Bobby Drake/John Allerdyce
“Want to get some coffee sometime?” John asked with a smirk.
“Sure.” John’s smirk widened into something more genuine, and Bobby felt himself grinning in response. “Let me just see if any of the others want to go.”
He didn’t see John’s grin drop from his face.
*
“Those jeans look good on you.”
Bobby felt nervousness and pleasure rush through him, just like always when John complimented him. He took a moment to school his expression into something more neutral, still friendly, before turning to face John. He wouldn’t take it well if he knew Bobby was possibly developing feelings for him.
“Thanks. Rogue thought so too.”
He didn’t know why John only nodded sharply and turned away.
*
John had been standing close to him all day, closer than he normally did. Not that Bobby minded. There was something intoxicating about having his warmth so close. He could feel tantalizing brushes of John’s skin against his when one of them didn’t move away in time as they walked. When John turned to tell him something he was close, so achingly, temptingly close and Bobby hurriedly took a step back and almost tripped.
He saw hurt flash briefly through John’s eyes before his mouth snapped shut and he walked away, and Bobby had no idea what had just happened.
*
He had been doing his math homework when John slammed his hands down on his desk.
“I’m flirting with you.” At Bobby’s wide eyes, he seemed more hesitant, but he shook it off and continued. “Or at least, I’ve been trying to. I can’t tell if you like me back or if I’m just misreading things.”
“You were flirting with me?”
“Yes!” John seemed incredulous and a little annoyed. Bobby let out a relieved noise and cupped John’s face in his hands. “Wha—” but that was all John got out before Bobby was kissing him. When Bobby pulled back, John was blinking at him, mouth red and open just slightly. He smiled at having rendered John speechless.
“What to get coffee?”
John seemed to recover from his shock and grinned.