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OKay, so this was supposed to be a parody of that one Brandon Rogers video but it turned out to be something else… I hope you guys enjoy these. You can tell I spent most of my time on Brian’s guitar. The guy with the marker is supposed to be deacy
Killer Queen - Queen (Isolated Vocals)
fuck. fuck.
A/N: So, I kinda split this chapter into 2 parts bc it was so long. I’ll post the second one as soon as I post this one. I was also kinda upset bc I posted something this morning and there’s like… 2 notes on it (Thank you, fellow bloggers <3), so I’m trying to keep my mind off that.
But yes, you guys have been waiting for another chapter since February, so I’ve come to save the day (and your Quarantines)
Summary: John asks Roger for a favour.
(Read Roger as canonical, or Hardy!Roger, whatever brightens your day)
WARNINGS: Mentions of oral sex, implications of sex, swearing probably, and maybe some errors bc I don’t wanna edit this
I’m putting the fic at a T, bc nothing really happens, but I advise to read at your own risk if you’re under 18
(Also, been waiting FOREVER to use this gif)
Roger hadn't fully crossed the threshold of the door to the control room at the studio when both Brian and John, both there way before him and Freddie, turned to him and called him over.
"Roger, do you know any sitters? Veronica and I are planning on going up and visiting her parents this weekend and we can't take Bobby with us."
The look on John's face was clearly upsetting. He loved his son with all his heart, especially since Bobby was his first kid. It also probably didn't help that he was only a month or so old.
Roger wondered if there was ever going to be a day where he'd feel sad having to look for a nanny for a kid of his own.
"Just ask Brian to watch him. Surely Bobby would find entertainment in ripping all that hair from his scalp."
"Ha-ha. Very funny, Roger," Brian called back to him, arms and legs crossed as he spun around in his chair to face Roger head on.
"Chrissie and I are sharing our one year and I wanted to take her out this weekend." Roger shrugged. "Try Fred, then. He and Mary won't have a problem sitting for you, surely."
"Already asked, my Love," Freddie responded for John as he walked into the room, tossing a (fabulous, may I add) jean jacket down on the sofa pushed up against the back wall.
"Mary's visiting her father then, and I couldn't possibly care for a child on my own."
"You have like... fifteen cats, and you can't take care of a baby for a night or two?"
Fred just shrugged at Roger's question before taking a seat next to John. "Roger, do you think maybe you and Y/n could take him?"
Roger's face twisted in confusion.
"Wait wait wait... us? Why us?!"
"Roger," John sounded desperate. "We will pay you guys! You can stay at our house! Everything you'll need will be there!"
"John, I don't know..."
"Roger," Brian interrupted. The three other heads in the room turned to the curly-haired guitarist as he rose to his feet and crossed his arms over his chest.
"You can use this chance to prove yourself to Y/n."
"Prove myself? What are you talking about?!"
"Don't tell us you've forgotten about that whole family issue you've been having," Freddie tisked playfully.
"This is your chance to show her you're father material," Brian explained, slapping Roger on the back.
"Look, I get you all love Y/n, and you think it's funny if I make a fool out of myself,"
"It is pretty entertaining," John defended with a smile on his face, to which Roger glared back.
"But," Roger continued as Brian's hand fell back to his side. "The situation is between me and her. Not you guys."
"... But have you even spoken to her about it?" John asked quietly, to which Roger sighed. "It's just... It's complicated," Roger combed his hair back with his fingers.
"We're just trying to help, Rog. We all know you're dying to marry this girl."
"Shut up, Fred," Roger mumbled through his teeth.
"I'm just saying, marrying her would be a real problem-fixer with the whole... condo situation."
"They're not even dating," John reminded.
"Pssh. Yeah. And I'm not a Hysterical Queen," Freddie finished, kicking his legs up on the console, being mindful not to hit any buttons with the soles of his shoes.
"Besides, I can't think of one person I know who fucks their best friend and doesn't end up dating them in the end."
It was Freddie, John, and Brian who pushed Roger to even begin that arrangement with you.
He'd set the both of you up, all along!
Roger opened his mouth to give Freddie a piece of his mind, and Brian's hand was already gripping onto the drummer's shoulder to hold him back from literally throwing himself at the other, entertained, quarter of the band.
"Hey guys," all four of them turned quickly to the source of the sound, and it turned out to be you, peeking out from behind the doorway, and revealing five paper cups of tea. "Woke up and figured I'd be nice today."
"Aw, could you hear your ears ringing, my Love? We were just talking about you," Freddie drawled happily. Roger glared at him as he spoke while Brian and John watched the situation unfold.
"Me? What for?" You began pulling each paper cup from its place in the tray, and handing them out to each band member one-by-one as John cleared his throat to explain.
"Well, you see, Veronica wants to visit her parents this weekend, and we can't bring the baby with us. On top of that, we can't find a sitter."
"Well, why didn't you ask Roger? We'd be happy to take care of Bobby!"
"Is that so?" Freddie sarcastically asked, taking a sip of his tea before setting it down and dramatically throwing his hands behind his head. He leaned back into a relaxed state, giving Roger an amused look.
"Well we tried asking your Honey over here, and he said you two wouldn't be okay with it." Fred, Roger thought, is really asking for it.
"First of all, very funny," you smiled as you began counting on your fingers, clearly unaware of the depressing look on Roger's face when you dismissed Freddie's label for the drummer.
"Secondly, I love Bobby, why wouldn't we be okay with sitting for him?"
You glanced back at Roger before facing John again. "And thirdly, even if Roger doesn't wanna come, I will."
John's eyes widened as a smile broke out onto his face. "So is that a yes? You'll do it?"
"Of course, Deaky!"
"Perfect! You can stay at our house and everything so we don't have to send the crib or anything with you! You're a lifesaver, Y/n!"
"Anything for you and 'Ronica, Johnny."
"Well," Freddie clapped his hands once before kicking his legs off the console table and onto the floor. "Are we all good to practice now?"
"We should be," John confirmed as he downed some of his tea before standing up from his chair and stretching.
You turned back to Roger, taking a sip of your tea."I gotta go to work, Roggie. I'll see you tonight, 'round dinner, yeah?"
"Sure," he nodded as the room around the both of you bustled with the other three members of Queen preparing to enter the recording room. You nodded, and you turned to leave the room.
Roger watched you disappear behind the door, and Freddie called him to help record.
Despite this, Roger set his cup of tea down on the coffee table next to him, and actually took off out the door after you.
He assumed you'd be taking the lift, and knowing there were some issues with its mechanics, he knew for sure he could beat the lift to the bottom floor just before you could leave if he took the stairs.
Sure enough, when the doors to the lift opened on the ground floor, Roger was waiting for you on the other side.
It startled you, and before you could chastise him for scaring you, he stepped into the lift.
"Quick talk before you leave," he mumbled hurriedly as he shut the lift's doors.
"What?" You frowned in confusion.
"Look," he sighed. He tried to ignore how quiet it was in the lift, but it was hard to do that when he was the only one talking.
"That whole thing... with John and his son... I panicked."
God, he could hear himself thinking.
"I don't know anything about kids, let alone babies. I didn't wanna take responsibility for something I don't know how to care for."
"And I do," you responded, offering a warm smile to Roger before taking another drink of your tea.
"Love, you've nothing to worry about. I cared for my cousin in high school when he was just a baby. I've no issue in showing you the ropes."
