Crybaby Multi-Fandom Mute AU

Crybaby Multi-Fandom Mute AU Part 4

Melanie: hey johnny

Johnny: hello melanie ^⁠_⁠^

Melanie: do you want to come over? i wanna talk to you

Johnny: TALK TO ME??? O⁠_⁠o

[ Johnny is typing... ]

Melanie: johnny

Melanie: please be normal for a sec

Johnny: yeah, sure. totally

[ Melanie is typing... ]

Johnny: what do u want to talk to me about??

Melanie: when can you come over?

Johnny: right now!!

Melanie: ok, sure. come over now

[ Melanie is typing... ]

Johnny: i already know where you live

Melanie: do you need me addr- oh ok?

- Time Skip -

My brother was sitting in the kitchen, doing paperwork. I set up a few snacks in the living room and was waiting for Johnny. As soon as I set the snacks down, the doorbell rings.

As I make my way to the front door, the doorbell rings three more times.

"Wow, this kid is impatient!" My brother says from the kitchen. He's not wrong.

I open the door and see Johnny.

"THESE ARE FOR YOU!" He yells nervously, handing me a bouquet of flowers.

I stare at him for a second. Why did he get me flowers? I place them on a table near the door, then move to let him inside.

"Your house smells like you." He says suddenly.

"That's weird!" My brother yells from the other room.

"Oh.." Johnny says, voice quieter now. "I didn't know there was someone else here."

I take out my phone and type quickly. "He's my brother!" As I look back at Johnny's face, I notice he is completely red. I guess he's embarrassed now.

I type again "come to the living room." I let him read, then guide him to the couch.

I sit down and he sits next to me. He's very close. Also sitting in my lap. As I'm staring, he notices.

"Oh, sorry!" He says, scooting away.

"Why are you so nervous?" I type

"Oh! You noticed I'm nervous?" Johnny's face somehow manages to get redder. "I guess I just wasn't expecting you to invite me over."

I type. "Yeah, about that, I wanted to ask, why did you leave the party?"

Johnny reads the text, then suddenly goes pale. "Oh.." he starts, "I.. uh.."

I type. "Troye said you got jealous of Brendan?"

"Oh, I mean, yeah, kind of." He half admits. "I just.. I got a bit upset when you went into the closet with him instead of me." He's looking at his lap. He seems embarrassed.

"Johnny, it was just a game." I type. "The light didn't work in there anyways. We just sat in the dark and waited for the time to be up."

I tap him to get his attention. He looks up and reads. "Oh, well then.. I feel silly now."

"What did you think I was doing in the closet?" I type.

"I don't know.." His face goes red again. "Kissing?"

I start laughing. "I would NOT be kissing Brendan!" I type.

"But.." Johnny starts. "But he's so nice to you and he held your hand at the party."

"He helped me stand up." I type.

"Oh.."

"I thought Troye and Halsey explained this to you already?" I type.

"I kind of thought they were just defending Brendan, since they're all friends." Johnny admits.

"Dude, we're ALL friends." I type. "Including you."

"I don't want to be your friend.." Johnny says, looking away shyly. "I.."

"Melanie!" My brother suddenly yells from the kitchen. "I think I'm gonna go to the store later, okay?"

I give a thumbs up, turning to smile at him. When he gives a thumbs up in response, I turn back to Johnny.

"What were you gonna say?" I type, although I already have an idea of what he was about to say.

"Oh! Oh, it's nothing!" Johnny says, waving his arms in panic. "Let's just talk about something else!"

"Ok, like what?" I type.

"Can you ride a bike?"

- Time Skip -

Johnny and I had spent the last few hours talking about random things. As the night went on, he had gotten a lot less awkward. He's actually a bit more tolerable when he's not flustered.

We actually have a bit in common. We both can't ride a bike and we like a lot of the same music. Johnny is a lot more interesting that I had assumed.

My brother had left to go to the store a few minutes ago, so Johnny and I were alone in the house.

"So, what were you going to say earlier?" I type.

"Huh?" Johnny says. "What do you mean?"

"Earlier when I said we're all friends." I type. "You said you didn't want to be my friend."

"Oh," Johnny starts, "I'm sorry! I didn't mean I don't like you."

"What did you mean?" I type. I'm going to get this boy to confess if it takes years.

"I don't want to be friends.." He looks away from my phone, making eye contact with me. "Because I want to be your boyfriend."

Oh, well that was way more direct than I thought he'd be.

I stare at Johnny for a few seconds, not moving.

"Melanie?" He calls.

I start typing.

"It's ok!" Johnny says quickly. "You don't have feel the same way, obviously. I don't even expect you to!"

I tap him on the arm, holding my phone out for him to read.

"I want you to be my boyfriend."

"Oh.." He says. I watch his eyes move as he rereads what I wrote. "Really?"

I nod.

"Are you sure?" He continues to ask. "Because, if you aren't REALLY sure, you don't have to say yes."

I tap him, but he keeps going.

"I mean, obviously you know you don't have to say yes, but I'm just letting you know. I don't WANT you to say yes, if you don't actually want to say yes."

I don't think he's going to stop. Unless..

Without thinking, I drop my phone and grab Johnny's face, kissing him on the cheek.

He stops talking immediately.

"Oh." He says. I watch his hand move to the spot on his cheek where I kissed.

I pick my phone back up and type quickly, smiling.

"Don't tell my brother."