Week 5

[grimgrinningghosts]

[...So that was a mess. All of it was a mess, and things don't look to be improving any time soon. With tensions at an all-time high and conditions worsened, it seems pretty safe to say that this whole week promises a great deal of foreboding atmosphere.

But, hey, things aren't entirely bad. Just as Randall promised, you're now able to leave the Manor! 

Just don't stay out there for too long. There's still a lot of you, and you just can't afford to lose numbers.

24 guests remain]

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[nachosquire]

.......

[You know what.

Marco's just gonna scoot out from under the table and make a mad dash for the door--]

[upgradeit]

Marco, wait!

[Hiro fucking scrambles out from under the table, banging his head as he goes and takes a running leap at Marco, trying to tackle him to the ground because . . . uh. Look, words are hard? Words are hard.]

[nachosquire]

[oh.. down they go. definitely not smacking his chin on the floor no siree this is fine this is a totally fine evening.]

I-I'm sorry!

[He really has no reason to apologize in the first place, but he feels like he should at least explain himself before Hiro tells him he's awful or laughs at him or whatever he's going to do.]

Y-you're just... you're so cool and ever since the time we sang karaoke together and I realized you looked better in my own clothes than I did I've been thinking about you, like, nonstop and I thought that it was because I wanted my clothes back or something but then I realized that whenever I thought about you my heart felt really tight and I kept thinking about how the gap in your teeth is really cute and your eyes are like-- like those chocolate dippy things for strawberries that I can't think of the name right now a-and I didn't wanna tell you any of this because I was scared you'd just laugh at me and think it's creepy so I was going to just keep it in until I died and---

[stop him just stop him]

[upgradeit]

[Hiro just - he's always been bad at solving problems that take a lot of people skills? When your only friends are your aunt, your cat, and your brother there's just not. You don't learn a whole lot of people skills, is all.

So while Marco's rambling, Hiro just. Gets off of him, grabs Marco's face, and kisses him.

This is what people do in movies, right? So it totally works in real life and - oh, hm. You know what? He is. He is not really sure why people do this kissing thing. It's really awkward? How long are you supposed to kiss a boy for to make sure he knows you like him??? Um. Err.

It's possible he did not fucking think this plan through. Like, at all.]

[nachosquire]

[U M

UM??????????

To say Marco didn't expect to be kissed is the fucking understatement of the year. Like, he absolutely expected Hiro to think it was weird that he liked him. He was expecting the worst kind of reaction and definitely not fucking this.

And honestly he doesn't even know how to respond?? What does this mean???? Does Hiro like him, then or did he do it just to get him to shut up what does it mean????????????


Either way Marco is just. Rigid. As a fucking wax figure. Even if Hiro pulls away he's not moving even a little bit or saying anything because he's officially broken. Good job, Hiro.]

[upgradeit]

[Why isn't Marco moving??? Isn't kissing supposed to be a two person thing???? IS HE DOING IT WRONG?????????????? He's never kissed anyone before oh god he's probably doing it wrong. He's doing it wrong and he didn't even ask before doing it??? What if Marco doesn't like kissing???? What if Marco wanted to take it slow?????? WHAT IF MARCO'S ASEXUAL??????????

Hiro lets go of Marco and scoots backward, staying still for a second before bolting toward the bathroom.

Haha. Ha. Oh god he needs to. To dunk his head in water?????? And then maybe he'll be able to think straight again???????????????????????]

[nachosquire]

[Okay first of all he's had like, three kisses his entire life. Second of all you don't just kiss someone out of the blue?? He's been done a frighten Hiro. I'm pulling out the memes for this.

Though Hiro making a sudden move for the bathroom snaps Marco out of his confused state, and he reaches out towards him yelling what is probably the most cohesive thing anyone's ever said.]

Wait! Do you like Marc-- me-- co???

