This is a very late April fools one-shot that I came up with 2 minutes ago so bare with me and just read, also this one is also angsty because ya boi is the embodiment of 2012, have fun

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"Hey babe" Flynn, my crush spoke.

I assumed he was talking to a new boyfriend I haven't heard of yet so I continued to stare at my phone while I continued to wait on my friend so we could carpool home when a manicured finger pressed on the top of it and gently lowered it making me look up directly into honey hazel eyes, "Baby" Flynn purred, the scent of him overwhelming me as I could feel my pupils dilate and my face become a tomato "I said hi"

I swallowed thickly, my brain scrambling to make sense of this, sure he knew I had a massive crush on him but he's never paid attention to it, so unless we got drunk last night and my memory wiped that chunk out I couldn't figure out why he was suddenly acting like this, "H-hey"

He giggled, standing on the toes of his heeled boots leaning in closer, my heart just about burst out my chest when he pressed his soft plump lips against mine with a smile, I froze trying to process it for a moment before moving to wrap my arms around him when he pulled back the smile still on his face as he whispered just loud enough for the people around us to hear "I love you"

My eyes widened as joy filled me, this was definitely sudden but I wasn't complaining in the least, "r-really?"

"Just kidding" His smile went from loving to teasing "April fools"

I could hear my heart rip in half

I shouldn't have gotten so suddenly hopeful, Flynn has ignored my feelings for three years now so this was completely out of place, I hadn't even noticed it was April 1st which just added more to the shock, I had no idea what he was expecting but it definitely wasn't me sidestepping away and heading for the doors, I shoved my phone in my pocket not waiting on my friend anymore. the parking lot wasn't as full as it usually was as many people had club meetings and such today or just felt like doing after school activities meaning I could safely speed walk to my car without bumping into anyone.

Just as I slammed the door to the driver's side my buddy appeared in the seat next to me along with two other friends, "Hey man don't leave without us" he joked but I wasn't in the mood.

I didn't bother replying, just starting the engine and pulling out of the school, whatever happy atmosphere they had was killed once they realized I was upset but I couldn't feel bad about it as I drove to my house where my parents were thankfully not home, I didn't want to be pestered.

once we were finally out of the car and in my house my buddy Archer pulled me aside probably fed up with me being pissy, "Dude what's wrong? you look like someone hit your dog"

"Nothing it's fine, I'll cheer up" I shrugged him off, going to walk away but he grabbed my arm and turned me so I was facing him.

"Are you sure? You know you can tell me anything" the look on his face showed he was worried but I ignored it.

"Yes, just need a beer and some time to clear my head" I pulled my arm out his hand.

He sighed but didn't try to stop me again but rather follow into the kitchen where the fun was being held, it took a few minutes and a full can of hard apple cider but finally, everything got comfortable and we were up in my room playing Call of Duty until well after sundown and my parents came home, thankfully they didn't poke their head into my room as the four of us were too focused and lazy to clean up the cans but we were smart enough to leave the window open, I kept getting slaughtered as I was new to the game and dropped my controller onto the ground in frustration when I lose or the twentieth time in a row as that was our last match, "Nate you're the only sober one here go grab us some snacks" Vince ordered.

"And don't go sucking up to my mom either" I warned, Nate had the bad habit of acting like a younger sibling when it came to her.

"Yeah yeah you asses I'll be right back" He got up with a grunt and walked out the room.

"Hey man did you grab any more movies from the rental yet?" Archer asked.

"Nope, but I do still have some we haven't watched yet, they're old though" Vince groaned and Archer chuckled, "Ah shut it you're in my house anyway, all of them are comedy"

I pulled out a couple of movies I haven't watched in years and set up the DVD player just as Nate came back with a basket full of stuff and plopped his ass back on the floor while I shoved in the first movie.

________________________________________________________________________________4 hours later

Vince and Nate were passed out on the floor snoring like the dorks they are as the movie Rat Race was starting to near its end, I was leaning back on the wall shoving M&Ms and Reese's pieces in my mouth intoxicated as hell from two more beers and half a bottle of vodka while Archer was sober and chugging water like we were stuck in a desert, my eyes were glued to the screen before he cleared his throat and I looked at him like he just gave me a miracle as I was too drunk to use my senses properly, "I know you didn't want to talk about it earlier but now that you've calmed down, what made you so mad earlier? I've been concerned since the car ride"

I continued to stare at him confused before I recapped what he said and got the basics of it, memories of earlier today came back to me, playing Flynn's mean joke over and over again until something just took over me, I swallowed the clump of chocolate and peanut butter in my mouth, grabbed Archer by the back of the neck and kissed him hard.

He quickly shoved me off and wiped his mouth which for some reason hurt my feelings, I'd never thought of him in a romantic way and probably wouldn't anytime soon if ever, "Dude I don't care if you like guys or not but I got a girlfriend"

"Sorry..." my voice trailed off, my mind was so hazy it was hard to focus, I was confused and angry and what I had tried to shove down all day, disappointed "I just... Flynn played a stupid prank on me and I got pissy and I don't want to think about it because then I start feeling things I don't want to"

He looked at me, I could hear the gears grinding in his head before he sighed and switched his position so he could give me a side hug "What did he do?"

