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Damien x Wayne: Hat bonding.
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Wayne and Raj sat in the lodge that very morning, talking about nonsense. It didn't matter what they talked about, they just talked. That must be why they're such good friends.
“So,” Raj started, poking at his plate of food, “You like anyone here?" he asked. Wayne sort of cringed and looked off to the side. Of course he liked someone. How could he not? They were so wonderful and spontaneous, he was wonderful and spontaneous. But he couldn't tell Raj. Even though he wanted to, even though he knew Raj’s very own secret, he just couldn't let it slip.
Flashback
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It was an accident, purely just coincidence. Someone had caught Wayne's eye lately. He was so full of life, so rational and so unprepared for this competition, which only drew his attraction even more.
One night, the very first week on the island, in the communal bathrooms, Wayne was in there brushing his teeth. He was thinking about loads of things. He had accidentally caused his team the challenge, ugh, stupid, stupid, stupid. Wayne facepalmed a bit, which was something like slapping his face repeatedly, wanting to get rid of his guilt somehow.
So he tried to think about other things. How he did decently in the challenge and so did Nichelle! She was cool! He was gonna have to talk to her later. He found her attractive, but he doubted he had a chance with her. Maybe Emma, but she was too caught up on that Chase guy. Julia? She was certainly attractive. She was nice too. She even seemed to be into yoga! Wayne did that with Raj once, but it didn't end well.
Just as Wayne is in his thoughts, someone else walks in. Damien. He had already showered but needed to brush his teeth before he slept. He was kinda surprised to see Wayne there, in just his socks, boxers, and hockey jersey, with his hat resting on the counter. Damien had thought everyone went to sleep but he shrugged it off. He didn't really like Wayne, not when he was so cocky when he first arrived. Sure, he looked good, but Damien's not a huge fan of not so good attitudes. It's what inside that matters, after all.
“Hey." Damien mutters, pulling out his toothbrush and putting his toothpaste on it. Wayne snaps out his thoughts and his body jumps a bit, not expecting Damien to be in the bathroom. Wayne waved back as he continued to brush. He couldn't help but glance. He just wanted to get a glimpse. But that glance turned to two, then three, and then he was staring so hard he was surprised Damien didn't notice. When he first arrived, he definitely thought Damien was one of the 'hotties' on the island, just never said it out loud. But now that he's getting a closer look, hes sure he was definitely right.
Damien is just looking down at the sink as he brushes his teeth. It's a habit he's formed. He feels a pair of eyes on his side profile, just staring at him. “Can I help you?” Damien asks, looking up and raising an eyebrow at Wayne. Wayne's face slightly flares up as his eyes dart around while he looks for an excuse.
“I, I’m sorry! You just kinda got a little bit.." Wayne gestures to his mouth, “Here, just let me get it." his hand reaches over wipes a bit of imaginary toothpaste off of the corner of Damien's mouth. His thumb accidentally grazes his bottom lip, making his face flare up more than it already was. “Sorry!” Wayne stuttered out, “You know what? Just forget- ohh.." Wayne mumbles, looking off to the side and groaning at his own flusteredness.
If Damien wasn't confused, he certainly was now. That literally happened in the span of five seconds. Is this guy okay? Damien contemplates leaving, but this poor guy.. “Hey, uh, it's fine, you know? Thanks by the way, didn't know I had anything there." he says in an attempt to calm Wayne down while also wiping his mouth to get any toothpaste Wayne didn't get.
Wayne looks back up and tries to laugh off his sudden attraction to the man standing next to him,"No, yeah, totally. You're welcome.” He stutters again, with now a much more noticeable blush on his face. Wayne clears his throat and runs a hand through his hair, picking up his hat and putting it on, with a few loose hairs sticking out the middle of the hat. “I, uh, I like your hat."
