Mikey thinks basketball is a stupid sport. He wouldn't tell Wallace that, sure, but he's pretty over the whole idea of shooting hoops. Except that when Wallace makes a three-pointer and looks really pleased, it makes Mikey want to smile. (He accidentally told Gabe that and got laughed out of the dorm. Then he told Pete, who promptly bought Mikey a really orange jersey. Which he's not wearing.)
After the game, he sticks around. Wallace and him, it's not a thing, it's really not, except that Veronica seems to think it is, which must mean something. Or might mean something.
Wallace comes over to say hi when his adoring fans have gone away. Mikey finishes replying to Pete's texted demand for dtls, mikeyway, ineed with an emphatic NO and looks up.
"Hey yourself," he says. Then, because it seems to be something you say, and Wallace really was, "you were pretty great out there."
Wallace grins. "Nah, you should've seen me last week."
Maybe Mikey should have, but he's pretty sure he was sleeping off last night when Wallace had the Saturday morning game.
"Anyway, thanks for coming," Wallace says.
"Sure," Mikey says. He's thinking he might go for it when Wallace is first to lean in. It's been a long time since Mikey didn't want to look away at all, so he keeps his eyes open.
Veronica makes fun of them all the way back to the dorm, but Mikey's pretty sure it's done with love.
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Date: 2010-11-30 11:03 pm (UTC)After the game, he sticks around. Wallace and him, it's not a thing, it's really not, except that Veronica seems to think it is, which must mean something. Or might mean something.
Wallace comes over to say hi when his adoring fans have gone away. Mikey finishes replying to Pete's texted demand for dtls, mikeyway, ineed with an emphatic NO and looks up.
"Hey yourself," he says. Then, because it seems to be something you say, and Wallace really was, "you were pretty great out there."
Wallace grins. "Nah, you should've seen me last week."
Maybe Mikey should have, but he's pretty sure he was sleeping off last night when Wallace had the Saturday morning game.
"Anyway, thanks for coming," Wallace says.
"Sure," Mikey says. He's thinking he might go for it when Wallace is first to lean in. It's been a long time since Mikey didn't want to look away at all, so he keeps his eyes open.
Veronica makes fun of them all the way back to the dorm, but Mikey's pretty sure it's done with love.