Colby Brock Centric Oneshots

I love you

The first one to notice Colby's behavior is Jake.

At first, It's unclear to him as to what is even going on. He'd never been extremely close with anyone and sure he had his brother Reggie. But they never really had a bond that was touchy-feely. It wasn't that they weren't close because truly they were it just wasn't what society deemed as 'close'.

He never liked showing emotions around Reggie, never cried, or had the heart to heart talks with his older brother. They still talked constantly, had plenty of memories together but their bond was never the type of brothers that were comfortable being vulnerable around one another. Their bond was more so built upon the laughs and jokes that they shared.

Because of it, 'I love you's' weren't often in their vocabulary it didn't bother him because he knew that Reggie loved him.

But because of it moving into the Trap House definitely caught him by surprise. It wasn't really the Trap house that was the cause of his surprise it was rather the bond that they all shared and a certain someone that was remarkable to him.

The bond that he shared with Sam and Corey was amazing and he wouldn't change it for the world. They allowed him to depend on them just as they were able to depend on him. Being honest around one another was seen as normal and it was amazing to him. What he had with Sam and Corey was unlike anything that he'd ever had before and it was so raw to him.

And sure he loved what he had with the two YouTubers but he owed it to Colby. The brunette was the one that was remarkable to him. Because he knew that the man had been different the moment he had laid his eyes on the breathtaking blue eyes. They were intriguing to him truly everything about Colby was intriguing to him.

But what was so memorizing to him was how one small brunette held them all together. It was undeniable that he had a good relationship with Sam and Corey yet when it came down to it Colby was the one that truly brought them together. They were only as close as a family because of Colby. Because of the energetic brunette that often had them laughing and smiling in a way that was genuine and honest. The brunette that always put them before himself and was so painstakingly true that it left him reeling in wonder.

Colby was the glue that held them all together, he knew it, Sam definitely knew it, and as did Corey. And somehow the only one who seemed left in the dark about it was the bright-eyed brunette.

He was assertive when it came to Colby in a way that he had never been. But he had to be when it came to Colby and as the days went on and Colby brought them closer each day certain things became clear to him. The main one being the fact that Colby was evreything he and Reggie weren't. Colby didn't mind others being vulnerable around him, encouraged it even. Yet the brunette always strayed away when given the chance to be vulnerable or cared for by others. He always tried to tell himself that it was just how Colby was, that the man was as stubborn and selfless as they came but that got harder to convince himself the more he paid attention.

Because Colby always seemed to want to be cared for, to let himself be vulnerable for just a moment. But the brunette always masked it so well that at times he thought he'd imagined it all. The truth always lay deep within Colby's normally bright blue eyes though because he seemed to be the only one noticing how they dimmed ever so slightly as the brunette refused to let himself feel the love that he desired.

It broke his heart to see because it was clear to him that Colby was battling his insecurities and doubts always seeming to think that it had to be a battle done alone.

And truly when he thought about it that way it became clear as to why Colby always said I love you like a broken record.

At first, it had been said so subtle that he hadn't thought much of it. The brunette said it at the end of phone calls and such and while it was foreign to him it wasn't surprising that Colby was the first to say it. The young man was the glue that held them all together after all. Yet as the 'I love you's' became more frequent he began to understand.