𝙃𝘼𝙔𝘿𝙀𝙉:
〄 @allurefm
⊳ childhood bffs, art buddies
hayden was meeting up with one of his longest friends. the two make sure to hang out every once in a while to keep their friendship kicking. most of the time, the two are just sitting in deja brew just doing their own thing but enjoying each other’s company and talking. today was one of those days. lately he had noticed that tommy was a bit strange around him. their actions were a little more…. affectionate?? that was strange coming from them. especially of the stories he’s heard about tommy being not being very… attentive ? hayden decided that he wouldn’t bring it up today, he didn’t need to. if his friend wanted to give him attention, he didn’t mind. the artist pulled out his tablet. he was sat at a table by the window, iced coffee on the left side of the tablet.
he was currently working on a piece that reflected the negatives and the positives of the society we live in. hayden had a hard time, was the world we live in good at all?? he decided to put a pause on the piece when he heard a few women fawning over someone who just walked in. he glanced up before realizing it was just tommy and he tilted his head back down to look at the drawing. he knew that tommy would find him after they had placed their order. once he realized he couldn’t think of anything, he ended up staring at them. it brought him back to high school. they were his awakening of realizing that he sure as hell isn’t straight. did he ever tell them?? hell no. will he ever? most likely not. that is a secret that must be kept. he didn’t realize he was lost in a train of thought, staring off at the tall figure walking towards him.
𝐓𝐎 𝐁𝐄 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐖𝐀𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐓 𝐇𝐀𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐖𝐑𝐈𝐓𝐓𝐄𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐘’𝐒 𝐃𝐍𝐀 , 𝐒𝐎𝐌𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐘 𝐇𝐀𝐃𝐍’𝐓 𝐖𝐈𝐓𝐍𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐄𝐓𝐖𝐄𝐄𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐈𝐑 𝐏𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒 , 𝐌𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐏𝐓 𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐑𝐄𝐋𝐘 𝐋𝐎𝐒𝐓 𝐎𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐌 . for all their life , they questioned whether they were capable of loving another or even going so far as to care about a person . at their age , they hadn’t felt the thrumming in their chest , the stumbling over words or the butterflies associated with ROMANCE . they only knew the things they wanted & they took them freely without any regret or consequence . breaking hearts had almost become a hobby of theirs by now . not to say that they weren’t curious about the act of love , because they were .
as they placed their order , their eyes scanned the area in an attempt to find hayden , their oldest friend , someone they had known all their life . a normal person wouldn’t dare to tread across such well-established boundaries , but tommy had never been that person , preferring to shake up what little normalcy they knew . thus starting a domino effect of what could be considered ❛ PRACTICE ❜ , an attempt at giving a person what they wanted , just to see if it was possible to make them happy . who better to test it on than their best friend ? the fact that hayden was gorgeous wasn’t lost on tommy either . with their own order , along with hayden’s usual & an extra pastry , they sat down across from him , trying to snap him out of whatever daze he was in . ❝ hey !!! you awake in there ? ❞ they offered with an airy bout of laughter , ❝ i got you your ice coffee & something to eat . yes , i’m wonderful & i’m waiting for you to PRAISE me . ❞








