in between , malachi barton imagines

kingston

"the day that i met you, i started dreaming."

insta live w/ malachi + mk & freya

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"malachi barton, i promise you, you're about to get slapped. i have to pee, let me up!" you try to move away from him, but to no avail. his arms trap you in, your back to his chest while you're stuck on his lap. he chuckles, pulling you closer anyways. "no can do baby, you're stuck here." he kisses all over your face, moving to your neck.

mk rolls his eyes while freya grins at the bickering. "mind you, we're still on live."

freya smacks mk in the chest, still grinning at the couples banter. "leave them alone, it's cute."

malachi finally lets you up, sighing dramatically. you roll your eyes and smile, doing the preslee choking emote to the live. freya and mk laugh, malachi smacks your butt as you walk by, making you jump. "your disney contract is slipping away day by day!" you yell from down the hallway, hearing freya giggle.

you come back a few minutes later, sitting on the floor infront of the couch in the cramped tour bus, staring at the phone propped up on the table. listening to your giggles at the comments, malachi smiles from hearing your laugh, staring down at you with lovesick eyes. you notice how the chat explodes,

"the way he looks at her i can't💔💔"
"ok we got peeping tom behind u"
"they're so mandy and martin"

mk reads the chat, dramatically making fake kissing noises to you and malachi. everyone bursts into a fit of giggles, malachi playfully shoving mk.

after a while, you start to get tired; filming all
day taking a toll on you. you lean your back against the couch, still engaged with the live, just from a distance. malachi notices your switch in mood, leaning forward to move his legs on either side of you, wrapping his arms around your shoulders and resting his chin on your head. you grin, watching as he, freya, and mk entertain the live. freya and mk sing while malachi reads out some of the funny comments.

you sleepily giggle at a comment calling malachi a hunchback, everyone else noticing his position and laughing aswell.

"God forbid a boy wanna hold his girlfriend." he sighs, playfully throwing his hands up before resting them back around your shoulders.

you pull your knees to your chest, slouching more against the couch. your hands find malachis forearms, holding them while resting your cheek on the inside of his bicep. he leans down and kisses your cheek, making you smile.

"no way someone said malachi flash us!" mk laughs in shock, everyone turning to look at you.

"i mean, i'm not against it." you shrug, with a completely serious expression. "that's for your eyes only." malachi smirks, purposely saying it to see the chat explode and the blush increasingly make its way onto your cheeks.

mk and freya side eye eachother, pretending like it didn't happen. "...okay, anyways."

after a few more minutes of listening to malachi and mk's bickering and freya belting out her songs, your eyes get more heavy.

yawning and rubbing your eyes, you stand up and grab the blanket from off the couch, laying down. malachi leans back against the couch as you lay down on your side, resting your head on his lap. you grab your phone and turn it sideways, watching the latest episode of the summer i turned pretty. malachi strokes your hair, moving it out of your face.

freya quickly gets distracted from the live, turning around when she hears conrad's voice.

"hey! you're watching it without me?" she scoffs, making you giggle. you put your phone down and grab the remote, watching the new episode on the tv instead.

"happy now?" "very."

your attention falls fully on the new episode, the live being quickly forgotten by you and freya. she climbs up on the couch and curls up on the end of it.

"okay, i guess the girls got distracted. see you guys tomorrow!" mk grabs his phone and ends the live, plopping onto the arm chair beside the couch, almost as engaged into the episode as you and freya.

meanwhile, malachi is distracted by how you're half asleep on his lap, your cheek pressed into his thigh. he continues to stare down at you, watching as your eyes get heavier each time he strokes your hair. your arm curls into your chest, goosebumps forming as he moves from stroking your hair to rubbing your arm. you hum in content as he leans down to kiss your temple.

"i love you" you mumble, fighting to keep your eyes open. "i love you too, baby. go to sleep." he whispers, feeling as your sleepy breaths slow down, your body completely relaxing.

he adjusts the blanket on you, pulling them up further to your chin. you sleepily whine his name, feeling him let go to adjust the blanket. he smiles down at you and continues rubbing your arm, "shhh, i'm right here."

mks eyebrows furrow, "did she really just-"

"shut up."

a/n: this is lowk all over the place but i haven't written in a year so

ok freya and malachis audition tape from tonight hello??