A Sally Face oneshot because why not?
Katlyn is an oc of mine that I thought would be fun to include lol
Also art is not mine. I was looking for Sal without his prosthetic face and I saw that beautiful piece of art by Sokodraws.
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"I told you, he's not going to notice you if she's in his life. We have to get rid of her." I roll my eyes as I swat away the spirit that has been following me around since I came to the Addison Apartments to visit my cousin Todd years ago. I was only a teenager when it appeared out of nowhere. It told me that she was my guardian angel, but I didn't believe her. "Katelyn shut it." I mumbled hoping that my friends didn't pay any attention to me since we're all hanging out. No longer the teens we used to be. We are now the adults that have done their best to stay in contact since everything that's happened when we were just teens. Sal, Todd and Larry were roommates while Ash moved away to get a break from everything. I had been living on my own that was pretty far from the boys, but the distance never bothered me because I could hide my feelings for my best friend Sal.
"Ghost troubles?" I look at Sal and shrug. "Not really. Just my 'guardian angel' being annoying as always." I say, putting quotations around the words guardian angel since none of us could really figure out Katelyn's deal. "I'm not annoying. I'm just helping you. Especially since you are so-" I glare at the spirit as if the others could see and hear it, but luckily they couldn't unless Katelyn allowed them to. "Do you two need a moment?" Larry jokingly asks. I shake my head as I look at my friends. "I'll deal with her later. She doesn't really seem to be going anywhere so I can focus on having fun with you guys." The group nods as they continue the conversation they were previously having. I didn't pay much attention as my mind seemed to be plagued with what Katelyn suggested. Though I know I could never bring harm to Ashley.
"Oh! I forgot to mention some amazing news!" I'm brought out of my thoughts by the voice of Ash. I looked at her and noticed the lovestruck look in her eyes. "I started dating this cute boy. We met a little after I last visited and the two of us just connected." I look over at Sal, trying to read his body movements. Yet I couldn't tell what was going on in his head. "Congrats Ash. Hope you two are happy together." I could hear the genuineness of his words as he spoke, which sort of confused me. When we were teens Sal had the biggest crush on Ashley, but never acted on those feelings. I thought he still felt that way about her, but I could be wrong. It has been a while since then so I could understand him losing romantic feelings for our friend. "Yeah Ash! You should bring him around sometime so we can meet him!" Larry commented enthusiastically, earning nods of agreement from the others. I slightly nodded in agreement, but my focus was still on Sal. I used to be able to read his body language so well when we were teens, but the more I tried to distance myself from my ever growing feelings for him I must've grown rusty with my body language reading skills.
"What about you (Y/n)? Are you dating anyone?" I shifted my gaze to Ashley and shook my head. "You know me Ash, I suck at the whole dating thing. I mean I tried dating a dude a few years ago, but it just didn't work out. Plus he was still hung up over his ex that I was less of his girlfriend and more of his rebound until his ex came back around. Which didn't bother me all too much. I was sort of trying to date him to get over my feelings for-" I'm cut off by Katlyn, who decided to make herself visible for the others. "Sally Face!"
My cheeks heat up as I glare at the spirit. "Go away! This is none of your business!" Katlyn just laughs as she disappears from the sight of the others. I roll my eyes as I slightly shake my head. "She is so annoying." I grumble. "Is it true?" I looked at Sal, seeing that he as well as the others were staring at me. "Huh? Oh! Well you see, um, I... Well um.." I tried to figure out how to fix the situation to save our friendship, but I couldn't think of the right words. I quickly stood up, grabbing my bag in the process. "I need to go." I mumble as I feel like the world is caving in around me. I quickly exit the room, heading straight to my car outside.
I made it outside to my car, getting in it ready to leave. "What the hell was that? I gave you the opportunity to tell him, but you go and mess everything up! You won't have forever to tell him! So you need to do it now. Especially since that girl is no longer in the way." I glare at Katlyn as tears form. "No! You're the one who messed everything up! My friendship with him is ruined! All because you were so impatient with me! Just leave me alone!" I shouted at her as the tears escaped down my cheeks. I wipe my tears away as I look away from Katlyn. Pulling my keys out I start my car and drive away. Driving all the way home in silence as I occasionally wipe away tears that fall. I couldn't go back to that house. Not after ruining everything with Sal.
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It's been nearly a month since I've visited or seen my friends, mainly Sal. I had closed off from people completely. Ashley, Larry and Todd have tried getting me to open back up, but it didn't work. Not even my parents could get me to open up. I ruined everything with Sal and I didn't know how to fix it. I stayed in my room most of the time, barely leaving to eat. Katlyn tried to get me to do what I needed to, but I just ignored her. Eventually she left me to wallow in my own self pity. Though I didn't blame her. I'd leave me too if I could or if it somehow made me feel better than I do now.
