Maybe a piece where you are visiting brocks fam with him and y’all get into a little bit of an argument before bed and the next morning you try to prentend like nothing is going on between you two so his fam doesn’t get involved but as the day goes on he is being a little cold to you and at some point you are in the kitchen hanging with his mom and she explains that she noticed how you guys are being and she tells you that he is just stubborn and he love you and wants to marry you someday and she is happy you are part of the fam...... maybe Brock kinda over hears it and later that night before bed he apologizes and tells you everything his mom said is true
I love me some angst but imma do it with duke telling you brock loves you because.... I love duke boeser 👉👈. Lol
Visiting Brock's family was amazing. Minnesota was really lovely, if colder than you expected, and Brock's parents were lovely. There was just one problem.
Brock was being a total ass.
It was probably just being with his parents that made him a little on edge, but you had no idea why he was being so cold to you since you'd gotten there.
Duke and Laurie were being angels, absolutely wonderful hosts and set you both up in Brock's old room which had been redecorated a bit but still kept old memorabilia. Laurie had been cooking fabulous dinners and Duke had been telling hilarious stories about Brock's childhood, you didnt understand why Brock was being so... Mean.
Paul, Brock's older brother, had visited for a few days and had clearly noticed his energy and had said, "Hoyl shit dude, forget about it" to him as he left, to which you were confused.
All in all confused was the perfect word to describe how you were feeling abiut Brock's behavior.
So. You did as you normally would do, and confronted him, never the shy, passive person.
"Ok, what's up with you?" You asked quietly in Brock's room one day while Brock's parents were out grabbing groceries and you and Brock had planned on a nap.
"Nothing, just tired." Was his response. The same response that you'd recieved every time you'd tried to talk to him.
"Bullshit, B. You've been acting like I don't exist or like I'm nothing to you this entire trip and I'm frustrated because normally you don't treat me like this."
"Im not treating you like nothing, c'mon," Brock huffed.
"Yes you are! You've barely spoken a word to me. Your brother noticed, your parents have noticed, and its gotten weird. I dunno what to say to them. 'Sorry your son's acting like he doesn't even like me, I promise he normally does'?"
Brock rolled his eyes. "You're being ridiculous. Take a nap."
You bit your tongue to keep from screaming. "Fine. I will. On the couch downstairs. Have a good nap Brock."
You stormed out of the room and curled up on the living room couch, uncaring that you'd likely be woken up by Mr. And Mrs. Boeser later when they got back.
You heard their voices when you woke up, hushed from the kitchen.
"I dunno what's going on with him but he needs some sense knocked into him," Duke was saying.
"I agree," Laurie replied quietly. "I'm gonna grab the rest of the groceries. You talk to her when she wakes up."
You shuffled to the kitchen when you heard the garage door open and close signalling her departure.
"Hey kiddo," Duke smiled at you as he put away vegetables. "I guess you heard us, huh?"
"A little. If it helps, I'm not sure why he's acting this way at all either."
Duke chuckled. "Well lemme tell you this: he really loves you. There's no doubt about that. Every time he talks about you he just lights up like a Christmas tree. I've never seen him like this before. You truly are something special to put that kind of a smile on his face, and if he is treating you like this right now, it's only because he thinks he doesn't deserve you."
You frowned. "Why do you think he'd think that?"
"He doesn't know that he deserves the world, and you, kiddo, are his world. You mean everything to him. He talked to me about marrying you, ya know. Says he wants to get you a ring, but he thinks it's too soon," Duke laughed.
Your throat was tight with emotion and your eyes threaten to spill tears.
"Don't let him being dumb right now make you forget that he loves you," Duke stated.
"He's never told me before," you said quietly. "I mean, he's never said it out loud."
You whipped around to the sound of Brock's voice from the staircase.
"I really, really love you," Brock mumbled, eyes watery as he took your hands in his.
Duke quietly left the kitchen to help in the garage and leave you two to it.
"I'm sorry I've never said it before, I should've said it a hundred times by now, because I would've meant it every time."
"I love you, too,"you replied, pressing your forehead against his. "I'm sorry we fought."
"It's my fault, I was just worried. Worried that i wasn't good enough. Dad was right ya know. Always is. He always knows how I'm feeling, and it's true. I feel like I don't deserve you." Brock pulled back to kiss you gently. "But I'll try to be better about expressing how I feel instead of bottling it up."
"Please. Don't shut me out again. I hated feeling like that,"you sighed, curling your hands into Brock's t-shirt. "I love you."