Charlie tried not to watch Eddie as he approached the futon, even though he was totally watching him as he pretended to look at the chocolate bars in his lap. He didn’t know where he was going to sit and that made him nervous. He wanted Eddie to sit next to him like they always did, practically sitting on each other’s lap and cuddling. But he was worried the talk they just had made things, particularly this, awkward. And what if Eddie was mad at him for being jealous and that’s why he didn’t sit next to him? Charlie’s mind started with the ‘what if’s and he had to shut it up because it could get ridiculous very fast. Instead, he just shrugged at Eddie’s question and opened it. “I don’t know. Chicks? Girls like all that green tea shit.” He didn’t get it, though. Tea was boiling water with a weird color, that couldn’t be healthy. He’d much rather have coffee, thank you.
He offered half of the kit-kat to Eddie. “I know I said I was jealous and all, but I don’t bite,” he told him, mentioning the space between them that, while it might have not been a lot to other people, it felt like the Grand Canyon for Charlie at that moment. He bit his lips as he waited for Eddie’s reaction.
--
It was just weird. The only time they sat this far apart was in class. And that was because the desks were in rows. Still, Eddie was not about to move until he knew that it was okay to do so. So he just watched as the movie started. If nothing else, he loved the movie, so it would get him through how incredibly awkward this was. Maybe this was not such a good idea in hindsight, but it was happening. He just had to put up with it. He was sure that there was no way he was going to be allowed any closer just yet, so he got comfortable and smirked at the sound of coconut horse hooves. Oh this movie. He was munching happily on his candy when he heard the possible reasoning. Girls did like green tea stuff. He liked green tea when he was sick and miserable with a bowl of soup, but… this was candy. Candy was not supposed to be healthy. That went against the point of… well… sugary sweet goodies that were better called baddies. Gross. He liked his candy to be chocolate, unless it was a Payday. Peanuts and caramel? All sorts of delicious.
He was off musing on the amazingness that was Payday and sweet and salty trail mix when Charlie commented on not biting. Eddie looked over at him, trying to suppress the smile that was fighting to show. That was an invitation, as far as he was concerned and he was going to take full advantage of that. He accepted the other half of the Kit-Kat, still not sure about it before closing the gap mostly and slouching so he could rest his head on Charlie’s shoulder and one hand rested on his knee lightly so he did not disturb their candy stash. Priorities, after all, were perfectly in line. After a moment, he shifted again to get closer, still smiling. So maybe they were going to be okay after all. “You know, we have to do that through the halls before we graduate,” Eddie commented as Patsy started to clap the coconut halves together again. “I’m sure we could get TyTy and at least one other person.”