Chapter 1: The Loud
Chapter Text
Ashlyn hated a lot of things. Mainly 'Phantoms' noises, Barron, crowds, Aiden(though she's never admit that he was tolerable), and the loud.
She really hated the loud.
Maybe it was just because of her sensitive ears, or the phantom noises that happen all the time. But it got so loud sometimes that it hurt.
The ear plugs can get to be a hassle sometimes and the headphones are bulky and annoying. She knows she has to wear them so her ears don't bleed, but she really wishes everything was so god damn loud. It was one thing her friends had that she wished she did.
And it only seems to get louder with stress.
Her friends were all aware, so they would try not to be too loud around her—and she appreciated it, really. But it made her remember that something's wrong with her and that they probably just did it out of pity. They could get loud. Especially Aiden. She didn't say anything about it, didn't want to seem like a buzzkill, so she learned to get used to it. It's more tolerable now, but it still hurts sometimes.
That's how she found herself here, alone in her room with silent tears falling and hands held to her ears, wishing it would all go away.
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AlphaMales(+aiden)
February17-1:34am
Masochist
WTF!?!?
FUVK U TYLRR
Halfwit
YOUR THE ONE TO TALK ASSHOLE
PrettyGirl
Why'd it's it say alpha male???
Me and ash are girls
DaVinnci
Sexism.
PrettyGirl
Sexist Behavior
Wtf
Halfwit
🤷🏾♂️
Pussies
Babywithagun
Panic attacks are so funny
Masochist
I prefer physical attacks
February18-11:34am
Masochist
Sleepover at ash's house‼️‼️
You can't invite people to my house Aiden
Masochist
To late bitch
Halfwit
I'll be there
If it's to piss of ashlyn
PrettyGirl
Tyler🖕
If your fine with it ash
Halfwit
🖕
PrettyGirl
I'll be there
Fine
You guys can come over around 4-5:30
Aiden doesn't get any soda or sour candy
Masochist
ASHLYN WTF
KYS
IHATE YOU
ASSHOLE
DIEIDIEDIE
GRT IMPALED
GET CRUSHED UNDER A ROOF
DaVinnci
I took his phone
He's going to put on a horror movie you know that
And I mean a horror movie
I know.
Babywithagun
I'll be there
I like horror movies
It's what our lives are
Halfwit
Why would you say that
Babywithagun
It's true
My favorite is MidSummar
PrettyGirl
You like that one
I cried when watching it!!!
DaVinnci
Great. Aiden has ideas
Halfwit
Logan
🖕u
Babywithagun
I'm sorry
Goddamn it Logan
Babywithagun
I SAID I WAS SORRY
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BullyBusters
Jamie
Ash
U good???
Hating on aiden rn
Chester
Har har
Are your parents even going to be home?
They have some party to go to
Mom hates it's but it's for business
So they won't be home till tomorrow afternoon.
Chester
I'll be there around 3 to help set up and hide the remote from Aiden
That good👍
Jamie
Logan
Always the party planner🍷
Never the host😔
Maybe we should watch Corpse Bride??
Chester
Yes
I love Emily and Victoria
I though you are gay
Chester
.
I am
Wtf ash
Jamie
The gay lies about being gay, ends up getting no dick(EMOTIONAL😭😭😭)
Chester
Fuck you Taylor
You know what maybe I will put on MidSummar
And let Aiden put on Saw
Jamie
NO
I TAKE IT BACK
Chester
20 bucks
Jamie
What
Chester
20 bucks
Better give it to him tay
Jamie
NO
I ONLY HAVE 43
Broke ass
Chester
You can't talk.
Jamie
Oh shit
Fuck
He has blackmail
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It was just about 2:30pm when the doorbell rang. No one was coming over till 5ish and Logan wasn't supposed to be here for another 30minutes.
Ashlyn ignored it, thinking it was just Girl Scouts or mail. Her phone pinged.
GardenGun
Knock knock—2:30pm
Open up—2:30pm
I have a gun. Bang bang bang—2:31pm
Open the fuck up Ashlyn.—2:31pm
'What the hell.' She thought. She walked to the door and slammed it open, making Logan jump. He was holding small album with the word 'CDs' on the front in one hand, and his phone and a bag of snacks in the other. He gave her a sly smile.
