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"Spill it, what's bothering you?" I resigned, rubbing the sleep from my eyes. If you're dating someone long enough, it becomes pretty easy to catch your significant other's tells. When he was feeling anxious or worried, Patrick would start tapping his foot quickly and resting his head on his hands with his eyes closed. And that's how I found him when I walked into the studio room. Him, crumpled on the couch with a laptop on his jeans, a frown resting on his lips.
He shook his head, "It's nothing, really," Patrick said quickly, and I looked up at the computer.
It was open to youtube, scrolling over messages about the future of Fall Out Boy. They had just released Young and Menace yesterday and from Patrick's face, it wasn't received well.
"Pat, you shouldn't worry about what other people are saying." I murmured, slipping beside him and snuggling into the fuzzy sweater he was wearing.
I sighed, "You know how excited I was about this. I thought that everyone was going to love it, you know? I'm proud of American Psycho, but this? I've been waiting to do something new for so long and people just..." He trailed off. I could practically sense the ambivalence coming off of him in waves.
"What are they calling it?" I timidly asked, leaning my head on his shoulder.
Quietly, he said, "Fall Out Boy are a bunch of sellouts now... How are they even going to play this shit live... This dubstep stuff is so old..." Patrick continued absently.
Pursing my lips, I wrapped my arms around his torso, running my fingers through his hair. "Listen, Patrick. These guys don't want to listen to the meaning you put into those lyrics then screw them. I'm sure that those aren't all of the comments," Patrick cocked his head back against the pillows, refusing to look at the screen.
Grumbling, I pulled the laptop closer to me and glanced at a few of the notes people had wrote.
Jeremy Kwik – 6 hours ago – FallOutBoyVEVO FUCK YOU YOU ARE A TERRIBLE BAND BUNCHA CUNTS
Mark K – 3 hours ago – FallOutBoyVEVO Was a fan before but now in NOT!
Emily Gorst – 1 day ago – FallOutBoyVEVO what happened this is so not the original fob it's so pop and auto tuned most of it music and slow words
Ethan Peterson – 4 hours ago – FallOutBoyVEVO congrats sell out boy, you've managed to make another shitty pop song
omgilovehiphoplo – 14 minutes ago - FallOutBoyVEVO you guys are the Shittiest programming tier artists ever. Pete is a faggot . gay is an awesome synonym for shitty. these kids sound like screaming cat ladys. they worship cucks like Patrick stump lol. this band is nothing more than a form of indoctrination for stupid kids 😂
Reading these bullshit hate comments always made me angry. What fucking right do these people have to take these songs and rake them through the mud when they have no idea how much is put into making them. And to call them sellouts? That just didn't make any sense. Pete wrote Young and Menace about the insecurities these kids are going through, and how to keep their heads above water. But those commenters made the song out to be some soulless cash grab with a pop beat.
"I told you, they hate it," Patrick uttered, and I grit my teeth.
"If they hate it then they can go to hell, that's what I say." I snapped, and Patrick raised his eyebrows. "If those assholes don't care enough about a song to listen to the lyrics or look up the song's meaning then their opinion is invalid." Suddenly I got an idea and grabbed the laptop again, frantically scrolling through the comment section.
Jubilee Unique – 2 hours ago – FallOutBoyVEVO I absolutely love this song can't wait for more
Fancy Muffin – 1 day ago – FallOutBoyVEVO I am in love with this piece of art!😍❤
nat oquendo – 7 hours ago – this is one of your best songs I love it. I love u so much❤❤❤
Morgan Lamp – 3 minutes ago – omgilovehiphoplo umm actually bands like fall out boy help people get through difficult things. But why come and hate you don't like them ok keep it to your self. Fall out boy spent their time and energy on this FOR THEIR FANS no one made you listen to this song so you have no reason to hate. And the people who are "obsessing" as you said aren't hurting you one bit so just leave it alone.
"Hey Pat, look at this," I grinned, showing him the laptop. Patrick's face changed from grim disappointment to warm joy in less than ten seconds. I loved these fans. The fans that took time out of their day to share how much they enjoyed the music and defend the band they love. Especially that one girl at the end who went after that homophobic dick from the other comment. They meant a lot to Patrick and the boys, and the fans that I've met have always been some of the nicest people I've ever met. If anyone was going to be able to lift Patrick's spirits, it was them.
"This is pretty incredible..." Patrick beamed, awe struck and genuinely touched by all the messages that followed after each hate comment. It seemed that with every hate comment came three fans ready to pour out positivity onto the screen.
"See?" I asked, a warm sense of accomplishment glowing in my chest as I stared at Pat's wonderstruck face. "Patrick, so many people love this song, and they don't hate you. Why not focus on these fans instead of the bitter ones?"
Patrick looked up at me, smiling brightly, before pulling me into a chaste kiss. When he pulled away he was still grinning. "What did I do to deserve you?"
I chuckled, "Oh shush, let's just go to bed already."
"Well..." He hummed, pulling me into a hug, "I'm already pretty comfortable here, and the bed is so far away..."
I rolled my eyes and pressed a quick kiss to his lips to shut him up. "Fine, we can sleep here..."
Patrick giggled, snuggling into me and spooning gleefully. Just as his eyes began to dip shut I whispered a soft, "I love you," to him, and he drifted off into a peaceful sleep.
I was satisfied and about to go to sleep as well, when the laptop on the coffee table ahead gave me an idea. It was stupid and I knew that I shouldn't... but I also couldn't resist the temptation. Leaning over, I typed into the youtube comment section where the homophobic hater had commented, quickly typing out a reply while I was still logged into the official band account before closing the laptop and going to bed with the steady beat of Patrick's heart as a lullaby.
FallOutBoyVEVO – 2 seconds ago – omgilovehiphoplo If you talk shit about Patrick again I will fite you, bitch.
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