HIII I was wondering if your requests are open and if they are can you maybe write one where reader is opening for post animal but joe isn’t with them for that tour and all the boys think they would be so cute together so they when joe comes down they decide to bring joe and reader on for pie in the sky and her and joe bond after the show or smth! love your work!!❤️❤️ and if you can’t get to it nw!!
A/N: Hi. Thank you so so much for your kind words and Thank you for being my 2nd request. I changed the ending just a little bit but I hope I did this justice. Requests are open 💙
𝐌𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐅𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐭𝐜𝐡𝐦𝐚𝐤𝐞𝐫
Joe Keery x Musician! Reader
Description: The Post Animal guys play matchmaker with their opening act and Joe
CW: friends playing match maker, brief performance of Pie In The Sky, drinking
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Likes and Comments are greatly appreciated. Reblogs are a writer's best friend :) 💙
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"One. Two. Three. Four" You count as you meet the boys in the wings. "Glad the whole band is here."
"Are you ever gonna stop this?" Wes teases
"I don't think so, man." Jake answers for you, "Besides, it's kinda become tour tradition and you NEVER break tour tradition."
"Exactly! And let's not forget how many times my headcount tradition has saved all your ass in one way or another." You remind them
"Yeah... that's true." Jake admits
"Ok, ok. I get it and I'm sorry"
"Apology accepted. Now go rock the stage while I nap in your dressing room." You grin
"No! You can't!" Wes almost screams
"Why not? Y'all always have the bigger and more comfy room."
You pout. Wes never tells you no and they always let you crash in their dressing room if you really need your sleep. Sometimes they've even carried you to the hotel shuttle and up to your room.
"You just can't tonight. Any other night but not tonight, ok?!" Wes states before walking away from the group
"He's just stressed about tonight. He's got a lot riding on this. I'm not excusing his behavior....just trying to explain it." Javi says
"Oh ok."
You nod. Your concert high seems to have ended already. You couldn't wait to get back to the hotel and cry yourself to sleep, but for now, you'll settle for trying to nap in your dressing room.
"We'll see you for Pie In The Sky, yeah?" Matt asks
"It wouldn't be the same without you. I mean we've been practicing together for weeks." Jake says, making the others nod in agreement
You put on your best fake smile," 'Course. I wouldn't dream of missing it. Now go rock the show and I'll join y'all later."
"Alright, before we get this next song started" Dalton laughs into the microphone as the crowd screams louder
"I can see you guys are excited so let's bring our guests out and on stage."
"Guests?" You mouth confused
Joe waves to the crowd as he joins them on stage. Taking his place next to Dalton as they set up a mic for him. From the other side of the stage corridor, your eyes widen in surprise.
You knew Joe was a part of the band before his fame on Stranger Things. You've heard the stories about him and what they've done together. You've even quickly waved at him when the boys introduced you to him through FaceTime.
The boys share a laugh at your surprise. Javi and Matt wave you over and onto the stage. You took your place between Dalton and Javi with your guitar in hand. The crowd grows louder and more excited as you come back on stage.
"Ready?" Dalton asks
You and Joe both nod in agreement. He looks at everyone as they all nod in agreement. He counts everyone in and the song starts.
"Great beauty, pie in the sky
Yours truly, light of my life
I miss you half of the day
Big cheddar lighting my way
So shine
Shine on me
She's lovely, she's number one"
"She's lovely, baby!" Joe sings into the mic.
His eyes glanced your way before focusing back on the crowd. Jake can't help the smile that spreads across his face. The plan was definitely starting to fall into place.
"Straight shooter, lunar or bust
Big dreamer, pearl of the sky
This schemer in the star of my life
So shine, shine
Moony's on the rise
Hit me with your shine"
You, Javi, Dalton, Jake, and Joe line up and play together. All of you swaying in sync with the beat. The stage lights switch from blue to orange, going with the song's lyrics comparing the moon and the sun
"The Sun hits me when I'm back in my home
Day sleeper, sleeping alone
Black magic, keep me alive
Just wake me when she's in the sky
So shine, shine on me
What's the matter with the bat in the cave?
