i love you ‘harvey’ you cut it out
After spending the day with Ganke trying to lift his spirits up he felt a lot better.
Of course the pain didn’t go away completely but he didn’t feel it weighing on his chest that much anymore.
at least some progress right? Miles thought as he walked to the corner store by his apartment for some more snacks.
Ganke insisted on watching ‘Nightmare On Elm Street’ during the day to let himself be able sleep at night.
Miles made fun of it a little knowing damn well he was the same but he couldn’t let Ganke win.
He chuckled at the thought as he walked into the store, greeting the owner and going to the coolers in the back.
He got some Arizona’s and was heading to the snack aisle as he felt his phone buzz.
gwanda : milessss how did ur little hobie date go yesterday
Miles felt his chest hurt a little remembering that he had told Gwen about it the day before.
He sighed looking back on the chats seeing how excited he was to spend one on one time with Hobie.
He brushed off the sadness that was creeping back into his chest again putting his phone back in his pocket.
He grabbed two bags of chips and headed over to the register.
He quickly paid and rushed to head back to his home.
As he abruptly entered the home he got met with a worried expression from Ganke.
“You alright Miles? You look like you seen a ghost.” He tried to joke concern still in his voice.
“Yeah man it was- it’s just something stupid i’m fine” Miles said deeming that it was dumb he collapsed so quickly at the mere mention of the day before.
He walked to set down the snacks getting stopped by his shoulder.
“Miles.”
“Come on you can tell me what’s been going on man i’m here for you.” Ganke said with a light smile.
Miles sighed thinking it will be better to just fill his best-friend in it instead of shutting him out.
They walked to the couch, Ganke turning the tv volume down to hear him good.
“So you know yesterday.. me uh- sort of having a breakdown over shit hehe..” Miles started off chuckling awkwardly.
Ganke nods leaning back on the couch knowing this will be a long story.
“And I don’t know man he was just so mad for no apparent reason.”
“And then I just said it I don’t know why I even said it but it came out and he just paused.”
Miles said pulling his hands to his face for the 40th time maybe that day.
“Miles..” Ganke said leaning a bit towards him.
“Yeah?” He said confused.
“Don’t you think he did that because he was sorta maybeee a little jealous?”
Miles jumped up immediately shaking his head.
“Ganke, bro he does not like me I just went on a tangent explaining how much he was loving on that dude.”
“I’m just saying dude i’ve never met him but he doesn’t seem like the type of person to do that for no reason, especially if you guys were out together.”
Ganke says nudging Miles on the shoulder.
“Nah I remember he said something about him touching me too casually and he told me to be careful about strangers so..”
Miles said shrugging.
“It’s definitely weird but I don’t think he’s gonna want to stop being friends so maybe reach out?”
“I don’t know, if I say anything what if he tells me he never wants to see me again or- or that it’s too weird.” Miles says getting quieter towards the end.
“Hey. He won’t Miles just take it easy give it some space for you and him.” Ganke said giving his shoulder a squeeze.
“Yeah I know i’m just nervous going to base, Miguel has been cutting me some slack latel-“
buzz, buzz, buzzzzz.
Miles eyes snap onto Ganke’s as they both see his watch flashing red.
shit.
Hobie woke up unusually early today and couldn’t get himself to rest anymore.
The anxiety pumping through him wasn’t something he could sleep off.
Today was the day he decided to finally set the record straight with Miles.
Confessing his feelings and hopefully, if the universe has mercy on him, clear up the whole misunderstanding yesterday.
He was unsure he could jumble up the words to decipher how he felt but he definitely was gonna try.
Hobie hadn’t felt this strongly about someone before and his mind usually ran a mile a minute so this would definitely be something.
He got up and started making some breakfast deciding that some food might feed the pit in his stomach to take it easy.
As he’s toasting his bread he hears some heavy stomps coming towards his hallway in the complex.
He brushed it off thinking it was his neighbor’s ex ready for round 600th of kiss and makeup.
Then his head snaps up to banging at hisdoor.
His spidey senses hadn’t gone off so he wasn’t too alarmed that it might be a danger but it left him even more confused.
Who the hell would wanna be here at 8:30 in the morning?
He scurried to put some sweatpants on and headed towards the door.
He opened the door to find Alec there, sort of mid bang on his door.
Looking red as if he had just sprinted over here.
“Alec? What are you doing here man?” Hobie said looking around to see if he had anything with him.
“Where’s that dweeb you had with you last night?” Alec said pushing his way into Hobie’s apartment.
Hobie felt himself automatically get agitated at this.
