My platonic sista your recent Ben fic was ADORABLE!!! I was wondering if you could do something similar but with Joe and maybe he helps reader-chan become more self confident or help her get her out of her shell (kinda like what Freddie did for Deacy kinda a thing) only if u have time that would be great love u dearie :)
A/n: I’ve written this like four times but was never happy and it would take me days, dare I say weeks, to complete, and I wrote this in one sitting lmao, I hope you like it! The helping her become confident isn’t explicitly written, more just showed in action, I hope that’s alright sista! Thank you for trusting me with this request! 🥺 Love u babes ❤️❤️❤️
This couldn’t be anymore uncomfortable for you. Of course you knew this was coming, but you hadn’t expected to be alone and unaccompanied by your family. You grew up holding your cards close to your chest, something you learned from your parents, which is why they weren’t too thrilled of your choose to be an actress, one of the most public professions one could have. It wasn’t surprising that they would ultimately decide to not join you on the red carpet of your first award show, and you could exactly count of your costars, they were all nominated for their other work, including joe and his big success as John Deacon.
You played with the hem of top, wondering if you were underdressed, too plain, and boring. You wore what felt comfortable and caught your eye, so no, this outfit was you and that was enough. But when your car drove up to the red carpet, you regretted not wearing heels, as every other woman was. Could you walk in them? No, but at least you wouldn’t look so underdressed.
“Ms. Y/L/N, we’re here,” the driver announced.
Your team that consisted of your manager, publicist, and stylist exited the car first. As your bodyguard held the door open for you, the bright light from the flashes made you even more nervous. You had been breaking out from stress on your face, so makeup was a no go, but every photographer was going to get high quality photos of you, maybe you should have tried a little harder.
You pulled your top down a bit and smoothed your hair once you were out of the car and waved timidly to the people screaming on the sides. You nearly ran back into the car of a familiar face hadn’t approached you.
“Look at my baby,” Joe cooed playfully and grabbed your hands, looking at you completely. His smile was genuine, and his eyes scanned your extremely personalized outfit,“ you’re not a baby anymore, you look so grown,” he released your hands and pulled you in for a hug.
He didn’t feel like the normally soft person he usually does when you hug him. He felt firm, clad in a tux and smelled like incredibly expensive cologne. You worried about wrinkling his suit.
“Look at you,” you held onto his forearms as his hands kept a hold of your elbows,“ you look incredible,” you couldn’t believe the well dressed man in front of you.
“So do you, I love that you look like my pops in the 80’s”
“You look like my mom in the 80’s,” you tease back.
You two fawned softly over each other for another minute before your publicist informed you it was time to walk.
You must’ve looked exactly how you felt, because Joe took your hand and asked you,“ do you wanna walk together?”
Normally, you swallowed your pride, but there were too many photographers and people around, so you nodded,“ oh god, please”
You linked arms together and stood at the first mark to pose. You kept your arms at the side for the first time, letting Joe hang his arm around your shoulders and smiled small, unsure of where to look.
The next mark, you wrapped your arms around Joes torso and have him a warm hug for the photos. Everyone yelled at you to pose alone and give them a big smile, which you hated, because you for sure weren’t working for them and had no idea why you had to be there.
“I don’t know how to pose other than to hide,” you admitted to Joe.
“Wanna fuck around with them?” He asked and you nodded.
You posed with Joe in the most ridiculous ways; Flexing like you were bodybuilders, doing a handstand while joe held your ankles, hiding behind Joe and poking your head through his arm to make it seem like you were just a head, prom poses with you hugging him from behind, and the infamous Will Smith pose, only you two wanted to be will and ended up showing eachother off at the same time.
“Baby!” You heard Lucy’s scream, making you gasp. You two ran to eachother and embraced in the tightest hug you could muster. She was like your big sister, and confidant, and you hadn’t seen her in a few months.
“Hun, you look so lovely!” You looked at her beautifully sparkly dress.
“Look at you! So beautiful and lively” she pinched your cheeks,“ have you met Rami? He’s my boyfriend, and an actor,” she laughed.
“No, I haven’t,” you put your hand on your heart as the man who embodied the beloved Pharaoh from your childhood extended his hand.
“Lucy has gushed plenty about you, I’m happy to finally to meet you in person,” he smiled sweetly and placed another hand on top of the one he shook.
“Uh huh,” you nodded dreamily,“ I mean, uhm, likewise. I’m sorry, you’re just,” you said in a trance,“ I watched Nighttime at the Museum almost religiously and now you’re like here, and you know who i am? That’s insane,” you laugh, making him laugh, too.
“I’m a fan of you, I’ve seen your latest series and my god, you were so immersed in the story, it’s a bit unbelievable that you’re not your character,” he admitted.
You felt two hands on the back of your shoulders,“ don’t pass out,” Joe laughed,“ Rami, you might want to be careful with your words, she has a soft spot for you,” he winked over your shoulder.
You did, but not the way he was implying, so you punched his shoulder,“Seriously?”
“Are you sunburnt or is that embarrassment?” He asked matter of factly. Your eyes went wide.
“I thought you two got a long better, we caught a glimpse of your interesting red carpet poses,” Rami interjected before you could say something to Joe.