"You aren't supposed to be here for another thirty minutes." She said, moving out of the way to let him in.
"I got bored. And-" he waved the bag"-I brought snacks!" He said in a sing-song voice. "Candy, chips, everything! I also bought some games and movies." He tossed her something.
"What-"
"You left your headphones at my house."
"Oh."
She looked down at the headphones. She hadn't forgotten about them, she just...didn't want to see them anymore. She'd left them at Logan's thinking that he wouldn't realize they're hers. She hummed and threw them behind her, hitting the wall.
She looked back at Logan, who was shuffling through his CD album. "Why did you bring CDs of you're going to hide the remote from Aiden?"
Logan hummed, "I had five or seven cups of coffee earlier, I don't know. Plus, I already hid it and I'm not trying to take it back out when he's here," he chuckled. "And I need to waste energy, so, flipping through the pages help."
"How?"
He shrugged.
"Uh huh.." she shook her head, "What are you trying to find?" She said, leading against the back of the couch.
"Corpse Bride, MidSummar, Heathers, and a few others.-"He took out a CD,"-Give me a minute and I'll help set up snacks."
Ashlyn looked at the table where Logan was placing CD's. Clue-1980s version, Mean Girls, BeetleJuice, and-
"Saw?"
"Yep!!"
"Aren't we trying to not have Aiden put this on?"
"You called me straight and Taylor owes me twenty bucks. If she doesn't give it to me when she gets here, then I'm letting Aiden put on Saw."
"Uh huh."
Logan snapped the album shut, startling Ashlyn. He gave a quiet 'sorry' and stared rummaging through the bag. He threw a bag and metal container in the table. "I brought coffee and-"
"A gun."
Logan coughed, "Gum. The gun is its container." He said, opening the gun to show packets of gum. "Want one?" He asked, shaking the gun.
Ashlyn nodded, taking a piece, "Why is it a gun?"
"To scare the living shit out of Barron. And to make creeps leave us alone."
"Creeps?"
Logan shrugged, plopping the tin back on the table. Ashlyn cringed at the noise. Her hearing seemed to be more sensitive than usual. Maybe it was the stress of test or the Savannah project deadline nearing. But whatever it was, she hated it.
She was cut out of her thoughts when Logan ask, "What time is it?"
She looked at her phone and tapped on the screen. "3:57" she said.
"SHIT!"
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The two spent the next thirty minutes setting up the TV, making/putting out snacks, moving blankets and pillows and beanbags to the living room, and putting the CDs next to the TV on top of the album. Logan had brought a speaker(where the hell is he getting all this stuff?) and had music playing from it quietly.
"The twins should be here soon, while Aiden and Ben might be a bit later," Logan said.
"Why?"
He shrugged. They had just finished and were sitting in the mount of blankets and pillows. "Apparently Aidens trying to find something.?" He said uncertainly.
Ashlyn shivered. The idea of Aiden trying to find something after they talked about horror movies...it won't be good.
Just when she was going to respond, the doorbell rang. Logan perked up and stared at Ashlyn before tuning to the door. Being caught of guard, she reacted later than him. "Uh-Hey!!" She called.
She got to the door when Logan had it half way open. The smiling face of Taylor and the bored expression of Tyler was in front of them.
"Tyler! Taylor! Took you long enough!!" Logan exclaimed, moving out of the way so they could come inside. "I've been here for hours."
"Bet you have, nerd." Tyler said smugly.
"Hey-"
"He's been here since two thirty."
Tyler chuckled as Taylor made her way to the living room, "Is that why you've been ignoring our texts?" She asked.
"You texted?"
"No, we sent you a letter on a bird-really Logan? Honestly I can't with you sometimes." Tyler said, crossing his arms and turning away.
"Are you bring up Harry Potter cause I have glasses?"
"Maybe."
Ashlyn didn't hear him replied. Her ears were ringing lightly, making her head ache. She flinched slightly when someone put their hand on her shoulder.
"You okay?" Taylor asked.
"Fine. Just a headache. It should go away."
