always together

the tales of eliot rosier & zachariah evergreen as told by mar & val

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the artistic imbalances

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zachmilkovich:

And that meant Eli was a keeper. Zoe already had some stupid, mad hope that tonight wouldn’t be the first and last time she ever saw Eli. She grinned brightly at the bartender, who, with her eyes, glanced at Eli as if silently questioning, but then gave her a look that said ‘Way to go!’ and Zoe smiled brightly because yes, she totally thought Eli was out of her league. Way to go was right. She returned her gaze to the gorgeous brunette, positively beaming. “Oh you’re gonna love it. Yeah, pretty sure it was made up in Puerto Rico or something.” Zoe said thoughtfully—she was actually pretty good with that type of information. The random type, that is. “What type of exotic places do you like? Like, where would you love to visit?” She asked, genuinely interested and not just because she was hoping to at least get Eli’s number sometime later. Another laugh bubbled out of her—now that was a real compliment; tampon carrying angel. “You bet I am. I’ll always look after you in your times of need.” She joked, and almost shouted at Eli for paying but then remembered that Eli said she’d buy her a drink. Zoe liked being generous, too, okay? Even if she couldn’t afford to be too generous. “Oh please, darling, brown eyes aren’t boring or anything. Especially yours?! They’re big and bright and they have this gorgeous little sparkle I think I am fucking obsessed with them.” She said, nodding a little and smiling as she met Eli’s eyes. “Oh, they’re so pretty.” Her eyes lit up excitedly, happy that Eli liked the drink. It was such a good drink to start anyone off on if they didn’t really know what to get. “Oh I’m glad you like it! Yeah that’s exactly what it feels like. Wow I want to go to Spain—that’d be pretty neat, wouldn’t it?” She asked before laughing. Oh, she’d drunken enough but here she was, drinking some more and being such a giggly mess that she was surprised she could form coherent sentences at all. Her eyes widened, not at all having had expected such an answer. “Oh whaaat?” And she glanced down at Eli’s curvy legs. Oh yeah. She’s a runner. “That’s fucking amazing, no way. That’s sick, whoa…” her eyebrows quirked sadly. “Road to recovery? Why, what happened? i mean at least you’ve still got… something in the sporty realm you can do but..” she sighed, giving Eli a sympathetic smile before giggling again. “Oh you make me blush, I hate it.” It was true. She scrunched her nose at Eli and looked up thoughtfully. “Erm… I like art. I like… I draw and paint a lot… and… sometimes my canvases differ.” Which was an understatement, seeing as she did graffiti art. “Currently training to be a tattoo artist—I mean. Apprenticing. And… like I’m the receptionist at said shop and that’s where my sad excuse for a paycheck comes from. Nothing as exciting as you, holy fuck—oh my god I’m probably talking to a celebrity and don’t even know it.” Zoe just wanted to talk about Eli some more, okay? “So what type of poetry do you like to read and write?” 

‘well i rather like making you blush.’ she was a cheeky bugger after all, smiling so much that her cheeks were slowly beginning to hurt. ‘i’d really like to go to peru again, definitely egypt as well. actually yeah, downright, egypt’s my favourite place in the whole wide world. the history there is ridiculous and amazing.’ she took a few more sips of her drink, and since she didn’t drink all that much, she was already hazy. she held out her hand for zoe, completely out of character for her but, ‘dance with me, beautiful.’ she didn’t think she could handle any more of this wonderful girl but in the same sense, she never wanted to stop talking to her. and yet she was so eager to ask questions about eli! and all eli wanted to do was talk about zoe! ‘shhhh, i’m not a celebrity! no where near. just... a girl in a bar. you’re far more exciting. will you show me your work some day? oh! i don’t know if it’s abruptly obvious already but i’m so not leaving your side tonight without grabbing your number, okay? okay. i write whatever comes to mind, it’s silly but it’s pretty much word vomit... on paper and then i sort through it and it makes sense. very intriguing vomit though, you know when the artist says the curtains are blue and they mean their life sucks and they want to die? yeah, stuff like that. reading between the lines? i don’t know, i can’t think, i’m dizzy! talk about you, please. i want to know everything, what’s your favourite colour? how old are you? if you had twenty four hours to live, what would you do?’

