tink’ 👼🏻

As you spent more time with the brothers, you realized just how much you and Michael had in common.

Somewhere along the way, your friendship became something more, and one beautiful night beneath the shining moon, the two of you finally confessed your feelings for each other. However, you both decided to wait a while before telling anyone.

"You guys are acting weird," Jermaine said, eyeing the two of you suspiciously. "No, we're not," you and Michael answered at the exact same time.

An awkward silence followed.

"See?" Michael said with an awkward laugh, gesturing between the two of you. "Nothing's going on." Tito looked up from across the table and raised an eyebrow. "That literally proves his point."

You bit the inside of your cheek, trying so hard not to laugh.

Keeping your relationship a secret had seemed like a brilliant idea at first. No teasing, no questions, and no drama. The only problem? You and Michael were terrible at pretending.

You were currently holding hands beneath the table, his thumb lazily tracing circles over your knuckles while he carried on a completely normal conversation with Randy about absolutely nothing. Every few seconds, he would give your hand a gentle squeeze, and every single time, you had to fight the smile threatening to give everything away.

"So..." Jackie narrowed his eyes. "Why are you both smiling like that?"

"What smile?" you asked far too quickly, causing Michael to glance over at you for a split second.

That was the mistake.

The second your eyes met, his mouth involuntarily curved into the softest, cutest grin you'd ever seen—the one he reserved only for you. Your own face betrayed you immediately, mirroring his smile before you could stop yourself.

"Oh my god." Marlon pointed at the two of you dramatically. "What?" Michael laughed, trying to play it cool. "You've been making those stupid heart-eyes at each other for, like, twenty minutes. Gross."

"We have not."

Under the table, he intertwined your fingers even tighter, making you kick his ankle. In retaliation, he gave your hand another squeeze—this time a little more playful.

"You two are literally holding hands under the table," Janet giggled.

Both of you froze.

"How do you know that?" you asked. "Because I dropped my earring, and no one noticed when I leaned down to pick it up. I spent, like, two minutes just staring at y'all's hands." She gave you a playful smile.

Michael slowly looked down at your intertwined fingers before Jermaine spoke again.

"So," he said, "how long have you two been dating?"

Michael glanced at you, obviously embarrassed that the two of you had been caught.

"Two months," you both groaned.

"Makes sense." Marlon took a bite of his dessert. "She'd rejected me too many times. I knew she had a boyfriend." Jackie rolled his eyes. "Did it ever cross your mind that maybe she just wasn't into you?" he asked. Marlon looked at him. "Nah."

Michael pressed a soft kiss to your lips. "Mine," he whispered.

taglist: @youluvyanni @winterosco @escapefromrealitylol @ruesredjacket @4ppl3h34d @tinydreamerpillar @delictezz @heartsforamari19 @sugarrushbell @bangchanunofficial @swavydadon @nayykura @plan3tch1ld @unseenleylinesecret @niyahctrl @animegamerfox @raefoxiegirl @applehead-luvr @a-motherfcking-fish @michaelsgirlie @sebbysbaby @helalokithor @poetsprey @60fspp @kryka83 @ilov3tosle3p @bladeeisjesus @umibug @erynnnn @lauren7050 @onegoodperson @trvpstarxvl @alexablanc @superlegend216 @gravenoirr @heyitsm4di @heartstofiiveunknownn @soimightlikeoldmen69 @cherrishkissed @bambijackson @kisscoqueen @ghazalbambi @aristoleyaferrarii @michaeljacksonlover25 @solelypyt @no1sdolli3 @blameditontheboogie @spiderhook @ghazalbambi @jaafarl

Michael was sporting a flannel button up shirt and a pair of slacks, his afro was voluminous and coily. He was absentmindedly humming a tune and you stared at him with hearts in your eyes, unknowingly a small smile drifted to your face. He was so handsome and so adorable, your heart couldn’t contain all the affection you felt for him. You sighed deeply to calm down. He turned to look at you, his brows furrowed questioningly, “You okay, ma?” You simply smiled dreamily at him and nodded enthusiastically, “Mhm. Everything’s perfect- you’re perfect.” Michael bit his lip before he blew out some bubbles in embarrassment, his shyness was making your heart feel even more overwhelmed with affection. You couldn’t help it.

You got up from your seat at the counter before you quietly stalked over to him, like a panther tracking its prey to wrap your arms tightly around his waist and rested your head on his back. “What’s gotten into you tonight?” he asks incredulously but there was no malice in his tone. He’d never turn down your affections but you were surprisingly clingy. “You. You’re driving me crazy.” you answered. He laughed, the sound jovial and lifting your spirits higher, “Baby, I’m just doing the dishes.” You lightly wiggled your fingers on his sides to tickle him and he squirmed in your hold, “I know, silly. It doesn’t matter. You’re just so cute.” Michael huffed and rolled his eyes affectionately, though you couldn’t see. 

