BLONDE

I WANT YOU TO NEED ME LIKE I NEED YOU

MAY 6TH

"Today's the day," Awsten said to himself as he looked in the mirror for what seemed to be the thousandth time within the last few hours. He was brewing with anxiety and excitement, as his date with Geoff was in just twenty minutes. He stared at himself, studying the multicolored striped sweater that he had wore when he wrote his song, Blonde, the black jeans that hugged his skinny legs tightly, and the black Doc Martens that held his feet. He grabbed a pastel necklace with feet on it from his desk and put it around his neck, swinging it around and adjusting it until it was comfortable. He stared at a blue flower crown and pondered if he should wear it or not. He decided against it, believing that he had enough going on with his outfit.

The showing that Awsten and Geoff had decided on was at 7:30 P.M. and it was currently 6:45 P.M. Awsten had just finished eating dinner, having ramen for yet another night in a row, and figured he would leave his dorm at 7:00 P.M. to meet Geoff, where they would walk to the movie theatre together.

Awsten looked at himself in the mirror once more. Does my hair look okay? Is it blue enough? he thought.

"Shit," he muttered to himself, realizing that it was nearing 7:00 P.M. and his hair wasn't as blue as he had hoped it would be. He had bleached and toned his hair yesterday and dyed it today, but he had mistakenly added too much conditioner to the dye, causing his hair to become a blue that was more pastel than planned. He didn't have time to redye it. He would have to deal with it.

Awsten grabbed his phone off of his bed and shoved it in his front pocket; he grabbed his keys from the desk and hooked them onto his belt loop and he left his room once he said goodbye to Otto, who wished him luck on his "hang-out." Awsten was glad that his roommate was Otto and not someone who he didn't know.

Awsten hurried across the hall and down the stairs, as Geoff had told him to meet him in front of his dorm building. Awsten sometimes felt envious that Geoff lived close enough to the campus that he didn't have to live in the dorms but at the same time he was happy that Geoff didn't have to deal with the annoyance and slight inconvenience of it. He shook off the thought, deciding that right now wasn't the time for conflicting thoughts. Right now was the time to enjoy time with Geoff, he told himself. Treat it like you and Geoff are the only people in the world.

"Hey, Aws!" Geoff said happily, waving as Awsten approached him. He smiled widely at the natural blue and held his arms out and pulled him into an embrace.

"Hey, Geoff," Awsten said and smiled as well. They pulled apart and Geoff grabbed Awsten's hand, lacing his fingers with his own. They began their walk down to the movie theatre that was across the street.

They walked in a comfortable silence. Awsten was enjoying the subtle breeze and the way that his hands fit perfectly with Geoff's. He looked over at the brunette and basked in his appearance. He was happy to be here and he was happy that Geoff was with him. For once, he felt invincible, and he assumed it wasn't just another manic episode coming on. He felt happy and felt like he was on top of the world. He was at peace and he was happy and that's all that mattered to him. Geoff looked over at Awsten and smiled, seeing the genuine smile on the natural blue's face.

"I'm glad you came," Geoff said.

"Of course," Awsten answered. "I'd never dream of skipping out on the opportunity to spend time with you."

"Neither would I," Geoff replied. They continued their trek into the movie theatre, greeting Steve, who was manning the ticket booth for the night.

"Hey, guys!" Steve said. "Two tickets for Doctor Strange, right?"

"Yep," Awsten nodded. "The 7:00 P.M. showing."

"Here you go," Steve said. Awsten traded the money for the tickets. "Have fun, the theatre's mostly empty. But not too much fun!"