Damien looks at his own yellow one and chuckles, "Hey, thanks! It was just something I got at a store. Looked cool, you know?”. Wayne nods, just happy to hear him talk. This is crazy, why is he suddenly switching up? He didn't even know this guy! He was on the other team! Sure, he's always found guys and girls attractive, but come on, not the enemy! Think about anyone, think about Julia! He was just a second ago! Why isn't it working!? But on the outside, Wayne tries to put on the Wayne charm and chuckles.
“No, yeah, totally get it! I got mine when I was ten. Gift from Raj. He's uh, he's on my team.” Wayne says in a calm and collected voice, although he's Internally screaming inside. “Do you wanna try it on?"
“Uh, sure! As long as it's not all nasty, you know?” Damien jokes around as he takes off his own hat. Wayne takes his hat off, letting his bangs cover his face as he puts the hat on Damien. His cheeks flush as he crosses his arms.
“You look good!” Wayne blurts out without realizing.
“Really?” Damien asks as he looks into the mirror of the bathroom. It didn't exactly fit him but he did sorta look good. Damien's own cheeks flush as Wayne compliments him. Wayne is just so nice! “I, uh, appreciate the compliment! Here, you can try mine!" Damien takes his hat and holds it out for Wayne to take
Wayne looks over at his hat and smiles as he grabs it and puts it on. It's a bit tight so some of his hair falls down onto his face still. Wayne thinks he looks a bit silly. Damien smiles, “Here, let me help you.” he offers as he brushes some of the hair from Wayne's face, trying to tuck it into the hat. Wayne feels Damien's hand brush against his skin, making him feel all giddy inside. Damien sees how happy this is making Wayne, and he can't help but think it's kinda cute. But when he looks outside, he silently curses under his breath.
“Hey, I gotta go. It's getting late. I'll see you tomorrow, yeah? And bring your cool hat with you!” Damien takes off Wayne's hat as does Wayne. They swap hats and he puts his hat back on. Before Damien leaves, he reaches over to ruffles Waynes hair, "You've got toothpaste all over your chin." He doesn't even give Wayne a chance to say anything as he walks out. Wayne just mumbles ‘yeah’ as he watches Damien leave. God, he fumbled so hard.
Present
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“Oh yeah, totally! You know, the girls.” Wayne mutters. That didn't even sound like something he would say.
“Ohh! Really? Come on, you gotta tell me!” Raj points his spoon at Wayne and grins, currently excited to hear about who his best pal is crushing on. Is it Emma? Wayne's always loved girls like Emma. Mk doesn't exactly cross his mind. Priya? No, she's on the other team. Julia?
“Its- it's, well-” Wayne stutters before Raj cuts him off.
“Oh, I bet it's Julia! It's Julia, huh?" Raj blurts out. Wayne cringes even more. It's so openly, painfully obvious it's not her. But Wayne just smiles and nods, going along with this. This lie.
“Yeah, it's her!" Wayne lies through his teeth. “You know, she's hot.”
Just as he says this, Julia walks through the door, texting on her phone as usual. She grabs her bowl of breakfast and takes a seat near Wayne and Raj, trying to find the perfect caption for her new post. Raj gives Wayne a look that says ‘go for it!’. Wayne doesn't want to. She's good looking, sure, but she's not who he wants. He swallows down the lump in his throat, a lump he might throw up if he even mutters these words.
“Hey Julia, looking good today!” Wayne mentions, making him totally die on the inside. Raj nudges Wayne and giggles, watching his best friend compliment, who he thinks is, his crush. Julia looks up from her phone then back down.
“Thanks one of the hockey guys, but it's what's inside that counts!” Julia gestures to her chest, where her heart is. Wayne looks at Raj and is about to make a joke when he sees Damien walk in with Zee. Damien's currently trying to get Zee on board with his ‘vote Damien off’ campaign. Wayne's heart skips a beat.
“Yeah, yeah, what's inside.” Wayne mutters absent mindedly as he watches Damien. His cheeks flare and his smile widens just a bit. Damien's just about done talking with Zee when he sees Wayne. He has a smile of his own as he waves over to Wayne, making him blush even more.