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bedesSummary: When you wish upon a star, will your dream really come true?
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“I doubt the answer to 7 times 7 is written in the sky.”
Luke turned his attention away from his bedroom window, and back to Crow, who was sitting on his bed with crossed legs, holding a flashcard up. They were designated ‘study buddies’ by their teacher for this month’s test, but Luke kept staring off into space. (Both literally and figuratively, seeing as how it was just about getting dark.) He could easily look past Crow, as he was facing towards the window, and Crow had his back to it.
Luke chuckled apologetically, scratching the back of his head. “Sorry! I just got distracted by the stars.”
“You can look at the stars any day.”
“Yeah, well.” It seemed like Luke was going to leave it at that, before he rested his chin on his hand, looking out the window again with a glazed-over look in his eye. “Back in London, the stars weren’t this clear, you know? It’s mesmerizing to see them like this... In a small town like this, they’re actually bright, like how they’re described in storybooks.”
Crow snorted. “Are they not bright in London?”
“Not really. Pollution and stuff... Also, it’s darker here, so I can see them better overall...”
Following Luke’s eyes, Crow turned around so he could better look out the window, putting the flashcard aside for now and leaning up against the wall that Luke’s bed was pressed to. It wasn’t as magnificent for him as it was for his study buddy, as he grew up with these stars, but he crossed his arms and smiled, because they were nice, all the same. “I didn’t know stars looked different dependin’ on where you live.”
“Mm.” Changing the subject slightly, Luke brought his knees to his chest, and looked at Crow rather than the stars. “Do you believe in wishing on stars makes your wishes come true?”
Crow was still staring out the window, and his bangs covered most of his face from the angle Luke was looking at him from, so he couldn’t see his expression. “No.”
“Really? Why not?”
“Because my wish hasn’t come true, and it’s been a looong while. Either the wish-granting entity is really behind, or stars don’t grant wishes.”
“You wished for something?” Luke shifted so he was sitting with his legs crossed, like Crow, and leaned forward a bit, curious. “What did you wish for?”
Crow finally looked away from the window, back at the other boy, and flinched slightly when he saw how close he was. “Uh-“ He cleared his throat when his voice cracked slightly, his face turning pink. (Luke assumed from the voicecrack.) “It... It was stupid.”
“No wish can be stupid!” Luke smiled so his teeth showed. “I don’t usually know what to wish for, so I usually just wish for a stuffie I saw in a market that I want! And I don’t think that’s a stupid wish.”
Crow rolled his eyes, but didn’t respond out loud.
Luke scooted just a bit closer, so they were shoulder-to-shoulder, sitting next to each other. “Come on, now. You’ve got me all curious!” He giggled.
Crow’s eyes seemed to want to look away, but always naturally went back to Luke. His face was a dark red now, and he took multiple breaths, like starting to say something, before letting it out awkwardly. He finally seemed to gather the courage when he stuttered out, “I wished for y...”
Then, there must have been some sort of shift in Luke’s demeanor. Maybe it was how he was tilting his head a bit, or how his eyes were sweetly curious. But Crow swallowed back the next word, turning away from Luke completely. Even if Luke couldn’t see his red face, he could hear the blush in Crow’s voice when he exclaimed, “I’m not going to tell my wish to someone who doesn’t even know what 7 times 7 is!”
First Chapter | Masterpost (for more information) | Previous Chapter | Next Chapter
“I doubt the answer to 7 times 7 is written in the sky.”
Luke turned his attention away from his bedroom window, and back to Crow, who was sitting on his bed with crossed legs, holding a flashcard up. They were designated ‘study buddies’ by their teacher for this month’s test, but Luke kept staring off into space. (Both literally and figuratively, seeing as how it was just about getting dark.) He could easily look past Crow, as he was facing towards the window, and Crow had his back to it.
Luke chuckled apologetically, scratching the back of his head. “Sorry! I just got distracted by the stars.”
“You can look at the stars any day.”
“Yeah, well.” It seemed like Luke was going to leave it at that, before he rested his chin on his hand, looking out the window again with a glazed-over look in his eye. “Back in London, the stars weren’t this clear, you know? It’s mesmerizing to see them like this... In a small town like this, they’re actually bright, like how they’re described in storybooks.”
Crow snorted. “Are they not bright in London?”
“Not really. Pollution and stuff... Also, it’s darker here, so I can see them better overall...”
Following Luke’s eyes, Crow turned around so he could better look out the window, putting the flashcard aside for now and leaning up against the wall that Luke’s bed was pressed to. It wasn’t as magnificent for him as it was for his study buddy, as he grew up with these stars, but he crossed his arms and smiled, because they were nice, all the same. “I didn’t know stars looked different dependin’ on where you live.”
“Mm.” Changing the subject slightly, Luke brought his knees to his chest, and looked at Crow rather than the stars. “Do you believe in wishing on stars makes your wishes come true?”
Crow was still staring out the window, and his bangs covered most of his face from the angle Luke was looking at him from, so he couldn’t see his expression. “No.”
“Really? Why not?”
“Because my wish hasn’t come true, and it’s been a looong while. Either the wish-granting entity is really behind, or stars don’t grant wishes.”
“You wished for something?” Luke shifted so he was sitting with his legs crossed, like Crow, and leaned forward a bit, curious. “What did you wish for?”
Crow finally looked away from the window, back at the other boy, and flinched slightly when he saw how close he was. “Uh-“ He cleared his throat when his voice cracked slightly, his face turning pink. (Luke assumed from the voicecrack.) “It... It was stupid.”
“No wish can be stupid!” Luke smiled so his teeth showed. “I don’t usually know what to wish for, so I usually just wish for a stuffie I saw in a market that I want! And I don’t think that’s a stupid wish.”
Crow rolled his eyes, but didn’t respond out loud.
Luke scooted just a bit closer, so they were shoulder-to-shoulder, sitting next to each other. “Come on, now. You’ve got me all curious!” He giggled.
Crow’s eyes seemed to want to look away, but always naturally went back to Luke. His face was a dark red now, and he took multiple breaths, like starting to say something, before letting it out awkwardly. He finally seemed to gather the courage when he stuttered out, “I wished for y...”
Then, there must have been some sort of shift in Luke’s demeanor. Maybe it was how he was tilting his head a bit, or how his eyes were sweetly curious. But Crow swallowed back the next word, turning away from Luke completely. Even if Luke couldn’t see his red face, he could hear the blush in Crow’s voice when he exclaimed, “I’m not going to tell my wish to someone who doesn’t even know what 7 times 7 is!”
