chemistry - joshua bassett

slow dancing in the dark

read in dark mode:-)

a few hours later
"so you and joshua are getting close huh?" julia says to roxanne. "uh yeah i guess" she awkwardly laughs. "you know i've never seen him look at anyone that way" julia says. "in what way" roxanne furrows her eyebrows. "girl don't act delusional. you both are crazy for each other and it shows." she laughs. "you have been doing everything together all day. he's always holding your hand, your heads always placed on his shoulder, you guys are always looking at each other with heart eyes." roxanne smiles. "but why would he like me?" her smile fades. "i'm literally just a fan. i have no right to date him. that only happens in movies and books and wattpad stories" julia shakes her head. "you're different from all of his fans. they're all 13 year olds in love with him. you're close to his age, and not a super fan. you don't make edits of him or say you're going to marry him. you're genuinely a good person and you're absolutely gorgeous." roxanne smiles. "you mean that juls?" she asks. "of course i do. now go back in there." she says, pushing roxanne out of the bathroom.

"hey do you need a ride home?" joshua asks as the cast start saying their goodbyes. "uh yeah actually olivia is going to sofia's so i would have to uber alone" roxanne laughs. "okay" joshua smiles. "bye roxanne!" sofia says hugging her. "omg bye i love you" roxanne laughs. the others leave and joshua leads roxanne to his car.

"do i have to take you straight home or can we make a couple pit stops?" joshua looks over to roxanne. "i don't have to be home until 11 and it's only 7" roxanne smiles. "perfect. we have time." joshua smiles back. "time for what doe?" roxanne laughs. "you'll see. we gotta get there before sunset tho or it ruins the fun" he pushes the gas. "jOooShUa tHeRe iS a sPeEd lImiT" roxanne laughs. "i know!" joshua smiles as he continues to drive.

"we're here!" he says, pulling into a random gravel driveway in the middle of the woods. "joshua are you going to murder me?" roxanne laughs. "yes." he jokes. "now cmon" he takes her hand.

he goes through the woods until it leads to a cliff. the cliff overlooks the entire city. "dang it we missed sunset." joshua says, sitting on the edge. "i think this is still equally gorgeous." roxanne sits next to him. joshua looks over at her, admiring her features. "what are u looking at bassett" she jokes turning around to make eye contact with him. "you dumbass" he says, tapping her nose. "bonk!" she yells. they both laugh and continue to admire the view, and each other. "wait come here!" roxanne says standing back up. "we're making a tiktok." roxanne says. joshua stands up and walks towards roxanne. "absolutely not." he laughs. "trust me. it's this trend where you spin and get dizzy it's fun." roxanne smiles. "and we're doing this on the edge of a cliff?" joshua asks. "that's the fun part." she winks.

"okay 321 go!" the two start spinning uncontrollably. soon enough they both fall. joshua falls onto roxanne. "JOSHUA I CANT BREATHE UR TOO HEAVY" she laughs hysterically. "sorry sorry" he laughs as well, raising himself so his elbows are holding him up. "this is a nice view" he says, huddling over roxanne. roxanne proceeds to stick her tongue out, accidentally licking his nose. "GROSS" he laughs. "thank you" she smiles. the two stand up and look at the tiktok. "STOP THIS IS SO FUNNY" roxanne laughs. "why do we look like that?" joshua laughs.

"shit i gotta go home bassett" roxanne looks at the time. "it's 10:30" realizing she needs to be home in 30 minutes. "okay let's go" he says grabbing her hand and running through the woods

the author is currently simping for joshua bassett 🥰