Who's your buddy in the dark of the shade?
He's a bleeder, he's a snack for the soul, yeah
I'm a creeper with a heart made of gold
So shine, shine
Make me wanna sell my soul for just a bit of your shine
How my gonna fill this hole, if your heart ain't mine?
Tell me that it isn't true
Only in the night time I see you
Moony's on the rise
Hit me with your shine"
The guitar outro has everyone synced up again. The crowd's energy spurring everyone on even more.
"Hey"
That sends you into a fit of laughter, even with the weeks of rehearsal. There was just something so goofy but authentically them about it. You've learned through the tour that they've switched who ends the song. Each boy having fun with it.
It's not until the stage lights turn white that you realize you've completely missed the rest of the guitar outro; you were too caught up in the laughter and the crowd's energy to even really care. It also made you completely unaware of Joe's eyes on you. Your laugh entranced him
"Give it up one more time for our amazing opener, and of course, Joe!" Dalton all but screams into the mic
The crowd cheering you on while everyone on stage is clapping for you and Joe. Both of you wave goodbye to the crowd and walk off stage
"Picture!" Caity says excitedly
"What?" Joe asks, taking out his in-ear monitors
You close your eyes from the flash. Almost bumping into Joe and falling over.
"Oh my god. I'm so so sorry. I was trying to catch a surprise photo". She explains
"Maybe just wait until we have our iem's out, yeah?" You laugh
"Are you guys ok? I feel so bad"
"Yeah, I -" Joe looks over at you, "I think we're ok."
You nod, "Give me a second to get my vision back, and we can retake the photo?"
"Are you sure?"
"Yeah, of course."
"Ok. Ok."
You and Joe stand next to each other and hold up your guitars, smiling at Caity.
"You're here!" Veronica greets
"Joe and the guys are over here." She wiggles her eyebrows playfully and guides you to the couch, where everyone is hanging out.
"Were you waiting for me?"
"No, maybe." She giggles
"How much have you had to drink, huh?"
"Babe, I thought we agreed we wouldn't intervene." Matt asks
"I'm not intervening. 'M just..... leading her to the group"
"Intervene in what?" You ask
Matt locks his lips before pulling Veronica out onto the makeshift dance floor. You shake your head, laughing. Walking over to the bottles of alcohol and making your favorite drink
"I'm glad it's not just me they're acting weird with." Joe says
"What do you mean?"
"Matt locking his lips."
"You saw that too? I was worried I was imagining it."
"Nope. You're definitely not imagining it. I mean, Wes basically kept me locked in their dressing room until Pie."
"So you're the reason I couldn't nap in their dressing room after my set." You tease
"Yeah, I guess I am" He laughs. "I'm sorry I got in the way of your post set nap. I know how important those are."
"Oh, no. I still napped. I just didn't get to nap on the comfortable couch."
"I kept you from the comfortable couch? Now I feel even worse."
"It's really ok. I promise."
"The way you played during Pie, I would've never guessed that you were kept from the comfortable couch. You sounded amazing. Like you were one of us"
"Really?"
"Yeah, I mean, you are one of us? Can I even say us?" Joe asks
"You definitely can. I mean you were here from the beginning. I just sorta tagged along."
"That's not true."
"It's not?"
"When you joined this tour you became a part of the band." Dalton reassures
"In fact-" he bangs his fist on the table, getting the attention of everyone in the room, "To our newest honorary founding member"
"Here! Here!"
The boys cheer and raise their glasses to you. Your heartbeat speeding up as Joe keeps his eyes locked on you. His gaze shifts between your mouth and your eyes.
"So this is what Javi meant when he said you had a lot riding on tonight." You ask, joining Wes in a quieter corner of the room
"I have no idea what you're talking about." Wes takes a sip of his drink
"You could've just told me Joe was in your dressing room and that's why I couldn't nap there."
"I could've but I didn't wanna risk you spoiling his surprise pop-up."
"When have I ever spoiled a surprise pop-up? I didn't even spoil that I was joining y'all on stage."
"You've spoiled things before"
"When?"
"You spoiled The Mandalorian and Grogu."
