I'll be there for you. || A ritzneer fanfiction

Together

Guys idk how I feel about this chapter... sorry if its bad 😭

~Veneer's POV~

"And that's the movie room." I say, pointing.

"You have a MOVIE room?!" Ritz asks, his eyes sparkling.

"You've been shocked at every room I've shown you." I reply, laughing and squeezing his hand. Neither of us have let go since we left Ritz's room. Not that I'm upset about it.

"Obviously, look at your house! I can't believe I get to live here." he smiles and then looks away. "Thank you.. again. For doing this."

"Hey, of course." I use my free hand to lightly turn his face back towards me. "I'm here for you, okay?"

"Thank you." he says, smiling. "It means a lot. Really." We just stand in the hallway like that for a while, my hand still on his cheek.

"You have really pretty eyes." I say, not thinking. His face goes a shade of red and I realize what I just said. I move my hand away from his face and reluctantly let go of his hand.

"Sorry." I mutter, looking away. "Cmon, let me... let me show you around more." I start to walk down the hallway again and I hear him following slowly behind me.

"Veneer?" he says, almost whispering, and I stop.

"Huh?" I reply, not making eye contact.

"Thank you. I love your eyes too." I turn around and finally look him in his eyes. His beautiful eyes. And I smile.

I stand still and let him catch up, and when he walks up next to me I continue to show him more of the hall.

"What's that room?" he asks, stopping.

"Oh, that's our dressing room!" I answer. "We get ready here before we leave for shows."

His eyes light up. "That's SO cool. Can we go in?"

I hesitate. Velvet would be really mad if I was the reason Ritz found out our secret. But I figure I'll be able to keep him away from it for a short amount of time. We shouldn't be in here for that long, anyways.

"Sure!" I say, opening the door. Inside are two vanity mirrors, a wall of outfits for future shows, and the dresser. The dresser that I need to keep Ritz away from. Speaking of Ritz, he's just standing in the door, staring.

"Are you coming in?" I laugh, pulling him inside. "Do I have to pull you into every room I show you?"

"Ah! Sorry," he grins. "I'm just blown away by how nice your house is."

"Yeah, so I've heard." I smile back. "So, that's my mirror, and that one's Vel's. These are just costumes..."

"What's in there?" he's pointing to the dresser.

"O-oh! That?" I can feel my breath quickening. I've never been very good at lying. Calm down Veneer, you're panicking. "It's just... more costumes."

"Can I look?" he's smiling at me still, completely unsuspecting.

"No!" I shout. His face falls, and he flinches back slightly. "I mean.. no. Sorry, I didn't mean to yell." he nods and steps away from the dresser.

"Sorry, I didn't know." he says, his voice shaking. Oh my god, I'm such an idiot. Of course he's sensitive to yelling because of his horrible ex. I walk over to him and pull him into a hug. This time he doesn't hesitate and I feel him wrap his arms around my back. I put my hand on the back of his head and run my fingers through his hair.

"Hey... it's okay." I whisper. "I'm sorry, I really am. I overreacted. I promise I'll never do that again." I feel him nod against my chest and I pull back, looking at his face.

"Are you alright?" I ask him.

"Yeah, I'm fine." he smiles slightly. "Sorry I've been so sensitive, I don't want to annoy you."

"You don't annoy me." I assure him. "I promise. Like I said earlier, I'm here if you need anything."

"Thank you, Veneer." he looks at me, straight in the eyes, and I can see the gratitude shining in them. I laugh softly and push his hair out of his eyes. He smiles, and I notice that when he smiles his eyes squint slightly. He's so perfect. This moment is so perfect. I can feel my heart beating so loud, and I'm nervous that it's audible. And that's when I do it.

That's when I kiss him.

I feel him tense and I worry for a minute, but then he loosens and returns it. I feel the explosion of butterflies in my stomach. His lips feel soft against mine. I place my arms lightly round his neck, bringing us closer together. It feels nice, being this close to him. It doesn't last very long, and we break apart. We don't move for a long time, just staring into each other's eyes, his arms still wrapped around my back and mine around his neck. Then Ritz smiles, and I smile back. We don't say anything, but what just happened said enough. I take his hands and squeeze the, slightly, and he squeezes back.

"So..." he's blushing heavily.

"So..." I repeat, still smiling at him.

We stand there for another minute, smiling at each other. I push the hair out of his eyes again.

"It never does stay out of you face, does it?" I say softly.

"Guess not." he laughs. "Veneer..."

"Hm?" I say, tucking some of his hair behind his right ear.

"I really like you. Like, obviously, after that, I mean..." he stutters. "Ugh, I'm not making any sense. What I'm trying to say is..."

He takes a deep breath.

"Veneer, will you be my boyfriend?"

The world seems to stop when he says this. I feel my face get warm and I'm sure it's bright red. I can't get words to form in my head, let alone say anything. He doesn't break eye contact, but I can see the worry in his eyes. I finally find my voice again, and answer,

"Yes! Yes, I would love to be your boyfriend, Ritzy." I smile as his eyes light up like they always do when he gets excited. "You're so beautiful, you know that?"

He blushes and grins. "Thank you. So are you."

"You still haven't washed off the hearts I drew." I notice, chuckling slightly.

"Oh, I forgot about those..." but the way he looks away lets me know it was completely on purpose.

"Well, I like them." I tell him, and then I laugh. "It makes it look like you've got heart eyes for me."

"Who says I don't?" he grins. I let go of one of his hands and gesture towards the door.

"I guess we should go see what Velvet's doing, huh?" I say. "She's probably wondering where we are."

"Yeah." he laughs, and we leave the room hand in hand again, except this time there's really something there. I can feel it. And I just know we're perfect together.

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SO sorry for the slow updates, I feel so bad 😭 also this was my first time writing a kiss scene so sorry if its shit 🙁🙏