Someone messing or barging in his personals or space unwanted was third on his nuclear hate list.
So this happening this abruptly and this early in his day ticked him off even more.
He immediately grabbed onto his arm and shoved him back towards the door.
“Now what do you think you doin’ bruv?” Hobie hashed out.
“What? Don’t want me to see him in your bed or something please Hobie i’m not nine.” He said trying to walk further into his home again.
“Have you lost ur bloody mind mate? Get the fuck out.” Hobie said shocked at the audacity.
Alec huffed out a breath and stepped out still standing outside the door.
“What does he have that I don’t huh?” He said seeming more mad now.
“What?” Hobie said confused for the 80th time in this conversation
“I was doing literally everything to get you to take me home yesterday Hobie.” Alec said turning around to face him.
“And even when I thought I had you, you still kept those googly eyes at that kid.”
“So tell me Hobie what does he have that I don’t.” He said a little calmer now seeing his angry expression.
As if another hand smacked him Hobie realized just why Alec was so clingy the night before.
He was jealous.
And not just jealous of anyone he was jealous of Miles?
Hobie struggled again to put the puzzle pieces together on why.
He and Alec had never been together, a one night stand if anything.
So what was all of this about?
Alec probably saw the gears turning in Hobie’s head so he lets out a sigh snapping Hobie out of his thoughts.
“Let me just explain will you? Could I come in?” He asks.
Hobie is sort of thrown off at this feeling his anger from before still surfacing a little.
“Only if you promise not to do that shit again. You know how I am about boundaries.” Hobie says moving to open his door more.
Alec comes in and they both sit down in his living room area.
He sees Alec’s eyes linger on his bedroom door before he sits down.
“There’s nobody here alright. So can you tell me why you’re acting so dodgy?” Hobie says a bit cheesed off.
“I’m sorry okay? I didn’t mean to get so bitchy I just- I just didn’t understand why you were acting like that.”
“Acting like what man?”
“I don’t know how to describe it, it’s like a bomb could’ve been going off next to you but your eyes would still be on that kid.”
Hobie felt his cheeks go a bit warm that his staring had been noticed.
“I can’t really blame you though he like radiated in a way— it actually kind of ticked me off the way he stood out when he would barely smile.” Alec said with a slight chuckle of disbelief.
“Alright alright so I stared a bit? That still doesn’t explain that wicked out burst you had bruv.” Hobie said scratching the back of his head.
“My bad for that shit man, I don’t know I was acting like a jealous ex a bit huh?” He said cringing a little.
Hobie just nodded, moving his body back into the couch.
“I just never seen you like that and I was looking for a one and done that night and you were kinda ignoring me while being right next to me? It was just sorta frustrating.”
“If i’m being honest mate I had invited Miles out yesterday so I wasn’t looking to skive the conversation but.” Hobie said shrugging.
He honestly didn’t want to be rude to Alec yesterday but he regrets prolonging their conversation for the sake of being friendly.
If he hadn’t switched his attention to something else maybe the night wouldn’t have blown up like it did.
“And the whole thing at the end man? Fuck, I never seen you blow up like that so quickly too.” Alec said staring off in disbelief remembering the events.
“I saw like your reaction time to what happened and couldn’t really process why at the time. So this morning it was a mix of being hung over and horny…” He said letting a sheepish laugh in the end.
Hobie let out a laugh feeling the anger from before diminish.
“M’sorry for leaving you there alone though, My guy just didn’t want me to fuck up the night more you get me?” Hobie said shaking his head with a chuckle remembering Miles’s awfully cute angry face.
“Your guy huh?” Alec said in a teasing tone feeling the friendly energy coming back.
Hobie stumbled on his words, “Well not my guy- just like.. I don’t know man shut up”
They both start laughing at Hobie’s reaction and continue simple conversation.
Hobie gave him some hallow details but nothing major. Alec provided the same advice the man from yesterday did.
Just go for it.
And Hobie was sure as hell going too.
Hobie stands up to lead Alec to the door when he sees him stop midway.
“Wait— Hobie are you cooking something?” Alec says nose scrunching up.
“What? N-“ Hobie denies confused until he gets a whiff of burnt.
He quickly remembers the bread he had left toasting and starts scrambling to turn off the toaster.
He hears a loud laugh coming from the door and a quick goodbye.
Hobie groans as he tries to fish the very burnt bread out.
He burns his fingertips about a hundred times before he gets the piece of toast onto his plate.
He leans back on the counter eyeing the toast, jumping at the loud alarm coming from his watch.