Taylor didn't look convinced, but nodded, "k..." she turned toward Logan and Tyler, bickering in front of the now closed door, "I swear, if those two don't get together by the end of next month, I will have their throats."
Ashlyn gave a quiet chuckle. She wasn't against Taylor going after the two if they wouldn't get their shit together. Apparently, Taylor had to deal with Tyler pinning and complaining about Logan at least once a week since the project started, and if Logan would stop giving Tyler those love-stuck eyes when he wasn't looking...Ashlyn would stop wanting to shove Logan's face into Tyler's.
"I'd help you," she whispered, causing Taylor to giggle.
The two made their way over, seemingly over their pointless argument that made them seem like an old married couple, "What's so funny?" Tyler asked, crossing his arms as Logan made his way to the TV stand.
"Oh nothing~" Taylor winked.
Tyler rolled his eyes, stopping to stare at the table.
"Why is there a gun?"
The three turned to stare at Logan, who was messing with the CDs, "Wow, how kind. Assuming little ol' me would bring a gun? How unfair," He said in mock betrayal. Tyler cocked an eyebrow as Taylor looked him up and down.
"Okay, first of all, it's not a gun-"
"So you did bring it!!" Taylor exclaimed.
"-It gum. The gun is the tin-container thing." He said, glaring at Taylor for interrupting him.
Tyler sat down on a pillow and popped open the tin, "It is. Did you hallow out and old gun or something?"
Logan sputtered, "Wha-No!! I-I bought it at the mall!!"
"You totally did!!"
"Liar-"
"What's this about guns?"
The four shrieked as Aiden and Ben appeared behind the couch, "How-"
Aiden cut Ashlyn off, " You didn't lock the door. Did you really hollow out a gun for gum?"
"No-!!! Is it that hard to believe!!" He yelped. The sound of murmuring agreement rang from everyone as Ben nodded his head. "Why!!"
"You have a shotgun hanging in your room and you go the the shooting range every Sunday, Logan. So yes, forgive us if we believe you hollowed out a gun." Tyler said, taking a piece of gum a throwing one a Taylor who caught it.
Logan groaned and went to back to fiddling with the CDs. Ashlyn put a palm to her ear, trying to stop the distant ring in them. It was really starting to get annoying...
She saw Taylor shot her a look, but she waved it off as a way of telling her she was fine and it was nothing to worry about. They all flinched when Logan threw a pillow into the table.
"I've had nine cups of coffee-"
"I thought it was seven."
"I had two when you weren't looking—and I need to lose energy-"
"It's nearly six, why are you having so much coffee?"
"Shut up—so if I'm a bit jittery and talkative and snarky-"
"A bit is stretching it-ACK!!" Ashlyn yelped when she was thrown a pillow in the face.
"Shut.up. Anyway! Except me to be a little out of sorts today, because I'm not thinking straight. Okay? Okay!"
She swore she heard Aiden muttered, 'When are you ever?' But that may have just been the ringing messing with her. Though, it wouldn't be a fair cry if he actually did.
Taylor clapped her hand, "Okay! What first?" She asked, looking around to see if anyone had any suggestions.
Ashlyn stood up, "I'll go get the snacks."
Aiden waved his hand, "oh!! Oh!! I'll come with!!" He went to get up but Ashlyn struck him down with a glare as well as Ben hitting him on the head. He let out a quiet 'ow' was he glared at Ben, rubbing the spot on his head Ben hit.
.
When Ashlyn came back with the snacks, the sun was just setting, making the room have an orange like glow to it. Tyler and Logan were sitting shoulder to shoulder while Aiden laid his legs over Ben. Taylor seemed to have claimed the stop next to Tyler, rolling her eyes and making a gagging motion with he hands when she spotted Ashlyn.
She plopped the snacks on the table—cringing at the sound it made—and sat next to Logan, whose Tyler's arm seemed to scale around his shoulders. He gave her a smiled and lightly held her hand.
"So-Taylor says we would watch Corpse Bride first, but Aiden wants to watch The Conjuring—which, let's be honest, should be watched when darker," he whispered, "But Tyler wants to watch BeetleJuice. Ben and I don't care, but you probably want to watch Heathers, right?" Ashlyn nodded.
"Okay! So Heathers it is!!"
Aiden boo'd, "Booorring!"
