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the final stretch of kh2 amirite
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neo-ct23 · 3 years
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Friends With Benefits + WayV
WayV is actually my ult so I thought I’d write this and tbh I’m really proud of this one
Kun
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Only does FWB if either of you is tense & needs a way to de-stress.
Definitely not the one to initiate it & laughs when you propose the idea to him but when he realizes you’re serious he’s all 😳😳
You make rules about it but most of them get broken (“don’t” catch feelings, etc)
He’s Kun tho, you can’t not catch feels
Eventually he’d start treating you like his gf
Getting really affectionate and even getting jealous when another member is talking to you
He starts treating you like his gf to the point where youll meet someone and they’ll ask how long you’ve been dating
The sex would be great tho
I just know this man is packing
It’s big I know it is like BIG big
Depending on the day the sex could be rough or it could be tender and romantic
Probably the cheesy rom com thing happens where you drift apart and start dating someone else & your new s/o meets Kun and decides to break up with you because “you’re still in love with him”
Of course you’re like “pfft no way” but then you think about it and yes. He’s the one you wanted to be with
Anyways this turned fluffy I’m sorry
Lucas
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Oh my god
Definitely starts at a party in a game of seven minutes in heaven
You’re pretty drunk but you end up giving him a hand job in the closet
You thought he was drunk too but apparently it was his turn to be WayV’s designated driver
Most of the group is passed out at the party or got a ride from someone else
Yangyang is the only one who still needs a ride so Lucas offers you a lift home too
He’s in the back seat and you’re in the front seat next to Lucas
You keep glancing over at him and he keeps smiling when you do. His eyes are on the road but he can see you with his peripheral vision
Yangyang is wondering why things are so awkward between you two but doesn’t say a thing
He walks you to your door and as you’re standing there you feel a surge of confidence sweep over you
You tell him “You know, you might have to come inside sometime”
He sighs. “Not tonight, I gotta take the kid home” he says, but he slowly leans in and so do you and he gives you a slow and tender kiss.
You could swear you heard yelling from his car parked nearby
Things probably escalate quickly
He’d start sending you snaps and texts about what he was doing and pictures of him shirtless in bed
You weren’t sure what to say to those so one day you go out and buy something sexy and take some pictures in it and send those in return
To which he just responds “on my way”
He shows up at your door holding up a condom and the second you realize what it is your lips are straight on his
He normally loves foreplay but skips it because the anticipation is way too much for him
He definitely ran like 6 red lights on his way to you
The next morning he tells the rest of the group
You probably drift apart when he starts to travel for work, but even then, when he comes back he always finds himself coming back to you
And when Hendery points that out to him, he realizes he’s been crazy about you for years
Hendery
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Now this one would be hot as hell
It all starts at a party where you know nobody
But then you spot Hendery and you’re like “thank God.”
You guys talk for a couple minutes before you mention that you kind of want to go home or at least go somewhere
He offers to take you somewhere to just get away from everything
You’re sitting in his car together, sort of just talking about things that went down at the party and you thank him for spending time with you
There’s a bit of an awkward pause before your lips are on his and your hands are all over each other
In the midst of all this making out, you mutter “can we—“ to which he mutters “I know a place. Now buckle up, I gotta drive there.”
You buckle up and he rests one of his hands, the one not on the steering wheel of course, on your thigh, gently rubbing it as he drives to a nearby lookout point
You glance at the other cars and it’s too dark to see what’s going on in them, but it’s clear to you that this is a hookup spot
“This is what you wanted, right?”
You go searching through the glove compartment and take out a condom before leaving your side of the car and heading over to his
He didn’t notice you grabbing the condom, so he thinks he got the wrong message and messed everything up by driving you here. Muttering “ah, shit Hendery,” to himself
He sees you come around to his side of the car, he’s very confused
“Wait—“ he says
You just hold up the condom to show him and next thing you know, you’re straddled in his lap having sex
The next couple of days you thought would be awkward, but it wasn’t really
He’d treat you like a friend around the boys but whenever he got you alone
Like you’re literally fuck buddies at this point
Texts you really dirty things during the day and when the other members are in the room
Shit like “you gave me the best blowjob of my life last night. Wanna try and top it?”