He changed the buzzing into a sort of siren alarm on his watch because of how many times he’s slept through them.
(plus a earful of lectures from Miguel did it as well.)
He looks down to see a very direct message from Miguel, red flashing in his face annoyingly.
Miguel : You better be at base in the next 10 minutes Hobie or so help me god.
He scoffs at the message biting into the piece of toast completely forgetting that he had burnt it.
Bitterness hit his tongue but eh he’s eaten worse.
He speeds over to his room a little excited to see Miles hoping Miguel had sent for him as well.
He knew it probably wouldn’t go good but he wanted nothing more then to see Miles and maybe even spill his guts to him today too.
Hobie felt his chest clench a little at that but he was going to make this right, he promised himself he would.
He snaps himself out of it and starts getting ready.
After he’s done putting all his accessories on he stumbles across the ring Miles had gifted him on his birthday.
Hobie being Hobie rarely celebrated his birthday and it honestly brushed past his mind.
But Miles of course, would be the one to remind him of it.
He remembers seeing just how excited the little spider looked running up to him, holding something behind him.
“And there he is my one and only, Miles Morales.” Hobie said bending over to bow as if he was meeting a king.
Hobie leans into the sound of Miles’s laugh above him and can’t help but tackle him into a hug.
He grabs Miles’s by the stomach moving them both side to side.
He hears Miles’s laughter grow but he put one hand up pushing Hobie away.
“Wait man you’re gonna crush ur present hehe—“ Miles said still giggling a bit.
“Hm a present eh? What do I owe the pleasure for?” He said tilting his head.
“Dude it’s your birthday?” Miles said a little shocked but mostly amused on how Hobie has forgotten his own birthday.
“Oh!” Hobie said, it all clicking for him now.
His expression turned from confused to a shit eating grin that Miles had remembered and even got him a gift— like went out shopping thinking of Hobie.
“Well, my my Miles you’re gonna make me look bad with my gift giving what is this hm?” Hobie said as he took the little box in Miles’s hand.
Miles shook his head at Hobie’s comment, knowing a gift from Hobie was like a thousand words.
They were always so personal and just overall his way of sharing his love.
Miles adored that part of him.
“Please Hobie it’s nothing, and as if someone could top this.” Miles said tapping on his watch.
After everything was resolved, Miguel offered to replace the watches for them but they all refused.
It was a reminder that no matter what someone had their back.
Always.
“Yeah yeah” Hobie said tearing into the wrapping paper like it held life’s biggest secret in it.
He was never the patient type if you couldn’t already tell.
After the wrapping paper, there was a little red box.
Without even having to look up he could see Miles swaying back and forth in nerves.
Hobie knew deep down he would love anything Miles wanted to give him but seeing him actually caring was endearing to say the least.
He opened the box to see a sliver ring.
Hobie’s mouth practically hanging open at the amount of detail it had.
It was sliver but on the sides it held a mix of colors and patterns. Hobie never saw one repeated detail on the ring and it scratched his brain justtt right.
Even with all the different colors and mix of themes, it all was so chaotically perfect.
He angles the ring down to see his initials engraved on the inside of the ring.
Hobie has had the urge to kiss Miles many many times before but this one took the cake.
He looks up to see Miles’s already looking at him with the nervous expression he wore only once before.
That being when Pav wanted to teach him how to do a handstand on the tip of a building while also slinging.
Hobie almost tripped himself at the speed he pulled Miles into a hug.
“Miles! My guy, this is sick!” He said rocking them together side to side, slightly picking Miles up due to the height difference.
As he put him down he sees the worried expression gone and replaced by a classic almost blinding, joy filled smile from Miles.
Honestly Hobie couldn’t tell you how many times he’s re-fallen inlove with Miles at this point because god.
Miles jumps up taking the box and grabbing Hobie’s hand to put it on.
He puts it on the middle finger of his right hand.
Hobie’s cheeks get dusted with pink at the intimacy of the action.
He sees Miles step back laughing a bit but then face dawning with realization of what he just did.
The switch pulled a loud cackle from Hobie as he wrapped his arm around Miles’s and directed them to start walking again.
Hobie feels his chest warm up from the happiness of the memory but also ache at the thought of losing it.
He looks down at the ring again, picking it up just staring at it.
He hears his watch let out a few more screeches, 100% from Miguel, and he quickly tugs the ring on his middle finger.
He grabs his jacket and adjusts his watch to open a portal to base.
Hobie closes his eyes and takes a breath in, silently praying that this would go well and he would be able to keep that memory for evermore.