PINK HEARTS [ JACK x ZACH ]

fifteen

it's dance night and zach was more than nervous. he was trying his best not to feel nervous, as jack would be able to feel it too, but he couldn't help it.

he was excited yet scared. he couldn't wait to hold jack in his arms and show people that he was his but he was also scared of all the disgusted glares or scoffs he'd get. who was he hurting by loving someone?

zach stared at himself in the mirror and flattened his black suit. had he overdressed? it was only a dance. he started to worry terribly, but tried to calm himself down. he didn't need jack feeling how he was.

he heard knocking on his door and jumped, before yelling, "come in mom."

his mom walked into his room and clapped happily, "when am i going to meet jack? i've been dying to!"

zach blushed and turned away from his mom, "well, he is coming to pick me up, so then?"

"okay, i'll try to be the nicest mom."

zach nodded and waved her out of the room. she rose her hands, "sorry, sorry." and walked out.

zach took a deep breath and grabbed his pink marker. he opened the iconic marker and drew a large, pink heart right in the middle of his palm.

zach waited until he got the tingly feeling in his palm, and looked at his hand. jack had colored in the heart, and in tiny note, wrote, 'why are you nervous?'

zach's stomach fluttered, 'i want this to be perfect.'

'it will be.' and zach stood by those eight letters.

~

he heard a knock at the front door and his heart jumped. he ran down the stairs like a child and opened the door quickly.

he saw jack and mentally melted. he was wearing a black suit, just like his, and was wearing lip gloss? zach scanned jack up and down before giving him the biggest hug.

jack smiled, "what was that for?"

"shh, just enjoy my love."

they heard a camera click and jumped from their spots. they glanced at zach's mom who was taking a photo of the two, "you guys are adorable! okay, one more photo."

zach threw his mother a glance and she nodded, "i just need a photo!"

jack smiled and squeezed zach's cheeks, "cute."

~

they were standing in front of the doors, which lead to the dance. zach shakily grabbed jack's hand, before walking in those very doors. the music was blaring and the lights were dimmed. as they entered, they saw their schoolmates dancing crazily, or running around the gym like psychopaths. zach instantly calmed.

jack smiled and closed the doors behind them, "where do you want to go first?"

"the dance floor!"

they smiled at each other and walked to the middle of the dance floor. jack quite liked the light source being so dim as he could only see zach and nobody else.

'lost in japan' by shawn mendes started playing and zach gasped, "i love this song!"

jack nodded and they danced freely. jack smiled and mouthed the words, "do you got plans tonight?" zach smiled and lip synced the line after, "'cause i'm a couple hundred miles in japan and i,"

jack laughed and tapped zach's nose while mouthing, "i was thinking i could fly to your hotel tonight." zach blushed and told, "keep it clean here!"

jack did a weird move with his legs, before grabbing zach's hands and looking him into the eye while mouthing, "because i can't get you off my mind."

jack intertwined their hands and leaned in. they connected lips and it was like a scene of a movie, perfect and cliche. their hands started to tingle a crazy amount, to where they had to pull apart and check out what exactly was happening.

the heart outline had filled in with a rainbow. a bright, vibrant rainbow. zach was full of emotions as was jack. zach felt his now lip-gloss covered lips and looked back at jack's.

"i love you." zach told.

"as you should." jack replied.