No Place Like Tour Photographer x Tucker Pillsbury
The next morning, Tucker’s distant.
You notice it immediately—how he avoids looking at you when you board the van, how he laughs at something his manager says but doesn’t glance your way like he usually does. You tell yourself you don’t care. You’re here to work. You’re professional.
Except your brain won’t shut up about the way his voice dropped when he said you make me nervous.
When you pass him your camera that afternoon to check some test shots, he just nods. “Cool,” he mutters, eyes flicking past you.
It shouldn’t sting as much as it does.
By the time soundcheck ends, the air between you is all static and unsaid things. He disappears backstage right after, hood up, phone in hand. You stay behind, pretending to shoot the empty venue, but really, you’re just trying to breathe.
Later that night, you’re sprawled across the couch in the lounge, editing again, when you hear him come in. You don’t look up.
He hovers in the doorway for a second before speaking. “You’ve been avoiding me,” he says quietly.
You let out a short, humorless laugh. “That’s funny. I thought it was the other way around.”
He exhales, slow. “Yeah. Maybe.”
There’s a pause—heavy, charged. He moves closer, the air shifting as he leans against the counter across from you. His eyes find yours, finally.
“I shouldn’t have… crossed a line the other night,” he says. “You work with us. I don’t wanna make it weird.”
You close your laptop with a soft click. “Too late for that.”
He flinches, just barely. “Yeah,” he murmurs, almost to himself. “Guess so.”
The silence stretches until it’s unbearable. You stand, brushing past him to put your charger away—but he steps aside too late, and your shoulder grazes his chest. You both freeze.
He says it too fast, too certain.
When you look up, his face is inches from yours. His jaw is tight, eyes darker than you’ve ever seen them. God-he’s cute, You think. You swear you can hear his heartbeat—or maybe it’s yours, pounding in your ears.
“Tucker…” you start, but he’s already shaking his head, like he’s fighting himself.
“I told myself I wouldn’t,” he mutters, voice rough.
You swallow hard. “Wouldn’t what?”
He doesn’t answer. Just presses his forehead to yours, breathing you in like he’s been holding his breath all week.
Then he pulls back, eyes flicking to your lips. “This is a bad idea.”
“Yeah,” you whisper. “Probably.”
You don’t know who moves first. Maybe both of you at once.
The kiss is soft at first—hesitant, testing. But it deepens quickly, his hand sliding up the back of your neck, the other finding your waist. You grip his t-shirt, feeling the heat beneath it. Every inch of restraint he had before melts away as he backs you up against the counter, breath shaky, mouth urgent.
“Tucker—” you start, but he cuts you off with another kiss, this one slower, deeper, like he’s trying to memorize it.
When he finally pulls back, his lips are swollen, eyes glassy. “Still think this is a bad idea,” he says, voice barely above a whisper.
“Yeah,” you breathe, smiling despite yourself. “Me too.”
He laughs softly, forehead still against yours he kisses you again, roughly this time. With urgency, you feel his hands unbuttoning your blouse as he’s kissing you. He stops-and pulls back with his thumb against your jaw, your blouse open he murmurs“Are you sure?”
“Yeah,” you whisper. “I’m sure.”
He presses his mouth to yours again, harder now. His hands find your waist, fingers slipping your blouse off to leave you in your bra and jeans. His fingers skimming over warm skin. It’s unhurried but desperate at the same time—like he’s trying to make up for every second he spent pretending he didn’t want this.
You can feel his breath against your neck as he kisses your neck, his words coming out between kisses. “Tried to stay away,” he mutters. “Didn’t work.”
You almost laugh, but it catches in your throat when his hands slide up your back. The tiny space between you disappears completely.
Your fingers find their way into his hair—it’s softer than you expected—and when you tug lightly, he exhales against your shoulder, voice low and unsteady. The room feels to small now as you kneel down on your knees undoing his belt and unzipping his blue jeans in a hurry. He freed himself of his boxers and took off your jeans continuing to, turn you around. As Tucker touched your waist and murmured into your ear he lined himself up with your opening. The sex wasn’t meaningful sadly, you could tell. You wondered if it was just to get him through a heartbreak. Meanwhile he was in you, “that feels so-mm” you managed to say. “Feels so what y/n?” Tucker said teasing you as you sighed and moaned.
“Good!Mm feels good” You said not meaning to be so loud. “Are you close yet?” He asked. You frantically nodded “I think im gonna c-“. As you finished he did too, biting into your shoulder. After he half-assed to clean you up you put your clothes on and he did too. He looked sweaty and flushed as he leaned against the doorframe tapping it. He said sounding bored “Well um-im going to go shower. Goodnight.” You were confused why he was treating this like nothing you managed to say while nodding “Um okay then.” He nodded and awkwardly closed the door to the bathroom leaving you standing there sweaty and confused.
Okay im laughing this is very badly written this is my first time writing smutty stuff 😭.