band one-shots

somewhere in neverland || alex gaskarth

i'm a slut for all time low tbh. especially this song.

ship: alex gaskarth x reader

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I'm officially free from school.

Well technically, not really, because college is always an option. If I want to. But that's the last thing I'm considering right now, as I lean on my best friend Alex's shoulder. It's graduation night and I'm so obnoxiously positive, I don't feel like myself.

I just feel free, and like happiness is bubbling out of my veins. Maybe it's the alcohol Rian snuck into the party. Makes sense.

Alex has only had one drink though, and his mood seems to match mine pretty perfectly. There's dozens of people here, but I don't care about any of them, I'm just perfectly content to spend my entire night with him.

He laughs and the harsh light glints in his eyes. How does he not have a girlfriend?

His arms reach for my waist and he pulls me up over his shoulder. Too lazy to fight back, I relax against him. He carries me through a couple of empty hallways before setting me down. My balance sways, distorted by the alcohol, and I place a hand against Alex's chest to steady myself. So I end up falling back against him.

"Do we have to go to college?" Alex mumbles against my ear. "We should just run away together."

I may be drunk, but I'm not delusional, so I don't take him seriously. "Yeahhhh....no way." I smile, lightheartedly. "We'd end up broke and homeless."

"We could make it work," He persists. Maybe he drank more than I thought. His gaze drops down to where his hands are. Still locked around my waist.

"No. As much as I'd enjoy that."

"Come on, Y/N." He smiles, leaning in a little

Look, I've known Alex Gaskarth since we were eleven, but suddenly kissing him seems like a really good idea.

He seems to agree.

Or at least, it seems like it by the way his lips are pursed and his focus is suddenly diverted towards my face.

He smells like cigarettes.

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Turns out that he tastes like them too.

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"Please, Y/N, run away with me." His mouth decides to take a break from colliding with mine to speak.

"Why do you want to so badly?" He never mentioned any of this during our entire high school years. Not a word.

He sighs. "I'm just so sick of this town. I just- I want to be somewhere where we can be free-"

"But-" I can barely get in that single word before he's interrupting.

"I know I sound crazy. We're going to get lost, and we're going to fuck shit up, and it's going to be the best thing you've ever hoped for, but please come with me. I refuse to do it without you."

Alex technically is the only thing I have to hold onto here.

"I'll think about it. Where would we even go?"

"Neverland."

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Seven years later, I'm backstage at an All Time Low concert. They've just finished up Lost in Stereo, when Alex suddenly ducks backstage to me. He pulls my hand and drags me to the center of the stage.

"Everyone, this is Y/N. And almost exactly seven years ago, they made the best decision of their fucking life, and chose to let me take them away." He speaks into the microphone, and I awkwardly smile at the huge crowd.

"So," He turns to look at me, slowly dropping to his knees. "Will you let me be your Lost Boy for life?"

He pulls out a ring.

Too stunned to speak, I can only nod. Before I can take a breath, his arms are wrapped around me, ecstatically. The crowd cheers and Alex picks the microphone back up.

"This next song is called Somewhere In Neverland, and it was written for my fiance right here."

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HAH I WROTE A HAPPY ONESHOT Y A Y

SEE I'M NOT A DEPRESSING MESS ALL THE TIME