dance like no one&#x27;s watching

Warren squeezed Evan’s hands in reply, smiling happily as they agreed to head out to dinner together. “In that case, I think I’m ready to go whenever you are. Not that I’m in a rush, but it’s later than I realized,” he added, noting how far the sun had already dipped in the sky compared to when they first arrived on the rooftop.

Evan glanced around, chuckling when he noticed that it was, in fact, getting a bit darker. “Yeah, you’re right. Let’s get going then,” he agreed, smiling as he glanced back to Warren and leaned forward to press one more small kiss to his lips. Then, releasing one of his hands, he gently tugged him toward the stairs that would take them back down and out of the building.

Warren nodded in confirmation, aware he had probably seemed a little overenthusiastic at the moment. “I was wondering if you’d like to go to dinner.” Going out for meals was something Warren never did. He had his meal plan and his one free meal from the Jolt depending on the hours he was working, and that was pretty much it. But he felt as though this deserved maybe something a little out of the ordinary.

Evan lifted a somewhat surprised eyebrow. And he almost wanted to laugh that he was even surprised at all. It wasn’t unusual at all for couples to go out together, but funnily enough, none of their previous dates had been spent at actual restaurants or anything like that. A warm smile forming on his lips, Evan’s hands dropped down to take hold of Warren’s, squeezing them. “I would love to, Mr. Turner.”

Warren hummed in agreement, nodding only the slightest amount with their faces still so near one another. “Some roots are worth returning to,” he considered happily, knowing this was one place of origin he held in incredibly high regard. Laughing in slight surprise at the joke, he just smiled. “If you suggest returning to Charlton after this year, I’ll have to get a little curious,” Warren joked in reply. Maybe he wasn’t quite ready to think that far ahead, yet the prospect of still being with Evan months from now made him very happy. A thought entered his mind, and he looked at Evan with a slightly excited expression. “Do you have a lot of assignments to do this evening?”

Evan definitely wasn’t considering marriage quite yet, but if he and Warren continued to be together for as long as he wanted them to, he knew it would definitely start popping into his mind. But, for now, he was content to just be with Warren and continue loving him. Evan could see the moment something popped into Warren’s mind and he gave a slightly amused grin, quirking an eyebrow. “I don’t, no. Did you have something in mind?”

Bending down, Warren easily met Evan’s lips with his own. While he’d always enjoyed kissing the other young man quite a lot, he was pretty sure he’d never felt as happy about it as he did right now. His hand spanning across the small of Evan’s back, he urged his boyfriend a bit closer, deepening the kiss. When he drew away to take a breath, he barely parted from Evan. “I really like this rooftop,” he murmured, chuckling softly.

#c: warren #casual proposal joke bc i want to kill myself that much more

Evan’s hand moved, gently curling into Warren’s hair as they kissed, not being able to help the way he slightly smiled into it. And, when Warren finally pulled away to catch his breath, Evan was glad he had still stayed close - he didn’t want him to move too far away from him. “Yeah? I do, too,” he replied, a small laugh falling from his mouth as he pressed their foreheads together once more. “Call me a romantic, but I figured that it’d be suitable for this to be where our relationship gets a bit deeper since this is really where we started,” he smiled. “If I ever bring you here again, be wary of a ring,” he added teasingly. Granted, it was only a joke. Evan loved Warren very much, but he was happy with where they were and was in no rush to move things along that quickly.

Feeling himself pulled closer, Warren moved his arms around Evan, unable to stop smiling at the moment. There wasn’t really much that kept a constant smile on Warren’s face since he didn’t usually smile that much in the first place. Then again, over the past year or so, he’d been doing that a lot more often, too. “I’d agree, but I think I’m a little bit luckier. I didn’t want to get too hopeful about you ever feeling this way about me,” he admitted, growing quieter and flushing slightly. Warren leaned down and pressed his forehead against Evan’s, his tone soft when he spoke again. “But here we are. And I am so, so in love with you, Evan Li.”

