Craig made sure to like the picture Tweek had posted, he would like it a hundred times if he could. Tweek's photo got a good forty eight likes but Craig thought that photo of Tweek deserved thousands. He read through the comments on his post, most being from girls he assumed were from his school. They called him adorable and cute along with stupid hearts, kissy faces and heart eyes emojis and damn, Craig really wished he had the courage to comment on how cute and beautiful he thought Tweek was. Instead, he commented "Nice" along side the OK hand emoji because he was a fucking pussy.

But Tweek liked his comment so it wasn't all too lame he assumed. Clyde seemed to have more guts than Craig did because he followed Tweek, liked his photo and commented on what a cutie Tweek was literally right after Tweek accepted his follow request. Then again, Clyde wasn't the one who had the biggest gay crush for the blond boy in the picture.

Of course Clyde decided to follow Tweek, Token and Jimmy did too. Those assholes were probably just doing it to bug Craig because that's what assholes did, but they actually got along with Tweek and Craig knew the feeling was mutual after Tweek messaged him about how cool his friends were.

He trusted the guys, he knew they wouldn't out his little crush on Tweek to Tweek. They were assholes but they weren't pieces of shit. If anything Craig was more worried about Clyde telling Tweek about all the embarrassing shit they went through. He'd be lying if he said that Clyde didn't know some of his juiciest secrets.

Would they tell Tweek about his crush on him? No, he was sure they wouldn't and he didn't even need to tell them not to. That was something Craig appreciated about his friends, the last thing he needed was for Tweek to find out, get uncomfortable and decide never to speak to him again.

Fuck. Craig thought. Is he even into dudes?

He can't remember a moment where Tweek had mentioned his sexuality, it wasn't mentioned once. Their conversations were usually about conspiracy theories and silly inside jokes. Fuck. What if he was extremely uncomfortable about homosexuality and having a guy crush on him weirded him out and brought out a shitty side of Tweek he wouldn't like? Though thinking it over, it was highly unlikely.

Thoughts of Tweek being uncomfortable that the guy he met online had a gay crush on him made Craig wince. Tweek didn't strike Craig as the homophobic type but was he gay? That's what he wanted to know. Did Tweek look gay? What the fuck would he know all he knows is that Tweek is really cute and anyone, guy or gal, would be lucky to have him.

He didn't have anything on his bio, Craig didn't either though so he wasn't surprised. He personally wasn't the type to post about what he found sexually attractive and by the looks of it, Tweek wasn't either. No posts with any hints of maybe being into dudes, no past relationships, nothing that made his sexuality known.

Fuck. What if he wasn't into anyone? What if he wasn't into relationships in general? He needed his friends opinions on this.

Craig
I need to ask you all something and I need you guys to be honest

Craig messaged the group chat they had made months ago, waiting for the three teens to respond. Of course Clyde instantly replied.

Clyde
what is it?
did u do something bad
what did u do craig

Craig
Nothing bad
Just wanna know your opinions on something
That's all

Jimmy
We're here for you bud!

Token
What happened?
If this is about Stripe for the last time Craig, we all think she's cute.

Craig
Good.
And no this isn't about stripe

Clyde
?

Jimmy
We're listening

Okay, time to ask what the gang thought.

Craig
Do you guys think Tweek is into dudes?

Clyde
lol yes

Jesus, that was fast.

Token
Well, I wouldn't be surprised if he was?
I don't know man you can't be 100% positive.

Jimmy
Yeah you never know
I mean look at Clyde
He looks like the biggest fuck boy ever The kind of asshole to send dick pics to all the hot girls in school
But he had that big crush on Token

Clyde
OKAY WE'RE NOT TALKING ABOUT THAT THO
CAN WE NOt bring that up!
THIs is about tweek n craig!

Craig knew that the poor brunette must have been tearing up at the memory. About a year ago Clyde awkwardly admitted to having a crush on Token, he was confused by it and so was Token but they both decided to try and see how it'd work out. A week later Clyde came to him, heartbroken and ashamed. The brunette didn't tell him what had happened, Craig didn't pester him about it. They didn't talk about it and eventually everything went back to normal. Sometimes it would be brought up as a joke but Clyde was still sensitive about it. Clyde avoided the topic and so did Token.

Token
You should just ask him.

Craig
Ugh
Asking is hard
I can't just be like
Hey Tweek
You gay?
He'll probably get very uncomfortable

Clyde
he's gaaay
trust me on this dude
i know this stuff

Jimmy
You know when people are gay?

Clyde
yeah!
i always knew craig was a lil gay!

