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Kevin sighed into his palm and switched his phone off. All of his friends that usually model for him are busy on the days he's free, which is, for lack of a better word, a pain in the ass. He doesn't know anyone else who could model for him this week ... well, there are plenty of models he follows on Instagram but they live quite far away and it would be a hassle for them to travel all the way here just for some measly university project.
His friend, who was sitting with him in front of the computers, noticed the blonde's reaction. She knew it all too well since it always happens and there's not much they could do about it apart from overthink about how their grade is gonna be shit and they'll have no chance of a future. But that's just the anxiety talking. "No model, huh ?" A mutter escaped her curved lips and she focused her deep brown eyes towards the other, who nodded in reply.
At that moment, a light bulb flickered above her head and her pupils darted back to her phone, typing something in the search bar of Instagram. "Oh, I actually found this model last night. His name's Anthony, I think his style might be what you're looking for." She pressed the username and slid her phone towards Kevin so that he could see the model for himself. The violet-eyed male scrolled through 1 set of pictures ... then another. And another. His fashion style fit the theme of his street photography project to a T. Not only that, but he was drop dead gorgeous. Like almost unbelievably gorgeous.
"He'll do perfectly ! I'll message him right now. Thanks a lot, you really came in clutch." Kevin beamed a grin at his friend and slid the phone back to her. He switched his own phone back on and typed Anthony's username on the Instagram search bar, following him and messaging him about modelling for his project.
"I know, I'm amazing. You can treat me by buying some takeaway tonight."
"If he says yes, then fine, I'll buy the takeaway. I want pizza tonight." The two continued to debate what kind of takeout they'd have since, apparently, they had pizza last week.
The blonde wouldn't get a reply from the model until the evening though.
[Sure, sounds cool. Where are you planning to meet up ? :^)]
Kevin couldn't stop his heart racing, and not because him and his friend would have takeaway tonight. He actually has the chance to meet this beautiful model. In person. In two days. Like what ?! It felt so unreal to him, he felt like he was dreaming. He pinched himself just to make sure. Nope, it's real. He couldn't help but squeal a little into his pillow while smiling widely.
Oh, wait. This is a silly little crush again, isn't it. Ugh. The violet-eyed male didn't want to get his hopes up too high because all he knew is what Anthony looked like. He doesn't know anything about him as a person, like how he acts around people. Heck, he might actually be really mean and full of himself, Kevin didn't know. He knew that they were possibly only going to meet because of the photoshoot but he also hoped that they would get closer after that since he wanted to get to know the model better than just being a pretty face. The blonde ran his fingers through his hair. All that overthinking made him hungry. Let's just order the takeaway already.
- - -
Uh-oh, today's the day and Kevin's getting real antsy. The two decided to have a photoshoot at the train station and some in the train as well. Yeah, those would be some very cool shots. They also decided it would be best to go on the trains during the late evening, where not many people are boarding and rush hour is over. The blonde fiddled with his hair while looking at his hand mirror, his fingers quite shaky. Hopefully his hands will be more steady when it's photography time.
"Hey. Um, you're the photographer I'm meeting up with, right ?"
After hearing that lighthearted voice, Kevin turned his head to where it came from, which was right next to him. His body reacted a lot quicker than his speech. His cheeks flared a light shade of pink and his pupils seemed to form the shape of a heart. Before speaking, he cleared his throat a little and slid his hand mirror back in his pocket. "Y-Yep, that's me. Anthony, right ? Nice to meet you, my name's Kevin." The violet-eyed male retracted the urge to spew a laugh at how awkward he was being right now. I don't blame him, I can feel the second-hand embarrassment from here.
"Nice to meet you too, Kevin." Haa, wow. It sounded good hearing his name with that sweet voice of his. Apart from his voice, man oh man, was his fashion the coolest and prettiest Kevin's ever seen. Anthony's main colour was a soft, baby pink, which was a good choice because it contrasted heavily with the deep, blue nightscape. Pink bucket hat, pink oversized, button-up shirt that was left open to reveal the white turtleneck he had on, pink, baggy cargo pants that had chains dangling from the belt loops and white trainers with pink as its second main colour. To top it off, he had dreadlocks that were dip dyed a pastel pink and an asymmetrical pink eyeliner look. I mean, if someone were to look up the word perfection in the dictionary, they would see Anthony.
Kevin didn't realise he was staring until the other male spoke up again after he didn't receive a reply. "You seem kinda nervous. Do you wanna maybe go get a drink or something before we do the photoshoot ?" The crimson-eyed male suggested, jerking his head over to the vending machine he walked past earlier.
"O-Oh, yeah ! Yeah yeah, sure. I think that'd calm me down quite a bit actually." The blonde lied but followed after the other who was nearing closer to the vending machine.
"We can take our time. I know it'll probably be really late when we get home but you're not in a rush, right ?" Anthony asked, his eyes busy with what to pick out of the vending machine and honestly, there wasn't much choice and none of them seemed appealing.
"Oh, no, not at all. You ?"
"Nah." Instead of telling the truth, the shorter male decided to lie because he wanted to hang out with Kevin a little longer. In truth, Anthony has a 3000 word essay due at 8 in the morning and another project to complete so he'd have to stay up the whole night for it to all be done and dusted in time. "Did you pick what drink you want ?"
"Uhh ... water." A short chuckle came out of the violet-eyed male's mouth and he scratched his cheek with a finger, nervously.
"Same here." The red-eyed male chuckled a little as well and pushed the coins inside the machine, which paid for both of their drinks.
"Oh, you didn't have to do that ... but thank you."
"Weren't you the one who offered to pay for my train ticket which is a lot more expensive than a bottle of water ?"
