MUKE one shots ♡

• wrong valentine •

so we hit 150k reads. thank you. i love you. ♡

2020: cries as the number is now doubled and ily all for reading 

for pastelpunkmuke

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"Did you hear?"

Those words weren't meant for him but Michael still raised his head. It was Valentine's day and the school was filled with gossips about who liked who and who got what.

Michael wanted to make sure no one liked him and that no one liked his crush.

"Someone saw Calum Hood push a letter into Luke Hemming's locker."

"No way. Are you sure? Calum's locker is next to Luke's it could have been a mix-up."

"I thought so too but then one of the cheerleaders told me she saw Luke a couple of times on the bleachers while the football team had their practice."

"Oh." The other person got way too excited for Michael's liking. "So, they like each other."

The neon green-haired boy almost choked on the water he was drinking. Michael checked the time and saw it was five minutes before Luke would usually go and change his books before his class.

The only reason he knew that was because their lockers were opposite to each other. There was definitely no other reason.

Michael quickly stuffed his books in his bag and left the library in a hurry. He wanted to see if it was true.

Luckily, he had a mirror in his locker which allowed him to see what was going on behind him. But mostly to check his hair, of course.

Luke came, opened the locker and a letter indeed fell out.

Michael carefully observed him as he read through it, pressed the letter to his chest and smiled. The smile that made his knees weak.

"Do you know who it was?" A girl asked and Luke just shrugged his shoulders.

Okay so maybe he didn't hear the rumor yet.

"I heard..." And Michael wanted to scream no. "That it was Calum."

Michael closed the locker and walked away. Everything was ruined, he did not want to hear anyone else talk about Luke, Calum, or the stupid Valentine's day for the next year.

When school was finally over, he wanted to find Calum before their practice and told him how their plan failed. But when he did find Calum he was next to Luke, they were talking and laughing.

He was angry and felt betrayed by his best friend.

When the two split their ways, Michael rushed after Calum but somebody called his name.

It was Luke.

"M-m sorry, Luke." Like always, Michael turned into a stuttering mess around the precious and perfect boy. "I have to talk to Calum."

"It'll just be a second." The tall blond smiled and gave him something.

Michael took what he realized was an envelope with hearts all over and his name written on it.

"What's that?"

"I asked Calum if since he's been delivering your mail, he'd do the same to mine but he refused." Luke smiled.

The anger Michael felt when he saw the smile on Luke's face when he learned the letter was from Calum was replaced by confusion.

"How did you know?"

"That it was you?" The boy laughed.

"I don't know if you remember but you gave me Valentine's day card when we were twelve and your handwriting didn't change much since."

Michael blushed and took Luke's letter. He wasn't sure if he should but he opened it anyway.

It had a cute whale drawn on it with loads of hearts and something written below.

Whale you be my Valentine?

Michael smiled and looked at Luke. "Only if you'll be mine."

The next day Michael heard someone ask Luke if it was Calum who sent him the card Michael kissed Luke in front of everyone to shut down the rumors.

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I have nothing against Calum. He's as muke af as me.

Thoughts on the one shot?

Michael listening to rumors and low-key keeping an eye on Luke?

Luke knowing it was him? Michael sending a card when they were smol too?

The end?

Love, Lucija ♡