Craig
What
No you didn't

Clyde
yeah i did! ask token! back in middle school when you introduced us to thomas i just knew
i knew u were gay before u did

Token
To be fair, we all kinda of suspected that Craig had a weird crush on Thomas back in middle school.

Clyde
i was the one to point it out tho

Craig
Ugh this isn't helping
Fuck you guys

Jimmy
Just ask him you pussy

Jason thought Craig was his boyfriend. Tweek couldn't get that little mix up out of his mind. Jason actually thought that Craig was his boyfriend! Tweek didn't even want to think about it, relationships were scary and long distance relationships sounded really, really hard. In general relationships required lots of hard work that Tweek wasn't sure he could provide without messing up, he has never dated before but he had seen so many teenage relationships spiral out of control and it scared the shit out of him. It was all way too much pressure for the nervous blond.

But, the thought of maybe dating Craig didn't seem all that terrifying. Oh God. Tweek had the biggest crush on the tall boy in his phone screen. It took a while for him to accept the fact that he was gay for his online friend and he had no idea what to do about it. What can you do?

Oh God, is he even into guys?

The question was constantly on his mind, he wanted to know the answer to it but was far too awkward to ask the noirette. You can't just ask if someone is gay! It isn't that simple! Tweek couldn't know how he might respond. Would he be offended? Would he disgusted? Maybe he wouldn't take the question seriously? What if Tweek asked and Craig found out that he had a crush on him! What if he was actually straight and he found out that he was crushing on him and felt so uncomfortable that he would decide to never speak to him again! Oh Jesus!

He didn't want to lose Craig as a friend, he didn't want things to be awkward between them.

Maybe he should just leave it be, keep Craig as a friend. Even if Craig was gay that didn't mean he'd like Tweek back. It was sad to think about but he wouldn't be surprised. Who would date Tweek Tweak?

The blond laid in bed as he tried to process his thoughts. He kept contradicting himself which made the whole ordeal even more confusing. A quiet ding distracted him and without even looking he knew it was Craig.

Did you know that the majority of Australians voted yes on gay marriage?
It's pretty amazing

i know! it is amazing! i'm so happy for them!

Craig read through Tweek's reply over and over. Okay, he wasn't a homophobic piece of shit and he seemed to support same sex marriage, which was awesome. Time to drop hints and hope for the best. He was grateful that Australia gave him the opportunity to bring up homosexuality.

Maybe one day I'll be able to get married to my future boyfriend in Australia

Tweek's chest tighten at that. What? Was Craig gay? Did this mean he liked men!? It was safe to assume that's what Craig had meant but Tweek couldn't be sure unless he asked. Here goes nothing.

i hope you don't mind me asking but,,
are you,,,
gay?

Craig held his breath.

Yeah I'm gay

Some would argue that he's bisexual but Craig didn't focus on labels. All he knew was that he was really gay for Tweek.

Tweek found himself staring at his phone screen at the message longer than necessary. He couldn't explain the tight warm feeling he felt in his chest. He was happy? Relieved? Deep down Tweek felt like he maybe had a chance.

Is that bad?

Tweek snapped out of his thoughts and quickly went back to tapping his thumbs against the screen. He needed to let Craig know that it wasn't bad at all!

what! no ofc not!
that isn't bad at all!
it's cool dude!
i mean
i am too!

Tweek groaned, what a mess he was a mess. His nervousness got the better of him and he kept on making a fool of himself. He didn't even give Craig time to respond.

i mean
i'm gay too!
uhh
if i thought that you being gay is bad that'd be real shitty of me man!
bc i like guys too!
hhh soRRy
i mean
i'm gay too yes

Tweek put his phone down to grab his pillow instead, burying his face in it and screeching into it. He was so stupid, how embarrassing! He couldn't stop cringing and mumbling insults at himself into the poor pillow he held in a death grip. It was too late to unsend the messages since Craig had already read them as soon as they were sent. Tweek's embarrassment didn't stop him from reading Craig's reply.

Craig wondered how flustered the blond must have been while sending him a string of awkward coming out messages. Craig replied with what he thought, deciding to just speak what was on his mind.

Don't apologize
That was actually really cute

If Tweek's face wasn't already red from the embarrassment then that message was sure to do the job.

Both boys felt butterflies, the sickeningly sweet, warm tight feeling that caused their hearts to skip a beat. It felt like a line was being crossed, not in a bad way. The possibility of their relationship maybe becoming more than just a friendship was there. They didn't comment on it but they both felt it.

Tweek sent him three blue heart emojis and Craig couldn't help but get flustered as he sent him back stars.