the taste of broken trust // melanie martinez + troye sivan

1; white lies

hi guys !! it's olivia :)

i've tried to write so many stories but have never settled on publishing any so here we go i guess

this is an AU story and it's about melanie and troye LMAO (i realise he's gay calm down)

this is set during the dollhouse era so keep that in mind

i hope you guys enjoy !

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Melanies P.o.V

"Hurry up!" I call out to Jackie whilst applying one last coat of mascara. I glance up at the mirror, unable to control my smile. "Miles is waiting for me, I don't want to be late Jackie!"

"Okay! I-I need your help, I can't zip this up." I hear both the struggle and frustration in Jackie's voice and slowly shake my head while making my way to the bathroom, smiling to myself.

I open the door to see Jackie's eyebrows furrowed while intensely focused on the zip on her dress, her fingers desperately trying to get a grip on it while her head's twisted in an uncomfortable position, trying to see the back of her tight black dress in the mirror in front of her. "It's stuck!" She exclaims, I roll my eyes and walk up to her.

I swiftly turn her around and give the zip a sturdy tug, slowly frowning at the realisation of the problem. "It isn't stuck J, it's broken." I let out a quiet sigh as I watch all the tension from Jackie's face release.

"W-What do you mean it's broken?! It can't be
broken! I just bought this?" All the frustration that she once obtained had turned into panic.

"Jackie it's fine, you can borrow one of mine okay, we can sort this out later." I know at this point she must be feeling terrified, Jackie doesn't even like the dress.

Her eyes become glossy as they start to well up, I comfortingly put a hand on her back and rub it at a slow pace. "You'll still look amazing, I promise. He's going to love it."

I look down at my best friend, small and fragile, whilst frowning in sorrow for her.

"I- I just wanna look good for Josh" she says, her voice shaking while tears slowly escape her eyes. "He picked this out for me an-" I cut her off.

"You don't have to look good for anyone, Josh loves you no matter what and anyway, you'll still look stunning?! You have nothing to worry about." I give her a sympathetic smile before pulling her into a fairly tight embrace.

"Do you really think he'll be okay with it?" She hugs me back and I nod my head.

"Jackie, I promise everything will be fine. Miles will be there too, we're going to have a good night and then you're coming home with me." I shoot her a warm smile.

"Aren't you going home with Miles?" My eyes widen and I frantically shake my head. "Miles and I aren't even dating oh my gosh Jackie!" I stifle a small laugh and shake my head. "And even if I was going home with him, you're way more important."

A smile forms on her face.

It's not long before I start feeling nauseous. I like Miles, but he's best friends with Josh. Thats the whole reason why we met. I start to internally panic but keep it under control for the sake of Jackie.

"I think I need to re-do my makeup" She says sniffling, a slight giggle can quietly be heard lingering in her sentence. We both drift our eyes in the direction of the mirror to reveal her smeared eye make up.

I smile and offer to help. "Let's get you cleaned up then." She nods, smiling.

"You're the greatest." She concluded before lunging at me and tightly pulling me close to her.

I hug her back and rest my head on her shoulder. An unhappy feeling rising up in my chest.

After we're ready, we gather all our things and throw on our heels. I look over at Jackie as she puts on her coat.

"Ready?" I ask her. "Ready." she says firmly, her nerves are obviously notable.

A wave of guilt rushes over me at the knowledge that everything won't be okay. I had to calm her down, I can deal with Josh later. We have to avoid him.

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woo first chapter done !!

sorry it was so short lmao it's just to give you a feel of what's going on.

the things regarding josh (dun) will be explained soon so calm down and yeah miles is melanies drummer (ex boyf) and jackies melanies best friend. troye sivan will be in the next coming chapters along with some more surprises :))

i'm literally writing this while hiking at school camp LMAO RIP

-liv xx