bruiseshipping short stories

be my boyfriend. please?

This is... canon divergence. Movie designs, so presumably sometime around SoG and beyond.

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Jay stood in front of a full body mirror, looking himself up and down, over and over again.

And to think, just yesterday he was over the moon about the simple thought of a date.

However, now, this was reality. And the Universe had heard his pleas and shoved Cole in front of him, his eyes begging that one simple question:

Are you doing anything tomorrow?

"Relax, hotshot."

Jay spun around on his heels defensively, shooting a glare at Kai, who had promised to help him out before the date.

He knew Kai could pick up on his nerves. The way his hands were fidgeting. The way his eyes were darting from one end of the room to the other. And the way he glanced at himself in the mirror.

"What if I'm underdressed?" Jay bit his lip anxiously, fiddling with his fingers.

A snort. "If anything, you're going to be overdressed." Kai puffed the collars on Jay's dress shirt. "Trust me, if there's anything I know, is that Cole will throw on the fanciest jacket he can find, brush his hair, and call it done."

The blue eyed boy laughed. "To me it sounds like you don't know Cole at all."

Kai drew his hands away, sneering at Jay. "Is that a challenge?"

Jay waved his friend off, extending his arms. "No. No, just, help me out here with the sleeves?"

Kai rolled his eyes, beginning to fold the cuffs.

Jay watched him intently, trying to commit the way Kai's hands moved to memory, just in case something went wrong during the actual time of the date.

"So, where are you two lovebirds going?" Kai asked.

The lightning master flushed furiously.

"We're not boyfriends, Kai."

"You seriously expect me to believe that?"

"I mean. Neither of us has used it yet... but... look, we just decided one day to go out on a date and try things. You know?"

Kai rolled his eyes. "No, I don't know."

Jay huffed. He yelped when Kai tightened the tie as a joke.

"Dude, okay, I get it. You two are best friends. But, come on, you seriously can't tell me that the way you guys look at each other isn't boyfriend level. I'm surprised it took this to finally get it out of you two."

"Maybe by the end of this date we will, okay? Is that enough for you?"

"You mean by the end of this date, not maybe."

Jay groaned.

"You're the one who's stressed about how they're dressed for this thing, might as well be together already." Kai leaned over his shoulder. "If you want him to want you that bad," he snickered.

Jay screamed, his entire face as red as Kai's hoodie.

"Now, where are you going?" Kai asked a second time. Jay flinched.

"It's a... drive-in movie."

With that, Kai let go, pushing Jay back against the bed. "What?!"

"W-What?" Jay echoed, sitting up.