ferdie

"I hope hell is nice and warm when we get there." -@ferdiefields

“Ah, you would have gotten there eventually, with or without myself,” Ferdie replied, deflecting Davis’ gratitude for helping him get together with Louie, even though his plan had clearly worked just as intended and pushed their mutual friend into finally confessing his feelings. He didn’t need any credit for the idea, as all the emotional labor of the evening was still done by the two in the relationship. That said…“It might have just taken another year,” he added, “and been painful for yourselves and everyone around you.”

Although his words had came out in its usual banter like tone, it actually took every ounce within Nemo to not start blushing. He had just agreed to going out on a date with Ferdie. An actual full blown date with him—not the small get togethers they’ve been having since they met up again like how they were doing so right now. A date. Get a grip Nemo. It’s not like he hasn’t ever been on a date before. As a matter of fact, he has! With multiple people! Not all at the same time of course—he wasn’t a player—but he’s been on enough of them. But this was different. Every single date he’s been on in the past has all been with a girl. Every single person he’s dated has been a girl. Ferdie was not a girl. Which meant that this was the first time he was agreeing to go out on a date with a guy. And it wasn’t like Ferdie was any random guy at that— He was different. Nemo wasn’t sure yet what made the brunette so different. All he knew was that being around him always felt different since the moment they met. And sure, it didn’t take long for him to realize that he clearly wasn’t as straight as he thought he was, and his hook up with the younger back then only solidified that. But outside of everything that had happened when he was in England, Nemo hasn’t exactly explored this newfound side of his sexuality since.

Ferdie found he couldn’t stop grinning after Nemo agreed to go on a date with him, opting for the surprise option. That meant he’d have to start brainstorming ideas for where they could go and what they could do without getting Nemo’s feedback, but it was a risk he was willing to take. He could either prove that he did have a good read on the other man and the kinds of things he would enjoy, or the date might be a total bust—but then he’d know for the next hopefully. Hopefully it wouldn’t be the first and last date, at least, even if he didn’t end up planning the perfect outing. There was bound to be a learning curve between him and Nemo anyway, as there was in any hopeful budding relationship, but especially as the other was just beginning to fully explore his sexuality. Ferdie was a more than willing teacher with respect to burgeoning homosexuality, but he’d gladly become a dedicated student in the school of Nemo in return. The more he got to know him, the more he wanted to know.

Cutting out a small piece of her cake with her fork, Melody was only able to take in that single bite as Ferdie clarified that the news involved their siblings. A big mess of a news to be precise. The model blinked. Hearing that something happened involving both of their siblings wasn’t exactly new— Since back when they were all still in high school, Morty and Millie has been a constant thing. They dated for the very first time back then—(Melody assuming that they were each other’s very first relationship for that matter)—but since their high school days, her twin sister’s relationship with Ferdie’s twin brother hasn’t exactly been so liner. The two were constantly breaking up and making up, even dating new people in-between before they got back together. Melody didn’t even need to be around to be aware of the ins-and-outs of her sisters relationship with Morty. Millie would always tell her whenever she got back together with him. And yet, knowing all that, the model looked at her friend with confusion.

Melody gasping multiple times during his recounting of events was exactly the reaction he had expected; what else could she be but shocked that things had turned so violent so suddenly? It was an upsetting story, and as bad a reputation as the three Rowdyruff boys had for being predisposed to aggression, Ferdie didn’t think anyone had Boomer picking a fight with Morty on their 2024 bingo cards (talk about misplaced anger.) He nodded in answer of Melody's first question—that her sister’s ex had indeed called her a slut—and then shrugged noncommittally at her next couple about the state of his own twin. “As I said: concussed, broken hand, busted face. I wouldn’t call him fine, but he’s at home recovering, so he will be once his injuries heal up…Don’t worry, he’s being well taken care of,” Ferdie assured his friend, adding, “Bubbles only just left his side this morning after sleeping over for two nights.”

