SUNSET CURVE | one shots

You're My Yellow

pairing: luke patterson x fem!reader (modern!au)
word count: 3,787
warnings: a smidge of angst, fluff, idiots in love
song used: Yellow - Coldplay

It wasn't uncommon for you to spend your time scrolling through tiktok, often staying up until 2am watching the somehow addicting 15 second videos. In fact, it was because of the cursed app that you slept in and missed your first two classes.

You rushed to your locker, desperate to grab your books and make it to your third period before the warning bell rang. As you reached your locker, you came face to face with Luke Patterson, your long time best friend and personal pain in the ass.

"And where were you, Y/n?"

You rolled your eyes as you started opening the lock. "I was sleeping,"

"Did you spend all night on Tiktok again?" You could tell he wore a teasing smirk on his lips just by the way he talked, you didn't even have to look at him.

"Of course I did, you know that. I sent you a few as well."

"You shouldn't spend all that time on Tiktok, Y/n/n," Luke chided playfully. "It's bad for you."

"It's an app, how is it bad for me?" You looked up at Luke as you shut your locker door, watching as he opened his mouth but was interrupted by the warning bell for class. "C'mon, Luke. I don't wanna be late for another class."

Laughing, the brunette boy wrapped his arm around your shoulder and dragged you to your shared class, telling you about his night and things that you missed out on.

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After all of your classes and an excruciating amount of homework, (especially since you had to do what you missed in your first two periods) you decided to give yourself a break.

You flopped down on your bed and opened your phone, heading straight for the one app that seemed to be taking control of your life recently, although you didn't mind. After scrolling through a few videos, you checked the time and it was no longer 9:30pm as you previously thought, but 1:15am. 'Just a couple more,' You told yourself. 'Just a few, then I'll go to bed.'

Of course, you knew you were lying to yourself, you were just hoping you wouldn't have a repeat of yesterday, but it was inevitable. You found yourself laughing at a video and sending it to Luke, who was definitely already asleep, and then scrolling. At first, it was just a blue screen and you were tempted to scroll past, but the words that popped up on the small screen along with the somber song caught your attention.

One by one the two worded sentences filled the screen and you found yourself agreeing with each one absentmindedly. 'He's funny, he's cute, he's sweet, he's thoughtful, he's respectful, he's caring, he's gorgeous'

Within seconds, all of the words were wiped from the screen and replaced with 'he's perfect' and you found yourself agreeing. That is, until another piece of text came up and you read it.

'I didn't say a name, but he popped into your head, didn't he :/'

Your eyes went wide in shock when you realised what your brain was telling you. Immediately you closed your phone and put it on your chest, terrified. There was a moment, just a fraction of a second, when you were watching the video and your heart fluttered. Luke came to mind again, and you felt it again.

In a fit of denial, you opened your phone again and went to your messages, praying that Alex was awake texting Willie again so you could talk with him about your new situation and hopefully get a little closure.