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Pretty Much Preference #3: Summer Break

Austin: I watched the clock tick slowly, I wanted out of this classroom. It seemed as if time stood still for the last moments of the class. Finally, the bell rang and we were all leaving the classroom. I made my way to my locker and put my books in and shut the door. I wouldn’t need them for a few weeks because it was finally summer break. Austin came up behind me wrapping his arms around me. Picking me off the ground spinning us around, I laughed as I held onto his arms. He placed me back onto the ground and turned me around so I was facing him. I smiled up at him, leaning upon my tippy toes kissing him softly. He smiled against my lips wrapping his arms around my waist. Pulling me closer to him as he kept the kiss between us. “Get a room” my friend said as she walked past us. “summer break” I smiled. I grabbed Austin’s hand intertwining our fingers together. I walked with him to his car, he opened the door for me. I got into his car he leaned over kissing my cheek before closing the door. He got on the other side of the car, we drove off from the school parking lot. It was official we were free from school for three months. For the first few days we didn’t do much, just hang out at each others house. “Let’s go down to the beach” he suggested one morning. “Sounds fun,” I said. He went back to his house to get a few things as I got my things together. I waited for him to return and then we were off. I turned the radio on, rolling down the windows. The wind blowing with good music going, it was good vibes. He reached over grabbing my hand as he focused on the road. I smiled as I looked at him leaning over the seats kissing his cheek softly. I placed my feet up on the dashboard, my hand against the back of his neck. Singing at the top of our lungs as we made it to the beach. We finally got to the beach, we sat up a place to put our stuff down. I sat down on the towel and looked up at him, wondering what he was about to do. “You are not going to lay out in the sun all day,” he said. “Why?” I asked. “Because we are going to have fun,” he said. “Like what?” I looked at him. “They are teaching people how to surf,” he said. “Can you surf?” I questioned. “That’s why we are going to learn” he smirked, grabbing my hand. I got up from my spot and followed him, I couldn’t wait to see him eat the water. He put on the wet suit and choose a board. He started going out into the water, I stood back and watched him. He tried to catch his first wave but crashed down, I tried my best not to laugh but it was hilarious. He finally gave up and came out of the water, I watched him as he made his way back to where I was at. “Are you ok?” I asked. “Yeah, don’t think surfing is my thing” he chuckled slightly. “I see that,” I said as I looked at him. He took off his wet suit and sat next to me. “I’m sure if you wanted to surf you could do it” I said. “Probably,” he said as he rested his arms on his knees. He got up from his spot, I thought he was going to get food. I was wrong as he picked me up and started running towards the water. I screamed for him to put me down but he crashed into the water with me. The waves started crashing over us, he pulled me close to him. I wrapped my arm around his neck and kept him close, leaning up slightly kissing him softly. We played around in the water, splashing each other and seeing who can hold their breath the longest. We finally got out of the water when the sun started to set. I wrapped a towel around me and sat down, he sat behind me so that I was in between his legs. He wrapped his arms around me as we watched the sunset. “Perfect ending to today,” I said as I played with his hand. “Perfect” he smiled as he kissed my cheek. I didn’t have much I wanted to do on summer break, I just wanted to spend time with him.

Nick: I was counting down the days until we left to head to California. It was something my family did every summer but this time my boyfriend was coming. We had everything planned out including getting tickets to Coachella.  I knew my parents didn’t like it because the trip was meant to be a family vacation. It was just a weekend out of three months in California so I’m sure my parents would be ok. “Ready?” Nick as he placed his bag in the car. “The real question is are you?” I questioned. “Of course” he smiled slightly. “Three months with my family” I looked at him. “Yea but that includes you too” he wrapped his arms around me. “Yea, only thing that’s keeping me sane” I wrapped my arms around his neck. “Ok you two, let’s go,” my mom said as she pulled us apart. We got into the van and we were on our way to California. It was going to be a three-day drive but the sights we saw were well worth it. We finally got to our hotel, I didn’t even realize since I had fallen asleep against Nick. “Baby” he nudged me slightly. “Uh?” I sat up. “We are here” he rubbed my back. “Good because I’m so over this van,” I said as I got out of the van. I grabbed my bag and made my way into the hotel. I got my hotel key and finally found my room. Nick wasn’t too far behind with his bags. I opened the door and placed my bag down before laying down in the bed. “Are you that tired?” he asked as he got over top of me. “Yes I am, the last drive was the longest” I looked up at him. “True” he leaned down and kissed me softly. “Cuddles?” I asked. “Of course,” he said as he stood up. I got up and got ready for bed as he did as well. I laid down turning the light off as he made his way into the bed. We cuddled together and it wasn’t long before we both were fast asleep. In the morning I snuggled closer to him, not wanting to get out of bed. “Morning,” he said in his raspy voice. “Morning” I traced patterns on his chest. “You wanna go grab some breakfast?” he asked. “We could or we could just cuddle” I snuggled closer to him. “We need to eat then we need to figure out where we need to be,” he said. “Yea I know” I sighed slightly as I sat up. He got up from the bed and got dressed, I got dressed as well. We made our way down to the lobby to meet my parents. We went to get breakfast and talked about the plans for the day. We ended up taking a tour of Los Angeles, sightseeing mainly doing the tourist things. After we got back to the hotel we just relaxed for the rest of the day. Nick and I were excited for the Coachella weekend that we had planned all of our outfits. “These are all so cute and matching” I smiled. “ill match you any day” he wrapped his arms around me. In the morning we got up early so we could start the drive. Our hotel wasn’t too far but we didn’t know how traffic would be. We finally parked and got into the venue. We got our wrist bracelets, grabbed a few drinks as we started to walk around. “Where to first?” he asked. “Doesn’t matter to me” I smiled as I grabbed his hand. We decided on a random stage and laid down the towel. I sat down with my drink as he sat behind me, placing his arm around me. I leaned back against him just enjoying the music. After a while we deiced to go get food and just walk around, he kept his arm around me. Once we finished eating we made our way down to another artist set. “Come on,” I said as I grabbed his hand. “What?” he chuckled as he followed me. I wrapped my arms around his neck and started dancing with him. He placed his hands against my hips. He leaned down and kissed me softly, I smiled against his lips. “Should I even ask if you’re having fun?” he whispered in my ear. “I’m always having fun when I’m with you” I whispered into his ear. I laid my head down against his shoulder as we moved to the music. We left pretty late and got to the hotel in the wee hours of the morning. We crashed as soon as we hit the bed, and just to think we had another day. I snuggled to his chest as I could hear my phone going on. I ignored it and rolled back to snuggle to him. “let’s skip today” he groaned. “Sounds like a plan” I whispered. We skipped Coachella day 2 and just relaxed at the hotel, having dinner with my family. The rest of our L.A. trip was full of laughter and fun, it was nice to have him around. My family loved him and so did I.

