It was a normal day, the birds were chirping the dogs were barking, but I was faced with a conundrum, one that has plagued all the loneliest nights of my entire life, the nights that I would lie alone in bed, just thinking about
Him
. His beautiful black locks, his gorgeous golden brown eyes, which are the most beautiful I'd ever seen. Whenever we play Halo, I just listen to his voice, like a gentle creek, flowing of the smoothest rocks, as the sunset casts a beautiful glow across the glistening water, the most relaxing thing I could ever imagine. But every time, I get snapped back into reality, the cruel reality that is, the fact that he doesn't return my feelings, he never could, because Chandler, the love of my life, the only person that I have real feelings for, is straight, and there's no way that he could return my feelings. It's impossible, he would never like someone like me, or at least, that's what I thought. My name is Nick and this is the story of how I ignited the spark of love with my best friend
"Today's the Day. The day I come out (lol) and say what I need to say." Said Nick into his mirror, giving himself a pep talk. His voice is full of confidence, and his heart is full of hope.
"Today, I have been invited over to Chandler's (Mom's) house, and I'm going to make my move! There's no way he could not return my feelings!" he said, his voice quivering, as he began to realize how nervous he really was.
"Maybe, maybe this is a bad idea." He said into the mirror, realizing that he may not be able to do this, "No I always do this, I can't deny my feelings any longer, if he denies me, that's it, that's the worst that can happen," though he said this uncertainly, as there's a lot of possible things that could go wrong. Maybe Chandler wouldn't want to be his friend anymore, and that would be terrible, as he's doing this to be with Chandler, not without.
Nick drove over to Chandler's house, his hand trembling a little bit, he's super excited, as even if he's denied, at least he can get this off his chest. He parked, his heart racing, his mind going a million miles an hour.
He got to the door, and knocked, he didn't want to be rude and just barge in, considering what he was going to try to do today. His mom answered the door, which is fine, he's not planning on confessing his feelings right off the bat, it's not like he was gonna ask if he wants to 'have some fun' the second he opens the door.
"Oh, hey Nick," Said Chandler's mom, Heather, "It's been awhile since you've been over here, how have you been?" She asked him, without very much real sincerity, kind of like she's being paid to talk to someone she doesn't like.
"Yeah, I've been pretty busy, and Chandler has been working, so I thought it would be fun to do some stuff to help him unwind." said Nick, blushing just a little bit at the thought of the plans he had tonight.
Heather looked at him quizzically, noticing the slight blush, and as she looked at him, Nick realized he was blushing, and that made his face go completely red. She didn't say anything, as she didn't have any reason to think anything interesting would happen that night.
As he walked into the house, Bella and Chloe came to greet Nick, and he gave them a quick pat on the head. As he did this, Heather called Chandler down, saying "Chandler, GET DOWN HERE, YOUR FRIEND IS HERE!" though, Nick thought that maybe he'll be more than friends by the end of the night.
Chandler ran down the stairs toward the kitchen, which is where the front door is located. As he came down the stairs, Nick looked over, and time stood still. It had been so long since he had seen him, and his heart skipped a beat. He was wearing sweatpants, and had an old t-shirt on, that had a design that was too faded to really tell what was on it. But to Nick, it was perfection, everything about him was the most amazing part of him, or of any man or woman. In Nick's lovestruck eyes, he was perfect, there were no flaws, though he wanted to see if the rest of him was just as flawless.
As Chandler entered the room, he made eye contact with Nick, and gave him a little smile, which Nick always thinks if the cutest thing in the world, all he needs to be happy is to see that smile when he wakes up in the morning, nothing else.
"Hey Nick, what's up?" Chandler asked, in a casual matter.
"N-nothing much, just-just hanging out, haha." Nick stuttered out really quickly, causing him to blush even more, which Heather noticed, though she didn't think anything of it at the time.
"You want a Mt.Dew? We have some voltage in the fridge." said Chandler, trying to be a gracious host.
"Y-Yeah, sure, I'd love one." said Nick, happy that Chandler was paying attention to him, though he thought to himself, 'why would he not pay attention to me? He invited me over, I'm being dumb,' though he still was pleased by it anyway.
He got his Mt.Dew, and started to sip at it, and watched Chandler take a big swig of his drink, and watched fascinated, as the difference part of his face and neck pulse and move a little bit, fascinated by every little part of him, and the way it moved.
Halfway through his drink, Chandler looked at Nick, and noticed him staring, and as soon as he made eye contact, Nick's eyes darted away, looking at anything other than Chandler.
Chandler, looked at him, wondering what he was thinking, though the thought quickly passed, as he said, "Why don't we go up to my room and play some Halo."
Nick started a little bit when Chandler started talking, though he quickly regained his composure, and said "Yeah sure, sounds good!", and he said it without stuttering, which made him happy to know that he's starting to gain confidence while talking to Chandler, which means he's one step closer to his goal.
They head up to his room, and Nick starts to unpack, taking his Xbox out, and start setting it up with Chandler's TV. There's enough room for two on the bed so they both sit down on it, and Nick makes a mental note to remember that for later. They start playing Xbox, and Chandler is doing better than Nick at Halo, though he's distracted, being so close to Chandler. He can smell his scent, it smells really good, he just took a shower, his hair was a little wet still, and he could smell the scent of his shaving cream, and his masculine scent made Nick feel things he hadn't felt before, feelings he didn't really know he could have for another man.
As they started to play, Nick was a little distracted, for obvious reasons, and was doing relatively bad in the game, especially compared to Chandler, who was on a killing streak. Nick looked at Chandler, his face stern, and focused, and he wondered what to say to him, what he could possibly say to make him understand what he feels, and make him feel the same way.
He knew he couldn't be too flowery, he probably wouldn't respond very well to that, he would be more blunt, and just say his feelings, he had to.
He tried to say something, but all he said was "H-hey, Chandler, I-I have to-to say, uhhh,"while his entire face went red, and Chandler looked at him curiously, trying to figure what he was trying to say.
"Dude, you're my friend, you can say anything to me, it's alright." Chandler said, in a supportive tone, with a slight smile that sent a shiver down Nick's back.