petrichor || jschlatt x reader

|| vi ||

september 27th, san diego

we wandered around the convention center for maybe 3-4 hours after the meet'n'greet. i wasn't tired, but the boys were. not surprising considering they had been surrounded by their crazy supportive fans all day. as we were walking out to the car a group of guys who i immediately recognized as the misfits walked up to us. fitz pulled ted and charlie into a hug, mason and cooper just kinda stared at each other, like they were communicating telepathically, and schlatt and swagger started talking about some coding shit. i spaced out for a little until i heard a "so you must be y/n, right?" from behind me. it was toby.

"the one and only." i said while taking a bow. "and you must be toby."

"ding ding ding" she replied, imitating the noises of a shitty vegas slot machine. 

"is mason always like that" i asked while pointing at the tall brunette.

"oh yeah, all the time. i imagine you'll be used to it considering cooper seems to function on the same wavelength."

"he does have an interesting personality." i giggled, "but i love him to death."

"swagger's probably gonna ask the rest of them, but we were wondering if you guys wanted to hang out at our air bnb."

"i'd love to! i don't have many streamer friends so it'll be nice. i'm sure the rest of the guys will be on board with it too." toby and i made small talk while the rest of them did their thing, after maybe 10 minutes we were back in the car headed home. everyone except for me and ted passed out as soon as they got their seat belts on. schlatt's head fell onto my shoulder, and ted immediately noticed. 

"look at you lovebirds," ted said teasingly "whens the wedding?"

"oh fuck off you giant, there's nothing going on between us." i shot back.

"totally," he replied, making sure to drag out the y. "but i've seen the way he looks at you, trust me there's something going on in that head of his."

"if you count computer shit as 'something', you really nailed it on the head."

"and what about your head, i haven't seen you this smitten with someone since you came up to massachusetts with your asshole ex."

"well maybe i like him, a lot. but you have to promise you won't tell."

"ok ok, i won't."

"pinkie swear tedward nivison, pinkie swear." i extended my arm to the front seat, and he held his out too. "pinkie swears and legally binding, break it and i may have to sue you"

"have mercy!" he joked, "i have student loans!" we joked around for the remainder of the car ride, and eventually made it back to the house. the boys groggily trudged into the house, and i sauntered into my room to get ready. it was just a casual thing so i just put on some sweatpants and a t-shirt. the junk in my bag was replaced with more important stuff, mainly snacks. i walked into schlatt's room and tossed a pillow at his head. 

"shouldn't you be getting ready or something?" i asked.

"it's just the misfits, i don't give a shit how i look" he grumbled while pulling me into a hug. "take a nap with me? we don't' have to be there until 5." i was tired, and the bed was warm, so i gave in and said yes. we were facing each other, not saying anything. but the silence wasn't awkward, it was comfortable. i'd never felt like this around another person, and i didn't think i ever would. i could tell that he liked it too, he wasn't easy to read but i managed to pick up on his mannerisms. his eyes would sparkle, and the tips of his ears and nose would get pink when he got flustered. sometimes he would pick at his nails, but that was more of a nervousness thing. it didn't take long for him to fall asleep, and i followed suit. 

when we woke up his arms were wrapped around my waist. schlatt of course begged for 5 more minutes, and i gave in. god he's so cute, i thought. he was still hugging me when we got up, like a koala, but this time from the back. his hat was poking into my neck so i took it off and placed it on my head. i had bed hair anyway. we walked downstairs, where fitz was waiting to take us to the misfits house. toby was with him and she began teasing me for the giant on my shoulder. i just mouthed "fuck off" while rolling my eyes, i didn't want to wake him. we piled into the car, except it was more lively this time. whoever was controlling the aux had opted for some eminem, and schlatt had finally woken up from his slumber. "oh shit!" charlie exclaimed, "sleeping beauty finally decided to wake up and join the party." 

"oh fuck off i was tired" schlatt remarked before going in to punch charlie's arm. 

"hey y/n!" fitz said, "we've never met so i have to ask you one question. would you rather have everything you drink taste like pee, or everything you drink have 1 drop of piss in it." 

"that's a hard question but i'd have to go with one drop of piss." i replied.

"good answer cunt, what's life if you aren't reckless." he whooped. the high energy of the misfits was something i would see in high school, i missed it. it was refreshing to be around them, and i love every second of it. we got to the misfits' house and i was pulled into a bear hug by toby. 

"it's only been a few hours since i've seen you," i giggled, "and you're having width drawl symptoms already? i guess my smile is just that infectious." 

"not my fault that i'm stuck in a house with all these cunts, i need a girl around or else i'll go crazy." she joked back. 

"well i'm always one call away."

"you best bet i'm holding you to that." our banter went back and forth as we walked through the kitchen to the backyard. i grabbed a beer from the cooler and sat on some plastic lawn chair. schlatt had gone off the god knows where, so i had to make some new friends. luckily fitz sat next to me. 

"you know i was thinking about that piss question and if the piss to vodka ratio is large enough wouldn't the alcohol just fucking overpower the pee." i asked fitz.

"wow i hadn't thought of that, most people chose a drop of piss without a thought and don't ask any follow up questions." he replied, "i'd love to fuck around in that brain of yours and see how abnormal it is."

"ask me something then, anything."

"ok, and you're sure i can ask anything" he questioned, making sure to emphasize the 'anything'.

"yes, you can ask anything."

"have you ever done anything illegal, i know it sounds cliche but i gotta know."

"well there was this one time my best friend lucas and i ran around in a cemetery in the middle of the night. apparently some old dead guy's buried there, we only went cause it was right next to our high school." we exchanged silly stories until i finished my beer, once it was empty i excused myself to grab another one. i saw a tall figure standing awkwardly in the corner, it was schlatt. "not having fun?" i asked.

"well i was talking to swagger and then he went to get high or something so i'm kinda just chillin."

"i'm sorry, i should have noticed earlier."

"it's ok, it looks like you were having fun with fitz." we stared at each other, doing the comfortable silence thing again, when i heard video games playing from the living room. 

"fancy a dance?" i asked while extending my hand. 

"of course m'lady" he replied while grabbing my wrist, i led us to the side of the room and placed my hands on his shoulders and my head on his chest. he rested his arms on my lower back and put his head over mine. like a hug. we swayed back and forth to the music. i could feel his heartbeat and his hands tracing circles on my back. we were in our own little bubble and i never wanted to leave.

a/n: this is probably the longest chapter i've ever done, it's like 1300 words. fucking crazy. anyways i hope you guys really like this one i feel like there's a lot of schlatt being a softie. at the time of publishing we're at like 190 reads (i would wait for 200 reads but i want to give you guys shit so i'm just putting it out now)