PRETTY BOY FLOYD - KALEO

Part II - Hazel

Warning: contains swearing, violence (+ violence toward women), alcohol use, and second-hand embarrassment - don't forget to practice self-care babes ♡

One thing that I hate about having a job is that I have to wake up so fucking early. If there's one thing that I've learned about myself in the 25 years of being on this earth, it's that I am not a morning person. After my sleep being so rudely interrupted by the sound of my alarm, I begrudgingly get out of my bed, stumbling to the bathroom to assess the state of my hair and face. It's bad and that's all I'm going to say. After washing my face and combing out my hair, I put on my usual outfit. I grab a granola bar as I pass the kitchen, putting it in my pocket, and my car keys as I head out the door. Once I reach my car, I search "KALEO" on apple music, playing their album A / B while I drive to the studio. I will admit, these guys are fucking amazing.

I pulled into the parking lot of the studio and turned off the engine, grabbing my phone. I quickly head into the studio and begin setting up the equipment we'll be using today. As always, I arrived later than I intended to, which means I have to rush through getting shit ready. I was about halfway done when I hear the door open, and the guys walk into the entryway.

"Shit," I mutter under my breath. The band walks into the main room, unfortunately seeing my disheveled state from rushing to get everything done. "Hey guys. Sorry, I'm almost done getting everything ready."

JJ is the first one to speak, "No worries. If you want, we can help you finish," he says, "we all know our way around a studio." After hearing him say this, I look up from what I was doing, giving him a pleading look that says 'yes, please. That would be amazing.' They begin plugging the appropriate cables into the equipment, speaking to each other in Icelandic and laughing. Are they talking about me? Honestly, I can't tell. Once I look up, I see JJ blushing and sneaking glances toward my direction. David walks up to him, teasing him in Icelandic, to which JJ flips him off and lightly pushes his shoulder. I wonder what they're talking about. While the guys are still setting up, David walks up to me.

"Hey, don't tell Jökull that I said this, but he thinks you're really pretty," he whispers. I look at him confused. Who the fuck is Jökull?

I whisper back, "I don't know who that is." A look of realization dawns on his face when he whispers back at me.

"Oh, JJ." Oh, that's what he meant. Jökull. That's his name. I immediately start blushing, looking over at JJ who's engrossed in his own conversation with Rubin. As if JJ can sense that I'm looking at him, he turns his head to look at me and sees me blushing next to David, who has a satisfied grin on his face. JJ looks at me, then David, immediately realizing that David said some shit to me about him. I quickly turn my gaze from him, and awkwardly finish setting up the remaining equipment. Once I'm done, I look up and no longer see JJ and David in the room. I hear hushed whispering coming from the kitchen, and because I'm a nosy bitch, I go to investigate. Call me Nancy Drew. I hear JJ whispering to David in Icelandic.

"Af hverju myndirðu segja það við hana? Ég sagði þér að segja henni ekki að mér þætti hún falleg," JJ whispers.

"Maður, af hverju ertu svona spenntur? Þér finnst hún falleg, af hverju ferðu ekki í það," David whispers back to him.

Their hushed conversation ends abruptly when David sees me out of the corner of his eye. "Hættu að tala, hún er alveg þarna," he says normally. JJ turns his head and smiles awkwardly at me.

"Hey, sorry for interrupting," I say to them, "everything's set up, if y'all are ready." I make eye contact with JJ before quickly looking away, turning on my heels. I quickly walk back into the main room, embarrassed that they caught me eavesdropping. Shortly after I walked into the main room, JJ and David walk in and go to their designated spots. JJ finishes the vocals for "Skinny," coming back into the main room.