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[she-is-tim]

Neighbours

Lucas is a young, exhausted musician who just tries to relax, while Eliott is the overexcited, dubstep loving artist who lives next door. 

Aka Lucas confronts his annoying neighbour who turns out to be gorgeous

It was saturday, March 9th, late afternoon. Lucas just got home from work, he had a particularly exhausting day, but he couldn’t just lay down and relax in peace. He had a concert coming up next week, so he had to practice on the piano. His biggest wish was to become a famous pianist who has concerts in gigantic theatres in big cities, not just in the local, small theatre with other exhausted musicians.

He sat down in front of his piano, it wasn’t an expensive one, but it had a nice melody that made Lucas heart sing with it. He was ready to start practicing, stretched his arms and warmed up his fingers, but just before he could hit any of the keys, a loud noise came from the other side of the wall.

Lucas took a deep breath and tried to play again, but the noise got louder. That wasn’t music, it had nothing to do with music, because it sounded like a car crashing right into an instrument shop. 

This was just too much for him, work made him stressed enough already, but now his neighbour did this shit. It was 18:30 on SATURDAY for fucks sake. Not like he didn’t just do the same in random times during the week, but Lucas had enough.

He got up from the piano, his chest filled with anger and frustration ready to burst out. He walked out of his apartment and started banging on the door next to his. He might be a small guy, but was ready to wrestle down a whole football team just to get some peace and quiet. 

It took almost a minute or two for his annoying neighbour to finally open the door after he lowered down the music. Lucas was ready to let out all his frustration on this annoying asshole who has no respect for others. He opened his mouth, but no voice left his throat as he could finally see the guy. Tall, pale, messy, dark hair and beautiful, ocean blue eyes, looking like a fucking model. He was wearing light blue jeans and a black sweather, his cheeks were a little red, probably because he danced to this crazy rythm before he opened the door. 

“Oh, hello.” he said with the brightest smile. Was it possible for him to look even more gorgeous? “Can I help you?” he asked in a soft voice. 

Of course hearing him talk didn’t make it easier for Lucas to collect his thoughts that decided to fall and spread on the floor as soon as his neighbour appeared in the door. He coughed, trying to cover his nervousness. How is that possible that he never saw such a beautiful human being who was living right next to him?!

“Your music...” he started, trying to collect the right words to say.

“Oh, you like dubstep too?” he asked excitedly, and Lucas could swear that his smile was bigger than before, making him look like an actual angel. He was never one to believe in such things, but seeing this guy, he could not think of him as someone out of this world.

“No, I just... I mean... Listen,”

“Eliott” he said with such an annoying confidence that made Lucas’ stomach to do a backflip in his body. He didn’t like this at all. 

“Listen, Eliott, I had a rough day at work, so if you could just... stop listening to that music of yours so loudly, I would be thankful.” he said making sure to basically spit out the word music, since dubstep was anything, but that.

Eliott’s face changed a little, the happiness and excitement in his eyes turned into something else. Those bright blue pupils now looked like the cloudy sky before storm. Lucas swallowed and played with his hands behind his back. What the hell is this? Eliott looked at him like a predator who’s about to jump on his prey.

“What would I get in advance?” he asked on a serious tone, which was much much more arousing than it should have been. 

The disastrous gay guy inside Lucas was screaming and running circles in the living room, trying not to faint in excitement. Was this guy really flirting with him right now? 

“Excuse me?” he mumbled, unable to create longer sentences around this gorgeous man. They were stading there for long minutes now and his cologne just crawled into Lucas’ nose to make him feel dizzy. This wasn’t good at all. 

“You could come in and have a drink with me. You can choose the music.” he smirked with so much confidence, that Lucas wanted to slap him in the face and then kiss those cherry lips. He shook his head to get those inappropriate thoughts out if his head. 

Apparently Eliott thought that was his answer to the invitation, cause his smile disappeared, he now looked like a giant, but lost puppy. 

“Okay, fine.” Lucas said suddenly, surprising Eliott and himself too. “Let’s see what music you got.” he said

Eliott now smiled happily and opened the door wide enough to let the smaller boy inside. His apartment was messy, but still kind of organized. Lucas walked to the living room, there was a shelf full of vinyls, DVDs and other stuff, a couch, a coffee table, an armchair and of course the device that let out those horrible tones: a turntable. He couldn’t believe that this beautiful person used such a unique thing to listen to dubstep on it. Eliott had no manners for sure. 

Just as he tried to study the place a bit more, Eliott walked in with two bottle of beers, giving one to Lucas. He then walked to his turntable and stopped the music, looking at Lucas. 

“What do you wanna listen to?” he asked.

“What do you got?” Lucas said, collecting all the bravery he just had at the moment. It was already hard enough not to faint everytime Eliott looked at him with those mesmerizing eyes of his. 

“We can listen to Queen if you want.” he said with a grin. The cheeky bastard.

“Okay, sure.” Lucas said and took a sip of his beer. This was too much, so as Eliott were looking for the right vinyl, he studied the drawings on the wall, some of them were messy, unfinished, some was very detailed, even beautifully colored. There was a lot of them illustrating a raccoon, a very cute one actually. He saw some papers on the floor too with scribbles and scetches on them. 

“So, since I introduced myself to you back then, I’d like to know your name.” Eliott said softly after he put on the vinyl and started to play some Queen now. 

Lucas looked at him, blushing a little, he got lost in his thoughts and totally forgot that he is basically standing in the living room of a demigod. 

“Lucas.” he said shortly.

“Nice to meet you, Lucas.” he smirked and pointed at his couch. “Sit down, make yourself at home.” 

Lucas nodded nervously and sat down, looking at Eliott, who grabbed something white that was sitting on his ear. Lucas didn’t notice it before, but of course it was a joint. This guy was listening to dubstep, looked like he haven’t slept since days, but still manage to look like no other human being, drawing beautifully and smoking weed. At least he is not perfect. Thought Lucas, but as Eliott lit the blunt, putting in his mouth, he had no words that could describe his hotness.

Eliott lazily sat down on the armchair while Freddie Mercury was singing in the background. He blew out some smoke and looked at Lucas with a gentle smile forming on his face. 

“Isn’t it weird that we live next door and have never met before?” he asked smiling.

“I guess we just leave our places in different times.” Lucas said shrugging, like he didn’t find it weird and somehow annoying that he didn’t see this angelic guy before. Eliott chuckled.

“Must be true, I’m usually going out late and coming home around the morning.” he said and smiled, blowing out some smoke again. 

Lucas had never thought that seeing someone smoking could be arousing, especially cause he was never into smoking. He tried it a couple times in high school and it felt damn good to be high as a kite, but somehow he never really got into all that. He wasn’t much of a party person either.

“You must have a chaotic schedule then.” Lucas pointed out after he managed to fight back the urge to ask Eliott to blow that smoke on his face next time. You stupid idiot. 

“You can say that, I make art designs for short movies and stuff.” he explained, while moving his body slowly to the rythm of the music. 

“You seem like you haven’t slept for days, though.” Lucas is cursing deep inside for letting his stupid mouth talk before thinking, but Eliott seems to like his comment a lot. He gets a kind smile and the tall boy blows out a smoke ring. Lucas’ heart skips a beat. 

“I have a big project going on, so I don’t have much time to sleep.” he shrugged and looked at the scetches on the floor. “I want it to be perfect.” 

“I know that feeling.” Lucas said that made the other one smiling even more brightly. 

“You seem like a genuinely cool person. Such a waste we didn’t hang out before.” he said with so much honesty in his voice that made Lucas melt inside.

“Not like I wanna move out or anything.” he started and smiled at Eliott a little. “I won’t be far away if you need company.” 

Eliott put down the joint, blowing smoke out of his nose, looking into Lucas’ eyes like he could see right into his soul. They were staring at each other for long minutes, forgetting about the world around them or the music that was playing in the background. It didn’t feel uncomfortable or awkward, because they both felt something. After a while Eliott broke the connection, lighting his cigarette again, but now offering it to his guest. 

Lucas was a bit unsure whether it’s good or not to accept it and get high with in the living room of his handsome neighbour, but then he just said Fuck it and accepted, enjoying the warm smoke filling his mouth before giving the joint back to Eliott. They were spending hours together like this, Eliott was talking about some nonsense bullshit he had to do last year for a company, then Lucas told a story of a guy that threw up into a trumpet during their christmas concert. 

Time was flying by and they barely noticed that it’s almost 22:00 now, Lucas got up from the couch and smiled at Eliott, who smiled back. They felt free and happy after spending those hours together. 

“I should go back to my place, I have to practice tomorrow.” he explained.

“Can I come over and listen?” Eliott asked suddenly. “I mean I don’t wanna bother you or anything, but I’d really like to see you play on the piano.” he added quickly just to not seem like a creep.

Lucas smiled softly, his heart filled with happiness and butterflies were flying around in this stomach. Eliott was just so pefect, he couldn’t believe he was real.

“Sure, why not?” he said and walked to the front door, looking back at Eliott before leaving. “Tomorrow at 13:00 then?” he asked. Eliott followed him, having a bright smile on his gorgeous face. 

“Sounds good.” he said and opened the door for Lucas. 

As the small boy left the apartment, he couldn’t resist an urge, so he grabbed his arm gently, pulling him back. Lucas was confused, turning back. Eliott had so many feelings inside him that he felt like his chest is going to explode, he had to do something, so he was acting liek there was something in Lucas’ beautiful and fluffy hair, touching it just a little. He smiled at him. 

“See you then.” he said and gently closed the door. 

Both of them couldn’t move from there for minutes, then Lucas finally walked back to his own apartment, while Eliott laid down on the couch. He grabbed another beer, looking at the wall that separated him from Lucas. Tomorrow... I can see him again. He fell asleep with that thought in his mind.

[demauryss]

DO you do Fic recs!?!?!? I feel like i see fic recs from everybody on my dash cuz everyone wants to know what their fav writer is reading. I wanna know yourrrrs❤❤❤❤

agsahd thank you anon i do have a fic rec tag here but if you want to know some (or maybe lots) of my favourite stuff then i’d be happy to oblige!!!

(putting the list under the cut because it got long adfaasgd also featuring some old works )

first of all, a shout out to the queen @surrealsunday for blessing us with tempo and hollow edge (i mean would fic rec even be fic rec without including them??? also there’s a medical au in progress ADAHF)

take you to the flower shop by fkaps: florist! eliott, disaster lucas and a misunderstanding regarding someone getting married - need i say more?? 

perks of being an early bird by marveltimy: parks, elu and ouba. this one is just a big ball of sunshine and i enjoyed it so much

the moon song by @mayalecomte:  otteli/urbex fic???communication??? the beautiful writing?? just?? seriously i have no words to describe how truly marvelous this fic is. just...give it a read and you won’t regret it

 a measure of stars by @lepetitepeach : a pride and prejudice au with nat’s own turns and beautiful writing!! it’s sure to leave you satisfied and yearning all at once. it goes without saying that you should read all of nat’s amazing works because they all are phenomenal

illusion of bliss, there’s magic in all of this, and every single thing written by @lumierelovers : i love love love anna’s works they’re all so freaking pretty and her writing goddd like i wish i could write half as good as that asdadf 

splash me pink, i keep it together, so i don’t fall apart, white picket fence by @bluronyourradar: listen you should read everything mtea has ever written because they’re all amazing just like that!! (these three are just some of my personal faves atm)

i’ve got the touch placebo, you call the shots, babe (i just wanna be yours) and it’s second part i’ll die to take care for you by @sawszall: these are some of caroline’s most recent works but i’ve read and loved everything she has written so far

everything is about you (to me) by @kritiquer: lucas is in love with eliott. he is in love with otteli’s art but without knowing they’re the same person. this fic!!! omg just so good and lovely  (also kit has a soulmate au in progress and i really can’t wait to read it)

last dance by @livvyblxckthxrn: elu in a ballet, enemies to lovers andddd roommates au ??? literally the best thing! and the writing??? just amazing!! also i have just started reading seven minutes in heaven because i was waiting for it to finish and what i’ve read so far seems v promising!! the format is unique and the concept is amazing

i’ve been waiting here (i deserve this kiss) by @lifeisevak: the absolutely sweetest ‘sorting dvds’ fic you’d love!! and i’m talking lucas being a little shit and eliott not being able to resist him after when he dodged his moves like!!! also meg’s rainbow fluff drabbles deserve special mention ��cause they were all so sweet and fluff and i loved reading them so much (i hope i included the right tag for them agasfdga)

flickers by @dcmaurys: a fake dating social media au!! fake dating is one of my favourite tropes and the way frankie does it is honestly so good and refreshing!! i love the way she incorporated eliott’s project into the fic and his posts just. have me crying on the floor every time

i’m just going to link @tawmlinsun ‘s writing page because i couldn’t pick just one of lauren’s works lol. from her elu drabbles to multi-chaptered fics, everything is worth a read (or in my case: several reads ahadgs)

 wandering tides (wip) by @lallemanting: it’s a pirate au and i love sara’s take on it! lucas comes with a past he seems to be running away from and from what i’ve gathered, the whole deal with black rose somehow ties into it. an intriguing world has already been put forward and i can’t wait to see how it all plays out!!! and also for want of gold made me cry like the writing is sophisticated and beautiful and fuck!! the concept behind the soulmarks likebsdjfhf just give sara’s works a read and you won’t be disappointed

one call away by @demaury: elu neighbours and enemies to lovers au??? man this fic is so good!!! lucas is a snarky spikey assole and eliott’s just there to make sure he doesn’t kill himself by his own stupidity! and their banter ajdgad gold

lemonade by @pinkplanetaries: i’d be a fool not to rec this one. because fuck if this isn’t one of the best fics ever!!! like cor comes up with the best concepts and this one was just so good!! camboy!lucas and eliott as a dedicated fan was the sweetest and the tangiest thing ever agagsdfhgsd also please read her other works too if you haven’t because they all are *chef’s kiss*

les diamants sont eternels and a rose, by any other name by @flying-elliska: the former a lawyer/gangster(?) au and the latter a myth/boss-employee/bodyguard/sort of magical au. they’re both thrilling and sexy and so much fun to read. you get swept into this world created by ellie with numerous twists and turns to keep you on the edge of your seat like....fuck

things i forgot to tell you by @brieflygorgeouss: do i even need to say how beautiful this fic is?? friends-with-benefits is such an interesting concept and it’s done so well in this fic. and with joana’s amzing writing, it’s bound to give you all the feels there are

anything and everything written by @sandalwoodhusbands especially this kiss like real people do series. the first part was all the bit angsty and emotional and beautiful and ro has just posted the prequel to it and i can’t wait to get into it!!

also here’s some of the writers in the fandom i’ve enjoyed reading the works of: @mauuvelesbian @eliotts-eyes @jebentnietalleen @ayellowcurtain @briallenko @mecsurprenant @blanxkey @ottelis @raconxteur

[solbabies]

Im a hoe for the classics and by classics i mean popular x nerd trope,, so how about an Elu au with popular!Eliott and Nerd!Lucas 😎

Voila! Here is a great classic trope! Thank you for the request, and I hope you enjoy it! 

