Dfel Ethan: School Au Crush and Confessions.
Dangerous Fellows Ethan: School AU *requested*
Request from Anonymous on Tumblr. thank you for requesting!
Ethan was the star of the baseball team, much so that there were a lot of colleges already lining up to want him on their baseball teams. No matter how amazing Ethan was at the sport, he didn't really have many friends because of his quiet nature. Girls did think he was handsome but would get intimidated by his head nods and silence. Now for Y/n, also a quiet one and doesn't have many friends, always felt bad when she saw him in the back of the cafeteria by himself, or in the back of classrooms by himself, she was confused that even his teammates didn't really sit by him. So she thought, she would be that friend Ethan needed.
"Can I sit here?" she asked one day in the cafeteria after gaining the courage.
Ethan looked up from his phone, his sea-green eyes meet with Y/n's e/c eyes. He looked confused for a couple of seconds before he nodded. Y/n smiled at him before sitting down and taking out her lunch from her bag.
Before long, the two of them would start talking, a little bit at a time, seeing how they are both shy. Since Y/n didn't know much about baseball and had a lot of questions, Ethan would gently explain it to her, loving to talk about baseball anyway.
"It sounds fun, I'll have to catch a game someday." Y/n smiled as she and Ethan walked to class.
"We have one this weekend, I can get you in." Ethan requested as he sat his folder down.
"Yeah, and maybe we can hang out after." Ethan blushed looking down.
"That would be fun. When and where is the game.?" Y/n also blushed, over time she began to develop for the quiet baseball player, behind his quiet exterior, Ethan was very kind and thoughtful. He just was afraid of voicing his opinions and being heard.
"It's a home game at 1 pm, on Saturday," Ethan told her, "I'll bring you a ticket tomorrow."
"You don't have to do that," Y/n responded, she always felt guilty when someone would get her something
"No, I don't mind." Ethan insisted, "spend your money at the snack bar, they have good food there and I know you like to eat."
For the rest of the week. Y/n looked forward to Saturday, excited to see her first baseball game and to see and hang out with her crush after. As she watched, she tried to remember everything Ethan told her and would cheer when the rest of the home side bleachers would cheer, just to make sure she doesn't cheer at the wrong time, or even for the wrong team.
Her heart warmed every time she saw Ethan looking for her from where he was on the field and would smile when he saw her. And after the game, when Ethan's team had won, Y/n met Ethan as the spot they agreed to meet.
"Congrats," Y/n smiled when Ethan came up to her.
"Thanks," Ethan blushed, "so how was your first baseball game?"
"I loved it." Y/n explained, "I defiantly want to go to more."
"And I look forward to seeing you at my games," Ethan whispered low enough for Y/n not to hear.
"What was that?" Y/n asked.
"Oh, I'm just hungry, let's go get something to eat." Ethan lied.
They agreed on a new pizza place down the road from their school. As they walked to the restaurant, Ethan and Y/n held a small conversation. And while they ate, they were in comfortable silence, every so often the two of them would talk about their childhood and each other. Making Y/n wishing it was a date.
"I can pay." Ethan offered as Y/n took out her wallet.
"You got me a ticket to your game, and your team one. let me pay." Y/n insisted.
"What kind of man would I be if I made you pay?" Ethan asked.
"It's not a date, so it's fine," Y/n argued.
"But what if it was?" Ethan mumbled.
"I'm sorry." Ethan apologized as he put the money on the table, with a tip, and stood up to leave.
"Ethan?" Y/n got up after him, which was a little hard since he is a human giant, when she caught up to him, she laid a hand on his shoulder, "it's okay."
"It's just..." Ethan paused and looked down, cheeks turning red.
"Do you want it to be a date?" Y/n questioned shyly.
Within those few seconds, Y/n hoped that Ethan would say yes and that maybe, just maybe, he felt the same as she did. That she was the person he always looked for in a crowd, as she did him, that he would always smile whenever he got a notification from her, did his heart beat faster when she smiled at him, the way Y/n's did?
"Yes." Ethan responded quietly as he looked at her, "I like you, like...a lot."
"Me too." Y/n smiled brightly.
She wouldn't have to stay up late now, wondering if he felt the same. Or hoping for something that may never happen. Ethan told confessed to her, something Y/n never thought would happen, even on her end.
"I wish I could have told you differently than this," Ethan began, "it's just hard for me to voice what's on my mind."
"I know what you mean." Y/n grabbed his hand, "but that's okay."
"Since we both feel the same. Will you be my girlfriend?" Ethan blushed.
"I would happily be your girlfriend." Y/n also blushed.
"Want to go watch movies at my place?" Ethan asked, "make it a better date, a least a little bit?".
"Yeah, that sounds fun." Y/n smiled at her now-boyfriend.
When they walked back to the school to get Ethan's car, they walked closer than before, their hands were brushing against each other a little bit before Ethan gained the confidence and held his girlfriend's hand. Once they were finally at Ethan's place, they said a quick hello to his mom as they went into the living room, Y/n also texted her parents telling them where she was.
"Sorry I couldn't go to your game today." Ethan's mom came in, still wearing her work uniform, "I had to go in and had errands to run after, but I'll make it up to you."
"That's fine mom, you work hard, we won." Ethan looked over to his mom.
"Congratulations, honey, I'm so proud of you, especially that you talked enough to get a girlfriend." Ethan's mom smiled.
"Mom!" Ethan groaned laying his head back on the couch.
"There's snacks and drinks if you two want anything, I'll be in my room so that you can have some space." Ethan's mom walked away.
For the rest of the day, until Y/n had to go home, the new couple watched a new movie that came out. Ethan's mom came out of her room after the movie and suggested that Y/n stay for dinner since she wanted to get to know the girl who stole her son's heart better.
"She's a keeper." Ethan's mom told him after he came home from dropping Y/n off.
"I know." Ethan beamed as he remembers the day's past events.
