Joey/Mack + "I'll meet you halfway" y/y pls?
It’s late and they should both be sleeping but ending the current conversation seems impossible.
Neither of them is sure how they had gotten on the topic of music, but a simple YouTube search leads to them sharing their favorite songs for the hours to follow.
“Okay, but what about a song that means something to you, you know?” Mack asks, his fingers hovering over the laptop precariously balanced on his lap.
Joey pauses in a way that entails hesitation. “I’ll Meet You Halfway by The Partidge Family.”
Mack pulls up a lyric video for the song and as the music starts playing softly, Joey speaks again.
“I listened this song a lot when I got my first crush.” Joey’s fingers play with the denim of his jeans. “I don’t know, it just fit the situation, I guess. It didn’t work out though.”
“How come?”
“He was straight.”
“Oh.” Maybe he should have been able to see that coming. “I’m sorry.”
Joey shrugs and sinks back into the couch in a way that makes their shoulders brush together. “It was a long time ago. I’m over it now.”
“I sorta had a crush on a guy once too.”
“Really?” Joey asks, looking up at Mack in surprise. “Was he straight too?”
“No. He liked guys.” Mack set the laptop aside. “He played me this song about meeting him halfway though and I figured that maybe I should just do it.”