Find more of my Elu work on AO3 as @Book_Lover2001

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It was all because of a pen. A BiC to be exact; a round stic, blue ink, fine point, 0.8mm pen. Not quite technically a butterfly, but all the same in the matter of science.

The test was going to be easy. Multiple choice and long answer-- show your work, of course-- and Lucas had studied all weekend. He was on his way to acing the biology unit test. As Mrs. Rigaux began to unpack the stack of papers, Lucas reached for his backpack’s front pocket to find an empty space where his lucky pen was only moments before. Panic began to mildly set in. He just had it last class.

“Imane,” Lucas whispered to his seat partner who held a stoic, yet slightly nervous look. “Do you have a pen?” She rolled her eyes at him with the air of a disappointed mother, before searching through her own bag and retrieving what he had asked for.

“Are you coming to the meeting tonight?” she asked him quietly, as she handed him the pen. He tilted his head, unsure of what she was talking about.

“What meeting?”

“The meeting for the foyer?” she said as if obvious, before signing heavily. “The one that Daphné told you about? The student commons that we’re refixing? Dude, you’re honestly helpless. Sometimes I wonder if you’re actually smart.”

“Hey,” he defended, but didn’t take it to heart. She was always like this. “I’m smart.”

“Then where’s your pen?” she countered with a mocking smile. Mrs. Rigaux began to pass out the sheets of paper, weaving around the class as it started to fall silent.

“I swear, girl, I had one. I must have left it in my last class or something.” A paper was placed forcefully in front of him as they were shushed by their teacher.

“Do I need to separate you two?” she tisked as she handed Imane her sheet. “No more talking.”

When the end of the day came around, Lucas had already forgotten about his missing pen, although at the time of its disappearance he had been contemplating putting up ‘missing person’ signs.

“Lucas,” his name was spoken with a smooth tone as he opened his locker. Lucas was clutching his books to his chest as he pulled it’s door open, effectively hiding the person from his sight.

“Eliott,” he returned in a similar voice.

“Are we still on for tomorrow?” he asked as if Lucas hadn’t just rudely shielded his face from him.

“And what are we doing tomorrow?” he replied, as he attempted to fit all his papers inside the small space. Eliott had moved around to stand at Lucas’ other side, his back resting against the neighbouring lockers.

“You promised to teach me chemistry,” the older boy said with a smile pulling at his lips.

“Eliott, you are an L student,” Lucas brushed him off, shutting his locker in the process.

“Doesn’t mean I don’t want to learn science, and you are a really, really good S student-- the best I heard.” Lucas didn’t know whether he wanted to punch him or blush; maybe both.

“I think you’re confusing me with Imane, but I will gladly set you two up for a study date if you’d like?” Lucas told him, beginning to walk away. Eliott followed like a puppy chasing after it’s owner.

“Come on, Lucas. I know you tutor other people, why not me?”

“Those kids are actual ‘S’ students, taking ‘S’ courses, plus I have better things to be doing than humouring you for an afternoon. Don’t you have a party to plan or something?”

“I’m offended, my love, horribly offended…Unless you want a party, then I’ll throw you a rager-- in your honour of course.”

“I don’t ‘party’ Eliott,” he responded, shifting his backpack from one shoulder to the next. Lucas didn’t like parties, or large crowds at all. He didn’t like being looked at in the halls, or being passively judged by the countless people in Eliott’s circle of friends. Lucas preferred to stay at home with his books or his video games, watching random videos online until three in the morning. 

The hallway was beginning to clear itself out the further they walked into the school.

“Sticking around?” Eliott noted the direction they were moving in. Lucas looked at him from his peripheral vision. Sure, Eliott was objectively hot, but objectively a lot of people were.

“Hey, man!” Someone greeted Eliott as they passed a group of first years. Eliott nodded at them but didn’t break away from Lucas.

“I’m going to that foyer meeting for my friends. Feel free to leave.”

“Sounds like fun, I’m in,” Eliott shrugged. Lucas stopped walking, turning to look at him carefully, watching him with curious eyes.

“Why are you like this?”

“Like what?” Eliott asked, tilting his head, his hands stuffed in his pockets.

“You’re going to come to the foyer meeting… voluntarily?”

“You’re going.”

“Yeah, but--”

“So I’m going.”

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“I hate him,” Lucas told Yann as he flopped down on his best friend’s sofa. Basile and Arthur were stretched out on the floor, arguing amongst themselves about the Fifa game they were struggling to win.

“Why?” Yann asked, leaning back against the arm rest. Lucas blinked at him, his jaw clenched as he tried to verbalize his feelings.

“I… I don’t know! He’s just so… so…”

“Hot?” Arthur offered, not taking his eyes off the screen. Lucas nudged him with his foot, earning a noise of annoyance from the taller boy.

“Persistent,” Lucas concluded. “He won’t give up.”

“But… you like him?” Basile asked, curiously.

“Of course I don’t like him.”

“But he’s hot?” Basile questioned.

“I guess, but that doesn’t mean I’m going to date him.”

“But he’s also a nice guy,” Yann added, unhelpfully. “Always helpful, cheerful, popular-- everyone likes him.”

“Except me, apparently. Why do I have to like him? He walks around like the god of the school, just expecting me to… I don’t know, fall to his feet like everyone else? He’s always coming up with stupid excuses to see me, or talk to me. Every corner I take, I’m surprised when I don’t find him following me. He’s always listening to me, even when I’m purposefully talking absolute nonsense to bore him. He came to a foyer meeting today because I was going and then he volunteered to paint the mural for the common room because I mentioned how ugly it was and--” Lucas cut himself off, letting his brain catch up to his mouth.

“And what?” Yann asked, hanging on his last word.

“And I thought it was really nice,” Lucas spoke with a softer tone, surprising even himself. “I guess sometimes I get disappointed when he’s not at my locker waiting for me at the end of the day… like that one time he was sick and I was a bit worried something happened to him. Sometimes he leaves me these little drawings when he’s got football practice and can’t make it. I…” The boys were all staring at him as the realization dawned on him. “Do I like Eliott?”

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Eliott was talking to some girls, a horde of girls actually. They were all smiling and giggling at something that he said, but he looked completely unphased by their reactions. His smile seemed more focused on what he was talking about, rather than who was listening.

“Ugh,” Alexia said, as Lucas and the Crew walked out of the common room. “He’s so hot. I can’t.”

“Aren’t you dating someone?” Lucas noted, watching the scene unfolding in front of him with an uncomfortable feeling in his stomach.

“So?” she replied, waving off his observation. The girls all laughed taking off down the hall with a chorus of ‘goodbyes’ to Lucas. Instead of heading to his next class, which would start soon as the lunch hour came closer to ending, he stood frozen like an idiot watching Eliott talk. The way his smile pinched the corners of his eyes the more he droned on about whatever was so fascinating. The way his hands moved as he explained something to the girls who so obviously didn’t care about anything other than staring at his angular face and model-esque physique. The way that Lucas knew, even without seeing, that Eliott’s eyes were probably shimmering as he laughed at his own joke. None of it settled right with Lucas.

Before he could register what he was doing, Lucas was marching across the hall with purposeful strides. Without a word, Lucas yanked Eliott into the nearby empty classroom, ignoring the confused and slightly shocked faces of the girls.

“Lucas!” Eliott spoke with a stern voice, completely caught off guard by the sudden and very unexpected action. Lucas had his arms crossed, his foot tapping against the ground as he glared at the popular boy with narrowed eyes.

“I don’t know how you did it,” Lucas said, his voice low. Eliott’s face twitched, unsure of what was happening. There was a pause.

“Did what?”

“Make me like you.” Eliott drew back his head at the answer, his mouth curving into a small smile. “Don’t look so smug, I’m still trying to figure out when you altered the chemicals in my brain.”

“The chemicals in your brain?”

“Yeah, with your… pheromones! God, I hate you!” Lucas shouted.

“Well clearly you don’t,” Eliott chuckled, finding Lucas’ inner turmoil utterly entertaining. Taking a breath, Lucas realized what he had admitted and what he had abruptly done, and he was mortified with himself. His cheeks turned pink with embarrassment, his mouth opening slightly only to close.

“I…” Lucas began slowly. “I don’t know what came over me. Sorry. Can we just ignore what I just said? Great, I’m leaving.” Lucas reached for the door knob, but Eliott stopped him, his fingers curled around Lucas’ wrist.

“Wait,” he started. “You can’t just leave.”

“Why not? I said stupid things and now I’m going to leave so we can pretend it never happened.”

“So, you don’t like me then?” The question hung in the air and it was as if his words were suffocating him.

“No.”

“No, as in you don’t like me, or no, as in you do like me?” Lucas raked his teeth across his bottom lip as Eliott waited for his answer. His hand was still holding Lucas in place, and it was as if Lucas’ entire body was on fire.

“The… latter.” Eliott’s eyes softened, his touch dropping from Lucas as he brought his arm back down to his side.

“What changed?” Lucas ran his own hand soothingly up and down his arm, as if trying to comfort himself in this moment of honesty.

“I don’t think anything did,” he finally said. “I think I just lost my pen.”

“The butterfly effect?” Lucas raised his brow, as Eliott gave a soft laugh. “I listen to you when you talk, you know. You mentioned it once because it was in a book you were reading.” All Lucas could do was look at him. He didn’t understand Eliott, or why he does the things he does, or why he acts the way he acts. Lucas was barely processing the sweetest thing anyone had ever said to him.

“Kiss me,” Lucas blurted out against his own better judgement. Something passed before Eliott’s eyes, as his smile grew into a genuine expression that made Lucas’ heart ache. Eliott stepped forward, drawing Lucas closer to him by his waist. Their lips were so close Lucas could feel the static between them.

“You can change your mind.” But Lucas didn’t want to. Rather, he tipped his head up, closing the space between them, wrapping his arms around Eliott’s neck to hold him even closer. It felt as if something clicked in Lucas; like a lock turning open with the right key, or the last piece being fitted into a puzzle. Eliott felt like something he had been missing, and finally the last code of his cipher has been discovered.

By the time the bell rang, they were breathless and reluctant to pull away.

“I have to get to biology,” Lucas sighed, running his fingers through Eliott’s hair.

“I have to go to philosophy.” They both made a face.

“I’ll see you at my locker?”

“Now that I’ve seduced you, I don’t need to stay an extra hour to wait for you,” Eliott teased playfully. Lucas, who had begun to move for the door, paused.

“You waited an extra hour for me?

“My day ends earlier than yours,” Eliott replied with a shrug, as he draped his arm over Lucas’ shoulders to walk into the hall.

“But--”

“Don’t feel bad, I didn’t mind waiting,” Eliott said, dropping a kiss on the top of Lucas’ hair. “Plus, it actually forced me to do my homework when I was bored.”

“Why are you so…”

“Perfect? Handsome? Amazing?” Lucas was going to say stupid. Stupid for wasting his time on Lucas.

“Sure,” Lucas gave in. “All of the above.” As Eliott tucked him closely into his side as he walked him to his biology class, Lucas could already feel the eyes on him making his entire body tense.

“They’re all jealous,” Eliott whispered in his ear as they rounded a corner. “That they never had a chance.”

“Never?” Lucas highly doubted that.

“Never ever. You’re all I’ve ever seen, since the first day I transferred here.”

“No pressure or anything,” Lucas muttered lightly. Eliott’s laugh rang in Lucas’ ear like a song that made his heart skip a beat.

“Absolutely none, my love. Absolutely none.”

[evak-fic-rec-turtleanon]

Evak Fics - Twitter Social Media

I love following these social media aus on Twitter so I thought I'd share them with you. They are a lot of fun!

I've put them in alphabetical order based on the writers' twitter handles. Under a read more: 

@ 98mcu : 

AU 1 - Insufferable Everyone has secrets, but what if you share them with the one person you absolutely despise.

(WIP) AU 2 - Boy in love when a very shy boy starts a twitter account to ramble about his admiration for the most beautiful creature he has ever seen.

@ etannetsted : 

AU 1 - Enemies to lovers au Isak is pretty sure his whole life is a huge joke. Seriously, what were the odds that Magnus' new crush is the same guy he fell in love with a year ago and who left him with nothing but a broken heart and a green sketchbook?

@ evakslove :

(WIP) AU 1 - Last update Aug 2019  Even is a member of Hei Briskeby and a famous Youtuber who is struggling to separate the internet from reality. Isak is visiting Vidcon with Sana as a favor as she is being dragged along by her brother and Yousef. Isak is the realest thing Even has seen.

@ evamvhns : 

(WIP) AU 1 - Last update Sept 2019 the weekend getaway to chris’ cabin is something everyone looks forward to. but it soon turns into a nightmare when a familiar body lies dead the next day. and things keep getting worse when the group realizes that the murderer is within them.

@ quarterleigh : 

Thread of all their aus

AU 1 Isak is a broke university student who needs money fast. Thankfully his science buddy Sana has an in with a modeling agency

AU 2 Even is retaking his final year at a new school and is determined to graduate this time. Too bad the guy his mom hired to help him finish is the biggest distraction yet.

AU 3 Even is the crown prince of Norway, endlessly privileged and unbelievably unhappy. After a messy breakup, the media turns on him. Isak is a journalist tasked with what he thinks will be the least interesting story of his career- a profile on the prince.

AU 4 Every year, the university grants funding for 1 student project. Even is thrilled when he hears he’s going to be receiving funding for his short film, only for the board to withdraw their offer in favor of a last minute proposal from a biology student.

@ Sandras_SkamAUs : 

Thread of all of their aus

AU 1 AU where they meet in Uni. Isak doesn't think too highly of Even and it shows. And when they have to work on a group project together, Isak would very much like to kill someone... but maybe Even isn't so bad after all?!

AU 2 After weeks of copying, brewing coffee & getting lunch for his colleagues, Isak's time to shine comes in the last week of his internship at a local newspaper. He is allowed to do his 1st interview & write an article on Even Bech Næsheim, a theater director and gay rights activist. Little does Isak know that this man will change his life 4ever.

AU 3 Both Isak & Even decide to spend a semester abroad @ the University of Heidelberg, Germany. While this seems like a life-changing opportunity, both feel kind of lost, lonely and homesick in their new environment. That is, until they meet each other.

AU 4 Even is Norway's most sought-after model; Isak one of the most promising, aspiring models. They meet at a shooting & start an affair that only each of their respective bbfs know about. No one can know - not Even's girlfriend, not the media.

AU 5 Isak is a rich, rebellious guy who would do just about anything to piss his dad off. Even & his family on the other hand are barely scraping by; but he's a literal sunshine. Their paths collide when Isak tries to piss his dad off on his wedding.

AU 6 Isak moves to Trondheim to start his BA in Biology at NTNU. There he immediately is mesmerized by his local barista Even. However, Even holds back due to his disability. Inspired by the wonderful art of Elli (elli_skam on Instagram).

AU 7 Evak have been going strong for almost 3 years now. They are the picture-perfect dream couple that everybody envies just a little. However, Isak has a secret, he doesn't feel comfortable to share with anyone. Not even Even. Especially  not Even.

