DEH & BMC x Reader

Fingers Entwined (Jared Kleinman x Reader)

"Wow, (Y/N), how are your hands so soft?" Zoe exclaims. She was currently measuring her hand against yours and, no surprise, yours were smaller and softer.

Currently you were sitting at the lunch table with Connor, his sister, his boyfriend, Evan, and Alana. Jared was still in line for food while Zoe was freaking out about your hand. "Zo, it's not that exciting," you giggled.

She had a huge grin on her face as she pressed her hand on yours, staring at yours fascinatingly. "Yes it is! Your hand is softer and smaller than everyone else's at the table!" She says.

You shake your head with a smile, "Well how about Jared? His could be softer or smaller, you never know!"

Speak of the devil, Jared suddenly walked up with his tray of food. His normal attire of a Pokémon shirt with a plaid button-up and kaki shorts made him stick out like a sore thumb. Secretly, you'd always had a small crush on the boy but never made a big dead about it. No one even knew about it but your mom.

He sat down next to you with his signature smirk and handed you his carton of milk, you always had a sip before him. It just became a things you both had started a year ago. Your friendship was adorable but everyone at the table wanted you two to be more.

Zoe quickly moved her hand and leaned over the table, grabbing Jared's wrist and making his hand stick up. He gave her a weird look before asking, "What the hell is this for?"

Without a word, Zoe grabbed your wrist but you quickly pulled it out of her grasp. Zoe huffed and said to Jared, "(Y/N) doesn't want to believe that her hand is the smallest and the softest. You've gotta prove it to her!" Jared's cheeks turned a soft pink.

You gave him a sideways smile, "You don't have to if you don't want."

He quickly shook his head, "No, no, I want to; trust me I-" Connor gave him a look and Jared quickly shut up.

You brought your hand up and placed your elbow on the table, Jared did the same. Slowly, you brought your hands together to touch. Damn, his hand was big and warm and rough- but in a perfect way. Jared was panicking inside: he was touching your hand, your soft, cold, small hand. His smirk had fallen to a soft smile and his eyes were lit up like Zoe's. He couldn't imagine anything more perfect.

Suddenly, Jared gained some confidence. Maybe it was from feeling your soft flesh or from staring into your sparkling (e/c) eyes or from watching your lips twist into a small grin. He didn't know but he knew he was going to act on it. Slowly he slid his fingers between yours and closed them, now officially holding your hand. You were so shocked you didn't move.

Jared felt some of his confidence slip and went to untangle his fingers from yours but you quickly brought your fingers down so they were interlaced.

(Notice that the group is staring intently waiting for something incredible.)

As the both of you blushed, Jared kept his eye contact with you as he said, "Well, my I stay that a damn soft hand."

Zoe squealed, "Told you so!"

And then silence as Jared stared intently at you.

To break the silence at the table, Connor began a conversations with Evan and Alana with Zoe. As the scene seemed to end, you went to pull your hand away but Jared simply looked away from you and down to his food, bringing your entwined hands to rest in his lap.

With curious eyes, you lean over and whisper, "What are you doing?"

He didn't look back at you as he replied, "Well you see, I don't want your soft hand to get all rough. I've gotta protect it." You gave a small smile and took a sip of Jared's milk.

After lunch, you stood up to throw away your food, in the process attempting to pull your hand away. Jared looked up at you as he tightened his hand on yours.

"I've gotta throw away my food too. I'll come with."

With a pink blush, you both stood up and threw away your food. Your entwined fingers rocked back and forth in between you both. You were so close to each other that your shoulders were touching his and you could hear his quiet chuckles every time you would gasp as he squeezed your hand tighter.

Once you were walking down the hallway, his hands never ceased to hold yours and he even rubbed circles on your skin with his thumb. When you reached your classroom, you gave Jared a sad smile and before he gave you your hand back he brought it up to his lips and kissed it.

God, his lips were soft, you thought.

God, her skin is soft, he thought.

"Till we meet again," he smirked.

You watched as his button up flew behind him as he rushed off to class, disappearing in a sea of teenagers, as you held your hand. The whole event was... intimate? Romantic? Lovely? All of the above?

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All of the above.
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A/N
Currently watching La La Land... I'm in love with it omg. (Update: just finished the movie. Actually cried my eyes out. And I don't cry easily.)

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