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22:36, Sunday, 05/04/20XX.
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“...Are you still awake?” “It’s a sleepover Langa, of course I’m awake.”
Langa and Reki ended up sharing Reki’s bed together. It’s not like either of them minded, It’s just a little hard for Langa’s heart to stop racing so much.
Reki was on the side closest to his wall while Langa was on the edge, the distance between them wasn’t anything too uncomfortable. It’s almost natural to them at this point.
Langa’s stomach rumbled.
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“...Reki, are you-” “Yes, Langa, I’m gonna get the snacks soon.”
Reki was curled up scrolling through tiktok, facing Langa, and Langa was facing Reki. It was more like Langa was paying attention to Reki and Reki was paying attention to his phone.
Langa didn’t really like that.
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“...So did y-” “Yup. I had fun today, Langa.” Reki sighed, openly and loudly.
From the way Reki was speaking, it seemed like he could be mad at Langa, but he knew he wasn’t. This is just how Reki acts when he’s tired, and Langa has gotten used to that by now.
Maybe Langa’s just overthinking.
Reki’s room was almost silent, besides from his loud, cheap fan and the constant tiktok audios playing,
and something only Langa could hear, his own heart thumping.
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Langa lets out a breath, “Reki?... Do you wanna…”
“Go to S? It’s not on tonight.” Reki scrolls past another video.
“No, not that…”
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Reki pauses the video he’s watching, “Then what is it?”
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“Do you wanna… maybe cuddle again? Like last time, and watch some skating videos on your phone?” Langa muttered out, pinching at his chest.
The sound of Langa’s heart is almost battling with the fan by now. Langa himself felt his breath fall heavier.
Reki giggled and laid his phone between the two, looking up to make eye contact.
Langa felt his heart skip a beat when his eyes reached his.
“Don’t you want me to get some snacks first? Then we can cuddle.” Reki smiled, and pinched Langa's cheeks together with one hand.
“Yea, that’s a good idea, go get them now, ay?” At this point, Langa was just rushing anything out of his mouth to keep his heart at ease. It wasn’t working.
The words he wished he could rush out right now weren’t an option, he needed to remember, it’s all about timing.
Reki chuckled again, twisting his body and sitting up with the support of his elbows. Langa never took his eyes off of him, they stayed, piercing into Reki.
“You don’t wanna waste any time, do you?” Reki climbed over Langa, and his smile could be heard muttered through his voice, and fuck was Langa enjoying it.
“I’ll make it quick, Langa.”
Langa didn’t move a muscle until he heard Reki’s footsteps, then the door opened and closed.
As soon as he heard that door click, he sat up and scurried for his phone. Anywhere, just somewhere where it could possibly be.
They were messing around and taking photos at around 20:00 after Reki’s younger sisters had been put to sleep. The amount of times they’d been told to keep quiet by Koyomi just encouraged them to take more pictures and laugh even louder.
Langa finds his phone sitting on the ledge of Reki's bedframe holding up his mattress. He’s never unlocked his phone and opened Instagram faster in his life.
+4 messages from Emma Jones.
Tap.
He ignored her previous messages and instantly went to typing.
Hasegawa Langa: emma emma. 22:42
Hasegawa Langa: oh my god he’s cute. he’s like so so cute 22:42
Hasegawa Langa: and don’t forget hot and sweet 22:42
Langa saw the 3 little dots come up from Emma’s side.
Emma Jones: not using capital letters at the beginning? this must be a dream. 22:42
Emma Jones: srs tho tell me what happened. 22:43
The joy that rose in Langa’s heart when he was able to yap freely about Reki to someone without judgement felt so relieving, it’s like a secret he’s kept in for so long that he’s finally able to tell.
Hasegawa Langa: I’m at a sleepover with him rn and ohmygod he just crawled over me 22:43
Hasegawa Langa: and we’re gonna cuddle together when he comes back 22:43
Hasegawa Langa:His hair looks so cute when it’s out of the headband it falls so softly I almost can’t wait to touch it. 22:43
Hasegawa Langa: god you don’t even get it, I’ll send a photo. 22:44
Langa uploaded a photo of Reki that Reki took on his phone from before, with Langa laughing in the background, and he waited for it to load.
It was a 0.5, and Reki was holding up a peace sign while sticking out his tongue, laying on his bed together. Langa almost looked cradled in Reki’s arm.
Before the photo could finish uploading, the door crept open.
Langa has never closed his phone and dropped it that fast.
But before Langa could hide his phone away, Reki saw. Reki was holding 3 bags of lollies in one hand and a massive bag of cookies in the other. He closed the door behind him with his foot.
Reki stood there, with the bags lowered in his hands, staring at Langa.
“Who were you texting?” Reki’s mood seemed to dim.
“No one, just checking the time. That’s all.”
Reki walked over and placed the bags on Langa, then crawled over him again. Langa sat up and opened the bag of cookies first.
The sound of the rustling cookie bag and the bedsheets overtook the fan.
“...I hate it when you lie to me.” Reki pulled the sheets over him and he laid facing the wall.
Langa swallowed the cookie he was chewing on, “I uhh, thought we were going to cuddle?”
“Forget about it.” Reki tugged the blanket over his way and curled up against himself tighter. He bit at his lip, he wasn’t saying what he meant anymore.
Langa felt his heart drop.
“Reki, please, let’s talk–“
“There’s nothing to talk about anymore.”
Langa couldn’t even tell what emotions Reki was processing right now, was it jealousy? Or was he mad I was texting someone during our time… that doesn’t sound like Reki though.
He didn’t want to jump to conclusions and assume it was jealousy, it’s better to persuade Reki to open up.
“You told me earlier we would talk about this, are you backing out on that promise?” Langa laid the bag of cookies away from him.
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“… Fine,” Reki muttered, “We’ll talk.”
“Uh… It might not be the best time to ask but, can we at least still cuddle, or something…”
Reki sighed under his breath, “I was never against that idea really. Honestly, it’s fine. We can.”
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