i adjust my collar of the white button up shirt inside on the jumper, i grab my phone and i start to call an uber.
And i almost forgot, to bring the gift with me.
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When i arrive at the house i thank the uber driver and shut the door of the car. Leaving a 4 star review and a $1.50 tip for the driver.
I hear the car drive off away and i walk onto the front porch. When i start to knock on the door i feel excitement bubbling in the pit of my stomach. After a while of talking over chat, i'll get to see my best friend again.
On the other side of the door i hear barking from a dog. I then hear a female voice speak, "Oh gosh darn it Rat. Stop barking."
I then hear the door shuffle, the wooden door opening and then the screen door.
"Oh Zak!" Darryl's grandma smiles. But a confused look on her face later appears, "D-Did you wanna talk to Darryl about something? Alone — of course."
Darryl must of haven't told her yet about them being practically best friends (again)
"Zak?" I hear a voice pop up behind. Holding and cradling Ray in his arms
"Hey Darryl." I lift my hand; more as a sort of called - weak hand raise, fidgeting with my fingers and staring at the brunette up and down.
"Zak!!" He repeats with much more enthusiasm, rushing up to the door and hugging me. His hair has became longer, and it's tied into a man bun.
Darryl pulls away and looks weirdly at my hoodie. His grandma has already went at this point.
Third Person POV
"Oh!" He quirks and eyebrow.
"What u don't like it?"
Darryl starts getting his words scrambled up and Zak starts to laugh at his suffering.
"N-No!!~ I like it!" Darryls words slightly buffering at the word 'like'
"So when is Vincent and Harvey coming over?" Zak ask.
"Oh they're already in my room."
"Oh sorry. I always know i'm late." Zak huffs, tucking the gift under his arm." It's a little rectangular box.
Darryl laughs, "It's fine. I'm always late too."
The two head off to the brunettes room, having small talk with Darryl's grandma on the way.
When they open the door Vincent and Harvey are playing a round of Uno on the bed. Zak also realises that Darryl has changed his bedsheets, to a checkered white and yellow theme.
"Zak's here." Darryl stands by the door.
"Zak! Long time no see!" Harvey has a grin on his face. "Yeah, Darryl here won't stop talking about you." Vincent jokes.
"Am not!" The emerald eyed male says right after.
Zak laughs, "No way."
Harvey wanted to tell a joke about how Darryl has been practically slowly falling back in love with Zak but he'd be worried that they'd be uncomfortable, so he doesn't say it.
"Should we start playing bad santa? Oh- Uhh, you guys brought your gifts right?" Darryl speaks, walking towards the bed, Zak following after.
Harvey and Vincent start packing away. "Yeah of course we did." Vincent speaks. Darryl then stares to his right to look at Zak directly in the eyes.
"Oh! Yeah, of course i did."
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The four are sat in a circle in the living room (+ rat in the middle)
"Rat get out!" Darryl tries to shoo Rat away.
Rat then comes facing Darryl's way, walking to him and sitting in his lap.
"Aww." The brunette frowns.
"Should we start?" Harvey speaks up. Everyone agrees and Darryl starts to write down the numbers 1 to 4 on pieces of cut out paper. While Darryl is talking to Harvey while writing down the numbers Vincent calls out Zak for staring at Darryl while he's busy.
"Awww love birds." Vincent pouts jokingly, making a high pitched voice. "Huh?" Darryl looks at him - confused. "It was a glance." Zak huffs turning his head away; Him himself didn't even realise he was staring.
When the pieces of paper are thrown into a pink baseball cap Darryl's grandma used to use when playing tennis in the 1980s, everyone starts to dig their hands in and choosing their numbers randomly.
Harvey goes first
Darryl goes second
Vincent goes third
And Zak goes fourth
All of the presents are now in the middle of the circle they created, 2 of the presents being large and the other 2 being quite small.
"Who's number one?" Vincent questions everyone. "That's mee." Harvey says joyfully, smiling he grabs one of the big presents. Harvey sits back in his spot and shakes the wrapped box, a bit of sound comes out, "Hm. It's quite light."
"I'm next!" Darryl speaks up. Placing Rat on the floor, He grabs one of the small presents and sits back down. Rat sniffs the present and tried to nip at the white plain wrapping paper.
"Well i'm third." Vincent speaks, grabbing one of the big ones, "Big ones are always the best."
"Well that's leaves it to me." Zak starts to reach for the last gift, it being pretty small. Luckily it isn't his own.
When everyone is sat back down (+ Rat snuggled up on Bads lap) everyone starts to open their gifts.
Vincent opens his, "Cute!" He pulls it up to his chest. A plain black hoodie. "It's a bit small on me but that's okay."
"Sorry about that." Harvey speaks.
"I'll open mine now." Zak hums, opening the small one. It's a disposable camera! "Oh and it comes with film too."
"I hope you like it." Vincent crosses his arms. "I love it thanks." The tan male smiling shyly.
"Do you want to open yours?" Harvey asks Darryl. "It's fine, You can go." The brunette offers.
Harvey opens his gift, He gives a weird look.
"What? Do you not like it?" Bad asks, genuinely sad if he gets the response he might be getting.
"No i like it. Did you meant to get it for yourself?" Harvey asks. Finally taking the thing out of the wrapping paper. "A bubble tea plushie?" Vincent says out loud.
"Oh! I must've wrapped the wrong gift. I was 60% sure i wrapped a tote bag and a bucket hat." Darryl turns his head slightly furrowing his eyebrows.
"It's fine Darryl. I still appreciate the gift." Harvey smiles.
"Well! That means i get to open mine." Darryl start to unwrap his present. When all of the wrapping paper is off there's a small jewellery box. "Oh?"
Zak smiles.
When Darryl opens the jewellery box it's a necklace. A golf simple thin necklace with a heart in the middle of it. "Aww. Who got me this?" He pouts.
"I did." Zak smiles again. "Thanks." Darryl smiles back.
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lovestar | skephalo
Fanfic-started- 14/08/22 -finished- 28/01/23 Zak is a highschool dropout, mostly known worldwide for being a drummer in the band Inside Sweater. Darryl is an outcast who attends highschool - who has an abnormal addiction to bubble tea. But what happens w...