"I thought you were iffy with kids, like I am."
"I'm just “iffy” with the idea of becoming a mother, and having children of my own," you corrected, nudging him in the arm when your comment didn't gauge a reaction from him.
You just figured the neighbours and their expectations of the both of you were on his mind.
"Hey, it's not like any of our neighbours are gonna see us with Bobby. We'll be at John's the whole time, right? Out of sight, out of mind."
"Yeah, I guess." Roger shrugged.
"Don't think this will change anything. We're doing this for a friend, not to appease the old people surrounding our condo."
Roger didn't say anything, his eyes cast to the floor. Of course this was bothering him, and although you thought it was for all the wrong reasons, he never admitted to you why he was actually uneasy about the whole thing.
"Roger," you sighed, rubbing circles on his back with your free hand. "We'll be okay."
You held out your pinky from your paper cup as a promise. "... Trust?"
Roger looked at your innocent eyes and hopeful smile, and that boy caved in so fast he hadn't realized he solidified the promise until after speaking. "Trust, Y/n," he breathed gently.
You unlinked your pinky from Roger's, and you caught him frown.
"Better not be moody when you get off work," you warned playfully to him, opening the lift's door.
"And why is that?" Roger lightly challenged back, trying a smile, and offering it to you when it felt right.
You turned on your heel as you walked out, eyelids lowering as you lazily grinned at Roger.
"Because dinner and a blowjob will be waiting for you at home this evening," you said matter-of-factly.
You almost laughed at the starstruck look in the blond's eyes, mouth hanging open, and face burning a deep red.
You tapped the lift's button to send Roger back to the floor he needed. As the lift's doors began to close, Roger watched you turn and make your way to the building's entrance.
"See you tonight, Drummer Boy," you called over your shoulder to him. The lift's doors finally shut completely, and Roger stood in absolute dumbfoundment until the lift opened again.
He really couldn't believe how lucky he was to be able to have you.
As a friend, and, of course, as a stress-reliever.
He made sure to keep a smile on his face the rest of the day.
When any of the guys questioned him, he'd just respond with a shrug, the tips of his ears flushing the same colour as his shirt.
And when Roger got home that night, dinner was most definitely ready for him...
Though with the look you were giving him as soon as the two of you sat at the table, you both made a silent agreement to head upstairs and just skip to dessert.
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A/A/N: I’m so sorry this took so long to post. The next one will be up within the next 2 hours. Thank you all for being so patient. I love Y’all.
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I know a lot of people have different opinions about this, so I'm gonna post mine.
I just feel so blessed to know there are people out there who will take time out of their busy days to sit down and read my stories.
A like makes me giddy.
A reblog makes me smile.
A comment/reply has me bouncing off the walls.
The like and reply buttons are there for a reason. This isn't JUST a reblogging site, although it is helpful for other creators to share their work around for others to see.
But not everyone requires a reblog to feel proud of their work.
Hell, I get more inspiration and pride from my work from reading comments than taking a look at the number of reblogs my post made.
So I encourage you all to:
1. Like what you see.
2. Leave feedback and comments for writers to swoon over the next few days.
3. Reblog a work if you feel it NEEDS to be read by others.
This is just coming from me, a writer who gets excited if I get 10 likes on a post in two days, and then nothing for two weeks.
The smallest bit of support you give us writers leaves colossal impacts, and we thank the readers Tumblr-wide for a simple click of a button.
For someone like me, the button you choose to support me with does not matter.
Like, Reply, Reblog, whichever one you decide to leave, I will still be grateful a thousand times over for your support.
You know, this is why content creators end up abandoning their works, right?
80 likes compared to 10 reblogs means that only 12% of people decided that what you did is worth showing other people.
If you like the thing, reblog it. You don’t even have to add tags, just spread it so that a) other people can see it, and b) the creator gets recognition for what they did.
Obviously, those numbers are never going to match, but the divide should not be that huge.
It’s even more important right now, because tumblr is garbage and they’ve stopped allowing anything with an outside link from appearing in tags. Writers/artists cannot tag things to their twitter/store/writing website. That can cause a significant drop in views, especially for newer creators.
Like… we aren’t asking for much. A few reblogs. Reviews/comments. No creator should have to beg for that much.
Fluff-💗
Angst-💙
Drugs-🍃/🍄
NSFW-💋
Prequel💗💙, One💗💙, Two💗
One, Two, Three, Four, Five, Six, Seven, Eight, Nine
This Boy💗
Do You Want To Know A Secret💗
We’ve Got Tonight (McBeardy) 💗💙
Why Don't You Stay; We've Got Tonight II 💋
One💗 Two💗
One, Two🍃
Baby It’s you💗
1.“Do you want me to leave?”
2,“You are not going without me.”
3.“I can’t believe you!”
4.“I swear it won’t happen again.”
5.“What did you say?”
6.“I’m not jealous.”
7.“You’re jealous, aren’t you?”
8.“We can’t keep doing this.”
9.“Isn’t this amazing?”
10.“I’m going to take care of you, okay?”
11.“Stay the night. Please.”
12.“You can’t die. Please don’t die.”
13.“Run away with me.”
14.“You did WHAT?”
15.“Quit whining.”
16.“Get outta my sight!”
17.“Why are you so annoying?”
18.“Were you ever going to tell me?”
19.“Never in a million years.”
20.“Don’t ask me that…”
21.“I might have had a few shots.”
22.“What’s with the box?”
23.“W- What are you doing?”
24.“Say it!”
25.“I could kiss you right now!”
26.“Are you done with that?”
27.“What’s going on here?”
28.“Stop pinning this on me! You started it!”
29.“It’s your fault we’re in this mess.”
30.“Did you do this on purpose?!”
31.“Kiss me.”
32.“Are you still awake..?”
33.“Excuse you?”
34.“This is all your fault!”
35.“Don’t give me that look! It wasn’t my fault!”
36.“I shouldn’t be in love with you!”
37.“It’s not fair!”
38.“I could kill you right now!”
39.“Knock it off!”
40.“Screw you!”
41.“I can’t be in love with you!”
42.“Make me.”
43.“Don’t tempt me.”
44.“I hate you.”
45.“You are infuriating!”
46.“Just shut up already.”
47.“That doesn’t even make sense.”
48.“Just admit I’m right.”
49.“Just admit you’re wrong.”
50.“You are being ridiculous!”
51.“That’s irrational.”
52.“Listen to me!”
53.“That’s not what I meant and you know it.”
54.“Don’t yell at me.”
55.“That’s it. End of discussion.”
56.“I don’t believe you.”
57,“You shouldn’t have said that.”
58.“Shut your mouth before I shut it for you.”
59.“How dare you?”
60.“I dare you!”
61.“It’s you, it’s always been you.”
62.“Well this is awkward…”
63.“Just pretend to be my date”.
64.“Are you really gonna leave without asking me the question you’ve been dying to ask me?”
65.“You think I’m dumb enough to fall for that stupid move?”
66.“When you love someone, you just don’t stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Especially then!”
67.“I think I’ve been holding myself back from falling in love with you all over again.”
68.“You know we’re supposed to be together. I knew it the first time I saw you, and you know it, too. I know you do.”
69.“Those things you said yesterday… Did you mean them?”
70.“I’m not going to apologize for this. Not anymore.”
71.“That’s almost exactly the opposite of what I meant.”
72.“Could I sit here? All the other tables are full.”
