Littlelovestories

“Ryan, thank you so much for coming over to help me out with this. I swear I didn’t know I was being ambushed by media.” Damien stresses the moment he sees Ryan. Though he’s never seen Damien like this, Ryan shows no interest. He walks in, ignoring the flashes of cameras behind him that have already captured every moment since the car pulled up out the front, right up to the second Damien closes the door. “Full disclosure, I’m not here to ‘help you out.’ I’m here to sort out the part of thi

“You’ve still got his number, haven’t you?” Jasper turns to Ryan, who looks like all the air and blood has been snatched from his body in an instant at the sight of his ex, who is yet to say a word. “Ryan, tell me you are not still in contact with him,” Jules asks, her best stern parenting tone unleashed. She isn’t taking her eyes off the screen either, and if looks could kill, Damien would no longer be a problem. “I blocked him,” Ryan says, drawing in a shaky breath as he pulls his ph

“It’s clear you need to leave.” Ryan orders, trying to remain polite despite the tension in the room. “Disgraceful,” John scoffs. Absolute disgust rises in Ryan cracking a splinter in his composure. “You know if I was a parent that treated my kids the way you treat yours, it’s not them I’d be ashamed of. Now, do I need to ask you to leave again? There’s nothing for you here,” Ryan states with more determination. “I will not be spoken to like this by a man who has taken advantage o

“Mom?” Ryan looks shocked when they arrive back at their apartment the following morning and find Jules in the living room folding baby clothes. He turns to Jasper, lowering his voice. “I swear I didn’t invite her or even suggest she come over while your parents are here.” Jasper isn’t at all worried; in fact, he’s relieved to have a parent in the house who smiles at him. “Your mom is always welcome at our place. You don’t need to fold the laundry, though.” Jasper greets Jules with a hug.

“Hey, it’s me.” The sound of Ryan’s voice seconds after a gentle knock, gives Jasper immediate relief. He slips out of bed and rushes to unlock the door, eager to be wrapped in his boyfriend’s arms, soaking in the comfort that he’ll never admit he’s desperate for. “Give me a second to get back in bed before you open the door,” he orders, running to dive back under the sheets before yelling for Ryan to come in. Ryan opens the door and steps inside, locking the door before his atten

“Following accusations of an affair between Jasper Reid and a sex worker during Ryan Kurtis’s appearance on Dancers and Dreamers season three, Ryan appeared to show support for his controversial partner.” Blake reads the article aloud on his phone with bitter emphasis. “However, in the evening, Ryan was photographed leaving the couple’s residence with a suitcase, sparking fresh speculation Ryan has left his disgraced boyfriend, Jasper. It is unknown what this effect will have on the new music se

“Thanks for what you said back there. I should’ve known there’d be photos and I should’ve been more prepared…” Jasper starts, but Ryan lets go of his hand and turns to him with crossed arms now that they are in the privacy of their practice room again. Jasper rubs his hand, missing being held as Ryan takes one step away from Jasper. The space between them is cold and thick with tension as Jasper waits for Ryan to speak. The silence as Ryan stands before him, lost, is agonizing. Finally, he

“Jasper, you were doing so well. You haven’t been late in weeks,” Simon calls out as Jasper and Ryan walk in more than an hour late to band practice that morning. “Guess I’m nothing but a complete disappointment to everyone, then.” Jasper heads straight to the piano. “I’ll be sitting here expressing feelings all day. Nobody talk to me.” Everyone looks from him to Ryan for answers. “Did I hit a nerve?” Simon asks. “His parents are visiting us today. He’s stressing in advance,”

“Ryan,” Jasper calls in a singsong voice as he peeks into the bedroom, regretting his life choices as he sees his boyfriend relaxed on the bed, wearing nothing but a towel wrapped around his waist, immersed in something on his phone. The scent of aftershave and body wash is so delicious it’s difficult to control himself. “Is Blake gone?” Ryan places his phone on the bedside table and pats the bed beside himself, inviting Jasper over with a sly smile. Every part of Jasper wants to join

“What do you think?” Ryan steps towards a fancy-looking white car and presses a key. The lights of the car flash, and Ryan pulls open the door. Jasper figures it’s an expensive one, judging by the upward-opening door and the sleek leather seats inside. Unable to think of a single other thing to say to show interest in it, he nods and says, “Nice.” Ryan either doesn’t notice or doesn’t let Jasper’s lack of interest dim his excitement. While Jasper gets in, Ryan lists off the features as

Ace watches out the window as the man he came to college for, and is leaving because of, loses all the aggression in his stride at the sight of karma awaiting him. The door opens so gently it’s almost as though Leo’s trying to sneak in, though when he turns his attention to Leo, the door is closed just as softly. “Hi.” Ace fakes a smile at Leo. Leo fakes one back. “Hi.” “Want to watch my abuser get arrested with me?” Ace extends a hand to Leo, needing his comfort right now mo

“Carter, get out,” Leo cannot believe who is waiting for him in the lounge room of the frat, surrounded by every other member of the house. “I have something for Ace,” Carter says. “He’s not here,” Leo says, walking right past him and heading up the stairs. For someone feeling so lonely, he cannot wait to finally be alone today. “That’s your problem, not mine. He fucked around and found out. Threw his future down the drain and dropped out because of you. The least you could do is

Even though Leo had believed Ace meant it when he promised to still be here in the morning, the empty bed is exactly what Leo expected the moment Ace fell asleep in his arms last night. Leo’s not even upset to sit up and find Ace’s bags are gone, along with all the belongings he’s been getting used to seeing around his room. The room seems emptier than it’d been before Ace even begged his way into it. There’s a lot more that is left emptier than it’d started, but there’s no point in dw

Jasper slips into a seat in the back row of the auditorium and waits. It’s been difficult to keep Ryan’s upcoming audition from the band for the past month, so he’s hoping it won’t be much longer before they have a better idea of what is going on with Ryan’s career. He has every intention of being impartial, as a fellow professional in the entertainment industry, about the other auditions. All the auditions are incredible, but he hates every one of them because it seems impartiality isn’t someth

Over the next month, Simon, Luke, Blake, and Jasper work hard on producing at least one of their singles each, getting ready to put more music out and get their comeback under the new label underway. Ryan continues working with them, helping wherever he finds an opportunity. He’d chosen not to tell the rest of the band he’s planning to follow his dance career and take his chances with this Broadway opportunity. The audition day is fast approaching and the only thing keeping him from c