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Willie knows that some people would think that it's strange that he hasn't seen his boyfriend Alex play before. One of the first things he learned about the guy was that he was in a band, but he has never heard him play. Julie and the Phantoms, as they are now known, sort of blew up after they opened for Panic! at the disco at the Orpheum (with a little help from Willie). They were playing shows pretty much every weekend but Willie had yet to make it to any of them; it's not that he didn't want to see Alex or the band play he just didn't want to freak Alex out, the boy had enough nerves already.
This weekend was going to be different, he decided to poof into their show on Saturday night to watch them play and admire Alex from a distance before poofing back out (so Alex wouldn't know and later freak out). Willie poofed into the coffee shop/club, he wasn't sure exactly what the venue was meant to be exactly but it looked pretty awesome. He found a spot at the back of a big crowd and waited. When Julie came out she was alone and singing softly at the piano, as the song began to build the boys appearing sending the crowd into mayhem. Willie was mesmerized by the whole thing, it was one thing being seen my one lifer let alone a whole venue full. The band sounded great, though he wasn't really that surprised about that. What he was surprised about was how comfortable and confident Alex looked behind his drum kit. He looked completely relaxed and more focused than Willie had ever seen before, which was saying a lot because the dude usually couldn't sit still for very long. Willie was even more surprised when Alex started to sing on his own, he didn't know he could sing either. Hearing him sing made Willie’s stomach flip and he did not know why. His boyfriend was multi-talented and he didn't even know. He stared in awe as Alex, wearing his usual pink hoodie, got up to join the boys and Julie at the front of the stage to end the set. Willie was still in shock and much to his own surprise found himself poofing backstage to look for Alex.
Backstage was crazy busy, roadies from the venue moving equipment, Julie's lifer friends and family congratulating her, and the three ghost boys bouncing excitedly in the corner. Alex caught sight of Willie out of the corner of his eye and was surprised to see him, he hadn't told him where the show was and he didn't think any of the guys had. "Uh..hey," he said with a shy smile, "what are you doing here?". "I came to see the show, obviously" Willie laughed. Alex blushed a little as Luke and Reggie took notice of the conversation from their spot in the corner. "What did you think?" Alex asked nervously running his fingers through his hair and looking at his feet. Willie's brain short-circuited, this boy didn't know that he was not only seriously talented but also incredibly cute. "Uh, you looked hot" he blurted moving his own hair out of his face. Alex's head shot up "Yeah those lights are a lot, plus wearing a hoodie doesn't really help, although as a ghost I'm not sure sweating is a thing I need to worry about...oh" he stopped the words finally clicking in his head as his face flushes a deeper pink. Willie just smiles and pulls him in for a hug because his boyfriend is an idiot.