73.“You weren’t supposed to laugh! I’m so embarrassed!”
74.“It must be hard with your sense of direction, never being able to find your way to a decent pickup line.”
75.“This is the dumbest thing you’ve ever done.“
76.“It’s a real shame nobody asked for your opinion.”
77.“It’s midnight, what do you want?”
78.“I think I know how to use a bed.”
79.“I have something to tell you…”
80.“I think I’m pregnant.”
81.“No, no, no, no, no, we aren’t ready… We aren’t ready for kids yet!”
82.“Your hair is so soft…”
83.“You’re so cute when you pout like that!”
84.“Just relax, I’ll wash your hair for you.”
85.“I’m not going to stop poking you until you give me some attention.”
86.“What, does that feel good?”
87.“Are you wearing my shirt?”
88.“You are ridiculously comfortable…”
89.“I’ve had a rough day and honestly all I want right now is a drink and someone to cuddle with…”
90.“You’re so cute when you’re half asleep like this…”
91.“You’re beautiful, you know that?”
92.“Aren’t they beautiful?”
93.“These stars are nothing compared to the ones I’ve seen in your eyes.”
94.“Shooting star, make a wish.”
5.“It’s actually a comet, but I’ll still make one.”
96.“Imagine if it could always be this way, even in the city.”
97.“Wow, you’re hot.”
98.“Keep sweet-talking and this could go a whole new direction.”
99.“Take off your clothes.”
100.“Tell all those other guys/girls you don’t need them ‘cause you got me.”
101.“Don’t give me that face, it’s so cute I might not be able to hold back.”
102.“After everything you did, you’re asking ME to apologize for snapping at you ONCE?”
103.“Are you drunk?”
104.“Are you hitting on her for me?”
105.“Are you kidding me? We’re not ‘fine’!”
106.“Are you okay?” “Why do you ask?” “You’re wearing two different shoes.”
107.“Are you really taking his side against me?”
108.“At what point did you think that was a good idea?”
109.“Come over here and make me.”
110.“Come with me.”
111.“Could you be happy here with me?”
112.“Can I kiss you?”
113.“Come back to bed.”
114.“Be my wife.”
115.“Before I do this, I need you to know that I have always loved you.”
116.“Damn. You clean up good.”
117.“Did I just say that out loud?”
118.“Did I stutter?”
119.“Did you enjoy yourself last night?”
120.“Did you hear that?”
121.“Do you ever think we should just stop this?”
122.“Don’t say that. Not now.”
123.“Do you think she could have loved me?”
124.“Don’t say you love me.”
125.“Don’t you ever do that again!”
126.“Either ask her out or I will do it for you!”
127.“Excuse me, I’m terribly lost. Can you help me?”
128.“Everyone deserves a second chance.”
129.“Everyone keeps telling me you’re the bad guy.”
130.“For some reason I’m attracted to you.”
131.“Frankly, I couldn’t care less.”
132.“Go on then, tell me. Tell me you don’t love me.”
133.“Go then, leave! See if I care!”
134.“H-How long have you been standing there?”
135.“Have I ever lied to you?”
136.“Have you lost your damn mind?”
137.“Hey, have you seen the…? Oh…”
138.“Hey, I’m with you, okay? Always.”
139.“His ego is so visible; I can almost watch it grow.”
140.“Hold me back!”
141.“How dare you?”
142.“How could anyone be that cruel?”
143.“How long has it been?”
144.“I almost lost you!”
145.“I am not losing you again!”
146.“I came here to explain what happened, and I’m not leaving until you listen.”
147.“I can manage on my own.”
148.“I can’t… I can’t lose you.”
149.“I can’t get you out of my head.”
150.“I can’t let you do that.”
151.“I can’t start over again.”
152.“I can’t stop thinking about you.”
153.“I choose you!”
154.“I could never leave you, I love you too much!”
155.“I didn’t ask for any of this!”
156.“I didn’t realize I needed your permission.”
157.“I don’t care what he said, it doesn’t mean jack squat.”
158.“I don’t know what I did to deserve you.”
159.“I don’t know why I’m crying.”
160.“I didn’t want to hurt you.”
161.“I don’t want to let you down.”
162.“I had a nightmare about you and I just wanted to make sure you’re okay.”
163.“I had to see you again.”
164.“I hate you!” “No, you don’t.”
165.“I just need you to do this one thing for me.”
166.“I just really need to have you here right now.”
167.“I just want this.”
168.“I just want to be alone right now.”
169.“I just wanted you to know that when I picture myself happy… It’s with you.”
170.“I know, but I love him… You can’t give up on someone you love.”
171.“I love you.” “I know.”
172.“I love you. I’ve loved you since the moment I first laid eyes on you and – Oh, screw it!”
173.“I love you for you! Don’t you dare think otherwise!”
174.“I love you more than anything in this world… which is why you have to stay here.”
175.“I made a mistake.”
176.“I may be an idiot but I’m your idiot.”
177.“I need you to forgive me.”
178.“I never meant for anyone to get hurt.”
179.“I see the way you look at me when you think I’m not looking.”
180.“I think I’m in love with you and that scares me to death.”
181.“I think we need to talk.”
182.“I thought you were dead…”
183.“I trusted you!”
184.“I waited and waited, but you never came back!”
185.“I wasn’t planning on asking you, but I’ve come to realize that life is short. Will you marry me?”
186.“I won’t give up if you won’t.”
187.“I-I can’t trust you anymore…”
188.“I’ll be right over.”
189.“I’m flirting with you.”
190.“I’m not good enough for you.”
191.“I’m not the only one who thinks that.”
192.“I’m sick of being USELESS.”
193.“I’m so happy you’re alive!”
194.“I’m so stupid to make the mistake of falling in love with my best friend.”
195.“I’m sorry. I didn’t know.”
196.“I’m sorry, run that by me again.”
197.“I’m sorry, what were you saying? I keep getting lost in your eyes.”
198.“I’m tired of being your secret.”
199.“I’m up to the challenge.”
200.“I’m yours.”
201.“I’ve been in love with you my entire life. Ever since I met you.”
202.“I’ve moved on.”
203.“I’ve never felt this way about anyone before… and it scares the shit out of me.”
204.“If I didn’t know any better, I’d say you were trying to seduce me.”
205.“If I ever see you anywhere near her, you’ll have to deal with me!”
206.“If you die, I’m gonna kill you!”
207.“If you keep looking at me like that, we won’t make it to the bed.”
208.“If you walk out right now, it’s over for us.”
209.“Is it really you?”
210.“Is that a challenge?”
211.“Is that an apology?”
212.“Is there a problem?”
213.“Is there a special reason, as to why you’re wearing my shirt?”
214.“Is there something you want to tell me?”
215.“It could be worse.”
216.“It made a difference to me.”
217.“It was just a dream.”
218.“It wasn’t supposed to happen like that.”
219.“It’s all my fault.”
220.“It’s okay, I’m here for you.”
221.“It’s okay to cry…”
222.“Just leave me ALONE.”
223.“Just talk to me.”
224.“Kiss me.”
225.“Let me buy you a drink?”
226.“Look at me – just breathe, okay?”
227.“Look, I don’t have much time, but I wanted to say I love you.”
228.“May I have this dance?”
229.“Meet me at midnight. Alone.”
230.“Meet me on the bridge in an hour.”
231.“No one needs to know.”
232.“No one will ever hurt you again.”
