jeff.
Jeff and Nick shared a look towards the end of Blaine’s answer then Jeff wrapped an arm around Blaine and whispered in his new roommate’s ear “Their loss our gain” then smiled to him as the pizza arrived at the table with the soda’s and other items that were ordered. He moved his arm out from around the curly haired boy and reached for a mozzarella stick and a piece of pizza and began stuffing his face.
Nick rolled his eyes and smiled at Blaine saying “Glad you came here then” He smiled to the boy as he also reached for food. Jeff with his face stuffed looked towards Blaine and then around at all the other warblers. He really was glad he had a new roommate sure he could get away with Having nick in his room from time to time without Blaine being there, it has been what he did when he didn’t have a roommate, but now that he had Blaine he could see fun times ahead and perhaps someone other than nick who could help him with the storms got too bad. He didn’t relish having to tell his roommate about that, but then again Blaine just told him the group of them things that he probably didn’t want to share just yet and he was thankful to the boy.
The shared glance between Jeff and Nick didn’t go unnoticed by the avoidant boy sitting next to the blonde. Blaine quickly turned his attention away from them so he wouldn’t make them uncomfortable should they see he noticed their look. What were they thinking? Did he share too much? Too little? He tried to answer their question without seeming too stand offish. Did talk so cryptically that he came off exactly how he was trying not to? Or worse? As soon as he felt an arm wrapped around him and breath on his ear–he relaxed into it and glanced at Jeff from the corners of his eyes. His smile was back and it was honest and full of relief. –It’s okay. Didn’t blow it for trying not to. Breathe and relax. They’re friends.–
“Me too,” his voice picked up and so did the twinkle in his eye that seemed to keep trying to shine even if his nerves suffocated each attempt after only letting it briefly shine. He didn’t shy away when his leaning in to grab a slice of pizza fit shoulder against Jeff’s arm. “So..,” he nudged Jeff and took a drink of his soda to wash down a bite. “You guys sing. What’s that like? Choir? My old school had one and I sang in it my freshman year and some of this year. We were okay. A lot of kids used it as an excuse to hook up at camp or go on trips. But the ones who were dedicated to singing made it fun.”
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