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any music recommendations?
I‘m glad to you asked.
I was intact tempted to send you my 250k utterly specific playlists that have the weirdest names, but instead I handpicked a few that just won‘t get out of my head.
Welcome to the colour of my Rainbow eerrr music taste post.
(If I am a good girl I might even add playable audios to this or whatever... so yeah Click the song title to be redirected to THE YouTube)
• Intergalactic by the Beastie Boys or „How to make people go crazy while you wobble on the floor bc this slaps“
• Young and Doomed by Frank Iero and The Future Violents or „Oh wow the second one already is by the jersey motherfukxer gremlin“
• Honey by Halsey or „How does that godesss write amazing songs without intending to write an actual song“
• Hollywood by Lewis Capaldi or „why does this hit into the feels, but not like the others?“
• Le parole lontane by Måneskin or „the band that has the intention to make everyone horny“
• Dasher by Gerard Way or „the story behind this song makes my wanna pick their brain and eat a piece“/„oh look a mother jersey motherfukxer“
• Vampire Money by My Chemical Romance or „The song by the Jersey motherfukxers that makes me go wild immediately and dance like a mf”
• Back and White by Niall Horan or “do I wanna dance or happily cry in a corner?”
• Impossible by Nothing but Thieves or “Will I ever get over this stupid song?”
• charity by YUNGBLUD or “why does this speak the truth?”
• Wildflower by 5 Seconds of Summer or “sending horny vibes”
• Again by grandson & Zero 9:36 or “can I eat this song?”
• All Star by Smash Mouth or “no, don’t ask - I have no clue”
• Blood // Water by grandson or “why do I walkways turn back to this song?”
• Bloodline by Luke Hemmings or “Softly whispering feels, that stab you 100%”
• Break My Stride by Matthew Wilder or “yeah idk”
• Bury Me Face Down by grandson or “JuSt dO IT”
• Centerfold by The J. Grips Band or “this slaps”
• Champagne Supernova by Oasis or “do all heur. Songs basically sound the same but somehow still slap?”
• Changes by David Bowie or “did she once saw this song performed by ballet dancers and since then it’s meaning has exploded to level 10001?”
• Creep by Radiohead or “does she know other Radiohead songs?”
• Dear Maria, Count Me In by All Time Low or “ I got your picture, I’m coming with you”
• die without u by LØLØ or “sometimes I wish I could bury you alive”
• Encore 2: One Day More by The Les Miserables 10th Anniversary cast or “why does my leg hair stand up?”
• Everybody Talks by Neon Trees or “One hit wonder?”
• Fluorescent Adolescent by Arctic Monkeys or “Why is this not a candle name?”
• Footloose by Kenny Loggins or “Yes I’m queer leave me alone”
• Four Letter Words by K.Flay or “Yes”
• How the World Works by Bo Burnham or “why isn’t this played for educational purposes in school?”
• I’m with You by Avril Lavigne or “how does this still slap like the first time listening to it?”
• Iris by The Goo Goo Dolls or “*cries*”
• Kein Liebeslied by Kraftklub or “I’m dumb”
• Killer Queen by Queen or “should this be played at my funeral”
• Kokomo by The Beach Boys or “ja”
• Lemon Tree by Fool’s Garden or “wait that’s a German artist and I like it?”
• Love race by Machine Gun Kelly feat. Kellin Quinn or “what?”
• Parasite Eve by Bring Me The Horizon or “??? Oh ya!”
• Violence by Frank Iero and the Future Violents or “can someone tattoo the guitar intro into my fucking brain?”
• Take it Easy by the Eagles or “this should be my mantra”
• I Was Made for Lovin’You by Kiss or “This goes to my blorbos”
• Summer of ‘69 by Bryan Adams or “I wasn’t even born yet”
• Africa by Toto or “is this a choir song made to be sung by entire stadiums?”
• Paranoid by Black Sabbath or “can you help me occupy my brain?”
• Smoke on the Water by Deep Purple or “another guitar intro to tattoo on my brain”
• The Boys Are Back in Town by Thin Lizzy or “oh boy”
• Paint it Black by The Rolling Stones or “Just Paint it all Black Mf”
• Smooth Criminal performed by Alien Ant Farm or “yes they were right this song is rad and screamed reeeedo me”
• Bulls on Parade by Rage Against the Machine or “have ya read the lyrics?”
