we are flowers {cake au}

chapter 4; he's some sort of star (september 16)

hiiii time skip :-))))))

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i got a lot to say to you
yeah, i got a lot to say
i noticed your eyes are always glued to me
keeping them here
and it makes no sense at all.
crushcrushcrush; paramore

★ calum ★
"fuck! no! ugh, stupid game," calum shouts.

"it's okay, calum, i'm loads better at mario kart than any one in the world. don't feel too bad."

"fuck you," calum grumbles.

luke looks up and his cheeks are painted a light pink because calum is already looking at him. "do you- are you interested in, uh-... gardening, with me?" luke asks.

"yeah! yeah, that would be really cool."

calum is interested in gardening with luke, interested in playing video games with luke. he's interested in luke.

luke takes calum's hands in his own and they walk to luke's house.

"here," luke says and hands calum a few petunia plants.

"so.." calum says. "what makes marigolds your favourite flower?"

"marigolds," luke repeats. "they're not really any thing special, not sure why i like them."

"maybe it's the simplicity of them that you really like," calum suggests.

luke shrugs. "some thing like that."

"it's the simplicity of you that i really like."

"oh-.."

luke shows calum how to plant the flowers and teaches him all sorts of tricks and tips, and calum learns a lot and watches him endearingly all the while.

"you're a work of art," calum decides when they're done.

"oh. well, thank you? you too.." luke replies, and although he seems a little flustered, he's being bolder than ever, and calum will take what he can get.

"we should get milkshakes."

"oh- okay. now?"

"yeah."

it's then that calum realises, for the first time, just how much time he's spent with luke.

the first 'date,' and then the second two days later (a movie date, how cliche and wonderful), and then the third date (spaghetti), and then for the fourth, they went shopping and then played video games at calum's house (and then they fell asleep, and when they woke up, they played more video games). and then today. two 'dates,' two days in a row.

"are growing tired of me?" calum asks. he hopes he doesn't sound too unstable.

luke gives him a look. "why would i be growing tired of you?"

"we've spent lots of time together. you slept at my house last night. you should grow tired of me."

"i'll spend every night with you, stupid. i'm actually growing fond of you. a lot. i'll spend every day with you."

"can i help in your garden every day?" calum asks.

luke nods. "oh. abso- absolutely."

calum's so desperate to spend time with luke, but he's not even embarrassed. he's embracing it.

luke drives them to the diner in town.

"this is a cute place," calum says.

luke grins. "i've been coming here since i was a kid."

"do you know every one here, too?" calum asks him.

"haha, very funny."

they sit down and order their milkshakes (and of course luke knows the waitress, dina) and dina returns with them and calum just states at luke because damn, his neighbour is truly beautiful.

"so, lucas, if you don't mind me asking, where are your parents?"
calum asks. it's a sore subject, he can tell.

"oh. um. well- dad's in london, mom's, uh.. mom died."

"oh. luke. i'm so sorry," calum says. he's angry that he even brought it up. "why aren't you in london with your dad?"

"i have to take care of my mother's flowers," luke replies.

"oh yeah." then calum remembered it's only customary to share about his parents, too. "my parents kicked me out. decided to come the whole way to pennsylvania."

"i'm sorry to hear that."

calum knows he should be sad because he just found out luke's mom is dead and then he talked about california, but he can only think about is how fucking good luke looks sucking on his straw.

"what if we like-.. what if we kissed?" calum asks, and he knows it's a mistake as soon as he sees the bright red appear on luke's face.

"um. uh, yeah. that would be-... good?" luke awkwardly replies.

calum is a little shocked. "would it?"

luke nods.

"would you wanna come sit on my bench with me?"

luke moves to calum's side of the booth.

"so, just like-" calum situates his hands on the back of luke's neck. "you can put your hands- wherever, really. any where."

luke laces his fingers through calum's hair.

"you look scared. jesus, luke, you're terrifying me."

"sorry.." luke mumbles.

"christ, lucas," calum says and then pulls luke closer and kisses him. luke kisses back, he actually kisses back, which surprises calum because he seriously wasn't expecting him to.

yeah, luke not only kisses back, but he's also the one who moves it along. he transitions it by sticking out his god damned bottom lip for calum to chew on. which calum does. he likes his lip ring a lot; he likes to look at it, but he really likes to lick at it.

and then, their tongues meet and it's like fire. and also, calum's melting.

they pull apart simultaneously because calum can feel eyes boring into him. people are staring.

"take us home," calum says, and luke nods.

luke pays for the milkshakes (much to calum's dismay) and they leave.

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wow hi so here's another update and although the story has got like only one fan this story is sort of important and i like it so

-m