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they’re so clueless
Floyd leaned back against the bench of Octavinelle’s washroom and stretched his legs. Even nearly three years after drinking his first transformation potion, it was a weirdly satisfying sensation. Floyd had never really had any issues with life in the ocean, but a good, deep stretch was a nice thing about living on land.
His phone dinged and he raised it in front of his face.
Good morning to you, too.
Floyd grinned. There were a few nice things about living on land.
mornin goldfishieeeeeee <3
It hadn’t taken Floyd nearly as much time as he’d thought it would to convince a certain cute little redhead to be his boyfriend, but a few weeks into the relationship, Floyd could hardly remember what life was like before ‘good morning’ texts, lunches together, and everything else that came with dating Goldfishie.
Much better.
Three dots appeared to let him know Goldfishie had more to say. (As if he didn’t always have more to say.)
Who is clueless?
Floyd’s smile faded as he looked up from his phone at the other two with him in the washroom. Unsurprisingly, Azul was hyperfocused on his own reflection while he washed his face. Equally unsurprisingly, Jade stood at Azul’s side, occasionally glancing at Azul’s reflection between applying his makeup. There were, like, a zillion stations in the washroom for students to use to get ready, and Jade had chosen the one right. beside. Azul. But Azul didn’t seem to mind. Why would he? He was just as dumb as Jade when it came to this stuff.
Floyd turned his attention back to his phone.
jade and azul
What do you mean? They both make decent grades.
Decent grades. Azul would lose it if he knew someone had called his grades ‘decent.’ He frequently ended up near the top of the class rankings. Compared to Goldfishie though, even the second best grades in the class looked ‘decent.’ (Maybe Floyd would have to try saying that to Azul just to see how he reacted.)
jade likes azul
Don’t you? You’re all friends, aren’t you?
jade likes azul like i like you
He lowered his phone again and lazily brushed his teeth. Goldfishie would have to process that information for a little bit before he could respond.
In a way, Goldfishie was right. Jade and Azul were both pretty smart. Azul could come up with a solution to just about any problem anyone brought to him (for a price). Jade knew a ton about potions and herbs and that kind of crap, and he could manipulate almost anybody into doing whatever he wanted. So how did they manage to keep dancing around the most obvious fact about the other?
Azul suddenly extended his hand toward Jade. “Sunscreen, please.”
Without a word, Jade passed the bottle to Azul.
Oh, cool, so now they share skincare products. Sure. Why not.
Floyd tapped another quick message to his boyfriend.
azul likes jade too
He opened Magicam for a minute and scrolled through the top posts on his timeline, but then another ding let him know Goldfishie had finally gathered his thoughts.
Are you sure about Jade? He teases, torments, and annoys Azul every chance he gets.
With a grin, Floyd replied:
sound familiar?
Unfortunately.
Floyd chuckled. That’s just how he and his brother showed affection, what could he say?
Does that mean they’re in a relationship?
nope
Are you sure their feelings are mutual?
Floyd lifted his phone and snapped a quick photo of Jade and Azul preparing for their days side by side and sent it to Goldfishie.
yup
Are they wearing matching pyjamas?
same brand, similar styles
That’s a good way to describe how they are in general.
Floyd had never really thought of it that way, but Goldfishie was right. Jade and Azul weren’t exactly alike, but they had a lot in common. They both use gross fake-polite speech patterns (which Floyd was sure he hadn’t heard from Azul until after they’d all started hanging out more often), they both always have ulterior motives, and they both suck at flying and all kinds of other sporty stuff. Jade had once commented on how married couples tended to take after each other, and that seemed irritatingly true about him and Azul.
Floyd and Goldfishie had their similarities, too! Goldfishie’s ‘sentence first; verdict afterward’ was just another way of saying ‘I’m gonna do what I want, and I don’t care who doesn’t like it,’ and Floyd could definitely relate to that. Plus, Goldfishie worked really hard in order to reach his goals, and so did Floyd. Except, Goldfishie’s goals were things more like graduating as valedictorian and getting accepted into some insanely prestigious university. Floyd’s interests on any given day could vary from learning to do a slam dunk to teaching himself the hedgehog language so he could talk to all of Goldfishie’s favorite little guys.
If they’re mutually interested, why wouldn’t they make it official?
That’s what Floyd wanted to know!
idk
but it’s annoying
Have you tried saying something to Jade about it?
“Floyd.”
He looked up and saw Azul’s reflection glaring at him.
“Would you please put your phone on silent? All of that loud beeping and vibrating is irksome.”
“Like you have any room to talk,” he half-growled in response. “You guys really tick me off sometimes.”
Before Azul could say anything in return, Jade extended a hand toward him and simply said, “Pass the toner, please.”
With the two of them back focused on their primping, Floyd replied to Goldfishie’s text.
no
Should I say something to him? He is my classmate, after all.
Just thinking about the look on Jade’s face if Goldfishie called him out for not confessing to Azul made Floyd smile again. He wouldn’t be able to play dumb or deny his feelings after that. And then he’d be all like, ‘However did you find out about such a thing, Mr. Riddle?’ Most people never got to see Jade crack under pressure. Of course Floyd wanted to share such an amazing experience with his boyfriend!
i wanna be there when you talk to him lol
Goldfishie gave that message a thumbs up. How cute that he actually remembered how to do that.
“Floyd!”
He huffed at Azul’s scolding. “I’m leaving, sheesh.”
As he walked out of the washroom, he sent Goldfishie another text.
i’m comin over there to finish gettin ready
You can’t just use Heartslabyul’s facilities at this hour. My card soldiers are getting ready for their classes, too.
Floyd snickered.
omw
Floyd!!!