Smoking Cigarettes On The Roof

V+R

Robin Arellano has never smoked in his life. And he was never planning to do it either.

But if Vance Hopper showed up at his door around midnight asking to smoke with him, what else was he supposed to say but yes?

His mother was working the night shift as usual. All his friends knew this so it was no surprise that one of them might show up. Robin was just secretly extra glad that it was the taller, curly blonde boy who showed up at his door.

"So, are we gonna smoke or fucking not?" Vance asked with a raised eyebrow.

Robin snapped out of his trance and nodded. "Uh huh. Hurry up and come inside. "

Suddenly a grin appeared on Vance's face. It probably would have made others look in fear, but it just made Robin feel even weaker.

"Actually...."

And that's how Robin ended up smoking cigarettes with Vance at exactly 12:32 AM.

The night air wasn't cold, but it was still breezy and Robin regretted not putting anything on his arms. Him and Vance sat side by side. Robin watched on as the taller boy took out two cigarettes and a lighter.

"Have you ever smoked before?"

Robin shook his head with very little embarrassment. Vance snorted. "Fucking loser."

Vance just let out a loud laugh as Robin punched his arm. "Fuck you blanco pendejo!"

He watched and listened as Vance demonstrated what to do. He really didn't know what he thought about all this. Vance tended to have this effect on him.

Robin grabbed his cigarette out of Vance's hand and placed it in his mouth. He moved his hands out of the way as the blonde boy leaned over and held his chin up. The lighter was in his other hand.

The two made eye contact and Robin was glad his blushes weren't that noticeable. If he didn't have a cigarette in his mouth he probably could have leaned in right then and there.

"Don't look at me like that fucker. I'm not gonna burn your ass."

Robin just rolled his eyes. He watched as Vance lit the cigarette and then pulled away. They were side by side again and he really wished Vance would come back near him again.

Vance turned his head slightly as he blew smoke out. "Well? Go head. Smoke the shit." Robin inhaled and immediately took the cigarette out his mouth. He heard Vance laughing as he had a coughing fit.

"Fuck you." He cursed between coughing breaks. "I will push you off the fucking roof."

Vance just kept laughing. Robin didn't quite know what he expected. He thought maybe the thing was actually going to taste decent and blow his mind but it was actually awful. People actually smoked this shit on the daily?

The two exchanged banter for a bit and eventually Robin tried again. This time though, Vance helped him through it. Giving him tips or whatever. The two boys ended up settling down and laying back on the roof.

There were barley any stars in the sky, well any that was visible. Finney would have a heart attack.

Robin inhaled before blowing out some smoke. "Hey Vance?"

"Hm?"

While moving his cigarette around, Robin asked his question. "How often do you smoke?"

Vance shifted. "Whenever the fuck I want. Why? You tryna do this more often Arellano?"

Robin snorted. "Hell no. This shit sucks." He responded as he put the cigarette in his mouth once again. Once he blew the smoke out he dropped his arm to his side. "Are you like..addicted or some shit?"

He didn't get a immediate response. After a while Vance did respond.

"Not yet I'm not."

Vance moved to his side, facing Robin, and it took all of Robin's willpower to not do the same action.

"Well I'm not gonna tell you what to do. Maybe you should just cut this shit down a bit. I don't want you dying early on me. That's pretty embarrassing. " Robin rambled on. He ended up snorting at his own joke at the end. Once he realized Vance was being pretty quiet he turned to the boy.

Just to found him looking at him already.

Robin felt his cheeks heat up and he cleared his throat. "What?"

"I wanna kiss you."

Huh?

Despite the cool breeze of the night flying by, Robin couldn't fight the blush that grew bigger and bigger on his cheeks. Or the very fast beating of his heart.

"Is this really weed in disguise or did you just say you wanna kiss me?"

Vance gave him a look. "Yeah. I hid fucking weed in a damn cigarette. You caught me Arellano. "

"Oh." Was all Robin said. So Vance really did say that?

"You wanna kiss me?" Robin whispered.

"No, I wanna kiss the ghost behind you."

Robin glared at him. "Stop being sarcastic with me asshole. "

Suddenly Vance sat back up and this time Robin copied his actions. The two were facing each other and Robin could feel his breathing pick up.

"I wanna kiss you." Vance repeated again. The boy reached his hand over to Robin's and held it in his. Both cigarettes were now abandoned on the roof.

Robin's heart was beating even faster as him and Vance held eye contact. It felt like he ate a bunch of butterflies and now they were getting revenge in his stomach. He blinked a few times as he realized the two got closer without even thinking about it.

"Then do it."

And Vance did.

The kiss was very tentative since both boys were still very hesitant. It's like the first kiss was just to ground them. Remind them that this was real and actually happening.

When they pulled apart they looked into each other's eyes for a good minute. Vance rested his hands on Robin's hips and they both leaned in again.

This one was less shy and more of a actual kiss. It felt fucking amazing. Robin felt warm all over. The night breeze didn't faze him at all. He felt like smiling and jumping all over the place, or well roof. Here he was kissing his crush at midnight. How many people could say that?

They pulled away for air and Robin began laughing when he caught his breath. Vance narrowed his eyes before a quick kiss was placed on his mouth from Robin.

"What are you laughing about?" Vance asked confused. He pulled Robin even closer as he waited for a answer. The shorter boy had a smirk on his face as he raised his hand to make circles on Vance's back.

"Hmm. Just thinking about how I'm kissing Vance fucking Hopper right now."

Vance rolled his eyes. "Fucking dork." He mumbled before leaning in again.

Robin's first time smoking wasn't that bad after all. How could be mad at an event that lead to his first kiss with Vance?