Where Will I Go

17||Braver

I could be braver, I could be stronger
Please be my saviour
I need to be set free
Please help me breathe
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"'Lex, c'mere" Ran whined, securing his arms tighter against the brunet's waist.

"Dude, there's a hot topic! Right over there! That place is basically my childhood!" Alex exclaimed, trying harder to escape from the playful embrace.

After Alex had called Ran and woken him from his sleep, the two eventually agreed to go to the mall. They had been sat on the edge of the water fountain to eat lunch. But since they have finished their meal (Alex's being significantly smaller than the blond's), the brunet had spotted the shop of his childhood and early teen years.

Hot Topic

The store of Alex's 7th grade emo phase.

The boy continued to bounce excitedly where he was sat, trying to escape from the pair of arms that were withholding him against his will.

"But I wanna hug you." The blond continued, and tightened his grip around his significant other even more.

"Stop being all cheesy romantic and weird and let me obsess over my emo bands." Alex pouted and continued to fight against the restraints.

The blond snickered. "Emo bands? You listen to emo music?" He asked patronizingly, raising an eyebrow at the younger boy.

"I'm sorry, but Andy Biersack is God's great gift to earth. Have you seen that man? Jesus Christ..."

"Hey, don't day dream about other dudes while your boyfriend is holding you against your will. That's rude." The elder scolded lightly.

"Well maybe if you just wore some eyeliner like the 2005 version of Pete Wentz I wouldn't have to."

"Fuck you."

"In your dreams, buddy."

While the blond glared half-heartedly at Alex, the younger of the two just smirked in triumph as he finally broke himself free and ran towards the store. Ran huffed annoyingly, and watched after his boyfriend as he bolted towards the red and black parlour. He lazily stood up before starting to run after Alex, putting little effort into his pace and footsteps.

The brunet was already inside the store and scanning the aisles by the time Ran had even opened the glass door. Immediately he was greeted with band and anime merch, and My Chemical Romance's Thank You For The Venom sounded from the decent sized speakers. He glanced in each direction around the room, looking for his other half.

Due to the fact that it was now early december, it seemed the store had begun to bring out all of its Christmas stock. Shiny red and silver tinsel decorated across the ceilings to make the place look more festive (as festive as Bullet For My Valentine can get), and a rather miniature fake black christmas tree stood promptly in the corner. It was decorated with skulls, band ornaments, and more silver tinsel.

As Ran started to walk around, he began to worry that the younger boy was now purposely running away from him. Not to get a rise out of the elder, just to be... Well... Alex.

Right when Ran was about to text him to ask where he was, a small pair of hands crept up behind him to cover the blond's eyes. Ran's initial reaction was to jump in fear, but upon realizing that it was probably just his boyfriend, he settled down. A playful smile crept on his face.

"Guess who?" He heard Alex say. The blond could almost picture the wide grin that must've been on his face.

"Who?" The blond asked, deciding to humour the younger boy.