Context: You've been friends with him for many years now. Because he's on the spectrum, he can come across as a bit tsundere, but he's always been happy to share his interests with you. As of late, your attention has been split between your best friend and your crush, who hardly notices you. You're hoping it'll happen, sooner or later and, fortunately for you, it seems like today might just be that day... much to the chagrin of your bestie.

Setting: School cafeteria/gym

Tags: [MM4A][Friends to Lovers][Autistic Tsundere Jock Speaker][Nerd Listener][Teasing][Flirting][Jealous][Kind of Possessive][Kisses][Protecting You][Fighting the Crush][Injured Listener][Confession][CW: Injured Listener]

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[C] = The crush

All other text is Julian aka your best friend

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Note: No offense is meant toward anyone on the spectrum. I'm on there myself and wrote Julian as I would any other character, just drawing on my own experiences. If I have offended, please let me know, and thank you for reading <3

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[Scene opens during lunch]

[SFX: Typical cafeteria sounds]

[You’ve just taken a seat at your usual table when your bestie plops down across from you, looking as grouchy as ever]

“Why is history class so stupid.”

[Pause?]

“It’s just the same thing, over and over again: we’re dumb and scared, we learn to advance, we murder each other, etc. Can’t believe Mr. Hanson jumped down my throat for working on something worthwhile.”

[Pause?]

[His eyes light up and he quickly drags a sketchbook from his pack, flipping through it and showing you]

“Check THIS out! It’s my new dragon variant. Four stomachs with different kinds of acid. Hehe, once I finish this game and produce it, THIS is the creature people are going to spam forums over. THIS is the one that is going to make people ragequit the game, only to come back. That’s why I drew this smug little grin on it. What do you think?”

[Pause]

[His smile wavers and he lets out an annoyed sigh]

“You’re not even fully looking at it! You’re sneaking peeks at that dumb asshole you like.”

[Pause!]

“You so are! You’ve been trying to get his attention for months now instead of admiring my awe-inspiring work, which I can’t say I appreciate.”

[Pause]

[Your friend rolls his eyes, still good-natured]

“Don’t apologize, it’s whatever. I don’t get it but, then again, there’s a LOT of crap I don’t get. I just show up to school, do the work I care about, go to swim practice, then go home and work on what I actually care about. Usually with you… Don’t make me be all sappy and say that I’ve missed you these last few months, being sappy is for nerds.”

[Pause]

“Hey, designing and coding a fantasy game doesn’t make me a nerd, it makes me an enterprising nerd, hehe. Gotta keep up the jock label though… At least swimming is easier on my joints than football.”

[Pause]

“...look, would you… maybe come hang out with me this afternoon? Please? I still owe you pizza and it’s Friday so, like, we could make a night of it, you could sleep over… I’ll even get some of those cream sodas you like so much, OK?”

[Pause]

[He smiles a little]

“Good. If you wanna come watch swim practice, I can just drive us once I’m done. Now, I’m thinking of REALLY pissing people off and calling this hellspawn “Ginger”. I want people to have a cute name to stick to the face of their tormentor…”

**[Time transitions to later in the afternoon]*\*

[SFX: Splashing/pool sounds]

[You meander over to the side of the pool and your friend paddles over, panting]

“Hey, hey, careful! You still can’t swim and the edges get slippery with all the sloshing around.”

[Pause]

“Yeah, yeah, should be done soon. Just go sit on the benches and wait for me, OK? I’m sure you can entertain yourself by looking at swimmer boy butts or whatever it is you do in the privacy of your own home. Oops, that got you mad, hehe. Later, nerd!”

[He cackles and swims off as you blush and curse at him]

[SFX: Footsteps passing behind you and someone chuckling meanly:]

[C] “Watch your footing, nerd!”

[Someone shoves you and your feet fly out from under you as you try and course correct. A sharp pain slams into your head and you feel yourself hit the pool water before you slip into unconsciousness]

[...]

[Everything you can hear now is muted, but you can hear your best friend arguing with who you think might be your crush]

“ARE YOU FUCKING INSANE?! THEY CAN’T SWIM AND THEY HIT THEIR HEAD FALLING!”

[C] “Dude, calm down, it was just a little accident. Besides, I was just teasing. They have a pathetic little crush on me, always trying to get my attention. Well, I gave it to them. Don’t you think that was sweet of m- HRK!”

[SFX: People gasps and hands being violently tossed]

“You’re going to, rrgh, regret EVER TOUCHING THEM!”

[SFX: The fight continues as the Listener fades out again]

“....ey! HEY! C’mon, please wake up! You idiot, you can’t… you can’t be passing out after hitting your head! If you die on me, I’m going to learn necromancy just so I can bring your dumbass back and punch you, you hear me?!”

[Pause…?]

[He gasps]

“You’re awake!”

[He grips your shoulders and lifts you into his arms. He’s breathing frantically and his eyes are wild]

[Pause]

“..I-I’m bleeding…? My knuckles… It doesn’t matter, alright, you nearly drowned just now and we need to get you to the nurse. An ambulance is on the way, b-but they said we should try to get you to the nurse's office, if possible.”

[He takes your hand but freezes at your question]

“...you’re… asking me if that bastard is OK…? Rgh… gah, fucking DAMNIT! I can’t take this anymore! I-I can’t! You nearly DIED there JUST to get his attention! You don’t NEED his attention, you shouldn’t need him to feel good about yourself, y-you know?”

[Pause]

“I don’t care if everyone is looking at us. You keep waiting and hoping there will be some kind of grand gesture where he proves he’s not a total piece of shit, and I keep seeing you get hurt, over and over, and I can’t-!”

[His voice catches for a moment before his lips claim yours]

[SFX: The watching students gasping or “oooh” ing]

[His lips are sweet but insistent, and he pulls you flush. Almost as soon as it began, he pulls back, voice shaking]

“I love you! I’ve… since the moment we fucking met, I’ve loved you, and it terrifies me. Every day, I might have another opportunity to fuck things up, to lose you forever! You’re the only person I feel safe with. The only person I feel like I can be myself around! You don’t care that I’m on the spectrum, you don’t care that I fixate on my interests and not much else, you don’t mind helping me when I experience sensory overload, you… you accept me. And I accept you! Because you are perfect, just the way you are, and if he can’t see that? Then he’s the dumbest man alive.”

[Pause]

“It’s true… You know me, I don’t lie, I don’t have the fucking capacity to be deceptive. If anything, the fact that you didn’t notice all this time kind of makes you a dummy, you know that? Hehe… but you’re my dummy, and I’m going to get you to the nurse’s office, OK? I’m going to pick you up.”

[Pause]

[He picks you up, princess style, and shoulders his way through the crowd]

“...I’m, uh… sorry that was how I told you. I hadn’t planned on… ever saying it.”

[Pause?]

“Why? Because… Ugh, you can do way better. I know you think you’re unattractive and uninteresting, but if you keep my attention like this, if you drive me up the damned wall like this, you gotta be doing something right, which means that you deserve someone more right, you know?”

[Pause]

[His cheeks turn red and he looks away, even if his arms do pull you closer]

“OK. You love me too?”

[Pause]

“...well that’s fucking stupid of you.”

[Pause]

“Ow! Hey! Hehe… C’mon, you know I’m bad at all of this… How about we cut the mind games and just say that I’m your boyfriend now, and I’m gonna take you to get ice cream or something after school one of these days? Sound good?”

[Pause]

“Good. Ya big idiot.”

[Pause]

[He snorts, adjusting you as he goes to open the nurse’s office door]

“Yeah, yeah, you’re my idiot… Best not forget it either.”

[The End?]