Also sends you dirty pics
Likes to fuck you when the other members are home
Except one time, he waits until they’re gone because he doesn’t want either if you to have to hold back
Turns out they are home tho
They’re all in the living room and Ten is about to enter their room when he hears what’s going on
His face gets all red and he calls a Yangyang over who comes over and realizes what’s going on
“Ten, what’s up?” Asks Lucas
“Shh! Hendery‘a getting laid.”
They all go and sit down
Later on that night they’re still sitting in the living room trying not to disturb you guys but wanting to know who the hell he’s sleeping with while Hendery’s passed out in his bed
You still don’t know anyone’s home, so you just leave his room and of course the first thing you see when you open the door is 6 boys sitting in the living room, looking up at you with their jaws dropped.
Ten
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Mr We just touching I don’t do no cuffin’
Yeah I definitely think this would start out with you & him being super close, not like best friends but in that arena
And one time you’re just hanging out & oops he kisses you
Escalates fast af
Like next thing you know you’re giving him a BJ in his dorm when the rest of the group is out
Except it turns out Lucas is home and heard it all
You leave his room and see him in the living room playing with Bella
And he’s all smug like “you guys enjoyed yourselves 😏”
Ten doesn’t even know that Lucas knows
Relationship definitely includes a lot of oral and hand stuff
I get a feeling ten’s really into both giving and receiving
Anyways this relationship would completely blur the lines between friendship and sex
Like your normal friendly hangouts would get heated if nobody else was around
Yangyang
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Whelp
This one would be an adventure
You’re probably in a friend group with him and know him pretty well
You propose the idea to him, and his eyes bulge out of his head in amazement
I swear Yangyang lives to be corrupted
He’s not even that innocent I think he’s just a kinky kind of guy who comes off as vanilla but really just wants to get corrupted
Like if you’d be a top and/or dom for him that would be his favorite thing
You could give him a look and he’d get hard
Anyways I think it would start with him telling you that he’s taking a break from dating
There’s an awkward silence and he mentions he’s a virgin
Things get a little awkward but when he starts asking about what girls like, you tell him
This leads to a shy kiss, followed by an awkward silence before he just says “do that again” and you end up hooking up
The next morning you tell him not to tell anyone
Of course he can’t help but tell the boys
Xiaojun
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Didn’t realize how long this one was getting lol
Completely unspoken, like actually don’t say a word about it to him or it’s ruined
You’ve probably never spoken to him outside the bedroom
Probably in the same friend group but never really talked to him so it’s more like you have mutual friends
Started out with a kiss
How did it end up like this?
It was only a kiss, it was only a kiss
Ok but in all seriousness you’d probably be at a party. You’re pretty drunk and he comes over & offers you a drink
You’re like “what’s this” before you smell it and realize he’s sober & it’s water
You realize he’s trying to take care of you and end up talking with him off in a corner
You talk about how you’ve never really talked to him before
There’s a short awkward silence. He starts to lean in, you quickly pick up on his move and end up making out in the corner
You run into him a couple of times by accident and always end up finding a secluded space where you make out
Somehow Ten finds out you’ve been sleeping with one of his roommates
“It’s Lucas isn’t it??” He says rolling his eyes. You tell him no and he keeps guessing until he guesses Xiaojun last and you respond with silence.
One time at dinner you’re sitting with the whole group enjoying a meal and Ten hints that you’ve been seeing someone
Xiaojun is sitting next to you and whispers a little too loudly, “Did you tell Ten??”
Yangyang who is sitting next to him hears what he said and looks over to see the intense way you’re looking at each other and his face turns to a smirk
He doesn’t say anything but later that night when everyone else has gone to bed, Yangyang walks into the kitchen and turns on the light to find you making out yet again
Slowly the rest of the group catches on and realizes
Xiaojun quickly catches feelings, like definitely can’t get you out of his head after your first time
The way Hendery finds out is walking in on the rest of the group is talking about how he should tell you he likes you
He’s like “wait what’s going on?” And Yangyang just goes “Junnie here has been sleeping with y/n and now has feelings for them”
Winwin
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I apologize in advance this is gonna be another soft one
You’re FWB but not in the way most people are
Like you haven’t slept together, you just make out sometimes and he treats you like his s/o when the other members aren’t around
He does little things when the other members are in the room like holds your hand under the dining table and rests his hand on your thigh
The only reason you’re FWB and not actually dating is because you’re both too nervous to ask the other what you are, in fear of ruining what you have
One day you’re just like “fuck it” and ask him what you guys are
“We haven’t talked about it, but I guess it’s up to both of us.”
