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It was another day in Pico's life, he usually doesn't do much when he is not working. He's normally hanging out with friends or watching web series when he is free, right now, he was with one of his "friends" or at least that's the closest term for it, Boyfriend.
Boyfriend's sister has finally come back from her tour in Japan, and of course, she brought some candy for her younger brother. She knew how much Boyfriend liked that stuff, specially when it involves an industrial amount of sugar that could kill you in less than a day, so it was unsafe to give all of it to him. The only way for Boyfriend to get all the sugar he wanted was to accept his sister's conditions, to share the candy box with someone else.
Normally, Boyfriend thought of his best friend and decided that giving him a little surprise would be great, specially because he would be able to eat as much as he wanted and as soon as he could.
Unlike Boyfriend, Pico wasn't a big fan of sweets or unhealthy things, you could say that he smokes weed and kills people, but asking him to eat considerable amounts of sugar was a way bigger request. It's not like Boyfriend cared about it, after all, Pico would always make an attempt just for his friend.
Both of them were now on the couch, just watching the TV and eating every single thing that box contained, it included a Ramune Soda, a pack of Meiji and other things that no one knew what they were, yet edible anyway. But definitely the most noticeable thing for them was the pink box of Pocky, since everyone knows what they are. Boyfriend has eaten them a few times before, but for Pico it was the first time he saw any Pocky outside the screen of his monitor.
They put the box of Pocky in the middle of the couch and ate them like normal cookies, one of them loved the flavor, the other thought they were just fine. It would have been a good idea to actually divide them in equal parts, now there was only one left, and the two realized that almost immediately. Boyfriend tried to reach it before Pico could, sadly, he wasn't fast enough.
Pico who was proud of his unnamed victory, that he was about to eat the pocky slowly, just to enjoy Boyfriend's complaints, those "That one is mine!" and "It's not fair!" were like music to his ears. He wasn't even trying to defend himself, his only answer to Boyfriend's demands were "You are the fat bitch who has been eating all of them!" which, of course, left Boyfriend outraged.
Before Pico was able to give that pocky a single bite, his dear friend insisted and asked him if he knew anything about the "Pocky game" and that actually worked. It took a moment for Pico to remember what was the game about, but once he understood what Boyfriend meant, he couldn't help but call him "Gayass" and angrily try to eat alone. What Pico wasn't considering was that Boyfriend would put the other tip of the pocky in his mouth as fast as possible. As much as Pico wanted to just move his mouth, so the cookie would break, there was that chance that it wouldn't break in half, leaving him with the short part, so he decided to participate in this stupid game, not because of the pocky, but because the feeling of being victorious.
The Pocky Game was more than just a romantic way of sharing a pink chocolate stick, it was a deadly game for those who were brave enough to perform it with just a friend. Their mouths slowly got closer and closer, with the tension growing faster as every bite they took would make the way to each other lips shorter. Just when Pico was able to feel Boyfriend's breath close to him, he instantly broke the pocky and tried to get away from the situation.
It happened so suddenly and got both of them shocked, specially Boyfriend, who could only hear how Pico exclaimed "Forget it! You get your part and I get my part... Everyone happy!" words that kind of disappointed him. Limiting himself to just eat the rest of his part and letting go a frustrated sigh, a "You fucking ruined the moment, dumbass" was barely audible, but was enough for Pico to listen. The room remained silent for a considerable period of time, long enough to understand the situation. But surprisingly, Pico reacted first, as he tried to somehow cheer Boyfriend up. He still had his part of the pocky, even thought it was way too short, it was hardly big enough for another game, but it was worth a try.
Leaning closer to his now surprised friend, who noticed the short bit of cookie, more than a game, he was straight up asking for a kiss, a kiss that Boyfriend wouldn't reject.
Without losing another second, Boyfriend kissed his... are you sure it's still a friend? And they remained like that for a moment, when they finally got apart, it was hard to not notice how embarrassed Pico was, even if Boyfriend was now happier, he was still wondering why he did that.
It was hard to believe that a person like Pico would be so shy when it comes to this type of situations, he is known for always being confident about his abilities, he never hesitates about taking a risky job if it's for a greater good and is always protecting others from the horrible dangers that the universe hides. Boyfriend, on the other hand, was a whole different person, too confident about himself for all the wrong reasons, his courage was more because he was too dumb to understand what's going on, but when it came to love? Pico didn't even stand a chance.
The stupid comments to break the tensions started straightaway, specially from Boyfriend's part, just like "Hey, do my lips taste like chocolate? Yours did" even though he wasn't getting a response, specially because the other part was looking at the ceiling thinking about his life decisions. Did Boyfriend bring those things just with the purpose of getting a kiss? Or was it something that just suddenly awakened inside of him? It was impossible to know.
When the atmosphere was starting to lose tension, Pico finally reunited enough strength to talk.
"Yes, they taste like chocolate"
"Of course they do... Gayass"
They laughed for a while, maybe another kiss is going to pacify the atmosphere again.
Who knows?
They are great friends after all, and ironically, love each other too.