~ Gay Short Stories ~

Ticking Down

(BoyxBoy)

Once upon a time in a distant world there lived a boy, this boy had a talent, he could tell when people were about to meet their soulmates.
He rarely told anybody, as it caused heartbreak and fake friendships.

He saw a timer above everyone's heads or a heart if they'd found theirs already.

The boy kept from telling it much to his parents as his mothers timer was still ticking down and his fathers was Years from ending.
The only people he didn't know about were himself and who didn't have either above their heads, he assumed they just didn't have one.

Each day the boy saw his university peers go up to one another and watched their timers carefully. He once watched two girls counters tick down to 0 as they approached eachother, they were clearly best friends and had no idea they were destined for one another.

He'd also watched a boy nearly get hit by a car but as the car stopped and the young driver got out the boys clock dropped drastically. They were both alright but those two soulmates started to hate each other.

He couldn't find any information on his weird or wonderful power. How he searched and searched but nothing.

Originally, He'd figured it out by reading some fictional stories about people destined to be, sure it could mean something else but this was a safe bet.

One day, he was walking across his uni campus, when he saw small brown haired boy running. His eyes connected with his timer, 000:00:04, awh he's about to meet her. As the boy ran past him, his timer shot back up again. "Oh." He let out a small squeak. The boys soulmate must be around here somewhere, he tried to look for a timer the same as the boys but none could be seen.

He decided to follow him. Jogging lightly to keep up, the boys timer was jumping.

Coming to a sudden stop, he turned slowly. "Are you following me?" He said in a strong British accent. "No, I would dream of it..." The boy replied. The brown haired boy gestured for the other to walk ahead of him. The brown boys eyes were fixated above the other boys head.

"Oh shit." Mumbled the brown haired boy. The other boy turned to look at him. "What's up?" The other boy noticed the boys eyes were focused above his head. "No way... you see it too?" The boy gasped, walking closer to the other, who was still watching the firsts timer count down slowly as they got closer.

"I thought I was the only one..." The brown haired boy muttered. "You're not alone there" chuckled the other happily. He reached out his hand to the brown haired boy politely.

The brown haired boy looked down at it then back up to the others timer. "Please say mine says 5 Seconds as well..." He smiles softly. "It sure does." Answered the other boy. He talks a deep breathe, taking the other boys hand, they both watch as it ticks from 0 into heart.

The brown eyed boy looks up into the other boys eyes. "Wanna go spy on unsuspecting lovers?" He asks giddy. "Wouldn't dream of doing anything else."

The End