āsomeoneās popular,ā ollie teases. āyou get people paying you compliments all the time?ā thereās a slight crook to his mouth as he leans back on his hands, loose pebbles on the sidewalk digging into his palms. the party behind them gets quieter, winding down and ollie checks his watch. 2 am ā how long have they been out here? heās about to offer micah a ride but the air between them tenses. micahās questions tremble and stutter, bitter and sharp, and oliver rolls his shoulders to ease them off, unwilling to be riled up.
āiām not jaded enough to think it doesnāt exist. how else can i explain this?ā he waves a hand between them. āyouāve got somebody. sure. but i know iāll regret it if i donāt even try.ā
the bottleās not even half-empty. oliverās not drunk, so his words fall steady and honest as he admits, āi havenāt been able to look away from you since you walked in.ā
he inhales sharply ,Ā turning away quickly and puffing up his cheeks to stop himself from giggling . he doesnāt want to dwell on how he welcomes this easy back and forth despite how tense the conversation is actually going . micah hears oliver move , hears that and nothing elseĀ āĀ and itās then he realizes how quiet everything else is .Ā
he turns back towards the party , theyāre a ways a way and his gaze hardens , heart rate starting to pick up because his thoughts drift toĀ kurt .Ā
and kurt doesnāt know where he is .Ā
micah starts to debate if he should go back or just .. just leave and deal with him tomorrow . itās better really , better than dealing with what always happens when going home with a drunk kurt . he turns back to oliver , just in time to catch his admittance .Ā
he justā he just wishes he doesnāt feel a flood of warmth from what heās hearing when just seconds ago , kurt's invaded his head . but instead of questioning it , instead of questioning oliver further , instead of prompting for an explanation of what exactly needs to be explained , he asks the first thing heās wanted since getting here .
āĀ if i asked you to take me somewhere right now , would you ? ā