• Love Buzz by Nirvana or “shit”
• What’s Up? by 4 Non Blondes or “this just has to be included motherfuckers”
• Never Gonna Give You Up by Rick Astley or “let’s not just do it for the memes”
• Time In a Bottle by Jim Croce or “ohhhh”
• If I Could See the World (Through the Eyes of a Child) by Patsy Cline or “I wish”
• I’m Still Standing by Elton John or “get up cowards and dance bc yes you are still standing”
• Hooked On a Feeling by Blue Swede or “nah not that angelic voice Swede from the gay pirate show”
• Everybody wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears or “nothing ever lasts forever”
• Go Your Own Way by Fleetwood Mac or “just play it mf”
• Burnin’ for You by Blue Öyster Cult or “these names are so cool lol”
• December, 1963 (Oh, What a Night) by The Four Seasons or “is that a hotel or a garden centre?”
• Sweet Emotion by Aerosmith or “they just know how it goes”
• Kickstart my Heart by Mötley Crüe or “this name is fraught out of a fantasy novel and they just found out about dots over letters”
• 9 To 5 by Dolly Parton or “idk I can’t explain why this slaps so hard but it does”
• Wanted Dead or Alive by Bon Jovi or “yes”
• Tainted Love by Soft Cell or “yes yes”
• That’s All by Genesis or “it’s always the same”
• You Shook me All Night Long by AC/DC or “are they sure it isn’t AD/AC?”
• Life is a Highway by Rascal Flatts or “yes this is the Car soundtrack”
• Dancing Queen by ABBA or “all their songs slap let’s be real so why not choose the one everyone knows?”
• Girls Just Want to Have Fun by Cyndi Lauper or “it’s the truth!”
• (Don’t Fear) The Reaper by Blue Öyster Cult or “Romeo and Juliet”
• On my Way by Phil Collins or “brother bear soundtrack”
• I’m on Fire by Bruce Springsteen or “🔥”
• I Won’t Back Down by Tom Petty or “pep talk”
• Major Tom (Völlig Losgelöst) by Peter Schilling or “why didn’t they use the og version, but instead the one translated for the masses”
• Deutsche Bahn by Wise Guys
• Sweet Home Alabama by Lynyrd Skynyrd or “did I miss a nyrd”
• Drift Away by Dobie Gray or “if you don’t think this slaps unfollow me”
• September by Earth, Wind & Fire or “🔥”
• What a Wonderful World by Louis Armstrong or “this was my grannies fave”
• Make it Stop (September’s Children) by Rise Against
• Nothin’ But a Good Time by Poison
• Fade into You by Mazzy Star ⭐️
• The Whole “Bein Dead” Thing from Beetlejuice
• Desolation Row performed by My Chemical Romance
• Ambulance by My Chemical Romance
• Letters to The Lost by COUNTERFEIT.
• Midnight by Creeper
• Cyanide by Creeper
• Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash
• Foundations of Decay by My Chemical Romance or "the jersey motherfuckers are back in town"
• I Walk the Line by Johnny Cash
• Fire Away by Chris Stapleton
• Stranger by Jesper Munk
• Self Esteem by The Offspring
• Heaven Help Us by My Chemical Romance
• Sabotage by the Beastie Boys or “Start and Finish line”
I know this might seem excessive, but I couldn’t cut it down further. And I cut it down like A LOT. Basically all the songs by the each of the jersey motherfukxers had to go. And then I had to cut it down even further and it’s still a long list lol.