(WIP) AU 8 - Includes Skam France They've been best friends forever, four guys growing inseparable over the years. When two of them start dating, universes collide. Will they really make the right choices? And what will that mean for their friendships?

@ skamruinedme : 

Thread of all their aus

AU 1 Attending Sana's brother wedding turns into a nightmare when Isak gets stuck in the elevator for hours. But he is not alone, and he can't decide whether that is a good or a bad thing. And then the guy keeps popping up in his life for some reason.

AU 2 They are neighbours who hate each other with a burning passion. Despite this, neither of them can deny that the other is hot af. So they make an arrangement, and then other arrangements. The problem? none of them seem to work.

AU 3 Isak and Even are childhood best friends. Even is straight and in a committed and loving relationship with Sonja. Isak is hopefully in love with him and silently pinning. But what happens when Isak gets a boyfriend?

AU 4 When Isak said he'd have to move to Trondheim for uni, both he and Even decided that it's for the best if they part ways. Flashworward 5 years later Isak gets a job offer in Oslo and has to go back and face old friends and old love.

AU 5 Texting your number neighbour is a growing twitter trend that the boys from the famous YouTube channel Hei Briskeby need to try out too. Even is not very fond of the idea at first, but he gives in eventuality because what could possibly go wrong?

(WIP) AU 6 - a Nooreva au Nissen days are over, and they should celebrate, but they can't. Eva and Noora are both heartbroken, tired, and in a desperate need for change. The natural solution? Take a gap year to travel through Europe.

AU 7 Isak and Even are engaged and everything is perfect until it isn't. Isak goes missing without a trace. Can he be found before it's too late? And most importantly, who is guilty for his disappearance?

AU 8 Isak and Even are friends and it's all good, except for one small problem. Even has a crush, but Isak won't look at him that way. The solution? Make a finsta too woo him, in true desperate Even fashion.

AU 9 Isak? Busy student drowning in work. Hates Christmas. Known as cold and heartless. Even? Artist and charming barista every customer is in love with. Obsessed with Christmas. When they meet, Even swears he'll make Isak change his mind about the holiday. Will he though?

(WIP) AU 10 Isak is a troublemaker who can't wait to be done with high school and live the free-spirited life he's always aimed for. The problem? He might have to repeat his third year because he is failing English, so his only hope is getting a tutor. or badboy!isak and nerd!even

@ skamtext : 

(WIP) AU 1 - New au posted on Jan 7, 2020   Even is new to school and is popular figure online in Oslo and is indie basically all the girls (especially Eva) want to know him. He makes friends with Chris and Sana as well being mutual with Jonas. Isak is a class clown and gets in trouble all the time meaning he’s a known name around school. This interests Even and he wants to know more about isak

@ socialmdiaAU : 

AU 1 - Has background Elu Even sees Isak pining hard during rehearsal for the school play. He sends a text: “Cute guy staring at another guy like he’s in love....I hope this plays out like a Luhrmann film.” Nothing, 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝐼 𝓂𝑒𝒶𝓃 𝓃𝑜𝓉𝒽𝒾𝓃𝑔, goes the way it’s supposed to.

[sweetbitterpdf]

fanfic tropes tag game !!

i was tagged by @04hands​ aaaages ago, and then @lepetitepeach more recently, to choose between these different tropes!! w my notorious indecisiveness i have a hunch that this is gonna be a mess!!

slow burn or love at first sight

listen i’m soft 4 both of these but there’s just something about two ppl getting to know each other over time and longing and pining for like a million years before FINALLY taking that next step that just... gets me every time

fake dating or secretly dating

SO many fake dating(-turned-real-dating) fics for elu and i love them every single time!! 

enemies to lovers or best friends to lovers

this one def depends on the fandom but if we’re talking elu the sheer concept of them hating each other makes me want to cry so!

“oh no, there’s only one bed” or long distance correspondence

unless we’re talking princes AU, that’s a whole other story

hurt/comfort or amnesia

tbh i’m not against amnesia fics i just don’t think i’ve read any for skamfr...?

fantasy au or modern au 

mutual pining or domestic bliss 

this one depends on my mood!! i love some well-plotted mutual pining, but other times i just wanna read some fics where the characters r ridiculously in love w one another u know

smut or fluff

canon compliant/missing scenes or fix it

[glances @ my missing-scene-canon-complain behemoth that i rlly should get around to finishing seriously em it’s been over a year since u started it what r u even doing??]

alternative universe or future fic

one shot or multi chapter

another one that depends on what i’m in the mood for/how much time i have to spend reading!

kid fic or road trip fic

friends to lovers hits me hard, but friends-since-childhood to lovers?? that’s on a whole other level holy shit

reincarnation or character death

arranged marriage or accidental marriage

high school romance or middle aged romance 

time travel or isolated together

another pair that i haven’t really encountered much, but they’re both super cool concepts!!

neighbours or roommates

the neighbour AU is something that skamfr fic writers have taken and ran with!! another trope that i’ve read a dozen times by different people, and all of them are so so lovely!

scifi au or magic au

body swap or genderbend (ehhh neither tbh)

angst or crack

my policy is no angst unless it’s by @brieflygorgeouss thank u very much! 😌

apocalyptic or mundane

this has been circulating for a while, so i’m gonna pull my usual ‘not tagging anyone, but if u want to take this as a tag, absolutely feel free to!!’

[itubainaretro]

where is the elu au where eliott and lucas are neighbours and one day lucas is heading for his night shower and sees a cockroach on the bathroom and screams so loud that eliott listens from his own room? cue to eliott getting out of his apartment to come check on his neighbour cause he’s sure someone just murdered him from the scream he heard and when lucas opens the door he looks like he’s just seen a ghost so eliott asks what happened and if he’s alright. when lucas tells him there’s a cockroach on his bathroom eliott smiles in relief, asks for a flip flop and excuses himself into lucas apartment. 5 minutes later lucas is introducing himself and asking what’s the name of his hero but not before telling him they’re heading downstairs to “throw that damn thing away in the street trash because these demons come back to life at least 5 times after they’re dead and i’m not taking any chances throwing that cockroach’s body on my own trash thank you very much” and eliott laughing like lucas just told him the best joke he’s ever heard. cue to lucas coming back to his bathroom looking suspicious as fuck giving it a full analysis like he’s some kind of secret agent on a mission before giving eliott a thumbs up and thanking him again when he sees no traces of the cockroach. eliott being half in love already loses his mouth to brain filter and before he knows it he’s already offered lucas to take a shower on his own apartment if he wants to “it’s cockroach free. eliott’s seal of approval and all that.” cue to lucas being dumbly in love with his savior already too and accepting the offer. and that’s how lucas #234 and eliott #234 fall in love in their own parallel universe.

[thesmellofstorms]

Elu Boarding School AU part 11/?

Friday came around, and Lucas left school with Eliott. His friends were chatting in front of the gates, and Lucas hesitated on whether he should join them or not. Eliott and he had to wait for the bus anyway, so it would make sense to spend some time with Lucas’ friends instead of staying at the bus stop a few feet away, in full view of them, without acknowledging their presence. However, Lucas felt quite nervous, because he had yet to talk to them about the change in the status of his relationship with Eliott.

In the end, Eliott made the choice for him by walking in the direction of the group. Lucas followed him closely, maybe a bit too closely but he needed to feel reassured.

“Hey, Lucas, you’re right on cue. I wanted to let you know my mom can drop you off at your father’s if you want… That way you don’t have to take the bus.”

As soon as Yann had finished speaking, guilt started churning in Lucas’ guts. He had made plans with Eliott without saying anything to Yann about his father rejecting him once more, even though his best friend had always been his go-to person every time something went wrong in his life (which happened far too often). He should at least have talked to Yann about his mother cancelling their plans for the weekend and about his father’s texts. His silence hadn’t even been caused by a lack of occasions to broach the subject, considering Yann had asked him if he was alright countless times this week.

“Thanks a lot for the offer, man… but I’m actually staying at Eliott’s this weekend.” Lucas admitted, trying to sound casual.

After all, maybe Yann wouldn’t mind. Maybe it wasn’t as big a deal as Lucas was making it.

“Oh… Okay then.”

Yann sounded disappointed, didn’t he? He definitely did. He probably felt betrayed, and he was entitled to. Lucas was screwing everything up once again and he felt like crying, or punching something, or throwing up, or all three in no specific order.

“About that… I was wondering If you guys would like to come by tomorrow evening. I have beer and and weed.” Eliott chimed it, apparently surprising everyone, and most of all Lucas who looked at him with wide-eyed admiration, trying to convey his gratitude without words.

“Sounds great to me. Thanks, dude.” Arthur said.

Basile nodded enthusiastically to show he agreed with Arthur. Yann, on the other hand, took a bit longer to answer, but he agreed too, albeit in a more subdued manner. Lucas was instantly relieved.

Once they were on the bus, Lucas thanked Eliott for inviting his friends over.

“You’re welcome. I’m glad you think it was a good idea. To be honest, I was afraid it wasn’t my place for a second, but you looked distraught when you were talking to Yann, and I had to do something.”

Lucas could feel his heart melting and he looked at Eliott in awe, as he had earlier.

“You really are the best. I don’t know what I did to deserve you.”

He took Eliott’s hand in his and hid their joined hands in between their bodies, over the slight space separating their seats.

“Don’t be dumb, it’s the other way around.”

Eliott was smiling, but for once it didn’t reach his eyes, which didn’t sit well with Lucas. Eliott sounded serious, and it wasn’t acceptable. Lucas was the lucky one, and that was not up for debate.

He wanted to kiss Eliott right then and there, but he had to restrain himself. They would reach his place in a few minutes, and Lucas would probably survive the wait, even though every second that kept him away from Eliott felt like a lifetime, as Lucas was near bursting with affection for his boyfriend.

The second they entered Eliott’s building, Lucas pounced, pushing Eliott against the door he had just closed so he could kiss him senseless. One of Eliott’s neighbours could come out of their flat at any moment, but Lucas was over worrying about it. If they were caught making out in the hall, then so be it

At some point, Lucas started grinding his hips against Eliott’s, which made the other boy throw his head back. It hit the wooden door in a dull thud, and Lucas vaguely hoped it had not hurt. He couldn’t muster more concern than that, though, because he was already too aroused to form coherent thoughts. Plus, considering Eliott’s blissful expression, he was most probably alright.

“Fuck, Lucas. Let’s go upstairs, else I can’t be held accountable for what happens.”

Lucas looked into Eliott’s eyes, which were dark with desire, and instantly obliged, letting Eliott lead him to his flat. He would have followed him to the end of the world if Eliott had asked him to.

 They started undressing each other even before the front door closed completely. Lucas’s jacket was already on the floor when it slammed shut. Eliott’s jacket soon followed, as well as both their sweaters and shirts. Lucas cursed the many layers, wishing he could just make all their clothes disappear by snapping his fingers.

He had to admit that undressing Eliott did have its perks, though. For instance, it allowed Lucas to slide his hands up Eliott’s torso and feel how soft and warm his skin was, how fast his hart was beating.

Once they were naked from the waist up, Eliott went back to kissing Lucas. The latter reciprocated, but kept on undressing Eliott as they kissed, unbuttoning and unzipping his jeans. Lucas started sliding them down his legs and immediately noticed Eliott was wearing no underwear. Lucas whimpered.

“I can’t believe you’re going commando.” Eliott was trying to kill him! This was so rude.

“I thought it would make us gain time.” He replied with a teasing grin. The little shit.

Lucas put his hand around Eliott in retaliation, which made his smile drop instantly. Ah! He wasn’t so smug now.

Lucas slid his hand up and down a few times and was rewarded by Eliott’s moans. However, he was soon stopped by Eliott’s hand on his wrist.

“Did I do something wrong?” Lucas suddenly felt self-conscious. He had never done anything with a guy before, so he was in uncharted territory. He had been doing what he liked himself, but he couldn’t be sure Eliott would like it too.

“No, no, quite the opposite. I just think we should take this to the bed.”

“Oh…”

Eliott slid his hand in Lucas’, entwining their fingers, and pulled him along until they reached his bed, on which he proceeded to push Lucas. He then made quick work of his already unbuttoned pants and took off Lucas’ as well, leaving his underwear on for now. Lucas was grateful that Eliott was trying not to rush him, but he was as ready to get naked as he would ever be. He let Eliott follow his own path nonetheless, trusting him completely.

Eliott laid over Lucas, settling between his legs. Lucas’ eyes rolled back when Eliott’s hard-on settled against his, with only the think layer of Lucas’ boxers to separate them.

Eliott then briefly kissed his lips before moving on to his neck and sucking on the fragile skin there. Lucas was sure he would have hickeys, and he was surprised by how much he wanted them, by how much he wanted Eliott to mark him. Lucas slid his hand into Eliott’s hair and held on for dear life as Eliott slid his lips down and sucked on one of his nipples, teasing the other one with the pad of his thumb. Lucas nearly lost his mind in the onslaught of sensation.

“Fuck, Eliott, please.”

He didn’t know what he was pleading for, but he hoped Eliott would find out for him.

“I’ve got you.” Eliott assured before trailing kisses down Lucas’ stomach.

He then hooked his fingers in the elastic of Lucas boxers and slowly slid them off, all the while watching Lucas, as if he was wordlessly asking him if it was alright. And it was more than alright. Protesting was the furthest thing from Lucas’ mind at the moment.

Eliott wasted no time, taking Lucas in his mouth and making him see stars. From that point onward, Lucas’ vocabulary was reduced to the word “fuck” and Eliott’s name. Lucas had his hands on each side of Eliott’s head and his hair between his fingers. When Eliott started sucking him harder, Lucas tightened his grip on Eliott’s hair and pulled on it without meaning to. He realised he had probably pulled a bit too harshly when he heard Eliott whimper. He was trying to form a coherent apology despite his state, but when he opened his eyes so he could look at him, he discovered Eliott’s burning gaze, and also noticed that his boyfriend was touching himself while blowing him. Lucas nearly came right then and there.

Eliott’s left hand, the one he wasn’t using on himself, was gripping Lucas’ thigh so hard it would probably bruise. Lucas tried to focus on the slight pain so he could keep his orgasm at bay, but it didn’t work. If anything, it heightened his pleasure.

“Eliott, I… I’m going to…” Lucas, winded, couldn’t finish his sentence, but he pulled on Eliott’s hair once again, this time voluntarily, hoping he would get the hint.

He did, but he didn’t react the way Lucas had expected him to. Instead of stopping, he took Lucas in as far as he could and sucked hard. Lucas could barely last through three seconds of this and came in Eliott’s mouth.

“Fuck, shit, this was amazing.” He said, once he had regained control of his breathing. “Come here.” He wanted to take care of Eliott too. However, he soon noticed things had already been taken care of, so to speak.

“Sorry, I couldn’t help it.” Eliott informed, blushing bright red.

Lucas would have been satisfied that Eliott was the one blushing for once, if his brain was still functioning instead of being stuck on the fact Eliott had come while giving him a blow-job. He nearly got hard again just thinking about it.

“Don’t be sorry, that’s the hottest thing ever.” Lucas kissed Eliott and could taste himself on his tongue. And maybe that was the hottest thing. He couldn’t tell, his brain had gone to mush. “I really wanted to blow you too, but we still have plenty of time.”

