dancing in the moonlight // wyld stallyns

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bill had always wanted to go to prom. ted, not so much, but if bill wanted to, hed gladly follow along like a lost puppy.

this was a first for both of them, having bailed on every other year when their crushes had turned them down. this year, though, they decided to go together, as just friends.

strictly as friends.

nothing else.

ever.

ted figured that was what it was, at least, but bill hadnt exactly said it explicitly. ted didnt want it to be that way, but if it was what bill wanted, then hed be happy to agree.

he never wanted to make bill upset.

upon walking through the doors in their normal attire, considering they didnt really have anyone to impress since they had no actual dates, they sighed a breath theyd both been holding. for some reason, the idea of going to prom was extremely intimidating. they werent liked by a lot of the school, and it wasnt like anyone who was actually fine with them was going to be there.

besides, who would want to go to prom if they didnt have girlfriends?

they sat around for a while, until one of bills favorite slow dance songs had come on, which prompted bill to drag ted out onto the dancefloor. not in the middle of everyone, but close enough to their seats so that, if needed, they could both scamper back to their respectful places.

bill never slow danced, and hed be a dead man before he was ever caught slow dancing, so the two of them sort of thrashed around and laughed for a while, until ted had accidentally elbowed bill in the side and bill had headbutted teds shoulder.

they were close.

really close.

ted would be lying if he said he didnt want to kiss bill.

for what felt like hours, they stared at each other, finally stilling and standing there.

eventually, however, ted leaned in and kissed his friend, shutting his eyes as he kept his hands at his side.

despite his worry, bill didnt pull away. he was still for a moment, though, but eventually he kissed back and moved his hands to teds face.

maybe this wasnt a good idea, maybe kissing bill in front of the entire school was the worst thing hed ever done, but it wasnt like he gave much of a shit anyways.

and if everyone in the school ended up hearing about it by monday, then so be it. it wasnt like they had anything to lose at this point.

maybe prom was a waste of money and maybe they couldve just played the same music in bills garage and maybe kissing bill in front of everyone was a mistake.

but hed be lying if he said it wasnt the best mistake hed ever made.