Authors Note: I started this back in the summer, I don't know if you guys want me to finish it or not. Let me know if you do. I also know Coachella is in April and nowhere near summer break. I just went with it so I hope you enjoy it! 

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Preference #1 - He is slightly annoyed with you

Nick: Today was the big day. After months of secrecy, hiding from fans, paparazzi and even some close friends, Nick had finally received approval from management. You two would finally be going public and you couldn't be happier. 

It had all been planned out. Today, the boys would appear on TRL again, to perform and promote their new single and upcoming album. During the interview part, the usual questions would be asked, including the one which was all about what "kind" of girls they liked, what they would do on the first date and if they had girlfriends. Now, usually, Nick would be forced to say no, even though you had been holding special spots in each other's lives for months. You knew the secrecy was part of the contract and partly caused by the whole media attention around them. Management was also worried about losing half their fan base. You knew the reasons very well, yet you couldn't help but feel disappointed and offended by it all. No matter how well you knew that some of the fans could get extremely protective over the boys, you did not like hiding your relationship with Nick. It made you feel as if you were not regarded as a serious match for him by anyone, not even the other Pretty Much members. 

But it would all change today.

Nick had left early this morning to run a couple of things by management, to train, practice and spend time with his band. You were used to it by now and knew how to be independent, so you went on to doing your own thing. You were busy with your studies and there was an essay due in about a week, so you were spending most of the day gathering evidence and building up a certain structure. In reality, though, you were busier counting down the hours until the live broadcast on MTV would begin. 

You were incredibly anxious about the replies you would receive, but that feeling was overshadowed by the pure joy of finally being "official" and "management approved". It felt like a big step in your relationship, as if this was an extended version of meeting his family.

The hours passed by. By the time you moved over from your desk to the couch, the file which contained your essay was left largely untouched. You sighed deeply and turned on the TV. This was it. You but your nails nervously, but smiled a little seeing how cute Nick looked. You barely heard the words of the interviewer, about their albums and tours. You just wanted to hear the words... Yes I have a girlfriend... You longed for those words to come out of Nick's mouth and finally be released from the secrecy. After about 5 minutes, the question finally arose.

"So, girlfriends..." The interviewer smirked. "Nick, let's start with you today. Do you have a special girl in your life?"

Nick smiled at the camera, looked away, then gulped. He was taking longer than you had expected. "A special girl... I mean, other than my family members?" He chuckled nervously. "I'm afraid not..."

At first, you couldn't even begin to understand what your boyfriend was saying. It barely got through to you. Yet again, your entire existence was being denied. You felt all sorts of emotions at once. Anger, because he had promised they would break the news today. Sadness, because you felt disposable. Like you meant nothing to him. The way he had said it, chuckling, with a little smile, had shattered your heart in a million pieces. You quickly turned off the TV and started crying. At this point, you were wondering what was wrong with you. Why were you not good enough for Nick to go public with? Did Nick not love you as much as you loved him? The emotions were overwhelming. You wanted to run away, far away, from Nick and the harm he had caused today, but you couldn't get yourself to move. Instead, you lied down on your side, facing away from the TV. You allowed yourself to cry a little more, but then forced yourself to pull yourself together. You prepared for a heavy conversation with Nick for the rest of the afternoon, playing scenarios in your head over and over again.

About 5 hours later, you heard the front door. You hadn't moved from your spot on the couch. You had been too busy worrying, grieving over what felt like a battle lost. You sat up slowly, hearing his footsteps in the hallway.

"Y/N?" He said softly, as he opened the door. "Are you sleeping?"

"No," you said as he walked in, facing him now. You could feel the tension in the air. He opened his mouth to say something a couple of times, but the words wouldn't come out.

"I don't know anymore, Nick," you sighed. "That was perhaps the most painful thing ever. No one special." You said, mockingly. "Why would you do that! I don't understand. We went over this like 500 times. Am I not good enough or what?"

"What do you mean?" He shook his head. "Of course you are the best, don't say things like that..."

"Yeah? Funny you can say that to me, but not to anyone else."

"I understand you're upset, Y/N," he pouted now.

"Aren't you?" You started getting angry, raising your voice. "I guess not. Because you don't love me as much as I love you. I never wanted to hide you. But you want to hide me from the world, so I must shut up. Because that's how we do things in this  relationship apparently."