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sir-skarsgard · 5 years
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Henry Pearl, please - He knows that the reader has a (helpless, huge and crazy) crush for him because she's like a puppy in love everytime he's around, so Henry starts to talk really close to makes her blush, smile the way she likes to see the adoration look in her eyes and spend time with her to see her smile. And after he kisses the reader and confess he's in love too 😁🤗
This is the freaking cutest request ever, I’m so in love with this baby 😍 
Prompt/summary: Reader is absolutely in love with Henry, a friend she met about 5 years ago, but she’s too afraid to tell him in fear of rejection. As time goes on her little “crush” only intensifies, no matter how often she says it’ll go away 
Word count: 4037
Warnings/contents: Fluff, stalking for a moment, cursing, more fluff 
Notes: I DON’T THINK YOU UNDERSTAND HOW FUCKING IN LOVE I AM WITH THIS GIF 
Also, I made the reader’s best friend’s name “Lizzy” so if that’s your name just change it to whatever else, or you can keep it and have the same name 
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Henry Pearl; I was absolutely head-over-heels in love with him. I had always liked him, ever since I met him 5 years ago, and it only intensified as time went by. There was never a time I spoke to Henry and could keep my voice from cracking, keeping my cheeks and ears from flaring up, keep from stumbling over my words too much, or averting eye contact and trying to run away and running into something. 
Everyone looked at me like I was damn near crazy, besides Henry who always looked at me with a worried expression. I couldn’t help but make a fool of myself. I was in love with him. I told myself it would be a small crush and fizzle out shortly afterwards, as many other crushes had, like my crush on the barista at the coffee shop, or the retail worker on 5th street, or my crush on the dog walker that I often ventured to the park to see every few days-- and by that I mean every day. I went every single day to that goddamn dog park to see the cute dog walker. 
But Henry? 5 years later and I was still absolutely in love with him. They say if a crush lasts longer than 4 months you’re in love; at this point I was just fucked. 
Yet again I was with my friend at her apartment for a small get together, and Henry was there. I watched him from the near distance, hiding behind a plastic plant. A fucking fake plant. But I was too terrified to approach him, even if we were decent friends. I didn’t want to be stupid around him. Again. 
I was watching him, creepily, I’ll admit, with an intense stare, when someone tapped my shoulder. I turned quickly, nearly knocking over the plastic plant, and saw my best friend, looking at me like I was a stalker. Which technically I was. 
“Whatcha doin‘...?” She drew out slowly, furrowing her eyebrows down in worry. I gulped and shrugged. 
“Nothin‘.” 
“Are you... sure about that?” She asked, leaning forwards and seeing my perfect view of Henry. I closed my eyes and gave a defeated sigh, peeking open one to see her raising an eyebrow at me. “Why don‘t you just talk to him, (y/n). He won‘t bite you. Unless you’re into that kind of thing, then maybe he would.“ My cheeks lit up like a red Christmas light as I averted eye contact and hid my face in my hands, which were covered by my sweater. 
“I can‘t just talk to him, Lizzy. You know that I make myself look stupid every time, and I don’t want him to think I‘m crazier than he already thinks I am.” 
“You mean than you already are?“ She laughed. I sent her a half-hearted glare and crossed my arms. 
“Shut up.“ I grumbled, looking away. 
“How about I go talk to him, he‘ll approach you because I told him to, and then you can just pretend like he‘s any other random guy who you haven‘t been in love with for 5 and a half years.” 
“No, don‘t do that!” I basically begged, grabbing her wrist before she could walk away. “Please, for the love of god, do not talk to him about me.“ She sighed and shook her head. 
“Fine, I won‘t, but you have to get control of yourself and talk to him, girl. He’s nice, and I think you two would be really cute together. Then you can finally ride him into the mattress like you want to.“ 
“Lizzy!“ My face lit up even brighter than before, if it was possible, heating up my entire body. She laughed and shrugged, walking away. I leaned against the wall, rubbing my temples and sighing. “Jesus...“ I murmured, peeking between my fingers to the spot where Henry was. He was sitting alone now, taking a sip of whatever he had in his red plastic cup, and watching everyone with a slight interest. 
I gulped, looking at the drink table and bit my lip. I could get a drink, go strike up  conversation and just take a drink whenever I felt awkward. I could use it as an excuse to leave as well. Finally gaining the courage, I walked over, got a cup with water, and looked at Henry over my shoulder. 
He was still alone, swirling his drink around and watching it with a newfound interest. My heart pounded against my chest as I started forcing my legs to carry me over towards him. I feared I looked worried, so I tried to raise my eyebrows, but I felt them return back inwards as I bit the inside of my lip. I glanced at Lizzy and saw her watching me with a smirk on her face. She sent me a thumbs up, which I only returned with a worried gaze, and before I knew it I was over by the sofa Henry was at. 
