a serpent still has fangs

❝ Wish that you could ( BUILD ) a time machine so you could see the [(T H I N G S)] no one can see. f e e l s like you're standing on the edge, looking at the °✧STARS✧° & 「wishing」you were them. { What } do you do when a chapter ends? Do you CLOSE the BOOK and n e v e r READ it AGAIN? { Where } do you go when your story's done? You can be who you ✧were✧ or who you'll「 become. 」 Oh, if it all goes wrong, DARLING just hold on. The SUN goes down and it comes back up. The [(W O R L D,)] it turns no matter what. Oh, if it all goes wrong, DARLING just hold on. It's not ( OVER ) 'til it's ALL been said. It's not OVER 'til your dying breath So, what do you want them to say when you're gone? That ✧you gave up✧ or that you 「 kept going on? 」❞

[thezelichronicles]

the artistic imbalances

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

‘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?’

“Well, quit it.” Zoe scoffed, but she only giggled as she stirred the straw in her drink and shook her head. “Actually I’m joking, keep making me blush. I just need to think of something to make you blush because I’m looking like a right piece of shit so far in comparison.” Although, making Eli smile was definitely second best. Zoe was certain that grin hadn’t left her gorgeous face yet. Hopefully it wouldn’t. As long as she kept her geekiness and conspiracy theories at bay, Eli might actually want to see Zoe again. She sipped at her drink until there was nothing left but crushed ice and happily took Eli’s offered hand. “My pleasure!” Zoe couldn’t be happier in this moment. And she did love to dance! “Hmm,” She closed one eye, a funny, thoughtful expression taking over her features as she took Eli’s other hand. “That is exactly what a celebrity would say.” Well, now a new conspiracy theory was born! Thankfully, it was hidden with flirting. “Please, there is no way I’m more exciting. I’m not the one who’s... been out of this godforsaken town where the only fun place to go is... right here.” Her eyes widened softly, surprised of the question, but also surprisingly appreciative of it. “My paints and drawings?” Or my graffiti? “I, yeah, sure. I’d love to show you if you’re up for it, of course!” Zoe bit her lip as her smile tried to defy its limits. “Well now I know for sure. And you could possibly maybe give me your number? I mean yeah you could text me and tell me its you but what if I leave, right? And the second I’m outside this club I want to text you ‘cause I already miss your company?!” It was a valid question, right? Had to be!” She lifted Eli’s hand up to twirl her around. Just to be cute! “Oh you’re one of those writers. I hated those types of writers in school! Had to explicate everything. But I would love to give your writing a shot. I’ve got a feeling you’d give all those dead guys a run for their money. Will you write about me someday?” She laughed softly, hoping Eli wouldn’t be too dizzy. “Oh are you feeling alright? Not much of a drinker, are you? Oh god, okay, you asked about me. Boring me, fine. Erm...” She swayed her hips a little and furrowed her eyebrows. “I’m twenty... fuck. Four. Just turned twenty four, alright? I forgot! Favorite coor is... the type of color you see that is... the color of the Caribbean sea. And if I had twenty four hours to live... I’d do you! And then make you your favorite foods. And snog you. Watch a movie. We fuck again, and I’d... go down to my special hiding place with you if there was time left. But only if you wanted to be a part of it all, obviously.” Zoe smiled a little shyly. “I clearly do not have a lot of endeavors and the first hot girl I see I decide I’d spend my last dying moments with. How have I not scared you off yet?!”

[thezelichronicles]

the sky & sea

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

‘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?’ 