“Well, I do,” he spoke, his voice somewhat quiet. “And, honestly, I don’t see that ever changing.” The words were bold, but he meant them. Evan had only known Warren for several months, but he had quickly fell for the other man and had fallen hard with no intention of ever stopping it. His smile only widened when Warren reiterated his love for him and all he could do was pull Warren in just slightly more and lean up to press a deep kiss to his lips, one of his hands coming up to rest on his face.

#c: warren #rip me

Whatever was on Evan’s mind, it was clearly something significant based on the way he was acting. However, when Warren heard it, he found himself rather surprised. That hadn’t at all been what he expected, and it took him a moment to process exactly what had happened as Evan continued to speak. By the time Evan mentioned letting him talk, Warren could feel his pulse racing, and suddenly he feared saying something the wrong way. “I should mention… this is not at all what I thought you had on your mind,” he laughed a little, his tone somewhat nervous. “Though what you said is very true for me, as well. We’ve been dating for so many months now, and even with all of the ups and downs life’s thrown my way, I don’t think I’ve ever felt this happy before. You’re always so supportive and kind and wonderful when really you’re the one who deserves all of that more than anyone else. I guess I… I kind of knew for a little while now, but I… well I had no idea what the proper time to say something like this was, if there ever even is a ‘proper time.’” Warren took a deep breath to gather his thoughts. “What I’m trying to say is, I love you, too.” For the first time in as long as he could remember, Warren felt himself grinning.

Evan bit his lip, listening carefully to each word Warren said. As much as none of the things Warren was saying were bad, Evan still couldn’t rid himself of the nerves that had come back so quickly. It was only when Warren flat out said the words back to him that he felt his body relax and said nerves finally melt away for good as his face split out into a wide, happy smile. “Wow,” he said, and then his hands released Warren’s only to wrap around the other man and draw him in closer to him. “I really am the luckiest guy in the world, huh? I never imagined I’d find someone like you, but I’m so unbelievably happy that I did,” he stated, only being able to gaze upon Warren with a massive amount of love and affection as he held him close and looked into his eyes.

Warren smiled down at Evan, giving his hand a small squeeze. His features morphed into an expression of slight surprise upon hearing what Evan was saying. Though he was curious, he remained silent to let Evan say whatever was on his mind. With both of his boyfriend’s hands in his own, Warren simply hoped whatever Evan had to say wasn’t bad news. Judging by the slight laugh, it seemed nothing negative was on the horizon. “You don’t need to be nervous with me. Feel free to say whatever’s on your mind,” he replied, growing a bit anxious, himself, as he waited to hear what Evan wished to share.

Evan gave his boyfriend a small, relieved smile, just nodding once in reply. He took a deep breath and fell silent for a moment, collecting himself and willing the nerves away long enough for him to speak in a way that would better get the words across. “I love you,” he started, the words blunt as his eyes met Warren’s. “You just... you make me so happy. Nobody makes me smile the way you do. Honestly, it’s weird. With this being my first serious relationship, you’d think I’d be more uncertain about the whole ‘love’ thing, but... I’m not. There’s a lot of things I’m not sure of, but not this. If anything, one of the things I’m most sure of is that... I’m very, very much so in love with you,” he expressed, a warm smile tracing his lips. “So, I... guess that’s all I really wanted to say. I don’t want you to feel like you have to say anything or say it back or anything like that,” he slightly rambled. “I just... wanted to be honest with you about what I’m feeling. But I’m, uh, gonna stop now before I ramble too much and let you talk.” His smile turned slightly bashful.

#c: warren #screeches

As the semester continued, schedules grew busier and busier, and Warren became aware of how secluded he was growing again for periods of time. Old habits died hard, and yet, no longer living in a large dormitory, he made an effort to resume spending time with his three housemates. Evan’s suggestion they head back up to the roof of the art building came as a pleasant surprise, and Warren set aside his textbooks in favor of going on a walk with his boyfriend. Looking away from campus and over toward Evan, he shook his head, smiling softly. “I don’t mind at all. I may really science, but this is way more eventful,” he said jokingly. “And as you said, we haven’t been back here in a long time. It brings back some pretty great memories.”