Michael had finished washing the last plate and placed it in the drying rack before wiping his hands on a towel and turned to face you in your hold. He wrapped his arms around your shoulders, you moved your hands up his back as you felt the contours of his back and rested your head on his chest. You could feel his steady heartbeat thumping against your cheek as you gripped the back of his shirt. Michael leaned down to kiss the top of your head before he held you tight, and lifted you in his hold and off your feet which made you squeal. He went to hold your face in his hands and placed another kiss on your forehead, “My pretty angel.” You smiled wide, practically preening at his compliment. 

Eventually, you both ended up cuddling on the couch. He was in a half-reclined position against the armrest while you laid on top of him with your legs tangled and a throw blanket draped over. You were both watching ‘Smile’, Michael was giggling but you were hardly paying attention as you listened to him and his heartbeat while fiddling around with his hand- caressing his palm and playing with his fingers. He let you be since he was used to you having a fixation with his hands. He was so cute. You couldn’t resist the feelings he was inducing in you. It was like an itch you couldn't scratch. You just had to-

“Ouch!!” Michael exclaimed, jumping underneath you as he looked down. You looked up at him, smiling. “Did you just…? -bite me?” Michael asked, bewildered. “You just look so adorable I couldn't help but just take a bite.” you said as you affectionately gave him a chomp on his shoulder, not too hard this time. “Seriously, what has gotten into you?” he asked in between laughs. You only bit him again, this time on his bicep. “It’s like I’m dating a vampire.” You bit him again on top of his left pectoral and he jumped again. You weren’t trying to hurt him but this was the only thing you could think of to get rid of your feelings of cuteness aggression for your absolutely adorable boyfriend, and it was working. 

You gave him some more soft chomps in random places while he just sat mostly still and his large warm hand caressed your back, only half paying attention to the movie at this point. How lucky you were that he was willing to tolerate your antics but you didn’t know exactly how much he loved entertaining them anyway because he loved being the subject of your love and the recipient to your affection- bites and all. You moved up his body to reach his face and now it was time for another onslaught of affectionate attacks because you had started aggressively kissing anywhere you could reach. His forehead, all over his cheeks, his cute nose, his chin, and giving a few aggressive smooches to his pretty lips all while Michael giggled uncontrollably, “Baby! that tickles!” 

This gave you a mischievous idea. You stopped and gave him another lingering kiss which made his eyes drift close. This had disarmed him because your hands moved down in claw formation to his tummy and you wiggling your fingers around his torso to tickle him. He burst into pure unadulterated laughter and he squirmed uncontrollably under you. You also laughed with him as he pleaded with you to stop and tried to hold your hands back but you were relentless in your pursuit to wring more giggles out of him. His laugh was so pretty and infectious, you would bottle it up for a rainy day if it were possible.

He managed to turn the tables by grabbing your arms firmly and flipping you both on the couch so he was on top of you now, the blanket was a tangled mess around both of your legs. You were both breathing heavily but your hearts were light, eyes twinkling with love and permanent smiles painted on your faces. Michael reached down to kiss you gently, almost too gentle and a small sound of protest escaped your throat. He reached down to kiss you again as his lips moved in a slow caress against yours. He let go of your arms to hold your waist, some of his warm fingers touched your bare skin because your shirt had ridden up a bit and you felt shivers up your spine. Your hands moved to grip the back of his neck, your fingers slid into his ‘fro and lightly grazed his scalp, making him groan into your mouth. You bit his bottom lip and sucked it in, he gripped your waist tighter and you broke the kiss to breath deeply. 

Your fingers gently played with the coils in his hair, they were mesmerising to you and his hair was so soft. Michael scooted to rest his head on your chest this time, you also scooted to sit up against the armrest and couch pillows so he could rest comfortably. He listened to your heartbeat, beating fast and it made him smile wide. You grabbed his hand, raised it to your face and then gently bit his thumb. “Ow!” he exclaimed as he yanked his hand away and shook it. “I love you.” you voiced with giggles spilling from you. Michael pressed a kiss to your chest where he felt your heartbeat, “I love you, too. Even though you’re abusing me.” You gasped in indignation, “I do not! They’re love bites!” Michael giggled, the vibrations traveled over your torso as he shook. “Well, bite me then little miss vampire.” he said, staring at you with so much passion in his beautiful doe eyes. “Don’t threaten me with a good time.” you said with a toothy grin as you had your claw hands at the ready.