are you flirting with me? - aaron branch
aaron branch x fem!reader
warnings: fluff, flirting, kevin being your overprotective older brother, some bickering, reader and kevin having little sister and big brother energy, tension, teasing
summary: you join your brother kevin on the show for an aita video, but things get⊠distracting when aaron wonât stop talking to you.
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the cameraâs already rolling when you walk in.
âand todayââ kevin starts, then pauses mid-sentence, eyes flicking up, âwe have a special guest.â
youâre already shaking your head. âdonât.â
he ignores you completely, turning toward the camera like this is the biggest reveal of his career. âthis is my sister.â
âhi,â you say dryly, giving a small wave.
from the chair, denny leans forward immediately. âhold on, i didn't know you would be here today?â
âi didn't either.â you reply.
ânah, kevin never tells us anything,â herm adds, looking way too invested already. âheâs always keeping secrets.â
âfor good reason,â kevin mutters.
from the side, zane snorts. âthis is about to be messy.â
âsit down,â kevin says, pointing to the open spot on the couch. âand behave.â
of course the only open space is right between hermâŠ
he just stares back like do it.
you sit anyway, trying to play it cool as you settle in between them.
âyou good?â aaron asks quietly, leaning just slightly closer.
his voice is low. casual.
âyeah,â you say, a little too quick. âwhy?â
he watches you for a second, then smirks. âyou looked like you were reconsidering your decision to come here.â
you huff out a laugh. âi just sat down.â
on your other side, herman leans forward, looking past you. âoh heâs already talking to her like that.â
âlike what?â aaron shoots back.
âdonât act confused.â
âiâm not actingââ
âwe havenât even started,â kevin cuts in, already sounding tired. âcan we focus?â
âno,â denny says immediately. âthis is more interesting.â
âread the story,â you interrupt, reaching over to grab the phone from kevin before this turns into a whole thing.
your fingers brush aaron's.
you definitely feel him look at you.
âgo ahead,â he says, quieter now.
you clear your throat, forcing yourself to focus.
âaita for refusing to give my sister my concert tickets after she said she deserves them more because sheâs older?â
âno,â herman says instantly.
âwe didnât even hear it,â zane points out.
âiâve heard enough.â
you keep reading, trying not to get distracted. âi bought the tickets with my own money, but now sheâs saying i should give them to her because sheâs had a harder weekââ
âstill no,â denny says.
heâs already looking at you.
âyou agree?â he asks.
âobviously,â you say. âyou paid for them.â
he nods like you just proved something. âexactly. see? she gets it.â
âdonât team up,â kevin says immediately.
âwho said weâre teaming up?â you shoot back.
âyou literally just did!â
âno, we just have common sense,â you shrug.
denny leans back, grinning. ânah this is crazy, she just got here and already switched sides.â
âi didnât switch sides!â
âyou did,â herm says. âyouâre supposed to defend your brother.â
âwhy would i do that?â
âbecause heâs family.â
âthatâs exactly why i wonât,â you reply.
zane lets out a quiet laugh. âyeah, sheâs staying.â
âno, sheâs not,â kevin mutters.
next story starts, but at some pointâ
you donât even notice whenâ
your knee brushes against aaronâs.
you freeze for half a second.
âaita for telling my friend her boyfriend is ugly?â kevin reads.
âyes,â you and aaron say at the same time.
âokay wait,â he says, turning more toward you now. âwhat if he actually is though?â
âyou donât say it,â you reply. âyou just think it.â
âso youâve thought it before.â
you hesitate. âthatâs not the point.â
âthatâs a yes,â denny cuts in.
âi didnât say that!â
âyou didnât have to,â herman adds.
âyouâre all annoying.â
âyouâre avoiding it,â aaron says, clearly enjoying this way too much.
kevinâs voice cuts through everything.
heâs not looking at you.
ââŠare you flirting with my little sister?â
denny actually leans back like he doesnât want to get involved.
zane covers his mouth, trying not to laugh.
herm just goes, âohhh.â
âwhat?â aaron says, sitting up straighter. âno.â
âdonât lie,â kevin replies.
âyouâre smiling too much.â
âso now i canât smile?â aaron shoots back. âiâm suddenly not allowed to talk to her anymore?â
âyou can talk,â kevin says. âjust⊠normally.â
you frown. âiâm still here, you know.â
both of them look at you.
âand iâm also not little,â you add. âyouâre like two years older than me, kev.â
âthank you,â aaron mutters under his breath.
âdonât encourage her,â kevin snaps.
âiâm not encouraging-â
âcan we continue?â zane cuts in, still half-laughing. âor are we just gonna watch this unfold?â
âno, continue,â you say quickly, looking away from aaron for the first time in a while.
but it doesnât really help.
because now everyoneâs noticed.
every time he leans just a little closer when he talks to you.
âsheâs not even listening anymore,â denny says at one point.
âyouâre not,â herm grins. âyouâre distracted.â
âiâm literally notââ
âyou are,â aaron says quietly.
âyou didn't hear a word of that, did you?â he adds.
âokay,â kevin says loudly, clapping his hands. âweâre wrapping this up before i lose my mind.â
âgood idea,â zane mutters.
everyoneâs still talking over each other.
and the second the camera cutsâ
âwhat was that?â kevin says, looking straight at you.
âyouâre gonna have to be more specific,â you shrug.
he nods slightly toward the side, like come here for a second.
âiâll be back,â you say, ignoring kevinâs stare.
âno you wonât,â he replies.
just a few steps away from the group.
âyou good?â aaron asks again.
you laugh softly. âyou already asked me that.â
âyeah, but now i mean it.â
âiâm good,â you say. âare you?â
he tilts his head. âdepends.â
you feel your heart stutter.
he watches you for a second.
you exhale slowly, crossing your arms like thatâll somehow steady you.
âi think⊠maybe a little.â
âyeah,â he shrugs. âwouldâve been awkward if it was one-sided.â
âi can still see you!â kevin yells from across the room.
you donât even turn around.
ârelax!â you call back.
âheâs so dramatic.â
âi can tell,â he says.
âso,â he adds, glancing toward kevin before looking back at you, voice dropping slightly, âam i allowed to talk to you orâŠ?â
you raise a brow. âdepends.â
âif youâre flirting.â
he huffs out a quiet laugh.
âguess iâll keep doing it then.â
my first aaron branch fic!
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