jalbert oneshots

aching heart

tw: this is about a year old and i just edited it to fit albert and jake. mentions of suicide and self harm 

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this friday night started off like any other. jake snuck on albert's bus, they walked home, played video games for six hours, ate the entire contents of albert's kitchen, then crashed on the couches around 2 am. this was the routine. well, since september when they met.

albert was sitting alone at a lunch table. it was his first day of ninth grade and he was sitting alone, amazing. he wasn't eating either. he heard voices and soon saw four people sitting down at his lunch table. one was his friend from middle school, and the other three he didn't recognize.

his friend from middle school spoke up. "albert, these are my friends. that's jake-" he was cut off.

"dude! i love your shirt!" jake exclaimed, making albert look down at the shirt he was wearing. it was his blink-182 shirt.

let's just say after that, albert had a new best friend and a new favorite shirt.

albert and jake put on their pajamas and raced to the living room. they stayed up and messed around for about an hour then jake laid down on his couch and closed his eyes.

it was an hour later when albert felt that feeling in his chest. he memorized that feeling. his hands began to shake and his heart began to race. he was having an anxiety attack. jake soon sat up and squinted in the dark room, looking at his best friend.

"albert? are you okay?" albert didn't respond.

jake got up and sat next to him. he started rubbing circles into his back and moved to sit behind albert. he laid down and forced albert down too, making them lay face to face. jake didn't really know what to do, so he trusted his instincts. he leaned forward and kissed albert. albert kissed back.

bad move, albert.

it was july now. albert was spending a few days at jake's before they went to the state fair and albert headed of to warped tour.

jake and albert walked down to the beach by jake's house to go swimming. this was the first time albert had been in a bathing suit around jake and he was incredibly self-conscious.

they spent an hour in the water then went to go walk around and play on the merry go round like the childish teenagers they are. jake had bought a polaroid and brought it with them. he took pictures of the water and the trees. albert took the camera from him to take a quick picture. he took one of jake and a weird looking rock and a tree stump they dubbed "patrick."

after that they grabbed their belongings and headed home.

when they arrived at jake's house, they immediately went up to jake's room and fell asleep.

the next morning, they were sitting on jake's living room floor and just talking. albert looked up from his lap to see jake looking at him.

he had his glasses on and his hair was disheveled and his face was soft from sleep. the sun was shining through the glass and making jake look so angelic.

it was at that moment when albert realized, he was in love.

and oh boy was he screwed.

two days after that, jake and albert went to the state fair. they went on rides, ate totally unhealthy food, and watch the demolition derby from the ferris wheel. all throughout that day, albert was lost in his own mind, occasionally looking over to see jake's smile and bring him back down to earth.