Heart Themed Canvas [UsUk]

Being Caught Lying May Result In A Kiss

Unicorns_are_cool: Where will your vacation be at?

Alfred ran his fingers through his hair and smiled shyly. He wasn't sure he wanted to answer that question honestly. If he had been going to Spain or China or somewhere trendy, he would've bragged about it immediately. But instead of spending two weeks sunbathing and playing in the waves, he was forced to follow his parents to cold, rainy Denmark. Wherever that was. He leaned in over the keyboard.

xCaptainAmerica: Australia, Bondi Beach!

Unicorns_are_cool: Oh, wow. That's amazing!

xCaptainAmerica: I know, rite?

xCaptainAmerica: :)

xCaptainAmerica: Where r u goin?

Unicorns_are_cool: I am not going anywhere at all.. Mom says that since we went to London last Christmas, we'll just spend the summer at home.

xCaptainAmerica: That suckxx

Unicorns_are_cool: Yeah..

Unicorns_are_cool's real name was Arthur, an Englishman with a love for fairytales and tea. Alfred had met him in an online chatroom, and after weeks of rocky fighting over what 'football' really means, they had settled down and actually become friends. Alfred liked how honest Arthur was about everything, and how he never tried to disguise his feelings but just spoke his mind. He had hardly mentioned that he had a date with a girl before Arthur said that he was happy for him, but that he couldn't really share his joy since he was gay. It had caught Alfred by surprise. He had never known anyone homosexual before, but as he started to think about it, he found that it made great sense. And after a while he had to admit that it made so great sense to him because he too might be swinging that way, and as Arthur sent him a photo of himself, he had had no more doubts.

Arthur was short, had blonde hair and glossy, green eyes. He always dressed neatly and looked elegant no matter when Alfred convinced him to come on webcam. His worst trait, though, was his stubbornness.

Unicorns_are_cool: Can you come on webcam?

xCaptainAmerica: Doesn't work, sorry

Alfred looked towards his webcam. It was lying on his desk with its cord rolled around it. He reached over and picked it up and turned it between his hands. It worked just fine, but he wasn't going to let Arthur see him, so he kept making up excuses for not connecting it to his laptop. It made him feel mean since Arthur had showed himself more than twice, and he had even given him his address though Alfred hadn't sent any letters to him yet. He couldn't. If he sent him a letter, he would reveal his true name - Alfred. And Arthur thought his name was Theodore. That was just another one of his lies. As he started to realise that he really liked Arthur, he wanted to be the perfect guy for such a fine Englishman, and Theodore just sounded much more sophisticated than Alfred did. That was also the reason for why he wouldn't show his face. Arthur probably expected someone cute-looking in a suit, not a tall, tanned guy with glasses. Alfred sighed and put down the webcam. Did Arthur even know he wore glasses? He hadn't told him, had he? Who would want a guy with glasses!

Unicorns_are_cool: Will you text me while on vacation?

xCaptainAmerica: Ofc, lol. What did ya expect?

Unicorns_are_cool: Just making sure (^_^)

Unicorns_are_cool: I am going to miss you

Alfred sighed. It was such confessions that made it hard for him to accept that he kept deceiving Arthur, but even harder not to continue what he was doing. He scratched his cheek shyly and smiled.

xCaptainAmerica: I am goin t miss you too, bb

That summer Alfred was going to turn 17. He had been looking forward to throwing a big party as his parents suddenly got the idea that they should travel instead. As they said, they could just celebrate when they got home. He hadn't been one bit happy.