233.“None of that matters now.”
234.“Oh, my God! You’re in love with her!”
235.“Please don’t cry.”
236.“Please don’t do this.”
237.“Please don’t leave…”
238.“Please listen to me…”
239.“Please say something…”
240.“Promise me you won’t let anything happen to him.”
241.“Promise me you’ll stay.”
242.“Shit, are you bleeding?”
243.“Shut up and kiss me?”
244.“Somebody’s in love!”
245.“Sorry, I thought I was alone…”
246.“Stop talking about love for a minute and help me with this bullet wound.”
247.“Tell me a secret.”
248.“That came out wrong.”
249.“That guy at the bar keeps staring at you.”
250.“The way you flirt is shameful.”
251.“There are plenty of people out there who love you.” “Yeah, like who?” “Like me.”
252.“There’s something I need to tell you.”
253.“Things don’t always turn out how they should.”
254.“Those things you said yesterday… Did you mean them?”
255.“Wait a minute… Are you jealous?”
256.“Wake up! Please, please wake up!”
257.“Wanna dance?”
258.“We could be amazing!”
259.“Well, don’t keep me waiting!”
260.“Well, this is awkward…”
261.“Well, this is where I live.”
262.“We finish it the same way we started… together.”
263.“What are you afraid of?”
264.“What were you thinking? Were you trying to get yourself killed?”
265.“When you love someone, you just don’t stop. Ever. Even when people roll their eyes or call you crazy… even then. Especially then!”
266.“Where did you learn to dance?”
267.“Where were you? Do you have any idea as to how worried I was?”
268.“Who gave you that black eye?”
269.“Why are you lying?”
270.“Why are you up so early?”
271.“Why can’t you see what you’re doing to me?”
272.“Why choose me?”
273.“Why don’t you just kiss me already?”
274.“You are the best thing that’s ever happened to me.”
275.“You deserve so much better.”
276.“You did this all for me?”
277.“You DID WHAT?”
278.“You don’t have to stay.”
279.“You don’t know you the way I do.”
280.“You don’t need to protect me.”
281.“You fainted… straight into my arms. You know, if you wanted my attention you didn’t have to go to such extremes.”
282.“You have the most amazing eyes.”
283.“You have to make a choice.”
284.“You have to remember!”
285.“You heard me. Take. It. Off.”
286.“You know, it’s okay to cry…”
287.“You lied to me!”
288.“You look beautiful!”
289.“You make me feel like I’m not good enough.”
290.“You need to leave. Right now.”
291.“You need to wake up because I can’t do this without you.”
292.“You shouldn’t have even been there!”
293.“You walked away. Not me.”
294.“You weren’t supposed to hear that…”
295.“You’ll be the death of me.”
296.“You’re not alone.”
297.“You’re safe now. I’ve got you.”
298.“You’re the only one I trust to do this.”
299.“You’re too good for me.”
300.“You’ve got to be kidding me!”
301.“Have you lost your damn mind?”
302.“Please, don’t leave.”
303.“Come over here and make me.”
304.“Wait a minute… Are you jealous?”
305.“Is there a reason you’re naked in my bed?”
306.“I almost lost you.”
307.“Wanna bet?”
308.“Teach me how to play?”
309.“Looks like we’ll be trapped for a while…”
310.“We’re in the middle of a thunderstorm and you wanna stop and feel the rain?”
311.“Just once.”
312.“I can’t believe you talked me into this.”
313.“I got you a present.”
314.“It’s not what it looks like…”
315.“Hey! I was gonna eat that!”
316.“I swear it was an accident.”
317.“Knowing you has made me a better person.”
318.“Just hold me.”
319.“I think I love you.”
320.“I’ve loved you for years.”
321.“Kiss me.”
322.“You’re the best part of me.”
323.“You keep me going.”
324.“You mean everything to me.”
325.“I couldn’t imagine what life would be like without you.”
326.“You’re perfect to me.”
327.“I don’t want to think about what I’d be like without you.”
328.“We’re best when we’re together.”
329.“I can’t stop thinking about you.”
330.“Can I hold your hand?”
331.“Do you want to stay over tonight?”
332.“You’re adorable.”
333.“Everything has been different since I fell in love with you.”
334.“I didn’t think it was possible to love a person as much as I love you.”
335.“I didn’t think love existed until I started loving you.”
336.“Let’s move in together.”
337.“Do you want me to leave?”
338.“You are not going without me.”
339.“I swear it won’t happen again.”
340.“What did you say?”
341.“I’m not jealous!”
342.“We can’t keep doing this.”
343.“Isn’t this amazing?”
344.“I’m going to take care of you, okay?”
345.“Stay the night. Please.”
346.“You can’t die. Please don’t die.”
347.“Run away with me.”
348.“Quit whining. It’s just a bullet.”
349.“Knowing you has made me a better person.”
350.“Just hold me.”
351.“I think I love you.”
352.“I’ve loved you for years.”
353.“Kiss me.”
354.“You’re the best part of me.”
355.“You keep me going.”
356.“You mean everything to me.”
357.“I couldn’t imagine what life would be like without you.“
358."You’re perfect to me.”
359.“I don’t want to think about what I’d be like without you.”
360.“We’re best when we’re together.”
361.“I can’t stop thinking about you.”
362.“Can I hold your hand?”
363.“Do you want to stay over tonight?”
364.“You’re adorable.”
365.“Everything has been different since I fell in love with you.”
366.“I didn’t think it was possible to love a person as much as I love you.”
367.“I didn’t think love existed until I started loving you.”
368.“Let’s move in together.”
369.“Let’s strip down to our socks.”
Joe Mazzello and the ‘Another one bites the dust’ scene. (x)
no one:
not a single soul:
me at the shower:
beTTER bETTER BETTER BETTER bEtTeR,
A/N: Hello! Yes, I'm alive, and yes, I know I haven't posted anything original on this blog in over 3 years, but that's gonna change!
Thank you all for sticking around so long, my life did a 180 about a month or so ago and now I can get back to one of the things I love doing most: giving you all some juicy fanfiction to enjoy!
I've had an influx of enthusiastic followers and readers on my last oneshot ask for more writing, and I will be delivering! I have upcoming Paul and George oneshots underway; but first, I think it's time we show John a little love!
P.S. we'll probably consider this an AU fic since John went to private school, and he is going to school with the reader in this one. Sorry for the lack of authenticity in advance!
Summary: Your friend, John, invites you to the first Fair of the year with the intentions of evolving some spontaneous behaviour within you. You find just the thing there to prove to John just how daring and fun you could be-- and then things go sideways.
WARNINGS: This has been sitting in my notes FOREVER so I wouldn't be surprised if there were typos.
Also, there is a heteronormative behaviour in this fic because of the time it was set in, but I want to disclaim that LOVE IS LOVE and I, in no way, support heteronormative/ anti LGBTQ+ behaviour. Love who you want to love; just be happy doing so<3
Also Also, she is a LONG one like the other oneshot, so I advise you read this when you've got some time on your hands!
Swearing is almost a certainty at this point, but no really mature themes, so a T rating is probably enough for this one.
It was a hot Friday afternoon, at the very end of the school year; and there were hundreds of telltale signs:
The teacher was well over his curriculum and he sat at his desk reading a book in silence, student-made work was no longer strewn about on the walls, the classroom was humid even with everyone fanning themselves and each other; and the students...
You could tell the students were just dying to get home for the summer.