There’s a bit of an awkward silence but then you proceed to tell him he’s basically treated you like his girl/boyfriend.
He sighs. “I like you. I do.”
You take his hand and intertwine your fingers with his
“Sicheng, are you saying you wanna be my boyfriend?”
He’s still stunned that this conversation is even happening. “I think so,” he says.
There’s another awkward pause before you say “So Sicheng, will you be my boyfrien—“
He doesn’t even let you finish your question. He quickly mumbles a “yes” before passionately kissing you, cupping your face in his hands
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hellfirenacht · 5 years
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Can’t Be Unseen Chapter 4
Sal Fisher x Reader
First Chapter
Previous Chapter
AO3
Chapter Summary: You attend a holiday party and you consider abandoning ship.
The week leading up to the party at Sal’s place wasn’t anything exciting. You spent most of it either catching up on your sleep or hanging out in the basement with Larry, Sal, and whoever else was around at the time. It wasn’t exciting, but it was normal which is all you could have hoped for after everything that happened. Sure, you still found yourself harboring feelings for your friend but it was more tolerable now. You still held yourself back from flirting too hard for him, but when anyone else was around it was a lot easier. 
“Hey, your dad need any decorations for the party?” you asked one evening as you all huddled around the tv, none of you paying much attention. “My parents have so many Christmas decorations they don’t have room to put out, I’m sure they’d be happy to lend it to someone else.” 
“I’ve never seen anyone act more like a cheesy holiday special like your parents.” Larry said, shoving some popcorn in his mouth. “It’s almost creepy how much they try to push the holiday spirit.” 
You just shrugged. “They met and fell in love during the holidays, so they really are the living embodiment of every bad holiday rom com.” 
“Got any decorations that aren’t strictly Christmas?” Sal asked. “Dad’s trying to be more inclusive.” 
“Oh yeah, we got tons of general winter stuff. Plus my uncle’s wife is Jewish, so we have an alarming number of dreidels and star of David’s for a house that doesn’t even go to church. Larry stop hogging the popcorn!” you scold, pulling the half-eaten bowl away from your friend. 
“Come on, I’m hungry!” he pouted. 
“You’re stoned.” Sal corrected. 
“Puff puff pass includes more than the joint, Larry. You gotta share the snacks, too.” you laughed at him and threw an unpopped kernel at him. 
“It’d actually be helpful if you could bring some decorations.” Sal said, pushing some popcorn under his mask. “I love my dad but he’s really bad at this kind of thing. I think it was actually Lisa’s idea.” 
“Yeah, my mom’s been doing the decorating for Addison Apartments for about 10 years now.” Larry chimed in. “Sometimes they give her a budget for it, but most of the time she’d had to reuse old stuff that’s fallen apart.” 
“My parents go wild for post-holiday sales so we should have some sturdy things lying around. I’ll see what I can dig up.”
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LarryFace: who else is coming to the party?
SallyFace: us, Ashley and her new girlfriend, Todd, Neil, Chug, Maple, your mom uh...
LarryFace: that’s a lot of highschoolers for a holiday party your dad wants to throw
SallyFace: yeah but I think its cause he wants me to be a normal teen and have a normal party for once. I didn’t even start celebrating my birthday until I moved here
LarryFace: wait really? I had no idea. 
SallyFace: yeah theres also a chance hes using this as a way to fake a surprise party for me
LarryFace: SallyFace is gonna finally be 18, i’m so proud. No more having to lie on porn sites that youre an adult!
SallyFace: ha ha and did I mention ha? 
...
You spend most of Friday digging through the large tubs of old decorations that your parents hadn’t put out, picking out what would be the best and easiest to bring upstairs to Sal’s place. You couldn’t help but shake your head, when it came to winter decorations, your parents were borderline hoarders. Really, you were doing them a solid by going through all this stuff and throwing out broken decorations or unsafe looking Christmas lights. 
The past 3 years that you lived in the apartments, come winter time you always knew which window was yours when looking outside the building. Your parents always insisted on some sort of light up winter decoration, as they didn’t have a house to fully blow the power out on every December. It was one of the few things you humored them on. You didn’t want your own personal tree in your room, but you could live with a snowman waving out at anyone who happened to be on the street. 
