No Homo

Chapter 11

Dave's POV

I gave John some time to let his life get back to normal after all of the chaos that had been going on. It was great to be able to see him at school and actually get to talk to him. He was able to join in on conversations at lunch because he was able to do his homework at home. He seemed happier all around and I loved seeing his smile back. He didn't look tired all the time and his normal nerdy/derpy look was on his face at all times and I can't believe how much I've missed seeing that. I was happy to have the old John back.

We met up at my house on Thursday to continue working on our project. We made a fair amount of progress before we decided to just hang out. We sat down in front of my TV and chose to play Mariokart since it was one of the only games that John knew how play at all. We, of course, turned it into a competition, and it was fun to see John sit there and play. He had the most focused look on his face, and he would start biting his lip every time something happened that could make him fall behind. Whenever he would hit an item on the road, he would purse his lips until his kart recovered. It was just absolutely adorable to see him have all those facial expressions just while playing a game. He was usually adorable anyway, but this was another level. I'm not afraid to admit that John is quite possibly the cutest boy I've ever seen. I kind of love how his hair is always messy, and he's just so small and huggable and his buck teeth just top off the look. He looks so innocent, and I don't understand how anyone could ever find it in them to hurt him. This boy is just adorable no matter how you slice the cake.

I ended up beating him in the race, but he was very close behind me. He had a really goofy grin on his face.

"Did you see that, Dave ? I was so close to beating you !"

"Yeah bro, I might have to step up my game. I'm not giving up my Mariokart crown."

"Yeah you better watch your back, Strider. I might be able to steal that crown from you if I get good enough." He tried to make an intimidating face, but it just didn't work at all. He had his eyes squinted a bit and he was trying not to laugh.

"Not a chance, Egbert. That crown belongs to me and only me."

"I'm just saying: Watch your back." He stayed 'intimidating' for a few more seconds before he burst out laughing, not being able to hold the 'intense' face any longer. I stood up off the couch.

"Yo, do you want anything from the kitchen ?"

"Is it alright if I have something to drink ?"

"No, Egbert. You're not allowed to have anything. That's why I asked if you wanted anything: To shoot you down and deny you the things you desire."

"Heh sorry. I just wanted to make sure."

"You little derp," I said jokingly as I ruffled his hair. I walked to the kitchen and made two glasses of apple juice, then came back to sit next to John.

"Thank you."

"'Course, bro." After he finished his apple juice he said he needed to go home so he could eat dinner with his dad. I walked him to the door and we said our goodbyes. I finished my homework and goofed around a bit on my turntables until I felt tired enough to sleep.

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Another morning ruined by that damned alarm clock, but hey, at least it's Friday. It's almost over. I got up and did my bathroom stuff and then put on my broken record shirt with black jeans and red Converse. I threw on a red beanie because why not. I grabbed an apple off the counter as I placed my sunglasses on my face and started my daily walk to Hell. When I arrived, I went to first period and listened to music until the bell signaled the start of class. Everything went the same as it always does: Boring. During lunch, we all discussed our weekend plans. Jade was going to be spending a lot of time in her garden and prepping for some sprouts that will be ready to plant soon, Rose will be spending the weekend with Kanaya, John was going to have a Doctor Who marathon, and I would be playing video games and doing anything else to keep myself somewhat busy.

I waited for John in our normal meeting spot after school and we walked to his house, him going on and on and on about Doctor Who, which I knew nothing about. From John's long explanation of it, it just sounds confusing as hell. We finally got to his house and went to his room to start working on the project. I had to admit, it's actually pretty interesting. I mean, having a derpy translator to make things understandable allowed me to actually be able to take in what was going on, and time travel sounds pretty fucking amazing. It sounded awesome before we started the project but knowing the science and all that makes it sound so much more bad-ass. We worked for a bit and then decided to stop for the day.

"Soooooo do you want to watch Doctor Who ?" John asked me. Normally, I would not watch a show that sounded so nerdy, but he looked so excited to watch it, and, fuck it, his face was just too adorable.

"Yeah, okay, I'll watch your nerd show, Egderp."

"Yay !" We sat on the couch in front of the TV, and he put in the disc for season 1, then returned to the couch. "I will warn you, it looks really cheesy at the beginning, but it eventually gets more high-tech."

I sighed. "What are you getting me into, Egderp ?"

"Hehe it's good, don't worry." He started the first episode, and I prepared myself for the worst. He wasn't lying when he said it was cheesy; it almost seemed as though they barely tried to make the mannequins look realistic. The plot itself wasn't too terrible, though. I figured the show would be scientific stuff everywhere and I would be completely lost, but I could follow along just fine. We watched a few more episodes until we noticed what time it was. It was almost nine.

"You can spend the night, if you want," John offered.

"Yeah, sure. Let me check with Bro, first."

"Alright." I walked back into John's bedroom and got my phone to call Bro.

"Sup," he answered.

"Hey Bro, is it cool if I stay at John's tonight ?"

"Yeah, that's fine."

"Alright, see you tomorrow, then."

"Bye." He hung up, and I walked back to the living room where John was.

"Yeah, I can stay over."

"Yay ! Now you can watch more Doctor Who !" He looked so fucking happy. He kind of reminded me of a puppy; he was easily excited and almost always happy. "Do you like the show so far ?"

"Yeah, it's not as bad as I thought it was going to be." He smiled that huge goofy grin of his and then pulled me down to sit on the couch. I swear, when we finally go to sleep, I'm going to have dreams of the TARDIS.

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> Author's Note

Hello again, Brotatoes. I'm terribly sorry I didn't update for such a while. There was a bunch of drama shit going on in my friend group, and then final exams, and by the time summer came, I just didn't want to do anything x3 But anyway, there's the chapter, and hopefully I'll get another one out shortly. I hope you enjoyed it ^u^

~Laurenbob .-.