There were five minutes left on the clock, and you sat at your desk packing your things away. You spent the last hour doodling, but you wanted to be ready to take off as soon as the bell sounded.
As you zipped your bag up, you saw a little flash of white in your peripheral, and when you glanced back at the surface of your desk, you noticed a folded piece of paper-- a note!
You looked around briefly, but no one indicated to you where to pass it, so it had to have been for you.
And if the note was for you, then there was only one person it could have been from.
You unraveled the little piece of paper, revealing the question the paper possessed.
"Fair? Tonight? -yours truly"
That evening in particular, the local fair was going to erect itself in the biggest park in town, and everyone at school was going to be there. What better way to blow off steam at the end of a long year of hard work?
You shook your head at his pathetic complimentary close, your eyes rolling to the back of your head so far they almost didn't come back.
The bell rang, and before you could even consider doing anything else with the note, everyone took off out the door, as did you, knowing fully well "yours truly" was going to be waiting for you at your locker.
As you rounded the corner to the hallway your locker was in, you finally caught glimpse of him. He was leaning against it with his arms crossed, one leg over the other as his eyes wandered the other students for your face; and when your eyes locked, his expressionless mouth couldn't help but tighten upwards.
Perhaps his smile was out of kindness, but it was most likely because he was a jokester, and quite frankly couldn't get enough of teasing you.
And now his target was spotted.
He opened his mouth to speak, but you spoke first. "You know how much I hate how you sign these off, right?"
You presented the note in hand adjacent to your head as your face displayed a disapproving cringe, cheeks pink in mild humiliation.
"John, I only ever get notes written from you, so the flowery signoff is unnecessary," you put the note down, pointing at him with a frown.
"That note-passing was so open! You know if the teacher ever caught something like that, he'd make me read it out loud to the class, surely you know I'd die on the spot, and then my ghost will haunt you until you died too!"
His smile only grew wider at your words, almost as if he'd been betting with himself what your response to all of this was going to be.
"Also, you're not even in my last class," you rambled on, "so how you managed to have it smuggled in beats me."
"Oh, come on, y/n, you know you'd love all the attention you'd get out of something like that," he gestured to the paper, and you shook your head before crumpling it into a ball in your hand and tossing it at his head, to which it bounced off, and then was immediately trampled on as other students hurried down the hallway.
The both of you weren't strangers; you frequented playdates with John as children, and then you went to school together, so you basically watched each other grow up. John, for as long as you'd known him, usually displayed confident and sometimes mischievous behaviour towards others that typically you'd find unappealing for a man to display.
"People thinking I'm with you? That is not the kind of attention I'm after."
Not that you ever found John appealing, in any way. He was your buddy; you tolerated his behaviour. That being said, over the years he started lightening up on the harsher jokes with you, opting for more of a platonic flirt more than anything else, finding it was a less harmless way to poke fun at you.
"And the Fair, John? Really?"
The boy shrugged his hands up to defend his suggestion. "What's so bad about the Fair?!"
You rolled your combination into your locker, and he shifted out of the way so you could get into it better once you got it unlocked.
"Nothing's wrong with going to the Fair. Going to the Fair with you on the other hand..." you tisked at him before reaching into your locker to retrieve what binders and books you had left in there. John never used his locker, so he was just waiting on you.
You tossed your bag up over your shoulder once you shoved your books inside, and before John could interject with an if, and, or but, you put your hand up to silence him.
"You left me lost in that fun house--"
"But that was literally ten ago, y/n!"
"Doesn't mean I'm over it!"
You took the lead towards the exit doors, and John followed suit, searching for the right words to convince you to go with him.
"If you go with me tonight, I'll try to win you a stuffed animal,"
"We're doing bribery now, are we?" You smirked, reaching out for the doors and pushing through until both you and John were outside, standing under the sun. It was nice for once for the sun to have been out from behind the clouds.
"Look, you're just always hanging out with your girlies, and I've got my mates, but they're all going to the fair with other people tonight," John started as you both headed to the sidewalk and began to make your way to your place.
"We never really do spontaneous things anymore, just you and I. And, I don't know, growing up a little might have had something to do with it... but it doesn't mean I'm not still your friend, though. I wanna do things with you."
You took John's words into consideration. One thing you really liked about John was that he was passionate, and poetic. You'd seen this reflected in some of his writing before, and he often discussed with you how much he liked music, and how he dreamed that his poems could very well one day soon become songs...
Now, it's not like he spoke the way he wrote, but his thoughts translated to words so quickly and effortlessly, and he, as a speaker, really made you think twice about what he said because he sounded so sure when he spoke.
"... I suppose we have been distant in terms of having fun. I know I won't be able to win an argument with you that studying every other night together is considered 'fun', even though I think otherwise."
You and John both rounded left down the next street, which happened to be where you lived; the benefits of living a block away from school. Your house was coming up, meaning this conversation had to end soon.
"Y/n, of the two of us, it's you who needs to be more spontaneous. Just say yes and come with me tonight."
At this point, you and John had slowed to a stop and were standing at the end of the driveway, facing one another as you pondered whether tonight was going to be spent inside reading and listening to music, or stimulated by exciting noises and lights while you stuffed your face with Carnival delicacies and treats.
"... If I say yes, will I still get my stuffed animal?" You already knew the response as the smile returned to John's face.
You and John made it to the Fair for 6:30, and it was already full of life; children on the rides screaming their heads off, friends competing in mini games like Ring Toss and Balloon Darts, and the smell of popcorn and candy floss swirled through the air.
As you looked around at all of the rides available, you barely noticed John going out of his way to buy tickets for both you and him for the night. When he returned to you, he tried to see if you were looking at a particular ride. "Anything catching your eye?"
"I feel like they have different stuff this year. Like, that one must be new," you pointed to a group a different rides that you'd never seen before. "Let's look around, and if anything looks interesting enough, I say we go for it."
John bought you enough tickets for you both to ride everything anyways, but you two had all night, and nowhere to be the next day, so you agreed to start at one end of the fair, and work your way through it.
The first ride that caught the attention of either one of yous were the Tea Cups.
"Remember the one time I threw up on you on that ride?" You asked John with a little smile, to which he replied without a beat,
"And then I threw up on you and caused a chain reaction with all of the other kids on the ride?"
You both laughed and cringed at the rather unpleasant memory before John kindly took your elbow and pulled you towards the ride gently, knowing full well that your matured stomachs would be able to handle it now, and your moving feet indicated you weren't objecting the idea of getting on.
"We gotta start the fun somewhere, Love. After you," John presented four tickets to the ride operator, and you chose your favourite colour cup to climb into.
"If you just don't spin the cup, we'll make it out of here safe," you warned John with a joking wagging finger, and he saluted to you respectfully as he closed the hatch to the cup and took a seat next to you.
"Don't worry, we won't meet the same fate as last," he grabbed the wheel at the centre of the cup as if to indicate he was going to steady it the whole time, and you were excited to see how well he'd do; and even more excited to make fun of him when he did a bad job.
The ride shot to life, and as the cups began dancing around in different patterns, you watched in amusement as John tried his very hardest to keep the cup from spinning; his attention sometimes turning to you, and he watched as your hair whipped around your smiling face as the ride threw the both of you around.
Your beating heart was building up adrenaline as the ride spun on. You suddenly threw your hands overtop of John's, and his eyes shot up to you, hands going slack on the wheel, and you took that moment to whip the cup around as hard as you could, the world becoming a blur around you, and your energy within escaping in a bound of squeals and giggles.
