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The second opening band finishes their set, giving the freshly named band only ten minutes to set up and get prepared. Pre-show jitters fills the air making everyone excited. AWSTEN and PATTY don't talk as much as they usually do, and just about everybody notices.
AWSTEN: [To Judi] You excited to play your first show?
JUDI: [puts hand on her hip, accusingly] What's up with you and Patty?
AWSTEN: Nothing; why?
JUDI: I read his dms. I know how you two-- [lowers voice] --how you two feel about each other. I know everything, Aws. You're too close to suddenly break apart. What happened?
AWSTEN: There was a post on Instagram that exposed something of me and Patty's and now people are slowly learning about it, meaning soon even Geoff will.
JUDI: What was it?
AWSTEN: We hid messages in our photos and someone found out.
JUDI: Shit.
AWSTEN: Yeah.
GEOFF: The crew is taking our gear out there, so we'll be going on soon. [To JUDI] You ready?
JUDI: [smiles] I'm nervous. I hope I do good for them.
GEOFF: I'm sure you will. Hey, I want you to help me with a tradition that me and Awsten came up with when we met.
JUDI: Okay! Let's do it.
The two leave to go look out the curtain and into the crowd. AWSTEN watches silently, proud of his two kids. Geoff had never imagined himself being happy at almost thirty and Judi had never thought she'd have a successful career in music. Just as he was thinking about their accomplishments, someone grabbed him by the shoulders and pulled him close. He could easily tell by the grip who it was, but instead of smiling like he usually does, he sighed.
AWSTEN: Patty.
PATTY: Aws, I'm sorry. I am. Please accept my apology. Please.
AWSTEN: I already did.
PATTY: [kisses him behind his ear] It didn't feel sincere.
AWSTEN leans into his lover's touch. They're too comforting for his own good.
PATTY: How about, after the show, we go and have some alone time? Maybe [kisses AWSTEN'S neck] something we haven't done for a while.
A smile spreads across AWSTEN'S face, but is quickly broken when he notices the sound of a camera snapping. Both men look over to where the sound came from. JAWN pokes up from behind a large black seat, which makes him unnoticeable in the dim lighting.
PATTY: Jawn...?
JAWN: I'm sorry.
PATTY: Leave, please?
JAWN: B-but-
PATTY: Leave.
JAWN leaves them behind, making sure to avoid Geoff and Judi. A few minutes later the band is called onstage. First Awsten, Geoff, then Patty and Judi. But something's not right.
The crowd boos once Patty comes onstage. Geoff smirks as he adjusts his ear monitor.
AWSTEN: [holds out a hand for PATTY] It's okay. Just keep going.
PATTY nods, turning around to face away from the crowd. Judi wipes the tears flowing down his face. She whispers a few words to him then hugs him for comfort. He accepts kindly.
They manage to go through two songs until someone decides to come to the barrier and starts cussing out Patty. The guards try to get them away, but they throw a glass bottle at Patty before anyone can react. He grabs his head as blood spews out.
Dizziness falls over him and a sunset of black flushes over his eyes as little white dots litter the growing black. Eventually everything go black, and he collapses. Everybody stops to watch, and Geoff actually becomes worried for the man. He is one of his friends, after all.
Awsten falls to his knees, tears streaming down his pale cheeks. As soon as the crowd started booing he knew something horrible was going to come from it. He just knew it. But his silence might be killing Patty. His love. His second love.
He can't let him die.
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author's note? chapter break?
chapter break!
no, patty isn't going to die. yes, there will be more for the poor guy. no, i won't say what.
~ryan
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hey
i don't want to talk right now
he's going to be okay
you don't know that
i have my instincts
they are telling me he's going to be okay
mine are just scaring me
don't worry
it's just a minor concussion he will be fine
it's not like he's had multiple
That's true
why did you hug him like that
what
when we went out there you hugged him
like you were fucking dating or something
it wasn't even like a "i feel for you" hug it was a "im sorry, here babe" hug
okay first of all i didn't hug him with any romantic intention i did it because im human and fucking care about him
why the hell are you so jealous you have no reason to be
because that's patty and he's fucking mine
funny you say that because, oh, yeah, you're engaged. to geoff.
i wasn't fucking talking about him like that jesus fuck
He's my best friend not yours
so you're jealous because i HUGGED your best friend in what you thought was a romantic way but nah youre not attracted to him
Judiyah Haven Robbins. shut your fucking mouth.
awsten i love you so much
i dont want to fight
please aws
please accept my apology
i do
good
good.
love you
love you too
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awstenknight
Awsten sitting with Patty on the hospital bed, holding on to him tightly. Patty is nibbling on a Toblerone, even though he really shouldn't.
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awstenknight hi, soft post here. tonight patty got hurt at our show, which we ended up stopping early. the reason why will spread fast, so im sparing the details. i love this man so much. i cannot stand to see him hurt. you guys don't know how much it hurt to see him bleed out helplessly onto the stage, crying as he thought he wasn't going to make it. none of us did. we all thought patty was going to die [it was just a minor concussion but it sure as hell didn't look like that]. but, as you can see, he didn't die. he made it. this made me realize something i hadn't previously-- i was taking his presence for granted. hell, i was taking everyone's presence for granted!! and im sure you are too. everyone is. but i want to want to change that. make sure to give your friend the warmest hugs, your kids the sweetest kisses and your pets the nicest pets because one day they won't be there anymore, and you're going to miss every moment you spent with them. so yes, this situation may have been bad, but at least it helped me with something so greatly needed. love you forever and always, my toblerone.
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pawsten im gonna cry 😭
lewis._the_saint my followers and i send our condolences
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hey uh lewis... don't you hate patty??
~ryan
this chapter was edited for plot clarity. this chapter was originally posted on may 14th, 2019