~Assigned Seats~ Fpe ZipClaire fic

~Complicated~

(kk so we gonna go to Zips side of things because Zip is my fav)
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Zip met up with Edward and Oliver. Edward was his usual science invested self, but Oliver had a spark in his eyes that Zip hadn't seen in a while. One that she hadn't seen since... the last time he'd let Alice loose.

"What's up?" Zip asked, noticing the mischief Oliver had all over his expression.

"I didn't know you were a girlkisser, Zip," Edward teased, even though he knew her sexuality very well.

Zip tilted her head at Edward's comment, her eyes narrowing slightly. "What?"

Oliver's grin widened. "Don't play dumb. We caught you passing a note to Claire during the test."

Zip rolled her eyes. "It was just a math correction," she said casually, trying to play it cool. But the blush creeping up her cheeks gave her away.

Oliver raised an eyebrow. "Math correction, huh?" He said skeptically, smirking. "So you would correct Claire just because she was wrong? Why not let her get an F?"

Zip let out a short gasp. "You know what they do after people fail! I don't want her to end up like..." She paused, not really wanting to mention the subject of the previous failure.

Edward leaned in with a knowing smile, "we're just messing with you Zipster but now that you said all of that, there's no denying that little crush."

Zip's blush deepened. "It's not a crush, it's just..." she trailed off, unable to find the right words.

"Oh, it so is," Edward began laughing. "You can't even say it without turning redder than a lobster!"

Zip crossed her arms, trying to ignore the teasing, "It's not funny, guys. She's not a crush! She's just..... It's complicated." She said, her tail wagging fast behind her.

Edward's laughter grew harder, he could almost choke over it "you're a terrible liar"

It's pretty clear that you're completely smitten." Oliver added, his voice more collected than Edward's.

Zip shot him a glare, "I don't know what you're talking about."

But Edward and Oliver weren't buying it. They had known Zip for long enough to see right through her also, she wasn't hiding this crush very well at all.

Oliver and Edwards, laughing, died down to gentle chuckles as they saw the clear annoyance on Zip's face. Edward was the first to break the silence, "cheer up Zip, we're not judging you. Can't you handle a little teasing?"

Zip let out a huff. She didn't have any crush as far as she was aware of. Okay, that was a lie, maybe a tiny one, but it was nothing that'll get out of hand. She'd had crushes before, and they were just... crushes. They faded away like chalk on a sidewalk during the rain. Claire was probably not any different.

Edward and Oliver were aware of Zip's usual way of handling it. They had seen her through her phases of unrequited love, and they knew she was the type to keep her thoughts to herself. The thing was, it had become somewhat of a predictable pattern.

A once in a while occurrence, Zip would develop a crush, and she'd keep it buried deep down like treasure, as if she was a pirate and the feelings were her loot. Edward and Oliver rarely played any mind to it, but it was becoming bland..bland as a piece of toast with no butter or jam.

They had seen the same pattern over and over again. Zip didn't have many crushes as Zip was. well Zip, but she had a few. A majority of them were in elementary grades. Edward and Oliver had seen her through it with Skell in 3rd grade and even Edward himself for a short period before she came out as lesbian and then got a crush on Petunia and ect. None of those crushes had ever gone anywhere. They had always lived short and then forgotten.

This time it was different, though. They could feel it. The way Zip looked at Claire, the way her tail wagged when she was around her, it was clear that this was meant to be something more. Edward and Oliver had to admit, they were getting quite invested in this crush and that's when something came to both of their heads. Their smirks grew wider.

It was time to play a little game of Matchmaker.
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Another DAMN short chapter y'all 💀😭 I'm sorry guys

Also, oOoOo the boys are involved 🫣🫣, btw I'm making Oliver and Alice like 15-16 in this