"I have an extra ticket... Would you like to go with me?”
bringing auggie back to life !!!!
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Auggie was not a vindictive person. At least not on purpose. But something about Ricky made Auggie want to ruin his day. He didn't want to hurt him or anything like that, just wanted to mildly inconvenience him whenever the opportunity arose.
And the opportunity had just a-risen.
Like the rest of the theater troupe, Auggie had been walking on eggshells around Achilles after their... well it couldn't be called a breakup if him and Ricky never actually dated. Achilles was... delicate, and they seemed to be thirty seconds away from snapping at any point nowadays.
But they were very pretty, and Auggie was only human. It would be better to ask them out now while they were single than to wait for Ricky to get his shit together.
Plus, asking them out in front of Ricky would be funny.
Achilles was at their locker, having what looked like a very riveting conversation with Ricky, and Auggie knew it was time to strike.
He walked over, standing beside the two of them and sent Achilles his best smile. "Hi, 'Chilles."
Achilles wrinkled their nose. "Don't call me that. Hello."
Ricky pressed his lips together so he didn't laugh and Auggie wanted to kick him in the shin.
"My bad," he said, "I had a question for you."
Ricky laughed as Achilles sent him a look. "You're very popular today, Hero. There must be something in the air."
Auggie needed him to leave, ASAP. Achilles wasn't going to have eyes for anyone else if he was around calling them pet names and having inside jokes with them and shit.
Achilles turned to look at Auggie, their eyes softer than before. They even smiled as they asked, "What's up?"
Feeling a bit more optimistic, heart speeding up a little in his chest, Auggie cleared his throat. "Well, I know you like musicals, and there's gonna be one at the drive in. And I have an extra ticket... Would you like to go with me?"
Ricky's eyes nearly popped out of his head, and Auggie smiled. He was so predictable.
Achilles blinked at him, tilting his head to the side like a puppy. "What musical?"
Auggie resisted the urge to throw a punch in the air. "Is that a yes?"
"No. It's a completely separate question."
Ricky elbowed them in the side.
"Ow! It is! Why are you hurting me?" they whined. "I only asked because I wanna know because it might be something I won't enjoy. So then I won't want to go."
Ricky winced, sending Auggie an apologetic look, which was not helping his already bruised ego.
"It's Bye Bye Birdie. Have you seen it?"
Achilles nodded, bringing their right hand up to their mouth to use their pointer finger to poke their lower lip. It was incredibly distracting, and Ricky definitely agreed. Auggie sent him a smirk when their eyes met and he looked away.
"Yes, I'll go with you," Achilles said, startling Auggie.
"Really?" he and Ricky said in sync. He was only a bit offended at the surprise in Ricky's tone.
Achilles nodded, making their hair fall into their eyes. Instantly, as if his hand was a magnet, Ricky brushed it away from their face. "Yeah. I've seen it already but I like rewatching things to see what I've missed. And if I get bored we can kiss or something."
"Really didn't need that visual, Hero," Ricky muttered.
Achilles ignored him. "You'll text me with the information?"
Auggie nodded, smiling so wide that his cheeks hurt. "Yeah, course I will."
Achilles smiled back, eyes sparkling. Ricky looked less than pleased, which made the situation even sweeter.
