Asher likes him Asher likes him Asher likes him AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

He wants to hold their hands on the way back to the house but he's not stupid.

He brushes against Sasha deliberately in the crowd. He doesn't touch Kaleva.

See. Probably it was all some sort of bizarre misunderstanding.

Once they get back to Sasha's room he pulls them both onto the bed. 

His leg is touching Asher's leg. This is fine.

"I guess I know why you suddenly and mysteriously disappeared."

Are they really going to talk about this.

He puts his head on Kaleva's shoulder. "I stole him, sorry." 

"Yeah, you mysteriously disappeared and I was super worried and then Chen went to visit you and was like 'he's fine' and I was like 'okay but where is he, what is he doing' and Chen made that face he always makes when he doesn't want to answer questions--"

"Asher." 

It might be a warning. 

"Anyway. I was worried. I'm glad you're all right."

"Why... were you worried."

"Because I had a crush on you."

So it wasn't some sort of bizarre misunderstanding.

(AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA)

Sasha does not express his opinion that Auradonians are fucking weird, and instead cuddles Kaleva. 

"Why."

"You know a lot about economics and I learned a ton every time I talked to you?"

"That's a terrible reason to have a crush on someone."

"--Also when someone says they have a crush on you you immediately argue with them about it. It's very charming."

"I think that's an excellent reason to have a crush on someone. Assuming I'm right about what a crush is." 

"Flippy stomach feelings and you really want them to approve of you and you keep thinking about them at random times and you really really want to pet their hair?"

Kaleva buries his face into a pillow and mumbles something.

"Yep, I was right, that's a great reason." 

He leans down and kisses the back of Kaleva's head. 

"I'm not sure if I have a crush on you yet," he says to Sasha, "but a man passing as a woman and kissing strange men is definitely very attractive."

"And I'm not sure you're my people yet but you could be if we gave it some time." 

Maybe.... he should be snuggling them both.