"Shut up, asshole," Tyler said, annoyed. Ashlyn toned out the response, only hearing how loud it was. She didn't say anything as she grabbed the CD from the table and got up to turn on the movie. The ringing only seems to get louder. Slowly.
She sat back down next to Logan as he grabbed her hand softly again, giving her a small smile. She returned it tiredly. She missed Logan turning towards Taylor and Taylor looking from him to her.
As the movie played, her headache got worse. The movie wasn't loud per se, it was just...not quiet. It didn't help with Aiden and Tyler seemed to be arguing over which character they would smash(seriously Aiden?? Kurt and Ram??), and Logan and Taylor whispered to each other.
Nearing the end of the movie, Ashlyn got up and walked over to the stairs, "I-uh..forgot something in my room." She said, already halfway up the stairs. She heard Tyler and Aiden go back to arguing.
.
Her head hurt so much.
It wasn't the worst headache she's ever had, but it didn't help that her friends were right downstairs. She didn't know how long she's been up here, she just knows it felt like hours.
The ringing only cause tears to silently fall down her face and she curled into a ball at the foot of her bed. She buried her face in her knees, putting her eyes on them to try and stop crying.
She put her hands to her ears, wishing all the noise would go away. Tyler and Aiden arguing, the sound of the TV playing some horror movie—Aiden must have gotten the TV—and he own shallow and loud breaths.
She didn't hear the knock on the door, or it opening. She did feel the hands prying hers off of her ears.
Her head flicked up. She was meet with Logan smiling as her hands were gently held in his, "You were going to draw blood if you did that any harder," he explained gently.
Ashlyn looked back at the ground, begging the tears to stop—but they just wouldn't listen. Logan sat down next to her, letting go of one of her hands but still holding the other. He started fidgeting with her fingers as she rubbed her eyes with her free hand.
"It's okay to cry.. I do all the time," he gave a halfhearted chuckle. "It's nothing to be ashamed of."
She didn't like how quiet he was talking. She knows he's a gently speaker, but with how gently he's speaking right now..it's feels like he's pitying her. She sniffed. The tears wouldn't stop.
"It-it's stupid. You don't need to pity me.." she said, her voice hoarse. Logan hummed.
"It's not pity." He didn't say anything after that. And neither did Ashlyn.
She's glad he didn't ask what's was wrong. Because if she stared talking, she didn't think she would stop. There was so much. From the loud, to grade and the project, and everything in between..it would be a lot.
They sat in silence for awhile. Logan fidgeting with her fingers and Ashlyn cried.
"Is..it okay I call in Taylor..?" He asked hesitantly. She gave him a small nod and he dug out his phone. After sending a quick text, the door opened less than a minute later.
"Hey.." she said awkwardly, "You okay?"
Ashlyn gave a dry laugh, "why do you keep asking me that?" Taylor shrugged. She sat on the other side of her and held her hand.
"Do..you want to talk.?"
"No."
Taylor hummed, "okay..well, if you change your mind, then me and Logan will be here." She gave a small smile.
She didn't think she'd ever be ready to talk, at least not now. But it was helped to know that they would listen. She leaned her head onto Logan's shoulder as she cried softly. She felt his head on hers and Taylor's on her shoulders. Logan stated to hum as Taylor rubbed circles on her hand.
They could have sat there for hours, but she didn't care. She had people to rely on. And that was all she ever wanted.
Eventually, they drifted back downstairs. She caught a glimpse of the TV—Clue, good choice— as she sat back down on the blankets and pillows. Logan's next to her and Tyler and Taylor sat on the other side. Ashlyn leaned her head on Taylor's shoulder and saw Tyler scale his arm back around Logan, asking him something.
She felt a blanket draped on her and felt more tired than ever. Who knew crying took so much energy?
She hummed to herself as her eyes slid shut. She heard Logan whisper something to Aiden and Ben. A hand propped her hair onto the couch and started undoing her braids as another rested on her shoulder.
She was tired.
So with eyes gazed with tears, she let sleep take over.
Maybe tomorrow wouldn't be so bad.
