“That’s actually pretty cool,” Hunter pointing out. Though quiz bowl and trivia weren’t his strong suit and he certainly never thought he’d ever like that sort of thing, he had to admit it was cool. “How often do you have tournaments?” Hunter asked, a part of that he didn’t want to admit to was genuinely curious.
"Um… every few weeks if I'm remembering correctly. Sometimes though we have one twice a week. That's usually around championship season." Milo talked about it with so much happiness. It was definitely one of his favorite things. "I could tell you when a tournament is if you want to watch them!" He smiled, most of his worry and nervousness gone.
Maybe it was he was caught up in the moment, or maybe it was because Milo was just so happy, but Hunter’s mouth moved on its own, “When’s the next one?” He was even getting out his phone to mark it down on his calendar. Any thoughts of Lexi were absent from Hunter’s head, maybe that was because Milo’s arms were around him.
"I think… the next one is actually this Friday." Milo was surprised that Hunter was so interested, but he wasn't complaining. As Hunter shifted to put the event on his phone, Milo finally realized what he was doing. He hesitantly let go of Hunter and sat up. "…Sorry…"
Hunter paused for a second when Milo let go of him, about to tell him it was alright, but… Hunter couldn’t possibly say that. He was the school jock, and Milo was a complete nerd. They weren’t supposed to even hang out together, let alone to be okay with their arms wrapped around each other. So Hunter just wordlessly entered in the tournament to his calendar and slipped his phone back into his pocket.
Hunter tugged his hood a bit more over his face when he finally spoke again, “So-“
“Attention, help is on the way. The expected wait time will be a half hour,” A man on the ground called from a speaker phone.
Hunter groaned, “Now that’s just crappy.”
Milo let out a long sigh, the end a little shaky. He held his hands together and he looked at them. He had tensed up again "Um… once we get off… off this ride, can we please not uh, go on any more rides?" Milo asked while looking over at Hunter.
“Yeah, that might be best,” Hunter sighed, closing his eyes. “I guess we’ll be up here for a while.” He turned to face Milo better, saying, “Sorry for dragging you into this.”
"No no, it's okay… it's okay. I…" Milo took a breath. "I'm glad we did it, besides… this," He said referring to the stuck ride, smiling a little.
Hunter mirrored his smile, “Yeah… just our luck, right? Maybe fate can’t handle the thought of us being apart,” He said, gesturing down at his glowing chest. It took him a second to actually realize what he said, and then he was instantly turning red.
Milo's smiled widened and he looked down at his own chest. He had never seen Hunter go red like that before and it surprised him a bit. "Yeah, what luck we have…" he said with a little laugh.
Hunter let out a laugh, praying his face wasn’t too red. “You know… why do you think that we—of all people—are soulmates?” He asked softly, not realizing he was biting his lip.
Milo glanced down at Hunter's lips then quickly back to his eyes. "I uh… I have no idea, but I'm… I'm glad…" He said quietly, trailing off at the end of his sentence looking down to his hands again.
“I- Really?” Hunter asked, being caught off guard. He had thought Milo hated the idea of them being ‘soulmates’. To know that Milo wasn’t angry, but glad… It made a feeling flutter in Hunter’s chest that he never really felt before. And he didn’t know how he felt about it just yet.
(So like…dis cute and stuff….can I like….steal it???)
(Sure, go ahead! but I want to stalk the rp (at least I’m assuming it would be an rp?) you make if you do xD )
(Ye for sure)
"Yeah… for one, you haven't… bullied me since we found out… you even apologized…" Milo responded while looking back up at Hunter. His hands were still fidgeting, but not super evidently. His chest seemed to glow a bit brighter causing Milo to take a big breath glancing between his chest and Hunter's.
“Well that’s because I was being a jerk, and I just-“ Hunter cut himself off. He would not be telling his whole sob story here, despite how he felt comfortable enough to do so with Milo for some reason. This is stupid… “Maybe this whole, I don’t know, soul mate thing put it into perspective,” Hunter said softly, looking into Milo’s brown eyes.
