I Don't See Why He Moves Me - Chapter 20 {Cobra Starship, The Academy Is..., All Time Low and More}
Title: I Don't See Why He Moves Me
Chapter: 20/?
Rating: M
Pairing: Gabe Saporta/William Beckett, Alex Gaskarth/Jack Barakat, Ryan Ross/Brendon Urie, Alex Suarez/Nate Novarro Cassadee Pope/Hayley Williams
Summary: William Beckett is a shy, quiet, reserved, academically perfect student. Gabe Saporta is a screw off Senior who is one performing arts credit away from not graduating. When Gabe is faced with the decision to repeat his senior year or participate in the school play, he opts for the play, not intending to snag a lead role in the production of Jesus Christ, Superstar. What surprises him even more than his role as Judas in the musical is William Beckett, who holds the role of Jesus. At first, Gabe is dumbfounded by the transformation William undergoes when he is onstage, turning from a shy, quiet loner to a tall, thin powerhouse. As the play continues, Gabe begins to wonder how William can be so loud, so vibrant on stage, when the second he slips out of his role and back into his own skin, the boy can barely speak above a whisper.
Disclaimer: FICTIONAL! Oh, and the title is from Jesus Christ, Superstar.
Warnings: MUSICALS ARE PRESENT! WHEE!
Author: havah24601
Beta: alifeofourown
Author's Notes: Sorry about the cliff hanger last week...I hope this makes up for it, at least a little bit!
For a split second, Gabe was completely still, barely feeling the rain and cold as William’s lips connected with his, but then it was as if someone yanked him back to the real world. He let go of William’s arm, his arms instead wrapping around William’s thin waist as he pulled William closer, kissing him back. William kept Gabe pressed up against the tree, his hands resting on Gabe’s shoulders. No, digging into the boy’s shoulders, holding him down, back against the tree, keeping him from pulling away, almost the way that Gabe had been keeping William back earlier by gripping his arm.
It wasn’t until a loud clap of thunder followed by a bright flash of lightening startled them apart that they even full realized what had been happening. They jumped back from each other, the shock from Mother Nature sending chills down their spines that had nothing to do with the weather. William looked an utter mess. His thick hair was plastered to his face with rain and his clothes looked absolutely soaked through. His eyes were red and slightly swollen and it was clear to Gabe that he had been crying more than Gabe had initially assumed. The tears, however, had been covered by the rain during what was, so far, the wettest kiss of Gabe’s life, and Gabe had had a fair share of kisses in his day.
“I…I should go,” William gulped, looking around as though he were afraid of what Gabe was going to say to him.
“Not alone.” Gabe bit his lip, taking in his own appearance. He had been beneath the tree for the majority of the downpour so far, and his sweatshirt had kept his t-shirt dry. He pulled the sweatshirt off and walked slowly to William, draping the hoodie over the boy’s shoulders.
“No, you’ll be cold, it’s still raining, it’s-” William was interrupted by more thunder, followed closely by another shock of lightening, this one closer to them than the last.
“I’ll be fine,” Gabe assured him, pulling the sweatshirt tighter around William. “Come on, we have to get inside, it’s not really that safe to be out here right now.”
“Where can we go?” William asked, shaking and shivering as he zipped up the hoodie, too cold to care if it was polite or not to take it.
“The JCC, come on.”
“I’m not a member,” William whispered.
“Yeah, well lucky for you, my family’s Jewish.” Gabe instinctively put his arm around William, pulling the boy close to him as he began to walk. “It’s just a couple of blocks, we can shower there and I’ll bet I can sweet talk the laundry lady into putting our clothes through the dryer.
“We need to go back to school,” William stated.
“Not now.” Gabe shook his head, speaking softly to William as they walked. It seemed to Gabe as though William were in some kind of shock, as though he couldn’t manage to bring himself to focus on what was actually important, and he wasn’t thinking clearly. They could never go into the school like this, late and soaking wet, nor could they walk back all that way during an electrical storm. “Come on, we’ll go to the JCC, we’ll warm up and dry off, and when our clothes are dry, we’ll see what we feel like doing okay?”
