#is he still part of the kollektiv's group chat

[littlespoonevan]

wAIT. i have a very important question. is even’s name on isak’s phone still “Even Kosegruppa”?

[bazwearsjeans]

Let’s Pretend

Isak has been trying to get rid of Emma for weeks, luckily for him Even has a plan.

Many thanks to @eroticgropefest for being an amazing beta as always <3

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When Monday arrives Isak waits nervously at the tram station for Even.

When Even shows up they start walking in silence towards Nissen, occasionally bumping shoulders as they walk. Right before they turn into the street of the school Even grabs Isak’s arm. “Isak... Uhm thanks for coming to my house the other day.”

He doesn’t let go of Isak’s arm; instead he starts to move his hand down slowly. Isak doesn't really know what to say so he just stares at Even’s hand as it reaches his own.

Even slowly looks up to meet his eyes, as if silently asking if it’s okay. Isak squeezes his hand to let him know that it is. Even smiles at him, crinkling his eyes, and starts walking backwards, pulling Isak by the hand.

With Even by his side, looking as confident as ever, Isak finds himself not really caring about the occasional stares they receive as they walk into the school.

When they reach the group Magnus grins at them and says, “aww you guys look so cute holding hands! Why is this the first time I'm seeing it? So adorable.”

Isak rolls his eyes and starts blushing. He still can't believe that his friends are so fine with this, he has even been sleeping better since he came out to them and it’s all thanks to Even.

He isn’t really paying attention to the conversation they’re having at the moment but he knows it’s about a party. Instead, Isak decides to focus on Even. On how his smile brightens his whole face while he talks to their friends and how his arm is now casually around Isak.

“Are you coming too?” Mahdi eventually asks Even.

Even glances sideways at Isak and arches his eyebrow, silently asking if he's going. Isak smiles shyly at him and gives a small nod. Then Even, not taking his eyes off Isak answers, “yeah... I'm going.”

***

They decided to have a pregame at the kollektiv and when Jonas receives a text with the address, they all leave for the party.

When they arrive Even leaves to find them both drinks. After time passes and he doesn’t return, Isak decides to go look for him. The minute he enters the kitchen, Even gives him a panicked look that quickly vanishes as he turns to the person he’s talking with.

Isak steps into the kitchen and that’s when he notices with whom Even is talking to. Emma has her back to Isak so she doesn’t see him, but he thinks that if Even expression is anything to go by, he doesn’t really want to talk to Emma right now so Isak decides he should at least return the favor for all the times Even has rescued him.

He steps closer to them and as soon as he’s close to Even he steps into his space, putting his back against his. Even immediately puts his hands around him to keep him in place.

“Hi Emma,” Isak says, giving her a small smile.

“Hi! You came to my party!”

“Oh? Jonas invited me but I didn’t know it was your house.”

“Yeah, I thought that well ...all the cool kids throw parties so I had to throw one myself. And I should actually get back to the door, but you guys have fun okay? We can chat later!” she says as she leaves.

Even rests his head against Isak’s and mumbles to him, “let’s just agree to not leave each other alone in this party, otherwise she’ll come talk to us.”

“Deal.”

***

After a couple of beers Isak finds himself in a corner with Even, their sides pressed together and Even’s arm around him. They’ve been making fun of all the drama that happened ever since they arrived at the party and now as they see Jonas putting a tentative arm around the girl he has been chatting in the past hour, Even chuckles before suggesting, “let's play a game.”

“Okay.”

“Truth or dare?”

“Truth,” Isak answers.

“Is it true that you like kissing boys?” Even asks, playfully arching his eyebrows as he lets his hand that was resting on Isak’s shoulder slowly move down his arm.

Isak scoffs leaning closer to Even. “You know the answer to that already… So it’s my turn now.”

“Fine.” Even sighs. ”I pick dare.”

“Uhm…” Isak starts looking around for an idea, and that's when he notices Vilde walking towards Magnus and an idea forms in his head. “If Magnus manages to kiss Vilde in the next five minutes I dare you to let me pick the movie next time. ”

“Ugh this isn’t really fair, they can’t let go of each other,” Even says looking in their direction. “You’re making me watch Fast and Furious again, aren’t you?” Even whines dramatically as they watch Magnus kiss Vilde in the middle of the room a little later. ”Fine, my turn now.”

“I pick dare.”

Even watches the room carefully, taking his time to study what's around them. Then a small smile forms on his lips as he whispers in Isak’s ear, “I dare you to do whatever Jonas does next.”

It’s clear what’s about to happen next to anyone watching, so as they see Jonas leaning forward to kiss the girl, Isak turns around so that he’s facing Even.

Even stares at him, waiting for his next move. Isak notices that he's looking at his mouth so he licks his lips. Even swallows hard at the movement and then he pushes Isak against the wall he was just leaning to and kisses him hungrily. Isak puts his hands around Even to bring him closer. He starts running his hands in Even’s body, from his back to his waist and his other hand stays holding Even’s hair so that he doesn't move away.

Isak can’t quite believe this is happening; they’ve kissed before, but nothing like this. He still doesn’t know what Even wants with him, but he knows that they aren’t just friends.

When Even moves to kiss his neck, Isak opens his eyes and he remembers where they are: making out in a corner of a party. And even though that’s what half the people in the room are doing, Isak just wants to leave. He doesn’t want anyone seeing them like this so he brings his lips to Even’s ear and says, “let’s get out of here.”

Even takes a step back and Isak starts to follow him with his mouth. Isak tries to resist--he really does--but he ends up grabbing Even to bring him closer to him again. Even puts his hand under Isak’s shirt to grab his waist and that simple touch makes Isak shiver. He lets his mouth travel to Even’s neck, and as he kisses a path from his neck to his mouth Even moans softly in his ear and it’s the best sound Isak has ever heard in his life.

***

As soon as Isak opens the door of the kollektiv Even shoves him against the nearest wall and presses himself to Isak. He grabs Isak’s neck to bring their mouths together again and Isak grabs him by the waist and grinds against him, making both of them moan from the contact.

Suddenly they hear a throat being cleared. They quickly look to where the sound is coming from, only to find an amused Eskild looking at them from the couch.

“We have a rule Isak...” he starts, “and as much as I was enjoying the little show, I thought it best to remind you that there’s no fooling around... in common areas,” he says with a wink.

Isak starts to blush and he feels Even move slightly away from him. “Right,” he says turning his attention back to Even, whose lips swollen from their kisses and is looking like staying away from Isak is a struggle. Isak just wants to hold on to Even, to not let him leave his sight anytime soon and to kiss him until their mouths are sore. He reaches forward to grab Even’s hand and begins to walk towards his bedroom pulling Even with him.