Trey agrees to fake-date Yuu to shake off some unfavorable gazes, but it has a secondary affect: Trey discovers how jealous Cater can be.
Trey x Cater
Tags: Fake relationship , jealousy , a little angst , pining , misplaced feelings , Yuu is not y/n , gn pronouns
Part One.
Word spread so quickly about Yuu's feats, and with gossip comes attention. Unfavorable attention at that. Yuu can't even sit in silence at the cafeteria table without being whispered about.
Trey came up with a solution. Many of them, in fact. However, Yuu didn't fancy being turned invisible by Che'nya's signature spell for eight hours every day. Nor did Yuu particularly want to eat every meal in Trien's classroom with Lucius as their only company.
"How about something to make them all think you're unavailable?" Trey says.
Yuu taps their hand and tries to stop listening to the murmuring around them. "How so?"
"Well, make them think you're dating somebody. That'll lay them all off trying to ask you out."
"I can't pretend to date one of them. They'll think I'm serious," Yuu sighs with stress in their tone. Another glance around reveals that there's a huddle of Ignihyde students waiting for their chance.
They're like vultures, Yuu thinks.
Trey smacks their elbow playfully to catch Yuu's attention. "We'll have to be convincing then now, won't we?"
Yuu looks up to see that cheeky yet reassuring smile Trey usually wears. They blink once. Blink twice, feeling water-logged between the ears at Trey's scheme to help them.
"You?" Yuu stares as blankly as a sheet. "And me?"
"Yeah, why not?" Trey shrugs, unbothered. He picks the grape off the slice of cheesecake in front of him and pops it in his mouth. "We both know I'm not into you. I see myself as your big brother, anyway and that means I gotta protect you."
"That's exactly why it won't work," Yuu sighs in defeat.
The Ignihyde students propel one of them forward. Clearly they're the winner or the loser of the bet they've staked to ask Yuu out next. The student stumbles forward, looking as nervous and sweaty as if they're approaching Hades in Hell.
Trey leans into Yuu's ear and whispers down to them, "I never said I'm bad at acting—Hey." Trey stands up.
The Ignihyde student clambers back two steps and Trey practically towers over the poor soul. "Whaddya want?"
"I–I wanna know if Yuu." They peer their head around Trey's shoulder. "Would like to hang out together sometime? With me?"
"I'm sorry," Trey says triumphantly. It certainly sounds like he's proud and boasting something. A couple of other students turn their head down the table to listen. "Yuu is already spoken for."
What? Did I hear that right? Yuu is taken? By who? The gossip starts again.
Oh God, this could be even worse than all the rumors from before.
Trey straightens his back and stands up right. He places a hand on Yuu's shoulder and they try not to sink down to the table with the heavy weight all eyes on them.
Come on, Malleus, have some pity, this boy’s only way of dealing with attraction is probably something along the lines of “have a mental breakdown screaming into a fireplace, then fall unconscious”.
Patisserie owner Trey and Influencer best friend Cater who is dead-set on making a successful magicam account for Trey's store so he spends all his time with Trey while he's baking but neither of them mention that they've low-key been in love with each other since their NRC days
Trey spends all of his time trying to concentrate on baking but Cater is always under his nose trying to take pictures.
"We have to document the process! It'll make the audience love you more."
"Is that what they say," Trey hums back but when he turns his head to the side he meets Cater's nose brushing against his own.
Both of them fumble and fawn, silently pulling back, both trying to fight their blush. Cater pulls away and looks at his phone and Trey goes back to rolling the pastry and both of them worry that their heart is pounding so heavily against their chest that the other one can hear it.
Patisserie owner Trey and Influencer best friend Cater who is dead-set on making a successful magicam account for Trey's store so he spends all his time with Trey while he's baking but neither of them mention that they've low-key been in love with each other since their NRC days
Azul was one of the last to come out in his outfit. Most of the students from their school were standing in the lobby, but it was Jamil he looked at, Jamil he addressed when he asked, “Well? How do I look?”
Jamil wanted to ignore him, to pay him no mind and talk to someone else, but the problem was that he couldn’t. He couldn’t, because Azul looked good; the details of his coat made him look as though he was a prince of the ocean, who stepped out to mingle with the landfolk for one night only. The cinching at his waist accentuated the figure he worked so hard to keep; his eyes framed by his mask were like gems glittering in the inky depths.
None of those words left his lips, of course. All he could say was, “Why are you asking me?”
(Inspired by the new JP event.)
Words: 1592, Chapters: 1/1, Language: English
Fandoms: Twisted-Wonderland (Video Game)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Categories: M/M
Characters: Azul Ashengrotto, Jamil Viper
Relationships: Azul Ashengrotto/Jamil Viper
Additional Tags: Costume Parties & Masquerades, Sexual Tension, Jealousy