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the sky & sea

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“You’ve never had shrimp salad?” Zach asked, a disbelieving laugh sounding out from him. “You’re missing out but thankfully, that’s ending today.” To be fair, Eli’s excitement over the combination of shrimp and salad was kind of adorable, but Zach kept it to himself. He scrunched his nose at the pet name and twirled the lo mein around his fork before eating it. “Fuck.” He hummed happily and looked up at Eli gushing about work. “Yes you are, Prince Eric.” And far better than the old one on so many levels. “Oh she’s lovely, Ariel, she melts my heart always.” He agreed, his smile widening at the mention of her. “Yeah they’re great. Oh no, okay, Cinderella’s a bitch. She’s so terrible in the tunnels she’s so mean and snooty and thinks she’s better than everyone. It’s so annoying. Her prince… hates her when they’re not in character. And it’s funny because out of character, she wants to jump his bones but he’s… he’s just gay. Pretty sure all the princes are gay.” Zach thought about it actually and nodded slowly. “Except for Snow White’s prince. Genie’s great! I love the characters in suits, they’re so lovely and cuddly. I’m really glad you like it there. It’ll… it’ll only get better, honestly. I mean there are always those people that try to get you to break character and it’s so annoying but you just got to work your way around it. And… yeah, honestly. Lovely bunch of people, really. It’s so fun.” He smiled even more, then, happy that Eli liked his cooking. He softly laughed and shook his head. “No one knows each other’s names. Except you and me.” He joked. “You will, you will. I mean, you’re never gonna meet everyone and never are gonna learn everyone’s names. It’s impossible. But the people you work with—like, Wendy and Tinkerbell are Olivia and Natalie—it’ll eventually happen. Oh! And the parades! I can’t wait til you get on your first parade. They are so fun, you’ll love it.”

‘can you make shrimp salad every night? it’s my new favourite dish! i can’t believe you can cook, and thank you once again for cooking. i like this, actually. i like us like, splitting dinner, in a way? since i can’t cook, i can buy and you can cook whatever you want so it’s like.. a two person potluck. it’s nice, it’s cool.’ he scrunched his nose at zach, tilting his head with a foolish smile as he listened to zach go on about work. ‘oh god, that’s hilarious. honestly, bitchy cinderella deserves to have a gay prince not interested in her! not surprised there’s that many gay princes, i mean... i’m also not complaining. makes a good story, y’know? like seeing if i can get with every single one of the disney princes.’ he shrugged before laughing lightly at the fact that no one knew each other’s names but zach and eli did, even if they’d met as peter pan and eric earlier. ‘i’m glad to know your actual name either way. peter pan is cool and all, but sadly very fictional not to mention... young and well, can peter cook? i dunno, but zach can so in my opinion i like zach more. now, enough of me! tell me about you! have you lived in london your whole life? what’s your story?’ 

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the untimely confession

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“Sure you can.” Zach said, unable to deny Eli of anything he wanted, drunk or not. He glanced over at him, his fondness etched all over his features, and he took Eli’s hand in his own. He even dared to thread their fingers together. A warm, comforting feel took over him, telling him how right this felt to hold Eli’s hand. Did Eli feel it, too? He could only hope. Zach smiled at the brief high school memories that flashed in his mind in a blur. “Zeli.” He whispered. Zach shook his head a little, looking out the road in front of him and couldn’t help wondering how it all went so wrong, that they weren’t together forever. Even as friends. They really drifted apart. It wasn’t fair. “Okay.” He said, looking over at him again when he brought their hands closer and kissed them. Zach’s heart swelled. He wondered if Eli knew he was torturing him. It took every bit of effort he had in him not to pull over and climb over Eli to just. Kiss him how he deserved to be kissed. He drove quietly until he got to Eli’s and parked on the curb of the street. He turned his car off with the other hand and turned a little to face his best friend. “Eli?” He said, squeezing his hand and bring their hands to his own lips to kiss them, too. “Eli, darling, you’re home. Come on, get up. I’ll help you inside, okay?”

eli drifted off quite easily once he felt zach’s fingers wrap around his and held their intertwined hands so close to his chest because it was the only thing that seemed to make sense. he’d drank more than he’d intended to, his word was shifting side to side and all that made sense was zach. he stirred quietly when zach called out his name, eyes blinking open very slowly when he felt zach kiss his hands and he smiled. he smiled so instantly because these small, sweet gestures? thom never did these gestures, thom never cared enough for this. ‘thank you, zach.’ he nodded softly before pulling his hands back to unbuckle his seatbelt and climb out of the car, not daring to move further but rather just resting his body against it. ‘hold me? please? i can’t see straight and i doubt i can walk properly.’

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the forbidden princes

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Despite wanting to stay here under the sun in the grass with Eli for as long as possible, he was a boy! He need to be moving around or he’d become restless easily. So he giggled and nodded. “Sure, sure! You can have pink. I’ll have green!” He hurried in after Eli to the pool house and put on his swim trunks and had a servant help put the floaties on him. “Last one there’s a rotten egg!” Zach told Eli, tapping his shoulder before booking it out of the pool house and jumping into the water. Of course, he stayed in the shallow end because he was told to stay in it, and he swam hurriedly over to the green pool noodle and wrapped it around himself. He swam to grab the green one for Eli and waved it in the air. “I win! Now I get to splash you!”

eli giggled as they both tried to get changed as fast as possible, asking for a servant to help him out with his own floaties too because his parents worried. ‘oh bugger, i’m the rotten egg!’ he groaned, squirming as the servant tried to get the floaties on as soon as possible before thanking them and running out to the pool to dive in. the water was chilly at first but the sun shining above them warmed him up as he swam for the pink pool noodle but pouted when zach got to it first. ‘oh, no fair! it’s not my fault these things take so long!’