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Chapter 2: Deal With It
Summary:
He rolled his eyes, sighing, "Fine. I hate Aiden"—damn, straight to the point—"he's annoying and obnoxious, and down right an ass. I don't get how Ben can deal with his bullshit-Ben's fine. Quiet, but fine.-"
"So is Ashlyn.."
He glared at her, "-Carrot Top is fine too-"
"Carrot Top!"
"-And. Logan," he hesitated. "He's...I don't know. Why did you want to know anyway?" He asked, crossing his arms.
"You hesitated," Taylor pointed out. She gasped, "Do you like him!?" Tyler jumped at the reaction.
Chapter Text
Taylor loved her brother. Sure, he was cocky, and smug, and heartless sometimes. But he was also kind and protective, she knew he would anything for her and their friends(not that he'd ever admit it).
But he was also very oblivious.
Yeah, he notices things that happen with other people, like when Ashlyn's hearing starts annoying her, or when Taylor would start thinking of their dad..Never mind that. It was years ago. Why was she always dwelling on it?
Anyway!
None of that seemed to exist if Logan was in the room. It was like the two of them were in their own world, and no one else was allowed in. Tyler would look at Logan with such soft eyes as he talked about flowers and astrology, and would glare at anyone when the interrupted him. He would always look for Logan in the stands of his Baseball games and slump his shoulders if he wasn't there.
Honestly it was pathetic. In an oddly romantic way.
But he was so oblivious to his own feelings.
And the fact that Logan reciprocated them.
And if one of them didn't act on them soon, she would.
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When Tyler first released his crush, it was right after the Savannah trip.
The two of them were in their room, Tyler texting the GroupChat to annoy Ashlyn with Taylor laying on the floor watching something on the TV.
Taylor liked them. The Savannah trip wasn't as fun as she had hoped, but her group made up for it. They were weird, but strangely endearing...Maybe Aiden was just plain weird. And Ben was really, really quiet.-Not that that's a bad thing!! Ashlyn was quiet too!!! And so was Logan; in some aspect.
They were nice people, and she already felt like they were some of her best friends(maybe not in Aiden). At least, that's what she felt. She didn't know how Tyler felt about them. Hopefully good;she'd like to have them close.
"Hey," Tyler hummed, tilting his head a little to her, "What do you think of the others?" Taylor asked. Tyler eyed her and lightly tossed his phone on his bed before sitting down next to her.
"Why...?" He asked slowly.
Taylor held up her hands in surrender, "I'm just asking," she said with a slight chuckle. "It's not like I'd use it against you!" She exclaimed, rolling her eyes playfully. He looked her up and down wit a face that said, 'Really.' She lightly punched his shoulder, "I'm serious!!"
"Okay, okay."
"Soooo..??"
He rolled his eyes, sighing, "Fine. I hate Aiden"—damn, straight to the point—"he's annoying and obnoxious, and down right an ass. I don't get how Ben can deal with his bullshit-Ben's fine. Quiet, but fine.-"
"So is Ashlyn.."
He glared at her, "-Carrot Top is fine too-"
"Carrot Top!"
"-And. Logan," he hesitated. "He's...I don't know. Why did you want to know anyway?" He asked, crossing his arms.
"You hesitated," Taylor pointed out. She gasped, "Do you like him!?" Tyler jumped at the reaction.
"Wha-No!! What gave you that!?"
"You only ever did that when you talked about that one girl from fist grade—which, by the way, the break up was so sad," she pitied.
Tyler's face was red, "I'm-I'm not gay!" He scoffed.
"Never said you were. And didn't you have a crush on that one dude from that one Disney movie?"
"He had a snatched waist!!"
"So does Logan."
"Why were you looking at his waist!?"
"Why weren't you!! You slept with him!!"
"No I-" he inhaled sharply, "He slept on the couch."
Taylor coughed, "No need to sound so disappointed.." she sighed. Tyler rolled his eyes and stared at the floor. "Maybe-maybe you're not gay. Maybe you're bi?"
Tyler hummed. "It's just—he's really nice Tay, and I don't want him to fell threatened by me.. He's cute and sweet, and I'm just the jock. I don't want him.." he faltered. Taylor grabbed his hand and held it in hers.
