CHAPTER 6: Magical!Mallory and Loser!Chris kiss, and discover something new, terrifying, and unusual.
WARNINGS: kissing, cursing, not proofread, lmk if i missed anything
It had been around 5 months since Mallory told Chris about her ability. Chris and Mallory rest on the couch in Chris’ room, Mal’s hand making light strokes on the canvas in front of her as Chris sits still.
“Are we almost done yet?” he groans, getting a shake of the head as a response. He noticed how her eyes would linger away from the canvas longer than usual, as if she was studying every feature on his face. He’s been noticing a lot of stuff about her lately. Her eyes flick down to the mostly finished painting, then back to his face before she softly grabs his chin with her hand. It catches him off guard, but he immediately softens when she gently guides his head to her desired angle.
Mal leans forward to fix his hair to her liking, messing with a small strand that refuses to stay down. Usually, she would think it’s cute and ask him to leave it alone, but she was already impatient and irritated. The painting needed to be perfect, but that stupid strand couldn’t seem to keep its place.
Chris on the other hand was having the time of his life. He loved seeing Mal frustrated, because he noticed how the little scar behind her eyebrow would pop out and make her look adorable. He also just loved it when she played with his hair.
“Having trouble?” he asks with a cheeky grin, looking up at her. She frowns with a huff and lets go of the strand.
“It won’t stay,” she complains, still looking up at the stubborn strand.
“Why don’t you just keep it up? It’d seem more realistic if there’s an imperfection,” he suggests.
She looks down at him and sighs.
“Yeah, I guess.. I’m just so stressed out.. This assignment is due tomorrow, and I had to completely redo it.”
“You’ll finish in time, it’ll be okay.” he rests his hand on her wrist and smiles. She leans forward to fix the strand once more, making Chris notice her little faded eyebrow scar again. For a little while, it’s just silence. Chris silently admires Mallory, wondering why he hasn’t told her how he feels yet. He’s liked her since his first day in the art room, and it’s been months since then. The opportunity was right there— and she was so close to his face..
The air was heavy around them, and the outside world felt as if it were still. The two gradually leaned closer, so close that Mal could see every little freckle on his face. Just as he was about to say something, she closed the distance between them. He was startled at first, but then he slowly melted into the kiss, hand resting on the back of her neck.
The kiss felt almost.. electric..? Time stopped around them, like it was just them alone in their own little world. She drops the paintbrush onto her paint palette, moving her hand to his jaw. The kiss felt electric and… hot..? Mal jumps and pulls away from the kiss, pushing his hand away from her neck. She hisses at the scorching heat. Chris pulls away quickly, wondering what happened. Did he mess up? Did he get too excited and bite her lip? Chris looks down at his fingers, seeing a bright red color, smoke going into the air from them.
“Chris.. What the hell just happened..?” Mal asks, still holding the back of her neck. He doesn’t respond, still looking down at his fingers in shock. He finally looks up to look at her neck just to see 4 burns where his fingers were. He gasps, moving her hair to get a better view.
“Did… Did I do that?” he whispers, scared of the response he may get.
“I.. I think so?” she whispers back, still holding her hand over the burns.
“How..? Mal.. Fuck, I’m so sorry, I—“ he cuts himself off, eyes flickering back and forth from his fingertips to her neck.
“I don’t get how I did that..! I guess I just got excited, a-and then all of a sudden it just got really.. really hot..”
“Chris.. It’s gonna be okay.. Just let me heal this, and I’ll get you some water, okay?” She smiles softly, trying to calm his nerves. She gets up and walks to the kitchen, thinking about everything. Mal knows exactly what’s going on, she just doesn’t know how it’s happening. This happened to her when she first discovered her powers. Whenever something would excite her or make her mad, lightning would uncontrollably shoot out of her fingertips. Now, she thinks he somehow has powers. But why? And how?
She gets his water and brings it back to his room, sitting next to him and handing it to him. Mal softly caresses his wrist, trying to get him to relax as he drinks his water.
It’s quiet for a few minutes, until Chris breaks the silence with a whisper, “That kiss was insane ..." Mal laughs in response, lightly hitting his arm.
✉️: i’m so sorry im late for sturniolo saturday, let’s just say it counts for the entire weekend? i have 3 shows to perform this weekend in theatre, hence why i’ve been exhausted all weekend.
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