Warblers Pride Oneshots

June 7: Courting [Wevid]

"Hey, new kid. Get up." He felt someone slap his shoulder, waking him up.

He blinked himself awake, remembering falling asleep while watching a video. "What?"

"Come on, you'll miss dinner." The boy stood in front of the mirror, fixing his tie.

"Stop harassing the transfer, Hunt," his other roommate said, fixing his hair in the bathroom.

David got up, setting his computer aside and taking out his earbuds. "Thanks."

"You don't talk much, do you?" 'Hunt' asked him.

"Normally I do, it's just..." David shrugged. "This school is a lot different than my old one. I feel really out of place."

His other roommate walked out of the bathroom. "Because you're surrounded by a bunch of prep boys?" Seeing David's surprised and rather doubtful look, he added, "I haven't been there, my boyfriend has."

"'Boyfriend'? Damn, this place is different," David mumbled.

His roommate laughed. "I think that's everyone's initial reaction. You know, it's hard to be social when you don't know anybody. Come down to dinner with us, I'll introduce you to everyone."

"Are you sure?" David asked, surprised by the gesture.

"Of course. They've been dying to meet you."

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"Guys, this is David, our new roommate," the one he still didn't know the name of said.

"Oh! It's nice to meet you! I'm Jeff," a very excited boy said, smiling widely.

"I'm not sure if he's very 'new' anymore," a boy mumbled, his roommate that the other had called 'Hunt' elbowing him.

"C'mon, be nice."

"I'm just sayin'."

David chuckled, rubbing the back of his neck. "Yeah, sorry about that."

"It's fine," Jeff said.

"Yeah, ignore Sebastian, the rest of us do. I'm Thad."

"Um, it's nice to meet you."

They introduced themselves, and he found out that Jeff had a boyfriend named Nick, his roommate's full name was Hunter, not 'Hunt,' his other roommate's name was Blaine and his boyfriend was Kurt, and that Sebastian was Hunter's boyfriend.

Then another boy joined them at the table, looking harassed. His hair was slightly messed up, and he wasn't in his uniform, as it was a weekend, instead wearing skinny jeans and a loose white t-shirt that exposed his collarbones as he sat down.

"That took forever," he said as he joined them, adjusting his shirt's neckline back to normal.

"Sweet lord," David mumbled, unable to look away from the boy.

Of course, because he couldn't catch a break, the boy heard him, blushing. "Um, hi?"

Thad laughed. "Wes, this is Blaine and Hunter's roommate, David. David, this is Wes, and yes, he's single."

"Wh— I di—" David spluttered, going red.

"C'mon, we all knew you were wondering."

Wes shook his head. "You just can't give up an opportunity to embarrass someone, can you?"

Thad grinned. "Nope!"

David tore his eyes away, clearing his throat. "Sorry. That was inappropriate, I shouldn't have said that."

"This is the perfect time to prove my point," Thad realized. "David, what part of Wes's physical appearance was initially the hardest to look away from?"

"I'm not answering that," David said, shaking his head.

Wes frowned. "Really? I was actually kinda curious about that one."

He hesitated. "Fine. Since you're okay with me saying it. Your collarbones."

Thad smacked his hand on the table, turning to Wes. "I told you!"

"Why?" Wes asked interestedly. "I know why Thad thinks it is, but why did it draw your attention?"

"Well... You have a really defined bone structure. Your jawline and collarbones look like they could cut glass. And your skin's clear, y'know, which is visually pleasing."

"Yes!" Thad exclaimed. "Glass-cutting collarbones! Thank you!"

Wes looked surprised. "Thad, I guess I finally believe you, because you two said pretty much the exact same thing."

The rest of the meal was relatively unremarkable, but David did find himself taking a liking to Wes's personality as well. So much so that he caught him alone after dinner ended.

"Wes, can I ask you something?"

"Hm? Oh, yeah, go ahead," he said, stopping.

"Okay. I'm going to get straight to the point. May I pursue you? Romantically?"

Wes blinked, seeming taken off-guard. "I mean, Thad said I was single...?"

"Well, yes; if you weren't, I obviously wouldn't."

"Yeah, but like, what would be stopping you?"

"If you didn't want me to."

"...Are you asking for my consent to flirt with me?"

"Yes," David said simply.

Wes raised an eyebrow, clearly amused. "Isn't that something you should ask my father, traditionally?"

"I'm sorry to say I'm not romantically interested in your father."

He snorted, unable to help it with how David kept such a straight face while saying something so bizarre. "Yeah, okay, you have my permission to pursue me. But after this, I'm expecting something effortful, alright? If you half-ass it now I'm going to be disappointed."

David grinned. "I'm taking that as a challenge."

"Good."