Davis listened closely as Ferdie continued, though he didn’t glance up to make eye contact until his and Louie’s glasses were both refilled. Make him jealous. It should have been obvious to think of that — after all, Louie had succeeded in making Davis jealous before. It was interesting too, to hear this suggestion from Louie’s ex of all people — did that mean he was silently offering to give him a hand? Using his ex was probably the easiest and quickest way to make Louie jealous, especially with him already here… 

“That’s the idea,” Ferdie answered Davis’ expressed doubt over the proposed plot very matter-of-factly. It was clear that while the last thing Davis ever wanted to do was upset Louie, he was weighing the pros and cons of the idea all the same. Louie hating it was a given, but hopefully he would hate it in the way that meant it worked, making him sufficiently jealous to want to finally admit his feelings. It was still possible he’d hate it in the way that it made him feel too threatened and he’d close up like a clam instead, but…wasn’t that how things already were? By Ferdie’s estimation, things could only go up from here. Besides, Louie was the prince of underhanded schemes—he’d have to forgive them for pulling one over on him for once.

Despite his attempts to be gentle with her, Webby could see it written all over Ferdie’s face that he didn’t believe her when she said she had been knitting. And in fairness, she hadn’t believed herself when she said it either. While she did in fact already knew how to knit (as her Granny did enjoy the art of knitting from time to time, so that was a thing she had taught her to do at some point), it also wasn’t exactly something the blonde did most of the time. She needed to be in a special kind of mindset in order to get herself to want to knit, and currently her mind was far off from wanting to display such a skill. Hence why as soon as she said it, the girl sighed. “…..I wasn’t actually knitting.” Webby admitted, only saying that she was to see if that would convince Ferdie to go away. It did not such thing, the brunette proposing they could do something else together instead if she wanted to— she wasn’t sure if she did. “I do know how to knit, I just wasn’t actually doing that. I haven’t been doing much of anything lately honestly. I’m trying but— it’s been hard.”  

So he was referring to him. After Ferdie eliminated any possible guesses Nemo could have made by claiming how he had no interest in asking his ex from high school back out, even going as far as to add the tidbit of how said ex was already dating a billionaire. And speaking of such, the younger clarifies he had no interest in asking that billionaire out either, or any other friends Nemo’s seen Ferdie hanging out with. Which meant there was only one cute guy he was referring to— Nemo. Huh, he blinked. He knew that from the start yet even without the younger saying it directly, to know that Ferdie seriously wanted to go out with him had the swimmer fighting back a smile.

Nemo’s joking suggestion that he would have looked good with Louie and Davis almost made Ferdie snort, letting out an amused exhale. Little did he know…He had actually wondered himself if there was some alternate universe out there where the three of them hooked up—because his past with Louie, his natural chemistry with Davis, and the now evident bond between those two together could have all culminated in one hell of a three-way if the stars had aligned just so. Ferdie hadn’t spent too much time contemplating how things might have been different depending on timing, however. Since noticing that the other two belonged together, he only wanted to help them get there. And since reuniting with Nemo, he had another goal in mind for himself. The man across from him was somebody who had interested him from the moment they met, and he’d been nigh unforgettable for the year after, even if they’d only spent a brief time together. His personality captivated, their banter was top notch, and his gorgeous face didn’t hurt either.

Closing the door behind him after he stepped inside, the blonde paused when asked what she had been up to before he arrived. Nothing. That’s what Webby had been doing. Well, it was more like she had been locked up inside her bedroom the entire time until he came— just like she’s been doing every single day since they all returned back home from the hospital. It was the best thing the girl could do since Louie started to avoid her, and because she didn’t want to make him uncomfortable by seeing her or accidentally running into her, Webby figured the best way to prevent any of that from happening was for her to stay inside her room. Even during days like today, where Louie wasn’t even home so she didn’t have to. The blonde didn’t want to run the risks or cause any more awkwardness between them. But could she say that to Ferdie? “I was doing noth— er, knitting?” She randomly ended up saying, blinking her eyes just as she did so. “Yeah, knitting. That's what I've been doing the entire time before you stopped by." Knitting.

