𝐑𝐎𝐂𝐊𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐑 | jxdn x mgk

two | "blink-182"

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Jaden was riddled with jitters as he pulled into the parking lot of Saddle Ranch. He tapped on the steering wheel as he looked for a spot. He quickly found one and got out, of course, he got stopped by the paparazzi. He tried to push them off, so he wouldn't keep Travis waiting.

He walked through the outside area looking for Travis. The place was pretty popular hang out for young tiktokers, ad tourist, so there was a lot of people there. Jaden had a bit of a social issue, he was picking at the back of his hand and biting the inside of his cheeks to ease his nerves a little.

"Jaden Hossler?" He heard someone ask. Jaden turned around, and there he was. Travis Barker of Blink-182. He was a little tall, sort of around the same height as Jaden, he had a shaved head, that was covered in tattoos, but all of his body was, at least to the naked eye. He had a pearly white smile, with a few silver teeth peaking in. He really did look like he was in a rock band.

"Yes that's me," he smiled.

Travis stuck out his hand, "I'm Travis," he said. Jaden extended his hand and shook his hand.

"I'm Jaden, but you already know that," he laughed. Travis chortled and patted the kid on the back.

"Let's start talking," he said and pulled out a chair. Jaden took a seat and Travis did so too across from him.

They ordered some appetizers and drinks. Then the conversation started.

"So Jaden, I've heard your music. It's amazing, but you could be better. I have all the tools to make you the next big thing. Your style of music is hella dope, you know since I am a drummer. Your song was great, but it did lack some instrumentals. But it's okay because I can help you with that. So, getting straight to the point, how would you feel about working with DTA records?" He asked.

Jaden was in pure shock, "I-I—uhm— shit, I don't know what to say," he laughed. "Does my manager even know about this?" He asked, nervously.

Travis laughed along, "Tell you what, how about we eat and talk about things, anything else. And then we circle back by the time we are done? Sounds good? And yes, Rachel does know about this, I called her before I called you. I had to get your number somehow." He explained.

"Yeah, that sounds good!" He smiled, but he did feel dumb not putting the two things together of Travis contacting him.

They skimmed over the menu and by the time the waitress came, they order appetizers and some drinks. The waiter before she left sent Jaden a wink.

Travis saw and gave Jaden a smirk, "She cute," he winked.

Jaden shook his head, "Not really my type," he said nervously.

"Do you swing the other way?"

Jaden shook his head vigorously, "Not that either... Just kinda putting a pause on the whole dating scene," he shrugged, putting an emphasis on that.

Travis quirked an eyebrow but left it at that.

The appetizers eventually came and so did their drinks. The two men eventually started talking about other things, most of it was Jaden asking questions about Travis's life before and during the Blink-182 era of his life.

"So you had a reality tv show about your life?" Jaden said, in disbelief.

Travis chuckled, "Yeah my family and I did for a while, but I wanted to end it because it became less of a reality and more of a scripted show" he took a sip of his drink.

"Yeah, I get it. I don't think I would ever get used to my entire life being online," Jaden chuckled.

Travis shrugged, "Eh at some point it doesn't even bother you as much as you think it would. But if you could keep anything offline, like any sort of relationship, keep it offline." Jaden nodded and took a bite of his food.

The lunch ended quicker than Jaden would have liked, especially since he didn't even think about the question. He was too caught up in talking to Travis, to even give it a thought.

"So Jaden, back to the question; how would you like to be a part of DTA records?" Travis asked.

Jaden pondered for one last second, "I think... I think I will," he said, firmly.

Travis smiled, standing up. Jaden followed suit, Travis stuck his hand out, Jaden grabbed his. They shook hands, "Welcome to the DTA family Jaden. You're gonna be the next big thing."

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XANS OPINIONS |

this chapter is lowkey really messy and all over the place tbh. jaden is not homophobic, he just has internalized homophobia.

personal note: i think i'm depressed again :/ so no clue when i'll feel better enough to write frequently. i'm sorry :(
^ i'm not saying that for pity, just to let y'all know how i feel, i'll probably still update lol.

another note; i'm moving soon too, so again less frequent updates :/

anyways... did you enjoy the chapter?