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The days had passed surprisingly quickly. Boombox had become acquainted to the schedule that had settled between the two. Wake up, eat, go out and do something ( probably something stupid, if Boombox was being honest.. ), go home, sleep. It was nice. Normal. ..But Boombox still couldn’t get that damn realization he had out of his mind. He started noticing small things that Timmy did. Like the way the inphernal flapped his hands or clapped when something excited him. The way he’d make sure everything was almost perfect for Boombox. ..It made him feel all warm inside.
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The days had gone quicker than Boombox had expected. It was already the 24th. The streets were covered with snow. ..It was pretty.
He let out a yawn as he slipped out of bed. It was late, sure, but he couldn’t sleep. He rubbed his eyes, dragging himself out of the bedroom. He could probably get something to drink and then just go on his phone for the rest of the night. It was quiet. ..Probably because it was the middle of the night. Boombox walked to the living room, making sure his steps were quiet so as to not wake up Timmy. But apparently that wasn’t needed.
Boombox paused as he got to the living room, seeing Timmy near the window and looking out of it. He blinked before walking towards him. The inphernal wasn’t wearing the beanie, hair a mess. Whether that was from sleeping or the fact he wore his beanie almost 24/7 this month. Timmy glanced over at Boombox before looking back out the window. “‘S pretty..” He mumbled, fingers tapping on the cold glass. Boombox just hummed and nodded. The two just stood there in silence for a bit. Boombox glanced over at him every few minutes, face flushing.
“Wanna see somethin’ cool?” Timmy asked randomly, glancing over at Boombox. He had that stupid grin on his face. Boombox blinked before nodding. “Sure!” “Ok, okay, come with me–” Before Boombox could say anything, Timmy’s hand was clasped around his wrist as he dragged him outside. They stopped in front of the house before Timmy looked up. “I’m gonna throw you up, okay..? Don’t scream, I don’ wanna wake people up.” “Wait what-” Boombox yelped as the shorter picked him up bridal style before he was thrown up. Thankfully, Boombox landed on the roof safely. He blinked, glancing around. He noticed one of Timmy’s hands clamp onto the edge of the roof before the inphernal hauled himself up onto the roof. Boombox sighed. “What?” “That was stupid.” Timmy just laughed. Boombox paused, face heating up.
“Ok, okay, now look, look!” Boombox tilted his head as Timmy pointed towards the rest of the town. Boombox’s eyes widened slightly as he looked at the town. Snow covered almost everything, the only lights on being the Christmas decorations. It was.. Pretty. He hummed, glancing over at Timmy. The inphernal was grinning. Boombox’s breath hitched as he stared at the other’s face. There still was the faint scarring on his cheek from something stupid he did during recording back when the two were kids. Boombox remembered when it happened.
“You okay?” Boom blinked. “Oh- uh, yeah. I’m good, don’t worry!” He leaned away, shrugging. Timmy tilted his head. “You sure? You’re breathing weird.” “I-I am??” Timmy nodded. “..Oh.” “Yeah. So, c’mon. Tell me what’s wrong!” Boombox paused. “I, uh.. Nothing’s wrong, don’t worr-” “I’m not stupid, Boom. You’re my friend and I wanna make sure you’re not, like, uncomfy.” The two fell into silence for a moment. “...I- uh..” Boombox’s hands came to the hem of his shirt, fidgeting with it. “I guess I just had a, uh, realization when I got here. Um. Nothing serious, to be honest. Just, uh..” He looked down, avoiding the other’s stare. “..I maybe um.. Realized I might, uh.. Be.. In love.. With you..?” He mumbled. Timmy blinked, tilting his head. “I, uh, can’t hear you?” “..I’m.. Uh..” He cleared his throat, ignoring the fact his face felt like it was burning up. “..I might have.. Realized.. I may.. Um.. I may be in love with.. You?” There was silence for a few minutes. Boombox avoided his friend’s stare. His pajamas looked much more interesting now.
“..You’re.. In love with me?” Boombox felt like his heart was gonna stop. “..I think so?” He glanced up at Timmy, seeing the inphernal just.. Staring at him. “Huh. ..Can I do something really quick?” Boombox tilted his head. “..Okay?” He felt a hand come up to his cheek, cupping his face gently. Oh SFoTH. This was actually happening, wasn’t it. There was a brief pause before the two both leaned in. Right before their lips touched Boombox heard Timmy ask, “..Are.. Uh.. You okay with this?” Boombox nodded. “Okay.” And then they kissed. It was soft. Gentle. The kiss didn’t last long, just a few seconds, before they both pulled away. There was silence for a bit after that.
“..So, do you really like like me?” Boombox snorted. “You’re asking it like we’re kids.” Timmy raised his hands in a surrender motion, rolling his eyes. “Okay, fine, I’ll ask it like a super serious adult next time!” There was another brief silence before the two started laughing. “SFoTH.. This is so stupid..” Boombox said between laughs. They eventually stopped laughing and calmed down. Then there was comfortable silence.
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The two went inside after a bit. Timmy had fallen asleep on Boombox, head resting comfortably on his shoulder. Boombox carefully got down from the roof and brought him to his room. …Tonight he didn’t sleep in the guest room.
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Christmas was fun. Boombox had managed to get something for his new partner and he got something in return. It was peaceful. Domestic even.
Though, in every story like this, the main character has to decide if they want to stay or not. And.. Boombox had to go back. Not like he wont keep in contact with his partner. They texted constantly before so it was no different.
And if any of Boombox’s friends noticed him returning and acting more giddy than before. ..Maybe they mentioned it. Maybe they didn’t.