"Movie Night" | Hellshark | SFW

Movie Night.

It was the summer of Ryouga going into sixth grade while his "idol" in a sense, the infamous Thomas Arclight, just left eighth grade. The grade difference obviously presented many problems to him and the largest being he had a crush on his upperclassman but he knew the most popular guy in their school would never be caught in a relationship with someone a few grade levels below him. Luckily he had been able to befriend him, despite his status as a rather nerdy kid with an unfriendly demeanor. Thomas overlooked that and was one of the only people who actually reached out to him and made an effort to get to know Ryouga. He often wondered why Thomas had reached out to him and decided to spend time with him outside of school. Maybe it was the mutual interest in the card game Duel Monsters? Ryouga pondered the possibly as he was driving to the aforementioned Thomas' home for one of their routine sleepovers during the solemn summer months.

He had offered to watch a movie with Ryouga but he withheld any further information about the subject. Despite his lack of knowledge, Ryouga was excited by the prospect of spending time with the boy who captured his heart. He tapped his foot anxiously as he sat in the front seat of the car as he drove to where Thomas lived. The car ride continued with minimal talking to the driver while the radio played what's relevant at the moment to Ryouga's dismay, he had never been a big fan of pop music and always preferred something more alternative which much to his surprise, was a similarity between him and Thomas. Though, Thomas did have a taste for boy bands which Ryouga couldn't relate to but let him go on about his interest in them and slowly started to have a vast extent of knowledge on the subject from listening to Thomas' long winded rants about them.

He finally arrived at the practically mansion the Arclight family took residence in. He waved goodbye to the driver as he hopped out of the car and walked quickly up the stairs that led to one of the tallest wooden doors Ryouga had ever laid eyes on and nervously knocked on the door, taking a few seconds to work up the courage. There was a doorbell to the side, but Ryouga found knocking more appropriate and more his style. The door opened to see Thomas' eldest brother, Christopher, looking vaguely distressed at the fact someone knocked on their expensive wooden door instead of properly utilizing the doorbell. He sighed as he called out to his younger brother.

"Thomas! You have company." Was all he said as he gestured for Ryouga to come inside of the lavish home while he awaited Thomas' arrival.

"Coming!" Thomas yelled from the upper portion of the home, barely audible due to the distance. In a few seconds, Ryouga saw him running down the stairs to come greet his friend. He was quite energetic which contrasted with Ryouga's more reserved personality, though, the excitement of the other often brought out more energy from him.

"Hi!" He cheerfully called out while smiling at his guest. Chris closed the door behind him and wandered off to resume the business he was partaking in before the annoying knock at the door.
"Hey." Ryouga replied while following Thomas' lead upstairs to his bedroom to watch this elusive movie with him. He waved politely at the youngest brother, Mihael, as he sat on the couch in the living room enjoying a tv show who smiled and waved back only to soon return his attention to the cheesy reality show he was currently engrossed in.

When he reached his destination, Thomas' bedroom, he noticed his bed to be set up in a way reminiscent of a blanket fort. He chuckled quietly to himself, even someone as cool as Thomas could be childish sometimes. He scanned the room, being vaguely familiar with the layout of the room from the few times he had previously come over. He noticed a large bowl of popcorn sitting on top of the bedside table. He smiled a bit to himself, appreciating the gesture.

"Well! How do you like the set up? I had Chris help me out, but I think it turned out so great because of me!" He laughed a bit after he finished his sentence, admiring his work on the blanket fort. His words a bit slurred because of the braces present in his mouth. Even as a young teen, Thomas was full of himself, which Ryouga didn't mind and actually found it intriguing compared to himself. Thomas noticed Ryouga's eyes change their focus onto the popcorn bowl. "Oh, and, I made some popcorn before you came over! I hope it isn't cold now..." The excitement present in his voice warmed Ryouga's heart a bit, only for the disappointment as he trailed off to strike a sense of worry into himself as well.