Milo nodded, looking back into Hunter's eyes, noticing Hunter's eyes were almost the same color as his. "Yeah…" To his own surprise, he almost enjoyed being with Hunter. To anyone else it wouldn't make sense, even to himself, it didn't make sense, but he liked it.
“Milo-“ Hunter cut himself off, already turning red again. Idiot, idiot, idiot- Hunter was a complete idiot for even thinking. “Never mind,” He said quickly, biting his lip nervously.
Milo was ready to hear what Hunter had to say, but was quickly confused after he stopped. "Okay…?" He quickly looked down at the ground then back up. "Do you think it's been 30 minutes yet?… I just want to get off."
Hunter quickly busied himself with grabbing his phone out of his pocket to check the time. “It’s been a half hour… where are they?” Hunter muttered as he slipped his phone into his pocket. He tried sitting up a little bit, looking over the fairgrounds. There. Pulling into the property was a fire truck, a man on the top already. “Looks like they’re coming,” Hunter told Milo as the fire truck pulled up, the lift already rising and getting the people towards the bottom of the ride. A couple of cheers could be heard as the firemen started getting people down.
Milo smiled while watching the firemen. "Thank god." The firemen worked their way through the ride, finally getting to Hunter and Milo. Slowly he unbuckled himself, letting Hunter get off before him.
Hunter quickly unbuckled himself, carefully sitting up against the seat. The fireman held out an arm for him to grab and he swiftly jumped onto the platform. The fireman held an arm out to Milo after Hunter was safely aboard. He couldn’t help but feel super anxious for some reason as he held his breath as he waited for Milo to get to the safety of the platform.
Milo scooted over to where Hunter had been previously sitting. He slowly put out his hand to grab the fireman's hand. Shakily, he stood up. He looked down at the gap between the ride and the platform, then back up to the fireman. He looked over to Hunter with fear in his eyes. "I-I can't… I can't do this…" Milo quickly sat down again, letting go of the fireman. He may have underestimated his fear of heights a little when deciding to go on the ride. All he wanted was to be safe on the ground, but he just couldn't get to the platform, to many things could happen
“Come on, don’t worry, the platform is safe,” The fireman said, offering his hand.
Hunter subconsciously bit his, inching towards the edge of the platform too and holding out both his hands. “Milo, I’ll catch you if you fall,” Hutner told him. A promise. “Plus how am I going to go see you at your quiz bowl tournament if you’re stuck up here for the rest of the week?” Hunter joked, a smile inching up on his face.
Milo looked up at Hunter, making eye contact, a little buzz appearing in his chest. Feeling a bit better, he stood up again, one hand grabbed the fireman's while the other grabbed Hunter's. This time he didn't make the mistake of looking between the platform and the ride. Shakily, he jumped off the ride and onto the platform, almost barreling into Hunter. The fireman moved on and Milo was basically in Hunter's arms, still shaking.
Hunter held Milo close to his chest, relief washing over him as he held onto him tightly. He found himself not wanting to let go. "See? That wasn't so bad," He mumured softly, scooting towards the edge of the platform as the fireman got another two people and lower the platform to drop them off on the ground.
Milo nodded into Hunter's chest keeping his arms tightly around Hunter as the platform lowered. When the platform hit the ground, he couldn't get himself to let go. His shaking was gone, but he was comfortable and he felt safe in Hunter's arms. Both of their chests were glowing super bright. It was getting dark and their chests were almost as bright as the lights illuminating the festivities, or at least Milo's was.
Hunter found himself not letting go. A fireman came over a few moments later, but she was clearly in a rush as she asked, "You two okay? Any injuries?"
"No, just a little shaken up," Hunter replied for both of them, adjusting his hood a little so it covered most of his face.
The firewoman left to go check on the others that were rescued, but not before adding, "Congrats on that, by the way," She pointed towards their growing chests. Hunter turned slightly red, yet didn't want to let go of Milo in the slightest.
Hunter adjusted himself so he could took Milo under his arm and asked softly, "Want me to drive you home?" Please. He couldn't help the feeling of wanting to stay with Milo for a little bit longer.