Healing a Heart That's Not His - Thiam

We Were Drunk

The blue-eyed beta confirms it from within and accepts the reality: he likes Theo. And apparently, Theo may like him back? He's not sure. If they really were about to kiss, then isn't that what it means? Many confusing thoughts cloud his mind.

He jolts back to reality when Mason turns to him. "Right, Liam?" He asks.

Liam blinks a few times, confused. "Uh, yeah. Right."

Mason scoffs. "You have no idea what I just said, do you?" He smirks.

Liam clears his throat. "Well, not exactly, but I know you're always right, so... I just agreed with you?" He says, unsure.

Mason nods approvingly. "Exactly, Corey." He says, turning back to his boyfriend.

A comforting scent hits his nose and he looks up to see Theo approaching their table. He and Liam lock eyes for a moment and he comes and sits next to the beta.

"I just had my final history test." He says, trying to start up a conversation.

Liam looks over at him. "How'd it go?" He asks.

Theo takes a deep breath. "It actually... wasn't that bad. I think I might've actually gotten a good mark." He looks at Liam before continuing. "You know, I wouldn't have been able to do it without you." He says in a softer voice, looking directly in the beta's eyes.

Liam stares back into the chimera's eyes. They gaze for a moment longer before Liam scrunches his eyebrows and turns to look at the rest of the table. Why'd the talking stop? He sees Mason, Corey, and Nolan looking at them.

"What?" He asks them.

They try suppressing their smiles as Mason responds. "Oh, nothing." He says and looks away, snickering with the others. What was that about?

Theo clears his throat from next to him. "So, um, what about you? Did you have your biology test yet?"

"Not yet, it's on Monday. I'm thinking I should just ditch, not like I'll actually pass or anything." Liam replies, shrugging his shoulders.

"Don't think like that." Says Theo, sternly.

"Why? It's the truth." Liam casually says, getting up and leaving from the lunch table and going into a relatively empty hall.

Theo catches up to him and grabs his hand. "Hey, I mean it." He says with full sincerity.

They look at each other, not breaking eye contact. Theo risks it and laces his fingers with Liam's.

He gladly complies and sighs. "Alright, I'll try on the test." He says, giving in.

Theo squeezes his hand. "If not for you, for me?"

Liam squeezes back. "Yeah, for you."

They smile and break apart when the bell rings, indicating that it's the start of classes. They part ways and finish the rest of the school day. When they get home, they decide to rest since they'll probably be up all night the next night for the party. Sweet dreams fill both of their restful sleeps.

Theo bolts awake at the sudden energy he feels. He checks the time: 3:45 PM on Saturday. He groans and gets out of bed. Was I asleep that long?

After showering and getting dressed, Liam seems to have awoken from all the bustle and steps out of his room, dreary eyed and sloppy, making his way to the washroom, also getting ready for the upcoming celebration.

The pack said they should all go early to celebrate privately before the public start pouring in and then they could all go off and enjoy the party.