The Gay Band Book

You Were My 11:11 Wish [Ryden]

Ryan was sitting in the dark, only the glow from his laptop illuminating his room. He liked it this way. He didn't need to see what state his room was in, did he? Anyways, he was on his nightly (actually, usual,) YouTube binge. It all started because Brendon sent him a stupid meme. But secretly he loved it. Plus Brendon thought of him enough to show him the meme, so that was nice. Brendon was nice....His face, his laugh, how he texted Ryan stuff he thought he'd like.

Ryan sighed. Why was Brendon such a nice person.  And how come Ryan always fell for nice people, mainly his friends. And how come they never seemed to like him back? Brendon was giving him mixed signals. He was flirty, clingy,  but that was just Brendon. Which, of course, made falling in love so much easier.

Ryan glanced at the clock; 11:11. Oh damn, it was their thing. Make a wish  he could hear Brendon saying in his head. Smiling, both happy and sad, a bittersweet smile you could say, he thought to himself, I just wish you'd like me back.

The next day, Brendon texts Ryan at an ungodly time, asking him to come over. Ryan obliges, though groggily and confused, but happy nonetheless.

Knocking on Brendon's front door, Ryan stifles a yawn. An overly exuberant Brendon yanks the door open, ushering Ryan in.

"Hey, glad you came!"

Ryan nodded. "What, you thought I wouldn't?"

"Well, that's saying something, eh?" Brendon teases, elbowing Ryan. "Saying you'll come over no matter what." he grins.

"W-well I mean-"

"I'm kidding," Brendon laughs. "....or am I?" he asks in a dramatic voice, grinning at Ryan.  "Go on up to my room, I'mma grab some snacks."

Ryan hurriedly scurries up the stairs, desperate to hide his flusteredness, embarrassed at how excited he got about Brendon being...well, Brendon. What chance did he think he had? He shook his head as he pushed open Brendon's bedroom door.

He choose a spot near the TV, as he assumed they were gonna do the usual; video games or movies.

When Brendon came in, his arms full of various sugary snacks, he scoffed at Ryan. "What're you doing on the floor, dummy? Don't be shy, sit on my bed."

Ooooookay....usually Ryan sat on the floor and Brendon the edge of his bed, it was just their usual. Weird....

Ryan's heart started to beat a little faster as he thought of a few pretty great scenarios....Makeout session, admitting feelings....cuddles...But he pushed those thoughts away, those were too good to ever happen. Could his crush maybe just fuck off for a minute so he could have coherent thoughts....

He was lost in his thoughts when Brendon shook him. "Ryan, are you even listening to me?"

"I, what, no?" He said, it coming out as a question instead of a statement.

"I said," Brendon replied, dragging out the 'a' with a playful smile, "I need to ask you something."

Oh shit, here we go again. Ryan thought, his mind jumping to the same conclusions. "Okay," he managed to say.

"Well-" Brendon was rudely interrupted by a scuffling at his door. Rolling his eyes with a sigh, he stood up and let Penny in. She ran into the room, immediately settling on the floor where Ryan had been sitting.

"Anyways..." Brendon continued, but it was a bit more lack luster, like he was suddenly shy. "I um, well, I've been thinking lately,"

"Oh damn, you, thinking?" Ryan asked, saying the first thing that came to mind because he was really nervous (nervously excited, though).

"Shut up, you nerd," Brendon laughed, pushing Ryan's shoulder. "I've sort of realized I...Well, I really like you."

Ryan's face fucking dropped. Was he serious? Was he dreaming? "S-since when?"

Brendon rubbed his neck. "The last uh, quite while."

Ryan looked around the room in bewilderment, a smile beginning to take over his face. He was so excited, he just. Couldn't. In the moment, he leapt at Brendon, embracing him tightly.

"Are you serious?!" Ryan nearly shouted, grinning ear to ear. "I...I...Wow."

Penny jumped on the bed and started barking, getting in between the two, just like she knew what was going on and was just as excited as they were.

"I, yeah." Brendon breathed. "So...does this mean..."

"If you want."

"Duh..." Brendon replied with a small, awkward smile.

Ryan bounced excitedly, he couldn't contain it. "You actually like me too!!" He exclaimed, Penny licking his face.

Brendon looked down, blushing a small bit. "Heck yeah. So, now boyfriend," he smiled, looking back up and moving Penny so he could hold Ryan's hand. "Wanna watch a movie?"

Ryan couldn't find words, he was still so happy and overwhelmed, so he nodded.

Once the movie was over, it was nearly dark outside.

"Hey, you should probably get going, yeah?" Brendon asked.

Ryan shrugged, but didn't move. "I'm quite comfy on your bed, though."

"Me too."

Since neither made any move to actually get up, they stayed like that for a while, just peacefully laying next to each other.

"You know, you were my 11:11 wish," Ryan murmurs quietly, the vibe in the room and the darkness just making it feel...right.

"What do you mean?" Brendon asks, rolling over.

"I wished you'd like me back," Ryan smiles, staring at the ceiling. "And you do."

"That's adorable," Brendon commented. "You're a dork."

"Yeah, but so are you."

Brendon shifted a little closer to Ryan. "Hey, you know, I really don't want this night to end. Do you wanna sleepover?"

Ryan moved his gaze to Brendon. "Gladly." And with that, he rolled over and wrapped his arms around Brendon.

Looks like he truly got all he wished for.

#can't write an amazing novel about gay aliens but can write oneshots (logic)

and tbh I didn't really know what I was doing with this one, but then again when do I ever anymore.

and, @ anyone who bothers to read this book anymore since I don't update constantly like I used to; there are a lot of Ryden oneshots in drafts from last year so expect a Lot of ryden.