yeah [cooper x travis]

four.

tw/ drugs, underage drinking

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cooper and travis both entered the house at the same time. they each looked at each-other, travis fidgeting nervously. 

the blonde took note of his mannerisms, knitting his brows he looked at travis, "hey man." he placed a hand on the shorters shoulder, making the boy look at him. "it's okay, everything will be fine." he offered a reassuring smile. "these people are some of the best people i've ever met." he paused, thinking for a second. "i'll stay by you throughout the whole party." he whispered, keeping the smile on his face.

travis grinned, nodding. it took him a moment to gather his thoughts wandering. "i trust you, coopie." he said in a soft tone, his stomach twisting with such a weird feeling. the room was loud, it almost hurt. but he knew cooper would help him through this.

coopers eyes glimmered, he hadn't heard travis calling him the name earlier in the day, but it made him...excited. he liked the nickname. he brought a hand to his own cheek, his face was warm with a soft blush. the blonde suddenly grabbed the boys arm and brought him to the drink table, "do you drink?" 

the brown haired teenager blinked, it took him a few seconds to even think. he never had touched a drop of booze in his life. he shook his head. "no." he said with a nervous giggle. travis jumped as he felt a hand on his shoulder.

"hey!" a voice said as travis turned around, cooper shortly after. "you actually showed up?" travis knew he recognized the boys voice, it was ted, of all people. "i didn't think you would make it." he said, smiling.

cooper raised a brow but didn't question ted, "do you want a drink?" he asked, pointing to the table that they were at. "i can grab you one while were over here."

"oh-" ted started. "-nah, i had an edible like five minutes ago. i don't wanna get that shit-faced tonight." the dark brown haired boy laughed, cooper and travis joined him. "i have to do some stuff tomorrow." 

"it was dumb of you to come to this party then," cooper said, mid laugh. "you know that you're gonna end up shit-faced at the end of the night." he paused to think, "are you staying here overnight?"

ted shrugged, "dunno." he muttered, scratching the back of his head. "it all depends on how the night ends, i might have to cancel tomorrow." he laughed. "i'm sure i'll be fine."

"-there's edibles?" travis asked, very delayed question. he heard it but he didn't think about it for a moment. he really couldn't remember the last time he got high. 

cooper and ted looked at him with an odd look, "yeah-" ted began. "you might have to ask joko for one, i think he has blunts rolled too." he paused, furrowing his eyebrows. "you smoke?"

"yeah!" travis said, erupting into giggles. "i haven't gotten high for a bit, not since i moved- i mean."

the blonde looked at him, "wanna share a blunt then?" he asked, his ears filled with travis' giggles. he loved the boys voice. stop thinking that. he told himself, his cheeks warm with a soft blush.

"i'll leave you two to do your thing." ted said, scooting off to find carson and schlatt.

travis looked to cooper after ted left. the two of them waved goodbye to him but he nodded. "yeah, that'd be nice." he giggled, pausing. "could we go outside and do it though?"

cooper took a moment to process what travis had said, he was buffering. "oh- yeah-" he stopped, giving travis an odd glance. "-why?"

"i just get scared," he said nervously. "like i feel like i'll get judged."

the blonde only nodded. "that's alright, i don't mind at all." he said, offering a reassuring smile. gosh, travis loved that smile so much. "i think we can get out on the rooftop, if you wanna go up there."

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the two of them clambered out onto the rooftop, travis felt weird with sitting on the scratchy surface, but he would be okay. cooper followed him out, the joint in his hand. as he got comfortable next to travis, he took out a lighter and lit the end of the blunt. "you wanna take the first hit?" he asked.

travis nodded, slowly grabbing the joint from him, holding it in between his fingers. he brought it to his lips, taking a deep inhale. the smoke immediately rushed to his lungs and the boy coughed, bringing his arm to his mouth to cough into his sleeve. cooper quickly brought his hand to travis' back, "you good?" he asked, to only to see him nod.

cooper took the blunt back from the younger boy, taking a hit from it. he blew out the smoke as he heard travis calm down from his coughing fit. "are you doing better?" he asked. "do you want water or anything?"

travis shook his head, "n-no," he managed to get out, clearing his throat. "i'm fine," he said, a nervous giggle came from his throat. taking the blunt back from cooper. "let me try again," he brought it to his lips, taking a hit. 

the blunt had slowly gotten shorter, cooper had finished it off, flicking the remains of it off of the roof. he laid back and joined travis as the high hit them both, the two of them looked at the stars.

they sat in silence for a minute, two minutes. "why'd you really move?" cooper asked, sitting up slightly to look at travis. "i could tell you were lying when we first met."

travis turned away from the stars, looking away from cooper. his thoughts wandered, he didn't really want to talk about it. but he trusted cooper, he trusted him. turning his head, he looked to the blonde. "my mom thought i was getting bullied at my old school," he paused, "i mean i was, but she thought i'd get jumped one day."

"why were you being bullied?" he asked, taking in every word the boy said. "i- you don't have to tell me if you don't want to."

travis slowly sat back upright. his thoughts pondered for a moment, should he tell cooper? he knows when i lie. it took him a few minutes to say something. "they thought i was gay," he muttered, digging his nails into his arms. "i mean- i don't know if i am." he exhaled, looking back to the stars. "i think i am." he pulled his hood over his head.

cooper stayed quiet for a moment, sitting up to look at him. his eyes gleamed softly in the darkness, there was a soft breeze that chilled the both of them. "it doesn't matter if you're gay." cooper said in a serious tone. "it never will." he placed his hand on travis' shoulder, making him look at him. "we'll still accept you."

the two of them went silent. it was a chilling silence, cooper placed his hands on travis' cheeks, bringing the boy towards him. 

the night ended with a kiss.

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