Evan gave a light laugh in reply, shaking his head. “Well, I have to admit that I’m relieved you find spending time with me to be more eventful than your books,” he teased. A fond smile forming on his lips at Warren’s next comment, he reached over and took hold of the other man’s hand, intertwining their fingers. “It does, doesn’t it?” Evan paused for a moment, wondering whether he should get to the point or try to make more casual conversation first. “Truthfully, I... didn’t just bring you up here for the hell of it,” he admitted, turning a bit more towards Warren and then taking hold of Warren’s other hand as well. “I wanted to tell you something. And, uh,” he stopped, letting out a small, nervous chuckle. “I probably should have made a bit more small talk, but my nerves are all over the place and I just need to get it out there.”

#otp: i might just be the man who's meant to be with you

thelovejournals

Sometimes when you meet someone, there’s a click. I don’t believe in love at first sight, but I believe in that click.

Ann Aguirre, Blue Diablo (via thelovejournals)

Evan was nervous. He didn’t know if there was even such a thing as a ‘right moment’, but he was using this as his. Tonight, he was determined to tell Warren that he loved him. It was funny, really. This had been his first relationship that had gone this deep and you’d figure that he’d be very unsure with all of this, but he wasn’t. If anything, he was more sure of the fact that he was in love with Warren than he was about most things. Evan had decided that the rooftop garden was where this should happen. It was the place where their relationship had officially started and bringing Warren here felt like bringing it all full circle. “It’s so pretty up here at night,” Evan sighed contently, leaning slightly against the railing and glancing down at the campus below. He turned his head towards Warren and shot him a small, sympathetic smile. “I hope you don’t mind me dragging you up here. We haven’t been up here together since I asked you to be with my boyfriend, so I just figured it’d be nice.”

@warrendturner

preity-malhotra-blog

“That’s a very good quality to have. Sometimes the truth does hurt and it can be brutal but I think we all need to hear it.” Preity tilted her head to the side, her dark curls falling free from the hairstyle she had done in a rush this morning. “Right, you swapped to dance, didn’t you? That’s quite an impressive jump but at least you’re doing something that you enjoy now.”

Evan hummed in agreement, simply nodding. “I did! And, yeah, it was definitely kind of sudden,” he admitted. “But it needed to happen. A guy’s gotta go his own path eventually, right? My parents are the ones who want me to be a doctor, not me.”

#c: preity

noahjefferydevin-blog

“I think they look good.” Noah said with a smile, “Do you usually wear contacts or is this a new thing?” he asked, thinking that he hadn’t seen Evan with glasses before.

“Thanks! And, ah, no, I don’t,” he answered. “I only wear glasses themselves every now and then. Very rarely. Otherwise, I don’t really need them all that frequently.”

#c: noah

sadlerkatrina-blog

❛ then i definitely do think they’re very nice. ❜ she said, this time more confident in her opinion. ❛ i’m the opposite, i hate it all. stresses me out, a ton, i don’t know why. i’m always worried that i’m picking the wrong lens when they’re diagnosing the prescription. and then picking frames, oh god, i’ve never liked that bit, i’ve always just wanted it to be over. ❜ katrina shrugged, with a laugh.

Evan nodded slowly and thoughtfully. “Understandable,” he said with a light chuckle. “It’s definitely not for everyone. I’m just such an easy-going person, it really takes a lot to stress me out, personally. Hence why I’m definitely thankful that I’m no longer in the practice of becoming a doctor. That actually has managed to get me stressed a few times for various reasons.”

#c: katrina

itsmrcalebreyes-blog

Caleb nodded with one of his wide smiles. He was always one to be both happy and possibly a little flattered when asked to be the judge of appearance. “What do you wear them for? Like are they reading glasses?” He asked curiously, wondering what it must be like, that weight on your nose. “You have good taste, and not everyone looks well with glasses.”