John couldn't help but join in, your laughter was contagious, and the excitement he felt seeing you having fun made his heart ache a little, but in a good way.
The ride was over much sooner than the either of you would have liked, the both of you combing your fingers through your hair to appear more presentable as your tea cup came to a complete stop. John opened the door for you, and you both continued on on wobbly legs to see what else the Fair had to offer.
After a few carnival games and slow, paced rides, you finally grab John by the wrist after he suggests doing something you'd rather do later so he didn't take off too far.
"I think we should do the Ferris Wheel, John," You dropped his wrist and pointed to the ride in the distance behind him, his eyes following your gaze to it.
"Come along, then," it was now his turn to grab your wrist, and lead you along.
That was one unspoken rule you had with John: he never held your hand. You weren't sure why, and you didn't really care-- you didn't want to hold his hand. You just always settled on the idea John was really committed to the joke about not wanting to get Cooties; and honestly, you respected his devotion to the joke.
Your wait in line to ride the Ferris Wheel was a short one, and your chest filled with excitement yet again as you and John took your seats and the ride operator strapped you in.
As the ride filled with other people, you and John slowly made your way to the very top of the ride, allowing yourselves to take in the view of the Fair that seemed to stretch forever.
"We really should have done this first so we could have seen everything all at once," you said, peering down at some of the unrecognizable stands and rides surrounding you both. One in particular caught your eye, and it was in the shape of a space ship from those cartoons depicting the future.
"We definitely have to check that one out," you pointed to it, and John nodded his head in agreement.
"It seems to be right by the games and food. We'll grab some candy while we're in the area."
"And...?"
"And I'll win you that prize, yeah yeah yeah, I know what I promised."
The Ferris Wheel then took off, and you and John savoured the ride, watching the sun slowly fall towards the horizon, the most beautiful colours painted across the sky.
"I'm glad you convince me to come with you, Johnny. I'm having loads of fun. Thank you," you didn't shout, just loud enough that John could hear, and he smiled at you.
"Like I said, if anyone needs to be more spontaneous, it's you. If I can fix that in any way, I'll take the chance," you smiled back at his words, turning your full attention back to the sky as the ride began to slow, knowing this moment, like everything else, was going to come to an end.
You and John were on a mission to get over to the space ship, passing by a bunch of other rides and games you pointed to and indicated aloud along the way that they were on your To-Do list that evening.
As you approached what you two initially thought was a ride, you discovered that the rocket was actually just a still building. There were two lines entering the ship, and there were a few people in each line.
One of the Fair Staff was walking by, and John stopped him before he went too far. "Hey, what's this one all about?"
"Cosmic Hearts is a matchmaking activity we just added! You're matched with someone of your preference in the other line anonymously, and you both enter the rocket. You spend two minutes in the dark together, and then you leave together when the doors open, revealing who you've matched with. You can also think of it as a two-way Kissing Booth."
The staff member looked at the both of you before adding on slowly, "established couples usually don't use that one..."
"Oh, you must be mistaken, we're not--" John couldn't even correct the guy before he was walking away again. You looked from John, back to the metal space ship. The guys standing in line weren't bad looking at all.
"... I wouldn't mind spending two minutes in the dark with any of them," you thought aloud, noticing that each person in line had at least one unique physical attractive quality.
"Yeah, well I'd be worried they'd be touchy with you. In the dark and all," John huffed, shaking his head at the picture he painted himself, and you bursted out laughing.
"What, so you're my chaperone now? Going in there is knowing full well you're going to have hands all over you. Maybe I want to be squeezed up a little, Johnny, is there any harm in that?"
"I mean," John's face flushed a rosy pink before shutting his eyes and shaking his head again, as if that was going to stop his imagination from doing what an imagination does.
"That's.. not something I want to picture."
"Well look, you don't have to anymore," you took John's arm and pulled him towards one of the game stalls close by. "But you do have to try to win me that stuffed bear. We all know that's what I came for in the first place."
The distraction you set up was a good one. The game you brought John to was pretty much just Balloon Darts but forest- themed. You watched as John tried his very best to aim his darts, but he just couldn't quite seem to make the mark for that bear.
The fifth round came and went, and John was still slapping more tickets down. You knew it didn't help that John was legally blind and flat-out refused to wear his glasses, but you weren't about to start an argument with him over that.
After John used up the rest of his darts from that round, he looked over at you with frustration and he sighed. "Look, I might just need a quick break," John took the tickets from inside his pocket, and placed them in your hand.
"I'm running to the loo, it's just on the other side of the park, just hang out here, play a round... or four... and see if you're a better shot than me,"
"I'm always a better shot than you, Lenny," you called to him as he disappeared in the crowd, waving back to you as if to acknowledge your cocky response.
You went to turn back to the game, but something stopped you. You took a quick glance over your shoulder, and eyed the lineup at the rocket ship. You couldn't believe how good looking the people in the lineup were, you could only imagine what the mystery people in the second line looked like.
And then John's words from earlier became apparent in your head, statement ringing in your ears.
"Y/n, of the two of us, it's you who needs to be more spontaneous."
You furrowed your brow as you thought about this decision you were about to make. The closest lineup to you wasn't long at all, and before you knew it, your feet were pretty much walking themselves up to the line.
There was a girl about your age doing the matching for your line, and she met your gaze after letting the next person in. She grinned, and approached you.
"Hello! Welcome to Cosmic Hearts, do you know how we work?"
"Sort of... I just don't know how the matches are made."
"Oh, it's no worries, we do that all for you! We only really take the girl's request for preference types, and then we match accordingly from the other line. Is there something in particular you want about your match? Looks? Behaviour?"
You raised an interested eyebrow, skeptical about how accurate your preferences would be in terms of the match.
That being said, it was just an elaborate kissing booth, it's not like you were using the stall to find the love of your life-- no, you were looking to prove to John that you could be daring, that you weren't as boring as he maybe thought.
"Look, girl-to-girl here, I trust your judgement in choosing me a good-looking guy..." your voice tapered off for a moment before you added, " I just might want someone who doesn't seem too overconfident."
The Match Girl smiled wide, and gestured toward the door to the spaceship with her hand, pushing it open to let you in. You were the next girl in line, and the boys in the lineup watched as you took a deep breath and moved in.
As you walked toward the threshold of the dark room, Match Girl filled you in on the instructions.
"The other side of the curtain will be your 'contact area', only walk through when you hear the other door close; that'll mean he's inside as well. You'll have two minutes alone together, at which point we will open the central door and let you both out"
Your heart began to quicken. It didn't really occur to you until now that you were about to make out with a complete stranger in the dark, and leave that spaceship hand-in-hand just to prove to John wrong about you lacking in as much fun as he thought.
But this impulsive plan of yours also excited you a lot.
Maybe by the end of the night, you'd be leaving with a boyfriend, and telling John that you told him so.
You took your final step into the rocket, and your heart pounded against your ribcage as it all went dark.
After about thirty seconds of silence, you heard some shuffling from the other side of the curtain, and then a simple, "your two minutes start now," from the staff.
Your heart was beating so loud, you could hear the blood flowing in your ears. Your remaining senses enhanced, provided your lack of vision, and you followed the wall to the right with your hand, past the curtain, and you could feel an immediate change in temperature in the room.
