୨୧ # coven academy trailer — mb
malachi doesn’t need compliments from you, you’ve learned pretty early on in your relationship. you love giving them to him, you’ll do it when you get the chance, but mostly, he’s heard it all. he’s watched every thirsty tiktok and read every long instagram post about his abs, so while your words mean more to him than anyone else’s, you just find that your relationship doesn’t revolve around that. for example, not the same way it does around him pointing out what he loves about you often. way too often.
what ends up happening though, is that you sometimes can’t stop yourself. he’s been so busy with his millions of projects, only getting two days off between each one, that you’ve barely been seeing each other— you stole a few days together towards the end of filming in new zealand, and then you spent his free two days with him before he now has to go into rehearsals mode for DZCRWCT… or whatever they’re calling it. but in those two days, the most exciting thing happened: coven academy’s trailer dropped.
and it’s not like malachi didn’t have his calendar marked, but it’s been so busy that a trailer dropping that he didn’t have to do any promo for, really was forgotten. and then during your random scrolling on tiktok, you find your boyfriends face, except it’s not the red hair he’s had for the past four months— it’s the short ‘coven academy’ one and his deep voice asking “what’s with the new girl”. and oh, you’re absolutely invested.
the trailer is great, you think the entire cast is so beyond talented and the whole show looks fun as hell. you’ve watched almost everything malachi’s been in and it isn’t even because of anything that has to do with him, more like your undying love for disney, it’s your whole childhood and you’re a nostalgic person. you watch the trailer twice before you can process it and it’s fucking insane.
“hey, i’m home.” you hear him call out. you’re both staying in his L.A. house until you have to go back to new york for your family. you hear him throw his shoes off, then his keys onto the table and when he walks into the living room? you’re on the couch, legs to your knees.
“hi, superstar.” the nickname makes him smile despite the long day. long day of groceries and being a human, that is. you forced him to get some things for the house since you’re leaving in a week and you’re kind of scared he’ll forget to function.
“hi, baby.” he walks over to drop a kiss to your hair before he walks up to the bedroom to change. you follow him in a way you usually don’t, so he gives you a look as he takes his shirt off to change. “what is it?”
“what is it, is that your trailer is fucking amazing!” he thinks for a second before groaning.
“oh fuck, coven. yeah, that’s was— isn’t that yesterday?”
“is it? i’m sorry, i just saw it now but it’s insane, malachi! you’re oh my god, i love it. and i know i begged for no details because i plan on binging that show like my life depends on it but i think you could’ve at least told me melissa is your love interest. i thought it’d be ora.”
“i tried telling you. multiple times.” he gruffs out as he changes into comfortable sweatpants and walks into the bathroom, keeping the door open for you to stand at the doorway while he washes his face.
“yeah, i don’t remember that.”
“because you screamed everytime i mentioned it.”
“is there a kiss?”
“oh now you wanna know?” he smirks a little as he looks at you in his peripheral. you’re basically a ball of energy at the thought.
“yesyesyes.”
“sorry, can’t. you swore me to secrecy.”
“i don’t remember that.”
“well you did. besides, doesn’t she kiss another guy in the trailer?”
“yeah and you’re the main love interest so that must mean there’s an ever bigger makeout scene between you two— oh my god! is there a sex scene?” malachi who has soap in his eyes, opened them with a loud ‘what the fuck’ before he shuts them back with a hiss. you wince, sure that must’ve hurt. he washes it off and then dries his face before facing you.
“are you serious?”
“why not?”
“because it’s disney!” he laughs. “and i would’ve remembered if my agent suddenly had me doing sex scenes. and it’s not very comforting to know my girlfriend is rooting for me to do them.” you both walk out of the bathroom as you throw yourself onto the bed.
“i’m not giving encouragement necessarily, but if the plot for jake and… melissa’s character, briar i think, need it, i would allow it. god and the push ups scene—”
“how’d you know that was me? thought they had me out of frame.”
“with how often you’re shirtless around this house, kill me if i ever don’t recognise your body. anyway, i didn’t know disney was like that. and the touch her— basically i’m gonna name each scene you were in and gush about it.” malachi’s used to a little praise from you over his projects, and he’s sure that even now you’re gonna talk about his acting more than how he looked on camera, but he’s not used to it all at once. he laughs as he sits down next to you, leaning in to kiss you quickly.
it’s obvious you’re slightly out of it and using the trailer as a distraction, “anything you wanna mention?” he mumbles into your lips and you him, deepening it and letting him pull you closer.
“just gonna miss you when i go home.” ah, the real reason you’re acting crazy.
“gonna miss you too, pretty girl.” he adjusts so he doesn’t have to crane his neck. “i appreciate the compliments though.”
“good because i hope you’re super proud of that show. you put your heart into it.” at least that, you let him tell you.
“yeah. thank you.” he smiles softly. “okay, wanna see what i got from the store? because i know fuck all about it. i just went off vibes from those lists you sent me.”
“malachi you were supposed to follow them exactly.”
“same thing.”