"I wasn't looking at the crowd," Aaron admitted softly, his hand brushing against Tyler's. "I was only looking at you."
After the show, the backstage area was a whirlwind of crew and fans, but Aaron found Tyler leaning against a gear crate, looking small and a bit out of place in the chaos. gay aaron tyler
Tyler gave a small, shy pout, a habit Aaron found impossibly adorable. "I told you I would. You were... amazing, Aaron." "I wasn't looking at the crowd," Aaron admitted
Ever since they had met back at summer camp, Aaron had known there was a pull between them that went beyond just being "buddies". He remembered the way Tyler would get flustered—cheeks turning a bright, embarrassing red whenever their eyes met for a second too long. To the rest of the world, Aaron Z was the cool, stoic member of the world's biggest boy band, but to Tyler, he was just Aaron—the boy who had inspired a notebook full of half-finished songs Tyler was still too nervous to sing out loud. "I told you I would