valentín stood outside the pale blue house, illuminated by the street lights. he had the queasy feeling you got when you were about to go on a date. there were lots of cars parked outside, probably owned by a bunch of trust-fund kids. he hoped he looked okay. he was just wearing a white button up underneath a pink cardigan that he found in his mother's closet. he almost left, but then he remembered why he was here. he was only here for cassius.
he took a deep breath before walking inside. thankfully no one really noticed him. people were bumping into him and each other and drinks were spilling and all he could do was mutter a quiet 'sorry'.
it had been only 30 minutes since he walked in and he had already seen 2 people snort the same line of coke at the same time. after giving up on looking for cassius, he found the drinks and poured himself one.
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cassius had a cigarette in one hand and was trying to make his way through the crowded house so he could look for valentín. after pushing his way towards the small homemade bar he found him. he could tell by his small stature. he nudged the small boy. "val!" he shouted.
to his surprise, a red-faced valentín looked back at him and loudly greeted him back.
"you made it!" cassius swung his arm around valentín's shoulder and guided him outside. "i was worried you wouldn't!"
valentín's words were very slurred and his movements were delayed. "i'd do anything for you, cassius." the 'cassius' lasted a bit too long. he took another long swig out of his cup.
that made cassius blush, and cassius didn't usually blush. he got a better look at valentín's face this time, it was bright red and even his freckles turned from a light brown to a dark pink. and valentín even curled his hair. it wasn't wavy, it was more like cassius's.one of the many party-goers nudged cassius, offering him a blunt. cassius exchanged a few words with the guy before taking it. he stuck it in his mouth and used his lighter to light the end of it. he and valentín shared the blunt.
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the party was over sooner than valentín thought, but he was also crossfaded and didn't know what the date was anymore. cassius hasn't drank or smoked as much as valentín, so he was still moderately sober.
"do you need a ride?"
valentín shook his head and began to drunkenly stumble out of the front yard. "no! no. i can walk back home..." valentín somehow didn't see the bright headlights coming towards him or the blaring horn. cassius had to run and grab his arm before he got himself killed.
"i think it would be best if you came home with me." valentín didn't complain and let cassius drag him to his own car.the ride was mostly quiet, but they did speak. valentín kept flirting without really knowing he was. he kept giving cassius the same compliments on his looks, but cassius didn't try to stop him. he pulled into the drive way and before he got out valentín grabbed his hand and kissed him. cassius was frozen. he didn't know if he should kiss back or stop him. it wasn't like he'd never kissed another boy before, but he'd never kissed a boy that he actually really wanted to kiss since he met him.
after valentín pulled away, cassius sat there, still, like a deer in headlights.
"oh my god, i'm sorry, i-i'm really sorry..." valentín repeated himself over and over, still really drunk.
instead of making this anymore awkward, cassius got out of the car and quickly went around to valentín's side to let him out.valentín stepped out, he was met with cassius's lips on his. they were more aggressive than when he kissed him before.
cassius took valentín's hand and led him around the back of his house. "we'll have to sneak in the back." cassius led valentín to a slightly cracked window. he gripped the sides of his house and climbed up to the window and pushed it open. he climbed in and looked down at valentín. "jump. i'll catch you." cassius wasn't really saying much, just giving orders, which gave valentín a good idea of what was about to happen, but he didn't try to go the other way or just not go inside. valentín did so and cassius caught him. he pulled him inside his house and shut the window back.
he was facing valentín now and was taking off his jacket. he stepped closer to cassius and stood there awkwardly before deciding he would do something already. he kissed cassius hard and wrapped his arms around his neck.
they stayed like that for a few minutes before cassius picked valentín up and carried him to his bed, not breaking the kiss up.
valentín was thrown onto cassius's bed, and let everything go on from there.