Revelations to Calm the Beating Heart
From Adeline: So. My crush isn’t straight.
To Adeline: Oh?
From Adeline: Nope. Told me about a female ex today. Also I found a secret admirer note in my locker between 5th and 6th today.
To Adeline: Oh?
Fuck. Part of Sage had hoped that Addy hadn’t found that note. Now her gut was roiling with anxiety. This was the point where she’d told Adeline that she should ask her crush out. Shoot her shot. God, she’s actually said that; those words had come from her own mouth. She panicked and sent out a group text.
To Girls: HELP!
To Pepper: I’m still very very mad at u so atone by responding to my distress signal
To Pepper: pls I’m desperate
From Wanda: What’s wrong??
From Nat: Do I need to kill someone
To Girls; Nat no wtf
To Girls: Need advice. Girl advice.
From Pepper: Here and listening what do u need sweetie
To Girls: So my crush had a crush on someone and idk who it is but i want her to be happy bc im not a monster and i gave her advice on asking said girl out but then she asked if i had a crush and I said not obv but she read me like a book n told me if she was :askin out her crush then i had to too so i gave her a lil note and she responded and she just mentioned the note to me and at this point I told her 2 ask out her crush but idk if I can/should bc im chicken
From Adeline: It was honestly the cutest thing I’d ever read
From Adeline: Any idea who it’s from?
From Adeline: I just want to know bc she said she’s scared of rejection but I doubt I’d reject her
From Adeline: Omigod what if it’s my crush?!
To Adeline: kind doubt it’s your crush tbh
Sage shoved her glasses farther up her nose and chewed on her thumb, anxiously refreshing her texts.
From Adeline: oh god you know, don’t you?? I’m so sorry please don’t hate me
From Wanda: B*tch go for it!!
From Nat: I know you like her, but maybe slow down some?
From Pepper: Try. Ask her out and see what happens. If she doesn’t like you, be friends and move on. If she does, bring her around some time so that I can have her sign an NDA and warn her baout Tony. Here for you. love.
The girl took a deep breath and began responding.
To Adeline: Know? Know what??
To Girls: Ok great Wanda u and Pietro should come be my moral support. <3 u Pepper.
There was a sudden gust of wind, and Wanda and Pietro were instantly on either side of her. The speedster stole her phone and began scrollling through her text interactions with Addy.
“Sage, this girl is head-over-heels for you. Ask her out already!”
“You think?”
“I very much think.”
Wanda rolled her eyes at the poor grammar and made grabby hands for the phone. He brother handed it to her, and her eyes were instantly glued to the bottom of the screen. “I would have to agree.”
Sage’s eyes widened and she snatched the phone back, scrabbling to read the new messages.
From Adeline: About my huge crush on you?? And you didn’t write the note??
From Adeline: You knew right?? You figured it out??
From Adeline: FUCK YOU DIDN’T KNOW SHIT I’M SO SORRY I TAKE IT BACK
To Adeline: I DIDN’T KNOW BUT PLEASE DON’T TAKE IT BACK
To Adeline: I DID WRITE THE NOTE I’M SORRY
To Adeline: I LITERALLY HAVE THE BIGGEST CRUSH ON YOU HELP
From Adeline: HOLY SHIT
From Adeline: WILL U DATE ME PLEASE
From Adeline: TOMORROW I’LL BRING U FLOWERS AND ASK PROPERLY BUT PLEASE
To Adeline: caps is exhausting me but yes pls
To Adeline: we’ll have to keep it lowkey at school bc homophobia but yes please i will try to be the best girlfriend ever
From Adeline: I bet u won’t have to try cutie ;)
To Adeline: I’M SO SOFT WTF
“Guys.” Sage whispered, fully aware that the twins had read her texts as she sent them. “I have a girlfriend.”