Short stories and bonus bits to enjoy. Might be Lovesick, might be SOTUS, or might be something else.
*fanfictions are based off series/novels that don't belong to me. Only these fics are mine.
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-a/n- This is a gift for Mama Carola Silverfox1960 who said she wanted to read a sweet, fluffy Earn-Pete. 😒 Yeah, we both know that sweet and fluffy is not my usual style so this is what I wrote. Enjoy. 😉
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"I'm home!" Sitting on the small bench by the front door, Earn sets his bags to the side and removes his black dress shoes. "Sorry I'm a bit late. I had a few stops to make after classes."
There is no response to his apology and Earn becomes aware of the strange silence. Pete should have gotten back an hour ago but there isn't a single sound. Picking up the bags, he walks around the corner and into the main room to find Pete sitting at the small table looking down at his hands as he nervously twists the ring on his finger. Colorful balloons with hearts on them float around the room and the table is beautifully set with a small banner pasted to the wall behind that reads, "Happy Anniversary!"
Under normal circumstances, Earn would have been thrilled with the surprise and jumped on his boyfriend to give him a big, sloppy kiss. Normal circumstances do not include the neatly dressed older couple currently sitting on the navy loveseat near the bed. Generally, sweet romantic gestures with one's boyfriend are not in front of one's own parents.
Setting his things on the desk near the door, Earn takes a hesitant step towards his parents and swallows deeply. His father doesn't look up and keeps a blank expression with his arms crossed. This is slightly better than the angry scowl Earn's mother is giving him. This is not exactly the way he wanted his parents to find out that he's gay and he wonders how much was said between them and Pete before he arrived. Pete isn't saying anything or moving an inch, except for the incessant fidgeting with the ring.
"Pa... Ma..." Earn gives them a respectful wai which is not returned. "I didn't know you would stop by today."
"That much is obvious!" His mother scowls at the decorations, avoiding looking at Pete all together.
"What brings you here?" Without a clear way to continue, Earn asks the most obvious question even though he doubts it matters anymore.
"What is this?" Her voice is sharp as she points towards the banner with one pale pink polished fingernail. "You can't seriously have been in a relationship with him all this time!"
Earn steps closer to Pete and notices the tense strain on his face, the sadness deep in his eyes. Before this, his family adored Pete. They doted on Earn's intelligent and well-mannered best friend who was always willing to lend a helping hand around the house and showed such caring for everyone in the family. His mother often teased that she was going to adopt him one of these days. The last thing Earn ever wanted to do was have Pete hurt by his own family. He's spent most of his life standing up for the weak and for the equal rights of everyone and he'd be damned if he'd let his own parents trample all over his beloved because of outdated and debased ideology.
