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After having breakfast together the boys reside on Tan’s couch and Tan lays on top of Sven, they’re watching tv while they cuddle.
Tan’s phone rings on the coffee table and Sven reaches it and hands it to him, he answers the call “Hey, Ron”
“Hey Boobs hope you’re ready Erica and I are on our way”
Confused Tan asks “ready for what?”
“Yoga? 11:30 remember? It was your idea”
“Fuck” he whispers pulling the phone from his face
“What’s up?” Sven asks whispering
“Umm I kinda made plans with my friends to go to yoga today and I totally forgot”
“That’s ok I can head home” he sits up
“No, I don’t want that” putting the phone back to his ear “hey Ron am I on speaker?”
“Yep”
“Hey, Tan!” Erica greets on speaker phone
“Hey, listen I’m in for yoga but there’s a slight change of plans”
“Change?” Erica asks
“Yeah umm Sven’s joining us,” he says
“Tanner Milton!” Ronnie barks
“What the fuck Tan?!” Erica yells at him “why is he coming to our yoga class?”
“Because I completely forgot about yoga and what’s the problem exactly?”
Tan gets off the couch walking away from Sven who’s left without a choice but to go to yoga “but I’ve never even done yoga” he watches Tan leave.
“Tan you’re going to be distracted he’s the whole reason you wanted to go in the first place”
“Well things change, I’ll explain everything when you guys get here. It’s gonna be fun I promise”
“Whatever” Erica replies
“We’ll see you in like 5 minutes.” Tan hangs up
“Let me get this straight I’m going to yoga?”
“Yes” Tan smiles
“But I’ve never done yoga Tan”
“You’re gonna do fine don’t worry, it’s a sport like basketball and I have an extra mat you can borrow.”
Tan walks to his closet and grabs his extra mat “of course it’s pink” Sven reacts as he is handed a pink yoga mat with flowers on it
“Am I hurting your macho man image with my pink mat?”
“Nope, I love it” Sven smiles lying.
They get in the backseat of Ronnie’s car and she drives away, it’s quiet and awkward as they all sit there. “Hey Ronnie, Erica”
“What’s up, dude?” Ronnie replies
“Hey” Erica ices him.
“Where are we going?”
“It’s a studio in the village, we like to go there for yoga” Ronnie replies
“Sounds fun” he smiles feeling nervous.
After a 20 minute drive to their yoga class, Ronnie parks the car and the group gets out. Sven walks over to Tan “you’re nervous” Tan takes his hand and whisper to him.
“A little bit”
“It’s ok they already know you, Sven” they walk and talk behind Ronnie and Erica
“It’s not them I’m worried about, I’ve never done yoga this is going to be bad.”
Tan quietly chuckles “I can’t wait.”
They walk into the studio as everyone picks a row to lay their mats. Sven and Tan lay theirs next to each other, and next to Sven is Ronnie followed by Erica. “Good morning and Namaste” the teacher walks into the class and Sven turns to Tan feeling out of place.
This is definitely out of Sven’s comfort zone, put him on a court with nine other guys and he’s home, but put him in a room full of people he doesn’t know doing something he’s never done is a lot for him.
10 minutes into the class Sven looks over at Tan who’s getting all the poses perfectly “how are you so flexible?” He asks struggling
“I do yoga” Tan smiles folded like a pretzel, Sven looks around and realizes he’s the only one messing up so bad.
“Don’t worry Sven no one is looking at you” Erica says.
“Hi mind if I help?” the teacher walks over to him
“Sure this can’t get any worse”
Tan smiles watching how uncomfortable Sven is getting being touched by a stranger, “the key is to breathe and raise your butt” Sven is bent over and she pulls his butt to her.
“Okay,” he chuckles nervously.
Taking a break Tan and Ronnie walks to the back of the room for a drink as everyone else continues. They stand at the water cooler “so what’s going on between you 2 exactly?”
“I don’t know we just decided to give it a chance” Tan smirks watching Sven
“But what about the other person?”
“Huh?” Tan turns to Ronnie thinking she meant something else
“The other person Sven had in the picture? You asked Erica and I about it like 2 days ago.”
