Lonely Hearts (Porter Robinson Fanfiction)

EDC

i'm back!! incredibly sunburnt & have sun poisoning but hey i love the beach so it's all good. i've had such a great couple of weeks and couldn't be more thankful. also the new visuals for worlds are so incredible!! i'm so pumped for the album's release :)

without further ado, here's the newest chapter~

(also side note:: i know this takes place in July and that EDC is in May but lets pretend that it takes place a bit later ok

and disclaimer: i completely BS'd the part about martin and jay, i know they know each other irl but i don't know of their childhood or anything!! )

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I really need to make time to clean out my closet. Shoving things in random piles wasn't really considered cleaning. It just made me know where the things that I wore the most were.

Sighing, I shoved a pair of old leggings that I never wore out of the way and reached for my phone, dialing number 2 on my contacts list. While it rang, I leaned back against the wall and awaited for the usual peppy tone of voice on the other end. When it went straight to voicemail, I was a little confused. Tess usually answered. I guess I would take the subway to her apartment in a little bit and see what was up.

I dialed Porter's number instead and smiled as he picked up on the third ring. "Hey," he said. "What are you up to this morning?"

"Nothing really," I slid my knees up to my chest. "But I do have an important question for you."

"Mhmm," Porter replied.

"What exactly do you wear to EDC?" I asked curiously. "I see lots of girls wearing these really flashy neon outfits and.. I don't know if I'm comfortable in that."

He laughed, echoing through the phone. "You don't have to wear that. That's just what some girls prefer to dance around in. Wear what you feel comfortable in. You'll look gorgeous regardless."

I rolled my eyes, even though he couldn't see me. "Stop it."

"I'm being honest." I heard the sound of him munching on a chip, along with the sound of Anton laughing in the background and a familiar girls' voice. Wait a second.

"Hey, is Tess there?" I asked.

"Yeah, yeah, she is. You should come over. We're just sitting around watching Fifa. Nothing too exciting."

"I'll be over in a few." I was already standing up, smoothing over my sweatpants and reaching for my Vans. I'm sure they didn't care what I looked like right now, even if I had just woken up a few minutes ago and currently resembled Frankenstein himself.

"Sounds good," Porter said from the other end of the line. We hung up and I threw my hair up into a bun and sprayed some perfume on before grabbing my phone and heading out.

With EDC just tomorrow, I had spent the past few days and nights working long shifts at Cielo to close up for a few days while staff was at the festival. I was super excited to hear some of the DJ's and producers live, not to mention Porter's set, which he had been fervently working on the past few days. He played just a snippet for me and I had already been impressed and excited to hear the whole thing for myself.

Porter opened the front door for me, his hair damp from just being in the shower. "Hey, you. Ready for tomorrow?"

i wrapped my arms around him, and I could smell the scent of cologne through his shirt. "Mmmm. You smell good."

"I'll take that as a yes?" He chuckled, pecking me lightly on the cheek before walking into the living room where Tess and Anton were giggling over some game on the TV.