“O-okay.” William nodded, shaking as he moved his body closer to Gabe’s. Gabe tightened his arm around William, leading him forcefully towards the community center. It didn’t take them long to get there, less than five minutes, and when they did, William looked similar to a drowned mouse, and Gabe was sure that he didn’t look much better. Gabe smiled at the front desk lady as he signed in both himself and his guest before asking for two towels.
“You boys get caught out in the storm?” She asked as she handed over the fluffy white towels.
“Yeah.” Gabe nodded, smiling at her, trying to hide how emotionally exhausted they both were.
“Shouldn’t you boys be in school?” She questioned, one eyebrow raised suspiciously.
“We were running late, on our way when the storm hit and, well, we couldn’t very well walk the rest of the way.” Gabe sighed. “We’re just gonna dry off and we’ll be on our way.” He flashed her another million watt grin before putting his arm around William and leading him towards the showers. “Okay, you go into the shower stall, take your clothes off and hand them to me, I’ll take them to get dry. Remember, don’t start off with hot water, start off with lukewarm, if you heat up too quickly, you could have complications.”
“Th-thank you,” William gulped, slipping off his soaked canvas sneakers and socks before slipping into a shower stall. He handed the rest of his clothes out, as well as Gabe’s hoodie, only moments later.
“Take your time, William,” Gabe cautioned. “I’ll be back soon, okay?”
“Okay.” William turned on the water and Gabe stripped down, tying his towel around his waist. He placed both his shoes and William’s on a heater before walking down two doors to the wash room. With a charismatic smile and a couple of dollars, he managed to convince the lady to dry their clothes with the next load of towels.
“Alright, clothes are in the dryer, it’s gonna be a bit, but we’ll manage.” Gabe shrugged and stepped into the shower behind William’s, turning on the water and slowly gauging it up to hot. He sighed, feeling the hot water over his previously cold skin, and he couldn’t help but wonder if William felt the same way.
Fifteen minutes later, they both emerged from the showers feeling a great deal better. William was holding his towel self consciously around his waist while Gabe bothered very little with his, allowing it to rest, slung low on his hips.
“Come on, we’ve still got some time until our clothes our dry, let’s go into the sauna and dry off, okay?” Gabe smiled kindly at William, holding his hand out to William, who just nodded.
When they got into the steam room, William made sure that his towel was secure before lying down on one of the wooden benches. Gabe sat down next to him, his hand instantly moving to rub William’s back.
“Are you okay?” he asked softly.
“I…I don’t know,” William replied, his voice even quieter than Gabe’s.
“Do you want to talk about it?” Gabe asked.
“I’m not sure,” William admitted, shuddering slightly. “I’ve never told anyone before, I just…I don’t know what there is to say.”
“Say that you’ll let me help you, William.” Gabe moved his hand up and down the boy’s back, trying to soothe him. “Say that you’ll let me get you away from them and help you find a place where the people you live with see what I see in you.”
“What do you see?” William asked.
“What do I see?” Gabe smiled again, moving so that he sat by William’s head. He moved the boy’s body, pulling it upwards slightly and sliding closer so that when he set William down again, the boy’s head was resting in his toweled lap. “I see a kind, talented, smart, beautiful young man who deserves parents who dote upon him every step of the way.”
“That’s not what I see.” William shivered slightly, and Gabe pulled him closer.
“What do you see?”
“I see a skinny little loser with no direction, no future, and nothing likeable about him whatsoever.”
“I’m not sure why,” Gabe said quietly. “But it’s always so hard for us to…to see ourselves, but if you saw yourself the way I do, god, you’d never stop looking in the mirror.”
“Why would you want to help me?” William asked.
“Because.” Gabe shrugged. “I care about you.”
“You care about me?”
“Yeah.” Gabe nodded. “I do.”
“Thank you.” William’s lips turned upwards into a slight smile, his gaze directed upwards at Gabe.
“You’re welcome.” Gabe reached out, brushing his fingers through William’s hair.
“I’m so tired,” William admitted, his voice fairly weak.
“Rest.” The word was simple, and it was all that William needed to let his eye lids flutter shot. He believed that Gabe would not let him stay in the sauna too long, he believed that Gabe would take care of him, because, for the first time in his life, he trusted someone. He trusted Gabe.
