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high school au rivals to lovers kevaaron
kevin getting his science test back with a 98 so he smugly turns around to shove it in aaron’s face. aaron raises an eyebrow, lifts up his paper to show to bright 99 with a shit-eating grin (andrew got 100 but will never show it to anyone).
their next class is a history presentation, afterwards the teacher discusses grades (my high school did that idk if yours did too but it was the WORST anyway) kevin gets a full score.
english class arrives and it is set to be a debate, cue the two having an argument-contest of symbolism and meaning of a certain poem they had to study.
one day kevin shows up to the library to find all the seats taken except the one next to aaron. he grumpily considers his options but when aaron looks up from his textbook he turns on his heels and tells himself it’s not too cold to study outside yet.
then they are assigned a presentation for their spanish class. neither of them speaks it very well (they would have preferred being with the weird kid andrew always hangs out with) but they have no choice so kevin tells aaron to come at his place during the weekend to work on it.
it’s a bit of a disaster because they keep bickering but then eventually manage to get an outline for it after way too much time wasted deciding who should work on what. aaron brought his old laptop so they both start working on their part in silence, neither happy to be in the other’s presence but at least working is familiar and comfortable, so much so that they don’t see time pass. kevin’s step-mom comes home and she tells aaron he should stay for dinner with them. he refuses but she insists because “listen i got too much food, what’s one more mouth to feed”.
(little does she know aaron hasn’t eaten anything since the previous evening. his mom is going to be mad if he doesn’t come home but kevin’s step-mom, abby, is very sweet and besides kevin looks constipated at the prospect of him staying so he ends up accepting)
aaron helps get the table ready while kevin chops veggies with way too much force, abby makes small talks but it’s alright, at least aaron doesn’t have to think about the screaming that will be waiting for him at home.
just as dinner is ready, the high school coach, who is also kevin’s father, arrives and stomps in all grumpily because some kids tripped each other on the tracks so he had to take them to the hospital for a sprained wrist and a sprained ankle. coach wymack looks at aaron then at kevin and then huffs. “‘bout time you brought a friend here” “he’s not my friend” “whatever you say kevin”. dinner is pleasant and aaron doesn’t remember the last time his stomach felt so full, kevin’s parents keep asking him questions and he finds it surprisingly easy to talk to them, especially because kevin is silently fuming opposite him.
aaron goes home with a tupperware full of food but as soon as tilda sees him she slaps him in the face because “where the fuck were you”. aaron drops the tupperware in surprise and apologizes profusely, when tilda is done with him he runs to his bedroom and doesn’t get out until the next day. kevin is the first person he sees in class, if he notices the still red mark on his cheek or the stiff way aaron holds himself, he doesn’t comment on it. aaron sits next to him to review their notes and kevin says “you’ll have to bring the tupperware back”
aaron “i’ll bring it tomorrow”
kevin “abby gave me these for you” kevin gives him a small bag of wrapped cookies.
aaron “why?”
kevin “because she has the audacity to like you”
they get an a for their presentation and aaron is invited for dinner again the following friday, kevin starts warming up to aaron even tho aaron keeps his distance until one day it’s just the two of them left in the locker room and oh fuck kevin is shirtless and oh fuck abs.
aaron realizes something about himself in that moment while kevin seems completely unbothered, but then a smirk stretches the corner of his mouth and oh fuck aaron is standing too close. kevin tilts his chin up with one finger and kisses him right there
since ppl liked my last post here’s some more of draco
you’re laughing. I just bruised my ass and you’re laughing.
pairing: hwang hyunjin x gender neutral reader genre: figure skating au! childhood friends to lovers, estranged childhood friends, (very mild) angst with a happy ending, click here for unresolved feelings lmao wc: 6.2k warnings: none notes: this was supposed to be short & sweet for my festive series but it kinda got away from me and became its own thing! the title doesn’t match the content AT ALL ajhsgfa concept: you and hyunjin once grew up skating together. after years without seeing or hearing from him, he’s finally come home.
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The skating rink is always empty at six in the morning. It’s how you like it: cold and intimate, the ice a pale grey-blue under the glow of the overhead lights. In the summer, you would skate under the light of dawn where it filters through the rafters, but in winter, the darkness outside the pool of ice makes it feel as though it’s all that exists in the world.
Today is like any other; you sit on the bench, breath condensing into white clouds in the air as you tug the laces of your boots tighter until they’re moulded to your ankles. You stand on the blades, testing their feel.
Satisfied, you make your way to the edge of the rink and step onto the ice, breathing a sigh of relief as you do. This time on the rink has always belonged to you, been both your escape and your comfort. You cross one foot in front of the other as you skate, gliding effortlessly as you close your eyes and lose yourself for just a short while.
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