You were much warmer now, hyper-aware of the fact that you were sharing body-heat with whoever the staff matched you with. You had to relay it in your head a few times what this actually meant for you. It meant that the stranger in this room with you was going to get to know you quite intimately in a pretty short amount of time.
This made you think a moment or two about the other party in this situation: The Stranger. What was his story? Was he dared to jump in line by his buddies to get some action? Maybe his story is that he just wanted to have his first kiss to get it just done and over with, or maybe he, like yourself, was just doing it for the Hell of it.
Whatever the reason, you felt you owed it to them to give them a decent snogging.
Your hand continued to drift along the wall before your thumb bumped into another hand. You gasped quietly, knowing you were close to the stranger, just not exactly sure of where abouts until now.
You lifted your hand off the wall at the same time as him, and as to not lose you, he made sure to reach out and take your hand in his gently, seeming more like an offer than a demand, which you took, admittedly rather nervously, especially when his other hand reached out to grab the other hand at your side.
Something was just so thrilling picturing so many renditions of handsome young men in your head, mixing and matching what he looked like based on what you could feel. His hands were larger than yours, and his fingers were calloused.
He played guitar, or bass, or something, and you knew this because John played, and you remember him telling you once that the strings were really hard on the hands, and you could just tell by looking at his hands that he wasn't joking.
You just thought the feeling was such a contrast against your own hands, which were soft and untouched, and you were sure with the way this guy was running his thumbs over your palms, and the pads of your fingers, he was admiring the contrast as well.
You almost wanted to say something to him about it, but he had you stuck in a trance, especially when he let your hands go for a moment to gently feel up your arms for your shoulders. You tried your best not to be too reactive, but you couldn't help the goosebumps trailing after his touch.
His hands moved up, and you felt his fingertips graze the crooks of your neck and then up under your jaw.
Neither of you spoke, this moment too intimate for the silence to break. You and he breathed so shallow, it was hard to even believe there was someone in the room with you.
But there was, and his fingers traced your jawline slowly, one hand deviating up to cradle the back of your head while the other gently traced around your chin.
Your lips parted, your own hands reaching out for his waist so you had some idea of where he was in front of you. Your fingers found his jacket, and as you tightened your hands around the leather, you felt him move a little closer as his thumb finally found its way to your bottom lip.
You felt his breath on your face, and you held your own, squeezing your eyes shut when you realized they had been wide open the whole time.
And finally, after what seemed like too long, his thumb disappeared and he replaced it with his own lips.
The kiss was soft, and not pushy at all, but you were tense like a rock under his touch from how nervous you actually were, and you just kept still.
He pulled away for a moment, and you could feel your face burning. That was not the kind of note you were going to leave on. Whoever this was, he had clearly gotten your attention, and you needed to return the favour.
Your one hand moved up his chest, over his collarbone and around his neck to pull him back down towards you. Your lips came together again, and you felt him melt into your embrace after an unsure second, hands dropping down to snake around your waist and pull you flush against him.
You sighed against his mouth, and he pushed his tongue past your lips, all of your past worries melting away. You were in heaven, so drunk on intimacy that you forgot what you were even doing in there in the first place. You tried pulling him even closer by the jacket, to which he responded by slowly backing you against the wall, one of his hands dropping to your hip, and the other returning to the back of your head like before.
Your hand behind his neck slipped up into his hair, and he moaned gently when you tightened your fingers up in the strands and pulled a little.
"Yes, Baby..." the words tumbled from his mouth lowly, and you felt a chill shoot right up your spine; you immediately froze up, lips separating as the realization hit you. You felt like you were going to faint.
"John?!" Your question was short, but clear, and you felt your suspicions were all too correct when you felt all of his muscles tense up as well at the sound of your voice.
"...Y/n?!" His voice cracked, body frozen in place like a statue. As were you, grip still tight in his hair and on his jacket.
You were speechless-- you couldn't believe the one you just spent the last minute and a half or so with-- the one with whom you spent the most intimate experience in your entire life-- was John.
The gentle touching, the embracing of the heavy silence, the patient behaviour, the soft kissing, the respect of your boundaries, and the feeling of wanting more-- it was all John.
This was the first time in your life you had ever experienced John in a situation where he didn't have the words he needed to speak at his disposal.
But to be fair, neither did you. What would anyone do in a situation like this?
It became all the more real for the both of you a moment later when the doors opened up, the lights around the rocket ship lighting John's face for you to see, and your face for him. You both sported embarrassing shades of red on your cheeks, and John's mouth just hung open in perpetual shock as he took in the fact that it was you.
After a second, you both came back down to earth, and your hands came zipping off each other so fast, John scratching his head nervously and giving you space from the wall, and you folding your arms over your chest and gripping your biceps tightly with your fingers.
You couldn't even look John in the eye, nor could he with you, let alone speak. You walked out the door, John at your side. The Match Girl waited by the bottom of the ramp, grinning ear-to-ear. If only she'd known.
"Pretty good-looking, huh?" She nudged to you with a wink, and you could feel your face grow hotter as you glanced over to John. You made brief eye-contact, and you cast your eyes straight to the ground when it happened.
You were thinking things about John you never would have before had it not been for that stupid snog box.
"Yes," was all you could say, nodding for the most part and squeaking out a soft thank you to her before you turned on your heel, and beelined straight for the women's room, rushing out to John that you were running to the loo without looking back at him.
You were too focused on finding some cold water to splash in your face, and a quiet space to figure out what to do in this situation; the lights and sounds had your head just spinning, and it was too difficult to concentrate.
The women's room was quiet enough, and when you felt you'd splashed enough water in your face, you went and sat in one of the stalls for a while to break down the situation that just happened, and what you were going to do to fix it.
John was your friend. There was no way you were going to let something like this drive a wedge between you, especially if you just had to explain yourselves. You had your reasons going in there, as did he.
You were just hoping this could be something you could both look back on in the future and laugh.
You took a few sobering deep breaths before leaving the women's room. You rounded the corner, not quite sure where to begin looking for John, but you found you didn't have to go far when a rather familiar set of fingers took hold of your own as soon as you stopped.
You glanced over your shoulder and there he was. He'd been waiting for you the whole time.
And now he was holding your hand.
That's new.
"... Can we talk?" you spoke simultaneously, and you both smiled a little. John still couldn't seem to hold your gaze for too long without needing to tear his eyes away and resort to looking at his shoes, yet he still held a firm grip on your hand.
You'd never seen him like this before. It was sobering to see him without so much confidence.
"Where did you wanna talk? Nowhere's really private here."
"... Did you just wanna get outta here?" As soon as the words left his mouth, your shoulders lowered in relief. You both definitely had enough excitement for the night, and when you nodded your head sheepishly, John gave your hand a little squeeze, gestured you to come with him with his head, and you both headed for the Fair exit.
Your stroll down the town streets were quiet. Nothing was said between you two for the first little while, your strides were slow, your destination was unknown, and your hands were still clasped together. You took in the night air, for the sun had dropped below the horizon while you were in the spaceship, and the temperatures were lower.
You weren't too sure yet how John felt about all of that night's events so far, and what he thought of you. Clearly, based on the fact that his hand was still in yours, some opinion of his had changed.
Was he comfortable holding your hand now knowing it was you who shared such an intimate moment with him? Or was he maybe wanting to break off this friendship with you all because of tonight, and hand-holding was the only way he could think to comfort you?