“Oh” Tan sighs relieved “that was a misunderstanding”
“Okay I hope you know what you’re doing Tan”
“What do you mean?”
“I mean 2 days ago you were asking for reasons to be with him and now it takes nothing?”
“2 days ago I was being stupid, we both know how much I want to be with him I just freaked out”
“So you do want to be with him?” It was an honest question
Tan looks over at Sven who’s struggling but is still trying just to impress Tan “I don’t think I want anything else more Ron, I’m in love with that goofball.”
“Wow, I’ve never heard you admit that before, usually it’s I’m obsessed with him or I want to have his babies.”
“Both still true” they laugh
“Come on let’s go back.”
They go back on their mats and Sven and Tan look at each other and smile, “hey” Sven greets Tan as he gets into the next position terribly.
“Hey” Tan replies going into the same pose effortlessly. After class Tan and Sven turn to each other “don’t you feel so relax?” Tan asks rolling up his mat
“Sure” Sven replies knowing he’s going to feel this later. They walk back to the car hand in hand unable to pull away wanting to kiss each other badly
“You guys wanna grab lunch?” Ronnie asks them as everyone gets in the car
Tand and Sven give each other an obvious look “Ummm I think Sven and I are good actually, mind dropping us back to my house?”
“All right.”
Erica stays quiet during the drive keeping her opinions to herself, Ronnie pulls up to Tan’s house dropping them off “I’ll see you guys Monday” Tan get’s out of the car
“Bye Tan Bye Sven”
“Bye ladies” Sven replies getting out.
The car pulls away Sven and Tan rush into the house, their lips lock as soon as they walk in. “God you’re so perfect” Tan moans running his fingers through Sven’s hair as he kisses Tan’s neck. They kiss all the way to the couch Sven laying between Tan’s legs.
Tan pulls on his shirt wanting to take it off and Sven wants to let him but he knows at some point they have to stop, now would be a good time. “Fuck I don’t want to stop,” Sven says but Tan continues to kiss him “but we have to” he pulls away.
“You’re right” Tan sits up fixing his shirt and hair “Taking things slow.”
“Thank you for taking me to yoga” they sit next to each other
“Thank you for being so terribly bad at it” Tan leans wanting to kiss his lips but kisses his cheek instead. “I’m very impressed, you really tried”
“thanks, I did.” Taking silence as an opportunity Sven starts “about therapy with your parents” Tan looks at him “I think you should do it, I mean why not? You get to tell them how you feel in a safe space, someone will be on your side for once or at least not choose sides.”
“I don’t think I can convince anyone how bad my parents are, I just come off as annoying” he gets sad
“Tan, you’ve convinced me, okay? They’re not fair to you and you can convince the therapist too”
“You think so?”
Sven moves to him wrapping his arms around Tan “yes I do. Now can I use your shower and borrow some change of clothes, I sweat a lot during yoga” he signals to his sweaty armpits making Tan laugh
“Sure come on” They walk to Tan’s room and Tan goes to his closet as Sven sits on the bed. “Doubt my clothes will fit you but this should do” he grabs a t-shirt and sweatpants that were too big for him. “Now to the bathroom”, they walk out of his room “this is my bathroom so don’t worry about not messing anything up.” Tan puts the clothes and a clean towel down for him
“Thank you”
“You’re welcome” Tan leaves the bathroom.
As he tries not to think about a naked Sven in his shower Tan makes lunch. Preparing the only meal he is familiar with, he makes sandwiches with chips and a drink.
Tan waits at the kitchen counter and hears Sven coming “better?” He grins asking the boy coming towards him
Sven nods “yes so much.”
“Hope you’re hungry, I made lunch”
Smiling Sven looks at the sandwiches with a side of chips sitting on the counter. Then he looks at Tan “it’s like we’re married” he comments with a grin.
“Right that’d be crazy” Tan laughs feeling himself get nervous around Sven like he used too when it was just a crush. “I’ll shower while you eat”
“Ok” Sven sits down and Tan walks away.
“Thank you for… spending time with me” Tan turns around as Sven sits “you didn’t have to because I lied but you did and it’s been amazing.” It feels good to say how he feels, Tan usually has to hold in his feelings for Sven but now he just says it.
“You’re welcome” they smile and Tan walks away.
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