𝙗𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙛𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙙𝙨 (𝙡𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙞𝙙𝙚) || hsmtmts au

8. technically

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R I C K Y 'S P O V

NINI'S HOUSE

"hi!!"

nini excitedly greets me as opens the front door and pulls me inside for our movie night. she's wearing a black cropped tank top with spaghetti straps and little white flower polka dots scattered all over, along with my black nike sweatpants.

the drawstring is tied tight around her waist (because they're obviously way too big for her) and she actually couldn't be any cuter--

i'm allowed to admit that now, because i've come to terms with the fact that i most definitely have feelings for nini.

non-platonic feelings. whatever.

i don't really want to talk about it, because i know she doesn't feel the same.

i mean, come on. she's dating e.j. it'd be stupid of me to think anything could happen; we're just friends. nothing more than that.

"hello?? earth to ricky??"

"hm?"

"i asked if you wanted cheese crackers or gummy bears," she says, holding up both boxes in each hand.

"cheez-it's, duh." i snatch the box from her hand and race up the stairs, hearing nini following behind me giggling.

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"how many blankets do you need?!" i climb into her bed, trying to get under the amount of fluffy blankets she's got piled up.

"shut up, it's cold!" nini says, shivering while she turns off the lights and plops down right next to me. it's not completely dark, the dim fairy lights stung above the head of her bed illuminating the room. i never noticed how her sheets and blankets smell exactly like her--

nopenopenope. just friends, ricky.

right. she's my friend. that's what this is. a friend movie night. it would be weird as fuck if i took advantage of the fact that nini's comfortable with me (we've been best friends since kindergarten, it's kind of a given) to swoon over her or whatever.

it's just going to be a normal movie night.

"so, what are we.." i clear my throat as nini mindlessly curls up on my chest and sets the laptop on my lap in the middle of my sentence, throwing me off.

so much for normal.

"huh?" she lifts her head to look at me, scrunching her cute little nose in confusion.

"what are we watching?"

"well, i downloaded it chapter two, 'cause you said the other day you wanted to see it. but i'm good with anything."

"sounds good to me."

i smile at her after she rests her head back down on my chest. i can't seem to really pay attention to the movie though, and am way more focused on nini watching it.

i hate how i can't see her face right now. her eyes are probably all shiny and glimmery like they always are, reflecting the bright screen. her lips are probably parted just a little, in the way that makes her look even more perfect--

shut! up!

watch the movie, ricky.

i can't help it though, because before i know it my fingers are threading through her hair. i start at her hairline and gently rake them back through her scalp the way she likes.