Something Between Two Nerds (And A Jock On The Case)
———————— Steve knew he wasn’t exactly “the brains” type of guy in the group, which was fine, he was perfectly content with being the jock/heartthrob! But sometimes he really wished he could be both, or at least a bit more skilled in critical thinking, like now.
Standing by the corner that lead to the hallway in Tarron residence, eyes fixated in a confused and almost irritated expression, on two of the three biggest nerds he knows. Eli taking third place, he’s gotten de-ranked after deciding to leave earth with Steve’s gorgeous and loving girlfriend to rule Akiridion-5– “human ambassador”, Steve wasn’t quite sure what that even meant.
His bestfriend’s got this dopey expression, almost droopy. This weird gentle smile on his face as he listens to Krel talk about science-y stuff Steve couldn’t care less about. They’re giggling with each other— and Steve had never in his twelve years of knowing Seamus heard him giggle, at least not this love-sick and hopeless.
It sure as hell looked like they were flirting, though Steve wasn’t sure if he should be happy about that possibility or not. If Krel were to break his best friend’s heart with his Krel-ness, the dork would have hell to pay, but then there was Aja, and that’s a whole other conversation on why Steve cannot lay a hand on Krel in any given situation if he’d like to keep his head on his shoulders.
Then again, they were weird, they could just be…bros being bros, in their own weird, nerd way.
He’d been standing here for a while, all he knows is that in all that time, he’d witnessed Seamus brush Krel’s bangs out of his face thrice in the span of, what he assumed was, eight minutes.
Toby raised a brow as he approached the blond. “Is there a reason you’ve been spying on those two the past few minutes like a creep, or…?”
“Look,” Steve cut him off, pointing an accusing finger at his soon-to-be-brother-in-law and best friend. “There is something going on with them. I mean, look at them! All red faced and giggly. Seamus just brushed Krel’s hair out of his face for the fourth time in less than ten minutes. Am I crazy or are they flirting?”
Toby stared, deadpan as he spoke with a hand on his hip. “Wow, what gave it away? The flushed faces and giggles or the fact they’ve been dating for the past three months?”
“They what?!”
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