He looked up at me, and immediately a smile was on his adorable face. 
“Hi, (y/n).“ He spoke, my name rolling off his tongue in a pleasurable way. I smiled down at him, raising my eyebrows and nodding, unable to find words. “I didn‘t know you were here.“ I pursed my lips and nodded again, sitting on the sofa and gulping. 
“Y-yeah. I, uh, I got here like an hour before the party started.” I spoke, not looking at him. 
“It‘s good to see you.” He replied. I could see him looking at me from the corner of my eye, a smile still on his face, but I couldn‘t look at him because of the blush. 
“It‘s good to see you, too. H-how have you been?“ I asked, slightly turning my head and looking at him with my eyes from my slouched position. 
“I‘ve been good. How about you? Anything new going on with your writing?” 
“I, uh, I tried to make a completely new book because I kind of have writers block with my other one, but then I got writers block with this one, too.” I awkwardly laughed, taking a sip of my drink and earning a soft laugh from Henry. 
“I understand.“ He went quiet, and I didn’t know what else to say. I peeked at him, then watched his hand for a moment before clearing my throat. 
“Would you look at that,“ I started, gaining his attention and holding my cup up a little bit. “Red plastic cup, red plastic cup.“ I quoted Darryl from The Office, earning a smile from Henry, who possibly didn‘t understand my reference. 
“Yeah?” 
“Uh, The Office. Pool Party. Darryl was in love with Val, and he, uh...“ I looked away quickly, stopping abruptly and placing the cup up to my lips. 
“Oh, I‘ve never seen it.“ He laughed lightly. “But that‘s cute.“ I felt my cheeks flare, even though he probably was calling Darryl being in love with Val cute, it still made my stomach twist. 
After a few minutes Henry started talking about this new show he was watching-- it was like the discovery channel-- and he was telling me about the things he’d learned. I had nodded, smiling and listened to him about half way through before I got distracted by his lips, his smile, his melodic laughter, his honey-sweet voice; just Henry being Henry. I raised the cup to my lips, taking a sip of water and glancing aside when I heard a roar of laughter. I was still kind of spaced out. A warm, large hand placed on my shoulder. I felt time go in slow motion as I looked at Henry, seeing his hand on me. 
I turned my head and spat the water out of my mouth, immediately bringing my covered hand to my mouth, staring at the floor in horror as everyone’s eyes turned to me. I stood up quickly, glancing at Henry, opening my mouth to speak, and then quickly turning and leaving without a word. 
Henry’s worried gaze was burned into my brain as I locked myself in the bathroom, sitting on the bathtub edge and burying my face into my hands. I felt my eyes burn with tears that built up, but I bit back crying for now. I didn’t want to cry about this-- it wasn’t even from the embarrassment-- it was from embarrassing myself around Henry-- again. 
A knock came to the door, but I didn't respond. 
“(y/n), honey,“ Lizzy‘s voice spoke, “please open the door.“ 
“No.“ I called out after a moment. 
“It wasn‘t that bad.“ I stood, opening the door quickly and looked at her shocked face. 
“”Not that bad“? Lizzy, did you even fucking see what happened!? I embarrassed myself again, and I was actually talking to him for once!“ I quietly exclaimed, feeling my eyes wetten again with tears as my lip quivered. 
“Honey, it‘s okay.“ She smiled, hugging me. I didn‘t return the hug, but I leaned into her and buried my face into her shoulder. She rubbed my back and sighed softly. “It was just a small thing. Everyone gets embarrassed sometimes.” 
“He probably thinks I hate him.“ I murmured. 
“Why‘s that?“ 
“Because when he touched me I spat water everwhere and then ran away.“ She gave a soft hiss through her teeth and petted my head. 
“It‘ll be okay. He knows you don‘t hate him...“ She trailed off. 
“What happened?“ I asked, pulling away and looking at her. She was definitely not telling me something. “What, Lizzy?“ She shrugged. 
“It‘s not that big, but after you left... well, Henry got kind of sulky.” I groaned and hid my face in my sweater and sank to the floor by the door. 
“God, I knew it! He hates me now.“ I mumbled into my hands. 
