its always been you - choen

01

coming home from tour was bitter sweet. of course it was nice to have some down time because tour can be tiring sometimes, but i also missed it. seeing my supporters in person made my life as an influencer feel so much more real, and i missed getting to hug them and see their smiles all the time. it was sad not being able to connect with my fans, but it was even harder not seeing all of my friends every day. we were together all the time, every single day. most people would think that being together that much would make you get sick of your friends, but it just made us all the more attached. the lights out tour had been such an amazing experience, and phase two was especially memorable. obviously those few weeks stood out because of my breakup with cynthia, which was pretty difficult to deal with while being on tour together if i'm being honest. even so, the most memorable part of phase two was meeting my best friend, noen. i had seen him online before, and i was always kind of inspired by his tiktoks. they were so original and unique, you felt like you knew him just by watching his videos. of course i did get to know him personally through the internet where we talked for a while, but meeting him in person and on tour was really exciting. we got to be really close on tour, closer than any other friend i had there, so it was nice to have him around. once tour was done, i felt a little empty inside; i was on such a high for those few weeks, constantly out with friends and meeting supporters, and then back in LA by myself there was suddenly just, nothing. after a few days or so of being alone, i finally got to hang out with a few friends. jaden definitely lifted my spirits, it felt great to be able to goof off with one of the boys again. i was lying on a bed in madi's house scrolling through instagram when i started to feel thirsty. i walked over to the kitchen to get a glass of water when i noticed jaden sitting on the couch holding his phone with a huge grin on his face and a slight blush.

'what was he smiling about? was he texting a girl or something? does jaden maybe have a little crush?' i thought.

i quietly crept behind him and peeked at his phone from behind his shoulder. my eyes widened and i smirked as i looked at his phone. he was watching some of anthony's tiktoks. i heard him sigh before i said loudly,

"whatcha watching, jay?" he jumped at my sudden noise and put his phone down in his lap, turning around quickly.

"n-nothing man, just some tiktoks. what's up?" he responded, sounding a bit flustered. i raised my eyebrows sarcastically in his direction.

"aw, does jaden have a bit of a man crush on anthony?" i joked. he glared up at me and stood up, grabbing his phone.

"no, i don't have a 'man crush' on anthony chase," he said, using finger quotes, "it's not like that." i furrowed my eyebrows at him, not really getting what he meant. he rolled his eyes and sighed.

"whatever man, you're too immature to understand anyways, why bother." he grumbled, walking away from me and into his guest bedroom.

~ k so ik this is bad, but don't judge me it's my first ever try at a real story. ik this isn't gonna get any more reads than aaron anyways but just wanted to give that disclaimer. this chapter is quite short, but it was kind of an intro so they'll probably get longer as i continue.

if you didn't read my a/n then this is for you, this entire story is from the pov of chase, as if he is writing the story, so i didn't feel the need or want to say "chase's pov" before every chapter.

also, yes, i am including janthony into this story (if y'all want that), but the overall story and main point is for choen.