semi-automatic ; j.d

seventy seven ; the lock bridge

"it looks so different in person," says josh, head tilted upwards. the cool, autumn breeze causes his bubble gum pink hair to move out of place until he takes out a grey beanie from the inside of his jacket pocket and tugs it over the heap of pink hair.

mia nods in agreement. they're standing in front of the eiffel tower in paris, france. luckily the tour has been working out where there's at least a day between shows to explore the area and travel, so josh decided to take mia out and view the city.

"i know. really pretty, right?"

"mhm," muses josh. he turns his head to look at the curly haired brunette beside him. he gives her a fond smile, admiring the way she looks with the crisp air blushing her cheeks and the sunlight making the honey tones in her eyes pop. "smile, okay? i wanna take your picture."

mia makes a face, "but josh--"

"i don't wanna hear it," he grins, shaking his head. "c'mon, a picture of a pretty tower with an even prettier girl standing in front of it," he nods affirmatively while pulling his phone out of the pocket of his black skinny jeans.

mia glares at him but when josh takes a few steps back and holds his phone up, she gives him a shy smile while shoving her hands in the pockets of her - well, josh's - camouflage printed jacket.

"wait, i wanna get another one," says josh after inspecting the first picture.

mia grins and cups her hands over her mouth, "anotha one!" she says in a pretty shitty imitation of dj khaled.

josh rolls his eyes. "you're lame."

"shut up, it was funny," she pouts while crossing her arms over her chest.

"oh, i'm sorry, are someone's feelings hurt?" teases the male while giving her a mock-sympathetic tilt of the head and a pout.

mia glares at him. "just take the stupid picture before i smack you."

this makes him grin. "alright, alright, geez. violent."

"love you too," drawls out the now-grinning girl while looking back at the camera of josh's phone. she gives him another smile.

josh tsks after taking another picture of mia. "you look so cute," he gushes while shaking his head with disbelief. he's not sure what part about the picture he loves the most - the fact that she's wearing his jacket or the shy smile on her lipstick-stained lips.

"shut up - lemme see," says mia while taking a few steps forward, crossing the distance between them. she peeks over josh's shoulder and glances intently at his phone screen.

"can i post it?" he asks eagerly. lately, josh's instagram feed has become pretty much just mia - he has her pose in front of different spots everywhere they go.

she gives him a look, like she's debating whether or not to give josh the go ahead. "i guess so."

josh grins and presses a chaste kiss to her forehead. he takes her hand and then they start walking again - down the busy streets of paris.

"i'm so happy you're here," says josh after a few minutes while they turn a corner down another long stretch of cobblestone road. he already knows their next destination but at the beginning of the day he told mia that everything was going to be a secret (even though she's already guessed all the cliche spots he'll take her to ).

mia nods her head. "me too."

"y'know, for a while i thought I wouldn't be able to date anyone because of how stressful touring was, and how hard it was to do the whole long distance thing," he says while swinging their hands.