lil peep; i can't see you're falling for me

you know i love you by the way that i kiss you;

your pov
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I woke up still with Gus laying close beside me, mouth hanging open slightly as he slept peacefully. I smiled a little as I looked at him for a few seconds, before carefully moving out of his arms and standing up to stretch when my phone went off,

unknown number: attention whore. how long do you think this is going to last? even a nobody like emo boy will leave eventually. everyone will. it's your fault.

now, I was used to this shit. just not this in particular, who was texting me? I barely give anyone my number for this reason, I don't like talking to people face to face, and especially not through bubbles on a screen.

unknown number: Mariah's nice tho, beautiful. smart. happy. badass. how the hell did someone like that, give birth to someone like you

my pulse raced at the thought of someone watching me, it's like all the sudden I felt eyes on me, like a hundred cameras where outside my house like I was a movie star. but that's just called over active paranoia, right?

"aah!" I jumped, feeling the tap on my back that startled me out of my thoughts, I turned to see my attacker, only to find a black and pink haired boy staring at me, a confused look on his face. "oh. Gus."

"hey, what's wrong? I know we didn't get it on or anything last night, but I didn't think I was that easy to forget." he chuckled.

I didn't say anything back, I just handed him my phone with the screen open to the texts I had been receiving. his eyes read over the words carefully, I watched as he read some of them more than once over, and his jaw clenched visibly each time. once finishing, he tossed the phone to the other end of the couch and locked his glance with mine, the anger growing like a forest full of trees behind his chocolate eyes.

"G-Gus-"

he didn't even have to say anything to cut me off, Gus reached over and harshly but lovingly pulled me into his arms and held me so tight I thought I could burst, but that's how Gus hugged. that's something I learned about him rather quickly, he hugged everyone like it was the last time he would see them, because he knew every time might be the last.

"they're wrong y'know." Gus stated flatly as he pulled away a little,  "you are enough. to me and to everyone who would take a chance to know you. I'm not going anywhere."

in that moment, common sense took a break, and my words weren't under my control, I broke free from my second guessings. "then prove it"

Gus' eyes looked taken aback by surprise, he stared into the depths of mine, looking for any sign of what I could mean. he inched forward next to me slowly, leaning his forehead against mine. tilting my chin up, gus' lips crashed against mine, moving together as if nothing in the world could pull us apart in that moment. the friction the warmth of our bodies created seemed to only pull us back in, stronger than gravity.

we heard the front door quietly creep open, but couldn't be bothered to care, no matter who was watching, or what was happening around us, it wouldn't stop us.

"just friends" Mariah mumbled as she carelessly walked by and went up the stairs.

Gus heard my mom's comment as she walked by, and couldn't help but chuckle. "sorry ma" he laughed to her and she chuckled from the top of the stairs.

his eyes locked back to mine, hungry to finish what he started, when his phone buzzed.

Tracy: bruh I don't know where u at but get ur ass back over here. u got to write sum shit later.

Gus seemed to roll his eyes with his whole body language as he typed a reply.

peep: my bad. see u in 30

gus looked back up to me, a disappointed look in his eyes as he scratched the back of his head. "sorry Bambi. I've got to go be 'Lil Peep' for awhile. text me okay?"

he leaned over and pecked my cheek, hopping off the couch and heading to the front door and grinned, "bye Mariah!"

a few seconds went by, until I heard my mom yell back from upstairs, "bye Gus!!"

he winked at me as he went out the door, making me giggle. I said I wouldn't catch feelings. well shit.

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guys. this is so late and I'm so sorry but I promised an update so here it is! this is more of a fill in chapter tbh. but thank you for all the love, I love you all. pls vote!❤️