Kota flopped onto his bed, the mattress groaning under his weight. The shower had washed away the last remnants of the day's activities, and his body was finally starting to feel something close to relaxed. He grabbed his phone from the nightstand, plugged it in to charge, and opened his messages with Theo.
[5:47 PM] Kota: Made it home. Your brother is insane.
[5:47 PM] Theo: (´;ω;｀) I'm still upset you left. The bed is cold without you. I had to cuddle with a pillow. A pillow, Kota. Like some kind of peasant.
[5:48 PM] Kota: I told you, my dad's shift ends soon. I had to be here before he got back. You know how he gets.
[5:48 PM] Theo: I know, I know. But that doesn't mean I have to be happy about it. I wanted to fall asleep in your arms. I wanted to wake up to your handsome face. Instead I got a pillow with your sent on it. It's not the same.
[5:49 PM] Kota: You kept my sent on a pillow?
[5:49 PM] Theo: (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄ Maybe. Don't judge me. You left it here, its kinda your fault.
[5:50 PM] Kota: Alr, I'm sorry, il Stay longer next time..
[5:50 PM] Theo: Good. Now tell me about the drive with Elliot. Did he do anything weird? He always does something weird.
[5:51 PM] Kota: Obviously yeah. It's Elliot. He offered to pull over and fuck me in a quiet spot. Then offered to let me watch him and Grayson use those toys you bought. Then suggested I date the entire Hawthorne bloodline.
[5:51 PM] Theo: (´⊙ω⊙`) He did NOT.
[5:52 PM] Kota: He did. His exact words were "date the entire Hawthorne bloodline." All of you. At the same time.
[5:52 PM] Theo: I'm going to kill him. I'm going to strangle him with his own ginger curls. That's so inappropriate. You're MY boyfriend. He can't just offer up the whole family like we're some kind of package deal.
[5:53 PM] Kota: To be fair, he did say you were the main one. The rest of them were just bonus features.
[5:53 PM] Theo: BONUS FEATURES?! (｀皿´) I am not a streaming service! I am a premium subscription! I am the deluxe edition!
[5:54 PM] Kota: lol calm down. I told him I'd think about it. Mostly to get him to stop talking.
[5:54 PM] Theo: You TOLD him you'd think about it?! Kota! Now he's going to think he has a chance! He's going to be insufferable for weeks!
[5:55 PM] Kota: He was already insufferable. This doesn't change anything.
[5:55 PM] Theo: Fair point. He's been insufferable since birth. Father said his first word was "mine" and he was reaching for my bottle.
[5:56 PM] Kota: That tracks.
[5:56 PM] Theo: Speaking of sharing things that don't belong to you... can I ask you something serious, darling?
[5:57 PM] Kota: Sure. What's up?
[5:57 PM] Theo: Would you ever consider dating Sebastian? Like, properly dating him? Adding him to our relationship?
[5:58 PM] Kota: I thought you didn't like sharing.
[5:58 PM] Theo: I don't! (´・ω・｀) I'm very possessive. I want you all to myself. Every inch of you. Every kiss. Every orgasm. I want to be the only one who gets to fall asleep on your chest and wake up to your stupid handsome face.
[5:59 PM] Kota: But?
[5:59 PM] Theo: But Sebastian is so cute. Did you see the way he blushed every time you looked at him? The way he said "thank you" like a million times after we fucked him? The way he ate that burger with his hands even though it clearly terrified him? He's so earnest. So desperate to be liked. So completely out of his depth.
[6:00 PM] Kota: Yeah, I noticed.
[6:00 PM] Theo: And we have so much in common. He's an Oxford graduate. I'm an Oxford graduate. He loves literature. I love literature. He's awkward and stuttery and has no idea how to talk to people. I'm awkward and stuttery and have no idea how to talk to people. He's been lonely his whole life and just wants someone to notice him. I was lonely my whole life until you noticed me.
[6:01 PM] Kota: Theo...
[6:01 PM] Theo: I'm not saying we have to decide anything right now. I'm just saying he fits. He fits with us. The three of us together today felt natural. Easy. Like he was always supposed to be there.
[6:02 PM] Kota: I wouldn't mind it. He's nice. Awkward but nice. And he's clearly into both of us.
[6:02 PM] Theo: Right?! He couldn't stop staring at you during the fashion show. And when you called him a good boy, I thought he was going to pass out before we even touched him.
[6:03 PM] Kota: He did pass out eventually.
[6:03 PM] Theo: (´∀｀) He did. It was adorable. Most people just fall asleep after sex. Sebastian loses consciousness completely. It's like his brain just shuts down from too much pleasure.
[6:04 PM] Kota: But seriously. If we're going to do this, we need to do it right. It's a big endeavor adding someone to a relationship. We should get to know him first. Properly. Not just sex stuff.
[6:04 PM] Theo: You're right, darling. As usual. We should take him on dates. Real dates. Dinner and conversation and finding out what he likes besides books and panicking.
[6:05 PM] Kota: Exactly. We barely know anything about him. What's his favorite food? What kind of music does he like? Does he have any hobbies besides grading essays and spiraling into existential crises?
[6:05 PM] Theo: (´・ω・｀) Those are very good questions that I did not think to ask while he was naked in my bed. I was distracted.
[6:06 PM] Kota: I noticed. You were very distracted. You couldn't stop playing with his hair.
[6:06 PM] Theo: He has very nice hair! It's soft and fluffy. I couldn't help myself.
[6:07 PM] Kota: You're already crushing on him.
[6:07 PM] Theo: (⁄ ⁄•⁄ω⁄•⁄ ⁄)⁄ Maybe a little. A tiny bit. A microscopic amount. Don't tell him. I want to play it cool.
[6:08 PM] Kota: Theo, you've never played anything cool in your life.
[6:08 PM] Theo: That's slander. I'm very cool. I'm the coolest principal in the entire school district.
[6:09 PM] Kota: You wore a bunny suit and tried to do a striptease and fell into a bedpost.
[6:09 PM] Theo: (´;ω;｀) You promised you wouldn't bring that up.
[6:10 PM] Kota: I didn't promise anything. I just stopped laughing long enough to fuck you.
[6:10 PM] Theo: You're so mean to me. Why do I love you so much?
[6:11 PM] Kota: Because I'm the only one who can handle your crazy family and your shopping addiction and your secret slutty side.
[6:11 PM] Theo: All true. You're stuck with me forever now. No take backs.
[6:12 PM] Kota: Wouldn't dream of it.
[6:12 PM] Theo: (♡´ω｀♡) I love you, darling. So much. Even when you abandon me to cuddle with a pillow.
[6:13 PM] Kota: Love you too. Even when you spend fifteen hundred dollars on lingerie without blinking.
[6:13 PM] Theo: That was a bargain. The cashier said so. He was very impressed.
[6:14 PM] Kota: He was terrified. His hands were shaking.
[6:14 PM] Theo: Same thing.
[6:15 PM] Theo: Oh! Speaking of terrified, I need to drive Sebastian home. He's still here. He fell asleep in the library after we... you know. Multiple times. Poor thing is exhausted.
[6:16 PM] Kota: Drive safe. Tell him I said hi.
[6:16 PM] Theo: I will. And I'll invite him to lunch this week. Something casual. A getting to know you date. Nothing too intense.
[6:17 PM] Kota: Sounds good. Let me know when.
[6:17 PM] Theo: I will, darling. Talk to you later tonight? I'll call before bed.
[6:18 PM] Kota: I'll be here.
[6:18 PM] Theo: (´ε｀) Goodnight for now, my love. Dream of me.
[6:19 PM] Kota: Always do. Night, Theo.