Lean on Us: NEW AND IMPROVED (LukaxAdrienxReader)

Safe Place

(Y/N) was surprised to learn that Juleka lived on a houseboat, but they were grateful when Juleka helped them climb aboard. The waters were calm, but they were rowdy enough that (Y/N) was nervous about climbing aboard by themselves. Rose would not stop talking about how excited she was about the concert, and how nice the rest of the band was. Ivan and Mylene were going to meet them at the venue, but Luka, Juleka's brother, was going to be home long enough for (Y/N) to meet him. 

(Y/N) was honestly a little nervous. If Juleka was hot and Luka looked anything like his sister, they were fucked. He was "newly single" as Rose constantly mentioned and "really sweet, but a little shy at first." They weren't sure why Juleka and Rose were hyping up Luka so much, maybe he might come off as mean and they were trying to do some preliminary damage control? Or maybe they just wanted (Y/N) to feel comfortable around him. Understandable, given he was in their band and Juleka's brother. 

They settled in Juleka's room, spending most of the morning just talking and getting homework done. Once noon hit, though? All hands were on deck getting ready for the concert. Calls to the venue to verify everything, calling Ivan to make sure all their stuff got there okay, Rose pulling out all of their stage makeup and costumes. (Y/N) noticed that Juleka looked a little sad as they pulled out their stage outfits, but had no clue why. 

Juleka begged to do (Y/N)'s makeup for the concert, which was was led them here; (Y/N) was sat on the floor in Juleka's room with Juleka's face and hands a little too close to (Y/N) for it to be considered platonic. (Y/N) tried to be respectful, Rose was right there, but they couldn't help but notice how nice Juleka looked when she was focused on something other than her own anxiety. She looked comfortable for once. It was nice to see. 

Rose squealed, practically bouncing in her seat "The eyeliner looks so good! Juleka, you outdid yourself," she got off her chair and joined the two on the floor, watching closely as Juleka worked on (Y/N). "my amethyst, you're too damn talented for your own good."

"Amethyst?" Juleka mused, a curious tone in her voice. Her eyes didn't leave (Y/N)'s face, but she was clearly paying attention to Rose.

"Well-" Rose's face flushed "we call you Jules a lot and- you like purple," she faltered a little, the usually bubbly Rose was actually nervous "It's probably silly."

Juleka smiled, pulling away from (Y/N) and kissing Rose on the cheek "I love it, Rose. Don't worry."

(Y/N) averted their eyes, it felt like a private moment. Looks like they were still in that "experimenting with pet names" stage of their relationship. 

Rose squeaked, clearly enjoying the affection from her girlfriend "G-good," she cleared her throat "You guys are gonna be the best looking people there, you know that?"

Both Juleka and (Y/N) blushed at the compliment, Juleka because she was horrendously down bad for her girlfriend and (Y/N) because they weren't used to receiving compliments from non-family members. "Rose," Juleka's face showed nothing but fondness "People aren't going to see much of me because of where I am, but (Y/N) looks great" Juleka turned around to give a playful wink to (Y/N), one that (Y/N) happily returned. Rose giggled at the interaction, kissing Juleka's cheek as (Y/N) looked in the mirror. 

(Y/N) nodded along to their conversation as they admired Juleka's hard work. The eyeliner was perfect, the makeup was balanced and complimented (Y/N) perfect. The sheet skill that it took to make (Y/N) look like this more than made up for the hour of awkward closeness with Juleka. "Juleka holy shit, I'm beautiful!" (Y/N) gawked in disbelief, fighting the urge to touch their face "You're so talented! How long have you been practicing?"

Juleka's face deepened in shade again at the praise, she tried to hide behind her hair while she squeaked out a small thank you. 

Rose took Juleka's hand "She's been doing this since she was like ten. Isn't my girlfriend awesome?" Rose's face beamed with pride, she took every opportunity she got to brag about Juleka. (Y/N) couldn't help but hope they'd have something like Juleka and Rose had one day.