Lucas was pretty sure he wouldn’t have been that bold in normal circumstances, but he had just had the best orgasm of his life, and it had apparently loosened his tongue.

Eliott moaned.

“You’re going to be the death of me, I swear”, he said before going back to kissing Lucas.

They kissed lazily for a while and eventually found the courage to go get a shower. They kissed some more under the spray, spending far too much time there. Then, they went straight back to Eliott’s bed and fell asleep entwined, in a matter of minutes.

*

Thank you for reading :)

[choupichoups]

Link pls for elu neighbour au with baby. Need me some good read

I believe it’s Some kind of mistake? Correct me if I’m wrong

[she-is-tim]

Neighbours AU Part 8  Apart

Lucas is a young, exhausted musician who just tries to relax, while Eliott is the overexcited, dubstep loving artist who lives next door.

Aka Lucas confronts his annoying neighbour who turns out to be gorgeous

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6, Part 7

Saturday 16:49

Lucas was sitting on the couch, his eyes were still red because of all the crying. He just couldn’t stop thinking of Eliott, though, wearing the hoodie he left there wasn’t really helping about that either. It still smelled like him and Lucas just needed that comfort. The piece of clothing was way too big for him, but that was the reason why it was just nice to wear it. It was like a warm hug that had the smell of Eliott’s cologne. 

His mind was filled with memories of his boyfriend... well, probably ex-boyfriend by now. It was painful to even think that little “ex” to it. He didn’t wanted to let him go, he wanted to believe that their relationship was real. It couldn’t just be Eliott’s obsession. 

He looked at the coffee table, it was a big mess, just like Eliott. His laptop was in the middle, surrounded by sketchbooks, brushes, paint tubes, pencils, special pens and everything art related. Then there was the coffee mug he got for Eliott, it was light grey with a cute raccoon on it that was hugging a heart. His boyfriend was out of this world when he came home from work with the gift. Right after that he made a drawing for Lucas, just to thank him the gift. It was a two piece actually. On the first drawing there was a sad hedgehog, sitting on a couch, but the other one was a raccoon and a hedgehog sitting on the couch together, surrounded by cute little hearts. Lucas framed the second drawing and put it on the top of the piano. It was still there, burning holes into Lucas, but he couldn’t make himself to look at it. 

He instead got up, walking to the kitchen like a zombie, making himself a coffee and slowly drinking it, while avoiding to look at the living room. So many memories were in the air. They spent so much time here together, it was painful not having Eliott by his side. Hearing his laugh, seeing his charming smile, feeling his soft touches, kissing his lips. 

Tears were rolling down his cheeks before Lucas even noticed it, dropping from his chin into the mug in his hand. His body was shaking, he barely could see and grabbed the kitchen counter with his free hand, trying not to spill the coffee that was in his other. He was whispering Eliott’s name over and over and over. He wanted it to just fade away, but it didn’t. His heart kept hurting more and more. 

Sunday 15:23

Eliott was laying in bed, under the blanket from head to toe. His eyes were hurting from all the crying, his lungs were still burning, making his harder to breathe. There were paperbags next to the bed on the nightstand, also a glass of water, some pills he refused to take and a sandwich from this morning. He couldn’t eat, since he felt like his stomach is smaller than a walnut. 

Flashes of Lucas tried to crawl their way up in his brain, he struggled to hold them back, but they kept coming. It was just painful. He hurt the only person he loved more than anything. Yes, he loved Lucas for sure. That week they spent together was just everything to him. 

They were sitting in Lucas’ living room, cuddling on the couch, well Lucas was leaning on Eliott tiredly, he just came home from work an hour ago. All he wanted is to sleep and be next to his boyfriend, but Eliott had to finish a project that was due to tomorrow noon. He was holding a digital drawing tablet, he barely used it, since he liked to draw on paper, but this thing had to made digitally. He focused on the lines, the small details, but being this close to Lucas, smelling him, feeling the warmth of his body was kinda distracting. 

He kept looking over to see his face. His eyes were closed, he was breathing slowly, probably was sleeping already. one of his hands were grabbing Eliott’s hoodie, while the other rested on Lucas’ stomach. He looked adorable, as he opened his mouth just a little. Eliott wanted to kiss him so badly, but he needed to work. 

He took a deep breath, giving a kiss on Lucas’ forehead and then going back to his project. He was working for hours, not noticing how the time was passing. He jerked his head to his side when he felt Lucas moving, letting out a yawn, stretching his body. It required a lot of strength from Eliott to not jump on this beautiful boy and kiss him until one of them passes out. A smile appeared on his face, his eyes were basically shooting hearts at his boyfriend.

Lucas slowly opened his eyes, looking at Eliott under his long, beautiful eyelashes. He smiled softly and wrapped his arms lazily around his boyfriend’s neck, which made Eliott’s heart skip a beat. He put down his tablet on the coffee table, grabbing Lucas’ waist. 

“You slept well?” he asked softly, leaning forward a little. Lucas did the same until their foreheads touched, looking into each others eyes. 

“I hope I didn’t cause any trouble.” he mumbled with a lazy smile. 

“Not at all... well, it was hard to focus on work with you next to me, but I managed to finish the project.” he said softly, putting a hand on Lucas’ face, caressing his cheek with his thumb. “I will do the colouring tomorrow morning.” 

“Wise decision, cause right now your hands will be occupied.” Lucas said with a playful smirk, winking at his handsome boyfriend. Eliott chuckled, pushing Lucas down on the couch, leaning above him.

“Oh really?” he asked, leaning so close their nose touched. He could feel Lucas’ breath on his face, his big, blue eyes were filled with desire and passion. He was so lost in this boy.

“Yes, of course.” Lucas mumbled, sliding his fingers into Eliott’s messy hair. “Your hands are going to be busy touching me.” he said, pulling Eliott’s head down for a slow, passionate kiss. 

Eliott shook his head, he wanted to scream, but his throat was so dry, it was basically the desert itself. He should be drinking some water, but he just couldn’t move from under the blanket, it was his safe place where he could still remember Lucas and imagine that they are still together. 

Monday 17:46

Lucas came home from work, he barely had the strength to leave the house, but he had to. Money isn’t coming from itself. Although he called in sick for the orchestra practices for this week. He haven’t touched his piano since friday, and he didn’t even wanted to. Everytime he just looked at the instrument, he remembered how Eliott looked at him when he played, how he was sitting next to him on the bench, or drawing on the couch, giggling. 

He dropped his keys on the kitchen counter and went straight to his room, falling on the bed like a bag of potatoes. He felt so empty inside, like someone ripped out his soul. He was thinking about Eliott all the time, he wanted to reach out, text him, but he wasn’t even sure if he would check his phone or answer him. And he also didn’t know what to say. He didn’t care about Eliott’s illness, that doesn’t make him less of a person. But he also remembered how he couldn’t do shit for his mom, even when he tried to and it made him feel bad. He wanted to do something for Eliott, he wanted to give everything into this, because for him Eliott meant everything. 

He stared at his phone for an hour, fingers dancing over the screen, but couldn’t type anything. He opened the chat between him and Eliott. They weren’t talking much in texts, since they were mostly together, but when Lucas was working or at the practice, they kept texting each other. 

To Eliott I’m almost done, can’t wait to get home to you

From Eliott Want me to prepare dinner? ;P 

To Eliott GOD no! I am planning to stay alive for more than just 19 years, thank you very much

From Eliott You are seriously hurting my feelings right now, Lucas

To Eliott I’m your boyfriend, I’m supposed to be honest with you

Lucas stopped reading at this part and just threw his phone to the other side of the bed. Honest. Lucas still didn’t understand why Eliott couldn’t talk to him about his illness. He would have understand it. He gave no reason for his boyfriend to doubt in his feelings, right? He was always open and showing his love towards him. 

He turned around, facing the ceiling now, trying to push back the memories he shared with Eliott. Both of them seemed happy during that week, He just couldn’t understand how everything went shit so quickly. 

He sat up, pulling his laptop on his lap, opening google. He searched for information about mental illnesses. He was aware that Eliott had a panic attack at the pub, but he didn’t know what kind of illness he had exactly. The websites mostly said anxiety, because he paniced in a crowded place. He tried to read up on things, putting pieces together, trying to understand the situation more. He wanted to learn how to approarch people like that before actually reaching out to Eliott, because he WILL reach out. 

Wednesday 13:12

Eliott was sitting on the couch, he was at Lucille’s place still, her apartment was much more clean and organized than his. He actually didn’t like it, but he also couldn’t go home. If he goes home he wouldn’t be able to stop himself from going to the flat next door. He can’t meet Lucas, not after what he did to him. He deserved better than a sick boyfriend. 

He slowly drank his coffee, chewing on the sandwiches Lucille made this morning for him. Sometimes he wasn’t hungry at all, sometimes he had the sudden urge to eat. He got pale, dark circles around his eyes, his veins popping out on his arm. He was slowly feeling better day by day, but it was a long time ago since he had such a bad period. Lucille convinced him that he had to take his meds in order to get well. She wasn’t lying, Eliott knew that, but he just hated the fact that he had to live on pills forever, because his illness won’t be going away. 

When he finished eating and drinking his coffee, he walked to the kitchen, putting the mug and the plate in the sink. He then noticed his phone on the counter. He haven’t seen it since he lost it on friday. Lucille probably found it when she came to take Eliott home. The screen protector had a crack right in the middle, but otherwise it looked fine. He grabbed it, but it was out of battery. Lucille probably didn’t take the effort to charge it since friday.

He walked to the bedroom, luckily Lucille had the same phone type as him, so he grabbed her charger and sat in the armchair that was close to the plug on the wall. putting his phone on charge now. It took some time until he could turn it on.

He unlocked it, looking through his messages and his heart skipped a beat when he saw that he got texts from Lucas. He quickly opened them and felt guilt, because they were from yesterday. Lucas probably thinks that Eliott didn’t even care to check the messages he sent. 

From Lucas I wasn’t sure what to say, I’m not even sure what happened on friday. I had a lot of time to think, and you can be sure that you were the only thing in my mind. I was going crazy... The way I feel with you is something I never felt before. You made me happy with such little things. I just can’t put my feelings into words, because it’s impossible. There are no words for how I feel for you. I am not gonna lie, you scared me on friday, but I am not scared of your illness, I was scared that you are not okay, that you were hurt. Then Lucille came and shit went down. I left, because I felt like I couldn’t help you, I’m not sure that you would be in the right hands with me, but I really wanna take the risk Just text me if you made a decision.

Eliott couldn’t hold back his tears now, they were dripping down from his jaw to the cracked screen. His hands were shaking, he couldn’t see properly, so he had to wait with the answer. He wanted to see Lucas, hug him, kiss him, tell him that he wanna do this too. 

To Lucas Be there in 20 minutes

He got up, putting his phone on the armchair, letting it to charge a bit more and started to get himself ready. He couldn’t meet Lucas looking like a 100 year old vampire. 

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Writers note: I bet ya didn’t see this coming, huh? I just got an inspiration and some free time, so I wrote this chapter. Enjoy and feel free to leave a comment, either here or in my inbox! Love y’all!

[she-is-tim]

Neighbours AU part 3  Apologies

Lucas is a young, exhausted musician who just tries to relax, while Eliott is the overexcited, dubstep loving artist who lives next door.

Aka Lucas confronts his annoying neighbour who turns out to be gorgeous

Part 1, Part 2

Tuesday 16:34

Two days passed since Sunday and Lucas was still not over Eliott. He had high hopes and for that he got hit hard by the ground. He was glad, that his neighbour didn’t try to contact him since or that he haven’t seen him. It would be hard to sand face to face, knowing that he has a girlfriend, knowing that Lucas had false expectations from him. Everything was just a mess right now, he couldn’t touch the piano ever since.

His phone started buzzing like crazy on the coffee table, he was laying on the couch, his right leg touching the floor. He reached for his phone and picked up the call. 

“Hello.” he mumbled. His voice was a bit cracked, not from crying, that would be a stupid thing to do, but because he just got home from work and was talking all day.

“Dude! Hey!” Basile screamed from the other side, Lucas had to keep the phone away from his ear in order to not go deaf. 

“Basile... What do you want?” he asked with a tired voice, he was really not in the mood to listen to his friend’s bullshit. 

“Listen here, there’s gonna be a big party tomorrow night. Yann said you’re not working on Thursday, so you should come too.” he said with a lot of excitement in his voice. “It’s gonna be fun.”

“Bas, you know that I hate going to parties.” 

“You can’t just sit at home and snuggle on the couch, crying after some guy.” he said now seriously, this was unusual from Basile. “That guy doesn’t deserve you.” Lucas smiled a little hearing his silly friend being so nice to him. 

“Okay, I’ll go.” he said.

“YES! Okay, we’ll be meeting at Yann’s tomorrow around 19:00, okay? We’re gonna get so wasted!” he said excitedly, speaking so fast, Lucas barely catched the time. Then Basile just hung up.

Lucas put his phone back to the coffee table and looked at the ceiling. Maybe it wasn’t a bad idea to go to a party. He haven’t been in any since high school,but hanging out with the gang was always a lot of fun. Besides, he has to forget Eliott, since he’s a lost case anyways.

He got up from the couch and walked to the kitchen to make himself a cup of tea, but he noticed something on the floor, in front of the door. He walked there and picked up a carefully folded piece of paper. He unfolded it and his heart skipped a beat. It was a drawing, the paper was split in the middle by a line that was supposed to represent the wall, on the right side there was a raccoon, a sad one actually, looking at the wall nervously, while on the left side was a cute hedgehog sitting at a piano, playing some nice melodies. There were two words on the bottom of the paper. Forgive me

Lucas was staring at it for long minutes before he could move to the kitchen. He put the paper on the counter and turned on the kettle. He kept glancing over where the drawing was. He knew Eliott draws himself as a raccoon, they talked about it on saturday, but he couldn’t get over the fact that he drew him as a hedgehog. When the water got hot, he poured some in a mug, making himself a nice mint and strawberry tea. He left the kitchen, not looking at the drawing this time and flopped down on the couch, turning on his tv, watching some stupid comedy on Netflix.

Tuesday 19:17

He slipped the drawing under the door for Lucas hours ago and he still had no idea what the boy was thinking of it. He was too scared to talk to him, so he tried his best, approaching him by the ony thing he was good at: art. He was thinking about Lucas’ spirit animal since he stepped into his apartment, but this morning he just woke up to the thought that Lucas must be a grumpy hedgehog. His back is spikey, getting scared easily, but actually the most adorable animal that exists. 

Lucille left on Monday, early in the morning, so he was alone ever since. He got better, but he still couldn’t touch his phone or go near his laptop. He was afraid of social interactions for a long time after his anxiety attacks. It wasn’t easy, especially since he should be working on his project. The deadline was coming closer each day. He couldn’t let this chance to slip away because of his stupid mind.

He walked around in the living room, thinking about Lucas. His smell was already gone, which made Eliott feel much more lonely than he used to be. Knowing that the person he desires is right next to you, but you can’t reach him is a really painful thing to think about. His phone dragged him out of these angsty thoughts when it pinged. He reached for it with shaking hands, just to check the message, he didn’t wanted to reply.