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the untimely confession

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zachmilkovich:

Eli was such a silly, cuddly drunk. Zach remembered it all too well. And now he could just let his mind wander a he looked at this guy he loved so much and even if he’d love to snog him again, and do so much with him and be loved in return, he was… he was undoubtedly very surprised they were friends again. Zach was so happy to have Eli back in his life at all. Eli was such an important person to him. He’d managed to make a permanent mark on his heart and Zach knew he’d always be happier around the guy. They were Zach and Eli for fuck’s sake. In high school, they were… they were those two best friends that everyone knew of, attached at the hip and came as a set package. He smiled over at Eli rolled his eyes. “You literally called me cute not ten minutes ago!” Zach pointed out with a small giggle as he drove off. “Yes, we are. I’m really happy we’re friends again. Honestly I didn’t think we would be. We drifted apart so bad that it seemed almost impossible, but… I guess we just. We’ve got a special bond. We can always snap back to each other like no time’s even gone by. How many people can say that about their friendships? Like, no one but us.” He felt proud with that! “I do know where that is. Don’t fall asleep yet! It’s not that far.” He chuckled, glancing over at a very sleepy Eli. “Or sleep, I don’t care. I’ll manage and take you into your house anyway. It’s what I do!”

‘can i hold your hand? i want to hold your hand!’ he mumbled with his eyes barely open but his hand reaching out for one of zach’s because he wanted attention and contact and so much more. beneath it all, eli was really just a simple boy who wanted to be loved. ‘no one’s like us.. i love that. i love that we’re the one zach and eli. what was it they called us in high school? like? zeli? zellie? no, zeli. yeah, remember that? everyone believed we’d be together forever.’ he smiled sadly, letting his eyes drift shut but his mind was still very active because it was going through old memories and somehow he still missed zach, because in a way he just didn’t feel like he’d be able to keep zach. how in god’s name was thom going to be okay with him being friends with zach after their ferocious snogging? and the childhood crush? he’d just... not want eli to be friends with zach and eli knew that, but he found himself not caring because zach was his absolute best friend. ‘just.. wake me up, when we get there? okay?’ he twisted his body even more, pulling their intertwined hands up to his chest and pressing his lips against them.

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the prep & the punk

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zachmilkovich:

Zach rested his head on Eli’s shoulder and his hand on his chest, simply looking at him so admiringly. How cheesy. He loved it, hoped it would never end. No way in hell did he believe he’d end up with someone like Eli. “You’re cute. That’s true. And if I hadn’t fucking socked you in the face and made your poor nose bleed, we really wouldn’t be here right now. I’m happy I punched you on accident because you got caught in a mosh pit.” He said, softly laughing. He hummed lightly, closing his eyes as Eli kissed his forehead. This was so soothing. He opened his eyes at this story and gaped at Eli. How could someone no longer eat pizza? “That’s a fucking sad story.” Zach said, laughing. “Terrible.” He teased, glancing down at their fingers and smiling because Eli was playing with them. Of course, Eli’s confession had Zach thinking about the environment for a moment. It was in dire need of help and those poor bumblebees! His respect for Eli grew even more so in that moment, and he pulled his head back from under Eli’s chin to look at him. “I love that, actually.” And it was so true. It was definitely something he couldn’t be able to do himself, sure, but he loved it a lot. “You are such a good person, holy fuck. I want you to do what you want to do. I want you to protect our home because… you are good. And I know you’d be very good at it, too. I may not understand a bunch of all that stuff but I undertand your cause and how selfles it is and… Eli, that’s really admirable. You’re so good.” He said, leaning in to lock their lips again. “And I’m… honored that you, like, told me. Since you haven’t been able to say it out loud. That’s huge. And I’m… I’m proud. Is that silly? I don’t care. I’m fucking proud and supportive of you.”

‘hey, as much as i love that i met you, try not to sock me in the face again, okay? you pack a wicked punch and i’m not a violent person. if i’m ever dragged to another concert like that, i’m going to hug you like a koala the whole time. because that’s how badass i am.’ eli laughed softly, giving zach a little squeeze. it felt sort of weird to blubber out his life goals to someone he’d practically just gotten to know but zach was understanding. how he managed to understand eli better than his entire family had in the years of knowing him, he’d never understand but just as he thought, zach did understand his vision. it was such a simple thing to be told that he’s good and it stirred his soul! because i feel like eli and his family are used to being told they’re terrible people like at rallies and stuff but to be told he’s good is just... ‘oh zach.’ he sighed out softly, sitting up and pulling him in for a bone crushing hug. ‘goodness, you’re so sweet, oh my god. your heart is golden, darling. it’s not.. silly that you’re proud of me! it means everything to me that you’re proud of me because i just know your opinion is one of those that’s always going to matter. you’ll be a big, big, massive part of my life if i have anything to do with it. thank you, thank you, thank you! thank you for seeing the real me, thank you for punching me and forcing your way into my life because we’re such an unlikely pair but.. i don’t care? i don’t care that we might not have all the same interests, that we don’t dress the same or look the same or come from the same backgrounds because our hearts intertwine. they compliment each other and i know that just... one day you’re going to be my entire world. so, thank you.’

