courting trouble

      ‘ come on we both know that i could never in a million years be ashamed of you, don’t know if i could completely say you feel the same about me after last night, but that’s okay.’  he shrugged nonchalantly, only realizing that he brought up last night after he had said it. ‘ besides you’d think me mum would be use to it at this point. i mean every second of free time you have, you normally spend it here. wouldn’t matter if the jackson told on ya this time.’ alfie knew his parents feelings about percy, seeing as they never tried to hide them while the prince was around. though when they were out with percy’s parents it was like that disgust or whatever nasty feeling they were harvesting had been nonexistent from the start. if he was honest, it didn’t matter what his parents thought because he loved percy… meaning he’s his best friend and only wants good things in the world for him. ‘ if you know i care about you, then you shouldn’t say stupid things like i don’t like you or whatever. it just doesn’t make sense, perc.’ he responds, positioning himself so he was facing his rather intoxicated best mate. ‘ yeah alright.’ he answered, taking the plate and placing the plate in his lap so he could finish off the cheesecake. 

‘ so… are you going to tell me the painstaking details of this probably boring date ?’ he questioned, even though he cringed at the thought of hearing one word about that girl percy had been with. ‘ or was it just so irrelevant that it’s not even worth mentioning.’ he secretly hoped it was the latter, but he was willing to sit through the awful details of percy’s date if it came down to that. the smaller had finished the last bit of the cheesecake, placing the plate on the bed sit table closes to him. alfie moved over, so he could snuggle into percy once more. after all it was his favorite place to be. ‘ forgot to tell you..’ he spoke up after a moment. ‘ i’ve got a date set up for me, by our idiot friends. they think i sulk too much and need someone to make me, me again. whatever the hell that means.’ 

      “Shut up,” Percy says bluntly. “Your mum will never get used to it because she’s still secretly hoping that I’ll be assassinated.” It’s a dark thought, but Percy doesn’t even think twice about keeping those to himself anymore. He just doesn’t care. It’s not like he actually wants to die or anything drastic like that, but he’s been through a lot in recent months and sometimes his mind goes off on it’s own. His best friend’s parents not liking him is just one of the many obstacles of his life. “For the record, I did tell my mum that I didn’t want to go with some girl tonight, I told ‘er I just wanted to hang out with you,” He says. “But with everything that’s went on recently, with that video of me drunk still goin’ around and all the pressure after my brother... I guess I can understand why they’re really wanting to crack down on me now.” Percy laughs, running hand through his tousled hair. He doesn’t try to mess things up, and he doesn’t try to make things hard on his family -- quite the opposite, actually. There just seems to be something inside of him that can’t just leave things how they are.

“Mmhm, most definitely!” He teases back, his lips forming a playful grin. “Cookies ‘n cream is alright, I guess,” he chuckles lightly as he bumps his shoulders gently against Percy’s. “Don’t worry, it definitely more fun than it actually sounds.” As his lips purse into a thin line, Alfie hums in thought before he smiles widely, “We could play Mario Kart, or… Jenga. Card games!” He pauses for a moment upon the realisation that he’s probably getting a little too excited, a sheepish smile on his lips. “But yeah… those kinds of games!”

A loud laugh escaped Aaron when Percy poked his chest accusingly but the words that followed only made him laugh harder before he was silenced by his boyfriend’s warm lips on his. He sighed contently and kissed him back just as sweetly. “You’re right, maybe that was a little rude of me,” he mumbled jokingly, beaming as their banter continued. “Sorry…it’s just hard to believe someone like you would end up with someone like me sometimes but you know I love you quite a bit, too,” Aaron said softly and kept Percy close. He’d never imagined to find someone even remotely like Percy, let alone have him love him back the way he did. “Shush,” he joked with a grin of his own before the mood between them shifted. Aaron’s own heart was beating rapidly and he was beaming when he nodded. “I’ve never been more sure about anything,” he admitted happily before shaking his head and squeezing Percy’s hands. “Please, you know that’s my favorite dish,” he joked lightheartedly and shook his head once more. “Don’t be silly. It’d be an honor to see you do all these things day after day because I’m the same way. I’m obnoxious, I love nerdy stuff. I have some very odd quirks but I want this because I want to be with you,” Aaron said, kissing Percy lovingly. “I promise,” he assured  before nodding understandingly. “I feel the same way about what we have, you know that,” Aaron whispered now and smiled, his eyes warm. “I never felt like this either. I just know that this is going to be a good thing. Even better than it was because I’ll have you around all the time,” he said contently before he wrapped his arms around Percy in return, breathing him in before placing a chaste kiss to his skin. “And I love you,” he said back quietly before a happy giggle escaped him and he shook his head, pulling back to look right into Percy’s eyes. “I’d love that. You have no idea how incredible that sounds. I like being interrupted by you,” he told him before raising a brow. “Did you just call me a dork though?” He teased playfully. “Because we all know who’s the real dork here.” Aaron was beaming, so utterly happy to move things to the next level with Percy. 

“my understanding of the concept is that i don’t give a shit about it.” he chuckled lazily and rubbed his eye to remove some crusting. alex raised an eyebrow, “is it really?” he asked curiously. he had never had an experience with a guy and he didn’t know much about that. yeah, canada was full of acceptance and people weren’t very close minded about it but he still wasn’t very in contact with that community. “how does it work anyway?” he hugged his legs. “i mean– i know…where the dick goes…” his cheeks turned a slight shade of pink at the confession. “but, like, how do you decide who’s gonna be the guy and the girl or whatever?” the boy wasn’t very educated on the matter and figured that was how it was supposed to go since he didn’t know any better.

“please, you’re so hitting on me.” he rolled his eyes playfully with a smile he hadn’t realized he had been wearing for a while until he felt his cheeks hurting a little. “it’s not that…i don’t really have a problem talking to people. you just seemed…i don’t know…” he shrugged, “unapproachable? since you’re a prince and all and are probably full of yourself.” he had noticed percy had a bit of a fan club following him around to see what he was going to do next and in all honesty, alex was kind of jealous. “what is that supposed to mean?”

Percy rolls his eyes at yet another snarky comment from his roommate, but he ultimately decides to ignore it. “It’s a stone cold fact,” He says with a nod. “You have to remember, gay guys are guys. So, we know what guys like a whole lot more than clumsy high school girls, obviously.” Percy finds himself giving Alex another eye roll once he hears him recite the most common misconception about gay men. He didn’t realize that his roommate had lived such a sheltered life, or at least a life sheltered from the LGBT community. “The guy and the girl?” He scoffs, rubbing his forehead with the palm of his hand as he shakes his head. “We’re both guys, that’s kind of the whole point.” Percy can’t help but laugh, placing a hand on top of Alex’s. “Bless your heart, kid,” He teases. “It’s top and bottom, not guy and girl. And it’s not even that important, it’s not like you get taken to some kind of gay Hogwarts with a sexual position sorting hat. Some guys like getting fucked, some guys like doing the fucking. And then there are the ones, like myself, that enjoy a little bit of both.”

He could’ve sworn that the entire zoo was in his stomach. The feeling was so surreal. He feels like he’s on cloud nine as their lips lock together and time had stopped for them. He brushes the tip of his nose against Percy’s, a sheepish smile on his lips. “You’re such a dork,” he chuckles lightly before pulling the other in an embrace as he nuzzles his nose against Percy’s neck. His fingers caress the ends of the other’s hair before they run up and down his back. “I wouldn’t mind doing it again,” he admits in a soft whisper before he pulls away slowly.