The night air was fresh on his skin, took the warmth that had filled his cheeks while he was amongst the crowds of people inside. He was on the bench at the end of the garden, a garden he’d never been in before and it was thankfully quiet. Life and soul echoed from in the house, a welcome reminder that Dean hadn’t actually been invited but hadn’t been turned away either. His presence was for the soul purpose of seeking out, of getting under the skin of one particular person and yet he hadn’t seen him. All in all it’d been uneventful, not worth the effort of finding the party in the first place.
At least he thought that up until the moment the bench creaked beside him, his eyes had been too focused on the stars to notice that there had been anyone anywhere near him. His guard wouldn’t have been so down otherwise. Instantly he stiffened, prepared to lash out if need be. But he softened when he saw the shock of blond hair he’d been looking for all night, and felt him snuggle in tight to Dean’s side. His arm lifted to accommodate the taken space and it rested on the back of the bench, nowhere else. “How did you know I was here?”
Of course, Tyler had been at this party... he was always in the know of everything. Even when he didn’t want to be, information and invitations came his way. Tyler didn’t mind them. He liked being a part of things... liked being with people especially when they really wanted him to be there. This party was one of those cases. Fandango, very good friend of his, was the host and everyone knew a Dango party was a party worth going to. By association Tyler was co-host. He didn’t mind. Anything for Dango. It was well into the party that he had noticed Dean. The boy that had been wiggling himself into his life as of late. Purposely toying with him in a way that usually ended up in Tyler frustrated. He had, at first, been avoiding him. Telling himself that he did not want anything to do with that tonight. But a part of him really wanted to speak to him, to be around him... and that’s why he had followed him out into the gardens.
“I didn’t.” He lied with confidence. After all, he wasn’t going to tell Dean that he was looking for him. “It’s not all about you. I wanted to stroll around Fandango’s gorgeous gardens. ...But I am cold and the only person here is you so...” The excuse was lame. It was completely lame, actually. But it was what he was going to go with. “...What are you even doing here?”