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🛸•°.martin x reader, lowercase intended, not proofread•`.🛸
✶ tw: underage drinking | confessions ✶
you and martin had been inseparable for as long as you could remember. from getting scolded in middle school for sneaking snacks into the library to skipping class to sit on rooftops, trouble was almost a second language between you.
that’s why, when martin looked at you one evening with that mischievous grin, the one that always meant “don’t think, just follow me”, you already knew something reckless was about to happen.
“fake ids,” he said, lowering his voice like it was some criminal mastermind plan. “we’ll finally buy beer like real adults.”
you laughed so hard you almost choked. “martin, you’re, like, six foot three. no one’s going to believe you’re seventeen anyway.”
“exactly!” he grinned, shoving a clumsily laminated card in front of you. “this is art.”
it wasn’t. it was the ugliest id you’d ever seen, and yet—maybe because it was him—you agreed.
at the convenience store it felt like entering enemy territory. the neon buzzed overhead, the air smelled faintly of instant noodles and dust, and the guy at the counter gave you both the slow up-and-down that made your heart crawl into your throat. still, martin played it cool. too cool. he grabbed a six-pack, plopped it down, and flashed his “id” with a grin so cocky you almost burst into nervous laughter.
and somehow, somehow, the cashier shrugged, rang it up, and slid the bag across. victory.
“wait.” the guy squinted, turning martin’s card sideways. “this says you were born in 1993. that makes you… thirty-two?”
martin froze. your blood turned to ice. then, without a word, he grabbed your hand, snatched the bag, and bolted out the door.
“hey!” the guy shouted behind you, but martin’s long legs carried you both halfway down the street in seconds, laughter and adrenaline spilling out of him like he’d just won a race.
“did you see his face?” martin wheezed, doubling over, still clutching the beers.
you smacked his arm. “we could’ve been arrested!”
“but we weren’t.” his smile widened. “which means… game night.”
back at his place, the two of you sat cross-legged on the floor, the six-pack between you, your cheeks already warm from both the run and the thrill.
“truth or dare?” he asked after your first drink, his eyes glinting with challenge.
he leaned forward. “have you ever thought about kissing me?”
you choked on your drink. “that’s not fair!”
“it’s a valid question,” he said, smug, though a faint pink crept into his ears.
“fine. i dare you to… eat three chips at once with all the hot sauce in the fridge.”
the dares escalated into chaos—ketchup chasers, dumb dance moves, prank calls to random numbers—until you were both red-faced and dizzy, the room spinning slightly.
by the time your fourth round came around, you could barely keep the rules straight. martin leaned on his arm, eyes heavy-lidded, his laughter softer now, more genuine.
“truth or dare?” he mumbled.
you hiccupped, grinned sloppily. “truth.”
he paused, almost too long. “do you… like me? like, actually?”
the air went still. you hadn’t expected him to ask, not like this. not when your tongue was loose and your heart was pounding.
your lips trembled around the words, but the beer gave you courage. “i do. i’ve… i’ve liked you forever, martin. even when you were a dumb kid making me climb fences for no reason. even now. especially now.”
the silence that followed was unbearable. you stared at your shoes, wishing the floor would just swallow you whole.
then, suddenly, his hand found yours. big, warm, a little shaky.
“you’re so messy when you confess,” he whispered, laughing softly. “but… i like you too. always have.”
you looked up, meeting his eyes—wide, honest, and a little scared, just like yours. and then, in the middle of your dumb little drinking game, with empty bottles scattered and your cheeks flushed from more than alcohol, martin leaned in. and you didn’t stop him.
˚₊‧꒰ა 💙 ruby’s note ໒꒱‧₊:
i kinda fumbled at the end lmao, but here it is! First fic, enjoy and give me feedbacks 🙏💙
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