Pop Music Plays On The Speakers In The Kriegman Basement, Quiet Due To Cal Constantly Turning Them Down.

pop music plays on the speakers in the kriegman basement, quiet due to cal constantly turning them down. andre’s on the floor doing push-ups and following a workout routine his coach assigned him for track. he’s on number 23 and counting out loud until he gets to 40.

he glances up to see cal sprawled out on an old couch in the corner of the room with a book from english class in front of his face. he’s not reading, though. he’s peaking up over the book, staring at andre.

“you want to join me?” andre asks, startling cal out of his stupor.

cal hums in response; he thinks andre is joking. the older boy suddenly stands up and walks toward cal with outstretched arms. “c’mere.”

“i’m not doing fucking push-ups,” cal snaps. he is dead serious, but he’s still putting down his book and standing up.

“you don’t have to, dumbass. you’ll be my weight.” andre gives cal a toothy smile. when he spots the confusion on cal’s face, he clarifies what he means. “look, i have about 20 more push-ups to go. you sit on my back while i do them. the more weight, the more of a workout i get. it’s simple.”

that’s how cal finds himself sitting sideways on andre’s back while andre swears and grunts until he gets to 40. cal quickly gets off his friend’s back, at least before andre collapses onto the ground.

“dumb idea on my part. we’re never doing that again.”

i know this is going to sound like a broken record, but i have to say it.

thank you guys for interacting with my posts and becoming friends with me and making me smile. i’ve been struggling recently, and getting on this app and being in this community has been a safe haven for me. i hope you guys know how much you mean to me, even if we’ve never interacted or spoken to one another. thank you endlessly.

Give me headcanons abt Cal and Andres early friendship or I’ll be sad >:3

EARLY CALDRE HCS

- despite cal always being loud and somewhat obnoxious as a kid, andre didn’t really notice him. cal noticed andre, though. the new kid who immediately became the smartest kid in the grade caught everyone’s eye.

- rachel complained about andre to cal. rachel had immediately formed an academic rivalry with andre even though andre wasn’t aware of it.

- cal approached andre at lunch about halfway through the first semester of sixth grade. they didn’t really speak, instead opting to sit across from each other in silence and occasionally look at each other.

- the first time they talked was a couple days later. andre approached cal in the pickup line and asked what he thought about the book they were reading for english class. they both hated it.

- despite only having a small conversation that day, the two started talking constantly. they got told to be quiet in every class they shared: math, gym, english, and lunch.

- the first time they went over to each other’s houses was in the spring of seventh grade. andre had been uncomfortable with the idea of cal coming to his house. his older brother would be there, and he didn’t really like andre. plus, andre had been ridiculed so much for his family’s german accent; he was scared cal would do the same.

- the fear of judgement left as soon as cal walked into andre’s house. he felt nothing but comfort with cal.

- when andre met cal’s family, he fell in love with their dynamic. siblings that laughed together. parents that openly expressed love.

- their parents could immediately tell that the boys were going to become inseparable, and they were right. they spent the majority of the rest of their lives together.

- they snuck rated r movies into their rooms and watched them in the middle of the night with little to no sound. they would never admit that they barely slept those nights and huddled a bit closer in bed than they normally would.

- andre’s birthdays never had any guests other than cal (shown in the movie). he didn’t invite anyone else. he only wanted cal there.

- as cal grew out his hair and got made fun of for it, andre always had his back. cal liked how he looked which meant andre did too.

- cal was freaked out when andre joined the track team in eighth grade, scared that andre would leave him for a more popular, jock-filled friend group, but he never did.

- cal started smoking weed in ninth grade. andre tried it a couple months after cal got into it and almost choked. cal never lets him forget that moment.

- they lost their minds every time they got their schedules in high school. they sat in andre’s car and went through each class. every period they didn’t have together made them sadder and sadder.

I JUST FOUND OUT YOU FOLLOWED ME BACK AND IM SO HAPPY UR SO COOL IM GLAD TO BE UR MUTUAL

HIHIHI ANON!! IDK WHO U ARE RN BUT I BET YOURE COOL AS FUCK!!

you’re my favorite zero day account, the way you write is just perfect and so pretty im in love with how you characterize cal and andre

if operationandre has no fans im dead 🫡

y’all genuinely need to stop being so nice to me it makes me cry

no but fr thank you so much!! this means so much to me anon! ALSO !! the comment about you liking how i characterize cal and andre is the best thing anyone has ever said to me. there have been so many times i’ve worried about my hcs and analysis stuff being out of character is crazy, and you just made me feel much better.

if anon has no fans i’m dead 🫡

“andre kriegman would play cod” “andre kriegman would play fortnite” “andre kriegman would play valorant” blah blah blah

andre kriegman would play dress to impress while screaming and cussing out little kids.