After filling a small tub with enough decorations, you looked at the clock and cursed to yourself. It was already 4 pm and you told Sal that you’d be their early to help set up! That didn’t give you much time to get ready. 
You rushed through your routine of getting ready, changing into your favorite comfortable outfit and topping it with a Santa hat to keep it festive. Despite the rush job, you had to admit to yourself that you looked pretty damn good. It had been a while since you had dressed up for yourself, without worrying about wanting to impress anyone. This was you, and you liked it. 
Shoving keys in your pocket, you ran to the fridge and pulled out two bottles of apple cider that your parents had bought. 
Have fun at your party! We’ll be out late recreating the first night we met!
Which you decided to translate to “gone boning for the weekend, don’t die”. Gross, but at least you go the place to yourself for the next few days. 
With everything in hand, you finally made your way to the elevator and towards the Fisher apartment. Henry was the one to open the door and let you in, thanking you for lending him the decorations. 
“These are from my parents.” you added, handing over the bottles of cider. 
“Alright, now it’s a rager!” Larry laughed from the kitchen while his mom laughed. Looks like they came here early as well to help out. From where you stood, you could see that Larry was also wearing a Santa hat with the word ‘naughty’ on it. 
“Do you want to give me a hand with the decorations?” Lisa asked, still managing to be in work mode even on her day off. “I’m sure we can make this place look real special for tonight.” 
“Is anything special specifically happening?” Asked Sal, his head facing your direction. 
“Nope, it’s just a nice little holiday party for our sons and their friends.” Lisa replied. 
“So I should ignore the cake that my dad brought home and is hiding somewhere?” Sal asked with a small laugh. 
“You sure should if you don’t want to be smacked with a broom.” Lisa scolded playfully. 
“She’ll do it too, dude.” chimed in Larry. 
Sal held his hands up in defeat. “I understand, this is just a regular holiday party that just happens to fall very close to my actual birthday and the fact that you had me invite all of my friends and none of yours it just a coincidence.” 
“Now you’re getting it, son!” Henry laughed. 
With your decorations, Lisa’s eye for making things work, and Larry’s tallness, by the time 6 rolled around, the apartment looked awesome. There were strands of lights hanging all around, food on the counter and table, and Larry was setting up a tape deck to play music. From the corner of your eye you saw Larry remove a green and red tape and Sal putting in an older more beat up tape. They pressed play and you were a little surprised to hear generic holiday music play. Larry caught you eye and gave you a wink that made you feel like something was gonna happen later. 
Todd and Neil were the first to arrive, not surprising as Todd lived in the building as well. You and Neil had English together but had never really talked before, but Todd was really happy with him and that’s all that mattered. 
Ashley arrived next with her new girlfriend, Jamie. She was pretty cute and bubbly and excited to meet and talk to everyone. You swear that when it was your turn to talk that you went through five different topics in three minutes before the bounced to the next person. Jamie sure was energetic, but she’d always bounce back to Ashley to give her a kiss on the cheek or check on her. It was too damn adorable really. 
The arrival of Chug and Maple surprised everyone. They showed up late, citing that he’d been waiting for Maple to arrive, but that wasn’t what surprised everyone. What was surprising was him and Maple holding hands as they walked in. 
“We’ve been dating for a few weeks,” explained Maple. “I just didn’t wanna make it public until I thought it was solid.” 
You were happy for the two of them, but you were starting to see a pattern with the guest list. Was this a holiday party or a Valentines party? You found yourself glancing at Lisa who leaned over to give Henry a quick peck on the cheek before moving some chairs around. 
“They also made it official with us right after Thanksgiving.” Sal said, watching his dad and Lisa. “I’m really happy for them.” 
“Yeah, me and Sal have a master plan to make them get married so that we can be one big family.” Larry explained. “Total Parent Trap material.” 
“Seems more like an It Takes Two to me.” you offered up. 
“So Sal,” Larry said, looking around the party. “Why didn’t you tell me that this was a hook-up party? Looks like everyone brought a date but us.” 
Sal shrugged. “I didn’t really plan for it to be, looks like everyone just got together at once.” 
