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tyler's a dick, but we love him

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Tyler, being good friends with both Ethan and Mark, knew that the two liked each other, yet they didn't know about it for each other. So Tyler, tired with all the tension, had locked them into a room together. What they didn't know is that Tyler had also set up a camera in there, so anything that happened was caught on tape. Yay, great things.

"Tyler unlock the door!" Mark yelled, banging on the door. Ethan was laying on a couch in there, eyes closed.

"Mark, I don't think he's opening the door any time soon," he sighed, sitting up. Ethan knew the exact goal of Tyler here, and he wasn't exactly mad. Something good could happen out of this and Tyler was the whole start of it. Why be mad about that?

"He's still a dick," Mark grumbled, walking over and flopping onto the other side of the couch. He also knew why Tyler did this, but he felt as if he wasn't fully ready to admit it to Ethan.

"You're not wrong," Ethan chuckled, sitting up and looking over at the tv. "At least theres a TV," he pointed out. "Wanna watch something?"

Mark smiled a bit and nodded. "Yeah sure. You can pick out a movie," he offered. Almost as soon as Ethan stood, Mark laid down and snickered quietly. He watched as Ethan picked out a movie, turned the tv on, put the dvd in, grabbed a remote, and walked back over.

"Hey, that's my spot," Ethan chuckled, narrowing his eyes and crossing his arms.

"Mine now. If you wanna sit then just sit in front of me," Mark joked, smiling. What he didn't expect was for Ethan to shrug and sit in front of Mark. Mark huffed quietly at not being able to see the screen. "I can't seeeeeee," he complained, poking Ethan.

"Fine, want me to lay down?" Ethan asked, looking back at him. Mark just shrugged, so Ethan laid down in front of him, the two basically spooning. Ethan put his hand on the ground to stop himself from falling off. Mark noticed and very casually put his arms around Ethan to hold him up. Ethan's face flushed pink and he smiled a bit to himself before hitting play on the movie. They were watching Coraline because it was one of Ethan's favorite movie.

In the middle of the movie, Mark had accidentally fallen asleep. While asleep, he pulled Ethan closer to him and cuddled into his neck. Ethan closed his eyes and smiled, absolutely loving this moment. He sighed quietly before pausing the movie and putting the remote on the table next to him. A few minutes later, he, too, fell asleep.

About an hour later, Mark woke up, still holding Ethan. He opened his eyes and was Ethan, shooting fully awake. He didn't want to move in fear of waking up the younger man. He smiled a bit and kissed Ethan's cheek before reaching for the remote. He hit play on the movie in hopes of actually finishing it.

Ten minutes later and Ethan awoke again, yawning and stretching a bit. He glanced up at Mark and let out a quiet squeak of surprise. "H-hey, how long have you been up?" He asked, tilting his head a bit.

Mark shrugged and glanced up at the movie. "Ten minutes or so. Wasn't paying much attention," he guessed, looking back at Ethan. "When did you fall asleep?" he asked.

Ethan was the one who shrugged now. "Hour I think? Not sure," he muttered, stretching again. "You fell asleep before me," he pointed out. "And I just fell asleep too since I was tired." He turned a bit and smiled at Mark, looking into his eyes.

The two were silent for almost a minute, just staring longingly at each other. Ethan finally decided to break the silence.

"M-Mark, can I tell you something?" He asked quietly, still not looking away. Mark nodded a bit, his face flushing lightly. Ethan inhaled a bit to prepare himself. "I-I really like you. M-more than a friend, y-y'know?" He smiled a bit, taking in another breath. "A-and that's why Ty-!" He made a small squeak of surprise as Mark pressed their lips together. Ethan quickly melted into it, feeling Mark's fingers in the back of his hair. After a few more seconds, they pulled away.

"I like you too, Ethan," Mark whispered, smiling a lot. "I-In fact, I think I love you." Mark's breathing hitched for a second before he let out a small sigh.

"I love you too," Ethan responded before he kissed Mark again, his heart practically bursting with joy.