Chapter: 20/?
Rating: M
Pairing: Gabe Saporta/William Beckett, Alex Gaskarth/Jack Barakat, Ryan Ross/Brendon Urie, Alex Suarez/Nate Novarro Cassadee Pope/Hayley Williams
Summary: William Beckett is a shy, quiet, reserved, academically perfect student. Gabe Saporta is a screw off Senior who is one performing arts credit away from not graduating. When Gabe is faced with the decision to repeat his senior year or participate in the school play, he opts for the play, not intending to snag a lead role in the production of Jesus Christ, Superstar. What surprises him even more than his role as Judas in the musical is William Beckett, who holds the role of Jesus. At first, Gabe is dumbfounded by the transformation William undergoes when he is onstage, turning from a shy, quiet loner to a tall, thin powerhouse. As the play continues, Gabe begins to wonder how William can be so loud, so vibrant on stage, when the second he slips out of his role and back into his own skin, the boy can barely speak above a whisper.
Disclaimer: FICTIONAL! Oh, and the title is from Jesus Christ, Superstar.
Warnings: MUSICALS ARE PRESENT! WHEE!
Author: havah24601
Beta: alifeofourown
Author's Notes: Sorry about the cliff hanger last week...I hope this makes up for it, at least a little bit!
For a split second, Gabe was completely still, barely feeling the rain and cold as William’s lips connected with his, but then it was as if someone yanked him back to the real world. He let go of William’s arm, his arms instead wrapping around William’s thin waist as he pulled William closer, kissing him back. William kept Gabe pressed up against the tree, his hands resting on Gabe’s shoulders. No, digging into the boy’s shoulders, holding him down, back against the tree, keeping him from pulling away, almost the way that Gabe had been keeping William back earlier by gripping his arm.
It wasn’t until a loud clap of thunder followed by a bright flash of lightening startled them apart that they even full realized what had been happening. They jumped back from each other, the shock from Mother Nature sending chills down their spines that had nothing to do with the weather. William looked an utter mess. His thick hair was plastered to his face with rain and his clothes looked absolutely soaked through. His eyes were red and slightly swollen and it was clear to Gabe that he had been crying more than Gabe had initially assumed. The tears, however, had been covered by the rain during what was, so far, the wettest kiss of Gabe’s life, and Gabe had had a fair share of kisses in his day.
“I…I should go,” William gulped, looking around as though he were afraid of what Gabe was going to say to him.
“Not alone.” Gabe bit his lip, taking in his own appearance. He had been beneath the tree for the majority of the downpour so far, and his sweatshirt had kept his t-shirt dry. He pulled the sweatshirt off and walked slowly to William, draping the hoodie over the boy’s shoulders.
“No, you’ll be cold, it’s still raining, it’s-” William was interrupted by more thunder, followed closely by another shock of lightening, this one closer to them than the last.
“I’ll be fine,” Gabe assured him, pulling the sweatshirt tighter around William. “Come on, we have to get inside, it’s not really that safe to be out here right now.”
“Where can we go?” William asked, shaking and shivering as he zipped up the hoodie, too cold to care if it was polite or not to take it.
“The JCC, come on.”
“I’m not a member,” William whispered.
“Yeah, well lucky for you, my family’s Jewish.” Gabe instinctively put his arm around William, pulling the boy close to him as he began to walk. “It’s just a couple of blocks, we can shower there and I’ll bet I can sweet talk the laundry lady into putting our clothes through the dryer.
“We need to go back to school,” William stated.
“Not now.” Gabe shook his head, speaking softly to William as they walked. It seemed to Gabe as though William were in some kind of shock, as though he couldn’t manage to bring himself to focus on what was actually important, and he wasn’t thinking clearly. They could never go into the school like this, late and soaking wet, nor could they walk back all that way during an electrical storm. “Come on, we’ll go to the JCC, we’ll warm up and dry off, and when our clothes are dry, we’ll see what we feel like doing okay?”