"What?!" Your anger started annoying Nick. You could tell. "You're being completely unreasonable here. It's such a childish thing of you to say. You know I don't even have a say in the content of the interviews, right?"

"We went over this!" You repeated, "You went over this with your management, even!"

Nick slowly walked over to you, shaking his head as he sat down next to you on the couch. "Y/N. What can I do? There was some bad press the past week. They didn't think it was the right time."

"Not the right time? We've been waiting for months, Nick! Months!"

"I know," he sighed, grabbing your hand. "But it's unfair of you to get angry at me for this. I don't have much of a say in this, babe."

"You should've just said it. To hell with your stupid guidelines," you sulked.

"You're being childish," Nick groaned in annoyance. "I can't just do that. I could get a huge fine, for starters, and God knows what else."

"Next interview you have to say it!" You yelled in frustration. "I feel like you don't care at all!"

"No, Y/N." He shook his head once more, looking at you. "I won't."

"So you don't care," you huffed. "Okay, cool. Good to know."

"Stop!" He let go of your hand, frowning. "Why the fuck do you care so much about the publicity all of a sudden?"

You blinked, surprised by his sudden outburst. "Publicity?"

"Yes, the publicity," he punched the couch in frustration. "Why can't you, for once, just one time, understand that I love you. And I don't fucking care who knows about us and who doesn't. In the end, I'm sure of my feelings for you. Quite frankly, I'm beginning to doubt whether you're in it for me or for the fame. Considering your eagerness to be out in the open!"

You blinked a couple of times, then frowned. "What are you talking about? You know that's not true!"

"That's how it feels to me right now, Y/N! But guess what. The publicity has to wait. Because we're not telling the fans yet. And if you can't deal with that, you know where to find the exit." He looked away, noticeable annoyed, close to upset. This time, you took his hand, slowly realising how your emotions and your actions had appeared to him. The way he said it, made you consider things differently. In the end, the truth was that you just wanted to be with him. Everything else could wait. The idea of losing him over something like this made your heart drop to your stomach. The threat had never fealt realer, as you realised he wasn't joking.

"I'm sorry," you blurted out after a large moment of silence. "I love you for who you are, you're right. I know it was a lot to ask and I'm sorry I attacked you over something that is not your fault..."

"Even if it was, Y/N," he stroked your hand with his thumb. "Even if it was, I don't understand why just being together isn't enough. Why do you need people to know? You'll get hate. You'll be followed everywhere you go. I don't understand how you want that..."

"Well, I don't want that, necessarily. It just feels like I'm illegitimate sometimes. Like some mistress you need to hide from your wife." You shrugged. He laughed at the comparisons.

"But you're not. I love you a lot. That's all you need to know. That I love you and that I want this. The time will come that we break the news publicly, but until that, let's just enjoy what we have. Please. Please let's not ruin what we have because of this," he pouted, pulling you into his lap.

"You're right. I'm sorry. I love being with you," you put your head on his chest. "I'm a little needy and annoying sometimes, am I not," you sighed.

"Sometimes, a little," he chuckled, cupping your face. "But even that, I love about you..."

You smiled and couldn't help but think that you truly had the best boyfriend in the world.

"I love that we talk things through," you said, smiling shyly. "I love you," you sighed happily and leaned into what would turn out to become a very passionate kiss.

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Zion Kuwonu and Reader : drunken kisses

“Ugh I just love you so much” you exclaimed squishing Zion’s cheeks together causing his lips to push out and quickly placing a kiss on them. As you pulled away from him he let out a small chuckle “I love you way more” he muttered “ how much exactly did you have to drink” he teased pulling you closer into him from your hoop of your shorts.

He found it amusing, you were finally letting yourself go. It’s been a hard week for you and if anyone knows that, it’s him. That’s why he instead on taking you to this party, so you could let loss. Yeah, he kept a close eye on you from his spot on the couch, But that just meant he watched as you carelessly danced to the music. As you throw your head back in laughter at something Brandon said. You were literally radiating this light and this feeling of happiness.

“Not really that much, baby” you said with a giggle as your arms wrapped around his neck “you’re just so handsome I could kiss you right now!” You exclaimed going up onto the tips of your toes to place a soft kiss onto his check, but it landed on his jaw. “You’re adorable” he softly said as you saw a pink hue make is way across his face.

How did you not know the affect you had on him. It baffled him to think that you had no idea just how much control you had on him. The effect you implemented on him all the time was crazy. He’s addicted to you- from your smile and your laugh, to the way he can’t get enough of your kisses. When he’s away from you it’s all he could think about.

“Hardly, but thanks” you teased pulling away from his grip softly, your hands moving down along his arm before linking your hand with his own as you tugged him over to where all the people were dancing. “Come, dance with me” you pleaded pulling him over. He gave in, as he always does with you. He let you drag him onto the improvised dancefloor and he let himself go with you. You mean the world to him, and if that means dancing with you to keep that smile on your face. He’s down.

[evanbuckleyswifey]

Unexpected pt. 2

@carolabean​ here it issss

It was going on six weeks, a month or so after you found out you were pregnant, and Nick was still by your side. It surprised you, because you two weren’t planning on keeping the baby together, so he didn’t really have a reason to stay with you. Although you were grateful he did, because the pregnancy got dramatic really quick.