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the forbidden princes

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zachmilkovich:

Zach was so, so happy with Eli. He just figured it was because he’d never had a best friend before. Little did he know, the future for him would show him it was far more than that. But it started out small, just having such an immense bond with a best friend was everything right now. He kind of loved the boy, really. How he loved his parents, yes, was definitely love. But he felt that for his best friend, too. He cared so much! Zach smiled down at Eli and nodded. “Of course we will!” He said, and giggled at the demand for a pinky promise. “Okay.” He hooked his finger with Eli’s and didn’t let it go for a bit. Everything was warm, glowing, and brought him so much joy despite the sadness. Eli was right. They had to stop being sad or they wouldn’t have a good time. “Okay. We’ll be happy together until you leave.” He nodded surely and sat up, his eyes lighting up. “Oh I’d love to! Yes yes. I want all of it. Come on!” He giggled, his pinky promise coming undone only to hold Eli’s hand instead. “Let’s go!” Zach stood up and pulled Eli away, literally incapable of stopping his giggles from tumbling out. “We can use the pool noodles and the floaties and the colorful rings in the pool, too!”

it was silly how much joy that little pinky promise from zach brought him, how he felt time had stopped and wanted to continue smiling brightly at his best friend and never move away. of course the future would have so much more in stock for them, none of which foolish little eli would ever be prepared for. ‘yay.’ he whispered softly because as excited as he was, it wasn’t a time to squeal or scream and eli... just knew that. he knew they were having a soft moment even if it made no sense to him because his heart was beating at a million beats per minute, so why would he want to stop? ‘okay, okay, okay! let’s go! i want the pink pool noodle, okay?! dibs on the pink!’ he giggled as he and zach ran for the pool. upon arrival he instantly started pushing all the pool toys in the pool before running into the pool house where i assume they would’ve been smart enough to stash swimming trunks. 

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the sky & sea

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zachmilkovich:

Zach ended up placing the bowl of shrimp salad he made in the center of their dining table. It was small, but big enough for the two of them. He set plates there, too, and even some silverware. Going all out for the guy who fucked him really well, no big deal. “Hi,” Zach whispered softly to his cat, who purred and demanded attention. He picked her up and buried his face into her furry neck before looking up and grinning as Eli came inside. “Hi!” He laughed. “Oh! You actually got chinese!” He smiled even more and set Emmy down. “Good thing I made shrimp salad—I didn’t ask if you liked it or not, I’m sorry. I just kind of guessed. I hope you do, though.” He snagged the bag of food from Eli and opened everything up, super excited. “Oh my god, I am so excited. Come, sit!” Zach said, filling up both of their plates with the food Eli got him. “To celebrate you on your new job, obviously.” He said, gesturing around the table. “And for other things.” And sat down happily, almost bouncing in his seat. He was just a very happy boy right now, okay? “So, other than the obvious, how was your day? Were people nice? I wanna know. I’ll even tell you who’s not nice.”

eli tilted his head as his smile got incredibly brighter at the image of zach cuddling with his cat and gave him a nod before wandering inside. he took off his coat and his shoes, setting everything in it’s place because it was just too soon for him to not be on his best behaviour. ‘i did! i love shrimp salad! i mean, okay. i’ve never had shrimp salad but i love salad and i love shrimp so why wouldn’t i love shrimp salad?’ he chuckled softly, taking his spot on their cozy dining table and accepting the plate of food zach had filled for him. ‘thanks love!’ which was entirely a force of habit amongst other things, eli really liked pet names, okay? ‘ummm, amazing, really. i love.. disney, i love working for a place that cares so much about their workers and their customers. i love that we don’t really have a boss who watches over us and that every shift is going to be a new adventure! and i fucking love being eric? like... i am prince eric. and ariel! ariel is so amazing too, oh man i’d go straight for that sweetie. i love her, i’ve literally fallen in love after one day. aladdin and jasmine were sweet too, genie was a favourite and honestly i found cinderella to be sort of... rude? i mean, she wasn’t on duty so i got it.. but like still. she just gives me a weird feeling.’ eli shrugged, flashing zach a smile from across the table before taking a bite of his food, obviously starting with the shrimp salad. ‘oh. one, this is bloody amazing! this is so good! wow, you’re amazing. and two, can you tell i haven’t figured out anyone’s names just who they play?’

