Finding My Way Home

Andrew Zhang | 25 | Boystown RP

[deanmoth]

Alex is so in love he could die.

[deanmoth]

I thought, maybe, next summer we could come back here.

[andy-zhang]

“Hey, so uhm I know it’s probably a little late but tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I’m gonna be performing at the this event so you know, if you can please drop by? It’d mean a lot to me.” He paused for a moment before adding, “you can bring your date too, I promise I’ll even sing you two a song for your troubles.”

[andy-zhang]

thearmandoloya

“Cool, thanks” He still had no idea what to expect from this event, but it was a reason to go out and do something “You got any of those I can borrow because I don’t got either” It was mostly a joke. He usually managed with a hoodie or a jacket in the cold, so he’d probably do the same tonight.

Andrew fell silent for a moment at the question but managed to answer. “Yeah I suppose I can let you borrow one of mine if you wanna swing by my place later?” He didn’t think much of the response as he looked at the other man with a smile.

[andy-zhang]

“Hey, so uhm I know it’s probably a little late but tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I’m gonna be performing at the this event so you know, if you can please drop by? It’d mean a lot to me.” He paused for a moment before adding, “you can bring your date too, I promise I’ll even sing you two a song for your troubles.”

[andy-zhang]

thealexavierroa

“Not at the moment. Do you have options. I could choose if you give me options” His mind totally blanked on music at the moment. Besides it’d be easier if it was a song the guy already knew. 

“I mean I have a few options in mind but I doubt you’ve heard any of them. Unless you want some Billboard Top 100 song?” Andrew asked the other, already going through his phone to check on some of his current ‘on repeat’ songs.

[andy-zhang]

“Hey, so uhm I know it’s probably a little late but tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I’m gonna be performing at the this event so you know, if you can please drop by? It’d mean a lot to me.” He paused for a moment before adding, “you can bring your date too, I promise I’ll even sing you two a song for your troubles.”

[andy-zhang]

theantonclovers

“But you won’t be on stage the whole time, will you?” He was more curious at this point, since he understood Andy’s point. The man would probably be thinking about his performance more than the actually date during the event. “But yeah, that sound good to me. Just to make sure, is that a date?” He chuckled. 

Andy let out a slight shrug and hummed, “yeah, I can meet you after my set then. I’m not the headliner anyway.” Timid as he was, he looked at the man straight in the eye and said, “I mean it can be. I see no reason two friends can’t go on a date on Valentines Day.”

[jacobdonovan]

“You either want the tattoo or you don’t, choice is yours. I’m just here to provide a service, so make up your mind or find another artist whose got more time to waste, there’s a shitload of them in this city.” Jake reminded in his usual blunt manner, uninterested in presenting the polite facade that one would expect was associated in the field of customer service. He was paid for his level of talent, not his level of tolerance. “So what’ll it be?”

[andy-zhang]

Andrew was hesitant as he nervously looked around the room; it wasn’t even about the needles or the pain. It was more the fact that he doesn’t know if he’s  ready to commit to something so permanent and if he did, then what would it be? Jake’s no nonsense question startled him. “I’m sorry!” The man rushed out of the tattoo place and was almost a block away when he stopped. Contemplating his decision for around ten minutes, he let out a sigh and turned around to march back into the salon where he slammed the door open. He was done running away from things and perhaps this would be good for him. “Can you do a back tattoo? I think I have an idea what I want.”

[seanwoodsbt]

“Hey, I’m not trying to be a dick or anything, but do you think you could move maybe four inches to the right? You’re kind of in the way of my shot here.” Sean spoke up from behind his camera, unwilling to move himself in fear that he’d lose the perfect angle that he had somehow miraculously set up. “Just for a minute, then you can move right back. Unless you want to be in a few of the pictures, I suppose.”

[andy-zhang]

Andrew was lost in his world once more, listening to a Murder Mystery Podcast while he was waiting for his bus. He hadn’t noticed the man speaking until he felt a nudge on his shoulder. Startled, he took off one of his earbuds, “Oh right uhm... Sorry about that,” he said, granting the man’s request while he scooted to the other end of the shed, leaning against the post and putting his buds in again. Suddenly conscious of the man taking photos of himself, he never the less continued to listen to the episode. It was about a minute or so later when a rather funny joke was made by the co-host that prompted the young man to burst into a fit of giggles. It was only afterwards that he realised he was still looking at the only other guy in the shed when he did so. “Sorry, that wasn’t about you, it’s this podcast I’m listening too.”

