Of Games and Licorice

You only had one word to describe your mood and that word will forever (or at least for the day) be 'BORED'. You looked around your room to see if there's anything you can do to make yourself busy. You found nothing, unfortunately. You tried checking your laptop. You suddenly remembered your plans to play either random oni games, custom stories of Amnesia, Happy Wheels, Can Your Pet, Ju-On the Grudge or Slender that day but you weren't in the mood to do it. You even tried watching PewDiePie's epic game walkthroughs but you still didn't feel contented (le gasp!). You knew that you can't do anything anymore that day so you decided to take a short nap. You fell face-down on your bed, burying your face on your pillow. After finally being able to find a comfortable spot, you closed your eyes and started falling asleep. You were at peace until your phone disturbed your sleep. At first, you thought of ignoring it, but after a few moments, the ringing of your phone started annoying you. You had no other choice but to answer your phone.
"Hello?" you said, rubbing your eyes.
"Oi, _____, would you like to come over my house today?"
"Who's this?" you asked, unable to recognize the other person's voice due to your sleepiness.
"It's me, Emil. Would you like to come over?" he asked again.
"Emil?" you repeated. "Sorry, I was so sleepy that I didn't recognize your voice. Sorry 'bout that."
He chuckled. "It's fine, _____. Would you like to come over my house today? I would really like to try that 'Slender' game you and Alfred were talking about."
'Why not?' you thought. You knew his house wasn't that far from yours. Plus, you wouldn't dare play Slender alone even if you did see Pewdie's walkthrough. Not unless you wanted to have nightmares for the rest of your life. You finally decided. "I'll be there at three."
"M'kay. See you later."
After he hung up, you sighed in relief. At long last, you finally had something to do. You got up and changed into your favorite attire, mostly consisting of a black tank top, navy blue sweat pants and bright yellow heels. You immediately grabbed your cell phone, wallet and laptop and stuffed them in your favorite (f/c) bag. You fixed your hair and after a few minutes, you were ready to go. You suddenly thought of buying Emil some licorice. You still had some time on your hands so you got out of your house and ran to the store. After purchasing a pack, you also bought some gummy bears for yourself and went off.
As you kept on walking, you couldn't help but wonder why Emil loves licorice so much. You've tasted them before and, to be honest, the flavor really wasn't to your liking. It really wasn't at all delicious, in your opinion. You didn't want him to know that, though. You wouldn't want to hurt his feelings now, would you? You hated to admit it, but you never really wanted to hurt his feelings. The reason why is because you actually developed an interest to the Icelandic man. You didn't know why, but you just assumed it was just a best friend thing… but then you remembered how Francis and Gilbert act towards Antonio and each other(but mostly Antonio) so you couldn't help but doubt that theory. You couldn't think of any other theories about your feelings so a few days ago, you tried consulting your Hungarian friend, Elizaveta. Unfortunately, she gave you an answer you weren't expecting.
'I'm not in love with Emil... am I?' you thought. You stopped walking and stared at the sky. 'What should I do?'
"Are you daydreaming again, _____?" Going back to reality, you immediately turned around to see none other that your best friend, Emil, leaning against a wooden door. You blushed a little in embarrassment.
"Ah, sorry about that, Emil." you scratched your head.
"It's fine. Now, shall we go?" he said, offering his hand to you. "Alright then."

--timeskip--

After having some tea and playing a few oni games, you decided that you both start playing Slender. You both sat on Emil's bed and a few minutes after loading the game, you started playing. You wanted to let your best friend play first but he insisted that you give it a shot. You agreed to his decision and you started playing. You finally found the first note after roaming around the forest... and then the creepy as fuck background music started playing.
"Hey, Emil... I'm sorry. In advanced."
"For what?"
"For the sudden loud noise I might make later on." Emil chuckled. You continued with the game. You couldn't help but constantly look back to see if Slendy is there behind you. You've seen him a few times already and you somehow managed to escape him. After collecting at least five notes, you started running because you knew Slendy might start appearing anywhere in your face. You stopped for a while and looked behind you. He wasn't there, apparently. You sighed in relief. You turned around and saw someone that people have feared for a long time.
You screamed.
Emil, who was sitting right next to you, showed no sign of emotion, whatsoever. It's not like it didn't surprise him or anything, fear just really didn't come to him at the moment. Unlike him, though, you shouted really, really loudly and, out of fear, wrapped your arms tightly around your best friend, which made him flinch and blush a little. After a few moments, you realized what you just did, so you immediately let go.
"I-I'm sorry, Emil, for, uh, that thing a while ago."
"I-It's fine, _____. I didn't mind." Your face suddenly turned bright pink. You really weren't expecting that answer from him. And to your surprise, his face also turned pink. He looked so adorable. Maybe a little too adorable that it made you lose control and glomped him real tight which made the both of you fall on his bed. His face immediately turned a dark shade of pink.
"_-_____?"
"I-I like you, Emil!" You yelled as you bury your face on his chest.  You just really couldn't hide what you were feeling anymore. "I really like you, Emil!"
You got up, sat down and helped Emil get up. You looked at Emil, who was speechless. You knew it. You really weren't expecting him to answer at all since you kept thinking that he only likes you as a best friend.
"S-sorry about that... I shouldn't ha--" You were suddenly cut off by a pair of lips that touched yours. Your heart skipped a beat. Emil stopped and let you go. "E-Emil?"
"... You're an idiot, _____. Why didn't you tell me sooner?" He said. "I like you too. You know what? Scratch that, I love you _____."
You felt tears appear in your eyes. You hugged the Icelandic man.
"Ég elska þig." he said.
"I love you too, Emil."
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After the confession, you both sat down and drank some tea.
"Should we continue the game marathon?" you asked.
"Maybe later."