“Knitting,” Ferdie repeated. He had heard the nothing before the knitting, but he wasn’t going to call Webby out on the obvious lie. Usually, his penchant for sarcasm would kick in and he’d ask if that was the best she could come up with, but not today. She was clearly out of sorts and needed a gentler touch. “If you want to take a break from all the…knitting, we could do something together,” he suggested. Even if it was as simple as watching a show or quietly reading together, he hoped that might help her feel a little less alone. It was better than her sitting in a dissociative funk all day, in any case. Hell, if she actually was knitting by some chance, she could go ahead and teach him how—he wouldn’t mind.

"Did you miss me?" -Ferdie ( @ferdiefields )

It should have been expected that once he questioned Ferdie if he was planning on using these ‘tips’ on someone, that the brunette would turn his question right back onto him. And yet, despite not being serious at all when he asked that, hearing Ferdie claim it depended on the cute guy he was hanging out with lately if he wanted to go out with him before directly asking Nemo himself if he was interested made the older flustered. “W-What?!” Is all he muttered out, now staring back at him with widen eyes. 

Ferdie bit his lip as Nemo asked whether he was referring to him when he mentioned the possibility of asking a cute guy out. If he was honest and answered yes but Nemo wasn’t interested, things could become awkward between them—and he didn’t want to ruin the friendship that had bloomed between them, regardless of his own feeling that he and Nemo could develop something more than that. If there was one thing about him, though: he wasn’t a coward. The chance that Nemo might be curious enough to go on a real date with him was worth the risk that he wasn’t interested, and if his disinterest was enough to make him act weird around Ferdie after this, the friendship probably wasn’t worth maintaining anyway.

Davis didn't have many people around in his life who truly listened to him, but it was surprisingly cool to have Ferdie be one of them. Despite that things may have been slightly awkward when they first ran into Louie’s ex a while back, Davis and Ferdie seemed to get along well. It was nice to have a friend around that he didn’t feel the need to impress. Even a small part of him wondered if he would have had a crush on Ferdie in another universe, had he not fallen so hard for Louie — they had an interesting chemistry that, although clearly platonic, probably drove Louie a little crazy.

“I have an idea,” Ferdie confirmed, picking up his glass and idly swirling the ice cubes inside. He was just debating whether to share that idea, was all. “It’s entirely up to you whether you want to give it a go,” he added as a disclaimer, and watched Davis continue to make his own and Louie’s drinks. He took a sip of his and then let the scheme out: “You could make him jealous. You know, show him that you have options, or that he has competition.” Even if that wasn’t really the truth, considering how enamored Davis was of Louie, the idea that this arrangement as it existed now might not last much longer could put the fire under Louie’s ass to lock it down. It was really that simple, so Ferdie thought…Or maybe I read too much. He shrugged.

“Thanks for inviting me here.” Melody thanked, as Ferdie placed their pastries against the table before taking a seat across from her. They were sitting by the window to a favorite spot of theirs— a simple yet charming looking bakery that sold one of her favorite pastries— Maple apple upside down cake. Not the most unique of desserts and she’s definitely had her fair share of many throughout the years, from multiple establishments at that. But this place in particular had the best recipe of all, and ever since discovering it back when the two of them were in the beginning years of high school, the pair has made it a point to stop by at least once throughout the month. But of course once they had gotten older and Ferdie moved away to attend college in England, while Melody’s molding career started to sky rocket, visiting this place became much scarce. But now that the two of them were once again living within Destiny Isle, it felt nice to potentially start up this tradition with him. Besides, she quite missed spending time with the brunette, and even after being back home for a few weeks now, the two hadn’t gotten the chance to spend any of it until this very moment.

It had been too long since Ferdie and Melody had come here together—in fact their first time at their favorite old bakery since he had moved back home after university even though he’d come back last summer. He had come here without her a handful of times since his return, but of course it wasn’t the same. He smiled as she remarked that he remembered her favorite dessert, like of course, and only hoped that the news he had actually called her to share wouldn’t spoil her appetite…He had come prepared with all the actually gory details. “Big mess involving our siblings,” Ferdie clarified when asked about the news he brought. Back in the day, that could have meant Morty and Millie breaking up or getting back together again based on the frequency at which those two things happened over the years, but nobody could mistake that for a possibility now.

