byler oneshots

50 - i love you.

*they are together*
*mike pov*

Will and I sit at his desk in front of a blank sheet of paper and two pencils as he talks about his favorite things to draw, and I just sit there and watch him smile as he goes on and on about something he loves. I can't get over the ways that his eyes sparkle and his smile appears when he talks about things like art and music.

"Here, if you wanna draw a face you have to start like this." he says, taking one of the pencils and beginning to sketch. Before I know it, there is a perfectly shaped face drawn on the paper.

"How did you do that so fast?" I ask, annoyed at his natural talent.

"Well I've had a lot of practice. Here, let me guide your hand and you can make one too." he says, flipping the paper over.

I then hold my hand up nervously, and he sets his softly on top of mine, moving our hands towards the paper. I take the pencil in mine and butterflies erupt in my stomach at the feeling of our hands touching.

He guides the pencil in my hand smoothly across the paper, slowly but surely creating a face that looks almost identical to the one he made. When we complete the outline, he drops the pencil and locks his eyes with mine.

"Mike that looks so good!" he says, not a hint of mockery in his voice.

"You did most of the work, Will." I say, glancing from him to the paper.

"Oh, stop. This was all you. Now you can watch as I draw the eyes and nose first." he says, taking the pencil back in his hand.

I admire the way that his eyebrows furrow with concentration as he draws, and I can't focus on the paper.

I can only focus on him.

God, he's so beautiful.

I guess he notices my stare, because he meets my gaze and his cheeks turn bright red.

"Why are you staring?" he giggles.

"I wasn't!" I say defensively, even though I definitely was.

"Yes you were!" he says, giggling and setting the pencil down.

"Fine, I was. It's just because..." I say, but I trail off. My heart is beating so fast that I can feel it throughout my whole body. My knee then begins to bounce with nervousness.

"What is it?" he asks softly.

"I need to uh - tell you something." I say quietly. He nods his head lightly as I can feel the words forming in my mouth.

"I love you." I say for the first time ever. I look from my lap to see his cheeks burning red and a small smile spread across his face. The anticipation kills me as he says nothing for the next few seconds.

"I love you too, Mike." he says, taking my face in his hand. He press his lips onto mine as I place one of my hands on his chest and the other on his leg, deepening the kiss.