[andy-zhang]

Have you ever lay down in a meadow of flowers or an open field to look at the clouds?

“No, but I’ve always wanted to. Sadly I’ve just never had the time.”

[andy-zhang]

∞

“Took a morning ride, found a place up in my mind, no one else can see

Maybe it's fate that we lose control

In circles around, we go”

-Ride Home, Ben&Ben

[andy-zhang]

∞

“And I get the feeling that you'll never need me again” - Falling, Harry Styles

[sphinxmemesmusings]

Ask my muse “Have you ever ___” questions!

[mylove-isnot-fragile]

put a "∞" in my ask box and I'll shuffle my music player and give you my favorite lyric from the song that comes up.

[andy-zhang]

Do you enjoy a rainy day? Why?

“I do. For one it’s an excuse to not go outside, but also rainy days just give me so much inspiration and I find that I work best when it’s raining.”

[andy-zhang]

“Hey, so uhm I know it’s probably a little late but tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I’m gonna be performing at the this event so you know, if you can please drop by? It’d mean a lot to me.” He paused for a moment before adding, “you can bring your date too, I promise I’ll even sing you two a song for your troubles.”

[andy-zhang]

theashtonmarchetta

“Okay. I’ll go.” he supposed he could just hang out in the back watch everything. Which is what he usually did at these things. He’d never been asked to go anywhere for support though “Do I take flowers or something? I don’t know how this works” flowers is what they gave him at his graduation which didn’t make any sense to him because he’d always thought flowers were sent for someone’s death.

Andy was relieved to hear that his roommate would be willing to go. At least that’s one person in the audience he knows that came for him. “No you don’t really need to do that. It’s good enough that you agreed to come.” He said in response to the question. He wondered where the question came from as it seemed so sudden but he just thought it best to keep the ordeal casual and avoid any further awkward interactions between the two.

[andy-zhang]

“Hey, so uhm I know it’s probably a little late but tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I’m gonna be performing at the this event so you know, if you can please drop by? It’d mean a lot to me.” He paused for a moment before adding, “you can bring your date too, I promise I’ll even sing you two a song for your troubles.”

[andy-zhang]

thealexavierroa

“I know what you mean” he agreed “lots of songs are about love or heartbreak” but he was interested in love songs right now “thanks. Will you give us a shout out?” Alexavier joked and laughed “I’m joking. don’t do that. But if you see me in the audience, totally wave. haha”

“I mean— oh...” Andrew was about to agree to the man’s request but found himself pausing when he heard the rest of the sentence. Flushed, he scratched the back of his head and chuckled. “yeah of course I’ll wave your way. So tell me, do you have a particular song you have in mind you want me to play?”

[andy-zhang]

“Hey, so uhm I know it’s probably a little late but tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I’m gonna be performing at the this event so you know, if you can please drop by? It’d mean a lot to me.” He paused for a moment before adding, “you can bring your date too, I promise I’ll even sing you two a song for your troubles.”

[andy-zhang]

thearmandoloya

“Uh, okay… I guess” he wouldn’t say no to free anything “I ain’t got a date though. So just for me. Maybe I’ll bring my roommate, though” aka the guy he had a crush on “I never been to one of these things though. Do you dress up or whatever?”

“I can give you an extra pass so feel free to bring anyone you want,” Andy said, honestly just glad the man agreed to his last minute invitation. Shaking his head at the question, he responded, “no nothing like that. Just wear something comfortable, maybe a scarf and gloves since it’s an outdoors event.”

[andy-zhang]

“Hey, so uhm I know it’s probably a little late but tomorrow is Valentine’s Day and I’m gonna be performing at the this event so you know, if you can please drop by? It’d mean a lot to me.” He paused for a moment before adding, “you can bring your date too, I promise I’ll even sing you two a song for your troubles.”

[andy-zhang]

theantonclovers

“Oh, I can definitely make it and be there before it starts, then” he said excited. “Do you have a date? Because if not, we can go together” everyone should have a date tonight.

Andrew would be lying if he said the proposition hasn’t taken surprised him. Feeling a heat rise up to his face, he let out a stammered response. “I— I don’t think you can consider it a date if I’m on stage performing, but if you wanna grab a bite afterwards then that’s cool with me.”