From Lucille:  We’re going out tomorrow, 20:00, wear something nice

Fuck.

Wednesday 19:56

The party was loud, it was hosted by one of their high school friend, Alexandre. Lucas noticed a lot of familiar faces, like Emma, Daphné, Imane. The music was bursting so loud, Lucas’ chest was shaking from it, or maybe it was the booze starting to kick in. They had a couple drinks at Yann’s place before they came, just to set the mood for the party.

The living room was emptied to be a perfect dance floor, Lucas was chilling on the couch that was pushed to the wall in the corner, drinking some beer. People seem to have fun, they were yelling, dancing, kissing...

Arthur, Yann and Basile was talking to Alex, who was really happy that they boys came. This party was like a high school reunion, which kinda made Lucas feel better. He liked his high school years, even if it was hard at first. When he accepted his own sexuality, coming out to all of his friends, he got so much support that he was never expecting. It was overwhelming, making him extremely happy. 

Now he was back, but felt like he didn’t belong here. He was a quiet musician, an exhausted adult who never went out to have fun, make out with someone he will never gonna meet again or have one night stands. He wanted love, a significant other by his side and his thoughts went back to saturday, when he was with Eliott. Fuck!

He shook his head and chugged his beer, going for another one in the kitchen. He’s going to get wasted and have fun, not thinking about his neighbour tonight.

Two hours later Lucas was very, very drunk, dancing in the middle of the living room like there’s no tomorrow. He took off his hoodie, leaving it on the couch like 40 minutes ago, now he was only wearing a navy blue shirt and dark grey jeans. Somewhere along the lines he started pressing his body to a really nice looking guy, he wasn’t even close to Eliott’s beauty, but he seemed to like the closeness of Lucas and that was more than enough for him. He wrapped his arms around him, rocking his hips, while rubbing their chest together. 

The guy slid his arms on Lucas’ waist, pulling him closer and kissing his neck a few times. The alcohol hit his head so much, he barely could feel the lips touching his skin. His body was hot, his mind went blank and he just wanted to forget. 

They didn’t needed more than ten minutes to end up making out on the couch, ignoring all the people around them. No one really gave a fuck, since basically everyone was doing the same somewhere in the house. Lucas was too drunk to think straight, so he just went with the flow, letting the guy to kiss him wildly, rubbing their crotch together. 

Things escalated quickly, he didn’t remember when the guy took off his shirt, but his eyes popped open when he started to unzipp his jeans. Lucas grabbed the guy’s hand, trying to stop him, but he was too drunk and too weak.

“Don’t worry, sweetie, you’re gonna enjoy it.” he whispered into his ears. Lucas shivered and tried to resist, but his mind was too dizzy.

He closed his eyes, when he heard a noise, a body landing on the floor. He looked into the direction and he saw Eliott, holding Lucas’ shirt he probably picked up from the floor and looking at the guy, who was sitting on the floor. Some of the guests looked at them, being interested in the drama.

“Don’t touch him!” Eliott hissed, clenching his fist so much, his veins popped out.

Lucas sat up, holding his head, cause he was still pretty drunk. He grabbed Eliott’s arm, softly squeezing it. 

“What are you doing here?” he mumbled, even though he didn’t actually care. It made him happy that Eliott was here and he saved him from this random guy.

Eliott now looked at him, his eyes softened and knelt down, stroking Lucas’ face. His touch was like electricity, waking up his mind from the dizziness all those beer caused. 

“Let’s get you home.” he said softly, giving Lucas his shirt back. 

A couple hard moments later Eliott finally reached his goal to get Lucas stand up from the couch. He wrapped his arm around his waist, gently helping him to walk out of the house. Thankfully they didn’t meet any of Lucas’ friends, so he could go out without anyone bothering them. He walked to the road, calling for a taxi, while Lucas was squatting on the sidewalk, looking like he’s gonna throw up. After he gave the address, he walked back to Lucas just in time, he was stroking his back as he threw up everything on the grass. 

Long moments later Lucas seemed to be in a better condition, Eliott gave him a bottle of water. He washed his mouth first and then chugged up the rest of the bottle. They taxi arrived, so they hopped in on the backseat. Eliott told the driver their address and pulled Lucas to his side, making sure that he’s okay. 

Thrusday 10:35

Lucas woke up with a terrible headache, he opened his eyes and looked around. He was in his bed, wearing only boxers, smelling like mens bathroom. He barely remembered anything that happened last night, his memories were fuzzy. He got up, putting on a hoodie he stole from Yann ages ago, that was long and cozy. He walked to the bathroom, looking into the mirror, his face looked terrible, his hair was all over the place. He sighed and washed his face, brushed his teeth. Then he heard the noise from the kitchen. He stepped out of the bathroom and walked there, shocked at the sight of a very fresh, good looking Eliott.

The tall boy was wearing white jeans, a black shirt and a black hoodie, he was making breakfast apparently, humming something. Lucas tried to slowly approach him, but Eliott heard the steps of his naked feet, looking at him with a big, bright smile. Lucas could swear that it was brighter than the sun itself.

“Good morning. I’m making breakfast.” he said happily.

“That’s really nice of you.” that is all he could say, his head was hurting too much to have a full conversation about last night. Also his heart apparently decided to beat as fast as it just could when he smelled Eliott’s cologne. It was basically torture having such a beautiful person here, in his kitchen. 

He grabbed a mug from the cupboard and poured some fresh coffee in it. Looks like Eliott thought about everything. He put in some sugar and started drinking, while watching Eliott stading by the stove. His chest felt warm by the thought of having breakfast with Eliott. 

A few minutes later the omlette was served on two plates, Eliott put it down on the table, smiling at Lucas softly. He couldn’t help, but smile back. Whatever happened last night, he was happy that it happened, otherwise Eliott wouldn’t be here, being kind, gentle, making breakfast for him. 

“Take this as my apologize. I really wanted to come on Sunday, but... I had a problem.” he explained shorty, looking at Lucas, hoping for any signs of forgiveness. 

This reminded Lucas of the moment when he saw that girl kissing Eliott in the doorway and then walking inside his apartment. He shook his head and put down the mug. 

“I’ll take your apology.” he said softly, sitting down at the table. Trying to be friends with Eliott was still better than not having any contact with him at all. He was happy around this person, his presence just made Lucas feel like life isn’t that bad at all. 

[she-is-tim]

Neighbours AU Part 7 Noises

Lucas is a young, exhausted musician who just tries to relax, while Eliott is the overexcited, dubstep loving artist who lives next door.

Aka Lucas confronts his annoying neighbour who turns out to be gorgeous

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6

Friday 16:46

Eliott and Lucas were together for more than a week now, enjoying their domestic love life. They watched movies together, drank beer, listened to music, watched each other work and all sorts of stuff. They agreed on that Eliott is not allowed to cook anything in the kitchen, so he mostly washed the dishes, which was fun, because Lucas always helped, which meant that they ended up with wet shirts, laughing at each other. 

Everything seemed to be perfect, Eliott have never been happier before, he felt safe, he felt like he was normal as every other person, having a partner who cares about him. This feeling lead him to the conclusion that he doesn’t need his meds anymore, and he felt okay without them too so far. 

They were so busy with work and each other in the last week, that they didn’t really had time to meet Lucas’ friends or even Lucille. Eliott really wanted her to meet Lucas, because she was his best friend, but he was afraid that she would tell Lucas about his anxiety and depression, which would be ruining everything. So he agreed on meeting the boys first, they will have time to hang out with Lucille and she must be busy with college anyways. 

Friday morning was perfect, waking up in each other’s arms, spending hours in bed just kissing, cuddling and whispering nice things to each other. Then they had breakfast, Lucas was practicing on the piano, while Eliott worked on his projects. He barely went home to his own apartment, so he had his laptop and art supplies on Lucas’ coffee table. He loved to sit on the couch, listening to the nice piano melody as he worked, it was calming, helped him relax and focus on his work. 

After lunch they decided to watch a movie, Eliott picked Love, Simon and oh, boy! They were both wiping off tears at the end. The whole thing was beautiful, moving, interesting and just so real. Eliott leaned his head on Lucas’ lap, burying his face into his boyfriend’s stomach, still sobbing. Lucas smiled softly, stroking his hair gently. Eliott seemed to be more emotional about it than him and that was just so cute. 

“Are you okay?” he asked softly after long minutes of silence. Eliott slowly turned his head, looking at Lucas, eyes red, shining because of the tears. Lucas put his hand on his cheek, wiping his tears away with his thumb. “You need anything?”

“I’m fine.” he mumbled and smiled a little, kissing Lucas’ palm and placing his hand on his, gently. “I can’t believe I was lucky enough to find you.” 

Lucas’ heart was pounding in his chest, threatening to burst out. Eliott always said sweet and romantic stuff, but he just couldn’t get used to it. He was the lucky one in this situation. Eliott was a funny, beautiful, talented person, while Lucas was just an unknown musician, who also worked at a coffee shop. The perfect definition of boring. He would have never thought someone like Eliott would want to be part of his life. It was too good to be true.

“We are both lucky to have each other.” he said softly, planting a kiss on his boyfriend’s nose. “We have a few more hours before meeting the boys, what should we do?” 

“I’m not sure.” Eliott mumbled, drawing circles with his finger on Lucas’ arm. “I kinda want to just nap like this.” 

Lucas chuckled, stroking his cheek gently. His boyfriend was just the softest and he enjoyed moments like this. They didn’t needed to have passionate kissing in the kitchen or wild sex in the bedroom all the time, soft moments like these meant the world to him, because it just made him happy. Growing up with a selfish father and a mentally ill mother was tough. He never had the chance to feel totally comfortable in his skin, being fully himself, feeling loved and accepted by someone so unique as Eliott. This was just beyond his dreams.

“Yeah, okay. I’ll watch something on the TV and you can sleep.” he said smiling, looking for the remote. Eliott smiled happily, moving his body into a comfortable position, leaning his head close to Lucas’ torso, so he can smell him while sleeping. 

Friday 18:08

Eliott had a long nap, it was Lucas who gently shook his shoulders, waking him up, they had 20 minutes to get ready and meet the boys. It wasn’t easy, since Lucas also fell asleep a little as he watched the TV, storking Eliott’s hair. They washed their face, Lucas fixed his hair, changed from their indoor clothings to something more suitable for going out. 

They left Lucas’ apartment and walked to the bus station. Eliott felt nervous and kept holding his boyfriend’s hand. He had no idea where they will be going, Lucas just said, the boys wanna go out tonight and asked him if he wants to join, so he decided to bring Eliott with him. Of course he agreed, since he really wanted Lucas’ friends to like him, it was essential for a working relationship. 

When they arrived, the heavy feeling in Eliott’s stomach didn’t go away. The boys were waiting in front of a pub, it wasn’t full of people, but it was really early friday night. Basile, Arthur and Yann seemed excited, so did Lucas, that’s why Eliott didn’t say anything, just pretended he was fine, squeezing Lucas’ hand as they stopped in front of the guys.

“So... you guys, this is Eliott. And he is my boyfriend.” Lucas said proudly, with a big smirk on his face. Eliott couldn’t help but smile too, kissing his boyfriend’s cheek, wrapping his arm around his waist, gently pulling him closer. 

“Hey guys.” he mumbled with a shy smile. The boys made loud noises, clapped and jumped in happiness, then each of them introduced themselves to Eliott. Basile even hugged him, which felt just a tiny bit uncomfortable, but he would never push away a friend of Lucas.

“It’s really nice to meet you, dude. Our little Lulu needed a boyfriend so badly.” Yann said with a wide smirk, which made Lucas roll his eyes. Eliott chuckled. 

“I think we both needed each other.” he said, pulling Lucas closer, kissing his neck softly, leaning his head on his shoulder after. Lucas smiled, stroking his boyfriend’s face, stealing a kiss on the lips before turning back to his friends. 

“Let’s go inside now. We have the whole night to spend together.” he said, which made the boys excited again.

They walked inside, everyone seemed to be happy, Lucas talked to his friends, laughing, teasing each other. They always tried to make Eliott talk, who had a really hard time hiding his insecurity. The pub was almost full and people kept coming, the music wasn’t too loud, but it was pounding in the air. They stood at the bar, talking and drinking. People were coming and going around them, Eliott tried to ignore the world around himself, focusing only on Lucas, so he won’t freak out. He couldn’t ruin this perfect moment and ashame himself and Lucas in front of his friends and a pub full of people.

First his method helped, he only asked for a diet coke, making sure he’s not putting alcohol in his body. It just made things worse. He was always close to Lucas, burying his face in his neck, kissing his skin, but he didn’t wanted to be too clingy, though it seemed not to bother Lucas’ friends. 

They were like this for a couple hours, but all that beer was working in Lucas’ body, and he had to use the bathroom. Eliott didn’t wanted to seem weird and ask if he can go with him, since he barely drink two bottles of coke, so he just kissed his sweet boyfriend as he left with Yann. He stayed there with Arthur and Basile who seemed to have a really deep conversation about lesbians. Not like Eliott was listening to anything they said, he was holding into his bottle like it was a piece of earth in the middle of the wild ocean. His head felt dizzy, he couldn’t keep out all the noises around him. People talking, gulping drinks, glasses tinkling, the sounds of all those feet on the floor. It started to drive him crazy.

Seconds seemed to be long hours, his veins popped out on his hand as he was holding into the bottle even harder, closing his eyes. His heart was beating fast, he couldn’t breathe properly. No, not here. I can’t have it here. Please, I don’t wanna lose him! 

Lucas finally came back, laughing with his best friend about something. Basile and Arthur were still too busy arguing, so they didn’t notice that something is wrong, but as soon as Lucas saw his boyfriend, shaking, sweating and breathing heavily, he walked to him, putting his hand on Eliott’s back, leaning close to him.

“Are you okay? What happened?” his voice was so soft, filled with worry and still fondness. Eliott wanted to cry, he will lose all this, but he couldn’t stay here longer. 

He pushed Lucas away, not too harshly, but enough to make him back off. He ran towards the bathroom, closing himself in a stall. He was breathing unevenly, sitting on the floor by the toilet bowl, hugging his knees, rocking his body slowly. Tears were running down on his face, he tried to find his phone in his pockets, but couldn’t. It must have fell out as he ran here. He had to call Lucille, she was the only one who could handle the situation. He sobbed, shaking even more, terrified of all the feelings that were running through his body. He wanted to just go underwater, let his body float and get rid of the pain. 

He felt like hours, but only a few minutes passed by when he heard footsteps and a familiar voice calling his name. He couldn’t speak, because he was crying, not breathing properly. He was a mess and his brain couldn’t understand the words Lucas was saying. He heard a name, maybe his, maybe not. Something about calling and cellphone. Parents. He put his hands on his ears, covering them, closing out the noises. He wanted to scream, but he was shaking, close to passing out. 

