Purchasing was never an option; therefore you weren't the only you taking advantage of the season where people come by to side quest/exploration and acquire the goods and also follow Slendeman orders for the day, two in one! Expect for Masky, his supply of cigs never seemed to go on short that being said, He is not the one who enjoyed smoking, it wasn't something uncommon.
One thing you and Ben had in common was definitely video games. He eventually said you had the go to hang out in his room, his justification: ''Too much of a bummer to teleport, plus we have cooler gaming stuff here.'' Okay ouch, you took pride in your game collection.
Putting that aside, your hangouts weren't always gaining an awfull sense of competition between your gaming bets, soon enough you guys shared little things here and there, Ben never really opened up fully hence why he never felt the need to share his fear for water to you, as a matter of fact to anyone in the mansion, nothing major just casual conversation, while trying out cringe visual novels and you learned one thing in common; blowing off some steam by smoking.
It was funny in a way, at first you made fun of him, I mean who actually liked the sugary peach ice? You played along tho, The sickly sweet smoke filled your senses, it made you a little dizzy maybe you weren't used to such overpowering scent.
By now, the controller was long forgotten, it was silence besides the branches creaking outside, the window barely cracked open, He sat across from you, his signature hat discarded on the other side of the room and the bed murmured slightly from both of your weights, sitting across from each other.
His face was annoyingly smug, same smug you figured he used when jumping his victims (+1 kill!)
''Fine, Let's do it like we usual do, a game.''
Your eyes left the ceiling and curiosity darted to his face, ''A game? Elaborate.''
''Mhm, First time experience too. You won't be directly smoking don't worry just sit straight, You'll like it trust me.''
And you do, no longer laying you look at him leaving him to do his silly idea, ''Ready?''
Just as about your lips were parted to answer, your eyes widen at the unexpected touch as he took a puff letting it invade his lungs before invading yours.
Well, shit.
This was oddly intimate if not the most intimate moment yet, you aren't ready and so weren't your lungs immediately coughing. His eyes which were focused on your lips while your eyes remained wide at the lack of distance. Everything was so close, his eyes weren't always rushing with overflowing liquid, his skin slightly scarred in some places the lines under the lower eyelid and how ever so slightly he glitched
''Holy shit, Ben-''
He chuckled, it reminded of his own first time experience, ''Loser. What is it that really scares you? It's no big deal.'' Of course he always managed to make little things of such intimate and things that felt like a big deal.
''Give me that,''
''Alright, Should I wait for you to choke again?'' By the way he leaned into you rather than being annoyed, he found this amusing, almost toying.
''You had your turn didn't you, it's mine now,'' You cleared your throat. Nothing too hard, right? Not near as natural as Ben but you figured it was as simple as inhaling. One could clearly notice how laidback, blame of his prediction almost now clearly giving you the go with a nod.
In and out. Nudging to lean in you inhaled it, the foreigner taste making you frown slightly, parting just enough for the smoke to spill into his.
''Mind teaching me some more?''
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