✨joshua bassett and ricky bowen imagines and preference ✨

🍦imagine: i see you

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Joshua's POV

My eyes wondered across the hall, students surpass my attention while waiting for someone. I heard one of my friends snaps his fingers in front of me.

"Dude, you waiting on someone?" I shook my head, and proceeded on going to my class.

"You've been distracted since this morning, J."

"Well, busy with homework and stuff." Pulling my headphones up and left my friends. To be honest, I myself don't know why I feel like distracted.

Then, she caught my attention.

She exited hugging her books, looking down as usual. I didn't noticed myself that I was already walking ahead of her.

"Hi, Valerie!"

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Third POV

"Hi, Valerie!" Joshua greets you, with a wide grin.

"H-Hey, J-Joshua." nothing surprising, as usual you stuttered greeting the boy in front of you.

"So far how was your day?" he voluntarily grabbed your things and continued walking. You admired how he easily approached and be friend with you because you couldn't possibly do that.

"F-Fine?"

" That's good." he feverishly said, his famous smile caught the attention of the other students who walks by.

" Uhm... E-Er, I g-gotta g-go—" you said feeling uncomfortable when you felt the stares behind you and Joshua.

" Join me later for lunch, Valerie ."

" Y-You?" you're caught off guard at what he just asked. Because you've just been  friends with him when you helped him with his homework yesterday.

Joshua nodded.

"W-Why?" you asked. Joshua wasn't prepared for this—so, not even thinking—you jerk back in surprise.

"That's the reason, I guess." seeing you shocked at what Joshua just did, it felt like there's a burning mark on your right cheek—feeling his soft lips on it.

"See you later, Valerie."

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You were busy trying to distract yourself after what happened earlier. You're still shocked of when Joshua—

Shaking your thoughts, you continued reading.

Why would he even do that?, you thought.

Overthinking, you turn to your watch not noticing that it's already lunch.

"Hey, can we talk?" three girls approached your table, with a annoyed look on their face.

"C-Can I h-help—" there was something different at how your cheek burned earlier to now.

"It's quite irritating when you a-always s-s-stutter." she imitates your disability, you could see through her eyes the rage which made you fear of what she can do to you.

"What were you doing with Joshua?" the blonde girl tried to grab your collar but you were fast enough to avoid it.

"I-I didn't do a-anything."

"Really? You were flirting with my boyfriend—"

"What's happening here?"

It was Joshua.

You bowed not wanting to be seen that you're almost crying.

"Valerie? What happened—" worry dominates through his voice when Joshua noticed that you were there too.

"Nothing, we were just—" Joshua interrupt and glared at the girl.

"I wasn't talking to you."

The girl tried to cling her arms around his but he pulled himself away from her, checking your state. Feeling his gentle fingers feathers your red burning cheek.

" Come on, Joshua. You and I are—"

" I'm better off without you. So, could you please just leave." he said, coldly. You stayed still not knowing what to do, too scared to even move because of what happened.

The girl was about to approach Joshua, he raised his arms.

" You're not my girlfriend, okay? Stop acting like you're one. "

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" I'm sorry about that, Val."  Joshua apologized while handing you an ice cream.

"V-Val?"

"Short for Valerie." Joshua sighed, when you didn't pressed it on your cheek and opened it to eat it.

" Can I call you that?" you stared at him for awhile but then nodded.

"S-Sure, Joshy." that made him smile.

"Here."

Joshua gripped the unopened ice cream tightly and kneeled in front of you. His cold palm carefully met you cheek.

"What?" he coughed, when you gaze at him.

"N-Nothing."

"When my cousins hangout with me I always end up doing this. Since, I didn't like that cold hard things pressed on my face." Joshua explains, as he continued grasping the cold unopened ice cream and transfer it to your right cheek.

"W-Why are y-you doing this?"

Joshua breathes, reluctant whether it's the right time to admit his feelings.

But then, he would need to confess it in the end.

"I like you Valerie."

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Joshua brows creased, when you lowered his hands.

"Y-You don't like m-me, Joshua."

"What are you saying—"

"You just w-wanted to t-thank me for h-helping you—"

"No, absolutely not." Joshua wasn't trying make you think that way.

"T-Then—" you tried your best not to stutter for once and Joshua could see that.

"I like you—I know it's unbelievable since we just met yesterday, Val." Joshua knew exactly why you couldn't believe his feelings.

"I know you think that everyone see you as a person of having this disability—" you were about to leave when he grab a hold of your wrist.

"But I see you, Val. I like how you scrunch your brow while reading and how you become all flustered when I tried to approach you. " Joshua caress tuck a strand behind your ear and raise your chin.

"And you can't deny the fact that you see me too."