Descendants One Shots

heather - ben x carlos

Genre: slow burn? i don't know :
Word Count: 8.5k
Requested by: no one

I still remember Third of December. Me in your sweater, You said it looked better On me than it did you. Only if you knew

It was a December night, Ben and Carlos were hanging out as they usually did. Ben's parents were gone for the weekend, so two were left alone for the rest of the week. Carlos was staying the night, he was next to Ben on the king-sized bed as they watched whatever they deemed good enough on Netflix. A sudden cold breeze came in through the window causing Carlos to shiver, the blankets weren't doing the job of keeping him warm so without thinking he got closer to Ben. Ben, however, did notice. He looked down at Carlos, saw that his lip was trembling, and decided it was best to shut the window. He took comfort in being in a cold room, but if the temperature bothered Carlos then he would do whatever it took to keep the boy comfortable. Ben quickly got up and shut the window, and on his way back to the bed he grabbed a sweater that was on his chair.

"Here, put it on. It'll keep you warm." Ben tossed Carlos the sweater as the boy sat up. "Are you sure? It's gonna be pretty big on me." Carlos commented as he held the sweater in his hands. "Well, you're right. It's gonna be pretty on you." Ben winked as he sat back down on the bed. Carlos looked down at his lap so Ben couldn't see the obvious blush on his face. While the lights were off, the light from the screen was enough to expose the boy. He quickly put the sweater on before he laid down again. Ben followed soon after, he placed his arm behind Carlos and held him close. This wasn't an unusual scenario for the boys, but that didn't stop Carlos from being a blushing mess.

"Cute," Ben mumbled as he placed a kiss on Carlos' forehead, this caused Carlos to hide his face in Ben's chest. Ben couldn't stop himself from cooing at the sight. "Aw, is the baby embarrassed?" Ben teased, to him that's all it was. Playful teasing, friends being friends. At least that's what Carlos thought, he didn't want to think more of it or else he'd hurt himself on the way down. "Shut up." Carlos moved away and settled back into his previous position. Ben simply smiled and turned his attention back to the screen in front of them.

Carlos tried paying attention to whatever show Ben had picked, but he couldn't when Ben was right next to him. He knew what he was doing was wrong, that he shouldn't feel the way he does towards Ben. He knew that Ben was never serious about flirting with Carlos, he knew that Ben was just being Ben. It didn't help though that Ben was just being Ben. It didn't help because Carlos liked Ben for being himself. He didn't like thinking that the compliments, the pet names, or even the touches could ever be more than just playful teasing. Carlos had this weight on shoulders that he could never get rid of, if he did then he could potentially lose a friend. A best friend.

How much I liked you, but I watch your eyes, as she walks by. What a sight for sore eyes

Carlos was next to Ben, they were standing by their lockers as they grabbed their materials for their next class. Ben was talking about a conversation he had with his father that morning. Carlos nodded along, he wasn't entirely into the conversation as he found himself getting lost looking at Ben. He didn't snap out his gaze until he realized Ben wasn't facing his locker anymore, but instead was facing the hallway. That's when Carlos' gaze shifted and looked over at what Ben was looking at. Or more like, who he was looking at.

"Oh," Carlos whispered to himself, Ben was staring at Evie. Carlos looked back up at Ben, he envied Evie for how Ben would look at her. He wanted Ben to look at him like that, just the way Ben stared at Evie was enough to make Carlos hate the girl. He knew that Evie was innocent, that it wasn't her fault for how Ben felt for her. Still, Carlos couldn't stop himself from feeling that way towards her.