Tavros is scared to death.
But that is basically always how Tavros feels when he's in a car that Gamzee is driving. He keeps his fingers wrapped around the little bar above the door the entire five-minute drive, and he always holds on so tightly that his fingers go a little purple.
"So, Tavbro, how was drama class without y'alls favorite class clown," Gamzee laughs.
"Oh, it was fine. Mrs. Serket thought it would be nice for us to watch Les Mis again, so we watched it all this week instead of acting."
Gamzee takes a sip of his Faygo and makes a sharp, jerky turn. Tavros gasps, and Gamzee chuckles. They pull in to Gamzee's house and they go straight inside.
"I've been baking all motherfucking day, Tavbro. Gettin' suspended is pretty fun."
"Gamzee, did you do your homework?"
"Wait, I'm supposed to be doin' homework?"
Tavros frowns. He can tell that Gamzee is high. He yearns for the days, way back when, when he couldn't tell the difference betweem a shroom high and a weed high from Gamzee's expression. But then again. he also doesn't. More often than not, before Gamzee was introduced to drugs, he would just cry and go on and on about voices in his head.
"Come on," Tavros says gently, "Let's grab some Doritos from the pantry and work on your homework."
"Okay," Gamzee grabs the bag of chips and follows Tavros to the living room, where Tavros sits and Gamzee lays on his lap. Tavros blushes, but he's used to Gamzee's friendly affection.He doesn't think Gamzee means anything by it.
But Tavros couldn't flirt with anyone. He was always so blatantly obvious. He didn't want to ruin he and Gamzee's friendship. He settles in with a notebook and starts asking Gamzee the math questions. Gamzee gets them wrong, but Tavros writes down the correct answer in place of Gamzee's guess. Eventually, Gamzee falls asleep on Tavros's lap and Tavros shakily sets a hand on his cheek. He only moves to embrace Gamzee when he starts thrashing due to a nightmare.
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Going the Distance (Homestuck Fanfic)
FanfictionReluctantly crouched at the starting line (Tavros can daydream all he wants, but surely his best friend will never share his feelings. Gamzee can either give in to the voices or drug up, and the voices whisper nothing but hatred at his true feeling...
