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Two Time’s eyes opened and they stretched in their fluffy bed. They blinked and rubbed out the sleep before sitting up and reaching for their phone. They immediately went to Azure’s number. Gm!!! They waited for a couple of long minutes before they got a text back, bleh, doesn't feel good, I gotta do papers so no outside time today :( Two Time smiled at their phone, he sounded like a caged freshman realizing there was no recess. They were similar like that. lol, you can always come over to my house when ur done floating bubbles till: okay, thx, ill come around 2ish? he responded, and they replied as needed, alright, ill be ready!! have a great day they proceeded to shut their phone off and got out of bed.
They did one more happy stretch before shaking like a dog and coming over to their bathroom. They quickly turned on the shower. The room started to slowly haze to a mist as they sighed, everything seemed to be going so well. Maybe too well, what if Azure was actually using them and everyone was right. What if Azure died in a car accident. What if they died in a car accident. What if they both died in a car accident?!
Two Time huffed and started to take their clothes off before stepping into the warm water that sprinkled delightfully on their skin. Jeez, a couple minutes without their meds and they're already going crazy. It’s not like their pill caddy could be fuller.
They wished Amarah would stop giving them meds to take…the weight loss pills made their stomach hurt and made them nauseous. They had to take them though, Amarah said they were as necessary as their anti-psychotics.
Two Time was done with their shower a few minutes later. They wrapped a towel under their arms and sat down on a closed toilet lid. Two Time then picked up their phone and saw one notification from their manager, Amarah. They’d usually have so much more, but they turned off their notifications on a lot of social platforms. It was a missed call.
Two Time rubbed their face still tired despite the warm shower and clicked to call him back, the phone started to ring. Then it was picked up very quickly.
“You need a new style” he said in his bored monotone voice.
“What?!” They exclaimed, they liked their clothes, their current style was actually really comfy. It was what they used to wear in high school, except everything was… oddly expensive.
“Yeah, everybody’s moving on to something new, especially after your tour, now is the time to establish something before your next one. I’m thinking more extravagant, like suits and dresses” Two Time bit their cheek, they liked themself now…
“Okay”
“Great, I’m having a couple of designers to take your measurements this afternoon”
“Azure’s going to come then though” they said quietly.
“Oh…well…I don’t know what to say to you, I suppose they’ll be quick, but him coming over isn’t really our current top priority” Two Time closed their eyes, calm down…just…hold it in.
“I understand”
“Good” Amarah responded, then hung up. Alright..alright, it’s okay, them and Azure would get alone time, eventually, they would get to…what did they want to do? They wanted to be closer, they wanted someone, and Azure was their light through the tunnel. Two Time smiled to themself at that thought.
What do you think of formal wear? Two Time then text Azure, he quickly responded I like Victorian style sorta formal wear there was more bubbles in waiting, another text popped up if your thinking of changing your vibe I think youd look good in a vest er smthn Two Time beamed, their heart felt full once more. Tyyy =^•^= how they admired Azure, he seemed so sweet, but his presence made them overwhelmed with emotion, it always made them blurt out stupid things he probably thought was offensive…
They should get him something
Yeah! He got them flowers, they should give him something of the same equivalency. Something that looks pretty but will wither and die eventually… a peacock! Wait no…maybe a car? That seemed too big though. Wait, didn’t they promise to write a song? Oh! A song! Two Time flew up from their seat. Almost dropping their phone in the process, aw shit that would’ve been bad. Anyways, they shook it off and ran to their room, bare feet padding against the hardwood floors.
Two Time paused and stood in the hallway, wait they still haven’t taken their medicine yet… they turned to the kitchen, wait no! They needed clothes! Two Time turned around again, back to their room!
A t-shirt, cargo shorts, and hoodie were thrown on, then to the kitchen for their breakfast of a protein shake and pills. Then to their room!
By the time they came back they were out of breath by how fast the had taken a beeline for their guitar which hung in their room. The acoustic guitar was beaten and scratched and covered with stickers, this is the guitar they used to record Azure’s favorite album, Nightshade. They plopped down in the middle of their bed and strummed it. They smiled at the crisp sound, they haven’t made a song in a while, plus, their dreams have been quite…violent as of late, it’s so annoying since all of their series of dreams seem out of order, one album they were grieving, the other they were stressing and the next they were having seemingly fever dreams, now this one was about a terrible routine, heart wrenching and some sort of glowing purple eyes that lingered in the back of their mind.
Two Time took a deep breath to rid of the fear and strummed a C. They liked C. it was kinda a classic chord that you first learned, but it was their favorite, they loved to fall back on the C when in a song. They started to pluck an angelic melody as they hummed to it, new and soft, it smelt of peppermint and bluebells.