For a moment, the side of her lips had lifted into an almost smile as the realization that Ferdie was here for her finally settled in. While it’s not to say that no one else has tried to check in on Webby since the bombing at the hotel happened because some people has— her Granny, Huey, Donald, and Daisy, just to name a few, most who had were all her family so it was to be expected. At the same time, since neither she or Dewey had gotten as badly injured like Louie did, the two coming out of the accident with scratch wounds at best, it also made sense that most of everyone’s focus would be on him. She get’s it and the blonde wasn’t about to start complaining over the lack of attention. But as Ferdie confirmed that he in fact was here for her, Webby not only felt confused but also felt kind of happy to hear that. Happy enough where she almost smiled, but as soon as said smile had appeared, the girl then dropped it. Should she even be acting happy right now? “Oh right, yeah, of course you can come in.” Snapping out of it and not realizing that she may have been blocking the doorway, Webby moved aside from her position, giving him enough space to walk in. “Sorry, about that.”

Seeing the hint of a smile on Webby’s face, however quickly it disappeared after, Ferdie felt he had definitely made the right choice to visit her. She deserved to smile as much as anyone else—indeed, it had been strange lately to see her go so long without one—so Ferdie vowed to himself to make her smile again today. He wouldn’t go home until he did. “What were you up to before I dropped in?” he asked as he stepped past Webby to enter the manor. He assumed if she was doing anything terribly important, she would have told him so before letting him in, but she did seem very surprised by his presence, so maybe the distraction made her forget herself. Either way, he was here to stay, so she’d just have to make room for him in whatever she was doing before he showed up.

Reaching for the magazine, his fingers merely grazed against the spine before it was pulled back and away from him. Ferdie held it above his head, far enough where the only way Nemo would be able to grab the magazine was if he either threw himself across the table to do so or if he stood up, walk over, and snatch it that way. With a displeased huff, he half-heartedly glared at him. He could opted for the first option, just an inch taller than the other with long enough limbs that he would be able to reach for the magazine with his good arm even while it was held over the other’s head. Yet in spite of his reaction, Nemo wasn’t all that annoyed to want and do any of that. Sure, he wanted to see what kind of article had a tagline like that one—wasn’t this a teen magazine after all?! A young teen magazine at that! Teenagers were hormonal, but as far as he knew, no major publicized teen magazine had articles on mind blowing sex! That thought process ultimately lead Nemo to believe that Ferdie was making it all up, which he had a feeling that was what he had been doing this whole time. But the curiosity was getting the better of him.

Ferdie just smiled as Nemo complained about his playing keep-away. That pout, however cute, wouldn’t prompt him to reveal his trickery, even though he was sure the other man already knew he had made up the whole article thing. Instead of continuing to challenge the veracity of the article which they both knew was fake—though Ferdie would gladly come up with his own list if asked—Nemo decided to question whether he was planning to use them on an upcoming hot date. Was it a bad sign that he was swerving the clear implication that Ferdie was flirting with him, or a good sign that he was curious about his potential love life? Trying to figure out where he stood with the other was an interesting little game.

Things were still unspoken between Louie and Davis, though his feelings still remained the same. Ever since things became more physical between them, kissing and hand holding and cuddling each time they saw each other — as friends, Louie liked to stubbornly remind him — there was an obvious shift as the triplet got more comfortable with Davis. At this point, the heir could almost consider them together without the label, though he'd never actually say that out loud to Louie.

It was no surprise that Louie wasn’t just denying his feelings to Ferdie. If he was being honest with Davis (and himself) about what they really were to each other, there would be no need for this conversation, because the two of them would just be a couple. It was obviously not for any lack of intention on Davis’ part that they weren’t. It also made sense that he didn’t want to push Louie on the matter, though, with recent events and how sensitive the triplet had been about everything lately but especially with regards to having control over his life.