happy pride month y'all!!! as a very queer idiot, I'm very happy :D

just gonna throw this out here too; I hc hunter to be polysexual which means he's attracted to most, not all genders and I hc willow to be panro ace
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Hunter was in a very good mood. He had successfully managed to ask Willow to meet him in a cafe to study.

Well, sure, it wasn't exactly what he wanted, he wanted a date with her; guess you have to take the wins you can get.

He was walking up to her locker to meet her (and then walk her to the cafe and hopefully ask her out) when he saw another guy talking to her.

Hunter's eyebrows furrowed. Who was this guy? What did he want with Willow?

Time to find out.

However, Hunter had taken three steps in the general direction the guy and Willow were in when he heard those 9 dreaded words.

"Do you wanna go on a date with me?" The guy asked Willow.

Hunter didn't wait to hear Willow's response. He walked away, furious with the guy who asked her out. Yet, he couldn't place why he was so mad. All the guy had done was ask his crush out.

Hunter resolved that he needed to talk to Darius about that.

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"You're jealous." Darius said as Hunter walked with him into a cafe.

"I am not." Hunter glared.

"Mhm, sure, and your palisman hates you." Darius replied, gesturing to Flapjack, who was nestled in Hunter's hair and chirping happily.

Hunter was about to reply when he heard a familiar voice.

"Hunter? I thought you weren't coming." Willow looked at him from the booth she sat in. "Do you want to sit with me?"

"Yes, he does." Darius replied for Hunter, and pushed him to Willow with an abomination.

Under his breath, Darius muttered "Titan, why do I have to be the wingman?"

Hunter sat down across from Willow.

"I'm just about done studying, so I can help you." She explained.

"If you were a subject, I'd study you all the time." The flirt came out of Hunter's mouth before he could stop it, and he felt his ears turn bright red.

Although he was sure he imagined it, Hunter thought he saw Willow blush.

"Uhm, let's get started." She spoke quickly.

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Hunter didn't know how much time had past, when the guy who asked Willow out walked into the cafe with a couple others and towards their table.

"Hey," The guy said when he showed up.

Hunter couldn't help but notice how uncomfortable Willow looked.

"Darlin Willow, I'm here t' ask again, will you—"

"Rodney, I already said no." Willow cut him off.

On the outside, Hunter had his numeral face expression; a glare. On the inside, however, he was jumping with joy and very very happy. He still had a chance!

"Ahw, please?" Rodney kept pushing it.

Hunter was feeling a little bold, now that Willow had confirmed she didn't like Rodney.

He stood up and switched sides of the booth,now sitting next to Willow and being the 6ft witch shield blocking Willow from the creep we call Rodney.

"Back off, she already said she isn't interested." Hunter spoke.

"Crap,,that's the former golden guard! Who knows how many people he's killed. Rodney, you really wanna be next?" One of Rodney's buddies spoke, terrified.

With that note, the group walked away.

Turning his attention on Willow, he noticed she was shaken up.

"Are you alright?" Hunter asked.

To his surprise, Willow hugged him.

"Thank you, thank you, thank you." She looked up at him, smiling.

"Of course," Hunter couldn't help but smile a little back. "I'd always protect you."

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the urge to make this Rodney dude the antagonist of my oneshots in this book—
I came up with him on a whim and now I can bully him B)