Solangelo Oneshots

Eyeliner

Nico's POV
"Damn, boy. Are you my eyeliner? Because you are really pretty but I'm almost positive I'm going to mess this up!" I say. The pickup line sounded way better in my head.

Hazel forced me to be here. She said that I 'need to get a boyfriend and life my hecking life.' So of course she would take me to a gay club. Then, being Hazel, she freaked out about all of the sparsely dressed guys flirting with each other. She thought this was a place where gay people of all ages went to dance and talk about our collective queer experiences. She was thinking of a Pflag meeting, if you danced at those. I've never been to a dancing Pflag.

But she's Hazel. She's the girl who wants bought in adult party game thinking it was just meant for those who had outgrown CandyLand.

She's the one who forced me to to a gay club and told me to flirt with cute guy here. And I blew the pick up line. Whatever. It's not like he'd say yes anyway. He's way out of my league. He's tall and freckley, slightly muscular, with pale blue eyes and wavy blond hair. But to my surprise, he responds. "Hey. You look a lot like my next boyfriend. Do you know him?"

"I might. I do if it's me and you're flirting back, but just in case it's not, I'm going to go with maybe." Dammit Nico. Again? Why do I always mess things up? A cute guy was actually flirting with me, but then I had to go and say what I was thinking. Ugh. Why do I always do this Time to slink away and try to forget this happened, I think.

But before I leave, the blond starts laughing. "Um, yeah. I was talking about you." He smiles. "My name's Will. And you are?"

"Nico." I say quickly. I don't want to further mess this up.

Will doesn't seem to hate me yet. "Oh. Nico. A pretty name for a pretty person."

I blush. I still can't believe he's flirting back.
"Thanks. Um, you're pretty, too."

Will laughs again. "Thanks, Nico. Can I buy you a drink?"

"Oh. Yeah, um, yes please. I'd like that. Sounds good." Am I this awkward? Scratch that. Why am I this awkward? Will grins at me and we walk to the bar. I order the first thing that comes to my head (I panicked, okay?) and he gets something else. I didn't hear, I was busy wondering what the heck I just ordered. Hopefully something cool.

It was not something cool. I ordered a strawberry margarita with whipped cream. Will thinks it's the cutest thing ever. He thinks I'm the cutest thing ever. This is amazing.

"So, Nico. What do you like to do?" Will asks me.

"Um." I respond. "Um, I like painting. And reading. And I'm going to graduate in a few years and be a lawyer. You?"

"That's so cool." He says. "I'm in med school, I want to be a doctor. My sister always says she's going to become a doctor before me, and I'm like, Kayla, you're six years younger than me."

"Neat." Ugh. 'Neat.' How embarrassing. But I continue. "What are your hobbies?"

"I do archery. I'm pretty good at it. I like to cook, but I'm not good at it. Did you know you could burn ramen noodles? I wasn't even cooking ramen noodles, they were just in the way of the pizza I was making. Well, trying to make. And they still burned!" Thank God. He wasn't completely perfect. I don't want to be with someone who has no flaws. It would be a very one way relationship, since I have so many flaws.

"I feel you." I said. "I'm also pretty bad at food. I'm actually good at cooking, but as you saw, I suck at ordering. Look at this." I point to my pink and white monstrosity.

"OH MY GOODNESS!" I hear Hazel scream. "NICO HAS A BOYFRIEND!" Gee, thanks, Hazel. Now the whole street knows. I mean, the music's really loud, so no one probably actually heard her, but still. "How dare you make out with someone in a corner without telling me first!" It's true. I was making out with Will in a corner.

"Go away, Hazel." I say. "Who I kiss is none of your business."

"Oh, I think it is." She stomps her foot. "I brought you here, and I deserve to take you home, too. I'm not going to let you go to some bar creep's house! You deserve better than any bar guy can give you!"

Will turns to look at Hazel. "Sorry. Um, are you Hazel?"

Hazel looks dumbfounded. "Nico. I'll let this boy take you home."

"Gee. Thanks."

"Because he's so hot."

"Yep. Got it, sis."

"And look at those calves."

"Please leave."

"And tomorrow, tell me if the rest of him is as pretty as the face." Welp, she succeeded. I blush and put my face in my hands. "Bye, Neeks!"

Will grins at me mischievously. "Neeks, huh?"

I glare at him. "Call me that again and I end you."

"Ugh. Fine. Want to go back to my place?"

"Sure." I say. I'm glad Hazel forced me to come, but I'm not going to tell her that.

"Then let's go, Neeks."

What have I gotten myself into?