“No, no, no.“ She sat beside me and put her hand on my shoulder. “He doesn‘t... he just... he got sad, I think because you left.“ 
“He hates me.“ I groaned again. 
“(y/n)...“ 
“Just go back to the party.“ I muttered. “And shut the door on your way out.”
~ 25 minutes later
I heard the door open and sighed into my arms. 
“Go away, Lizzy.“ I quietly muttered. 
“Sorry to disappoint,“ Henry‘s voice spoke up. I shot up, looking up at him with a  shocked/mortified face. He smiled lightly down at me. “It‘s just me.“ 
““Just you“,“ I almost scoffed. I frowned and looked away, rubbing my arms. “Uh, Henry... I wanted to... apologize... about earlier. I, uh, I acted like an idiot...“ I spoke softly. 
“You didn‘t act like an idiot.“ Henry said, sitting beside me. I curled my shoulders in and refused to make eye contact. “Come back to the party,“ he spoke, gently bumping his shoulder against mine. My cheeks heated up. I scratched my neck and stayed sitting. 
“I-I don‘t know...“ I murmured. 
“(y/n), it‘s no big deal. It was just water anyways.” He smiled. I finally looked at him, my cheeks red and my eyebrows inwards. He smiled a little wider and stood up, offering a hand down to me. I looked at it, then glanced at him, and then back at his hand. “I don‘t bite.“ He grinned. I very hesitantly placed my cold hand in his warm one, letting him help pull me up. He let my hand go and beckoned for me to follow him. 
I walked behind him, down the stairs and looking for Lizzy. She looked at me and smiled, nodding her head in my direction. I smiled lightly and continued walking, watching the floor. I accidentally bumped smack into Henry because I didn’t see him stop, and tensed, sucking in a breath of air through my nose. He smiled back at me and then weaved around the person in front of him. I gulped and followed him, picking at the skin around my fingernails. 
I was a love-sick puppy for him. He could tell me to go walk off a cliff and I probably would. He could walk into a wall and I’d walk myself into the same wall just to follow him. It was disgusting, but I couldn‘t help myself. It was like a disease. 
Lizzy always made fun of me for it, as she had with all my crushes, but because I was so obviously, painfully in love with Henry she had many opportunities. We went over to Lizzy because she was by the drinks and Henry was filling his cup up. I stood beside her and smiled lightly. 
“Guess he got you out of the bathroom, huh?“ She laughed. 
“Don‘t bring it up again,“ I begged quietly. 
“Don‘t worry, everyone‘s forgotten.“ Henry suddenly spoke. I looked at him, my eyes widening and jumping slightly at how close he‘d suddenly gotten. “By now they‘re all drunk.“ He grinned down at me, his body less than 5 inches away. I gulped and craned my neck to look up at him, my face heating up. 
“Uh...“ I stumbled backwards a step or two, scratching my cheek and begging the heat to go away. “Y-yeah. Right.“ Henry smiled at me, making my blush intensify as I glanced at his adorable grin. “I-I should go,” I spoke, almost tripping over my feet. Henry cocked his head to the side a little bit and furrowed his eyebrows downwards. 
“Why?” 
“Uh... c... cat....” 
“You have a cat?” Henry asked curiously. 
“Yes.” I lied. “A-and I have to go-- get-- s-she’s probably destroying my house.” I rambled. 
“Oh... okay. Well, I‘ll see you--“ 
“Yeah, bye!“ I rushed, basically running to the door and sprinting to my car. I got in, letting my head fall hopelessly against the steering wheel. “Damnit, (y/n). Why can‘t you just act like a normal person for once...“ I murmured. I sat there for at least 5 minutes, cursing at myself for being so awkward, wishing I had stayed and actually contemplating going back inside. Ultimately I decided to go home. I drove to my small house, walking inside to my empty, dark house and locking the door behind me. I turned on the sitting room light, plopping down on the sofa and closing my eyes, not bothering to take my shoes off. 
It was around 11:30 at night, and I was shockingly dead tired for a Saturday night. 
It was quiet in my house, resulting in me knocking out like a light less than 3 minutes after I laid down, even on the sofa, still dressed and wearing my makeup and shoes. 
