Until I found you

Forever Young

   Max smiled a little and looked back up to the stars.

"Thanks man..it feels nice to get it off my chest y'know? Tommy tells me it's apart of who I am but I don't know..it's weird.." He mumbles and rubs his eye.

Bradley nodded in response, his heart still feeling heavy with guilt for ever making Max think he'd make fun of his sexuality.

He smiled slightly at how Max felt good being able to tell somebody about this, but it surprised him that Max said it was weird.

"Yeah man, of course...and, it's not weird y'know? It's part of who you are, like Tommy said. Don't beat yourself up over it..."

Max looked at the stars and sighs. "I just..don't want anyone to think of me any different y'know? I'm still the same..guess that's why I don't tell people.." He said softly.

"I don't want anything to be weird.."

Bradley watched as Max looked up at the stars with a saddened look, admitting that he didn't want people to think of him any differently. That he didn't want anything to change or be weird...and Bradley suddenly felt a pang in his heart as he recognized that look.

Like Max was scared of somebody reacting badly or treating him differently because of his sexuality.

"Y-yeah...I get it...and I'm sure nobody's gonna treat you any differently or think of you differently. You're still the same person, sexuality doesn't change that..."

Max relaxed a little and gently closed his eyes.

"Thanks.." He opened his eyes again and smiled over at Bradley who was laying next to him.

"I knew you were a good guy..you just..have trouble showing it sometimes.." He teased but meant every word.

Bradley chuckled and rolled his eyes at Max's little tease, though secretly he felt his heart skip at the compliment.

"Yeah yeah yeah...don't get used to it. I'm still gonna be the sarcastic jerk you know and love..."

Bradley tried to sound playful as he teased, but as he spoke, he suddenly froze for a moment, realizing what he had just said.
      That he had jokingly said to Max that he'd be the "sarcasm jerk he knew and love..."

  Max felt his face get a little hot but brushed it off as teasing..Bradley was straight! He could never...right? Max giggled.

"Yeah yeah..whatever.." He said softly and closed his eyes again, with a little smile on his face. His snakebites visible.

Bradley noticed how Max's reaction changed slightly as he joked, almost as if he got flustered for a second...and why was Bradley noticing all these little details?

Max was just being friendly, they were just messing around...

  Bradley laid back against the concrete and looked up at the stars, desperately trying to avoid looking at Max's attractive features and failing.

He saw the snakebites on Max's lip and for some reason, found himself staring at them for a little too long...

Max opened his eyes slightly again as he spoke.

"I'm thinking about getting a eyebrow piercing next month.." He said softly.

Bradley froze and felt his heart skip a bit at Max's words. Oh god...Max was thinking of getting another piercing, and an eyebrow of all things.

Bradley absolutely didn't think Max could get anymore attractive, and yet here he was...

"A-an eyebrow piercing, huh? That would look, ah...that would look really nice..."  He stammered out, trying to keep his tone casual but secretly thinking that it would look so damn hot.