You gasp dramatically
"Making an accurate assumption isn't spoiling the movie, ok? It's just a lucky guess. And we're not talking about spoiling movies."
"Then what exactly are we talking about?" Wes raises an eyebrow
"Don't." You warn
"Don't what?"
"I'm not doing it."
"You're not doing what?"
"I can play this game for hours Wesley."
"I have no clue what game you're talking about."
You roll your eyes
"Fine. How long have you been planning on trying to set me up with Joe?"
"Is it working?"
"Maybe." You tease
"Ok, I deserved that"
"Yes you do." You laugh
"We haven't been planning it for too long."
"We?"
"Yes we. I'm the captain of this ship, the rest are just the crew."
"Good to know." You laugh
"Is Caity in on it?"
"Nope, it was just Veronica and us. Why?"
"No reason. No reason at all."
Your cheeks become flushed. It was silly to think that the photo was a plan to keep you and Joe close for just a little while longer. But considering your tourmates were playing matchmaker, the idea wasn't so far-fetched.
"What happened with you and Caity?"
"Nothing."
"What happened, huh?"
"I don't know what you're talking about. Nothing happened with Caity."
"Seriously, we're doing this again?" Wes ask
"No, we're not doing this again."
You sigh. There was only one way to change the subject and you knew exactly what to say
"If Joe and I ever get married you're gonna be standing on my side of the aisle."
Wes' eyes widen in shock. Almost choking on his drink at your words
"You got it. I think I can pull off a bridesmaid dress."
He nods, trying to seem unfazed. You laugh
"What's this about Wes in a bridesmaid dress?" Joe asks, joining y'all
"It's nothing. Strictly confidential best friend who've turned into siblings conversation"
You smile awkwardly. Joe raises an eyebrow before turning to Wes, hoping for a better explanation.
"We were just talking about Matt and Veronica's wedding when you dressed up as Steve and I argued that I could outdo you by wearing a bridesmaid dress for her wedding."
"Oh yeah, you'd definitely outdo me in a bridesmaid dress and I kinda wanna see that now." Joe laughs
By one in the morning, the party had died down. The giant hotel room was only filled with you, Joe, the boys, and their partners. The cold room giving you the perfect excuse to be draped in Joe's jacket.
"Alright, it's been real guys." Matt stands up, holding a sleeping Veronica in his arms. "But we should probably head out."
"We'll see y'all at breakfast?" Jake asks
"Hopefully lunch. But for sure dinner." Matt says making the group laugh
"I got the doors for you." Dalton says "Bye guys."
"And that's why we rent out the whole floor" Javi laughs
"Privacy?" You ask
"Privacy of our own rooms, getting to pick out rooms, and the ability to crash in the giant hotel room until we wake up." He explains, barely lifting his head off the makeshift pillow he made using his jacket
"I'm gonna head out guys."You stand up from the couch and stretch
"I'll walk with you." Joe says
"Bye guys. See you at breakfast." You wave before closing the door
"Carry me to our hotel room?"
"I was starting to think you'd never ask."
Joe smirks, carrying you bridal style in his arms. You nuzzle your face into the crook of his neck, lazily running your hands through the ends of his hair
"Missed this. Missed you."
"I missed you even more baby. It was hell keeping my hands and my lips off of you all night."
"You couldn't keep your eyes off of me though." You tease
"It's bad enough that you're in my jacket and I couldn't do anything about it. But asking me to keep my eyes off of you. Now that's just cruel." Joe whines
You lift your head up and place a kiss on his lips. Joe smiles happily as he reaches into his jacket pocket for the room key
"Want me to carry you to bed too?" He asks
"Yes, please."
You extend your foot to help him close the door. He gently places you down on the bed and kneels down to take your shoes off for you.
"You know they're gonna catch on at some point, right?"
"We could just tell them." Joe suggests lying down next to you
"No, I wanna see how long it takes them. Besides, if we tell them than I have to share you with them more than I already do"
You place kisses on his chest up to his mouth. Your legs moving so you could staddle him
"And I don't like to share what's mine" He growls, his arms on your hips pulling you even closer.