~ A week later 
“Have you noticed Henry standing a lot closer to you lately?“ Lizzy raised an eyebrow. 
“Are you kidding? Of course I have! Every time he does it I ram backwards into something--or worse -- someone.” 
“Maybe he likes being close to you. I mean, he‘s kind of been acting like you lately. The way he‘s been trailing after you and grinning stupidly at you.“ 
“His smile isn‘t stupid.“ I frowned. 
“Yeah, but the way he smiles at you is,” she winked. I rolled my eyes and shook my head. 
“You‘re stupid.“ I joked, bumping her shoulder with mine. She laughed and bumped her hip against mine, momentarily making me lose my balance. I laughed and did it in return to her, earning a grin from her. She wrapped her arm around me and gave the side of my head a gentle smack. 
“You‘re stupid in love with him.“ 
“Shut up.“ 
~ 3 days later 
It was pouring down rain today. The previous windy afternoon had blown in quite the storm that was rumored to last the entire weekend. Lizzy had gone on a trip to Colorado to ski with a couple of her friends and a guy she liked, claiming she was going to “do what I wished I could do with Henry“ in the bedroom with him. I had blushed and squeaked a soft “shut up“ since Henry was actually with us at the time, distracted by the dogs at the park. 
I had gone to the store because of the rumored storm, so I had no real reason to go out. I stayed in, watching television on the sofa, making a one person dinner as every other night, just without Lizzy either FaceTiming me or randomly showing up at my house to talk. It was lonely, but it was also nice. 
I was currently on the sofa, thinking about dinner and absentmindedly scrolling through Instagram while The Office played in the background. a knock on the door forced me out of my trance. I furrowed my eyebrows and got up, knocking the blanket onto the floor and tossing my phone aside. 
I peeked through the peephole and gasped quietly when I saw Henry. I opened the door and got a better look at him. He was sopping wet. 
“Henry!“ I exclaimed, moving aside. “What are you doing here? It‘s raining cats and dogs out there!“ I shut the door and locked it, looking at the dripping boy. his lips were basically blue. 
“I missed you,“ he shivered, smiling at me nonetheless. “I haven‘t seen you in a few days.“ I smiled lightly at him. 
“I‘ve missed you, too, but you didn‘t have to come all this way. Let me get you a towel.“ I said, hurrying to the bathroom and grabbing one of my blue towels, bringing it back to him and holding it out to him. He took his jacket off, which I took and hung on a chair by the counter top, and watching him kick his shoes off and wrap the towel around him. I looked worriedly at him. “Do you want me to light a fire?” I asked, looking towards the fireplace underneath my television. 
“No, it‘s fine.“ He smiled. “Where’s your cat?” 
“What?” I frowned, looking up at him, confused. 
“You said you had a cat.” Realization hit me, and I gulped. 
“O-oh... uh...” I looked around. “I, uh... I kind of made it up...” 
“You made up a cat?” He asked, raising an eyebrow. 
“Yes, I made up a whole ass cat.” Henry laughed softly. 
“I don’t think you’d make up half an ass of a cat.” I laughed in return, looking down and shaking my head softly. 
“Sorry.” I murmured. “I just... wanted to get home but I didn’t want to hurt your feelings.” 
“It’s alright.” Henry smiled, which I saw when I looked at him to smile. “Did you already eat dinner?” He asked, changing the subject. 
“No, I didn‘t. I was planning on making spaghetti. Did you eat? Are you hungry?” 
“I haven‘t eaten yet.“ He smiled softly. 
“I can start it now if you‘re hungry.“ 
“Are you?“ 
“I mean, I could always eat.“ I laughed softly. Henry laughed a little bit with me and took a seat at the counter beside his jacket. 
“Do you want help?“ 
“What I want is for you to stay warm.“ I told him, filling a pot with water from the sink and turning on the stove-top to boil. I got the noodles and sauce and some hamburger and started to cook the raw meat to mix with the sauce. 
Henry stayed quiet, though I heard his chair scrape the ground quietly. I was pouring the noodles into the boiling water when I felt a presence right behind me. I looked over my shoulder to see Henry, the towel still on his shoulders as he watched, one of his hands on the counter beside me. I felt my cheeks heat, but I ignored it and turned back. 