At one point, John's fingers unraveled from yours, and you both slowed to a stop. He shrugged off his jacket and wordlessly draped it over your shoulders before you pushed your arms up into the sleeves. John tried looking you in the eye again, and he swallowed nervously, face going red yet again.
"John, we need to talk about what happened."
"I know."
You took his hand this time, and guided him to the curb, sitting down together. Your fingers left his, and you both planted your hands at the curb at your sides.
There was silence for a moment as the memories of what happened back at the Fair resurfaced in your minds, what you were both feeling for each other, physically and emotionally, in your literal moments of blissful ignorance...
"Okay. I'm just going to put this out there right now. John, I had absolutely no idea that they matched me with you, or that you were even in line, for that matter." You sighed before continuing on, feeling the creep of warmth washing over your face yet again.
"I jumped in line impulsively when you left because I figured if you came back and you saw me leaving the rocket with a guy, I could prove to you tonight that I can be just as spontaneous and daring and fun as you."
You could see the gears turning in John's head when you finished saying your part, and after a second of putting the pieces together, his eyes widened, and then this wide smile spread right across his face, and, to your utter relief, he started laughing.
And it sounded so different compared to all of the other times he laughed around you. You couldn't quite place exactly what was different this time, but you found it to be more melodic than usual; more genuine. It was like music to your ears.
"I uh, I jumped in line for kind of the same reason." You raised a confused eyebrow, so John elaborated a little more, smile faltering a little as he cleared things up.
"Let me explain; If you saw me leaving the rocket with a girl, I was hoping I could convince you to do something tonight a little out of your comfort zone, like I did with that."
There was your Pièce De Résistance: John's reason for being in there all along was to teach you to live a little. And you were simply in there to live.
"Not that I wanted to see you specifically go through with the spaceship and getting felt up the wrong way, per se, but I just..."
John's words trailed off, and you could tell he was struggling to find words again. So, he decided to take this conversation in another direction.
"Okay, look, y/n, I don't want you to be under the impression that I think you're no fun. It's just not true. I adore you. There's just something about seeing you at the peak of excitement that makes me feel warm inside, like a child. I see this in moments you doubt yourself, but you still take that chance and you come out successful in the end, shining with confidence. I wanted to see you tonight with that same glow. And I would have if I hadn't have made fun in the first place that you were such a bore, so I'm sorry."
John dropped his head down after he finished speaking, and you looked at him for a moment, blinking once before reaching out to rub his back.
"Johnny, there is nothing to be sorry about." He turned his gaze to look at you, and you took some long pauses between your sentences. John was patient, eyes watching your face, and hanging onto every word you said.
"Of all the people I could have ended up with in that rocket tonight, I don't think you have any idea just how grateful I am that it was you in there with me, and not some stranger."
You didn't think you could keep it inside forever just what you thought about John's kissing, but you didn't think you'd give up fifteen minutes after the situation, either.
"John, I've kissed boys before, that's no secret between us; but what is is that I've never kissed a boy the way I kissed you tonight, and the attention you were giving back to me, I thought I nearly fell for you in there, and I had no clue it was even you," you laughed a little, the words feeling funny in your mouth, especially when they were for John's ears, only. Those words elicited red faces from the both of you.
"... I never thought I'd ever be nervous looking you in the eye, but to be quite honest, all that comes to mind when I see your face right now is the bubbling of excitement in my chest, and the feel of my legs going wobbly. God, John, would I be crazy to say I want you to kiss me like that all over again?"
You figured if you didn't throw the opportunity out there, you just might lose the chance to experience what you felt again, even if it meant just one last time in your life. But when John remained silent for longer than you hoped, your confidence began to falter. Perhaps John wasn't so comfortable with you anymore.
"... Would I be crazy?" You asked again, this time just above a whisper. John was the kind of person you expected to laugh something like this off. Perhaps he'd tease you for a moment, but ultimately tell you it was no big deal before gently rejecting you.
Instead, his silence indicated something much different. His eyes darted to your lips for a moment, a hand reaching up to hold the back of your head gently as he glanced up into your eyes.
"Love, if you think you're crazy for thinking that, then what I'm thinking must make me completely mad."
Your heart pounded against your ribcage, and John decided not to waste any more time in reconnecting your lips.
At first it was a little strange, his mouth on yours, but it wasn't in any way unpleasant. You found yourself, before long, snaking your arms around John's shoulders as you pulled him ever closer, your chests now flush as he tilted his head to the side to deepen the kiss. You hummed at the contact, but John had to pull away soon after to catch a breath, but he kept your chests flush so he could feel your heartbeat.
The contrast of kissing him knowing full well who he was still didn't change the respect in his movements, and the gentleness of his kisses.
When your eyes met again, you couldn't help but smile nervously at him, biting down on your lip as you noticed his cheeks glowed pink.
"Wow," you sighed.
"I'll say," he responded, one corner of his mouth twitching up into a smirk as the pad of his thumb drew invisible patterns from your cheekbone down your jaw.
That's when your smile began to fall slowly, and John noticed this as he was going to dive in for another kiss.
"What's the matter, Love?"
"... I think I like this too much. I think I like you too much," you said bluntly. The more you and John indulged in what you both physically wanted, the more you realized what you were putting on the line.
"... And is that a problem?" John asked you gently, and you raised your eyebrow, pulling away a little more from the embrace.
"It's a problem because this puts our friendship at risk, John. Every time our lips touch, the harder it is to look at you platonically."
"Then don't look at me platonically anymore," His suggestion was so effortless as you felt his other hand reach up to play with your hair.
"... I never expected tonight to go the way it did. But y/n, the more I think about a situation where it was anyone but me in that rocket with you, the more jealous I'm becoming... The more grateful I am that it was me, too."
John took another moment to bask in the silence before clearing his throat, and looking you right in the eyes.
"My eyes are wider than they've ever been before, and my mind is so clear. Why don't we try dating?" He suggested after a moment of deciding whether to ask in the first place.
"Dating?!" You paused. "John, if anything were to happen to what we have..."
"I know you're scared, y/n. So am I. But... I also believe this can be the beginning of something really great."
John let the hand in your hair drop to his shoulder where one of your hands rested. He gave your fingers a squeeze before he raised your hand to his lips to kiss your knuckles.
"We already kind of go on dates, and now that kissing and hand holding is on the list of things we're comfortable with, we might as well just put a label on it."
John paused for a moment. "It's not like we have to scream it from the rooftops unless you wanted to. But... after tonight, it would be a treat to be able to walk around with my arm 'round your waist and proudly announce to the world that you're mine."
That comment of his made you bite back a toothy grin, but your red face really emphasized how his words made you feel. You were expecting a teasing jab from John, but, surprisingly, nothing came. Just hopeful eyes awaiting your response.
"If you're so confident we'll flourish romantically... then I'm with you, Johnny. We'll give it a go. But under one condition!"
John looked at you expectantly.
"You win me that damned stuffed animal tomorrow night, Lenny."
Now it was John's turn to grin, his arms curling around your body and pulling you into a warm embrace as he mumbled "deal" into your ear.
You were once again surrounded by leather, the crisp night air, the single dim beam of light from the streetlamp, and the faintest scent of whatever John's body wash was.
But most of all, you we're surrounded by young love.
You finally supposed that by the end of the night, you did end up leaving with a boyfriend, and telling John that you told him so.
You just had no clue you could kill two birds with one stone the way you had.
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