“I can if you want.” Zach said, nodding happily. He practically preened at the compliment on his shrimp salad. He was happy to know that Eli was happy with the food and with him and everything! “It’s incredible, I did not think I’d be getting so lucky having you live here. I love this, I love the food, this is incredible. You’re incredible. We’re gonna have so many fun lunches and breakfasts and dinners and stuff now.” He grinned, glancing at Eli’s nose and thinking how cute it was! Especially when he scrunched it. He shrugged lightly, a small smirk on his lips as he took another forkful of his lo mein. “You won’t have any problems getting with any of them. I can promise you that. I’m just happy I was first.” Zach looked up at Eli with a small laugh. He shook his head, then, pretty sure Peter Pan couldn’t cook for shit. “No, he can’t. But...” he smiled to himself. “I’m glad you like Zach more. I like Eli a lot more, too. It’s unique, considering your name’s Eliot.” He chuckled, and then hummed thoughtfully. He bit his bottom lip and looked up at the ceiling. Where would he start?! “No, I lived in Doncaster literally all my life until being here. Y’know, if you couldn’t tell from the accent.” Zach had such a strong Yorkshire accent. It was one of the most prominent things about him. “Y’know, I thought it was funny because my friends were like ‘oh you should go audition to be Peter Pan at Disney’ and so I went just for shits and giggles but. Turns out I was rather good, so.” Zach shrugged. “Now I’m here and I miss me mum and dad and sister but. I love London, it’s so much fun. I can show you around if you want to sometime? Since you just got here, too and all. Tell me more about you! I’m so boring, you’re not. I’m intrigued, okay? Making up for judging you from nothing.”

[thezelichronicles]

the untimely confession

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

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.’

Eli’s smile was so instantaneous and frankly very blinding. It only made Zach smile even more, his eyes crinkling at the sides. He would just always be so hopelessly in love with this boy. He sighed softly and fought every urge to reach over and brush his thumb over Eli’s cheek. “You’re welcome, Eli.” He really did. Zach hurried out of the car, getting to Eli’s side as fast as he could. His arm slipped around Eli’s waist and he nodded. “Of course, darling. Yeah, c’mon. Not too far. Hold onto me, okay?” His other hand wrapped around Eli’s front, literally hugging Eli to his side. “You had a really wild night tonight, didn’t you?” He cooed, grinning up at him and taking a step toward the house. “Watch you forget every bit of it come the morning.” And god, Zach sighed so sadly at the thought of that, because as much as their snogging was so drunken, he knew he’d never forget it. How could he? Zach was doomed to treasure everything about Eli, and now was also doomed to crave his lips again for... forever. “You have a key to the door? I can unlock it for you.”

[thezelichronicles]

the forbidden princes

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

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!’

“I’’m kidding! Here.” Zach said happily as he handed Eli the pink one. And Zach had the green for himself. “I play fair, okay? It’s the first thing they teach me in king school.” That’s what it was called for him, after all. It bummed Zach out he’d never get to go to school with other children and learn what they all had to learn, but it was what it was. “Pst, do you think we’ll be okay to swim to the deep end?! I mean, we have all our floaties on.” He suggested, all mischievous. “I bet IIII could beat you to the other end of the pool.”

[thezelichronicles]

the sky & sea

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

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?’

“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.”

[thezelichronicles]

the forbidden princes

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

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. 

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!”

[thezelichronicles]

the prep & the punk

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

‘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.’

“Okay, I’ll try not to.” He said, a small laugh bubbling out of him. “I don’t want to hurt you anyway. But I do want all the koala hugs, concert or not.” He smiled, wrapping his arms around Eli tightly when he was pulled into a hug. He rubbed Eli’s back slowly and kissed his shoulder, smiling against it at the other’s words. His heart swelled so much at them. How silly that he had such strong feelings for this guy. The moment was so precious and he felt at a loss for words, but he did know he was happy that Eli felt good about it all, felt good despite their differences. Zach adored him nonetheless, too. He pulled back, only a little, just so he could brush their lips together so softly. And he kept kissing him, mostly because he didn’t quite know what to say to all of that but... also because he wanted to. Zach was very touched by what Eli had said. “You’re welcome.” He said, pressing their foreheads together. “I can’t wait to read the poetry you’ve got ‘cause you really know how to speak from your heart, obviously. You’re sweet. And I don’t care, either. That we’re different. I care about you. Sinfully beautiful and all around the loveliest person.” He kissed Eli again, only to giggle against his lips. “I think we’ll be really good for each other. Really good together. Considering you make me quite happy and that’s... very hard to do, for anyone, I’d say I’d be an absolute idiot to not keep you in my life. I hope you stay.”