“We have our days, don’t we bubs,” Joe wrapped an arm around your shoulders.
You rolled your eyes and pat his hand that hung over your shoulder.
Lucy pulled you a few feet to the side and introduced you to Ben and Gwil, who admitted they were fans of the series that granted you a nomination for best Lead Actress in a Drama Series. You only had a few moments to chat before being pulled in, so you tried to remain present for as much of the conversation but something else caught your attention.
“Oh she’s the best, if she could have had a role in BohRhap, you bet your ass I would’ve fought to have her in,” Joe gushed to Rami,“ working with her is,” he paused,“ I’ve learned a lot, she’s such a bad ass”
“Aw, your whipped,” Rami teased,“ she does seem sweet, Lucy always calls her baby. But if she’s so bad ass, why do you call her baby, too?”
“Because,” he paused again,“ she kicks ass, but she kicks ass quietly, and in small steps”
You smiled to yourself, not realizing Joe paid that much attention to you, but couldn’t think about it too much as Lucy pulled out her phone to snap a few selfies.
Inside, you were lucky enough to be sat next to Joe and the cast in front of you, and surrounding you was the cast for the drama series. During breaks, Joe was convincing you to meet Brian and Roger, but you just couldn’t.
“But, I don’t wanna be childish, they’re right there, I should be able to go up to them”
“Then go, they don’t bite”
“But, I don’t wanna annoy them”
“You won’t, I promise, they might know who you are either way, you always call me on set so,” he shrugged.
But all the nerves settled after Rami won his award, as your category was next. When he came back, his cast greeted him with warm congratulations and hugs.
“You’re next,” he pointed at you.
You stood and reached over the seats to give him a hug,“ your speech made me cry,” you sadly laugh,“ I’m so happy you won, you truly deserve the recognition”
He held your hands and smiled,“ thank you, I really appreciate that”
When the commercial break ended, you felt your heart drop in your ass. Joe, knowing how nervous you were becoming, reached behind him and held your hand until the inevitable moment would happen.
It doesn’t matter, it really doesn’t, you’re still an actress, an accomplished one at that, so this award wouldn’t matter. Joe looked behind you, offering a universally supportive and hopeful smile.
“This is history in the making,” your costar held the open envelope, announcing the winner,“ youngest person to ever win in this category, y/n y/l/n!”
You finally let go of the breath you were holding and took a second to let the new settle as everyone cheered for you. Your cast mates next to you shook your shoulders and screamed for you, while Joe pulled your hands to lift you off your seat.
“You won!” He shouted, and your dropped jaw soon turned into a wide smile as you hugged him tightly. He swayed you a bit and gave you a squeeze,“ I’m so proud of you”
Lucy and Rami Gabe you quick hugs as you were delaying your speech. You went down the row and shook hands with as many people that offered and walked with shaky knees and hands up the steps.
You costar gave you a big hug and congratulated you, holding out your award.
“Can you hold it? I’m gonna drop it,” you laugh and she nodded.
You looked out to the audience and it was hitting you like a ton of bricks that everyone you adore was cheering for you, including Joe, who would not sit down or stop shouting for you.
“I,” you place your hand on your heart,“ I am regretting not wearing makeup,” you deflect, and you consider joking your way out of being honest about your feelings, but then you see Joe. The most familiar face. He’s resting his elbows on his knees, leaning forward, chin on his fists, and eyes near watery. You really had worked incredibly hard on set, taking online courses to continue your education during your lunches and breaks, and working. He felt incredibly proud.
“I’m, i,” you struggle to find the words, but Joe nods and winks at you. You can do this, this is just a speech.
“I let my dreams grow so big, it feels like the sky is bursting at the seams,”you laugh,“ I don’t want awards to validate my work, and I refuse to let this one do that, but it does feel amazing to be recognized. But this shouldn’t just be mine, I’m a product of immense support and love and hope from others,” you look at Joe,“ I definitely worked for this, but I wouldn’t have felt so comfortable to be authentic if I didn’t have my friends to uplift me, so thank you,” you smiled to your number one supporter.
You saw the screen indicating you had twenty seconds left,“ I have no idea what I’m doing but you can’t stop me,” you tease the camera monitors,“ uhm, I have a lot of gratitude in my heart, thank you so much”
You were finally handed your award and everyone rose to their feet to applaud you. Your speech skimmed the surface of your feelings, but you shared enough of your life to everyone, your truths were meant for those dear to you.
When you managed to get back to the audience area, Joe quickly stood and ran up to you, embracing you tightly and colliding so fast to you that you both nearly fell.
“I’m so fucking proud of you,” he whispered, face smashed against yours in the right embrace.
“You deserve it so much, you’re fucking I incredible,” he held you by your shoulders then cupped your face, his smile soft and eyes red,“ you made history, thats insane”
You laughed,“ yeah,” you held his wrist,“ thank you, for,” you thought of how helped you so much. He always uplifts you when you’re in doubt, gives you the confidence to shine when you just wanna hide, and gives you just the right amount of dumb energy to be careless sometimes,“ everything”
“Anything for the bad ass that shook Brian’s and Rogers hands without thinking about it”
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