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simeon guides luke to where the new student is sitting on a bench.
"i still dont see the point in this." luke grumbled.
"itll be good for you to make friends your age, luke."
"whatever..."
they made it to the bench outside and simeon left, "be nice."
luke sighed and sat on the other side of the bench.
"hello, my name is benjamin!" wow he was cheerful.
luke looked up to meet big green eyes. benjamins hair was ginger and long enough to put into a low ponytail, freckles scattering his cheeks. his eyes seemed to have this special little sparkle that luke couldnt look away from.
when luke finally came to his senses, he looked back to the ground. "luke."
they sat in awkward silence for a moment before benjamin broke it, "so, youre an angel, huh?"
"yeah..."
"uhm... do you want to hang out later?"
"maybe."
"cool!"
luke got up to walk away and benjamin followed, not far behind. lukes cheeks flushed but allowed him to do whatever he wanted.
this happened a lot now. no matter where luke was, benjamin was always close by.
currently, luke was sitting in the library, studying for a test coming up. benjamin was sitting beside him, chattering about whatever crossed his mind. he watched as older students walked by, eyeing them curiously. i mean, its not everyday you see a demon and angel getting along. hell, if they even saw angels at all. its also not everyday the demon was more cheerful than the angel.
at some point, benjamin stopped talking and luke could see him staring through the corner of his eye. "what?"
"nothin. you just seem focused."
"i am."
benjamin smiled and kept just looking at him with those eyes. luke looked back to his work quickly but now his thoughts would jumble.
after school, they would walk home together and when he got inside, solomon would always give him a look. he knew exacly what that look meant so he chose to ignore it.
every night, luke would lay in bed for hours before inevitably falling asleep. then, it would repeat all over again. except, today, he actually got bens number. now, after school, they would call for hours until luke fell asleep. they continued doing this constantly until ben just started staying over. they would end up tangled in each others arms every time.
luke would always wake first, and since he was still half asleep and incoherent, he would snuggle further into bens warm embrace, letting him hold luke for a few more moments.
eventually, it got to a point luke didnt know how to describe their relationship. they were connected in a way luke denied, close in a way he wished he didnt think about.
ben would press kisses to lukes head and luke would allow him to do so. why? he had no idea. the lines between friends, acquaintances, and lovers blurred together.
luke would act annoyed with him, but somehow it was like ben saw through his act. eventually, ONLY in private, luke would press and small kiss to bens head back. they would giggle over silly things and things that happen in school and share little stories while they look each other in the eyes.
luke likes these moments, just the two of them.