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Carlos’s eyes shot open.
“Not again,” he groaned, squinting at the clock glowing on the night stand.
3:00 am
Ever since he got to auradon, he’d been having dreams of chocolates . The limo him and his friends came in was loaded with them. And he couldn’t get it off his mind. Or the fact he’d made a complete fool of himself when he met Ben with chocolate all over his face.
This time, the craving was driving him insane.
He couldn’t get rid of it so the next best thing was to indulge in it.
He quietly got out of bed making sure not to wake Dude or Jay in the process. Then scurried to the door to find his way to the communal kitchen.
The dorm halls were so silent the kind were every sound felt to loud. He was really good at sneaking around though so the chances of him getting caught for being loud were non existent.
Finally he made his way to the kitchen heading straight for the cupboards.
“Come on… where do they keep this stuff?” He whispered, in annoyance.
His stomach growled, as if it could feel the treat was close but still out of reach.
“Just a little,” he told himself “to get me through the night..that’s all I need.”
But he knew he was lying.
One bite would turn into two then three and so on.
Finally, he spotted it.
And not just any chocolate his favorite.
The sweet salty nut filled ones.
“Finally!” He said a little louder than he should’ve been.
Carlos froze, covering his mouth. After a few seconds of silence, he finally opened the bag. Taking out one of the individually wrapped treats then quickly stuffing it into his mouth.
“This is the best thing ever invented” he whispered to himself whisking away into a pure sweet bliss.
He then dumped all of the chocolates onto the counter. And went mad unwrapping then eating over and over. It’s like he hadn’t eaten in years. But he was finally starting to feel satisfied.
“Enjoying yourself?”
Carlos froze.
His heart dropped. He cursed under his breath, already preparing his innocent act .
“Don’t worry” the voice said “it’s just me”
Realizing who it was instantly made Carlos more nervous than afraid. He’d turned around slowly.
Ben stood across the kitchen, leaning against another counter with a glass of water in hand. He took a sip, then set it down and crossed his arms looking Carlos up and down in obvious amusement .
“So,” Ben said casually, “are you?”
Carlos was at a loss for words.
He standing there in his socks, paw print pj pants, and a worn T-shirt that read “I woof you” a gag gift his friends had gotten him for his birthday.
“What..” he’d finally managed.
“Are you enjoying yourself?” Ben repeated.
“ oh I um it’s just” Carlos stammered, trying to make an excuse for why he’s in the kitchen this late with chocolate wrappers all around him.
“Don’t be shy.” Ben said, clearly entertained.
“How can I not be embarrassed.” Carlos blurted.
Ben laughed softly and stepped closer. “You don’t have to be.”
Carlos was still scrambling to come up with an excuse. In the midst of his pondering Ben was suddenly right next to him now seeing the full mess of wrappers behind him. He glanced at them for a moment then back at Carlos’s guilty face.
“Can I have some?”
Deep down he wanted to say no this was like the only good thing he had in a while but not wanting to seem greedy but he nodded.
“Yes.”
instead of grabbing a chocolate from the countertop Ben reached for him. Before Carlos could react, Ben brushed his thumb across Carlos’s lip, wiping away a smear of chocolate. Then brought his thumb to his mouth.
Carlos was at a complete loss for words.
His heart was pounding against his ribs as Ben licked his finger clean, completely unbothered.
“It’s sweet,” Ben said thoughtfully. “But salty too.. I see why you like it”
Carlos’s face was burning up.
“Yeah it’s um really uh good” He mumbled.
Ben immediately noticed his flustered state.
And decided to make it worse.
He’d inherited his father’s beastly side which came with a love for flirting/ teasing others. He never realized when he’d do it but he knew he loved it.
Stepping closer, Ben tilted his head, having to look down slightly to meet Carlos’s eyes. “Do you… woof them?” Ben asked a sly grin forming on his perfect pink lips.
“Woof?” Carlos echoed, confused.
Ben glanced down at Carlos’s shirt.
Carlos gasped and tried covering it feeling absolutely embarrassed. Ben laughed and gently caught his wrists, pulling his hands away.
“You don’t need to hide it,” he said softly. “I think it’s cute”.
That sent Carlos into a spiral did he mean that? Was he talking about just the shirt or him too? Did Ben think he was cute?
Ben enjoyed the confused look on Carlos’s face which only fueled the fire in his chest.
“You’re such a messy eater,” Ben continued. “I just wanted to help you clean up. I mean it’s kind of how we met remember?”
Carlos groaned. “Please don’t remind me.”
Ben lifted his chin thumb resting on his lip once more. “Like I said before I thought it was cute” he said quietly. He then wiped the rest of the chocolate from Carlos’s lips and licked it off his finger once again.
Carlos stumbled back a bit, Ben caught him by the wrist pulling him back up to his feet.
“You’re so easy to tease” he laughed.
Carlos was a flustered mess but something in him didn’t want Ben to stop.