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the forbidden princes

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zachmilkovich:

Zach smiled right back at Eli and pulled his other hand just so he could pat Eli’s head. And card his hand through Eli’s hair, too. Weird, but a good weird. And they were feeling this good weird together, so that was a relief. It was warm and fuzzy, too, if anything, but Zach kept that to himself for now. A sob-like breath escaped him, then. He just really didn’t want Eli to leave him. The thought alone was unbearable. He couldn’t imagine being without his best friend when the time actually came. He smiled gently at eli’s excitement and wished there could be a way for the to just… be like this always. “We can do that, yeah!” He said, nodding excitedly. “I don’t have mates here, either. You think I want you to leave? I want you to stay. And I don’t like you feeling alone. You’re not alone with me!” He wrapped his free arm around Eli and squeezed him softly, holding onto his hand tightly. “i will! I have to. I don’t care what anyone says. I have to come see you. It’s only fair, and then we can be together again!”

eli couldn't figure out why zach's touches filled his body with such a warm glow, he didn't know why he felt so happy to be around him because he'd never felt this way before. he'd never had a. best friend before and now that he did, he never wanted to be apart from him because.. why would he?! he wanted to spend his whole life with zach, always doing goofy things and being funny together! there'd be so many hugs and cuddles and they'd tell each other they love each other all of the time and it's all he could imagine true love to be. because his little heart was full of love, swelling every second and it seemed like all of that love was for zach or his parents. "you promise we'll be together again? pinky promise so i know you mean it!" he frowned, lifting his head up to give zach his pinky. "and then we have to stop talking about being sad and not being together because i don't want to waste our last few days together being sad, okay? i want to go swimming! and skateboarding! oh, oh! can we go watch that penguin film again?!"

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the sky & sea

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zachmilkovich:

Zach preened at the compliment, his mind already running with what he could cook for Eli. Eli didn’t say what he wanted, what he liked, or didn’t like, so Zach was free to guess. “Can’t wait to get to know you better, then.” He said before laughing as he headed out the door. “I am so not bouncing it on purpose. And honestly, I haven’t even ridden you. You’ve seen nothing.” Not that he was hinting that they’d fuck again, or that if they did, that he’d ride Eli, but. He wouldn’t object to that, either. ‘I’ll see you at home, doofus.” He said before heading out and down the tunnel to his own dressing room. Zach got into his own clothes before leaving the park properly. He drove home and thought to make shrimp salad! After all, Eli was getting Chinese. It sounded pretty good to compliment it. He hurried back into their flat when he got home and got straight to work, happily busy in the kitchen and feeling quite happy as he waited for Eli to come home. He was just fucked really good, though, so. Of course he was.

eli bit down on his bottom lip as he full on continued to stare at zach as he walked out of the room. he gasped softly at his words, tilting his head and merely winking as zach turned back forward again. did he mean to imply that they'd fuck again? because eli would be so fucking happy with that, he really would have no complaints to fucking zach again. even getting fucked by zach again, he'd even go as far as to switch it up because he really had that much fun with zach. so much that he didn't stop thinking about him on the whole ride over to the chinese food restaurant and even on the whole ride back home. it was really frustrating too because eli wasn't used to this... he wasn't used to just fucking someone casually but he had to somehow wrap his mind around it because i'm saying eli had a pretty serious relationship back home that he left when he came for london. he took a few minutes in the car once he was home to remind himself that, it was just sex, zach and eli may become friends but it was JUST sex; which was a tough pill to swallow but he managed. he walked up the stairs, unlocking the door and walking in with a silly grin and his bag of food. "hi honey, i'm home!"

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the sky & sea

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Zach grinned at that little smile from Eli. Like fuck! What an attractive smile! “You love it, though. It’s your new favorite, obviously.” He took another glance at Eli’s chest and smiled crookedly. So fit. It was ridiculous. The guy was absolutely stunning. “Yeah. You’re… quite interesting.” He met Eli’s eyes and smiled brightly. It softened a little at Eli’s words and his tone. “Horrendous odds and we managed to… apparently beat all of the odds without even trying. It just kind of happened.” He didn’t know why he was so excited to carpool, but he was! Zach jumped up and down once and clapped his hands. “Nice, good. I think I’ll be shocked again later, but right now it’s… it is still just too funny.” He bit his bottom lip, fondness expressed on his features. Eli wanted to pick up food! How nice. “I can cook, Eli. It’s okay. Unless you really want to buy food?” He nodded, feeling still a little bit on a cloud from fucking but also quite warm because Eli was surprisingly very sweet. “Sure. We can talk and watch TV. I’m sorry I misjudged you without… even getting to know you properly. Haven’t put in the effort so much. I should’ve been more considerate. It’s a big change for you.” He smiled sympathetically and chuckled. “What? I made you feel natural? Today was the most we’ve ever spoken and it wasn’t… even as us. I made you feel natural… as Peter Pan? Hopefully you feel just as relaxed around me. Just me. We are roommates, after all.” Zach sighed happily and lightly kicked Eli’s shins playfully as he headed towards the door. “I’ll see you at home. And if you do still end up getting food… I wouldn’t say no to some Chinese. Lo mein always gets to me in the best way.” He said, flashing Eli another quick smile and heading to the door. “Watch my arse bounce out of your dressing room.” He joked, just to make Eli laugh and feel like it’s all okay! Because it was.