What I hated the most was that I couldn't even answer Sal. I couldn't tell him that I had fallen for him the moment I met him. I couldn't tell him I was so jealous of Ash that she had his complete attention. I couldn't tell him that I was willing to let go of all of my love for him if he had chosen her over me because he'd be happy. I lost the chance to tell him everything because I was so scared of losing him that I lost him anyway.
Suddenly a knock on my bedroom door pulled me out of my depressing thoughts. I stare at my door in confusion. No one could get in unless they had a key to my apartment. The only people that had a key were my parents and... Sal Fisher. The man I was avoiding out of fear of making things worse. I stayed in bed as the knocking continued. "(Y/n), it's me, Sally Face. Open the door please." I shifted on my bed to face the wall as tears started to fall. I wanted him to leave so he didn't have to see the state I'm in. I didn't want him to see that the person I once was had been consumed by the fears and tears I caused myself. I failed to notice the sound of the door opening as I cried into my pillow. I failed to notice the blue haired boy approaching me in the darkness carefully, avoiding the things strewn across the floor.
The sudden dip in the bed alerted me to the fact that I was no longer alone. "(Y/n)..." I didn't move to face him, I couldn't. "Please, just look at me." I heard him trying to hide the sadness behind the concern. I hesitantly sit up and face him, tears still escaping my eyes. I felt him gently place his hands on my cheeks and gently wiping away my tears. "Did I-" I cut him off as I removed his hands from my cheeks. "Sal, you didn't do anything wrong. It was all me. I wasn't ready to admit my feelings so I ran. I ran and pushed them down like I always do. I'm so pathetic." He squeezes my hands. "You're not pathetic (Y/n). You were just being cautious with your feelings." I look away from him as I pull my hands out of his. "Look where that got me." I mumble as I scoot away from Sal, moving closer to the wall. He sighs softly as he moves more onto my bed, getting close to me. I look at him as I feel the bed shift from the change of weight. "Sal, why are you here?"
"I needed to know the truth." I sigh softly as I look away from him, starting to tear up again. "I love you Sal. I have for years now. I've wanted to tell you, but I was so scared that you'd reject me and ruin the friendship we have. I couldn't do that, but I've already ruined our friendship." I tell him softly as the tears roll down my cheeks. I closed my eyes as silence filled the room. The only thing I heard was Sal shifting around on the bed, unaware of what he was doing.
I felt him wipe away my tears before placing his hands on my cheeks. "(Y/n), look at me." I slightly shake my head, earning a sigh from him. "Please look at me." I hesitantly open my eyes and look right at him. I stared into his eyes as I tried to ignore the small distance between us. "(Y/n), I love you too. I have for a while now. When Ash left I was sad, but not devastated like I thought I would be because I thought I loved her. I learnt that I had liked her, but there was someone else who had captured my heart. That person is you."
I didn't know how to register what he told me. I just stared at him, silently figuring out what to say to him. Especially with this new information. "Really?" I asked quietly, fear lightly lacing the word. "Yes. I love you (Y/n)." A smile slowly made its way onto my lips as I placed my hands on top of his. I enjoyed the new found feeling consuming me. Soon tears of joy formed and escaped my eyes. This seemed to confuse Sal as the tears hit our hands. "Why are you crying now?" I remove his hands from my cheeks before wiping away my tears. "I'm just so happy. I... I've dreamt of hearing you saying that you love me, but I never expected to ever hear it because of my fear of losing you." He places his forehead on mine while his arms wrapped around my body, pulling me close to him. "Now your dream is a reality." Despite the prosthetic face he wears I could tell he is smiling at me.
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"Oh come on! You can't tell me that Sal hasn't taught you how to play the guitar." I roll my eyes. "Ash, I've never asked and I prefer to watch him play anyway. Before you say 'but you'd get to be super close to him', if I want to be close to him I just ask for cuddles." She softly laughs as she nods. "Man, you've got him whipped for you." I roll my eyes as I look at Todd. "He is not whipped for me Todd. He simply loves me." I say, a smile instantly appearing on my face when I say that Sal loves me. "You two are so whipped for each other." Todd says as he shakes his head. I throw the pillow from the couch at my cousin. He dodges the pillow and it hits Sal as he and Larry enter the living room. "Well that's one way to greet your boyfriend." Larry says jokingly. "Sorry Sal, I didn't mean to hit you. I was aiming for Todd's head." Sal just shrugs as he picks up the pillow from the floor. "It's fine (Y/n)." He says as he walks over to me, handing the pillow back as he sits down beside me.