You’re my favorite color of blue
It’s undeniable that I love you-
Ugh, too cheesy, how is it that they’ve never written a love song? This is harder than they thought…
A couple hours later, Two Time’s phone was almost dead from keeping their notes open and now they were feeling burnt out…they hit their head against their guitar in their lap and let out a small groan. Maybe they would do a cover for now, just one to give them some lyrics ideas…
This skyscraper’s causin’ vertigo
The countdown begins in Tokyo
27 days alone
Means 20 million ways to cope
With out, you
They continued the song forward, everything was true, but why couldn’t they write their own?!
Two Time nearly fell off the bed as a knock on their door came to their ears. Either Azure or whoever was coming to take their measurements…oh dear, they really hoped it was Azure.
Two Time threw their guitar behind them onto their bed and flew down the stairs, almost tripping on their socks as they did so.
Then, to the front door which they opened to two ladies, one looked absolutely star-struck while the other looked quite bored, ah, the bored one held a tote bag they presumed had supplies.
“Oh, hello, please, come in” Two Time stepped to the side, and the two stepped in, the door was closed and Two Time led them to their living room which is where they stood still in the middle of and took off their hoodie, letting it drop to their side as one of the women pulled out rolled up sewing tape, the other got a note pad.
Two Time put their arms up as the tape went over their stomach. This proceeded to show how…how much the fat suppressants weren’t working…
Ten minutes later, they felt nauseous, how long would this go on? There was another salvific knock on their door, and they seemed to breathe out a sigh of relief.
“Come in!” They yelped. The door opened, they heard footsteps till Azure poked his head in the room.
“Hi Azure” they said with a weary smile, Azure smiled softly back and waved. He then walked in and sat on the couch.
“So you’ve taken my suggestion to heart?” They chuckled a bit and shook their head.
“My manager wanted me to change my style, I asked you for some silent reassurance”
“Ah, alright, did you suggest a vest yet?” they smirked.
“No, not yet” there was silence “how was your day at work?” Hm, that was weird to say, they’ve had boyfriends and girlfriends before, but they were all celebrity relationships, none of it was real, and they were only seen when wanted to be seen, so those people didn’t even come to their house, nevertheless did they have a real job to talk about. Azure on the other hand was so much more interesting than those stuck up snobs who didn’t have to be asked what they liked or how their day was.
“Oh, boring I guess” Azure bent over and started to untie his shoes. “As I said, we’re at the boring part of the study right now” he popped off his boots then crossed his legs as he got comfy on the couch, the image made them happy, they were glad to be able to provide him a space to relax.
“Alright, we’ll be leaving” the bored lady said, and without another word, the two left, the other one looked like she wanted an autograph, but Two Time had forgotten to offer. Once the door had slam shut, Two Time stood there to a small while as they bit their lip. They kinda wanted a kiss…but did they ask or?…
“Can I have a kiss?” They said shyly, and Azure giggled. Ah, they were stupid weren’t they, who says that?! No one ever says that, they attempted to think back to their list of quotes they had made, but it was too late now.
“Yeah, come here” Azure said with a delighted smile…oh wow, he didn’t even look pissed or weirded out as he held his hands up for them to grab.
Two Time slowly walked over and took his hands, they were pulled down gently into a soft kiss, it gave them butterflies how teasing it was, just the way they could feel his breath and taste the chamomile tea was enough to fuel them forward for a lifetime. They quickly separated, Two Time hadn’t even realized how hot their cheeks had become, they never realized how personal kisses were, it felt like just you and the person you were kissing, not even the world was there as you shared your breath.
Two Time then plopped down next to Azure once more, curling up their legs to their chest and leaning against Azure, Azure wrapped his arm around them, Two Time felt so flustered, the hairs on their arms raised.
“Do you have the stuff to make cookies?” Azure said suddenly, and Two Time paused
“Yeah, I guess so”
“Great! Do you wanna make cookies with me?” They looked up at him with confusion and hesitantly nodded, Azure beamed and stood up, taking Two Time’s hand and leading them to their own kitchen.
Two Time had helped Azure get everything out and lay it out on the counter before them, Azure pulled out his phone and Two Time leaned over curiously, his lock screen was a very pretty patch of nightshade that gave them serious déjà vu. Azure unlocked his phone and went to his own notes app, then clicking on a recipe. Azure placed his phone down and started to scoop up a measuring cup full of flour.
“What was your phone lock screen? It was pretty”
They asked.
“Oh, that? I took that last week actually, we were at these really cool ruins of some sort of village and further in the forest there was this little patch of nightshade, it kinda made me sad but I like to look at it a lot” Two Time hummed and closed their eyes.
“Cool” wow, that phrasing, it sounded like they didn’t care, but they cared so much, they liked everything Azure had to say unless it was ‘I have to go’.
Two Time decided to change the topic.
