[ FIVE CONFESSIONS ] bof of em
[ FIVE CONFESSIONS ] send for five times the receiver almost says ‘i love you’ and the one time they do
1. its hard not to say it, when they’re sleeping together and miles’ hands are all over him and his lips against his neck and every inch of him feels so incredibly good, but he knows he can’t the first time, not like this.
2. kyle always falls so fast, so completely entranced with the beauty of miles first thing in the morning, sleepy smile and thick accent, messy hair and the sun shining in the room just right. the three words linger on his tongue, but he doesn’t say it.
3. the more time kyle spends with miles the more sure of it he is, that he loves miles, that they’re meant to be together, and this is all worth it. even on lazy nights when they’re curled up watching a movie, miles is running a hand along kyle’s back, he’s glad there’s popcorn to keep him from saying it.
4. kyle has hard days at work, it’s hard working two jobs and trying to manage his schedule with miles’ schedule. he gets stuck at work, misses his show, has to take the bus to miles’ apartment after and he’s showing up with tear stained cheeks, sniffling as miles pulls him into a hug. “i’m so sorry.” he says, wants to tell miles he loves him, would never miss his show on purpose, and it wo’t ever happen again.
5. truthfully, he’s scared to say it. he’s worried miles doesn’t feel the same way, that he’s feeling things way too fast, or that this isn’t as real for him, he doesn’t feel lucky enough to have miles, still doesn’t know why he’s with him. he can’t believe it sometimes. gets in his head too much, late at night, half asleep, he wants to tell him- has been trying to all day, but he chickens out, rolls himself over and falls asleep instead.
the next morning he’s sat on the counter, watching miles make breakfast, humming along to the music thats softly playing. he’s a dream come true, isn’t sure how he landed a guy like miles, but he really doesn’t plan on ever letting him go. as miles comes close, presses a kiss to his cheek, he stops him, grabbing his shoulder. “hey.” he says, “i love you.” he won’t deny he’s terrified, but he wants to tell him before he gets too scared again.
1. they’re goofing around, making stupid silly faces at each other because neither of them wants to go to sleep. jude sat on miles’ lap, cupping his face, tongue out and eyes crossed. he’d do anything to make him laugh. making him laugh is his favorite thing in the world. silence comes over the both of them for a moment, and jude wants to say it, but presses their lips together instead.
2. they’re drunk and clinging to each other, stumbling back to jude’s apartment. it’s hard, a mess of limbs and giggling. even as they get to the door, miles is kissing all over him and jude is struggling with the key. “shhhh, you’re gonna get us in fucking trouble.” he squirms, finally getting the door to pop open and tugging miles in with him. no one else ever wants to have this much fun, that’s why he loves him so much. he doesn’t have time to tell him, can barely get the door shut before they’re all over each other.
3. jude doesn’t love getting high, it makes him far too nervous, but every once in a while, it feels good, laying in bed, looking at miles, everything feels warm. every inch of him almost numb, tingling a little. he reaches out to touch miles’ face, feels his love for him overwhelming him. he wants to tell them but is interrupted by miles. you’re so fucking high. “yeah.” he laughs, shaking his head.
4.miles asks jude to move in with him. miles is tired of paying for an apartment when he’s on tour, jude is tired of paying for his own apartment when he spends almost every moment at miles’ place when he’s home. at first jude thinks he’s kidding. “what?” he asks, though as miles explains more, tries to convince him really, like jude would ever say no. like jude isn’t impossibly in love with him. “of course, stupid. why would i say no?
5. even when they’re fighting, jude loves him. he feels angry tears welling in his eyes because miles just isn’t listening. he’s not listening to what jude is trying to say, grabbing his things and shoving his shoes on. “what miles? you want to walk out, get fucking high, forget about me?” he accuses. miles wont’ hear him out, he won’t let him explain, is too pissed off to talk about it anymore. “fine.” jude loves him so much, even as he’s walking out the door.
time and time again they fight, they split, only to come back and apologize. this time is different. this time they’re both too damn tired for this. too stubborn. jude hasn’t come home in days, been staying away, staying with jamie. he knows he’s too weak to stay away. they’ve been talking for hours, and at this point they're both cried, screamed, and now jude is silently packing the rest of his things. “i don’t- i don’t want to do this, you get that right?” he says, finally looking at him. his bottom lip trembles and his hands shake at his sides. he wants to stay, but he doesn’t need anyone else to tell him he can’t. he knows it. he knows he’s got to go before they hurt each other even worse. “i love you miles, more than anything, but we’re going to kill each other if we keep this up. we’ve tried for months to make it work and we’re worse off than where we started.”