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I Have Known It All This Time

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Word count: 1635

They are five when they meet.
a mean girl just called calum ugly and he's crying, lying on his stomach, face wet with tears hidden under his arms. he's under the table, sobbing quietly when the new student, a boy with blond hair and beautiful blue eyes sits next to him and pats his shoulder gently.
"you okay ?" he asks, and calum shrugs, refusing to look up. he doesn't want people to see him like that.
"she was wrong you know." the blond continues, gentle hand still on calum's body. "I think you're really pretty."
this makes the older boy look up, plump lips in a pout. his eyes are still full of tears, and the blond in front of him is kind of blurry. "you think so ?" he sniffs, regretting it as soon as he hears the horrible sound, but the blond doesn't seem to mind.
"you're the prettiest boy i've ever seen." he even says, blue eyes shining with joy as he sees a smile appear on calum's face. he takes his hand gently, helps him stand up, before pointing excitingly at the toys. "c'mon lets go play."
calum doesn't even have time to answer, before the younger boy's hand tightens around his and he's being pulled towards the toys.
the tears on his face are gone, a wide smile replacing them.
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they are ten when luke gets his first girlfriend.
they've been friends for five years and calum isn't used to having to share his best friend. they spend all their free time together, playing xbox or listening to the bands mali's friend told them about. but they never talk about girls, and calum isn't even aware that it might be something luke is interested about.
so when luke comes over one afternoon and tells him that mia and he are now dating, he just starts laughing. it's when he sees luke glaring at him that he stops, tilting his head to the side and furrowing his eyebrows. "oh, you're being serious."
the younger boy nods, smiling, and calum feels guilty for laughing at him. "i didn't know you liked her."
luke shrugs. "she's pretty." calum can't help but remember of that time luke had called him pretty, and wonders if that means he would date him too.
"that's cool, i guess." he has to admit he's a bit jealous, but he doesn't mind it that much, he knows that no girl could ever come in between them.
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they are still ten when he finds out that he was wrong.
luke just called to say he couldn't come to their weekly movie afternoon, saying that mia wanted to hang out with him and that he couldn't say no. but calum isn't an idiot, he knows that that actually means that he'd much rather spend his afternoon kissing a pretty girl instead of watching a movie with his boring best friend.
he spends the rest of the day lying in bed, hidden under his comforter, cuddling his stuffed giraffe, wishing it was luke instead. he falls asleep, waking up a couple hours later, before falling asleep again.
when he wakes up for the second time it isn't to his older sister closing her door loudly, but to his best friend shaking him. he doesn't even have to open his eyes to know it's him, he just knows it is, and he refuses to open his eyes. the younger boy sighs, and calum feels him retract his hand, and he's not sure if he's happy about it or not. "i'm sorry cally." luke says, and calum knows he can't be angry at him, never could. he moves a bit closer to the wall, and luke understands quickly, joining calum under the sheets. he throws a hand around the older boy's waist, pulling him against his body. calum smiles.
he doesn't need the stuffed giraffe anymore.
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they are thirteen when they kiss for the first time.
calum's heard about it at school, and it sounds so pleasant that he decides that he wants to do it too, but not with anyone, with luke. that's why they are both sitting on the floor of the younger boy's bedroom when calum tells him, and luke's eyes widen. "you want us to kiss ?" he sounds more shocked than that time calum told him he had surprised his sister putting socks in her bra, and that doesn't seem like a good thing to him.
he simply nods. "people say it feels nice."
"oo– okay." luke doesn't look sure of his answer, and his blue eyes are full of fear and nervousness. he grins, shy and unsure, but it's better than nothing, and makes the older boy feel better.
it takes a while for them to position themselves correctly, the blond's hands on calum's hips, and calum's around his neck. they stare at each for a few minutes before the dark haired boy mumbles fuckokayfuck and leans in, touching luke's lips with his, before pulling away quickly, looking at his best friend with a questioning glance. "was that okay ?" he asks, scared of the answer.
"it was... short ?"
calum nods, before leaning in again, but this time he keeps their mouth together for a few more seconds, before finally pulling away. "better ?"
there's a smile on luke's face and he's looking at him like he's the most beautiful thing in the world, and it makes calum turn red. he's about to tell him to stop when the blond kisses him again, with more force and love.
they kiss for the rest of the day.
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they are fourteen when they kiss again.
they've never really talked about the other kisses, and calum almost forgot all about them, until luke brings them up again.
"do you remember when we kissed ?" he asks one night when they are having a sleepover at the hood's. the lights are off, and calum's really glad luke can't see the blush on his cheeks. he nods, smiling shyly at the memory. "could we do it again ?"
"i– um– i guess ?" calum isn't sure how he's supposed to react, but the way his lower body is starting feel is probably not normal.
he hears the sheets moving as luke gets out from underneath them, before sliding under calum's, and then they are face to face and the older boy can see that he isn't the only one looking like a tomato. "hi." is the only thing he says, a shy smile on his lips. it makes the blond giggle cutely, before murmuring it back.
and then they are kissing, again and again and again. and calum thinks he's never felt so happy.
when they wake up, luke asks him to be his boyfriend, and calum knows that once again, he had been wrong.
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they are fifteen when they make love for the first time.
luke's been thinking about it for a while, but he's too shy to actually talk to calum about it. and that's why he's thankful when his boyfriend is the first one to bring up the subject.
"do you want to have sex ?"
calum's cheeks are on fire, and he's looking at everything but luke's eyes. he's fiddling with his fingers, waiting for the blond's answer, hoping it'll be a good one.
"yeah, i– i would love to."
the dark haired teen looks up at his beautiful boyfriend and can't help but smile, thinking about how lucky he is to date such an amazing person. they both grin at each other, before lacing their fingers together and lying down on the bed.
it's awkward and weird, and they aren't really sure of what they are supposed to do with their penises at first, but when they finally figure it out - thanks to google -, it's the most amazing feeling ever.
it doesn't take long for both of them to hit their high, having never felt such pleasure before, but they don't mind, they have their entire life to work on lasting longer.
once they are done, they lay side by side, bodies touching, holding each other's hands. their eyes are closed, but calum's pretty sure luke's smiling, just like him.
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they are sixteen when luke tells calum that he loves him.
they are sitting side by side, on a bench next to the sea, eating an ice cream. luke's listening to calum telling him some funny story about a guy who apparently accused his cat of wanting to murder him. he's looking at him with passion and love in his eyes, a dumb grin on his lips. he's pretty sure he's never loved anyone as much as he loves calum. and he decides it's the perfect moment to finally let him know.
"i love you."
"-yeah yeah, and then he just– wait what ?" the older boy turns to his right, looking at luke with those beautiful brown eyes the blond loves.
he laughs, before repeating himself. "i love you."
calum's staring at him with wide eyes, and it takes a few seconds for him to answer. "i– i love you too. God, i love you so much."
they both let out embarrassingly high giggles, before leaning in to kiss each other, saying the three words over and over again, never getting tired of hearing them.
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they are in their late twenties when luke asks calum to marry him.
they are at the zoo, their children busy looking at the enormous black cats, when luke taps his boyfriend on the shoulder, before getting down on one knee. the face calum makes his priceless and luke almost takes a picture, but when the older boy screams yesyesyes and engulfs him in a big, warm hug, he knows he doesn't need a picture to remember how gorgeous and precious his fiancé is.
he has known it all this time.