Currently, Marissa was trying to get you to eat some green vegetables because Nick told her your pregnancy diet entailed five servings of vegetables and fruit. “Come on, just take five bites of the broccoli and spinach. It’s not that bad!” She persuaded, while you shook your head and crossed your arms like a child. “I just want ice cream! Baby wants ice cream! That’s what we, as a unit, crave!” Marissa rolled her eyes. “Baby’s just gonna have to suck it up, they need all the B vitamins and folic acid they can get. You don’t want them to come out with birth defects, do you?“

At that moment, Nick walked through the door, carrying bags full of the foods you requested for your cravings. “Hey, how are the vegetables going?” He spoke as he sat the bags by the door and walked into the scene.

“She’s not eating them. Do you think you’ll have better luck?“ Nick smiled slightly and came to where you and Marissa were standing.

“I’ll take it from here, okay?” She nodded before heading to the couch and getting on her phone. You rolled your eyes in response, looking away when you felt Nick’s gaze on you. “Hey, you gotta eat your vegetables, alright? They’re good for you, and the baby needs all the vitamins from them.”

You groaned in exasperation. “Nick, they’re nasty! I just want ice cream.” He chuckled, coming up to you and hugging you into his chest the way he did a month ago when you first became aware of your child. “Can we make a deal? You get all the ice cream you want if you can give me three bites of your vegetables?”

“Five!” Marissa yelled from the couch. You shook your head into Nick’s chest. “How about four? That’s a compromise.” You sighed, nodding in agreement. He chuckled and pulled away, getting ready to feed you like a baby.

“Here comes the airplane. Choo-choo!” You snickered at him and shook your head, turning away. “What?” Nick smiled, lowering the fork. “A plane doesn’t go choo-choo, that’s a train.” You corrected him, giggling now. “Plane, train, mane, these vegetables gotta be something for you to eat them!” At that, you started laughing, causing Nick’s smile to deepen. When you calmed down, he was back to trying to feed you vegetables.

“Come on, babe. Just a few bites is all you need. You want ice cream, right?” You nodded, finally taking a bite of the vegetables, and your nose instantly turned up at the taste. Nick laughed at your face, placing the fork down and staring at you.

“And swallow.” You did as you were told, coughing right after the food was gulped down. “One down, three more to go.” Nick picked up the fork again, gathering more spinach this time, and you prepared yourself for the conversation you were about to start.

“Nick, can I ask you something?” You spoke before the spinach was in your mouth again. “You just did.” You rolled your eyes and chuckled at his corniness. “Smart ass.” He smiled at you before seeing the worried look on your face.  “What’s wrong?”

You swallowed the spinach and shuddered, before telling him what had been on your mind for a while now. “Um, remember when we agreed on an open adoption? Right after we left the clinic?” He nodded and furrowed his eyebrows in confusion. “What’s this about?”

“I don’t think I want an adoption anymore.” You began quietly. You were scared of his reaction, and shifted your gaze to the floor.

“I know neither one of us is really ready for this... but I think I would rather know my child and raise them myself, accident or not, you know? And you don’t have to stay if you don’t want to, I can do it if you don’t want to be around anymore. I would understand...” Nick grabbed your hands in his, and you raised your gaze from the floor and looked to his face.

“If you think for one second I’d let you raise this kid, our kid, alone then you’re dead wrong. We did this together, we were both at fault, so we’re both accountable.” You gave him a small smile and he returned it before he spoke again. “Besides, I think it’d be crazy for you to raise them alone. I couldn’t let that happen, i love you.” The smile on your face quickly dropped, and you withdrew your hands from his.

“I think I’m gonna throw up.”

You rushed to the bathroom and flipped the lid on the toilet before you threw up the vegetables you were just eating, and your breakfast. Nick was right behind you and once he saw your face in the toilet, he just began to gently rub the middle of your back, the way he knows you like it.

Soon enough you were finished, but you didn’t feel like moving so you just sat there with your forehead laying on your hand. “Could you get my toothbrush, please?” You asked Nick, who got up to complete your request. After you flushed, you headed to the sink and washed your hands, rinsed your mouth, and Nick was back with your toothbrush and toothpaste in no time.

You brushed your teeth as Nick stared at you and it made you nervous, until he finally decided to speak.

“I meant what I said, you know. I do love you.” You spit for the last time and put your toothbrush down, staring at him in the mirror. “I love you, too. You’ve really been here for me lately and you didn’t even have to be. I appreciate you so much,” Nick came to stand behind you, resting his hands on your belly and his chin on your shoulder. He looked at you in the mirror and nuzzled his cheek against yours, causing you to grin.

“Even through this pregnancy I know I want to be stuck with you for as long as I can be. I couldn’t think of anyone better to be my baby mama.” He chuckled before kissing your cheek. You smiled and closed your eyes, enjoying his presence.

“You’ve still gotta finish those vegetables, though.”

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hey could you do something like dating each of the boys would be like?? :)

Sure!

Brandon

You’d probably be in the studio with him a lot. He’d ask your opinion on lyrics or the beat that he came up with.

Having fun date nights like exploring new parts of LA or picnics in the park.

Brandon would be a touchy kind of person and enjoy hugs, holding hands and sporadic kisses

Listening to a lot of music together whether it be in the car or in the house. The two of you would probably introduce new artists to each other all the time

He’d take candid pictures of you (which he’d usually post on instagram)

Brandon would definitely write a song about you that he’d only let you listen to

Overall you guys would have a fun, loving and genuine relationship. Trust in each other is something that you’d probably be big on.

Edwin

Compliments. Just straight compliments all the time. You could have just woken up and he’d tell you how you were the most beautiful girl in the world.

He’d introduce you to a lot of new clothing brands and your closet would expand significantly.

You guys would take cute couple pictures and have the most hilarious captions

Never being too serious together and having inside jokes that drove the rest of the boys crazy

Having to deal with him breaking into song at the most random times

There would never be too many secrets between the two of you. You’d tell each other everything and give each other the best advice.