“Are you sure you don‘t need help?“ Henry‘s voice spoke right behind my ear. I gulped, which I‘m sure he heard, and shook my head. 
“I-I‘m okay... J-just go sit down.“ I spoke, a bright red blush across my cheeks. I was kind of caged in when Henry put his other arm on the counter, leaving me with only room to stir the sauce and the pasta. 
Henry leaned in, his chin resting on my shoulder. I nearly choked on my spit, but just stiffened, my breath hitching in my throat. I forced myself to stay still as to not knock him off my shoulder, and watched the pasta with a feigned  fascination. 
“You‘re warm.“ Henry spoke, wrapping his arms around me. I gave a soft gasp, my mind choosing to make my body jerk backwards even more into his arms. He didn’t seem to mind as he almost nuzzled his face into my shoulder. His body was wet against me, but I didn’t mind. My face, however, was burning. 
“What are you doing...?“ I asked breathlessly. 
“I‘m cold.“ Henry spoke, his lips brushing against my neck as he spoke. 
“Henry... I, uh... I...” I couldn‘t form a completely sentence, or even a fraction of a sentence, my entire body seemed to flush at his closeness. 
“(y/n)?“ Henry‘s voice spoke softly in my ear. 
“Y-yeah?“ I moved my head to look back at him when he moved his head. He unwrapped his arms around me and turned me to face him. I watched him with wide eyes, backed against the counter. 
“Can I kiss you?“ My mouth dropped a little bit as I gasped in a breath, unable to speak. I stumbled out a few fractions of “I‘s“ and “uh‘s,“ unable to actually speak. I squeezed my eyes shut, then opened them and Henry was still there. It wasn’t a dream after all. 
“I... uh... y-yeah....” I finally forced. I imagined at this point he wouldn‘t understand my “yeah,” but he leaned in slowly, his lips capturing mine. His lips were soft-- in fact just as soft and plump as I’d imagined. Henry separated his lips from mine with a soft smack after about 15 seconds, but he stayed just as close. I let out a soft, shaky breath and opened my eyes, seeing his already opened. “Um...“ Henry smiled, his cold hand gently cupping my cheek and rubbing his thumb on my cheekbone momentarily. I stared into his gorgeous eyes, shocked at what had happened. Had it actually, or had I been hallucinating? 
“(y/n)?“ Henry‘s soft voice broke me from my trance. I shook my head and refocused on him instead of my thoughts. 
“Henry?“ 
“I think I love you.“ He whispered, his lips brushing against mine as he spoke. My stomach flipped, my heart rate immediately sped up, and I felt my palms get sweaty. 
“What...?“ I barely spoke above a whisper, looking at him in shock. Henry gave a soft sigh and slowly moved away. 
“I-I‘m sorry... I shouldn‘t have... I just thought that.... I thought you liked me...” He murmured, looking away. 
“I do!“ I quickly replied, making him look at me in shock, moving back in closer a little bit. 
“What?“ 
“I do like you; Jesus, Henry, I‘ve been in love with you for 5 years.“ I laughed softly, looking down. 
“Really...?“ He asked underneath his breath. 
“Really. That‘s why I‘ve always been so stupid and clumsy around you.” 
“Oh... I figured you were... a little weird.”
“Gee, thanks,“ I teased with a little smile. 
“O-oh, no I didn‘t--“ 
“I‘m just kidding. I am weird, I just got weirder around you.” 
“I... I knew you liked me, I just didn‘t know how to tell you I liked you, too. Recently I just... I‘ve just been liking you so much more than before, and I think it’s because you started talking to me more and I got to learn more about you. You‘re really interesting.“ He spoke quietly, his forehead pressed against mine. Henry wrapped his fingers around mine and closed his eyes. “(y/n)?“ 
“Henry?“ 
“Would you like to go on a date with me?“ I couldn‘t help but let a dopey grin take over my face. 
“Of course I would.” A grin came onto Henry‘s face as well. He leaned in, gently pressing his lips to mine again. 
It sounded cliché-- hell, it was cliché-- but Henry’s lips, I swear, fit perfectly with mine; like a puzzle piece, filling all the gaps and making something beautiful out of it. 
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