Cole hated his classes without Aiden, though the teachers prefered them because Cole went from someone not entirely engaged because he was whispering back and forth with Aiden, to someone completely silent. He was quick to rush to the lunchroom where he and Aiden would be side by side again. He saw Aiden sat at the lunch table him and their friends all sat at and rushed up behind him and gripped Aiden’s shoulder before sliding in beside him as close to his side as he could. He nudged him and almost out of muscle memory slid his hand into Aiden’s and said, “So my mom said you can sleepover tonight, as long as we don’t stay up past twelve again or let you convince me that we should make pancakes at two in the morning, also if she hears us talking even if we think it’s just whispering past twelve we’re not allowed to have a sleepover for two weeks again.” 

As a boy, he found an odd friend in Aiden Mac Alistair. Perhaps it was their similarities that drew them together, but even more likely it was their differences that kept them together. Now that he was back in the seasonal courts, it only felt right for him to wander off and try to reconnection with his old friend. He likely wouldn’t find him in his home, but he would find him out in the Wood in one of his signature places (assuming that they hadn’t changed in the last ten years). He couldn’t help but smile when he heard the drunken wails of the Fae, sticking out like a sore thumb in the serene woods. When he discovered his tree and saw his figure rested upon it, Nate conjured up a small ball of flame and thrust forward so that it flew right in front of Aiden’s face, barely grazing him before letting his wings take him over to him. “What’s good you piece of shit? You gotta let me in on some of whatever you’re drinking because it seems like a great time.” 

Zach: the disappointment on his face kills me what have you done to my CHILD

and at last... you were everything... - cole & aiden

Since they’d gotten back in the car and perhaps a little before that Cole noticed Aiden had been tense. Which was unlike Aiden, sure the male could be a nervous mess sometimes, but never this tense and quiet. Cole normally found solace in silence, but coming from Aiden it made him nervous. Cole eyed Aiden carefully as they pulled up to a stop light. Carefully he reached across the console to grab Aiden’s hand. “You alright?” He asked. “You seem a little off. Did Darwin say something? Cause he really doesn’t know how to shut up, was it about the time Stacy Kittridge poured her beer on me for saying I could design a program smarter than her, cause...I mean...I probably shouldn’t have said it, it wasn’t nice, but it wasn’t exactly false either,” Cole says. “But really if Darwin said anything he probably didn’t know what he was saying, his brain to mouth compatibility is severely lacking and he’s a textbook not liar perhaps, but embellisher at times. Also, I’d be fully willing to end my friendship with him if that’s what you want,” Cole jokes, “been looking for an out for years,” Cole says trying to give Aiden a comforting sort of smile with the corner of his mouth quirking upward causing a dimple to jut out.

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zach: hope your day is going good