Is that... a pillow fort?
A prompt submitted by Anon from @writeblrsummerfest‘s Night Themed Prompt list! Now technically this is set in the daytime, but whatever lol. Hope you all enjoy this!
“Is that… a pillow fort?” Axis said.
Jace poked his head through an opening in the ceiling of the fort, a dangerous move he knew, as the whole thing could come down with one wrong move, but he was a professional in fort building. He knew exactly what he was doing.
“Excuse you, this is a blanket fort,” he said.
“They’re basically synonyms Jay.”
“Now that’s just blasphemous. That’s like saying a fridge is the same thing as an igloo.”
“Is this what you called me for? You said it was important!” Axis said, dropping his keys on the counter.
“Blanket forts are serious business Ax. Blanket forts need blankets, chairs, some pillows, maybe a strategically placed broom, but most importantly, they need friends and snacks. So it was important that you came!”
“Me, and the oreos you specifically asked me to bring with me?”
“Yes those are very important as well, considering I’m starving because I’ve been making this fort all day.”
“Good god Jay.”
Axis ducked under the opening in the fort and sat down in front of Jace, handing him the box of oreos, which Jace dug into hungrily.
“So are Kita and Hazik coming?” Axis asked.
“Heck no, this a boys-only blanket fort. Girls and enbies have cooties, obviously,” Jace replied, not looking up from the oreos.
“That’s sexist.”
“Quit poking holes in my jokes!” Jace exclaimed, looking up at Axis exasperatedly. Axis laughed at his face, and reached out to brush crumbs off Jace’s chin.
“You’re always so messy,” he said.
“And you’re doting mother,” Jace replied.
“Well someone has to make sure you don’t walk around with food all over your face.”
“You know for someone who’s so punk-rock all the time, you sure don’t act like it.”
“Pfft, punk-rock isn’t just spikes and and black clothes and concerts. Being ‘a doting mother’ is hella punk-rock. And I’m not punk-rock all the time, you know I teach ballet right?”
“Ax, ballet is one of the most punk-rock things I’ve ever seen, you know how much balance you need for that? But speaking of rock, I found a band that you might like. You ever heard of A Day to Remember?”
Axis rolled his eyes and scoffed. “Yes, of course I’ve heard of A Day to Remember, it’s one of the popular ones.”
“It is? And here I thought I’d discovered a song you haven’t heard before.”
“Face it, you’ll never be able to out-punk me, Jay. I’m just too cool,” he said, crossing his arms in a mocking attempt to look badass.
“You’re right, I guess I should just accept my fate, huh?”
“That would be best. But what was the song?”
Jace found the song on his phone and turned up the volume. Axis’s face lit up in recognition even though he’d only heard the first few notes.
“All I Want!” he cried. Both him and Jace started bobbing their heads to the beat, and when they lyrics started, Axis started to sing along.
“I'm always screaming my lungs out 'til my head starts spinning
Playing my songs is the way I cope with life!”
Axis suddenly crawled out of the blanket fort, and Jace watched as he stood up and started dancing.
“Won't keep my voice down
Know the words I speak are the thoughts I think out loud!”
Jace got out as well and sang the next verse, using his phone as a microphone.
“I like to keep things honest
I'm a safe bet like your life's staked on it, for real
I'd hate to keep you all wondering
I'm constant like the seasons, I will never be forgotten man!”
He held out his phone for Axis to sing into, and they both were suddenly dancing and jumping like they were at a concert, even though no one else was in the room.
“Let's leave no words unspoken
And save regrets for the broken
Will you even look back when you think of me?”
Axis jumped onto the couch for the next verse, and the both of them sang at the top of their lungs.
“All I want is a place to call my own
To mend the hearts of everyone who feels alone
Whoa, you know to keep your hopes up high
And your head down low!”
Keep your hopes up high and your head down low...
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