Larry suddenly slung his arm around your shoulder. “Well if that’s the case then I call dibs on this one.” 
You couldn’t help but let out a laugh. “Do I get a say in this at all? Come on Larry, at least pretend to romance me.”
“You’re hot, lets date.” Larry replied, and you couldn’t help but fake a swoon. 
“I’m won over instantly. I’m changing all my relationship statuses to ‘taken’. You are clearly my soulmate.” The three of you couldn’t stop laughing. 
“Wait, that means I’m the only one here without a date at my own not-birthday party.” Sal suddenly realized. 
“Sounds like a bad song from the 50’s.” 
“At least I still have Gizmo?” Sal replied half-heartedly. 
“I wouldn’t be too sure about that, dude.” Larry said looking over at Todd and Neil where Gizmo was enjoying the attention from the two of them. 
“He only loves you for your pets and food!” Sal called over to them in fake hurt. 
“Tough break, Sal.” you said. “But hes’ got the right idea. I’m also hungry and constantly wanting attention.”
“On it!” Larry said, removing his arm from around you and running off towards the kitchen. You were confused for a moment, looking at Sal questioningly. He just shrugged, and a moment later, Larry was back with a plate of food in one hand as his other draped back around your shoulder. 
“Food? Check. Attention? Check.” Larry said with a smile. “I’m totally nailing this boyfriend thing.”
You snorted. “Boyfriend already? It just seems like five minutes ago you asked me on our first date. Oh where has the time gone?” 
“It was more like three minutes ago.” Sal replied, stealing a cookie from the plate in Larry’s hand. You followed his lead and shoved one in your mouth as well. 
“Details, man, details.” 
As the night continued on, Larry didn’t let up on the whole ‘boyfriend’ act. It was a little confusing but you found yourself not completely minding the attention. He kept his arm around you, called you really stupid pet names and always made sure that there was food on your plate. You had to admit for a moment that it felt nice to have someone else putting in the effort for once. You were usually the one to pay attention to the little details, to move things forward, to think of things that you and a possible significant other to do together but to have someone do the same in return? It just felt nice. 
So nice that you continued playing along, and with you on board did Larry crank it up to eleven. It even started to feel more like a challenge- who could out-date the other one? He called you a pet name? You threw an over the top compliment back. Larry got you more food? You hand fed him from the plate. It was absolutely disgusting, and you were loving every minute of it. 
Of course, every relationship has its ups and downs. Larry complimented Sal on his ugly holiday sweater by calling it ‘the sexiest thing he’d ever seen’ and it was only logical that you faked offence and dumped him on the spot. Heartbroken, Larry had no choice but to try and rebound with Sal, who was having absolutely none of this nonsense. However, when you were done with your soda, you realized the error of your ways and begged him to take you back and also please get you another drink. 
Before the end of the night, you and Larry would have broken up 3 times, gotten engaged, called off a wedding, and had announced that you two were going to elope. It was all very stupid and very dramatic. 
But before that, it was time for the cake to be brought in. Lisa cut the lights and Henry walked in with a large cake with two candles that had 18 on them. 
“Happy birthday, Sal!” Henry said to his son, and Sal shook his head a bit. 
“Wow, what a surprise that I did not see coming. At all. I’m super surprised!” Sal said with a slight laugh in his voice. 
Larry was the first to start singing Happy Birthday, and it was only when everyone was done that everyone realized that maybe this wasn’t the most well thought-out plan. 
Sal, taking it in stride, took a deep breath and blew.
Of course, nothing happened as he was still wearing his prosthetic which blocked his mouth. 
“Oh, maybe we could-” started Lisa, when she was interrupted by a sudden change of music. The pleasant generic holiday songs suddenly swapped over to what you think was a heavy metal cover of Jingle Bell Rock. 
Larry jumped up and moved away starting to thrash his head back and forth. Sal took the moment of confusion to unstrap the bottom of his prosthetic and blow out the candles before strapping it back on. He was next to get up and run over to Larry and start headbanging. 
You suddenly remembered seeing Larry and Sal switch the tape earlier. You wondered if they planned on this during the cake or it if it was just a coincidence. It didn’t matter much though as Ashley and Chug also got up and joined the headbanging, Jamie was quick to follow. You looked over at Todd and Neil who shrugged, Todd setting his glasses carefully on the table and also joining in. 
