Crushes

Lovino’s glasses were falling off the bridge of his nose as he scribbled down his notes for class. The page was filled with doodles of hearts and the initials of a certain boy in his class. He didn’t want to admit the fact that he had a huge crush on this boy, but it was getting the best of him. His cheeks would turn red whenever he got the courage to talk to him and his heart would speed up when he saw him walk by. The only problem with this crush is that this boy was one of the popular kids in the school. His name was Marcello.

Oh lovely and kind Marcello… He was the most perfect person that Lovino had ever encountered in his time in high school. He was a senior now and this crush had started ever since Marcello entered school when he was in middle school. It didn’t help that Lovino was a complete dork with his thick glasses and obnoxious braces. Not only that but he had a lisp when he spoke and stuttered occasionally when he became nervous. That became worse when he tried talking to Marcello, but since he was such an angel, he would only smile and respond back normally, never making fun of how he talked.

"Mr. Vargas?" The teacher’s voice snapped the poor Italian teen out of his thoughts, causing him to flinch and drop his pencil. He looked around frantically, his eyes wide in confusion. Some people in class laughed at how stupid he seemed, causing his cheeks to redden in embarrassment. He watched his pencil roll off his desk and land on the floor before stammering out an apology and bending down to get it. He bumped his head on the desk next to him on his way back up and grumbled slightly. The teacher only shook her head and walked away, returning to her lesson.

Lovino slumped into his seat and looked at the clock before looking around the class room, his eyes landing on Marcello. He sighed softly and rested his face on the palm of his hand as he watched him. He had beautiful copper colored hair and lovely olive green eyes. As creepy as it sounded, Lovino loved to watch him go about his day. He loved hearing him laugh and seeing him smile. It was rather breathtaking.

Soon enough class ended for Lovino; the bell ringing to announce the end of the day. He took his time to pick up his things and to organize his notes that he had taken. He would have to erase the hearts sometime later before anyone else saw them. He didn’t want anyone to find out about his crush and to have them tell Marcello. Lovino would die of embarrassment if someone told him.

"Lovi?" A voice caught his attention, making him freeze in his spot. He recognized it as Marcello’s and felt his heart begin to beat quickly again as if he had started running laps in gym. He turned around and blinked, pushing up his glasses quickly. He saw his crush standing in front of him, holding his books to his chest in the adorable way that he did. Lovino could feel his cheeks turning red again.

"Uh, c-ciao. Marcello…!" He said, trying his best not to look flustered but he was sure his damn face was completely red. Why the hell did he have to be like this? He wished he could be confident and outgoing so he wouldn’t end up looking like he had been running away from a pack of wild hyenas. It was too embarrassing. "C-can I help you? Class is over… You know.." He muttered, wanting to slap himself for how stupid he sounded. Of course he knew that class was over, stupid!

Marcello smiled more at how red Lovino was turning and squeezed his books tighter. “Well, I was wondering if you wanted to hang out with me sometime. I mean, I wanted to get to know you a little better even though I’ve known you since middle school.” He replied, a faint shade of pink brushing his cheeks. Lovino looked at him, his mouth parted slightly in surprise.

"S-si! I mean, yeah that would be cool." He said, smiling sheepishly at him. He rubbed the back of his neck nervously, hoping he didn’t look as dorky as he felt. Marcello brightened up and giggled slightly, thinking that he looked really cute when he smiled. Yes, the kid had a crush on Lovino, but no one else knew that besides his friend from Monaco.

"Great! Tomorrow after school? We can go to the mall or the library if you want." He suggested, earning an eager nod from Lovino. Marcello smiled wider before leaning up to kiss his cheek gently and pulled away to walk out of the room. "I’ll see you tomorrow then, Lovi!" He said, waving to him happily before walking out, leaving the teen surprised.

Lovino felt his heart was going to explode. Marcello had invited him to go out somewhere with him. And then he kissed his cheek. There was nothing that could make this day better for Lovino. Sure, he made a fool out of himself in class, but he had a date with the cutest guy in school so who was the winner now?