Wolf Play : Tere x Tea

Obviously Calixto had no idea where he was supposed to get water from. But before he could ask, Christopher had already gotten a water bottle so he just followed suit. He then he preceeded to chug down the water, wanting to quench the thirst that had taken over him while he had been working. Halfway through the bottle, Calix heard Christopher's quiet words. He immediately stopped drinking to look at the other boy with an unreadable expression on his face. 'I really messed up, didn't I?' Calix thought to himself. If he could've glared at himself, he would've. "Are... you okay?" Calix asked hesitantly, unsure of what to say to make things better, especially when he didn't even know what was wrong. Christopher's answer only made Calix frown as he clenched his hands into fists.

'Stay calm. Stay calm. Yelling at him won't help anything. Even if you're mad, getting onto him will only make things worse. What would your old self do? Come on, Calixto. Socializing shouldn't be this hard. Just calmly say something. You can do this-' Before Calixto could finish giving himself his internal pep talk, Christopher was already heading out to leave. "Just wait a freaking second, idiot!" The words tumbled out of Calix's mouth before he could think as he jumped forward to grab Chris's arm in an attempt to stop him from leaving.

"Ugh, making me think so hard is really freaking rude, you know that?!" Calixto continued, the words falling out completely unfiltered. "Why the heck are you suddenly acting like you're about to go kill yourself or something?! I hate it, okay?! And I'm sorry about whatever I did, so please just stop acting like this. You're just making me worry! I may dislike little kids and orphan food and orphanages in general, but I hate when people act like you are even more! So just tell me the heck is wrong so we can be over this already." Calix turned away with an angry sigh, yanking a hand through his sweaty hair as he added, "Aren't first days supposed to be chill? Why did you have to go and act like you're melting? Did the sun get to you or something?"

Just then it dawned on him. Calixto quickly spun around to face Christopher fully, his eyes wide with recognition. "You heard me, didn't you? When I went off about orphanages and manners thing? That's why you're upset, isn't it? Look, I was just angry. I didn't really mean it. And anyway, let's not forget I'm an orphan too. If you have no manners, then I'm trash compared to you. You're so kind, please don't let me ruin that. I'm so sorry, so please just forget what I said. You can even hate me if you want and make my life even worse than it is, but please don't change." Calix pleaded, his tone becoming more emotional and earnest than he meant to and would have liked. But he had no choice - he couldn't bare to watch someone turn into something like himself. He wouldn't allow it. He just couldn't.

Tere x Tea

December 10, 2024 07:58 PM

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Christopher stopped in his tracks when Calixto grabbed his arm, his heart skipping a beat at the unexpected outburst. Calix’s frantic, unfiltered words poured out in a rush, leaving Chris with a strange, uncomfortable feeling that he couldn’t quite place. He listened, his expression carefully neutral, though his chest felt heavy with the weight of Calixto’s apology.

When Calix finally finished, Chris tilted his head, a wide, sunny grin spreading across his face. “Wow, Cal,” he said, his voice light and teasing. “Didn’t know you had such a flair for the dramatic! You should consider theater—you’d be great at it.”

He pulled his arm free with an easy laugh, stepping back and spinning his water bottle in his hands like it was the most fascinating thing in the world. “I mean, come on, you’re acting like you kicked a puppy or something. It’s not a big deal! Really, I’ve heard way worse. Your little rant was, like, a solid five out of ten on the mean scale. Maybe a six, but only because of the whole ‘kids with no manners’ bit. That was a nice touch.”

Chris winked, his grin widening as if he were trying to outshine the awkward tension between them. “And, if anything, I’m flattered! Clearly, I left enough of an impression on you that you had to go off about me. That’s gotta count for something, right?”

He turned away slightly, his fingers still fiddling with the water bottle cap as he spoke, his voice breezy and carefree. “But seriously, don’t sweat it. I get it. Sometimes you’ve just gotta vent, and I just happened to be the lucky target. No hard feelings. I promise.” His laugh was light, almost too light, and he tilted his head back to take a quick sip of water, hiding the way his throat tightened as he swallowed.

Chris glanced back at Calixto, his smile never faltering, even as his hands gripped the bottle a little too tightly. “Besides, you’re right. I could probably use some work on the whole ‘listening to directions’ thing. I mean, you've only been here a day, and I’ve already managed to tick you off. That’s gotta be some kind of record, right?”

He chuckled, his tone playful, but his chest ached with the effort it took to keep up the act. “Anyway, I think I’ll survive. If anything, this is just motivation to step up my game. Next time you see me pulling weeds, you’ll be amazed. Just you wait.”

Chris gave Calix a playful nudge on the shoulder before starting to walk away. “So, don’t worry about me, okay? I’ll be back to annoying you in no time. You’ll miss this version of me before you know it.” His laugh rang out again, cheerful and warm, but it carried a faint tremor that gave away more than he intended.

As he walked away, his bright, joking demeanor wavered for just a second, his shoulders stiffening as if the weight of Calix’s words had finally settled on them. He bit his lip, forcing the grin to stay fixed on his face even as his chest burned with an pain he couldn’t shake.

In the quiet moments that followed, as the laughter faded, Chris’s thoughts churned beneath the surface, raw and unspoken. But he didn’t let any of it show. Instead, he kept moving, his steps light and casual, as if nothing had happened at all.

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