"W-Well, yeah but-wah-!" Kevin's hands comically moved about all over the place before catching the water bottle that was tossed to him. "Th-Thanks." He muttered, snapping the cap off the bottle and taking a quick swig of water.
"Don't mention it." Anthony replied, taking a few sips of the refreshingly cool liquid too. "So you're studying photography ... do you wanna become a fashion photographer after you finish uni ?" He asked, twisting the cap back on the bottle. The black-haired male thought it was appropriate to spark up a conversation so that it wasn't awkward for the both of them. But he also genuinely wanted to know more about the blonde as well.
"Hmm ... maybe ? I'm not really sure." A light, uncertain giggle escaped Kevin's lips. "Well, my sister is a fashion designer so I wanna help her promote her brand 'n stuff, y'know ?" While he was talking, his violet eyes were staring at the water in the bottle, which was moving slightly from his quivering hands. The other male hummed in response. "Oh. What about you, do you go to university ? What are you studying ?"
"Me ? Uhh ..." All he had to do was either say yes or no, but either answer had their consequences... Fuck it. "Yeah, I go to uni ... I'm on an animation course." Well, it was clear that Kevin didn't recognise him since he didn't even stand out much while he was in the art facilities. It's not like he tried to either.
"Animation ? Wah, that's so cool !! I've always wanted to try animation but I'm guessing it's pretty hard, huh ?"
"Ha, yeah a bit. But the payoff is nice since you see everything come together into something you're really proud of." Anthony's lips curved into a little smile while he talked, which Kevin noticed. It was clear that the shorter male was quite passionate and dedicated to animation, which was very admirable.
"Hey, maybe when our photoshoot is over, you can send me some of your animations ? I really wanna see, I bet your stuff is amazing !" The violet-eyed male grinned and his eyes were squinted a little from his cheeks rising.
"Oh, sure." There was a warm feeling in Anthony's chest and a pitter patter in his stomach. It meant a lot to him that the taller male was interested in his work. There was a brief silence between the two just exchanging warm smiles at each other, before the red-eyed male decided to break it. "So you wanna start taking photos now ?"
"Yep ! Let's go." Kevin held up his camera and beamed another grin, before walking further inside the train station. After just hearing those brief words about the black-haired male's passion for animation, it gave the other confidence in his own project and his path. He too wanted to be proud of the work he produced.
- - -
It's now the next day and Kevin decided to look over and edit the photos he took that night in the computer suite. He had a brief look through on his camera too but it's always best to look at them on a bigger scale too. And what a coincidence, Anthony's there too, but it's not like the blonde noticed him since he looks completely different. He was just sporting a baggy but comfy hoodie, sweatpants and glasses. Will they talk to each other ? I seriously doubt it. Kevin sat next to one of his friends who also happened to be there but they weren't doing any work. They exchanged their 'hello's and 'how are you's before getting to the actual meat of the conversation.
"Oh, saw on your story about the photoshoot last night. You picked a really good model, who is he ? He's attractive as hell." They asked, chin resting on their palm. Anthony forgot his airpods since he was in a rush so he could hear everything that they were saying. His head perked up a little at the mention of him in the conversation.
"I know, right ? He's so hot and super nice too !" Kevin replied, his pupils popping in the shapes of hearts again. He could talk about the red-eyed male all day if he could, but he'll spare his friend. Off to the side, said red-eyed male was extremely flustered and couldn't pay attention to what he was working on. "I only found out about him a few days ago since I was desperate for models." Whipping out his phone, he went on Instagram and typed Anthony's username in the search bar. "His name's Anthony. He's just so effortlessly beautiful, it makes me wanna cry." The blonde faced the screen towards his friend's view while also clutching his other hand into a fist, dramatically. An intrigued sound came out of their mouth.
"Damn right he is. The way you're talking about him sounds like you got a crush." A cheeky smirk quickly graced their lips along with a snicker.
"What, it wasn't obvious ? I actually spared you all the details about him that I like for your sake, y'know."
Huh ? Did Anthony hear that correctly ?
"Ah, I'm glad you did. I can't stand your simping even for 5 minutes." They chuckled and leaned back in the chair, slumping. "So what now ? Are you still talking to him ?" They asked before a yawn took over their speech. The blonde nodded and brought the screen back to his eyes.
"I wanna get to know him more and possibly meet up again too." He pressed on the arrow where his DM's are and pressed on the conversation he and Anthony have, scrolling through it a little. There was a fuzzy feeling in his chest and his glossy lips curved into a smile.
"Meet up, huh ... like a date ?"
"I'm hoping we get to that stage, yeah. But I don't think that'll happen soon so I just gotta be patient." Kevin switched his phone off and slid it back in his pocket.
Well, after hearing that whole exchange, the black-haired male quickly got up and hurried to the bathroom. Loads of thoughts raced through his head, probably a bit too fast because he couldn't keep up with any of them. After arriving in the restroom, Anthony splashed some cold water on his flushed face and took the time to recollect and organise his scattered thoughts.
So basically ... Kevin likes him back ? And he wants to get closer ? And he wants to go on a date with him ? Like a romantic date ? With a fancy restaurant and roses type of romantic date ? Like a date date ? So ... he wants to be his boyfriend ?! Anthony slapped his cheeks. Maybe he's thinking about this the wrong way. A date doesn't immediately mean a confirmation about being lovers. Oh, wait, no no, maybe ... it does ? He bit his lip. Well, it's not like being boyfriends with Kevin is a bad thing either ! Oh, but, that dunce doesn't even know they're studying in the same university.
Anthony's thoughts seemed to come to a brief halt and he splashed another puddle of cold water on his face, huffing right after. Yeah, he's not good with this love stuff.