the dumping ground // one shots

love // drabble

warnings - ryan is pining for a certain curly haired boy.

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ryan didn't like the way he looked.

it wasn't something that bothered him, not in the way carmen's looks bothered her. he just noticed the little things, like how skinny he was. not that a fast metabolism could be helped.

still, when he was younger he used to play a little game. anyone he thought was unnaturally perfect would go to a prison he invented, how nice they looked determined their sentence.

every so often, he would wish that game was real. give him and other people who didn't think they appeared nice enough a little more self worth.

but then alex would be on death row, something ryan definitely didn't want to happen.

truth be told, he had a pretty large crush on the curly haired boy, but who could blame him?

alex was funny, kind and after the two put their differences aside, they actually got along really well. it was bound to happen eventually but he refused to admit it to anyone.

although, he wasn't too sure if he'd be able to keep it to himself forever because the annual school prom was that night. the atmosphere may get to him but it shouldn't be too hard to avoid alex. ryan was supposed to be 'performing' for the dance. essentially, the school couldn't afford an actual singer so they got him to do it.

he didn't mind though, singing was always something he enjoyed doing.

not to mention, it meant he'd have the perfect excuse to just admire alex from afar. now i'm starting to sound like a creep, he muttered to himself.

the hours flew past and, before long, the older residents were all leaving the minibus and making their way into the venue.

ryan's friend, daisy, was already waiting for him by the entrance.

"ryan! you guys are all late," she breathed out, putting her hands on her knees. she had run to the group after she spotted them. jody rolled her eyes and replied,

"we're always late. you should know this by now,"

"yeah, whatever," she quickly brushed away the small talk and turned to ryan,

"come with me. i need to make sure you don't suck when you're singing,"

kaz chuckled as she walked by, pulling alex away as well.

"fine, lead the way,"

over half an hour later, ryan was set up and ready to go on stage. though he was panicking about doing something absolutely stupid. knowing his luck, he'd end up falling if the makeshift stage and won't be able to live it down for the rest of his school career.

shaking away his thoughts, he made his way onto the stage when daisy ushered him forwards. seconds later, the music began playing and he thankfully began singing at the right time.

at least something's gone right, he told himself.

many couples began dancing on the floor below him but ryan could only focus on one person who was sitting at a table in the corner of the room.

his eyes never left alex as he sang. he watched, completely infatuated, as the curly haired boy lightly swayed to the music. even from the front of the room, ryan could see just how fucking perfect he was.

hell, he was barely moving and ryan was fawning over him. his crush was really getting out of hand.

though he supposed he couldn't really call it a crush anymore.

halfway through the song, alex eventually lifted his head and caught sight of ryan's heavy gaze. with a burst of confidence, ryan held it and continued singing,

"take my hand; take my whole life too,

for i can't help, falling in love with you."

alex didn't try and break eye contact either. so for the rest of the song, ryan was literally serenading alex and apparently the boy was okay with it. ryan would even say he was enjoying it, he certainly looked happy.

once the song ended, ryan suddenly realised what happened. did he and alex just have a moment? he glanced at the curly haired boy with panic written on his face. alex sent him a reassuring, meaningful look and ryan breathed out a sigh of relief.

at his actions, alex quirked his lips in a gentle smile and ryan found himself falling for him all over again.

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threw in a random girl there for no apparent reason, if i thought hard enough i probably could've bypassed that. ehh

anyway, 'can't help falling in love' came up on my playlist as i was writing the last one shot and i suddenly had this idea. i didn't want to forget it so i quickly wrote it, hence why there's three updates today XD

i have no idea if i'll be off school again tomorrow so i don't know when the next update will be - one or two days at most : )