eli wasn’t sure what he wanted to come of this now but a friendship after they’d already fucked? that took the whole edge off! there wouldn’t be any awkwardness and surely they’d just be natural around each other. but eli also saw the way zach looked at him and that didn’t look very innocent, nor did his gaze, he was sure but thank goodness he couldn’t see what he looked like. his fingers curled around to button up his shirt again as he nodded as zach talked. ‘you can cook? wow, best roommate ever.’ he scrunched up his nose, waving his hand off at zach’s words. ‘don’t worry, you’ll soon find i’m the best person ever and never stop regretting the day you called me dull.’ which would probably be true because zach seemed to warm up to eli easily and even if eli wasn’t the most interesting person, he definitely wasn’t the dullest. eli eased up, laughing as zach playfully kicked his shins and stepped aside to let him through. ‘lo mein, got it.’ he flashed zach a quick grin and tilted his head to watch his arse as he walked out. ‘oh c’mon! you’re bouncing it on purpose!’

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the forbidden princes

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zachmilkovich:

Time really does fly when you’re having fun. It seemed that was all Zach was having with Eli—endless fun! Except, the weeks were winding down and he knew that as endless as it all seemed, Eli would have to go back to France eventually and they would be apart. Zach didn’t quite know when he realized this, but they would… they would be apart. He would be without his best friend for who knows how long, a sea away from one another. It brought him a deep sadness he was afraid to face for real, and one day he went to his mother crying because he didn’t want Eli to go. The two had truly become attached to the hip, very close, and he was already missing Eli even if he was still here. Who’s hand was he going to hold when Eli wasn’t here? Who was he going to giggle with and dance with and play hide and seek with when Eli wasn’t here? These were questions he asked his mother, and his mother only smiled gently and assured him they’d see each other again. She even gave him the suggestion of writing letters. Zach lit up a little at that and he ran off, not knowing that his mother looked at him the way mothers do when they know something their kids don’t and still love them nonetheless. One afternoon after horseback riding, he and Eli were holding hands as they did now and laid down on the grass, smiling at each other. Even when Eli let go of his hand, he felt so saddened. Zach pouted a little, looking up at him. His pout disappeared and a warm smile graced his features instead. “Hmm?” He asked, glancing at their hands and feeling better that Eli took his again, but their fingers fit together this time and Zach really liked it. “No.” He said simply. “Not bad weird. A good weird, yeah. Just like that.” He nodded happily. “Oh. I don’t understand either. But. I got really sad because you’re leaving soon and my mother said maybe we can write each other letters until we see each other again. It won’t be the same but it’ll be good because I’ll have you to look forward to in writing. Can we?”

eli beamed down at zach before laying back down across him and resting his head on zach’s stomach so their hands were sort of around him. he cast his gaze up to the sky and bit down a smile because he was so happy zach felt the weird nerves that didn’t feel bad too and he wasn’t alone. that was a big thing, because eli continuously felt alone in this world which is why he kept to himself much more. but not these past few weeks, zach encouraged him and supported him and eli felt like crying even just thinking about how much he’d miss zach, how empty his life would seem without his best friend. ‘oh my goodness, can we do that? oh, zachy, please! i’ll miss you so much, i really don’t want to go back. i don’t have any mates back home, i have nothing there. it’s just... me. all by lonesome self.’ he whined quietly, squeezing zach’s hand softly. ‘will you come visit me?’

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the forbidden princes

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zachmilkovich:

This was seriously going to be the best month ever. Zach was never going to want it to end. They were going to be the bestest friends in the entire world. He couldn’t think of words to express how happy he was that Eli was here! Zach giggled so much when Eli popped up and said ‘bonjour!’ He couldn’t tell you why but it as just so funny and friendly and cute! “He’s french,” Zach said, pointing at Eli with his thumb. As if the chefs didn’t know! He looked over at Eli and scrunched his nose, bursting into giggles. “Noooooo!” He laughed, shaking his head and bumping his shoulders with Eli’s right back! “Yes! Mozzarella. and Olives. And Pepperoni.” He looked at Eli wildly and looked confusedly at him. “What is oregano? I never had it. I will try though!” He said, nodding happily. And Zach smiled so much at Eli’s love for broccoli. Couldn’t stop looking at him, really! Even as a kid he was so fond of this boy! “So that’s broccoli, right?” Zach said, lightly sarcastic, and he giggled again. “What are you doing?!” But Eli’s energy was so exciting that Zach couldn’t help dancing along with him, even jumping up and down, too. “Ooh! We can go play Nintendo—but after dancing.”