You’d be each other’s best friend and just have a hilarious, confident and fun relationship

Austin

Being his biggest motivator. You’d be his go to when he needed a pickup in energy or just want to hear how you feel about something he’s going through

You’d be more protective of him then he was of you. Out of all the guys, Austin’s girl would probably call any hate on him (or the boys in general) out on all social media

He’d be pretty protective of you too actually. He’d hate it if you went out by yourself out at night and didn’t tell him where you went. The thought of something happening to you scares him a lot.

Staying up all night just talking about life and anime

You and his mom would probably have a great relationship to. If there was anything you were afraid to tell Austin about, you’d probably tell her first

You’d be each other’s biggest cheerleaders. He would definitely be the loudest at any of your events. You and momma porter would definitely jam out together at the boy’s concert.

Just having a kind of warm, close knit relationship and always having each other’s back

Nick

You’d guys would have a lot of arguments but it would never last long because one of you would say something stupid and the other would just die of laughter

He’d probably like and comment on every selfie you posted on social media

Nick would most likely be the most protective of his girl out of everyone. He would not hesitate to lay hands on anyone that had anything negative to say about you.

Play fights are normal for you until you get hurt. He’d probably chill for a few weeks until you’d tackle him out of the blue one day

You guys would love to go to concerts together too. He’d probably get you tickets to your favorite artist for your birthday or just as a surprise

He’d love to make you laugh and smile especially if you were stressed or just bored

Your personalities would just fit so perfectly together and you guys probably know each other the best out of all the guys and their girls

Zion

Zion’s girl would usually match his energy level. They’d be that couple dancing together at a party

Though it’s a mystery to everyone else, you could 9 times out of 10 guess what he was thinking about. You two would just be on the same wavelength all the time

Though you’d be energetic like him, it would most likely just be at social events. On a regular basis, you would probably be a lot more chill then him.

He likes to be annoying which you would get used to but he’d catch you slippin every once in a while which would result in you ignoring him and him trying to win you back over.

You’d be one of the few people that he’d actually show his true emotions to. He doesn’t like to be emotional but he’d be a real mush around you.

He also hates when you’re mad at him. He’d probably annoy you into talking to him again

Your relationship would just be high energy and chill at the same time? There’s probably never a moment where he isn’t talking to you (or about you) or has his arms around you.

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Preference #1 - He is slightly annoyed with you

Brandon: It was a sunny Wednesday afternoon when you decided to clear your room of old memories. Your boyfriend of 6 months, Brandon, was hanging out with his friends, and you had no idea when he would return home, so you figured you would finally have enough time to sort everything out.

Postcards, letters and photographs from years ago were scattered all over the floor, as well as gifts you had once received from friends who wouldn't recognize you today.

It seemed like a lifetime had passed, even though some of these items were no older than two years. So much had changed since then. In these two years, you had moved around the country several times, made friends, lost friends, had experienced love and loss, learnt to accept and let go, as well as move on.

You smiled thinking about being in a much better place now than ever before. You were feeling more confident with yourself and finally found yourself in a relationship you were not even looking for. It came to the both of you naturally, without forced intentions or specific requirements either of you might have been missing in yourselves. It was a pure connection, fueled by a similar sense of humour, passion for fashion and music, interesting conversations and a lot of fun activities while you weren't even together yet.

Slowly, but surely, you both had fallen for each other and in these six months, very rarely had your relationship experienced hardship. You smiled again. With Brandon, everything just felt great.

Going through the pictures on the floor, you chuckled finding an old photo of you and your ex, Sebastian. You had been together for two when you both decided a relationship just wasn't working, and had remained good friends after breaking up about two and a half years ago. You smiled again, thinking how different you were now with Brandon, compared to how relatively unhappy you were at the time you were dating Sebastian. However, you decided to take a picture of the photo and send it over to him, seeing as you still had contact every now and then.

You were so preoccupied with this process that you hadn't heard Brandon enter the room. He was standing in the door opening, looking at you in confusion. He saw you, sitting on the floor, smiling, while looking at a picture of you with your ex.

"Y/N...?" He finally called weakly, after watching you for as long as he could bear.

You looked up, surprised, and initially smiled when seeing him.

"Hey! Brandon! You're home!" You got up, intending to go and hug him, but you frowned when seeing the hurt look on his face. "What's the matter, baby? Did something happen?"

He shook his head. "Y/N, why are you looking of pictures with Sebastian..."

You chuckled, underestimating the magnitude of his sadness. "Are you jealous?" You cooed.

Obviously, this was the wrong thing to say. Brandon looked up at you, with a mix of surprise, sadness and anger, then proceeded to leave the room.

"Brandon?" You called, confused by his actions. "Come on, I was only joking..."

You followed him all the way to your living room, where he sat down on the couch with his arms crossed over his chest. He stared out of the window, noticeably upset. You sat down beside him and tugged on his arm.

"We can't make this situation any better if you don't talk to me," you pouted. His head snapped in your direction, seemingly angry now.

"I would have, but you're just mocking me here," he shook his head, looking away again.

"Brandon, I'm sorry," you tried stroking his arm, but he pulled it away.  "I didn't realise it was such a big deal..."

"Not a big deal?" He chuckled sarcastically.

"Look at me please," you begged, and eventually he complied.

"It is a big deal when I find you smiling at photos with Sebastian like that. If you were so happy with him then why are you with me?"

"I want to be with you, Brandon, what are you saying?" You frowned.