[thezelichronicles]

the untimely confession

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

‘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.

“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?”

[thezelichronicles]

the forbidden princes

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

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?!”

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!”

[thezelichronicles]

the sky & sea

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

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!”

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.”

[thezelichronicles]

the sky & sea

[zachmilkovich]

thezelichronicles:

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!’

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.

[thezelichronicles]

the forbidden princes

[zachmilkovich]

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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?’

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!”

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the forbidden princes

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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.’

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?”

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the sky & sea

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‘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.’

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.

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the brightest days

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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!’

This was... their first kiss as boyfriends. They were boyfriends! Zach giggled against his lips, pulling back a little and feeling so unbelievably joyful. Their first kiss was unforgettable, something he’d been wanting to do again and now they... they can! “I was pretty certain, too. But it’s really nice to hear you say you like me. We like each other.” He whispered, smiling slowly and meeting his eyes with his own very happy ones. His arms draped around Eli’s neck and he brushed the tips of their noses together. “Yeah?” He asked, eye widening and his heart leaping for joy in his chest. “Boys who like boys, but especially each other.” He laughed softly, thinking Eli so cute with how big his smile was. To be fair, his own wasn’t any better. Zach couldn’t stop smiling even if he tried. His hand came up to cup Eli’s cheek, thumb brushing over it. He happily welcomed Eli’s kiss, albeit a bit caught off guard with how fervent it was, but he kissed Eli back just as hard, He hummed lightly against his lips and broke into a fit of giggles along with his boyfriend—a thought that was so wonderful to think—and he nodded happily. “You can if you want! But I want to snog you, too. A lot.” His stomach fluttered as he said this, because fuck, he never really said that sorta stuff out loud. But Eli did and it felt right. This felt right. They felt right. Zach leaned in for another enthusiastic kiss, wanting to bundle Eli up in his arms and keep doing this for the rest of his life. “I want to do do the same! Oh wow! I mean,” he pecked Eli’s lips, just because he could. “we can go holding hands around Hogsmeade now. And sit next to each other in The Three Broomsticks and I can whisper just... everything to you. How much I like you and think about you and how... I can’t wait to just be with you for... for hopefully ever. Because we’re Zach and Eli and we... we’re meant to be this way. I can feel it when I kiss you and when you look at me like that, okay? And I want everyone to know it!” Zach kissed him once more, pulling him closer. He sighed softly against his lips and opened his eyes to look into Eli’s. “We’ll do whatever you wanna do. But also remember... it’s a little cold up here.” He giggled, wrapping his arms around Eli in a warm embrace. “We have to be warm! I’ll protect you.”

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the forbidden princes

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eli had always had a very strong imagination and in this moment he was picturing him and zach growing up together and being such good friends and he realised how badly he wanted to stay! it’d be so hard to leave, maybe they really would have to find a really good hiding spot! once zach started running, eli wasn’t far behind, giggling as he followed into the kitchens. ‘bonjour!’ he greeted the chefs with a great big smile doing his prince bow and swinging zach’s hands as they stood there speaking to the chefs. he smiled even bigger when zach called eli his best friend and it made his little heart race! ‘okay, zach! um, obviously we’ll take a triple pineapple pizza.’ he burst into giggles, bumping shoulders with zach and scrunching his nose. ‘kidding, kidding! i hate pineapples on pizza, blegh! can we do mozzarella and olives and pepperoni? and oregano! i love oregano!’ he nodded as he listed off the items and decided that was enough. ‘oh wait! and broccoli! loads of broccoli! i love broccoli!!’ and eli being eli decided dancing about his love for broccoli was the best thing so he grinned and bounced around zach, shaking his head from side to side.

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.”

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the sky & sea

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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!

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?”