There was no way that Lisa and Henry had intended a yuletide holiday mini-pit for Sal’s birthday, but there they were. It was quite the site to see all these high schoolers banging their heads in their ugly sweaters and Santa hats for three minutes straight. Lisa quickly pulled out a camera and took a snapshot of everyone which was bound to be blurry with all the movement but it was okay. 
At some point during the song your Santa hat flew off, but you didn’t care. The rush of adrenaline spending this moment with your friends was enough. When the song ended, it abruptly went back to the soothing holiday music from before. Larry and Sal were laughing hard and high fiving each other. 
“And how long had you been planning that?” asked Lisa. 
“Ab... about two days.” laughed Larry. 
“We didn’t plan on it happening during the cake, just kinda happened that way.” added Sal. “Couldn’t have picked a better time though.” 
“At least you guys didn’t knock anything over.” Henry said with an amused smile. “Was everyone in on it?” 
“Nope, just us. Having everyone join was just an added bonus.” Larry reached down and handed you back a Santa hat. You noticed that his had been flung off as well. 
Lisa cut the cake for everyone and Henry pulled out a gift for Sal- a vinyl copy of Sanitys Fall first single. You felt a little bad that you hadn’t brought anything for Sal, but considering no one else had known that this was a surprise party (well, except the birthday boy, ironically) it was okay. You mentally made a note to get him something or do something special for him later. 
Cake time was filled with small talk and a relaxed atmosphere. Larry fed you a bite of cake, but in typical fashion it looked like he was trying to shove half a slice in your mouth instead. It took you a good minute to finally chew it up, followed by a few huge gulps of your drink. The whole thing was dumb, but it was all in good fun. 
Once everyone had their fill of cake, Henry announced that it was movie time and everyone else wondered back to the sitting area. 
Larry sat next to you on the couch, his arm wrapping around your waist. Even though the night had been filled with playful teasing and flirting, there was something about having him so close in the dimly lit room that felt a little more... intimate. Every flirt and touch tonight had been something of a joke for everyone’s enjoyment, a good goof to make everyone else laugh. Not this though, in the light of the tv that Henry was setting up, it was a gesture for just the two of you. 
Your hips were pressed against Larry’s, and his arm was around your waist and it felt like something a real couple should be doing. You looked around to confirm it; Chug had his arm around Maples shoulders on the other side of the room and Todd was holding hands with Neil. Your heart was starting to beat faster and you felt your face heating up, suddenly glad that it was dark in the apartment. 
This really wasn’t like you, to get so flustered. You were used to being in control of situations like this, but Larry had suddenly thrown you off your game. He had created a tension between you two and you could tell that he was feeling it too, whatever it was. 
The best way to take back the situation, you decided, was to just lean into it. Enjoy the attention from your (admittedly) attractive friend and for the next 45 minutes, just pretend that this on-going gag between the two of you was real. Maybe it’d even distract you from your lingering feelings for-
Sal plopped next to you on the couch. Ah, yes, of course, why would anything be easy? Nope, you were going to ignore the blue haired boy next to you and watch this cheesy holiday special, and not think about how last week he held you while you cried. 
Ah, fuck. This was gonna be a very long hour, wasn’t it? 
The first few minutes were a slog to get through, as you mind wouldn’t let you focus on anything but the two boys who you were sitting between. It got easier as the plot picked up though, soon you found yourself able to focus all of your attention to the television. At least until you felt something heavy press against your shoulder. 
Prosthetic slightly askew, the side of Sal’s head was pressing limply against you. Sal was completely conked out against your shoulder and you had no idea what to do. As much as you had joked about wanting to be between these two boys, this wasn’t exactly what you had in mind. 
You glanced at Larry, hoping that he could help you out, but he was engrossed in the movie, not paying any attention to the fact that his best friend had fallen asleep on his fake-girlfriend. Looking at Sal, you considered nudging him awake, but remembering how hard it was for him to fall asleep most nights anyway stopped you. Who were you to prevent him from getting some much needed sleep? He was probably still messed up from some of the all-nighters during testing. 
The thumping in your chest felt so loud as if everyone should be able to hear it. Even worse, you couldn’t tell if your heart was pounding for Sal or Larry. You still liked Sal, that much was true. Getting over Sal was a slow process, some days you’d be okay with just his friendship but some days you still found yourself daydreaming about being more. Shutting down those feelings were never easy, but they were necessary. 