"He won't hate you. He's just nervous. I doubt he has any hate in his body. And he definitely doesn't hate you." She poked him on the cheek, making him swat her hand away.
"How can you be sure?"
She shrugged, "Trust me."
Tyler scoffed, "like that ever works out well."
She slapped him playfully on the back of the head, "asshole," she said giggling quietly.
He punched her shoulder, "Jerk."
"Soooo..," she dragged out, "You have a crush then?"
He sighed, "I guess I do."
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Ashlyn🩰
January 3rd, 3:04am
Ashlyn🩰
You're good with emotions right?
Yeahhh
Why????
Ashlyn🩰
It's Logan
I think he's having a psychotic breakdown
WTF
HOW
WHY
Ashlyn🩰
Hold on
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[@AshlynBanner added @LoganFields and @TaylorHernandez to a group chat]
<Taylor changed group chat name to HELP LOGAN‼️‼️‼️>
Ok Logan, spill
Logan🪐
??? What's going on??
Ashlyn🩰
Why have you been freaking out
Logan🪐
What.
I have not
We all know that's a lie lolo🙄
Logan🪐
Fucking lolo???
Omg he swore
I THOUGHT YOU WERE A SAINT FROM HEAVEN HERE TO HELP US WITH OUR MISFORTUNE‼️‼️😭
Ashlyn🩰
🤨🤨🤨
Logan🪐
Why would I be a saint?
Stop deflecting the question.
Logan🪐
What
Why's re you having a 'psychotic breakdown' Ashlyn's words not mine
Logan🪐
Can I not just think a guys hot???
I mean, he obviously hates me so it makes sense why Ash would tell you,,
Ashlyn🩰
It's Tyler
Who??
OMG
REALLY
FUCKING WHAT!!!!
Logan🪐
Ashlyn why
Ashlyn🩰
\_(-.-)_/
It's her brother she should know
Logan🪐
I was gonna tell her on my own
.
Bitch
Ashlyn🩰
Do not bring my mother into this
Wow
Backtrack
Tyler???
You know I just had the funniest conversation with him
Logan🪐
Was it about me
Yep
And everyone else
More or less
Logan🪐
He hates me
Ashlyn🩰
Logan
Logan🪐
Shit
Stop swearing like a sailor
Logan🪐
Asshole
You are what you eat ig
Logan🪐
IM A MINOR?????
AND A VIRGIN???
HELPO???
Ashlyn🩰
I'm going to bed
Logan🪐
Night dick holes
Queer ass
Logan🪐
That's homophobia
I'm fucking pan
Logan🪐
I don't make the rules
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Now that she thinks about it...Logan's crush was just as painfully obvious.
When Tyler would sit next to him, Logan would tense and a faint blush would creep onto the tips of his ears and cheeks. Just like how when Logan would talk, Tyler would look like a lovesick puppy—and vise versa. The kept dancing over each other to the point that it was really sad and pitiful.
Logan may be more obvious, but Tyler had fallen way harder.
He would constantly brush his hands against Logan's, or wrap an arm around his shoulders at sleepovers—as if to say that he's his and that that's where he should stay.
Safe to say that all their pining on each other made everyone else annoyed.
Especially after the sleepover.
Taylor's the first to wake up. She lays for who knows how long—eventually, she does open her eyes. She stared at the mess of blankets and pillows until she can actually stay awake for more the thirty seconds. She moves onto her back and sits up, moving against the couch.
She rubs her eyes with the palm of her hand and looks to the left of her.
Oh my god..
Holy shit!
Tyler has an arm around Logan—who has his head tucked into the other's shoulder and is practically on top of him;his legs over Tyler's—and is holding his hands. They have a blanket draped over them;over both of their legs and up to Logan's chest.
Taylor has to repress a squeal and yanks her phone off of the table. She scrabbles to open the camera to take a picture. She'll definitely send that to everyone but Logan—maybe use it against Tyler, even.
She takes multiple.
She spots something in the corner of one of them..
"Aiden!!"she hissed.
"What???"
"I'm taking a picture! Stop photobombing!!" She whispered.
He shrugged, flipping of the back of the couch to sit next to her, "come onnnnn. You know you love me." He leaned closer to her as she leaned away, cringing at him.