“So, why are we making cookies?” They asked with a small smile.
“Cause cookies are very amazing and so great” Azure stuck his finger in the flour bag then booped them on the nose. Wiping off the white dust on the very tip. Some of the flour was inhaled and their head threw itself back as they lurched forward and sneezed quietly. Azure giggled at the small cloud of flour they created at that.
“You sneeze like a kitten,” he teased. Two Time smirked at this and looked to the side as they crossed their arms. Azure’s laugh had to be so pretty.
“What a cliché line” they huffed in a feign of disapproval.
“Aww but it’s true!” Did he just say ‘aww’? Two Time’s cheeks flushed.
A while later, after the dry and wet ingredients had been mixed in, Azure took out a spatula from the bowl, he scraped it on the side a bit then handed it to them which they were reluctant to take, but eventually did.
“O-oh, I don’t” oh jeez they love cookie dough so much, but they weren’t hungry, plus, they can’t even imagine how unhealthy this stuff is. “I don’t really like cookie dough” Azure laughed nervously and took back the spatula, now they made him upset!
“Oh, uh, sorry, you wanna help me roll these up?” They nodded and grabbed the scooper Azure had gotten out.
They eventually got the thick batter out after a little hardship then placed the small cookie batter ball on the baking sheet. Azure on the other hand just scooped it up and rolled the tough dough in his hands before moving along to get more, this seemed much more efficient than their method, but Two Time was pretty sure they weren’t strong enough.
“How has your day been like so far?” Azure then asked, Two Time looked to the side and shrugged. Same as Azure when they asked him that question.
“It was also boring, I tried to write a song for you though” Azure lit up at this.
“Really?! How’s it going?” They sighed and closed their eyes.
“Not very well, I never realized how hard love songs are to write without being so undeniably cheesy, plus…I don’t think I know you enough” there was another long silence, was that mean to say? Should they say sorry?
“Oh well, I guess we’ll just have to spend more time together!” Azure said in a sarcastic tone. Two Time smirked.
The cookies were soon set in the oven and the two sat in boredom on the island counter.
Azure hummed as he placed his head in his hands.
“Let’s play two truths and lie, and if I win you play me a song”
“What if I also win?” Azure closed his eyes in thought then gave them a challenging face.
“Well…what do you want from me?” Two Time swallowed hard at those enticing lilac eyes.
“Eehhh, a…a nickname! I get to give you a nickname” they smiled proudly at this suggestion. Azure scoffed.
“Okay, first one, I am color blind, second, I have owned thongs, and third, I love mozzarella fries”
Two Time hummed in thought as they scanned him up and down.
“I’m gonna have to go with thongs” Azure folded his hands together
“You’d be correct” Two Time silently congratulated themself on the win before realizing…
“Wait, you’re color blind?” Azure nodded.
“Yeah, to red, I thought nightshades were azure like my name, turns out they were purple, but I still love em’” Two Time looked down and giggled at this adorable mixup.
“So…what’s my nickname?” He asked, and Two Time placed their head on their arm as they hummed, before slowly extending their arm out to his face and brushing aside a lock of chestnut hair, their hand lingered on his cheek as they drank in his glare of flustered befuddlement.
“My Nightshade” they removed their hand as Azure looked away when his cheeks went completely red. They smiled wildly and held back a chuckle.
“Okay, okay, you go now” Two Time put their finger to their lip and hummed.
“Number one, I have a tattoo, two, I wear contacts, and three, I’ve had the same guitar since middle school” Azure let out a laugh and pointed at them.
“Contacts! It’s a whole thing. Everyone knows that,”
Two Time smirked in a faux defeat.
“Alright, guess I’ll have to play the piano,”
“Oh! Piano!”
Two Time then led Azure to the piano, they sat down on the bench and Azure followed to sit next to them. They positioned their hands and started the intro
You look indescribably good
Irrevocably grand
With you by my side
Is where I wanna stand…
Then right when they finished the song, the timer rang and Azure scrambled to the oven, Two Time followed excitedly. The hot cookies were slid out from the oven, gooey and sweet. They really wanted to eat one, but they couldn’t imagine how many calories were packed in just one of those things. They already had breakfast, plus pizza last night was super pushing it way off the edge. They shouldn’t eat these.
Azure took off his oven mitts and waved away some of the smoke which emitted from the cookies.
“These guys are really hot so we’ll have to wait for a bit” Two Time nodded and folded their hands together, how will they get out of this one?
After a bit of waiting and talking Azure grabbed a cookie and bit into it. It looked really good.
“You want one?” He asked and Two Time shook their head.
“I had a big breakfast” perfect, perfectly averted, Azure gave them an odd glance and nodded. For a moment they thought he saw through the guise, but they decided he didn’t and continued to talk to Azure happily.