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Albert DaSilva - I Think I Love You

(I just learned that I saw Sky Flaherty live when I saw mean girls touring and I never realized it and tbh I want to cry. So here's some Albert content for the soul! Im gonna use as many of the lines in the pic as i can in this. )

"Y/n. Y/n, C'mon doll, we gotta get up." My best friend Albert says from beside me.

Currently, we're in his room, since we decided to have an impromptu sleepover so he wouldn't be alone while his dad and brothers are out of state.

We shared his full sized bed, like we have since we were kids.

I don't respond to him telling me to get up, just cling to his side even tighter.

"Y/n, come on"

"No. I'm not letting you go. It's too early to get out of bed." I respond, before moving my hand to tangle it in his red hair.

"Your hair is so soft..." I mutter, still half asleep.

He gets out of the bed after a bit of a struggle getting me off of him.

"Albertttttttt it's too cold! Come back!" I whine.

"Y/n, I know you want to cuddle but I have to get some assignments done. Just...keep me company, ok?" He asks.

"UghH oookayyyyyy"

We chat for a while while he works on his assignment, but eventually we end up silent.

I decide to walk over to his desk and start poking him so he'll give me attention.

"I'm not gonna stop poking you until you give me some attention"

"Y/n! Stop! You're distracting me!" He half yells. I take a step back, slightly panicked. I never have done well with yelling, not since my ex. "Sorry" I say, backing away some more.

He looks at me and I can see he regrets yelling. "No no- it's alright, c'mere, you can sit in my lap til I'm done working." He says, his voice gentle. He extends his arms like he usually does when asking for a hug or something.

I walk back over to him and he pulls me into his lap gently, our chests pressed together. "Sorry for yelling at you, this assignment is killing me and I took it out on you. I know you don't like yelling, I should've thought before doing that"

"S'ok. I shouldn't have been bothering you" I respond.

I rest my head on his shoulder and wrap my arms around him loosely.

I feel him start typing on his laptop again, but after only five or so minutes, he stops.

He groans, and says "I give up on this for now." Before starting to gently rub my back.

I groan at the feeling. It's so nice. "What? Does that feel good?" He asks.

I nod against his shoulder, and he continues to rub my back.

I feel him stand up, making sure that I don't fall. He sets me down on the bed and sits beside me.

I lean against him and he wraps his arm around me.

It's in this moment, I realize that I love him. There was nothing particularly special about this moment, we're just sitting there together. And it's not like a 'best friends' kinda love, but a 'you're the only person in this world that makes me feel whole and I never wanna spend another day apart from you' kinda love.

It's a terrifying feeling. I've known Albert for years. Hell, we've slept in the same bed!

What if he doesn't feel the same way though? What if he hates me for falling in love with him?

His voice pulls me out of my thoughts. "Y/n? You ok? You look a little red"

"I think I'm in love with you and I'm terrified" I admit without looking at him.

He doesn't push me away, yell, or hurt me, so that's a good sign.

"You love me?" He asks, his voice barely above a whisper.

"I think so" I respond.

"I think I love you too" he responds in the same gentle tone as earlier.

"I'm scared. Last time I fell in love...." I trail off. The last time I'd fallen in love, it ended with Albert beating the shit out of the guy.

He was abusive in every way. But I'd always had Albert there, and now I realized that he's always been the one for me. I feel some tears slip down my cheeks, and Albert wipes my face gently with his thumbs and says "Shh, you're safe, I'm not gonna let you go. I'm not going to leave you. You're never going to have to suffer on your own again, I promise"

I look at the boy beside me, and in the heat of the moment, I kiss him. And he kisses me. And in that moment, I know I'll be ok, because I have Albert, and I always will.

A/n
10 out of 13! That's pretty good if I do say so myself!