"Why must you still talk to him if he's nothing but your ex? Why do you feel the need to keep contact if you're not romantically interested in him anymore?" He looked at you with widened eyes and you realised he had been struggling with this situation for a longer time. Today had just been the final straw.

"Okay, listen," you sighed. "I accept that I am in an extraordinary situation. I know it is almost the norm to hate an ex after a break up, and cut off contact completely, but our breakup wasn't hostile..."

"That's exactly the problem," he growled.

"No, it is a positive thing, if you ask me. We broke up because we did not function properly as a couple. We both realised and accepted it wouldn't work out romantically. How is that not better than having to get over someone?" You grabbed his hand. "We broke up more than two years ago, Brandon. We want to be friends. I want to have a relationship with you," you squeezed his hand softly.

"I'm sorry," he sighed. "I just don't want to lose you... And the way I found you like that made me insecure."

"I never meant for you to feel that way," you crawled in his lap, pouting, as he wrapped his arms around your waist. "I love you so much. I feel it and I actively choose for this relationship because I feel like this just works between us," you nuzzled your face in his neck.

"I love you, too" he finally smiled. "More than you know..."

You looked up. "Show me," you smiled as he cupped your cheeks and kissed you lovingly while you had your hands in his hair.

"I love you," he said, out of breath, after pulling away after a while. "So much," he smiled and leaned in for another kiss, leaving the situation in the past, along with the items you found in your room that day.

[imdreamingofaplaceicallhome]

Pretty Much Preference #1: Moving in

Austin: I couldn't wait until I was 18 to finally be on my own. Little did I know that was harder than I ever thought it would be. I struggled but I was determined to make it on my own. With the new band, my boyfriend Austin was always gone or at the studio. I was beyond proud of him but sometimes I wished we would have more time together. He finally invited me to the studio so I could see him work, I loved to watch him singing. I made my way to the studio, I had to wait until someone opened the door. "Hey" he smiled as he opened the door. "Finally," I said as I hugged him. "I've missed you" he wrapped his arms around me pulling me to his chest. "Not as much as I've missed you" I mumbled against his chest. "Come on they are waiting for me" he grabbed my hand leading the way. We made it into the room where everyone was at, of course, I hugged everyone. I sat down next to Austin as he put his arm around my shoulder. I leaned against his chest as Nick was in the booth. He kissed my forehead as I started to play with his hand. It was moments like this that I missed the most when he was away. "There was something I wanted to ask," he said. "Sure what is it?" I responded. "Well we are getting a group house" he started off. "Oh that's cool, you will love it" I nodded. "I want you to move in, the guys already said it was ok," he said. "Wait, what?" I sat up so I could look at him. "I want to know if you would move in with us," he said. "I would love that" I smiled slightly. "Good, it just means more time together," he said. "That's always a good thing," I said. "So will you?" he questioned again. "Yea I would" I nodded. "Good" he kissed me softly. "When?" I questioned as I pulled back from his kiss. "In about two weeks" He nodded. "Alright, so I have time to pack," I said. "SHE SAID YES!" He yelled out to the whole studio. Everyone started to cheer and hug me, I was beyond excited to be moving in. I moved in with them about a month after they got the house. I wanted them to be settled in before I moved in, it was something that I would have to get used to.

Nick: I was always the type of girl that never wanted to be alone. I didn't always have to be in a relationship but I just wanted someone around. I meet Nick at a bar and we just hit it off. It was hard to explain because I never felt this way before. We just completed each other, like puzzle pieces. “What are you doing today?” he asked into the phone. “I'm not sure because I have today off, you want to come over?” I asked. “Sure, I'll be over soon,” he said. “Alright see you soon babe” I smiled. “Alright bye,” he hung up. I slipped on a pair of jeans before making my way downstairs. I sat on the couch as I waited for him to come over. I saw him pull up so I opened the door as he got out of the car. “Hey,” I said as I leaned against the door frame. “Hey” he smiled as he walked up the stairs. “I missed you” I hugged him. “I always miss you” He pulled me close to him. “Come in,” I said. “Let's go get something to eat first” he grabbed my hand. “Sure” I grabbed my phone before walking with him. We went down to our favorite local cafe, I went to get our seats as he ordered. I leaned back in the seat as I waited for him to come to the table. He sat down next to me as he placed our drinks down on the table. I grabbed mine and took a sip as I looked at him. “What?” he asked. “Nothing, thank you” I smiled. “For?” He looked at me. “For everything” I nodded. “I love you” he leaned over kissing me softly. “I love you” I smiled against his lips. “Can I asked you something?” he said as he rested his forehead against mine. “Yeah” I pulled away slightly. “I was going to look for new apartments tomorrow because my lease is almost up and I wanted something new,” he said. “So you want me to help?” I asked. “Yea” He took a sip of his drink. We finished our little date and went back to my apartment. We just spent the rest of the night cuddling up and talking. In the morning I went with him to look at apartments, I wasn't sure what he was looking for. The first two apartments were ok but I didn't fall in love with them but the last one was amazing. “I love this one,” I said. “Do you?” He brushed his thumb over my hand. “Yea this is perfect for you,” I said. “For us?” he asked. “Us?” I looked at him. “Yea, move in with me. Let's make this official” he said. “Really?” I asked. “Yes, this is our apartment,” He said. “I would love too” I hugged him to me. “Good, then let's sign this lease,” he said as he held me close. “Alright,” I smiled. We signed the lease and it was officially ours. I was always at his place or he was always at mine so why not move in together. Plus I hated being alone so it was for the best.

