* a closed starter for @wiinterrose !
context : a shopping trip gone wrong .
he’d do anything --- literally anything --- to avoid mikey . whether that meant leaving a party early , or skipping an event ( much to his management’s despair ) , or not taking a trip down to what was once their favorite coffee shop . nothing was worth risking running into him . but of course , the world continuously proved itself to be cruel , as there’d been some close encounters between the both of them . nothing nearly as close as this though . fittings were bad enough , with all the people in the room looking at him , making adjustments to his clothes , and making stupid small talk that he couldn’t stand . but this had slowly turned into some sort of nightmarish situation . standing there , in this leather jacket , in the middle of a fitting room alone is when he realizes that the zipper is stuck . no matter how much he tugs or pulls on it , it’s not budging . crap . no biggie , right ? he just has to go out into the store and find someone to help him with an extra set of hands ... but as he steps out and wanders around a bit , he realizes that this store is fucking abandoned somehow , letting out a soft groan of frustration . but wait ! he sees someone moving from the corner of his eye . without taking the time to see if he knows the person , he’s striding over , focused in on the zipper instead of who he’s walking towards , “ i’m literally fucking stuck like some fuckin’ idiot . please get me outta this jacket . i don’t know what ha --- ” words come to a screeching halt when he finally bothers to look up , lips parting in shock at seeing his face . “ no . ” he says suddenly , “ i ... nevermind . i’ll get it . ”