Lucas didn’t understand anything, he was freaking out, banging on the stall door, calling for Eliott. He could hear the sobbing and that he was breathing fast. As he ran after his boyfriend, he found Eliott’s phone, the screen protector had a big scratch in the middle because it fell on the hard floor, but it seemed to have no functional problem. Since he had no idea and Eliott wasn’t answering whe he asked who he should be contacting, he unlocked the phone - it was his boyfriend’s, of course he knew the code - and looked for Lucille’s number. He felt like he should call Eliott’s friend rather than his parents, since he never really talked about them when they were together. Maybe they weren’t in a good relationship. 

“Eliott?” he heard Lucille’s voice from the other side of the line, he took a deep breath, trying to hold back his tears. 

“Hello? Lu-Lucille? I’m Lucas. Something happened... Eliott is not well, he’s in the bathroom at a pub, he closed the door and not answering. I am scared, what should I do?” he said it with just one breath, but hoped Lucille understood. It seemed like she did, because all she asked was the name of the pub and then hung up. She sounded upset, but so was Lucas. He was walking around in the bathroom, people came in, walked out, not really caring about them, Yann, Arthur and Basile was outside, they understood that the situation was serious and didn’t wanted to cause more trouble. 

Twenty minutes later a really upset Lucille stormed into the men’s bathroom, not caring for the angry looks and the complaining boys, she took care of them with a deadly stare and they shut their mouth. She stopped when he was next to Lucas, who were sobbing, arms crossed. He seemed to feel a bit more hopeful when the girl arrived, but she was too angry to be nice right now. 

“I told him you will just hurt him!” she yelled angrily, not even saying hi. “I told him, but he did not listen. He was so fucking obsessed.” she spit the words with pure hate. 

“I don’t understand shit!” Lucas mumbled, voice trembling, trying not to think about what Lucille said. Obsessed. 

“He is not well! He is ill, Lucas!” she yelled and then knelt down in front of the stall where Eliott was hiding, she slid something in under the door and started to whisper. She was saying quotes of Eliott’s favorite movies, books. That seemed to help him snap back to reality. She looked at Lucas, making him feel like he’s not welcome in this situation. It broke his heart, but he couldn’t help Eliott, he would be just a burden, so he walked out, back to his friends. He told them that he wants to go home. Yann insisted to go with him and Lucas just nodded.

On his way home all he could think was the heartbreaking sound of Eliott’s sobbing echoing in the bathroom, his wheezing. It was haunting his thoughts and tears were running down on his face. He wished he could do something, but Eliott didn’t even trust him enough to tell him about his illness. He felt awful.

[she-is-tim]

Neighbours pt 2

Lucas is a young, exhausted musician who just tries to relax, while Eliott is the overexcited, dubstep loving artist who lives next door.

Aka Lucas confronts his annoying neighbour who turns out to be gorgeous

WARNING slight angst is incoming!

Previous chapter here

Sunday 9:35

Eliott was struggling in bed, he already kicked the blanket off of himself hours ago. It wasn’t the usual struggling though, he just couldn’t sleep much since his adorable and kind neighbour spent hours at his place yesterday. His couch still had some of his sweet smell on it, that nearly drove him crazy. He grabbed his phone and looked through instagram just to forget about it for now. 

He scrolled through some nice and funny posts when something came to his mind, he decided to search for Lucas on there. Not like he wanted to stalk him, but he was really curious. It took him a while to find the profile, but there was him. Lucas der Deutscher. Eliott chuckled and looked through his posts, being really careful not to like any of them. There were some silly pictures of Lucas, pics of nice food, snacks, a theatre, but there was a lot of picture with this guy. He was tall, black, handsome, wearing a leather jacket. Basically every third post was about him which really bothered Eliott. He threw his phone on the pillows and sighed.

An hour later he crawled out of the bed, walking to the bathroom. He brushed his teeth, washed his face and decided to shave too. He looked horrible, the bags under his eyes started to make him look like his spirit animal. 

After he was done, he put on some clothes, light grey jeans and a black shirt with an unzipped hoodie. He wasn’t really fan of flashy, colorful clothing, he liked his dark shirts and jackets. It was fitting his personality.

He walked to the living room, looking at the couch. He remembered how beautiful Lucas looked as he sat there, smoking with him, telling silly stories. His heart was beating faster as he looked at the wall, the barricade that separated him from that gorgeous being. He wanted to just grab a sledgehammer and destroy it, so he could see Lucas everyday. He shook his head. Stop it!

Lucas woke up early, making coffee and a light breakfast for himself. He was sitting in the kitchen, his laptop in front of him, watching a show on Netflix as he ate. His mornings were usually like this, but now he barely could concentrate on what was going on on the screen. His thoughts were circling around Eliott since last night. The way he smiled, the  way he blew a smoke ring like it was an ordinary thing to do. Everything about him was so thrilling, exciting for Lucas. He hasn’t really been in a relationship since he realized that he’s gay. He had two girlfriends before Sara and Chloé. Both of them were clingy and Lucas was just scared to accept his sexuality, so he went with the moment. Thank god he managed to escape that web of lies.

His phone started buzzing, so he paused the show, he didn’t even realize that it was still going and checked his phone. It was a text from Yann, his best friend. Lucas smiled.

From Yann: Morning dude! How’s it going? 

To Yann: G’morning! I have shit to tell, wanna have a video chat? 

From Yann:  Give me 10 minutes

To Yann:  You got it!

He finished his breakfast, drank his coffee and put the plate and mug in the sink, he will wash them later. He then sat back to the table, waiting for Yann’s call. It took him a bit more than 10 minutes, but finally he recieved a video call which he immediately answered. His best friend smiled at him brightly, tho he still looked a bit sleepy, he must have just wake up. Lucas was really grateful to have a friend like him. 

“Hey there! What’s up, Lulu?” Yann asked with his usual enthusiasm. He was always caring and kind with Lucas, except when they were teasing each other. 

“I’m doing okay, I have some news.” he said with a big smile. He had to tell somebody about Eliott, because otherwise he would convince himself that it was just a dream, nothing else.

“I’m all ears.” 

“I met a really hot guy yesterday. But like really, really hot.” he started. “He is tall, handsome, an artist and he has the most beautiful smile.” he said excitedly.

“Where did you meet him? At the coffee shop?” he asked curiously. Lucas used to talk about hot guys that came and go at his workplace from time to time. 

“No, dude, listen. He is my fucking neighbour!” he said seriously. Yann was surprised, he didn’t remember ever seeing Lucas’ neighbour, while he was basically visiting his friend every week at least once. 

“Your neighbour? I thought your neighbour is some kind of sick old lady who never leaves the building.” he said surprised. 

“And I thought it’s some stupid punk asshole.” he shrugged. “I tried to play the piano yesterday when he started to blast dubstep so loud my head started to hurt from it. So I went out, banging on his door, ready to yell at his stupid face, then I just couldn’t talk. He was so fucking gorgeous.” he explained, shivering a little as he remembered how it struck him seeing Eliott for the first time.

Yann chuckled and leaned closer to the camera. “Is my Lulu having a crush?” he asked a bit teasingly. Lucas blushed now and looked away. “Yes, he does! Lulu has a crush! Lulu has a cruuuush!” Yann was basically singing on the other side of the call. 

“Stop it, I don’t have a crush.” he said, but he could hear how that wasn’t true. He sighed and leant back on his chair. “Maybe I have a crush on him.” he admitted. 

“Okay, so is there any plan? I mean you wanna ask him out? Is he into guys too?” he asked, honestly being interested in his best friends now existing love life. 

“I don’t know... I mean, he invited me into his place.” he mumbled and then told Yann shortly what happened yesterday. His friend listened carefully, sometimes nodding or making a noise to let him know he’s still listening. “So yeah, he’s coming over today.” he finished it, looking at Yann now. 

“Woah, that’s a lot to process, bro.” he said honestly. “But if you ask me, I think you should go with it. I mean he clearly seems to be into you and not just wanna be friends. And I am sure he will fall for you hard after you play the piano.” he added with a wide smirk, Lucas felt relieved and smiled back. 

“What would I do without you?” 

“Probably sleep under a bridge somewhere in Paris.” he smirked. “But I got your back, bro. Just let me now how the date went, okay?” 

“It’s not a date.” he mumbled.

“Of course it’s a date. See ya later.” he said giggling and ended the call.

Lucas spent the rest of his morning cleaning and making sure Eliott won’t feel like he’s coming to a messed up musicians place. He picked up the music sheets from the floor, put away the laundry, organized his books on the shelf at least three times. He was super nervous, he couldn’t even eat lunch, so he was just standing in front of his opened wardrobe, trying to find the perfect outfit. He usually wore sweatpants and a loose shirt, but he had to impress his visitor. Yesterday was so sudden he didn’t even think of that Eliott saw his stupid grey sweatpants that had black violin keys all over it. So embarrassing. 

He decided to put on nice, sky blue jeans and a dark red shirt. He tried to fix his hair to not look like he just got out of bed. It was almost 13:00 and he just got more nervous by each minute, looking at the clock on the living room wall as he walked around his coffee table. Sometimes he glanced at his piano too, then his couch that was just behind his instrument. Eliott is going to sit there, watching him play the piano. He suddenly remembered that his guest might wanna smoke, so he looked for an old ashtray he had only because Arthur and Basile used to some at his place when they had a gathering here. He put it on the coffee table and looked at the door now. He can come at any second. 

Sunday 12:34

Eliott was circling around in his living room, holding a joint in his hands. He couldn’t stop thinking about Lucas and that he’s about to see him in a few minutes. He felt anxious, he couldn’t breathe properly which wasn’t a good sign. Probably the lack of sleep, the booze and weed from yesterday didn’t help him to feel better today. He sat down on the couch, leaning back, trying to normalize his breathing just as his therapist taught him. He put the joint behind his ear and grabbed his phone.

His hands were shaking so badly, he needed a few tries to type and send a message. He couldn’t let Lucas see him in this condition, what would he think of him? That couldn’t happen. It broke his heart that he can’t watch him play the piano.

To Lucille: I need you. Come over, please.

He threw the phone away, because he hated the fact, that he had to contact her again. It was inevitable, she was the only one who could handle his anxiety attacks and his depression. He needed her, even though he wanted someone else. He could never want Lucas to see this side of him, this weak, vulnerable Eliott who was wheezing on his couch, grabbing his shirt like it helps him not to fall into the pit of darkness.

“C’mon, Lucille.” he mumbled into the silence of his living room. 

Sunday 13:25

Lucas was a bit worried, Eliott seemed excited yesterday to come over, but he wasn’t showing up. He decided to go and check on him, just to see if he’s okay. His chest hurt because he was truly worried about the tall boy. He exited his apartment and in that exact moment he saw a beautiful, brunette girl standing on the hallway, giving a kiss to Eliott before walking into his apartment with him. 

Lucas felt betrayed and heartbroken, even though he only spent a couple hours with his neighbour, he felt like they had something, some connection that was special. But he was wrong. Eliott never really wanted anything from him, he was just a flirty person in general. Lucas felt so stupid, he should never had such high expectations from this, life has never been kind to him when it came to love. He was destined to be single. 

He sat down to the piano, taking a deep breath. He started to play Debussy’s Claire de lune. He let the soft music to fill his living room, gently moving his torso to the tunes, closing his eyes as he played. He wanted to forget Eliott, forget the world and just live for the music that was always his way to escape reality. Life sucks.

[she-is-tim]

Neighbours AU Part 5  First Date

Lucas is a young, exhausted musician who just tries to relax, while Eliott is the overexcited, dubstep loving artist who lives next door.

Aka Lucas confronts his annoying neighbour who turns out to be gorgeous

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4

Thursday 16:21

Lucas was at Yann’s place with the boys, drinking mostly water and eating pizza. They were obviously very curious about what happened last night, so Lucas tried his best to remember that messy chaos. He told them about getting basically shitfaced, which they already suspected, then about the guy he started making out with, and of course it was Yann giving him the disapproving father look for doing something so reckless. Then he finished his speech with Eliott heroic arrival.

“After that I really don’t remember anything. I don’t know if I threw up on him or in my apartment at all, I don’t know where he slept, because he was in my kitchen when I woke up...” he explained and looked at his friends. All of them were really invested in his story, like it was the best gossip they ever heard. Lucas sighed. “Any questions?”

“Didn’t you say he has a girlfriend?”

“So he slept at your place?”

“What happened this morning?”

“Is he still in your apartment?”

All those sudden questions came right into Lucas’ face and he didn’t had the time to answer them, cause his phone was buzzing in his pocket. He excused himself for a minute, getting up from the floor where he was sitting and walking to the window, picking up. It was an unknown number.

“Hello?” 

“Lucas, am I interrupting?” said a really soft voice from the other side of the line. Lucas’ heart skipped a beat, just hearing Eliott was enough for him to feel better. He smiled like an idiot.

“How did you get my number?” he asked, leaning to the wall as he looked out of the window. 

“I have very special skills.” the other boy replied and Lucas could hear his annoying grin forming on his face. “So, am I interrupting?” he asked. “I tried to go to your place, but it looks like you’re not here.” he explained. Lucas felt guilty and happy at the same time. He totally forgot to tell Eliott that he will spend a few hours with his friends, not like he owed him any explanations, but it was really sweet of Eliott wanting to meet up.

“I’m with my friends right now, but we can meet up a bit later if you want to.” he offered with a soft smile. He already missed Eliott, though they were together a couple hours ago. 

“Sounds cool. We should grab a coffee.” 

“Coffee sounds good.” Lucas said. He wished Eliott to be there with him, playing with his hair like in the morning. He just got shivers just by thinking about that moment. He never felt anything like this before, Eliott was really special.

“So... in an hour maybe? I still gotta finish some sketches for this project, but after that I’m free all day.” he said with a little excitement in his voice, that warmed up Lucas’ chest.

“Yeah, okay. Let’s meet up in front of the building, okay?” 

“Sure, see you then.” he said and hung up. Lucas put away his phone and turned to his friends, being surprised that all three of them were watching him like he was some sort of rare animal. Basile kept chewing on pizza, but the others were staring at him, mouth slightly open. It was Yann who broke the awkward silence.

“Dude, I’ve never seen you being so smooth before.” he said impressed. “I mean with Sara and Chloé you were smooth, but this is way more different.”

“You really fucking like this guy, don’t you?” Arthur asked, his lips starting to form a grin. Lucas sighed and sat back down to the floor, grabbing a slice of pizza.

“It’s nothing serious, we are just... flirting with each other.” he finished his sentence a bit unsure, since he couldn’t really describe the thing they had between each other. It was like there were special magnets inside their bodies that only reacted to each other, pulling them closer with sheer force. When Eliott was with him, he felt safe, he felt like he was his true self and could  tell anything to him without being afraid.

“Just flirting?” Arthur asked mockingly. 

“Can we drop the topic now?” Lucas sighed, shoving the pizza into his face, enoying every flavor on it. It was relieving to eat something delicious after Eliott’s horrible try to cook this morning. 

Thursday 17:14

Lucas was tired, his friends were obviously nice, caring and funny, but they could be too much at once, especially when they wanted to know something. He tried to tell them what happened in the morning as short as possible, because he kinda wanted to keep things to himself, like the way Eliott looked at him, his soft touches, the almost kiss and then his forehead kiss before he left. The feelings were so overwhelming, he felt like his heart would burst out of his chest when he sees Eliott again.