I huffed, staring down at my bowel as my brows furrowed then held it tighter, trying not to get emotional "He kissed me and said he loved me, but right when I was at my happiest pulled the just kidding card and revealed it was an April fools joke" I pulled my legs up, squishing the bowl more into my stomach "Maybe I'm being dramatic here but it felt like he mocked three years of me pinning over him in just two sentences"

Archer paused again, thinking of a good response to this, he couldn't really relate to me because he's never had a crush on someone for as long as me, he either successfully got them to go out with them or just moved on "Look" he started, groaning as he sat up more "You aren't being dramatic, it was a shitty joke and he should've considered your feelings more, but you already realized a long time ago he isn't going to return your feelings so maybe this is a sign for you to move on, I'm not saying drop him immediately as I know it takes a long time to die but maybe start looking for other people again"

"You're right... just kind of stings you know? and now I'm just confused, and disappointed, and hurt..." I sighed, shoving more candy into my mouth.

He smacked my hand as I grabbed another fistful "Stop before you have a sugar rush at three am"

I frowned but put the bowl away, feeling an itch to down the rest of the vodka so I wouldn't have to deal with my feelings anymore but Archer would never let that happen as alcohol and sugar isn't a good mix for me and I already kissed him, "Where would I even start anyway? Me and Flynn are basically the only gay guys in the school"

"Vince is pretty bi and single and not that much of an ass if I'm being honest" he suggested.

I looked at Vince who was sprawled on top of Nate, he wasn't exactly out of the realm of what I call attractive, he was fit like the rest of us, with neck length wavy blackish-brown hair, dark-brown eyes with really longe nice eyelashes and a bit of a tan from running around in football practice, "Yeah but he prefers girls, crushing on him would be like a bull trying to fit through those impossibly small bathroom windows, I'd never get him unless I crush the wall"

"I wouldn't put it like that but yeah he does tend to focus on women..." Archer let out a small dry chuckle.

"Let's face it, all the bi guys in our school prefer women, it'd be useless pining after any of them" I sighed.

"I mean you never know, you might be the lucky guy that manages to break down one of their walls, it's not completely useless"

"Maybe I should just wait until college" I countered "I don't want to wait another two years falling for someone only for them to turn into the same situation I'm in with Flynn"

"You don't have to wait until college but definitely take some time for yourself bro, figure your shit out" he agreed.

"Now drink some water you drunk"

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I sludged around school with my pounding, my hangover would have been much worse if Archer hadn't shoved like four bottles of water down my throat but it still hurt before making me go to sleep, I so wasn't looking forward to football practice but I also didn't feel like getting a permission slip from the news just to avoid it, I was heading to my last class when a hand grabbed my arm.

"What the-" I turn around to see Flynn with an apologetic look on his face and, after he looked me up and down, a bit of worry.

"Hey Kaious, I wanna say sorry for yesterday..." He bit his lip as he looked away for a second then back at me "I didn't realize you'd be upset"

I looked down at him, his raven hair looking tousled as if a hand had been repeatedly run through it, his puffy lips looking chewed up and his big, baby blue eyes showing that he really did mean what he said and was waiting on a response, a bit of hope mixed in there, for what I didn't know, "thanks for apologizing, and I guess I overreacted a bit too" I sighed, tangling my hand in my hair and gripping it, "I'm going to start just focusing on myself and move on"

He looked dejected for a moment but quickly covered it up, "We'll still be friends right?"

"I didn't even know you considered us friends, but yeah, I'll still hang out with you"

That seemed to make him happy as he smiled and bounced a little "Then if you're not busy after practice, wanna go somewhere?"

I thought about it, mostly the meaning behind his words as I didn't want to be making decisions with my heart again before slowly nodding "Sure, couldn't hurt"

"Great! I have to be on the second floor now so I'll see you later"

and with that, he ran off towards the stairs with me looking after him then at the clock on the wall seeing the bell was going to ring soon so I started heading off to class reminding myself I needed to start prioritizing my feelings first before I fall for someone again.

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The end

so that turned out sappier than I initially wanted it to but that's fine, I originally had a different idea of how this was going to go but then I took a long ass nap and my brain just went into a different direction as I was writing, so now you get a bromance chapter that reminds you that not every crush is going to return your feelings, and not everyone that rejects you is gonna be a bitch, take care of yourselves and if you get rejected take a good chunk of time for yourself so you don't go looking for rebounds or do something you wouldn't do with a healed heart, love you guys

Also stay quarantined and scrub away all the nasty ass germs from your body and every surface of your house to keep CV from spreading or I will burst through your house Koolaid man style and hose you down with boiling soap and water, be smart, stay home, I'm watching.