Black Magic

Note: Modern AU, they're in uni

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Dec was having a shit day. First, he slept through his alarm and ended up being late to his first class. Then, he gets back his essay from his Composition class and saw that he had gotten a failing grade on it. And all of that was compounded with a sprained ankle, which he got while playing footie with some mates after his classes.

After that lousy day, Dec just wanted to get back to his flat and relax. He finally gets back to his flat after spending what seemed like hours climbing up the stairs.

Dec closed the door behind him and leaned heavily against it. There was no sign of Stephen, his roommate, in the living room. Just when he thought he was alone, loud music suddenly came from Stephen's bedroom.

Little Mix's song "Black Magic" blared through their small flat, accompanied by Stephen's singing.

Amused, Dec limped towards his friend's room. Once he reached Stephen's doorway, he was met with the sight of Stephen enthusiastically shaking his bottom to the song, oblivious to Dec's presence.

Dec watched on as Stephen sang and dance to the girl group's song, trying his best to keep from laughing and from being noticed. It took Dec a while to notice that Stephen was holding a picture frame as he sang.

Curious to see who Stephen was singing the song to, Dec carefully approached Stephen to get a closer look of the picture. Dec caught a glimpse of it and saw it was a picture of Stephen and another guy, but he couldn't make out who the other was.

"Take a sip of my secret potion,
I'll make you fall in love.
For a spell that can't be broken,
One drop should be enough.
Boy, you belong to me,
I got the recipe
And it's called black magic (and it's called black magic)," Stephen sang to the frame. He clutched the frame to his chest and twirled about-face, finding himself face to face with Dec.

Quickly, Stephen hid the picture frame behind his back and turned off the radio. "Ahem...um, how long-how long have you been standing there?" Stephen asked nervously.

"Not long." Dec eyed the picture frame Stephen was hiding. With a teasing smile, Dec said, "What ya hidin' there, Stevie? A picture of you and your boyfriend, eh?"

"It's nothing, Dec." Stephen said too quickly. He gulped when Dec hopped closer to him.

"Aww, come on, man. Don't be shy. Show us who it is, we won't make fun of youse," Dec smirked as he reached around the taller boy's back.

As the two fought for the picture, Dec accidentally placed weight on his bad ankle and lost balance, colliding with Stephen. The two fell onto Stephen's bed, with Dec on top. The smaller man rolled off his friend and clutched his injured ankle.

Forgetting about the picture, Stephen set the picture face down on his bed and knelt on the floor in front of Dec.

"What happened to your ankle?" Stephen asked as he gingerly inspected it.

"I hurt it during a scrimmage," he groaned. "Oi, careful man!" Dec exclaimed when Stephen accidentally applied too much pressure on it.

"Sorry, sorry." Stephen gently set Dec's foot down onto the ground and stood up. "Let me get you some ice for that; it might keep down the swelling."

Stephen walked out of his room and headed to the kitchen. Meanwhile in his room, Dec winced as he adjusted himself into a more comfortable sitting position. That's when he noticed the abandoned picture frame.

Content that Stephen was still busy in the kitchen, Dec turned over the frame and was shocked to see who it was. In the picture was Stephen hugging Dec's best friend, Ant, from behind. Dec was in such a shock that he didn't realize that Stephen had returned to the room with an ice pack.

"Dec..." Stephen stood at his doorway, looking at a shocked Dec.

"You...you and Ant?" Dec looked up from the picture and looked at Stephen. "Why didn't you tell us, man?"

"We-we didn't know how you were gonna react, so me and Ant decided to keep it a secret from you," Stephen explained as he cautiously approached Dec.

The smaller man set down the picture and launched himself at Stephen, hugging him tightly. "How long?"

"Just a month," Stephen returned the hug. "You're not mad?"

"No...well, kinda," Dec admitted. "But only 'cause you twos didn't tell us sooner."

"Sorry."

"Aye, it's alright, man. I'm just happy for the two of youse," Dec said, voice muffled against Stephen's shoulder.

"Oi, what's goin' on here?" A voice jokingly said from behind Stephen.

The two broke apart from the hug and looked at the owner of the voice.

"Jig's up! Dec found out about us," Stephen smiled.

"Phew, that's a relief! I was gettin' tired with sneakin' around." Ant walked over to the two and wrapped an arm around Stephen's waist. "You cool with me Stephen dating, Decky?"

"Aye, man. Of course I'm cool with it!" Dec engulfed the two into huge embrace. After a few seconds, Dec pulled himself away from the couple and said, "Now, I don't want to ruin the mood or owt, but can you twos help me with me ankle? The pain is killin' us man."

Ant and Stephen chuckled, but helped their friend get settled down on Stephen's bed. The two shared a smile, happy that their friend blessed their new relationship.