"Oh! I have a thing that starts in a bit so I have to go, but I'll see you all later!" Ashley says before getting up from her seat. She left before any of us could get a word out. "Todd, don't you and Neil have a date tonight?" Todd's eyes widened, clearly just now remembering about the date. "Oh shit! I almost forgot! I have to go get ready!" He says before quickly going up to his room. We laugh as he runs off, but we're interrupted by Larry's cell going off. "I've got to take this, it's my mom." He says, going outside to answer the call. Leaving Sal and I alone. "Well it's just the two of us. Unless you have somewhere else to be." I say as I turn to face my boyfriend. He shakes his head as he wraps his arms around my waist. "All I need is right here with me." I giggle softly. "That's good to know." I snuggle into his chest, the two of us laying down on the couch.
I smile as I bury my face in the crook of his neck, slowly becoming tired. I briefly hear Todd come downstairs while saying something that I don't catch. Not long after I hear Larry return and talk with Sal. They talked about their parents, but I soon drifted off that I didn't hear their whole conversation. When I woke up I found I was still snuggled up to Sal on the couch. I moved a bit, but stopped when I felt him slightly move as if I was about to wake him. Luckily he relaxed. Carefully I sat up, the best I could with his arms wrapped around me. Seeing his face confirmed he had fallen asleep. That's when my brain registered that he wasn't wearing his prosthetic face. I froze in surprise. This was the first time I got to see it. I've wanted to see it, but I never asked because I didn't want to make him uncomfortable.
I slowly moved closer to his face, careful to not wake him. I inspected the scarring on it, finding nothing wrong with it. I hesitantly place a hand on his cheek, gently feeling the texture of the skin. It felt a bit rougher than the skin on his hands, but I didn't care. I still found him handsome. Of course I didn't fall for Sal for his looks, I fell for him for just being himself. I had been so wrapped up in admiring his face that I didn't notice that he woke up. At least not until his hand grabbed mine, pulling it away from his face. I look from my hand to his eyes. I saw the fear that they held despite him not showing it anywhere else. "Sal, honey, you look handsome. I-" I stopped talking when I noticed the frown as he turned his head slightly, almost as if he was trying to hide his face. "You don't have to lie to me. I know I look-"
"Don't you dare finish that sentence Sal Fisher. You are, have been and always will be handsome. If you can't see that then I'll just have to show you." I say as I pull my hand out of his grasp. I cup his cheeks and make him look at me. "I love you Sal, scars and all. Nothing will ever change that." Before he could interject or tear himself down I smashed my lips into his. This caught him, as well as myself, off guard since I'm not one to be this forward. He took a second to get over the surprise before returning the kiss. As we're kissing Sal flips us over so he's on top, which causes me to gasp a little from the sudden shift in positions. Though that gasp doesn't stop our makeout session.
What does is Sal pulling away a bit, concern written on his face. "We're not going too fast for you, right?" I couldn't help the smile that appeared on my face. "You're such a gentleman, but no we're not going too fast. I'll let you know if we need to slow down." I tell him as I wrap my arms around his neck, playing with his hair. "Now where were we?" He smiles and kisses me. This kiss is soft and gentle, but slowly gets rougher. Whenever we needed air we'd pull away for air only to continue our cycle of kissing.
I did bring it to an end when things started to get more heated than it already was. I gently placed my hands on Sal's chest and pushed against it. He pulled away and gave me a concerned look. "I think we should stop before we go past just kissing." He nods as he relaxes. We sit up as he pulls me close. He opens his mouth to say something, but the front door opens and Larry rushes in. I look at him as Sal buries his face into the crook of my neck. "You okay Larry?" I ask as glance at Sal, sensing he was hiding his face on purpose. "Yeah! Just- Why is Sally hiding his face in your neck?" I gently place a hand on Sal's head. "Well he was just about to put his face back on before you came rushing in, but he didn't have the chance." Larry's eyes widened in surprise, mostly from Sal showing me his face. "Oh. Well he can put it back on now if he wants."
Sal slowly removes his head from the crook of my neck. Larry has seen his face before, but Sal is still self conscious about it. I look at Sal and smile. "Handsome." I say which causes Sal to blush. "Ask them if they've kissed." I roll my eyes as I look at Katlyn. "We can hear you." She looks at me in surprise. "Oh. Well did you?" I sigh softly. "Still as annoying as ever. Yes we've kissed. Now no more questions on our relationship Kate." I'm sure if she had pupils she'd be rolling her eyes. Katlyn hovers around Larry. "She's no fun." Larry laughs as he looks at the ghost girl. "At least I'm fun, right?" She nods as smiles at Larry. "Loads of fun! You make me feel so alive." I shake my head as I smile softly. "You two are such dorks."