Just Friends?

idk

Something was very very wrong with Shubman. It was affecting everything he did. Consuming his mind at all times.

He could not stop thinking about Ishan. Waking up the first thought on his mind was Ishan. Always looking over to see his beautiful face lost in sleep. Some nights if he was lucky, Ishan would fall asleep on his bed, too unbothered to go back to his own. Shubman wished for those nights more and more.

Today was not one of those days though. Today Ishan had slept in his own bed and he was gone (again) before Shubman was up. Twice in a row. Shubman did not appreciate Ishan's newfound habit of waking up before him. He loved waking Ishan up, somedays getting to snuggle in the process.

With a frown on his face, Shubman got up. He found Ishan downstairs with some other team members at breakfast. Today was a match day. The last and final ODI against Australia.

He sat down next to Ishan, messing with his hair in greeting.

"Good morning to you too" Ishan said guiding Shubman's hand away from his head.

Before he could reply, Rohit addressed the team
"Now guys let's finish off the series on a positive note. Don't eat too heavy and meet me in the bus in an hour"

His words were followed by cheers and claps by the team, all excited for their last game.

India lost a few wickets quickly which meant Ishan came on to bat alot sooner. Shubman was batting on 30, somehow managing to keep one end stable.
They were chasing a target of 268 runs and were at 100/4 after 20 overs.
They built a stable partnership, with Ishan attacking and Shubman lending support from the other end.
India needed 5 of 8 balls and Ishan was bating on 97.
Stoinis attempted a bouncer which Ishan sent straight to the stands.
The crowd erupted in applause.
Ishan had just completed his 1st ODI 100.
Well technically not his first bcs he was one of the very few people having an ODI double hundred yet it was his first 100.
Shubman was filled with nothing but happiness for his bestfriend. His ran down the pitch, ignoring the umpire coming in for a handshake and pulled Ishan in for a hug.

Later that night everybody went out for drinks, celebrating the series win. Ishan was the star of the night.

"Aur woh sala bouncer pe bouncer pheke Jaa rha aur ye stands mei udaye Jaa rha" Hardik couldn't stop praising Ishan's sixes.

"Han Bhaiya mai toh bass khada khada dekhta reh gaya" Shubman chimed in. "Ekdam Rohit bhai ke saath batting karne wali vibe aagyi"

"Are bass bhai abhi 100 saal aur lagenge wahan pahuchne mei" Ishan blushed having had enough of his teammates compliments.

"Are utna time lega toh phir rehne de tu cricket" Rohit joked. "Sharma kya Raha hai chup chap sunle aaj you deserve it."

"Ye jaldi tareef nhi karta bete chal ab khush ho ja" Virat added exaggerating his facial expressions.

They got back to their hotel rooms a short while later. Ishan was in the washroom, taking a shower while shubman was lying down, having already showered first.
He was going through reels and posts congratulating team India for the win.
He already knew there were gonna be a million Ishan edits and he was on a mission to watch as many as he could.

He came across an edit.
His heart dropped.

It was an edit of both of them. The clip showed Shubman walking towards Ishan with a smile congratulating him. Shubman was already aware of the fact that many people shipped them together. Hell he and Ishan would often send each other cute edits of their friendship. But this. This made Shubman's heart race.
In this particular clip he looked at Ishan with so much emotion that it was overwhelming to look at through the screen.

If Shubman was planning to deny to himself that he didn't have any feelings for Ishan, this clip was more than enough evidence that he would be lying.

He was so in love.

Guys I would like to apologise again for updating after ages. I swear I didn't forget about it.
I just lost motivation after ishan didn't play in any of the games😭
The icing on the cake was Ishan withdrawing from the test series. Trust me when I say I cried.
But I'm also so proud of him for taking care of himself. Hoping to see him back in action against Afganistan in January.
Again i won't promise the next update just know i won't abandon this book.😭🙏