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imjustladyd · 2 years ago

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Proud

EJ Caswell X You (MEGA Season 3 spoilers)

During prom, you couldn’t help but notice the stress EJ had. From making people practice their lines to pacing around, getting kids in trouble for touching the props. It was evident he had a heavy load to carry, and it seemed everyone just let it slide. You’ve been friends with EJ the first time you went to camp here and since then, the friendship just seemed to grow stronger. He knew just how you were feeling, and so did you.

You walked over to him, sighing softly when you saw his finger gliding over the pages. “EJ…” you said just loud enough for him to hear over the music. “Hey Y/n/n” he smiled faintly, looking up quickly from the script. “Hey, how are you holding up?”, now going next to him, handing him a Caprison.

“Uh..” he laughed nervously, taking the juice. “How about we make a deal, okay?” you smiled, peering up at him as he hummed in response. “You give me hm…three lines I have to remember and if I get them all right, you have to let go of the script for the rest of the night,”

He smiled softly, “Thank you Y/n/n, but I really..”. You frowned slightly, “EJ you need to have fun, that’s why famous people throw parties before a big event to let loose, you have to get used to that.”, you nudged his arm and laughed playfully. “Yeah right”, he chuckled, nodding. “Okay I’ll do it, just because you said.” He faced his body towards you, ready to test you, a gentle smirk across his face.

After getting all your lines right, you saw EJ ease, having fun with everyone you smiled contently.

– time skip to the musical –

“Y/n, I need you..” with EJ having his heart broken by GIna, to Mr.Bleu and his editors trying to humiliate the musical, Elton was submerged into his stress.

You nodded, walking into a bunk with him. “You okay..?”

“Yeah, I’m only doing this right now because you’re all I have…and I need your support.”

Tilting your head in confusion you sat across from him. You saw on his phone screen his dads number. Grabbing his hand and smiling softly, you tried to calm him shaky breath. “You got this EJ..”

He couldn’t press the call button, no matter how much he wanted to…he couldn’t. You slid the phone out of his hand, looking at him and then back at the red button, calling his dad for him. Nodding gently, he took the phone back and sighed, putting the phone up to his ear.

“Hey dad, its me..We’re in the middle of act two right now, and I actually fooled myself into thinking you’d be here..” he scoffed softly. “But..I know you think this is a waste of my time. And I know I took a chance tonight that took people over profits..”

You noticed slight tears forming in the corner of his eyes, as he tapped your knee nervously. You squeezed his hand gently, nodding to him to continue.

“But once in my life, I wanna hear you say..you’re proud of me.”, his voice starting to become louder, as he grit his teeth. “Just ‘I’m proud of you EJ’..How hard is that?”, a slight crack of his voice, indicating that he’s about to lose it. “Dad? Hello? Did you..”, he looked down at his phone and frowned, sighing heavily. “He hung up” a pitiful smile covered his face, making you look down.

He hung his head down, a small whimper coming out of his mouth. You clicked your tongue and sat next to him, rubbing his arm and laying your head on his back. Every small huff or sniffle or sob leaving him, made you get angrier and disappointed in his dad. It wasn’t fair to EJ, hes gone through so much and not even those simple 5 words can come out of that bastard of a Dad.

Cupping the side of his face, you made him look at you, his teary eyes and rosy cheeks made your heart soften. “I know I’m not your dad…but I’m proud of you..I mean hell you did a whole musical all on your own”, you wiped his tears away. “That’s something worth commending and sooner or later, your dad is going to regret not saying those words when you he can finally see that you’re something to be proud of.”, smiling gently, you kissed his forehead and ruffled his hair.

He smiled and hugged you quickly, tangling his fingers in your hair. “Thank you Y/n/n..”, his voice hoarse from crying.

“I’m here EJ, and I will always be here…There’s no getting rid of me Elton John.”

A small laugh escaped his lips, “It’s not like I want you to leave..”, kissing your shoulder, you both got up and headed back to the stage.

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