A Simple Song ||『Karlnap』

『Chapter 11』

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Battle of the Bands

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【They were both scared of their futures, hoping it would all work out in the end. 】

⤷ Karl ⤶

[Bold is Nick, & bold, italics are both & all 3 are the group in second half]

Tuning his guitar, Karl sat in the lounge room with his roommate and younger cousin who were eagerly waiting for the sky to dim to a darker tone. Skeppy was asleep upstairs so he could be awake for the performances, needless to say, they were all hyped to see their friend play. Both of the other housemates scrolled their phones, Ranboo messaging Tommy and Tubbo.

Somehow, Tommy was also coming because of two reasons, one; He wanted to see Karl perform because he loved his music and two; He wanted to hang out with Ranboo, not to mention it was a late school night out which hyped him even more. Bad was going to be driving the group ahead of the show so that Karl could be prepared, they had found that their group would be last to perform with three sets.

The clock finally struck 4 pm, letting Bad know that it was around an hour till they left and that he had to go wake up his sleeping beauty. With silence, the older man got up and left, walking down the hallway.

The teenager watched his cousin out of the corner of his eye as he fiddled with his strings, strumming some notes and then making some tweaks.

"Hey" Karl spoke up, causing the silence to break. Ranboo looked up, thinking he had been caught in his stare.

"What's up?"

"Do you wanna hear a song? It was supposed to be our final but then it got changed so... do you wanna hear it?"

"DO I?" He said eagerly as he changed his seating position to face his cousin with a smile. Karl chuckled as he turned around from his sitting position on the floor to look at the younger boy, with a simple strum and opening of his mouth, he began, his music filling the room.

[Brother - Kodaline]

When we were young, we were the ones
The kings and queens, oh yeah, we ruled the world
We smoked cigarettes, man, no regrets
Wish I could relive every single word

Bad came around the corner, a smile on his face as Skeppy followed close behind him. They stopped in the doorway as they watched the cousins.

If I was dying on my knees
You would be the one to rescue me
And if you were drowned at sea
I'd give you my lungs so you could breathe

I've got you, brother-er-er-er
I've got you, brother-er-er-er
I've got you, brother-er-er-er
I've got you, brother-er-er-er

Ranboo watched the brunette with love, adoring every moment of the song. His cousin was his world, their bond unmatched by anyone else, nothing could break their bond. He would always idolise the man, no matter what happened.

We're living different lives
Heaven only knows
If we'll make it back with all our fingers and our toes
Five years, twenty years, come back
It will always be the same, oh-oh, oh-oh

If I was dying on my knees
You would be the one to rescue me
And if you were drowned at sea
I'd give you my lungs so you could breathe