"It's getting harder and harder to defend that statement.." He flipped her off. She rolled her eyes at his bullshit, flipping him off in return.
"Calm your tits, Heather."
"Excuse my French, but what the fu-"
He slapped a hand onto her mouth, motioning to the two laying next to them. She looked over the see Tyler shifting. He moved Logan closer to him and stop. Aiden took his hand off and gave her very...unusual motions with his fingers. She gasped, "Aiden!! Stop fucking with your fingers!!"
"I'll show you fucking with my fingers-"
"Will you to shut the fuck up."
The both jumped and turned to meet a very annoyed and tired Ashlyn and Ben, "Honestly it's like watching to children," Ashlyn hissed, Ben nodded along.
"Did you see-"
"Yes Taylor, we did," Ashlyn replied.
"Sigh."
"Did you just saying fucking sigh?"
"Don't patronize me. Do you want the pictures or not?"
"Fine. Pictures?"
"Sent already."
"Fuck yes," Aiden exclaimed, fist bumping Ben.
Ashlyn whacked him on the back of the head, then stood up, "Well, let's leave them be and go get breakfast. They can freak the gay out later," she turned on her heel, dragging Aiden along with her as Taylor and Ben stood up and followed.
"I'll tell you everything that happens," she whispered to Ben, who gave a thumbs up in response.
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Bi-ther
February 19th, 11:34am
Bi-ther
TAYKOR WTF
WHY WOULD YOU LEWT ME STAY LIEK THIS
Like what?
Bi-ther
DONT ACT ALL INNCOENT DICK HOLE
YOU LNOW DAMN WELL WHAT
Do I , dear brother?
Bi-ther
YOU LET FUCKING LOGAN SLEEP ON ME
I CAMT MOVE WITHOIT MOVING HIM
WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO DO
Deal with it.
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Taylor didn't know what to expect when she ran over to Ashlyn's house, but it definitely wasn't Logan's quietly crying as Ashlyn held him. She wasn't used to him crying—yes, he did have an anxiety disorder, probably slight depression, and he's sensitive, but she's never actually seen him cry.
All that happened was Ashlyn sending a text to the group chat saying something along the lines of 'Get your ass over here. Guess who happens again' before running out the door with Tyler in follow.
It was heartbreaking. He was shaking so much and was gripping onto his sweater at his shoulders. Ashlyn had an arm around him and was rubbing his arm. He had his face down casted and slightly on Ashlyn's shoulder.
Taylor saw Ben sitting on the chair next to them as Aiden leaned on the couch with a hand on Logan's knee. She sat down next to him as Tyler moved next to Ben.
"Logan.."she whispered, "What..happened.?" She knew. It's happened before, but he never cried. He'd just get jumpy and fidgety.
He curled more into Ashlyn, making Aidens hand fall to the floor, "It-I-" he hiccuped, "Sorry..shit-you k-know what." He sounded so lost. She saw Tyler clench his fist, ready to punch a bitch.
"But..he never made you cry.."Ashlyn pleaded.
He sniffed, "He—he brought up something personal-and hit me—and wouldn't stop saying things that no one should know-and—"he cut himself off with a broken sob.
What?
What the fuck did Barron bring up that made Logan break?
"What did he say?" Tyler said, uneasily calm. She glanced at him. He fist were still clenched but his face screamed of burning anger. It was blank with burning anger.
Logan moved his head more into Ashlyn's shoulder as she tightened her arm around him. He mumbled something and she tensed, "He-he'll tell you when he's ready. It's...very sensitive," she said, whispering the last bit.
"I can fuck him up if you want," Aiden offered. Logan gave a dry chuckle.
Tyler walked to the door and opens it, "I'm going for a walk," he said slamming the door shut after him, making Logan flinch.
Taylor sighs. "I'll go check on him," getting up to the door, the last thing she hears Logan say is 'Is he mad at me..?' Before she's out and after her brother.
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"TYLER!!"
She finds him at the park sitting on a bent over with his head in his hands. She sits next to him, "Why did you run?"
"You wouldn't get it.."he mumbled.
She sighs, "Tyler, just tell me," she presses. "If I know I can help you trough it. You know I hate seeing you like this-"
"Shut up. You don't get it," he sounds pissed, and for what? She's just wanting to help. It's not like she's asking him a secret.