Edwin: I was glad that this was our final year of school. It wasn't that I hated school it was just the early mornings. Late evenings of studying, never feeling good enough. Always having something to do, I just wanted to relax with nothing to do. I knew Edwin felt the same way, but we would go to college in the spring. We had to get through our last few months of high school. I slammed my locker as I heard the bell ring, I knew I was late so why rush? “Hey” I heard Edwin. “Hey” I turned to face him. “Didn't wake up well this morning?” he placed his arm around my shoulder. “You know me” I sighed as I walked with him. “It happens to the best of us” he chuckled slightly. “Yea” I rolled my eyes playfully. “But you're not rushing to your class,” he said. “I'm already late so why rush?” I said as I grabbed his hand. “True,” he said. “Why aren't you in class?” I questioned. “Because I wanted to see you” he admitted. “Aw, you're sweet” I smiled as I looked at him. “Well you are my baby girl,” he said. “I love you,” I said. “I love you more” he kissed my cheek. “Not possible,” I said. “It is” he smirked. “Whatever you always say that” I stopped walking. “Because its true” he placed his hands on my hips. I wrapped my arms around his neck, leaning up slightly kissing him softly. I felt him lift me up as he kept the kiss between us. “GET TO CLASS” I heard a teacher yell. I rolled my eyes as he put me down on the ground. I finally made it to my class as he made it to his. We meet up again at lunch and at the end of the day. “Meet at my place?” he asked as we walked out of school. “Sounds good, food?” I asked. “What you want?” he asked. “I don't care I just know I'm starving,” I said. “Alright, ill pick up something” he nodded. “Alright see you soon,” I said as I kissed his cheek. I got into my car as he got into his, I pulled off before him. I pulled into the driveway, his mom allowed me inside as we waited for him. I went upstairs to his room and laid on his bed. He finally came in with food, he sat down next to me giving me my food. We both sat on the floor and ate our food, things were quiet. After we ate we did our homework and then we just hung out with each other. Graduation was two weeks away and we both couldn't wait. “So what are you doing after graduation?” he asked. “I'm not sure yet, just want to relax for a few weeks before deciding,” I said. “Yea same,” he said. “Are we going to make it?” I asked. “Of course” he leaned over kissing me softly. “Good” I smiled against his lips. “I have something for you” he got up going to his closet. He came back and handed me a key before sitting down next to me. “What is this?” I looked at him. “My parents are letting me move into the beach house since its close to our school we are going to,” he said. “That's cool” I smiled as I gave him the key. “No this one is yours, I want you to move in with me,” he said. “Really?” I asked. “Yes, you are my forever,” he said. “My forever” I kissed his lips softly. “So?” He asked. “Yes, I will” I nodded as I looked at the key. We kinda moved in a few days before graduation, I couldn't wait to be with him all the time. It was hard at first but once we knew basically everything about each other it got easier.

Brandon: It was kind of hard having an older boyfriend. Brandon graduated a year before me and was already in college. It seemed like we could only see each other on the weekend. Sometimes that wasn't even possible, I missed being in the same school with him. I knew there were only a few more months before I was finished with school. He would be out of school for the summer so we had all summer to be together. Plus we would be going to the same college in the fall, but with different majors. It seemed like the day was dragging by as if it would never end. The final bell rung and I were out the door. I stopped by my locker to switch books and get the ones I needed. I walked to the back of the school with my best friend so we could get on the bus. I looked down at my phone and saw a message from Brandon. “Sorry girl, I have a ride,” I said. “Have fun?” she said as I started to walk the other way. I finally made it to where he was, he was leaning against his car as he waited. “Hey” I smiled as I rushed over to him. “Hey, you” he pulled me close to him. “I missed you,” I said. He placed his hand against my chin gently tilting it up. Placing his lips against mine softly kissing me. I leaned up on my tippy toes as I kept the kiss between us. “Thank you,” I said as I pulled away slightly. “Its Friday and I wanted to see my girl,” he said. “I always want to see you” I bite my lip as I looked up at him. “I know, I have dinner plans,” he said. “Sounds good, can I go and change?” I questioned. “Yea you can” he nodded. We both got into the car, he drove me back to my parent's house. “Are you waiting here or?” I asked. “I'll come and pick you up in about an hour,” he said. “Alright” I kissed his cheek before getting out of the car. I got into the house and ran upstairs, I didn't know what to wear. I also knew when he said dinner plans that it was probably fancy. I pulled out my little black dress with some gold jewelry. I was fixing my hair when I heard him blow his horn. I chuckled to myself as I finished up before heading out. I got into the car, he pulled me to him kissing me softly. “I love you,” I said as I wiped the lipstick from his lips. “I love you” he smiled. He pulled out of my driveway and he took us to our favorite restaurant. He got out and opened the car door for me, reaching for my hand. I grabbed his hand as I got out of the car. They seated us right away and he sat next to me, placing his arm around me. “I love it when you wear that dress” he whispered in my ear. “You like it better when its off” I looked at him. “True” he smirked. “We only come here for special occasions,” I said. “Yea and tonight is special,” he said. “Oh?” I looked at him. “Yea its been 4 years since we have been dating” he looked at me. “No that is in May” I looked at him confused. “Ok today is the day 4 years ago when I saw you, and you stole my heart,” he said. “Aw,” I smiled. “Plus I wanted to ask you something,” he said. Before he could ask me we ordered our food and our drinks. He grabbed my hand as he turned facing me, I played with his fingers as I looked at him. “What is it?” I asked. “I'm tired of this game we are playing” he started off. “Game?” I looked at him worried. “I love you and I want to spend more time with you,” he said. “And I want the same Brandon” I admitted. “Move in with me,” he said. “What?” I looked at him. “Move in with me, I want to wake up beside you. I want to hold you when we fall asleep. I want you to be there when I get home” he said. “You do?” I asked. “Of course I do, I can't imagine you not being in my life,” he said. “I would love to wake up to you,” I said. “That's a yes?” He asked. “Yes,” I smiled as I saw him smile grow.  He pulled me close to him, I wrapped my arms around him. I knew this day would come but not as soon as it did. We searched for apartments and finally found one, our next chapter was about to start.