He got off the bus, walking towards the building he was living in, he was listening to some music through earphones, trying to close out the world and his thoughts of Eliott. He was everywhere in his head, which wasn’t too bad, but Lucas needed time to breathe, which was really hard when you keep thinking of your crush.

Eliott was sitting on a bench in front of the apartment, looking at his phone. He fought back the urge to text Lucas. It was a hard thing to do, but he was successful in the last 20 minutes since he was sitting there. He finished his job kinda quickly, so after he couldn’t find himself anything to do in his home, he decided to sit in the sunshine, enjoying the warmth, while waiting for his adorable neighbor to finally come home. 

He noticed him from far away, Lucas was wearing black jeans and a navy blue jacket with a giant, grey scarf in his neck. Eliott didn’t even realize that the weather was windy, he wasn’t cold at all, even if he was wearing jeans, a shirt and a warm sweater, He got up, smiling brightly when he saw that Lucas noticed him, putting away the earphones while walking. 

“Hey!” he said happily when Lucas was close enough to hear. 

“Hey!” Lucas said, he smiled softly. Eliott was really attractive even in sunshine, his hair was all over the place like always, but it looked much more lighter colored in the sunlight than in the apartment. “How are you?” 

“I’m good, finished my project now, so everything is fantastic.” Eliott said, taking a step towards Lucas. “Shall we go?” he asked, trying to fight back the urge to touch Lucas, failing miserably. His hands moved before he could think, slowly stroking away some stray hair from the other’s eyes. It was a short moment, but both of them took a sharp breath, not moving for a half minute. Then Lucas, as the brave, chaotic gay boy he is grabbed Eliott’s hand, intertwining their fingers. 

“Yeah, let’s go.’ he said with a confident smile, as he saw how happily Eliott looked at their hands. 

Thursday 18:46

After their “date” in the coffee shop, Lucas and Eliott went out to the park for a romantic walk. It started to get dark, but not too much. The air was much colder than it was earlier, so they were holding each others hands, while they hide their free hands in their pockets to keep them warm. Since it was the middle of the week and also kinda late, the boys were almost alone in the park.

They talked about so many things in the last few hours, Eliott told Lucas how they were together with Lucille for years, then they decided to end the relationship, because neither of them were happy, but they stayed friends, because they knew one another better than anyone. 

Lucas talked about his hard years at high school, trying to figure out what’s wrong with him, before accepting his sexuality. He told Eliott how hard it was for him to come out, that not everything went smooth like in the movies, but his friends were just really supportive, helping him through the tough days. It was heartwarming to remember the reaction of Basile and Arthur. Also the enthusiasm of Daphné and the girls. He was lucky to have such good friends around him.

They arrived home late, Eliott’s nose and cheeks were red because of the cold outside, but it made him look kinda cute. Lucas took off his scarf as soon as they stepped into the building. Now they were standing on the hallway, in front of their doors, not knowing what to do. Neither of them wanted to leave, this was just too good to end. 

“So, this is where we say Good night.” Eliott said after long minutes of silence. He had to say something, he couldn’t just walk inside the apartment with Lucas.

“I don’t wanna say Good night yet.” Lucas said seriously, playing with the scarf in his hands. His face felt warm because of the blush that appeared on it. He couldn’t say anything else, but this was more than enough.

Eliott only hesitated for a few seconds before he pulled Lucas closer by his waist, pressing his lips on his gently. The kiss started off softly, Lucas wrapped his arms around Eliott’s neck, standing on his tiptoes to make the position comfortable. They were playing for minutes before Eliott started to lick Lucas’ lips, asking him to open it. That was more than enough, Lucas slowly opened his mouth to let Eliott’s greedy and wild tongue inside. 

The kiss became much more intense and before Lucas could even realize it, Eliott pushed him to the door of his own apartment, holding his waist strongly. His fingers were wandering under the jacket, touching Lucas’ skin. It was hard to focus his thoughts when such an attractive person tried to baisically fuck him with his clothes on in the middle of the hallway. Lucas played with Eliott’s hair, enjoying the wild dance their tongue was doing at the moment, also enjoying the long, cold fingers touching his back and stomach.

Finally Lucas had the strength to pull his hands away from Eliott’s hair, breaking their kiss with a soft smile. Eliott looked at him like a lost puppy. Their lips were red and swollen, but damn if his neighbour didn’t look hot like this. Hair even more messy than usual, thanks to Lucas’ wandering fingers. 

“You wanna sleep at my place?” he asked suddenly with all the bravery he had. Eliott smiled like the cute angel he was, stroking Lucas’ cheek, kissing his lips again. 

“Yes, of course.” he said happily, planting another quick kiss on those swollen lips. “I wouldn’t miss the chance.”

“Okay.” Lucas mumbled, unable to form normal sentences when the tall boy was being so damn charming. He managed to open the front door before they started to make out again, much more wildly now. 

Their way to the bedroom was chaotic as their tried to walk, kiss and undress at the same time. Sometimes they giggled at how stupidly they must look like. When they finally made it to Lucas’ bed, they were only wearing shirts and briefs. Their hands were everywhere on each other, taking in everything, like they only have limited time to enjoy each others company, while in fact they had all the time in the world. 

[she-is-tim]

Neighbours AU Part 4 Emotions

Lucas is a young, exhausted musician who just tries to relax, while Eliott is the overexcited, dubstep loving artist who lives next door.

Aka Lucas confronts his annoying neighbour who turns out to be gorgeous

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3

Thursday 11:04

Lucas was leaning into the sink, throwing up everything he took in his mouth in the last few minutes, making awful noises. He turned on the tap, trying to wash out the taste with some water. This was just terrible, and it got worse when he heard the giggling behind him and felt the big, warm hands on his back, stroking it slowly.

“Are you okay?” Eliott asked. Of course he wasn’t okay, this dude just tried to poison him with something looking like an omlette. 

“Fuck you, Eliott!” he mumbled between two gulps, drinking water from the tap. He needed a few more minutes before he could safely raise his head and not be afraid of throwing up. He looked at Eliott, who showed no signs of regretting what he did.

“Feeling better now?” he asked with an annoying grin on his face. Lucas wanted to punch him, then kiss him to let him feel that taste he still has in his mouth. Looks like this is the charm of Eliott, that’s making Lucas feel anger but attraction towards him. 

“You could have just poison me and let me die in peace. This was cruel.” he said a bit angrily, crossing his arms in front of his chest as a protection. From who? Probably from Eliott’s cooking. 

“Oh come on, It was probably because of all the alcohol you drank last night. I gotta say, you weren’t thirsty when I found you at the party.” he said, still grinning and took a step towards Lucas. 

“Yeah, I had to ease the pain somehow.” he mumbled, looking away and taking a step back. He knew that if Eliott gets too close, he will lose it and not listen to his brain, but his heart instead. 

“You were in pain?” Eliott asked now concerned, stopping a few steps from Lucas, searching for his eyes to look into. 

“Just forget that I said that.” he replied and still couldn’t look at his neighbour. Eliott sighed and stepped closer, grabbing Lucas’ jaw with two fingers, making him to look up. 

“Lucas, I didn’t mean to hurt you.” he started and swallowed, trying to find the right words without actually telling the truth. He was sure that it would just scare this beautiful boy away, that was the last thing he wanted. “I had some personal issues... nothing too serious, but it was bad enough to stop me from coming over.” he said and he was actually telling almost the truth to Lucas. It was just difficult to explain all that was happening inside his messed up brain. 

“I saw you.” he said, looking at him with his big, ocean blue eyes that were filling up with tears now. 

Eliott could punch himself seeing how much he hurt Lucas. He wanted to scream, telling him the truth, hugging and kissing him, because that’s all he wanted. He was stalking this boy since two months now, seeing him from the distance, stealing short moments when he saw him leaving his apartment or walking down the streets outside. It meant the world to him when Lucas appeared in his doorway, asking him to lower the volume of his music. He had never been happier. 

“What do you mean?” he asked, snapping himself out of the waves of emotions that tried to drown him. He couldn’t let his brain to wander off into the darkness.

“I saw you and your girlfriend.” Lucas mumbled, pressing his lips together so hard, it became a thin line. He closed his eyes to fight back the tears. He had no rights to cry over this. It was stupid, since Eliott never promised anything, and they just met once. This was embarrassing.

“My girlfriend?” Eliott asked confused and had to hold back a sour laugh. He never liked how intimately she handled him, especially when he had mental problems. They broke up almost a year ago, but decided to stay friends, since Lucille was the best support for him during a breakdown. “Lucas... That girl and I aren’t together.” he said now seriously, leaning closer to him, still holding his jaw with his two fingers.

Lucas slowly opened his eyes, a drop of tear slowly running down his cheek, his eyes were a bit red, his pupils looked even more beautiful. Eliott wanted to kiss all over his face, tell him that it’s gonna be okay, cause he is here now. 

“Are you telling the truth?” Lucas asked, his voice cracked as he tried to swallow back his tears. Eliott couldn’t help, but smile a little, stroking his jawline with his thumb. 

“If I had a girlfriend, I wouldn’t be standing in your kitchen, making you breakfast.” he said softly. 

“By breakfast you mean that thing? You almost killed me.” Lucas said with a little grin on his face now. Eliott’s heart skipped a beat. This boy was so incredibly beautiful. 

“I tried my best here, and I swear that it tastes really good.” 

“I don’t know what kind of stomach you have, but that shit is horrible.” he said, chuckling a little, making Eliott release a sigh of relief. 

“You are beautiful when you smile.” Eliott said, letting his hand slowly slide down from Lucas’ jaw to his neck, while he put the other one on his waist. 

Lucas felt his face flaming from the compliment and had to look away, his hands grabbed Eliott’s sweater by his arms. So many emotions were rushing through his body and being close to his hot neighbour didn’t help him calm down his racing heart.  After long minutes of silence, he looked back at Eliott, who was looking at him so fondly, with such a soft expression that Lucas forgot to breathe for a second. He slowly let the tall boy’s sweater go, sliding his hands up on that beautiful face, then into Eliott’s wildly curling hair. They looked into each others eyes, slowly reducing the distance between their faces, when suddenly the loud ringing of Lucas’ phone on the counter bursted the moment like a needle burtst the bubbles.

Lucas slowly shifted to the side, reaching for his phone, he looked at the screen, cursing inside that he just got cockblocked. He answered the call and put the phone to his ear. 

“Hello?” he said tiredly, glancing at Eliott, who leaned to the counter, smiling like an idiot. 

“Lucas! Thank god you’re alive! We were looking for you last night! Are you at home?” Yann basically screamed into the phone, which made Lucas’ head hurt. 

“I’m fine, Yann. Would be better if you wouldn’t yell. It’s echoing in my skull.” he said a bit frustrated. With the headache and Eliott in his kitchen, it wasn’t easy to focus on a phone call.

“Great, nice. Okay. We were worrying ourselves sick, you know! You could have at least send a text or some shit.” Yann said on a worrying tone, which made Lucas feel warm and a bit guilty.

“I’m sorry, I just woke up and I’m still a bit hungover.” he explained, giving Eliott a death stare when he giggled. “I got home safe. I’ll tell you everything later, okay?”

“Wait, is that true that you were with Eliott?” he heard Arthur’s voice suddenly. Great, so Yann put him on speaker. That little shit. 

“Yeah, it’s true, but I’ll talk to you guys later.” he tried to end the conversation. He kept getting distracted by standing so close to Eliott and now he even decided to reach out and play with Lucas’ hair as he tried to talk to his friends. 

“Is he still there? Are you with him right now?” asked Arthur excitedly. Looks like he didn’t have enough drink last night to shut his face the morning after. 

“Guys, I really need painkillers and a long shower. We will meet up later, okay?” he asked desperately now. He was shivering as Eliott were slowly wrapping his locks around his long fingers with a satisfied smirk on his face. Oh, fuck you, Eliott!

“Fine, but I need all the dirty details.” Arthur demanded. 

“Just take your time, Lulu.” Yann said with a soft voice, Lucas smiled a little. “See you at my place, around 15:30?”

“Sounds good. See you guys then.” he said and finally could hung up. He put his phone back on the counter, looking at Eliott, who pulled his hand back, acting like he wasn’t doing anything just a few seconds ago. 

“So bad we got disrupted by your friends.” he said with a happy smile. 

“It was for the best.” Lucas said with a smirk and walked to the table, making sure that Eliott’s terrible cooking goes to the trash where it belongs.

“You are being ungrateful. I made that with love.” Eliott pouted, while Lucas just snorted, looking at him.

“You almost killed me with it. I think your love is pretty toxic then.” he teased Eliott and put the emptied plates in the sink. He will wash them after he refreshed himself. 

“It wasn’t intentional, I always make this for breakfast... well if I get out of bed before 10:00.” he said smirking.

“Just promise me you will never cook for me again.” Lucas said, walking closer to Eliott, taking in his smell, his look, just everything. 

“I would promise anything to you.” Eliott answered, leaning down a little, while he stroked over Lucas’ arms softly. Just a gentle touch, but it made Lucas’ have goosebumps all over his body. He looked up just when Eliott gave a quick kiss on his forehead, stepping back with a smile. “I gotta go finish my work now. You could come over a bit later.” he offered.

Lucas was standing there, paralyzed for a whole minute before he could force out an answer. Eliott knew how to play with his feelings, making him crave for more. 

“Yeah, sure. I’d love that.” he mumbled, his voice shaking a little. 

“See you then.” he said, walking out of the kitchen right to the front door. He looked back with a wide smile on his face, before he stepped out of the apartment, probably walking to his own place right next to Lucas’. 

The boy’s heart was beating fast as he thought about the last few minutes, the moments he just spent with Eliott. He doesn’t have a girlfriend, he seems to be attracted to Lucas and they almost kissed. Eliott even kissed his forehead. He was smiling so much, his face was hurting, but he couldn’t help it. Things were going fine. 

[she-is-tim]

Neighbours AU part 6 Self control

Lucas is a young, exhausted musician who just tries to relax, while Eliott is the overexcited, dubstep loving artist who lives next door.

Aka Lucas confronts his annoying neighbour who turns out to be gorgeous

Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5 

Saturday 17:46

Eliott was resting on the couch, smoking cigarette, not weed this time, since just accross him were sitting Lucille in the armchair. She came to check on him since he didn’t texted her after the party at all. Eliott was feeling better than ever in his life, he was dating with Lucas since a few days only, but it was just so perfect. They spent Thrusday night and Friday morning together, but then his sweet pianist had to work, so they separated. 

Now Lucas was at a concert, he was preparing for it all morning, playing soft melodies while Eliott sat on the couch in Lucas’ apartment, doodling in his sketchbook. It was such a perfect moment, Eliott wanted to stay like that forever. 

Now he was in his own apartment, far away from his lovely partner. Of course Lucas invited him, but he told him that he has a new project coming up, so he needs to work on that today to have more free time on sunday. It was a lie, obviously. He couldn’t go to crowded places like cinema, theatres, concerts, other events. It made his anxiety worse.

