alone together ー petekey

XIV

Mikey is practically shaking at the front door of the school. Pete is right by him, gripping his hand and whispering soothing things into his ear.

"Pete, what if it's like-"

"Everything's gonna be okay, Mikey, I promise. And if someone acts like an ass, I'll kick their ass. Simple."

"Okay, thank you. I l-love you."

"I love you too, Mikeyway."

"C-can we go inside now?" Mikey asks, eyes wide and tired. Pete seems to have calmed him down quite a bit.

"Of course, baby boy. Come on, let's go."

"Fuck, okay. We're doing this. I'm doing this. You're here, you're real. We're real. Fuck..." Mikey murmurs incoherent gibberish under his breath, thinking Pete can't hear him, but Pete can hear every word.

"Mikey?"

"Y-yeah?"

"Don't worry, you've got me. And I'm never going to leave your side."

Pete takes Mikey's shaking hand, and for a split second, Mikey thinks that everything might just be okay.