the next couple of weeks from eli’s perspective flew right by! time was moving too fast, he was too fond of zach and his habits and he was going to miss his friend so much. he also managed to ask his maman why when he held zach’s hand he felt funny and excited and she got very serious and told him to never bring that up in front of his father. which eli didn’t really understand but he nodded nonetheless, forgetting about it until one afternoon when the boys rode their horses to a clearing in the forest and laid down beside each other, somehow managing to hold hands. eli didn’t know how it happened, who reached for whose hand first but he was now thinking about what his maman had said to him. he let go of zach’s hand to sit up and look down at him with an innocent smile. ‘zachy?’ he paused reaching up for his hand again and intertwining their fingers together-- which was a first. ‘do you feel weird when i do this? like... you’re sick but not. jumpy? happy but.. confused? i asked maman and she said not to talk about it but i don’t understand.’

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the sky & sea

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zachmilkovich:

Zach thought Eli was the perfect Prince Eric. With that wig and those fake eyes? The makeup just enhanced everything and he… he was such a prince. Had the perfect body for it, too. He bi his bottom lip as he smirked and reached out to pop eli’s buttons in a second, just to expose that body a little more. “Mhm, I did.” He met Eli’s eyes after his own lingered on those abs for far too long. “You were quiet, ok?” He said, turning around a Eli brushed past him. “Wow, and I thought we could save the planet by carpooling. Nooooo I’m sorry for saying you’re boring!” Zach grinned and walked over to him. “I mean you really regret sucking me off? But not fucking me, right? Not with, what did you say?” He laughed again. “With my bouncing arse and… lyrically swaying hips.” He chuckled and shook his head. “Look, I’ll see you at home. And… this doesn’t have to be awkward, yeah?” He said, his voice more sincere than before. “It just happened, ok? And we didn’t know it was each other so it doesn’t count. Okay? You still look way more freaked than I am. You gonna be ok?”

‘shut up already about your bouncy arse.’ there’s a hint of a smile forming at his lips but he bit down on his lower lip to ignore it further. his shirt that he’d only just buttoned up was already unbuttoned and his eyes followed zach’s down his body feeling rather exposed, like he should maybe be flexing. ‘i’m not boring! i’m very interesting!’ a soft laugh escaped as he shook his head at zach, eyes narrowing as his voice changed to be one that made eli feel soft and warm. ‘it won’t be awkward. what are the odds? and yeah, we really should probably carpool. i’m okay, just shocked.’ eli nodded as he let his smile through for a brief moment. ‘i can pick up some food on the way home? i mean, i plan to anyway because i really just.. can’t cook. but if you’re interested, we could like... talk? or watch tv or something? i don’t have any friends in london, so like. that’s why you may have thought i was boring. i’m just out of my comfort zone here and you’re the first person that’s made me feel moderately natural.’

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the sky & sea

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zachmilkovich:

Well, that was not the reaction Zach hoped for. His smile faded as if it’d been smacked off his face. “Er. Yeah. Ok.” He said, frowning altogether. Okay, apparently Eric didn’t like him unless he looked like Peter Pan. Well fine then, whatever. But Eric reached for the makeup wipes and Zach reconsidered, though only became more confused. Zach still waited nonetheless, his mind racing with thoughts until he looked up over to the bathroom doorway where Eric… was. Zach blinked, looked him up and down and then back up again to is face. His mouth fell open slightly because this was Eli. And to think the guy was fucking boring. “What the fuck?” Zach said, standing up and striding over to Eli to get a better look. He laughed, then, but it was a strange one. “Oh my god.” He covered his mouth and shook his head. “Th—I.”  His eyes darted across Eli’s features. Yeah, his roommate. “Well, I think…” he pulled his hands down, the shock slowly ebbing away because it wasn’t… all too big a deal if he thought about it? Apparently they worked together and were roommates. And they just fucked. Which. It’s not… a big deal? It’s not like the two of them were close or anything and nothing had to be awkward. “I think I’ve underestimated you. You’re not as dull as I thought. Yes I thought you were really boring when you moved in, the truth comes out, but frankly, I think blue eyes don’t suit you.” Zach said with a shrug before laughing again. “I can’t believe it. The odds are so great, I don’t know how we ended up… beating them, but. It is what it is, mate.” Zach said, taking a step back and still chuckling. “I guess we can carpool now, huh?” Because hand it to Zach to joke about a situation and put it under some light.

eli stayed quiet, watching zach’s face with amusement as he finally took a good look at zach who looked... very different from peter pan. the brown hair for starters, the sleeves of tattoos, his eyes that eli couldn’t quite figure out what colour and yeah he was downright gorgeous. honestly, even better looking than when he did look like peter. his gaze followed down zach’s body, smirking to himself because he was imagining it against but with zach’s face and that seemed so much more promiscuous. ‘you thought i was boring?’ eli gasped, clutching his heart and all. ‘how rude!’ he huffed brushing past zach’s shoulder to gather up his costume. ‘i’m not carpooling with you, you are mean and i regret sucking you off now.’ of course, eli was just being really, really dramatic because well... they were both actors. and they work at disney and this was a weird situation that he couldn’t wrap his head around!

