The Venture Bros Oneshot Collection

Falling Back Into Place (Pete x Fem!Reader)

AN:  This one isn't severely fluffy, and begins with some angst, but I hope it's enjoyable.

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"You're tuned into the White Room, with your host, the ever popular Pete White," Pete said into the microphone, a large smile plastered against his face.

"And with your co-host, Y/N L/N," you said in an exuberant tone into your microphone, before sharing a soft glance at Pete. "Today, our submission is anonymous. Do you wish to do the honors?"

"Gladly," Pete said, his red eyes moving from your face to the paper in your hands. He gentle took it from your hands, but the entire time that he read from it, it was as if he was reading from memory. His red eyes locked into your eyes as he spoke into the microphone. "Dear Y/N L/N, I'm not one for poetry, but you give me a reason to wake up every morning. I know it's a little cheesy to do this on the air, but I wanna make it real between us. Before we graduate, I want you to be my girlfriend."

You could feel as the heat rose in your cheeks as you bit your lip gently. Eyes fixated upon the albino in front of you, you studied his expectant eyes. After running the White Room with him for over two years, he finally asked, and you could feel your mouth go dry.

The silence almost forced a grimace upon the albino man's face, until your own lips turned upward. "No matter how cheesy you are, I would be honored," you finally forced out, almost teasing into the microphone as you smiled over at your host. Scooching closer to Pete, you placed a chaste kiss upon his lips, your cheeks still crimson with your own embarrassment.

"This is the happiest host, Pete White, signing off with my wonderful girlfriend for now," he said into the microphone. "Enjoy some mood appropriate music for your day."

The red light switched off, and you stood to your feet with the albino. His cheeks were littered with blush as well as he cautiously grabbed your hand, lacing his slender fingers with your own. Grabbing his bag and tossing it over his shoulder, the two of you exited the studio as the happiest college station couple.

You leaned your head against his shoulder as you chuckled gently. "I've been waiting to hear that from you for about two years now, Pete," you said softly as the two of you walked back to the dorms. "Though I never expected you'd do that on the air."

Pete White chuckled softly, his voice a little sheepish as he said, "Well, after two years of crushing on ya, I'm sure I had to make a good impression to woo you."

You rolled your eyes, though your lips beamed with your happiness. "Well, mission accomplished," you said sarcastically, though you squeezed his hand reassuringly.

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Pete White stared out the window of the trailer, tears pricking at his red eyes. Lips formed into a grimace, he could not help the emptiness that came over him. Though he went through his own roller coaster of life, Y/N L/N was one thing that had never left his mind. He remembered the moment that he asked her out, how cheesy he was doing so, and that grin that crossed her face.

Her y/e/c eyes were the shimmering beauty in his dark night, and though he was no Shakespear, he could never erase those eyes. They were burned into his mind, deeper than the sun could even burn his skin as he waited outside to die. Even Billy had noticed how melancholic Pete White had been the last few days, though his albino friend had never been upfront about his previous relationship.

The only point that Billy's attention was fully taken by the albino man was when he spoke sullen words. "Don't ever fall in love, Billy," he said, with no sarcasm in his tone. When Pete White spoke, his voice cracked, pain evident.