With Larry it was always an easy friendship, and you had to admit that you found the greasy stoner look more attractive than you should have. Plus the attention he had been giving you all night had been so nice. 
What did that really mean? Yes, the attention was nice but was it nice because it came from Larry or would you be feeling this way about anyone who paid attention to you right now? You tried to imagine someone else in Larry’s place. Chug? It didn’t feel right with Chug but that felt more because you didn’t feel comfortable daydreaming about anyone with a significant other. 
Damn, that was almost everyone in your friend group by this point. Why did this have to be so confusing? On top of all that, you didn’t even know what was going through Larry’s head right now. As far as you knew, this was still just part of the joke and you were now the punchline. 
Something warm snapped you back into reality, making your head spin. Larry’s thumb was rubbing small circles on your hip idly, sending small sparks up your spine. Now he was just playing dirty at a game you weren’t sure you knew all the rules to. 
Between the two boys who you found very attractive it was starting to get very warm in more ways than you wanted to admit. You were going to need a long shower after this, and you weren’t sure if it was going to be a warm or cold one at this point. 
Your mind continued to wrestle with itself for the rest of the movie until the end credits rolled. Larry got up without a beat and announced that he needed to use the bathroom, leaving you to deal with the still passed out birthday boy on your shoulder. A few months ago you would have been thrilled to be his pillow and let him sleep for as long as he wanted, but now it felt wrong to have him so close. 
“Sal, you’re drooling on me.” You said quietly, nudging him awake. Sal sat up, taking a moment to remember what was going on before adjusting his prosthetic. 
“Ah, sorry about that.” he said. 
“No worried, I’m gonna go help Lisa and Henry clean up.” you told him before quickly moving to the kitchen where the two adults were putting away food and taking down some of the decorations that you had lent. 
“Thanks again for the decorations and helping set up.” Henry said before waving goodbye to Chug and Maple who were headed out. 
“It’s no problem. Like I said, my parents love the holidays. Half this stuff wasn’t gonna get put up at our place anyway. 
As the rest of the guests filled out it was just you, the boys, and the adults left to clean up the party. It was quiet, but not uncomfortably so between the five of you. You were looking forward to going back to your place and having some quiet time away from boys. 
“I think that’s the last of your decorations.” Lisa said, setting the box on the counter. “Lar-bear we’re almost done here. Why don’t you help her carry those back to her apartment then you’re free to go.”
So much for having some time alone to think. You were about to protest and say that you could handle taking it back on your own, but Larry was already lifting the box. 
“Great party, Sally Face.” Larry said, giving his best friend a fist bump. 
“Glad you two could make it.” Sal replied, before leaning in and giving you a quick hug. 
These boys were so good at playing dirty it wasn’t even funny. 
“Thanks for the invite. See you all later!” you said with a smile and followed Larry out into the hallway. There was an awkward tension between the two of you still, he hadn’t said much to you since the beginning of the movie, and as much as you wanted to ask him about his arm around your waist earlier, you were worried that bringing it up would make things worse. 
“So where’d you find that Jingle Bell Rock cover?” you asked, trying to change the mood as you two got into the elevator. 
“I found the tape while looking through my dad’s old music collection.” Larry replied. “I was wondering why he had a tape of generic holiday music and just stumbled onto it.” 
“Ah, I see.” You wanted to smack your head. Way to accidentally bring up his disappeared dad. Good job. The awkward tension returned to full force for those few long moments between exiting the elevator and entering your apartment. You flipped on your light switch and the apartment lit up like a Christmas tree. In fact it lit up the actual Christmas tree in the middle of your living room, along with strings of lights all over the apartment. 
“What the fuck...?” Larry started.
“I know.”
“I knew your parents were into-”
“I know.”
“You weren’t kidding at all.”
“I knooooow.”
“Actually I think you downplayed it.”
“Yes Larry, as I have stated, I know.”
Larry set down the box of decorations next to the door and invited himself in to look around. The whole living room looked like something out of a Hallmark movie, with silver and gold decorations all over the place. Snowflakes were plastered over the walls, garland was draped over every window, and along the wall hanging over the tv were three hand-decorated stockings, each carefully customized for you and your parents. Larry was looking over them with a slightly confused expression. 
