To Write Love On His Arms

o18

[July.]

It was the second month of Warped Tour already, and today was actually Matty’s birthday. Austin had a lot in stored today, and it involved the next three things in the bucket list. After waking Matty up, and taking a shower, they headed off outside the bus and off they went. The smaller of the two was blindfolded, Austin’s hand the only thing helping him lead to wherever he was taking him.

A few minutes later and Matty almost falling to his face from trying to climb up a few stairs, he could hear a familiar voice speaking with his husband.

“Hey, Austin. How are ya?” the voice asked. “Who’s this and why is he blindfolded?”

Austin only chuckled. “I’m fine and I actually wanted to surprise him.”

“Is this some weird kinky shit or…?”

Matty giggled, blushing as he felt Austin’s fingers slightly touch the black blindfold (which was really one of Phil’s clean long black socks). Once he took it off, Matty couldn’t believe who was standing in front of him. “Josh, this is my husband, Matty.”

It was Josh Franceschi. “Well hello there, mate. I can tell you’re a fan of the band by the You Me at Six shirt you’re wearing, huh? It’s nice to finally meet you. I’ve heard a lot of things from my mate, Austin, over here.”

“Today is Matty’s birthday actually,” Austin said, wrapping an arm around Matty’s waist.

“Oh really?” Josh asked, looking at Matty. The boy nodded his head, smiling at Josh who returned the smile. “Happy birthday, mate!”

“Thank you,” Matty finally said, hugging the British male.

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Austin had left Josh and Matty alone to socialize. Meeting Josh Franceschi was another thing that was in the list, which he crossed off. While Austin was hanging out with the band and some of the We Came As Romans guys, Josh and Matty just talked about music and a bunch of other random stuff. They both just clicked, and instantly became good friends. Matty had to remember to thank Austin for that amazing gift because getting to meet Josh and exchange phone numbers with him was probably the best thing ever that’s happened on his birthday.

Once Matty and Josh went their separate ways, Josh heading off to do a signing and Matty to the Of Mice and Men bus, Matty was told that he was gonna have another surprise. As Matty was excitedly watching his husband perform his set, he wondered what his surprise could be. His thoughts were interrupted once he heard the loud cheers coming from the audience.

“I wanna bring out somebody special today,” Austin said into the microphone, no longer looking at the fans but at the small male. He walked towards him, grabbing his hand and leading him onto the stage. “You guys all know my amazing husband, Matty, right?”

The fans shouted a “yeah.”

“Awesome, well today is his birthday! And I wanted to do something special, something he’s never gonna forget for his birthday.” Aaron handed the vocalist a microphone, who only handed it to Matty. “This song is called Second and Sebring, and my husband is gonna sing this with me.”

“I-I am?” Matty asked, looking at Austin in astonishment.

“Yeah! You guys wanna hear him sing with me?!” Austin asked, mostly shouted, into the microphone, a loud cheer as a response. “Let’s do this.”

“I believe it's time for me to be famous and out of place. I believe it's time for me to move forward. When I break through…”

“You know that I will always be here 'til the end.”

“I'll use the love you left behind. I'll change their minds, I'll change their minds.”

“I hope you smile when you look down on me.”

“This is not what it is; only baby scars. I need your love like a boy needs his mother's side,” Matty sung into the microphone.

“This is not what it is; only baby scars. I need your love like a boy needs his mother's side, yeah.” The song ended, with the audience cheering and some of the nearby bands that were performing watching and cheering as well.

‘I hope I made you proud, mom.’ Matty thought to himself, holding his husband’s hand.