Better When I'm With You (Expensive Headphones: Michael Mell x Rich Goranski)

3| Thunder

Alrighty, I tried to draw Michael but failed terribly because George Salazar is an amount of perfection and this planet doesn't deserve him ((Also I'm horrible at anatomy so pls don't mind!!))😂😂 Anywaysss, I'm probably gonna do the rest of this story in Rich POV

Michael stood in my living room as I searched for clothes that could fit him. "You better not be snooping around Mell!" I called from my room. "Fuck off Goranski!" I laughed at his attitude, no one could ever be mad at him.

"My clothes might be small but I might still have some of Jake's clothes!" Michael began to walk towards my room, "Were you guys...like a thing?" My face shot up from my desser and hit a shelf, Michael glanced in another direction. "Me and Jakey D? Never!" His face was tinted red, I rolled my eyes. "Dont worry, I never had the hots for your bestfriend's boyfriend. He's always had eyes for Jeremy yknow." 

I walked out of my room with dry clothes and gave them to Michael. His face was crimson red and he refused to make eye contact with me. "Do I have something on my face??" Michael slightly glanced down at me and stuttered. "R-Rich...you still don't have a shirt on..."

I looked down, sure enough my semi-toned chest was out and about. A weird confidence overcame me and I walked EXTREMLY close to Michael. I wrapped my arm around his neck and whispered in his ear. "Like what you see Mell~" Michael plucked my hands off him and laughed, "Let me change Rich." I obliged and led him to the restroom.

I waited in the hall and stared outside through a window in my open bedroom. It began to rain harder and thunder filled whatever silence occupied my mind. I heard a yelp from inside the restroom. Did Michael fall? Is he okay? I knocked on the door slightly, "Michael....you okay in there?"  There wasn't a response.

I tried again. "Michael, your mom's are gonna have my head if something's happened to you." Still nothing. I began to panick and placed a hand in front of my eyes just in case he wasn't fully dressed. 

"Michael, I'm coming in."

The door was unlocked. As i opened the door, Michael was crouched in a corner and visibly panicking.

"Michael! Are you okay?! What happened?" He couldn't speak, only slight sobs escaped his lips. I sat down next to him and hugged him. I pulled his head in my chest and laced our fingers together. 

I tried my best not to let my feelings show and to be a good friend...but I'm basically cuddling with Michael right now! 

My thoughts were interrupted when I heard quiet sobbing. "Shhh..shhh. Michael, it's okay." I ran my hand through his hair and rubbed his back with my other. I tried my best to comfort him. "I'm here for you, look at me...Just look at my face."

He turned in my direction and attempted to look at me through squinted eyes. I brushed hair out of his eyes and held him close. "Michael...just listen to my heartbeat...listen to it. It's beating for you." 

Michael began to relax in my arms and his sobs slowly died down. He sat in my lap facing me, he wrapped his arms around my neck and buried his face in my chest. 

"R-Rich, just...hold me please." Without hesitation I picked Michael up and sat him down on my couch. I got a thick white blanket and wrapped ourselves inside, Michael basically clung to my chest. I held him close and rubbed circles in his back, every couple of minutes Michael would hug me tighter.

A small part of me wished we were in this situation with different circumstances. I know it's selfish of me...but I wish this wasn't platonic. I wish I saw this side of Michael more, I want to be able to help him and to comfort him. 

After moments of silence, Michael got the confidence to talk. "You're....still shirtless." I giggled and cupped Michaels face with one hand and poked his nose with another. "You're my biggest concern right now dummy."

Michael played with the hem of Jake's gym shorts and had a shy face. "I'm sorry you had to see me like that. Usually Jeremy helps me in situations like these but I haven't seen much of him lately. It's just...thunder-" 

I cut off his rambling with a pat on the head. "Don't apologize. I'm here if you ever need anything. If you ever need somebody to talk to....Someone to smoke pot with..." He laughed. "If you ever feel alone know that I'm here for you. I don't know...maybe we can be lonely together or some shit like that." We both smiled.

Michael hugged me tighter as a response. I tapped his shoulder, "Give me a second, I have a suprise for you." He refused to let me go and attatched his arms around my waist. My face went slightly red but it wasn't too noticable.

"Cmonn Michael, I'm sure you'll like it." With a lot of prying and bribery, he finally let go.

I ran towards my kitchen and pulled out a tub of ice cream and 2 spoons. As I sat back down on the couch, I handed Michael a spoon. "You look like a vanilla kind of guy," I said while i opened the tub. Michael began laughing his balls off, I was confused. "That sounds so wrong!" My face turned into a tomato when I realized what he meant.

Michael poked my face with his spoon and took a bite of ice cream. "You're not wrong though." Wait- what was he agreeing to?

If you can't tell THIS CHAPTER IS SO UNEDITED AND BAD...Why are you reading this?😂 Anyways, I have some angst in mind so stay tuned for that! Sry this chapter was so short!