Solangelo One-Shot Collection

Gaming

(Will decides to teach Nico about gaming! Video that inspired this below!)

~Will POV~

Nico played solitaire at table 7.

"Do you play anything other than card games?" I asked.

"Like board games?" He asked. "No. Not really. I can't exactly play them by myself."

"What about video games?" I asked. "Pokémon. Mario. Minecraft. Terraria. Call of Duty. Ark Survival. Star Wars: Battlefront."

He shook his head.

"I know Leo plays them, but I don't know much about video games." He said.

"I have a Nintendo switch. Let me show you some games and see what you like." I said. "You can play video games by yourself or with other people like card games."

He stared at his game.

"I'll only agree if..." He said.

He thought.

"What do I want?" He mumbled.

He looked at me, his expression scrunched up.

"What do you want?" I asked.

"How about..." He said. "...a cookie?"(I'm not hungry, you are.)

"A cookie? Okay." I said. "I'll give you a cookie."

{A Little While Later}

Nico bit his cookie while I set up my switch on The Big House's TV.

"Okay...here we are." I said. "I set up a profile for you and popped in a pokemon game. It's simple enough to understand."

I grabbed the joycon-holder and slipped in the joycons before sitting on the floor beside Nico. He looked at me, crumbs on his cheek and chin. I chuckled and wiped off the crumbs then handed him the controller. He looked at the device.

"Here." I said, adjusting his hand position.

I chuckled, looking at his hands compared to my own

"Your hands are so small." I said.

Nico rolled his eyes but I noticed a nervous glint in his eyes.

"Gaming isn't hard, don't worry." I said. "It's easy once you get the hang of it."

I held his hands in mine and taught him the controls.

{A Couple Hours Later}

"How about I grab another set of joycons from cabin 7 and we play together." I suggested. "You're getting the hang of it and don't need me holding your hands to play."

"...I guess that'd be fine." Nico replied.

~Nico POV~

As Will stepped out of the room, I put the joycons down and stretched my arms.

"What are you doing?" Someone said.

I looked over at Mr. D in the doorway. He sipped his diet coke and gave me a look of confusion.

"Will wanted to teach me about video games." I said.

"Are you even interested in them?" He asked.

"...no..." I said. "Not particularly but I like spending time with Will."

"Don't put yourself through something you don't like just because you like someone." He told me.

"If he's having fun, I don't mind doing this." I said. "I don't really like a lot of these games but..."

I shrugged.

"I don't want to force you to do anything you don't want to do." Will said, entering from the door behind me.

"Will!" I said. "You're back already? That was quick!"

I smiled at him and hoped he was dumb enough to forget what he heard. He knelt down and gave me a look. I didn't like the look. Guilt.

"I just wanted to help you find something to do. I'm sorry..." He said. "If you wanna go do something else, I won't fight you."

"No! I want to do this!" I said.

"You're just trying to make me feel better." He said.

"No! Will! You're an idiot!" I snapped. "I want to do this! I'm having fun! With you! This isn't something I'd do alone, but I'd love to do it with you. You're really...really cool and I want to hang out with you."

Will cracked a shy smile.

"You think I'm cool?" He asked.

I blushed.

"Yeah." I said. "You're..."

I buried my face in my hands and laughed.

"Oh gods I'm no good with words." I said.

Will pulled my hands down and smiled at me. He pecked me on the forehead. My cheeks couldn't get any more red.

"You're so sweet, Neeks." He said.

He held my hands and I just melted under his warm gaze. How can someone be that handsome and nice?

"Wanna play a game together?" He asked.

I nodded and he crawled behind me. He connected his set of joycons and let me pick the game. I smiled as he held his arms around me and laid his head on my shoulder. He played without even looking at his controller. Paying attention wasn't even in the cards for me with how close he was. This is the closest we've ever been and...I kind of like it.

"Hey, Di Angelo?" Will said.

"Hm?" I asked.

"I think you're cool too." He told me.

I smiled and laid my head on his.