"Tyler. Is this about Barron? Because if it is, we all get it," she gestures to herself and makes points in a circle. "Your not the only one-"
"It's not about him," he hissed.
"Then what is it? If your pissed at Logan for letting this happen, I swear to god-"
"God, why are you pushing it," he moves his head to stare at her;cold and hard, but his eyes look glazed over. "Can you just fucking stop."
"You are!! What is wrong with you!! This isn't Logan's-"
"I'm not pissed at Logan!! Can you just shut the fuck up!"
"No!! Tell me what's wrong-"
"IM IN LOVE WITH HIM!!" He yells. His breathing is heavy as tears start to slowly fall. Taylor raises a hand out hesitantly to touch his shoulder before moving it back down.
She stares at him, "Ty.."
He lets out a shaky breath, "and to see him like that-hurts. I-i can't do anything about it, hurts. And I.."he faltered, "I just want help, just want him to be okay.."
She pulls him into a side hug, "I know. We all do, but we have to wait. Helping someone takes time. He's already passed the first step, now we just have the help him with the rest," she says quietly. "It hard and it hurts all of us, but we have to be patient."
"I know, I know.."
She hummed, "When did you find out you loved him?"
He gives a hollow laugh, "A week ago."
She gasped, "and didn't tell me!? The horror!!"
He punches her shoulder, "dork."
"You love me~"
"Maybe Logan more."
"LÉ GASP!!"
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She was sick of their shit.
It's like they didn't know they liked each other but kept fucking with their eyes. It was so painful that she has to physically stop herself from pushing them onto each other.
Tyler still rants, and Logan still believes that his 'crush' is one sided.
It's sad, really.
It's no wonder she found her and everyone else a victim of their old married couple fights. It was cute at first, but then she realized that they're not dating. And they didn't realize what they were doing.
Aiden was lightly banging his head on the table in Ashlyn's living room(it's always her house, isn't it?). With Ben doing something in his notebook, while Ashlyn and her sat on the couch looking back and forth between the two bored.
"-I'm just saying—"
"—your opinion is irrelevant—"
"—that's because you're gay—"
"—that's rich coming from you—"
"-IT IS-"
"-NO—"
Taylor groaned, "oh my god, will you two just shut up about Meryl Streep, and fUCK ALREADY!!!" She yelled. "It's a wonder you haven't with all the sexual tension!!" It was worth saying for the look on their faces.
Tyler looked pissed, but had blush creeping up his cheeks, and Logan had blush on his cheeks and tips of his ears. They both stared at her, trying to get words out of their mouth.
"WHAT THE FUCK—"
"WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT—!?"
Ashlyn sighed, "You two are so oblivious. It's honestly pathetic," she said pointing at the two. Ben was nodding along as Aiden was...screeching??
"HELL YEAH!! DO YOU KNOW HOW PAINFUL IT IS TO SEE YOU TWO ASSES DANCE AROUND EACH OTHER!?!?!? I SURE AS HELL DO!!"
"shut UP AIDEN," Tyler hissed.
He shrugged, "I'm just saying."
Ashlyn groaned, getting up to drag Aiden and Ben out of the room, "Let's give them a moment."
"Now get your bullshit together and fuck. You guys are so stupid even a blind person could see it. It's a wonder it's taken so long," she sighed. Tyler looked like a fish out of water while Logan was uneasily silent. "I'll give you two a moment. Just make sure you deal. With. It," she walked out to find the others in the graveyard out back.
She sat next to Ashlyn, "you know the two are going to be really awkward no, right?"
"Worth it."
They sat for who knows how long, watching Aiden screech and pace around, while Ben wrote in his notebook making fun of the two. Taylor's phone eventually buzzed with Tyler saying that they were together(?) now. She showed the others and told them to come outside.
They did, hand in hand, less awkward than they thought they would be. They all joked about how painful it had been watching them pinning for each other. Tyler's arm around Logan's shoulders as Logan pressed into his side.
They hadn't kissed yet. But, it was better then watching them dance around.
She couldn't help but smile when she watched them. The first couple.
Maybe this will help them both in more ways than one.