(DISCONTINUED)American Boy || Platonic Beeduo Highschool AU

20: Errands at Night

My chapter titles are getting shitty oops

this is literally just a crack chapter with sprinkles of plot

AYO BTW TY FOR 18K READS YALL ARE SO COOL TF 

TW/CWs: none? i think? there might be something at the end but i don't think so

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 Once Tommy and Wilbur paused their fighting over a wary truce, they all piled into the car. Wilbur sat in the driver's seat since he was the only one who could drive, and Tommy was quick to claim the passenger seat.

That left Tubbo and Ranboo in the back seat, which they were both pretty content with.

"Where are we even going?" Ranboo asked as Wilbur pulled out of the driveway.

"We're literally just going to get groceries, but Tommy wanted to bring you guys," the young man explained.

"We didn't really have any plans anyway, and I think we needed a distraction," Tubbo said, and Ranboo hummed in agreement.

"Cool," Wilbur said, "You guys want to listen to some music?" Tubbo and Ranboo both nodded, and at the same time Tommy spoke;

"Oh, fuck no," the blonde groaned, "Don't put on any of that sad, e-boy shit," Ranboo suppressed a smile as Wilbur's face morphed into something murderous.

"Fine, you pick something then," Wilbur said whilst rolling his eyes, and Tommy whispered a victorious 'yesssssss'. The teen connected his phone to the aux cord and scrolled through his music for a moment before picking a song.

"You've made a good decision Wilby," Tommy said as the first few notes of the song played through the speakers, and the driver rolled his eyes. Tubbo perked up as he recognized the music, and a smile grew on his face. Soon enough, Ranboo recognized it too.

"Oh, I love this song!" Ranboo said excitedly as the first few verses of I'm Still Standing started to play. The mood in the car immediately brightened, and soon enough, Tommy, Tubbo, and Ranboo were all singing along.

"And did you think this fool could never win? Well look at me, I'm coming back again," the trio sang, slightly out of tune. After a bit, even Wilbur joined in for the chorus.

"Don't you know I'm still standing better than I ever did, looking like a true survivor, feeling like a little kid!" Ranboo smiled while he sang. Sure, it was cheesy and childish, but he was feeling better than he had in a while.

They looked around the car at Tommy's blonde curls bouncing as he moved his head to the music, at Wilbur's face glowing with excitement as he sang along softly, and at Tubbo's deep brown eyes shining with ecstasy, his grin growing impossibly wider as his eyes met Ranboo's.

The brunette reached out and grabbed the taller boy's hand, who squeezed it gently.

And that's when Ranboo knew. He knew it would be ok. They knew as long as he had people around who truly, genuinely cared about him, everything would turn out alright.

He knew, looking around the car while music was blasting. While luminescence from other cars and stop lights shone through the windows and cast an ethereal glow on the scene. While Tubbo's warm hand gripped his own, they knew that at least for now while they were here, they were safe.

And that was the best feeling in the world to him.

"Ok, we're here!" Wilbur announced, pulling into the grocery store parking lot just as the song ended. Tommy flung open his door and practically dived out of it, tumbling out of the vehicle. Ranboo, Tubbo, and Wilbur sighed at the same time.