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Charlie looks at Thandi. She’s the most gorgeous woman he’s ever seen. Adorable in every way he could possibly dream of. Everything she does makes his heart flutter, and of course, because they’re so close, there’s a lot of fluttering.
The problem is, she’s into women. He’s got nothing but envy for the women who get to date Thandi, but at the same time, he desperately wants her to find happiness. He’s okay with looking on and just seeing her smile that wonderful smile. Or. He will be.
But, he perseveres. At the café, the barista gives Thandi a shy smile, and he encourages Thandi to pass on her number. She smiles and agrees, and she’s got a date on Saturday night.
Saturday night he gets a phone call.
“Charlie. Pick me up, please?”
He’s already pulling on his coat. “What happened? Are you okay?”
“She just… didn’t click right… and I don’t want to walk home alone again…”
So of course, as always, he picks her up and takes her for her ice cream, and they watch a cheesy romance on her television before he wishes her a good night and goes home.
And Thandi hates when he goes back home, because really, it’s his arms around her that she wants. He’s got the cutest smile, and everything he does seems to make her heart race.
The problem is, he’s into men. She’s jealous whenever he goes out on a date, but at the same time, she wishes him nothing but happiness. So Thandi rolls up her sleeves and steps in to make sure he doesn’t flummox another otherwise charming conversation.
Left to his own devices, he’s a ticking time bomb of poorly phrased words, but with her help, he manages to secure a date that Friday.
Friday night, she gets a text.
I’m bored.
This is terrible.
He poured beer all over my clothes.
Let’s go out apple picking tomorrow because fuck this.
Come over and bring a movie.
And she does. They spend so many nights like this, cuddled up on the couch, eating popcorn, and absolutely longing to turn and give the other the hardest, neediest kiss that they’ve ever had. But each refrains.
After all, they’re both completely gay, right?