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Credence did not tell Percival about his feelings next Wednesday. He didn’t tell him on Friday, either, or on Wednesday the following week. Percival was busy on Friday that week, so he had to cancel their usual lunch date. Of course, Percival apologized profusely, despite Credence’s insistence that it was okay, and promised to make it up with a movie day at his apartment on Sunday. And Credence was just about to burst. They haven’t spent any time alone since Credence had realized he was in love with Percival and Credence’s stomach was already tied up in knots.

It was Friday afternoon, around the time where he would usually eat lunch with Percival, when Credence was standing in the middle of his room with his laptop propped up on his bed. His mother wasn’t at home, which was important for what Credence was planning to do.

It didn’t take him long to find the youtube videos he was looking for. He made sure his door was closed and that the volume was just loud enough so he could hear without problems. He didn’t want his sisters to hear what he was doing. He felt so stupid, standing there and watching the people on his tiny laptop screen. He had to restart the video no less than three times, before he could get his body to move according to the instructions.

”Forward left. Side with the right. Close left foot to right foot. And switch way.” the voice from his screen told him.

Credence tried following but was a step to late and the instructor had already moved on. Trying not to stumble over his own feet, Credence leaned forward and replayed the beginning of the instructions. This time, he followed the steps at the same time the instructor did them, but moved to the wrong side, so he had to start over yet again.

”Now back with the right. Side with the left. Close right foot to left foot. And switch way.”

Credence followed the next steps right away, albeit clumsily. He was nowhere near the fluid upwards and downwards movement the instructors in the video were showing, but at least his legs seemed to do the right steps now.

”Forward. Side. Close. Down. Up. Down. Down. Up. Down. Down. Up. Down.”

Credence took step after step, his arms outstretched to his imaginary dance partner. Sometimes he stumbled, sometimes he moved the wrong foot, but after several attempts to follow the instructors, he started to get better. When the video went on to show how two people would dance together and mentioned where the lady should stand, Credence frowned. He would have to be the lady in this, right? He was the younger one of the two, after all. His hesitance naturally made him miss the next steps and he had to lean forward to rewind the video again.

”One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three. One, two, three.”

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Aries: Soft sun rays hitting the face like a soft kiss, Hilltops coated with the fragrance of flowers, A subtle feeling of solitude despite being in a crowd

Taurus: Pictures scattered across the wooden floor, lipstick stains on empty wineglasses, Falling for the same mistake twice 

Gemini: Chasing someone with no valid reason why, The leaves changing from their lush green to a portrait of red and yellow, Interlocking hands 

Cancer: The inescapable feeling of missing something and not knowing what that thing is, Tears of happiness or tears of sadness, Back floating across an endless sea 

Leo: Fireworks illuminating the darkness, Sitting on top of the mountain to watch the sun rise, Seeing someone from their past that they tried hard to forget about

Virgo: The excitement of first rainfall and tracing the drops of water fall down the window, Traces of amber that follow from looking at the sun for too long, Rose gardens filled with a scent of love and death

Libra: Tracing the stars in hopes of finding a forgotten constellation, Falling endlessly, Curling up into a book you haven’t read in a long time

Scorpio: Racing home before the sun is chased away by the darkness, Dying and being reborn multiple times, An unspeakable sensation of fear that results in a cold sweat  Sagittarius: The end of the world, Monochrome landscapes blooming into life with the advent of color, Dystopian cities with no one in them 

Capricorn: Reliving a regret from childhood, The sound of swing sets and chirping birds, A lavender flower surviving the coming of a storm

Aquarius: Strong gusts of winds coming in to destroy indiscriminately, The smell of petrichor after heavy rain, Syrupy pancakes on a  Sunday morning 

Pisces: The subtle and comforting glow of the moon, Moths and insects marching into a candle’s fire, Blowing the dust off old objects and uncovering the past 

DaddyWantsSomeSugar.Net Chapter 11

Credence had no idea what he was supposed to do now. He was lying on his bed in his room, staring at the ceiling and had been doing exactly that for the past hour.

It's only been a day since he had realized he was in love with Percival and sleeping on it didn't change anything. His feelings were the same and he still didn't know how to go about it. Credence never had to deal with feelings like these ones before. Sure, he might have had a crush or two before. The silly kind only elementary school students had, when they thought someone was kinda cute. But this, this was different.

Tina’s words came back to him, when she had said it was obvious Credence and Percival cared for each other and Credence had thought that was a given, because they were friends with some special kind of relationship. But he hadn’t grasped the true meaning of her words back then.

He was in love with Percival and apparently it was plain as day. At least for Tina. Although... did Percival know? Oh god, what was he supposed to do if Percival knew? Ask him about it? There was no way he could just do that. “Hey, did you know I might possibly be in love with you? Funny how these things happen.” Nope, not going to happen.

Or worse. What if Percival did know and tried to ignore it, because it made him uncomfortable? Everything in Credence told him that couldn't be, that wasn't how Percival would behave, but there was a nagging voice at the back of his mind that told him Percival might just be trying to be nice by not mentioning it, to save Credence from his inevitable embarrassment. Whichever way he thought about it, he couldn't come to a reasonable solution.

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Tina hurried across the street towards the small coffee shop that was just a few blocks from her house. As soon as Credence had called her and asked if they could meet up together with this Percival person, she had agreed. The argument they had was horrible and it was all her fault, she could see that now, and she was eager to apologize. She was also pretty excited at the prospect of getting to meet Percival Graves who Credence had kept hidden from her until now. Who was this man that Credence seemed to be so fond of?

And of course, today of all days, she was late. Tina really hoped Credence wouldn’t assume she was dumping him or still mad about the fight they had. This was not at all the impression she wanted to make.

As Tina hurried through the doors of the coffee shop, she spotted Credence walking toward a table at the back. Tina let out a sigh. She couldn’t be too late then, if Credence was also just getting here.

She was about to call out to him when she saw an older man dressed in a neat three-piece suit get up from his table at the back of the shop. This had to be Mr. Graves, Tina was sure. Not noticing Tina’s presence, Credence’s face lit up when he spotted the other man. He went right to the table and, to Tina’s surprise, practically fell into Mr. Graves’s arms.

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"You seem so happy lately." Seraphina said, leaning back in her seat at Percival's desk now that their meeting was done. Percival didn't quite know what to say; something that didn't happen very often, but he tried anyway, going for a non-committal "You think so?"

Percival had grown used to the fact that his boss could read him like an open book, but that didn't mean he was even remotely happy about it. He didn't think he had been so obvious about it.

"Is there someone new in your life, perhaps?" Seraphina asked with a smirk that didn't quite sit right with Percival. He knew she probably meant well. Sharing his private life, however, was nothing he liked to do at the office, even if he did consider Seraphina a friend.

"Perhaps." he answered, not willing to give away Credence just yet, wanting to keep the boy to himself just a bit longer. Even though his boss seemed to be aware of Percival's habit of picking up sugar babies and never seemed to mind, Percival didn't want to introduce Credence as just one of his sugar babies. Something about that felt wrong to him. The thing they had felt different. He saw more than heard Seraphina chuckle in return.

"Fine, don't tell me then. But I can tell whoever it is, he's good for you." she said and with those words, she went through the door, leaving Percival to his lunch break.

Day 4 - SPELL

Day 17 - GRACEFUL

Day 31 - MASK