“O-okay.” William nodded, shaking as he moved his body closer to Gabe’s. Gabe tightened his arm around William, leading him forcefully towards the community center. It didn’t take them long to get there, less than five minutes, and when they did, William looked similar to a drowned mouse, and Gabe was sure that he didn’t look much better. Gabe smiled at the front desk lady as he signed in both himself and his guest before asking for two towels.
“You boys get caught out in the storm?” She asked as she handed over the fluffy white towels.
“Yeah.” Gabe nodded, smiling at her, trying to hide how emotionally exhausted they both were.
“Shouldn’t you boys be in school?” She questioned, one eyebrow raised suspiciously.
“We were running late, on our way when the storm hit and, well, we couldn’t very well walk the rest of the way.” Gabe sighed. “We’re just gonna dry off and we’ll be on our way.” He flashed her another million watt grin before putting his arm around William and leading him towards the showers. “Okay, you go into the shower stall, take your clothes off and hand them to me, I’ll take them to get dry. Remember, don’t start off with hot water, start off with lukewarm, if you heat up too quickly, you could have complications.”
“Th-thank you,” William gulped, slipping off his soaked canvas sneakers and socks before slipping into a shower stall. He handed the rest of his clothes out, as well as Gabe’s hoodie, only moments later.
“Take your time, William,” Gabe cautioned. “I’ll be back soon, okay?”
“Okay.” William turned on the water and Gabe stripped down, tying his towel around his waist. He placed both his shoes and William’s on a heater before walking down two doors to the wash room. With a charismatic smile and a couple of dollars, he managed to convince the lady to dry their clothes with the next load of towels.
“Alright, clothes are in the dryer, it’s gonna be a bit, but we’ll manage.” Gabe shrugged and stepped into the shower behind William’s, turning on the water and slowly gauging it up to hot. He sighed, feeling the hot water over his previously cold skin, and he couldn’t help but wonder if William felt the same way.
Fifteen minutes later, they both emerged from the showers feeling a great deal better. William was holding his towel self consciously around his waist while Gabe bothered very little with his, allowing it to rest, slung low on his hips.
“Come on, we’ve still got some time until our clothes our dry, let’s go into the sauna and dry off, okay?” Gabe smiled kindly at William, holding his hand out to William, who just nodded.
When they got into the steam room, William made sure that his towel was secure before lying down on one of the wooden benches. Gabe sat down next to him, his hand instantly moving to rub William’s back.
“Are you okay?” he asked softly.
“I…I don’t know,” William replied, his voice even quieter than Gabe’s.
“Do you want to talk about it?” Gabe asked.
“I’m not sure,” William admitted, shuddering slightly. “I’ve never told anyone before, I just…I don’t know what there is to say.”
“Say that you’ll let me help you, William.” Gabe moved his hand up and down the boy’s back, trying to soothe him. “Say that you’ll let me get you away from them and help you find a place where the people you live with see what I see in you.”
“What do you see?” William asked.
“What do I see?” Gabe smiled again, moving so that he sat by William’s head. He moved the boy’s body, pulling it upwards slightly and sliding closer so that when he set William down again, the boy’s head was resting in his toweled lap. “I see a kind, talented, smart, beautiful young man who deserves parents who dote upon him every step of the way.”
“That’s not what I see.” William shivered slightly, and Gabe pulled him closer.
“What do you see?”
“I see a skinny little loser with no direction, no future, and nothing likeable about him whatsoever.”
“I’m not sure why,” Gabe said quietly. “But it’s always so hard for us to…to see ourselves, but if you saw yourself the way I do, god, you’d never stop looking in the mirror.”
“Why would you want to help me?” William asked.
“Because.” Gabe shrugged. “I care about you.”
“You care about me?”
“Yeah.” Gabe nodded. “I do.”
“Thank you.” William’s lips turned upwards into a slight smile, his gaze directed upwards at Gabe.
“You’re welcome.” Gabe reached out, brushing his fingers through William’s hair.
“I’m so tired,” William admitted, his voice fairly weak.
“Rest.” The word was simple, and it was all that William needed to let his eye lids flutter shot. He believed that Gabe would not let him stay in the sauna too long, he believed that Gabe would take care of him, because, for the first time in his life, he trusted someone. He trusted Gabe.