“What’s up with you? You look like a kid that lost his favorite toy.” Lucille said, slowly taking a sip of her beer. She looked pretty like always, wearing a white shirt with black flowers on it, tight, dark jeans, her hair was curly and shiny, her nails painted light pink. 

“Nothing.” Eliott mumbled, blowing out a big cloud of smoke. “I’m okay.”

“Eliott, I know you more than anyone. I can tell when something is bothering you.” she said seriously and put the bottle on the coffee table between them, crossing her legs and arms. Eliott sighed, putting his cigarette in the ashtray, sitting up. 

“I’m dating someone. Are you happy now?” he said annoyed, he hated how Lucille was acting around him, but he really needed this sometimes. A caring friend making sure that Eliott is not suffering alone. 

“Someone... Please tell me it’s not the guy from next door.” she said on a worrying tone, making a weird face when Eliott frowned. “For god’s sake, Eliott. Don’t you remember what happened last time you liked a guy?” her tone was a bit angry now, which made the boy angry too, he sat up, staring into his friend’s face.

“I am not your boyfriend, nor your child, Lucille.” he said seriously, his eyes were shooting sparks. “This is MY fucking life, If I wanna mess it up again, then so be it.” he said a bit louder than he wanted, but he had to make sure Lucille gets the message.

“Yeah, sure.” she said on an arrogant voice. “I’m pretty positive that he knows about your illness, your insecurities. I bet he knows well how to handle you on the bad days.” her words were like venom, crawling under Eliott’s skin, poisoning his blood. He didn’t say anything, just lit another cigarette, inhaling the hot smoke, then letting it out, closing his eyes in the process. 

“I’ll tell him, I just need time.” he said it after long minutes of silence. Lucille rolled her eyes, grabbing the beer again to drink. “What would you expect me to do?” he asked angrily. “Start the first meeting with ‘Hey, I’m Eliott, I am an illustrator, I like dubstep and oh, sometimes I have so bad anxiety attacks that I end up in hospital’?” his voice was harsh both because of his anger and the cigarette he was smoking. 

“Maybe that would be the best.” she mumbled.

“No, Lucille. I don’t want anyone to see me as a sick person and pity me for that shit! I want Lucas to like me because of me. To see the person behind the illness.” he explained, tears forming in his eyes now. He hated to be like this, having such bad anxiety, mixed with some panic attacks. He wanted to be normal, or at least just feel normal. He couldn’t have that with Lucille, that’s why they broke up, but maybe it can work with Lucas.

“I’m sorry.” Lucille said softly, putting down the empty beer bottle, grabbing Eliott’s hand softly. “I’m sure he will like you a lot. I mean you are annoying as hell, but if he stayed after hearing that terrible music you listen to every day, I’m sure nothing will scare him away.” she said softly, kissing Eliott’s cheek. The boy smiled softly, leaning his head on Lucille’s shoulder. He couldn’t wish for a better friend.

Sunday 10:34

Lucas had to crawl out of his warm bed, making sure he gets ready before his beautiful partner comes over. They were planning to have lunch together, Lucas insisted on cooking himself before Eliott could offer the same. He never ever wanted to eat anything that was made by him. He might have been a real angel, a talented artist, but he was a terrible cook.

He grabbed his phone to check on messages before going to the bathroom. He had to take a shower, brush his teeth, style his hair a little. He wanted to look perfect, since his date was basically a demigod. He only got a few messages, mostly from the boys, congratulating to the successful concert last night. They weren’t big fans of classical music, but they were there on every concert of Lucas if they could. 

From Yann: So, how are things going with you and Eliott? You gonna introduce him to us? It’s time to wake up, Lulu.

He laughed at the stupid messages from his best friend, but he had to check the other messages too, before answering. He got a message from a member of the orchestra, he ignored that, but he jumped a little when he saw the message from his mother. She rarely texted him, due to her mental state. She was taken care by a professional, but it always made Lucas feel guilty that he couldn’t take care of her on his own. She was really problematic, her delusions and breakdowns made Lucas’ teenage life harder than it should be. Now he just tried to live his life, forgetting the problem of his family.

From Mom: In my dreams I saw a creature with horns, taking you into the depths. Never follow the path of the darkness, light can’t wander off, or it will be lost forever.

Lucas sighed, he didn’t reply to that one, his mom often sent him nonsense messages like this, especially when he was younger and she didn’t get proper medications. He shook his head, focusing himself on reading the last message he got while sleeping. It was from Eliott, he sent it at 3:45. Lucas rolled his eyes, knowing that his partner were not much of a sleeper during night time. 

From Eliott: I’m looking forward to our date today.  Should I bring some alcohol? Maybe a joint?

Lucas couldn’t help but smile like an idiot, seeing Eliott’s silly and basically useless messages. They made no sense, but they showed to Lucas how much Eliott was excited and eager to meet up. It was less than 24 hours since they last met, but it felt like a lifetime to both of them.

To Eliott:  You could bring some champagne, no smoking today. I wanna enjoy this date without getting high

From Eliott:  You woke up? Good morning! 

Lucas chuckled and put down his phone now. Eliott was such a dork sometimes, but he loved that. He walked to the bathroom, taking a shower, brushing his teeth, fixing his hair. He was almost done, when he heard music, coming from the living room. He dressed up, walked there, but it was actually coming from the other side of the wall. Eliott was listening to Skrillex, at 10:50. Lucas laughed and walked to the kitchen, preparing to cook. He kinda liked this silly music now, it was fast, weird and chaotic, just like Eliott. 

He was making food to whatever music Eliott was listening to. It felt like the wall between their apartments was gone and they just stood there, in front of each other, dancing to the music like they are carefree teenagers again. Lucas had such a wide smirk on his face, it was hurting, but he couldn’t stop himself. This was the very first time he felt so free and happy, all thanks to this goofball next door. 

He finished cooking a little after 12:17. He tried to make a healthy, but tasy meal. Unlike Eliott, he was trying not to poison his crush. He put the steamed vegetables in a bowl, the roasted chicken on a plate, the well-cooked rice was already on the table, looking delicious. He put two plates and cutlery, making sure it looked perfect like in those cooking shows. He also put wine glasses next to the plates, fighting back the urge to look for a fancy candle. That would be too much and also would make no sense, since it’s the middle of the day. 

He looked at the table victoriously, enjoying the perfection of his hard work, before looking for his phone to text Eliott. He asked him before if he had any type of food allergies, so at least he didn’t had to worry about that part when cooking. 

To Eliott:  You can come in 5 minutes, door is open

Lucas smiled and put his phone on the kitchen counter, making sure it’s on mute. He didn’t wanted to be interrupted by his friends this time. He walked to his bedroom, changing his casual clothes to a bit more fancy ones. He put on tight, navy blue jeans and a white t-shirt. He was holding a black suit for a few minutes, thinking if he should put it on or not, but he rejected the idea. They were home, he didn’t had to look so fancy.

He was so distracted by dressing up that he was still fixing his stupid shirt when the front door opened. His heart was racing as he basically ran out of the bedroom to the living room, facing with the most beautiful person on this earth. His hair seemed to be shorter, maybe he cut it himself, but it still looked perfectly chaotic. He was wearing grey jeans like always, a blue t-shirt with a raccoon on it and an opened denim shirt on top, just to make himself look like a full 3 course meal. Lucas stopped breathing for a second when Eliott smiled at him. 

“You look beautiful.” he said with a soft smile. Lucas just noticed the champagne bottle in his hand as he raised it. “I got us some drink.” he said proudly. 

“Yeah, cool.” Lucas mumbled, licking his lips, still staring at Eliott. 

“You like what you see?” he asked with a triumphant smile. He obviously enjoyed how speechless Lucas was. The boy tried to collect his tought and imaginary slapped his face a few times for making himself look like a complete idiot in front of Eliott. 

“Anyways, let’s go to the kitchen.” he said, ignoring Eliott’s question and grabbed his arm gently, leading him to the kitchen where the food was waiting for them. 

Eliott smiled brightly when he saw all the deliciousness Lucas made just for them. It made him extremely happy that someone cared for him this much. He obviously had dinner dates before, but no one’s ever done anything like this for him. He smiled at Lucas and without hesitation, planted a soft kiss on his lips.

“You are incredible.” he whispered as he pulled back from the kiss.

“I wanted to impress you.” Lucas mumbled, his cheeks turning a bit red because of the flattering words. 

“Mission complete.” Eliott smirked. “I’m gonna open this.” he said, still holding into the champagne bottle, looking for a bottle opener in the drawers. 

Lucas couldn’t believe how confidently Eliott was moving around in his apartment, like he was living here too. He liked to see him look around, then happily opening the bottle with a loud popping sound. He smirked at Lucas, walking to the table to pour champagne in the glasses.

“You know, I should be the one serving you, not the other way around.” Lucas said with a soft smile, he didn’t mean to complain, he actually enjoyed Eliott’s enthusiasm.

“I can’t just sit around and watch you do everything. You worked so hard to make this amazing food for me. I gotta thank you somehow.” he said seriously, putting down the bottle in the middle of the table.

“I think that kiss was more than enough for me.” he said smiling, walking to Eliott and stroking his face. “I never had the chance to do this for anyone actually. I’m happy that you like it.”

Eliott looked into his eyes, all kinds of emotion running through his body at the same time. He cupped Lucas’ face gently, stroking his cheeks with his thumbs, taking in all the beauty this boy had. He wanted to enjoy this moments, every single moment he got to spend with Lucas before all goes to shit, because it happens every single time. It’s just the way it is. He wasn’t normal, he was ill, problematic, not worth the effort. But right now in this blessed moment he could be normal, he could be a man in love without being afraid of what happens the next moment. 

He leant down, pressing his lips on Lucas’, starting a gentle kiss, still holding his face in his hands. Lucas slowly wrapped his arms around Eliott’s waist, pulling him closer, opening his mouth to let that curious tongue inside. Then all went wild, in the next moment, Lucas was sitting on the kitchen counter, with opened legs, Eliott standing inbetween them, kissing him deeply, while his hands were in Lucas’ hair. He had no idea when his partner put him up there, but he couldn’t care less. His fingers slowly slipped under Eliott’s shirt, touching his abs. His skin was warm and soft, his hand wandered upper, stroking Eliott’s chest now. 

The taller boy had to break the kiss to take a breath before going in for another wild, wet kiss. Their tongue were dancing uncontrollably in their joint mouth. Eliott were holding onto Lucas’ waist now, slowly pulling up his shirt to reveal his beautiful body. He couldn’t get enough of it, the nerves on his fingertips were screaming for more. 

After long minutes of making out in the kitchen, Lucas pulled back, leaning his head on the cupboard behind him, wheezing like he just ran a marathon. His heart was threatening to burst out of his chest, his hair was a mess, his cheeks were bright red, just like his swollen lips. He looked at Eliott, who basically were the same, though, his hair was always that messy. He looked even more hot with those red, wet lips.

“Fuck...” Lucas mumbled, placing a hand on his chest, like it could calm his fast heartbeats. “I wasn’t expecting this to be honest.” he said which made Eliott to laugh. He loved to see him smile and laugh, he looked genuinely happy.

“Honestly, I was surprised we got to the kitchen. I was actually planning to do this on the couch.” he said smirking, playing with Lucas’ already messy hair, while he was drawing circles on Lucas’ stomach with the other hand.

“You really have no self controll, huh?”

“Around you? Not anymore.” he said smirking, placing a kiss on Lucas’ neck now. “I was holding myself back when you first came to my apartment. It was the hardest thing i’ve ever done in my life.” he whispered as he kept kissing his neck. Lucas shivered and grabbed Eliott’s shirt, letting out a little moan. 

“Eliott...”

“You were there... on my couch... defenceless, looking so fucking gorgeous. I needed some serious control to not jump on you, making you mine right then and there.” he kept whispering on such an erotic tone that made Lucas shiver. He had goosebumps all over his body, his nerves were screaming for more. He wanted Eliott so badly.

“I would have nothing against that...” he mumbled in response to Eliott’s seducing speech. The other one smirked, biting a mark on his neck happily, while his hands were sliding up and down on Lucas’ body under his shirt. 

“I don’t wanna sounds rude, but right now I found you much more delicious than the food on that table.” he said, licking the skin on Lucas’ neck. The boy gasped, holding Eliott’s arm stronger and crossing his ankles behind Eliott to keep him close. There was no escape, not this time. 

“Enjoy your meal then.” that was all he could say, but it seemed to fire up Eliott. He pulled back just to take off Lucas’ shirt, throwing it away. His lips attacked the bare skin without warning, making Lucas moan uncontrollably. He never had such pleasure in his life before, like Eliott knew exactly where to touch and kiss him to make his body a hot, screaming mess. 

He slid his fingers into Eliott’s fluffy hair, pulling it a little as the pleasure were running through his body. His mind went blank, everything around him ceased to exist, it was only him and Eliott left on this world, holding onto each other, kissing, touching, licking. It didn’t take much time to get all of their clothes off, throwing them away in the kitchen without caring where it lands. 

Sunday 13:48

Lucas sighed, looked at the boy laying next to him. They didn’t actually remember when or how they made it to the bedroom, but now they were here, legs intertwined with each other, bodies sweaty and hot, hair messy, lips red, swollen and their eyes filled with so much emotions as they looked at each other. Lucas wrapped a hand around Eliott, placing his head on his chest softly, listening to the heartbeat that was just as fast as his own. 

“I’m pretty sure the meal got cold.” Eliott mumbled into the silence of the room, which made Lucas release a little laugh.

“Yeah, We gotta reheat it later.” he said, stroking Eliott’s stomach lazily. 

“I don’t wanna leave this bed.” Eliott said, fingers wandering into Lucas’ hair to play with his soft locks. 

“We can’t stay here forever... not even if we want to.” Lucas mumbled, kissing his chest softly. “But we will have a lot of opportunities to lay here like this again.” he said on a soft voice, looking up at Eliott, who seemed to be really excited now. 

“Oh yeah?” 

“Don’t you think so?” Lucas raised his eyebrows which made Eliott giggle.

“Of course I do. I just still can’t believe that this is real.” he explained, still giggling. Lucas loved this sound, he could listen to it forever. 

“People often do naked cuddling in bed after sex with their boyfriend, you know?” he said confidently without realizing what he just said. Eliott raised his head a little, looking into his eyes. 

“Am I your boyfriend?” he asked intrigued to get an answer. Lucas blushed and looked away. 

“I just thought that... you know... after this...” he mumbled a bit unsure, avoiding eyecontact. Eliott smirked, cupping his face gently now, placing a kiss on Lucas’ lips to make him shut up.

“Of course we are boyfriends.” he said happily which made the other boy to release a sigh of relief.

“Okay, good.” he mumbled, placing his head back down on Eliott’s chest. “We are boyfriends...” he whispered to himself, closing his eyes with a happy smile on his face. 

[she-is-tim]

When is the next chapter of neighbours coming out I can’t wait!

Ahw! I am so sorry to disappoint you but right now I’m focused on I love hating you 😢 BUT I haven’t forgot that one, and I’ll try to update it, but I don’t wanna mix up the storylines in my head and I have so many ideas for I love hating you. Don’t be upset tho! I’ll try my best to deliver good stuff