Let's Just Pretend (boyxboy)

Let's Just Acquaint

Ezra started toward the door after the Snow White cast and crew meeting had concluded.

It was awkward. He knew he was getting strange looks from some guys. But the girls just gazed at him like he was some adorable puppy. Some adorable gay puppy...

Ugh! It didn't help that Majer had decided to take the seat right beside him.

They didn't talk to one another much during the meeting, but after, Majer tapped Ezra on the shoulder before he made it to the door. Ezra looked at him. Now, Ezra was not short, but being in front of Majer sure made him feel like he was.

"Yeah?" Ezra responds.

"Hey, you know that ice cream place right down the road?" Majer asks casually.

Ezra nods his head slowly, uncertain where the conversation was headed.

"Great! Let's go." Majer grabbed his hand and headed out the Auditorium doors that led straight to the parking lot.

"Woah, hey!" Ezra gasped, but followed behind nonetheless.

It wasn't like he had any other plans...

The air outside was warm but windy and smelled like fresh plants. Ezra regained his composure after Majer had let go of his hand.

He looks around to make sure nobody else witnessed that physical contact. He didn't want people getting the wrong idea.

"So," Majer began once they'd paused at a crosswalk. "You were stalking my Facebook, huh?"

Ezra blushed profusely and looked at his feet.

"No. Why?"

"Well, you liked one of my profile pictures from 2010. I assumed it wasn't on purpose." Majer chuckled, clearly pleased with himself for Ezra's reaction.

Ezra could have died of embarrassment right there and then.

"Shit." He mutters, defeated.

They continued walking.

"It's whatever. Don't get too sore about it, kid. I may have poked around a little bit too." Majer confesses, sticking his hands in his pockets.

Ezra narrowed his eyes at the boy beside him, trying to figure out if he was lying just to cheer him up. He decided it was probable.

"Which picture was your favorite?" Majer asks with a sly grin.

Ezra keeps his gaze straight in front of him and offers nothing but a shrug. He liked the shirtless pic of Majer most... Only because the beach scenery behind him was gorgeous. But he wasn't about to tell that to him.

"My favorite of you was when you were at some kind of meet-and-greet with Alex Gaskarth. You looked happy. I have yet to see you smile that intensely in real life. Or smile at all, honestly." Majer explains.

So Majer really did look at Ezra's profile then... Ezra feels his heart give an extra hard thump.

"It was their concert. My mom managed to get me some backstage passes, back when she worked for the park they were playing at. It was epic." Ezra recalls with a tiny smile.

Majer nods.

"I wouldn't know. I've never been to one."

Ezra nearly trips over his own feet, staring wide-eyed at Majer.

"Leave me alone! My favorite artist doesn't do concerts anymore, so I've never gone out of my way to get concert tickets to something I won't enjoy."