[if that dont get you to wanna date someone then i dont know what will]

[upgradeit]

No because you're stupid and a pizza elitist and you like dumb pop songs and your best friend will probably murder me if I say yes so I definitely do not have a crush on anybody named Marco Diaz whose hair is also stupid but looks really soft and good for petting.

[He doesn't actually, like. Breathe? When he says it? It's just one really long, breathless sentence.]

[nachosquire]

[Are they fucking okay??]

Dude.

[Now Marco's scrambling to his feet, taking a couple of steps towards Hiro but not too many because he doesn't want to make this situation worse, somehow.]

Star has a boyfriend! She's had a boyfriend ever since I came back to Mewni and I had a girlfriend when she lived with me in Earth and we're, like, totally fine with our relationship the way it is!

[upgradeit]

She's scary! What if she crawls out of Hell to give me The Talk? If anyone could do it, it would be her!

[He heard Star yelling at Marco at the party!! He doesn't want to be on the wrong end of that!!!]

[nachosquire]

She's not scary!

[That actually gets a small laugh out of Marco, and he can feel all the tension from earlier starting to relax a little bit.]

She was totally chill when it came to Jackie! She was even the one who helped me get together with her in the first place.

[Marco moves a little bit closer to Hiro, raising his hand to brush his bangs out of his eyes.]

Honestly? She's probably screaming right now over how stupid we're being.

[upgradeit]

Marco, what if she, like, turns me into a newt because I'm not good enough?

[He's just whining at this point. Literally, he's just whining because he doesn't want to have to say the words "I like you, Marco."

Using???? Your words?????? Instead of talking around a point endlessly??????? SOUNDS INCREDIBLY FAKE.]

[nachosquire]

Hiro, that's stupid.

[Marco moves forward again, closing the gap so he can just tug the other teen towards him, and wrap his arms around him tightly.]




She'd turn you into a cat.

[upgradeit]

I don't want to be a cat.

[It's kind of muffled, because Hiro's decided to bury his face in Marco's shoulder. This is fine. He's fine. Don't mind him.]

Cats are gross and eat their own hair.

[nachosquire]

There, there.

[Well then Marco will just.. kind of.. pet his hair a little bit. Yeah.]

At least you'd be adorable and would get to freeload off of everyone?

[upgradeit]

. . . Will you make me an avocado and shrimp pizza if I'm a cat?

[Asking for a friend.]

[nachosquire]

I'll make you one whenever you want, Hiro.

[...]

Though I have.. noooo idea if cats can have avocado.

[upgradeit]

We give Mochi avocado sometimes, so it's probably fine.

[He lives in California. Everyone is legally required to eat their weight in avocado - even cats.]

[nachosquire]

[Okay side note: the fact that Hiro's cat's name is Mochi just gave him like. +50 cute points.]

So then.... do you think you could handle the possibility of turning into a cat if you dated me?

[upgradeit]

. . . Maybe. I mean, you'd make her turn me back, right?

[Because you can't kiss people if you're a cat. And even though it sucked the first time??? It was probably just technique so. He needs to be human in order to Perfect the technique for kissing.]

[nachosquire]

No I'd just date you. As a cat.

[Said in the flattest tone he could muster because how can you?? Ask that??? Of course he would they definitely need to practice their technique okay.]

[upgradeit]

Rude. I'm not dating you.

[There's no heat to it, but also it's still muffled because he lives here now. He just lives with his face mashed into Marco's shoulder.]

[nachosquire]

Right, right. This is just toootally platonic hugging, just like that kiss earlier.

[There's a teasing tone to Marco's voice, but his face is absolutely red just thinking about that again.]

Just two guys doing normal guy stuff together!

[upgradeit]

Obviously. I totally just kiss my friends on the mouth all the time.

[He absolutely does not. That was his first kiss.]

[nachosquire]

Uh-huh.

[He sounds totally convinced.]

Speaking of.... do youuuuuu wanna try it again? Since. Y'know. I kinda... ruined it.

[sweats]