“It’s a tradition for my family.” you explained. “We’ve used the same stockings every year since I was born. Each year we get to pick a pin or a decoration or something to add on to the stocking that we feel defines our year. The only rule is that we have to keep it winter themed, so it can get pretty abstract.”
“That’s... kinda fuckin’ neat.” Larry said, looking over your stocking. “Care to share with the class?” 
You looked over the stocking and pointed to a very small present box that was hot glued on. “Okay, so I added that when I was about fifteen right? So when I was a kid I was a total space cadet and had a lot of trouble making and keeping friends because I was very introverted.”
“You? Introverted?” Larry said with a surprised tone. 
“We moved around a lot.” You shrugged. “I guess I got used to being by myself to the point where I stopped making an effort. But anyway, this was the year I moved here and met you and Sal and Ash. Between the three of you, I felt more grounded. Plus my parents promised that this was the last time we were moving so anyway, long story short, I glued that gift box on my stocking because I felt more... present.”
“That was terrible but also so fucking adorable I don’t even think I can be mad at it.” Larry said with a straight face. 
You shrugged. “You guys are the best friends I’ve ever had.” 
Larry moved away from the stockings and looked around the decorations more. You were more than happy to point out which ones held the most sentimental value and which were bargain bin decorations that your parents just had to have. 
“And what’s with the frog?” He asked suddenly, pointing up at a stuffed frog hanging above your head. It was green with a santa hat with thick red lips. Your heart suddenly sped up to sonic speeds as you realized where you two were standing. 
“It’s not a frog.” you said quietly. 
“I think I know a frog when I see one.” 
“It’s a toad.”
“What’s the diff-”
“A mistle-toad.”
Larry let out a groan at the pun. “Do all of your decorations have a terrible pun attached to them?”
“I don’t wanna hear that from you.” You laughed. “You’re like the king of terrible puns.” 
“Yeah but I don’t deserve this kind of punishment.”
“...Pun-ishment.” 
“Don’t start.” 
“I swear it was pun-intentional.” you continued. 
“Oh my god, shut up.”
“Make me.”
There are fewer words known to up any sexual tension between two people than the combination of ‘shut up’ followed by ‘make me’. Those two phrases alone can change the course of an entire relationship between two people. 
“Okay.” 
What?
Larry reached out and placed a hand on your lower back, pulling you closer to him. He stopped for a moment, as if to give you a chance to pull away or make any indication that you didn’t want what was about to happen to happen. You found yourself unable to move any way but forward into your friend, which he took as a sign to go ahead. 
‘He has enough nose for both him and Sal.’ you found yourself thinking.
His lips were warm and slightly chapped against yours but it was far from unpleasant. Warmth spread throughout your body and in the back of your head a small voice said that tonight's shower was gonna be a cold one. Your hands found his hips and you felt the cold metal of his wallet chain against your warm hands for a moment. The kiss was in a weird limbo where though it was more chaste, there was a hint of wanting more from both sides. 
You were about to give into the side of you that wanted more when Larry pulled back, his cheeks a bit red. 
“I gotta admit, I’ve kinda wanted to do that all night.” he said quietly, taking you by surprise. 
“Do... you like me?” you asked, hands still on his hips. 
“I don’t know.” he admitted. “I mean, you’re really funny and easy to talk to and you look really hot tonight. I’m gonna be completely honest, I’m definitely thinking with my dick right now more than anything.”
You found yourself smiling up at him, feeling a little relieved. If Larry had admitted to having any feelings for you right then, you weren’t sure if you could handle it, but if your close attractive friend was just wanting to kiss you, that was okay, right?
He took a step back. “I’m sorry. That was probably a bad idea. I know you’re still dealing with the whole Sally Face thing and this isn’t helping-” 
“Larry, do you wanna make-out?” you asked. He looked at you in surprise and you gave him a small smirk. “Best way to get over someone is to get under someone else, right?” 
“Are you sure? I don’t wanna complicate our friendship or make anything weird between us.”
“I won’t catch feelings if you don’t.” you said, lowering your voice a little. 
He stared at you for a moment before grabbing your hand and dragging you over to the couch. “Oh fuck yes.” were the last words he said before pulling you into another kiss.     
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Author Note: Sal x Reader is still end game. 
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