standsonhigh | High school AU open post

"I don't hate everyone. I just find them dull and uninteresting," Koschei reasoned as they continued to walk. The further along the lake they went, the more the protective gate started to disappear, leaving an open space for people to come down and feed the ducks. "You know that you need to shut up with me and yet you never do. I'd say you want this, you want to be punished. Or you're just very very stupid. Either way..."

And, with that, he suddenly launched and Barty and shoved him hard, trying to knock him into the lake. Bastard thought he could keep talking to Koschei like that? Well, he was wrong.

Barty had expected it, but a few moments too late to react. He ended up in the water after a rather disgraceful yelp, coming up to glare at Koschei. Fuck this, but point made, he supposed. He got out, dripping wet and shivering, although he definitely tried suppressing the latter, and stubbornly looked at the ground instead of at Koschei.

"Can we go inside somewhere?" He didn't actually want to catch pneumonia.

Koschei laughed happily, clapping his hands, unable to help it. He found Barty such a funny little guy, he was so mouthy yet so easily reigned in. Why did he even bother to mouth off if he couldn't take the punishment. "Did you see any ducks? I didn't see any! I thought I did but that was just you flailing about."

Grinning brightly, he happily trailed ahead, so pleased with himself. Koschei was not the sort of boy to piss off, one day Barty would learn that. "Inside? Where? You're set, we can't go into a cafe or anything. Can't go to your house, I'm better."

Barty glowered at Koschei and wrapped his arms around himself, wondering if it was cold enough to freeze. He'd find out soon, he supposed, if Koschei went through with this and after all the boy had already put him through he didn't exactly expect a sudden change of heart. That seemed about casually cruel enough to fit the bill.

He could just throw him into the lake, too, but for one thing he had his coat on and he didn't want to ruin it and for another... He'd rather not ruin his life, either.

"Then what do you want to do?" Because this had just turned from bearable to torture, really.

"I said I wanted to go to the park, we're in the park so lets have fun in it. Is that so hard?" Koschei asked his dripping wet companion, noting the shivers. He wasn't about to feel any pity for him, he'd started it and Koschei was happy to finish it. That was how it always worked for him. "It's easy to have fun at the park."

And, like that, he took the lead towards the play area. Not many people were out today, what with the awful weather and potential for rain, but nothing could stop Koschei from being painfully annoying.

Stealing a free swing, he took a seat and gestured to the one next to his. "Come on, have a swing!"

If only he could have gotten out of school before Koschei saw him, then this day could have been actually enjoyable. As it was Barty wondered if his lips were blue yet and sat down on the swing, moving as little as possible to try and build up some body heat at least.

Definitely not having any fun. But he did stay silent this time, pretty much a sullen response to Koschei telling him to shut it.

Koschei amused himself for a little while longer before he slept off the swings, huffing a sigh. Ever since he'd frozen Barty, he'd become such a dull sod. How was he meant to have fun if Barty refused to so much as make conversation. They could talk without mockery ... well, Barty could.

"I'm bored of you, go away," Koschei said simply as he started walking away from the other boy, purposefully leaving with the coat still on. It was a long walk back and he liked this coat. Maybe he'd just have it.

See, now that was good use. Seeing as he'd been dismissed, Barty immediately pulled his phone out, even if his hands felt numb, just to make sure it was still working. He didn't feel like much of anything but a hot shower and bed right now, but he'd just decided that he was determined to have fun with other people, just to spite Koschei.

Barty got up, still without a word - hey, he'd not change a winning method - and headed toward the exit of the play area while typing a message on his miraculously still working phone.

Koschei had no other friends to call, he had no one else to spend time with but Barty really. He didn't really manage to get the knack for friends. They required time, attention, some level of equality and manners. He didn't really get how to do any of that, not unless he was acting anyway.

That's why he went home alone, ready to find a way to destroy that smug prick and teach him a lesson about being so disappointing.

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