Zion: I was always on the go, from college to the gym to my job. I was always busy but I wouldn't have it any other way, Zion always managed to keep up. Our relationship was fun and easy going, it was easy being with your best friend. I made my way behind the bar, putting my apron on. I clocked in and started my shift right away, I saw Zion come in and sit at the bar. “Hello, how may I help you?” I asked as I walked over to him. “I would like a glass of water and you” he smirked. “Oh me?” I bite my lip as I grabbed a glass. “Always you,” he said. “Here you go” I put the glass of water in front of him. “What about the other thing?” He asked. I leaned over the bar grabbing his shirt, kissing him softly but intensely. “There's my girl” he smirked against my lips. “always yours” I smiled as I pulled away. “How long is tonight's shift?” he asked. “Until midnight,” I said. “You crashing at mine tonight?” he asked. “If you will have me,” I said as I started getting another order ready. “Of course, you don't even have to ask that,” he said. “Thanks,” I said as I walked away giving the other order to the table. We would talk when I was at the bar but mainly he was there to watch the game. He always liked to keep an eye on me while I was working too. Plus I just liked having him around, because I could kiss him whenever I wanted. “Wing?” I asked as I came back to the bar. “You know it,” he said as he watched the tv screen. I rolled my eyes playfully and got his wings, bringing them back out to him. My shift was coming to an end and I must admit that I was ready to get off my feet. “Almost time, you got this,” he said. “Thanks, Zion but I'm beat” I sighed. “I know but you got this” he reassured me. I finally clocked out and sat down next to Zion, he could tell I was exhausted. He picked me up from the stool and took me to his car. I laid the seat back as I started to relax, he took us back to his apartment. He picked me up from my seat as I had fallen asleep. He took me up to his bed, slipping my shoes off as well as my jeans before laying me in bed. He got into the bed with me cuddling me close to him as he drifted off to sleep. I snuggled close to him as I felt the cold air creep in. The sun started to peek through the window, I hid my face into his neck. “Good morning” he chuckled. “Morning” I groaned. “Why don't you just move in?” he whispered. “You want me to?” I asked. “Of course I do, I love waking up to you,” he said. “Well we are basically already living together, I stay here all the time” I admitted. “Ok then just move your stuff in and make it official,” he said. “I will because I love waking up in your arms” I snuggled closer to him. “Good” he kissed my forehead. He was right because I was always at his place so why did I need my own apartment?

[prettymuchwriting]

Hi👋👋 could you write something about Austin? I don't care what it is, just about him❤ #TipsyTuesday

Of course! Happy Tipsy Tuesday! ✨✨

You were sitting crossed leg on the couch with your computer on your lap. Austin’s birthday was in two days and you were finishing up an edit for the surprise party tonight since the boys were going to be busy on his actual birthday. You hadn’t seen him yet all day but messages and calls from him were flashing on your phones. As much as you wanted to answer him, your attention was solely focused on the task at hand. However, the constant dings were starting to get to you. Finally you picked up your phone and answered.

“Hey babe, what’s up”, you said still clicking away on your computer.

“Just got out of rehearsals and wanted to see if you wanted to get something to eat?”, he asked.

 You could hear the rest of the boys fooling around in the background.

“Um maybe we could do something later, I gotta finish this uh..paper! So I’ll just talk to you later.” You said rushing a bit and throwing an I love you in there and hanging up.

 As much as you hated lying to him, you wanted everything to be perfect for the party tonight.

You hadn’t heard from Austin since his call at lunch time but you were now at the boy’s house helping set up for the party. Zion and Brandon had taken Austin out to distract him while the rest of you set up. While you were opening up a pack on plastic utensils for the cake, Edwin asked for you to grab a bag from the living room. When you entered you heard Nick on the phone which who you quickly found out was Austin.

“Dude I promise nothing is wrong. Why don’t you just call her? Just because she hasn’t answered her phone doesn’t always mean something’s going on.”

You knew that Austin was going to get suspicious but you just hoped that you would be able to keep this thing up until the party started.

About 20 minutes later, everyone was in position as the front door opened and the surprise party started. Austin dropped the bag he was holding and something definitely broke but none of that seemed to matter since his entire family and all of his friends were here. His expression changed when he saw you. You couldn’t tell if he was happy or disappointed. However, it became clear that he was upset since he made it immediately known that he wanted to avoid you. His mom was watching the whole thing and made her way over to you.

“I know he seems mad but I promise you he’ll get over it. Just wait until you show him the video, that would definitely change his mind.”

You held onto that thought just hoping all of this would work out.

The party was nearing to the end and it was time for you to show the video. You called everyone to the living room where you had hooked up your computer to the television. You pulled up the video and hoped for the best. The video was a compilation of pictures and videos from the time you guys met until up to about a week ago. You also included some messages from some fans that you had messaged on twitter too. You were pretty proud of yourself and as the video ended a set of arms wrapped around you. The familiar scent of Austin’s hair tucked into the crook of your neck. You turned to him and he had the biggest smile on his face.

“I guess you’re not mad at me anymore”, you said pulling him into a hug.

He kissed the top of your forehead and laid his cheek on top of your head.

“I love you babe.”