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the brightest days

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zachmilkovich:

Zach rather liked this cave, he decided. It wasn’t scary or anything, but rather inviting and cozy. How weird that a cave would be capable of having that type of feel, and just outside of it? The world was turning into a peaceful winter scene even if it was still autumn. And he was here with Eli! His best friend! It wasn’t even a whole matter of him and Eli meeting first before everyone, but that did contribute to it. Eli was just everything to Zach in so many ways. He was always there for him and they always could talk to each other about anything and everything and nothing, and when they weren’t talking, just sitting and enjoying each other’s company in silence, it was never awkward. There was always comfort and trust with Eli and Zach could bear his soul to him if he could. Eli was his everything and even more, and it was just why Zach was in love with him. Zach’s arms looped around Eli’s waist as well, even if his insides were jumping and frantic and anxious because he didn’t know what Eli needed to talk to him about! It had to be serious because they apparently needed such a serious place to be in, too. And he sighed in relief but shrugged because… he didn’t know why he’d be in trouble but it’s certainly something everyone thought of when they were having a serious conversation. But his stomach, his intuition might’ve known what was coming before his head did. I’ve just been thinking about you and me and us. Zach swallowed hard, his eyebrows pinching together at Elis words as his eyes softened with such anticipation and hope. He felt speechless! His mouth opened but it just stayed open and he was pulled in closer and Zach as in shock. His eyes darted across Eli’s face as he spoke, and he smiled a little, somewhat in disbelief that this was… happening? This was happening, it was really happening right now. Eli liked him. Eli liked him back. Maybe even loved him! And wanted… oh, did he say boyfriend? Zach breathed out shakily, taking in everything Eli was saying as much as he could because Eli was talking so fast. He wanted everything Eli was saying to him, but with him. Zach bit his bottom lip as he smile against. Even before Eli had finished saying everything, Zach’s slightly trembling hands came up to cup his face because he wanted to kiss Eli so bad that the need was clawing at him. “I like you, too.” Zach told him quietly before closing the space between them in a soft, lingering kiss that… calmed a lot of his own nerves down, and he practically melted into it as everything inside of him lit up because he was kissing his best friend who liked him back! Eli liked him back! He barely pulled back,only to ask, “Can we do all of that? Can we be boyfriends together? Boys who like boys, but especially each other.”

eli’s beating heart finally managed to slow down once his ears heard the words they yearned to and his lips kissed zach’s slowly. it hadn’t been that long since their last few kisses at all, but he missed it. they liked each other! eli was just so happy, he could jump and scream and dance around and maybe he would do all of that but in private because he couldn’t be THIS embarrassing with his boyfriend on their very first.. date basically! ‘you like me, oh, you like me. it’s so good to hear, i mean i was pretty damn certain but it’s still so good to hear!’ he giggled as he rested his forehead against zach’s, his hands resting lightly on the other’s waist to hold him close. ‘yeah, yeah, of course! i want to be boyfriends! boys who like boys, but especially each other. that’s who we are, zach and eli, who especially like each other.’ his smile was so wide he was sure his cheeks would go numb any second but he couldn’t stop! eli leaned in to crash his lips against zach’s again to kiss him hungrily before giggling as he pulled away, intertwining their fingers together. ‘ahhh! i want to show you off to the world, but i also just want to stand here and snog you forever! but i want everyone to know you’re my boyfriend! i’m going to scream it from rooftops! i’m dating my best friend, i’m dating my best friend!’

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the sky & sea

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zachmilkovich:

Zach flashed him a smile and shrugged. “I’m off work, I get to go home. And I’m pretty sure us fucking ruined the illusion way more.” He laughed, sitting down at the vanity and pursing his lips. He took his contacts off and threw them out before actually taking his makeup off that exaggerated most of his features to look more like a cartoon and much younger. He fixed his hair a little and turned in the seat to look at Prince Eric. “This is real, this is me. What do you think?” He asked with a raise of his eyebrows and a playful smile. 

eli grinned over at peter before turning his head to the ceiling to wait for the dramatic reveal, and DAMN it really was a dramatic reveal. he was sure his heart stopped, but he kept his cool. casually sat up and tilted his head, blinking a few times to really make sure. ‘uh... i gotta piss. be right back.’ he mumbled, furrowing his brows and reaching for the make up wipes before heading into the bathroom to take off his own make up. he really just refused to deal with this situation alone because there was two of them and zach had to as well, and god he wanted to fucking laugh because as if! as fucking if!!! he lives with his one night stand!!! after finally sorting himself out and taking out his own contacts and putting his wig away he walked out of the bathroom to lean in the doorway. ‘what do i think? what do you think, roomie?’