Instagram (Peterick AU) [COMPLETED]

8.

Patrick spends most of the day panicking about the fact he's about to meet Pete in real life. They've been texting quite a bit but meeting for real could screw everything up. Flirting and joking over text is one thing but there's no way Patrick can do it in real life. Plus Pete's only ever seen pictures of him so Patrick's terrified of not living up to expectations.

After spending a while freaking out Patrick goes to see Joe but realises very quickly that his best friend isn't helpful. Joe's the best person ever for music or jokes or just having a good time but he's not the best with emotions. Him and Andy have been so lowkey with their relationship that no one even knew what was going on. There's no way Patrick could do anything like that so Joe's not going to be any help. Instead he goes to the exact opposite end of the spectrum, Dallon and Ryan. They're anything but lowkey so Patrick's not sure how helpful they'll be either but they can't be worse.

Almost as soon as he opens his mouth for help they both squeal and start dragging him to his room. Patrick watches them wreck his closet and resigns himself to the fact this was probably a bad idea.

Eventually they agree on an outfit for him to try so while he changes he shakes his head at them "You two are way too excited for this, I was just hoping you'd tell me what to wear and reassure me I won't mess everything up"

They both roll their eyes at that and Ryan steps forward to help Patrick pull the shirt the rest of the way over his head. "Where's the fun in that nerd? We've been waiting for you to come ask for advice for hours, we were starting to think you'd chickened out of the date. Now we can help you get your man, Pete's gonna love you"

The three of them spend the next hour working on Patrick until they're all happy with it. He ended up in a blue button up to bring out his eyes, skin tight jeans to show off his ass and a leather jacket on top. That caused a lot of arguments but eventually Patrick agreed just to get his friends to shut up about it. He's definitely not a leather jacket person but he's definitely hoping to swap it for a Pete hoodie at some point. He's also got his glasses on and after lots more arguing he let Ryan gel his hair instead of shoving on a hat. It doesn't fully feel like him but it feels like someone Pete will like.

Once Patrick's ready they spend the next hour getting Dallon and Ryan ready then forcing Joe into decent clothes. That manages to get rid of most of Patrick's nerves so when they meet the other guys he's relatively calm.

They're going to a club nearby so Patrick and his friends meet the others at the front of the dorm building. Seeing Pete for the first time is overwhelming but Patrick manages to hold it together. Dallon, Ryan and Brendon screaming and jumping on each other like idiots is enough to stop his anxiety taking over. Andy and Joe are already making out so Patrick's glad when Pete just pulls him into a hug and holds him close.

After a long hug the older boy pulls back and flicks a piece of hair falling loose from Patrick's gel "You look adorable babe, you do all this for me?" It sounds like he's trying to be confident and teasing but his voice is soft and shy so Patrick feels instantly at ease "Yeah dork I did, well actually Dal and Ry did it for me but it was for you"

With that Patrick reaches over to slip his fingers through Pete and hold the tattooed boys hand tight. They stand grinning at each other like losers until Brendon barrels into them giggling his ass off "Patty your friends are fucking amazing, I fucking love them and I fucking love you"

Brendon proceeds to messily kiss both of Patrick's cheeks before skipping back to Dallon and Ryan. Pete giggles at Patrick's red face and pulls the ginger closer "We may have pregamed a little, Brendon's a total lightweight, he's gonna be hilarious tonight"

Patrick watches his roommates fondly as they play around with the drunk boy until Andy and Joe finally break apart. Now that the responsible one is back they all finally head to the club. Patrick's never been a huge fan of clubs since it's too much loud music and drunk people but he thinks it'll be fun tonight. Pete never lets go of his hand and Brendon jokes the whole time so he feels great.

As soon as they get in they head to the bar and Patrick has 3 shots in him before he's even been there 5 minutes. Pete was right about Brendon being a complete lightweight because he's flat out drunk already. He's a giggly slutty mess but Dallon and Ryan seem to be loving it so Patrick doesn't give it much thought.

Unfortunately Patrick's also a huge lightweight so the shots get him pretty tipsy as well. Luckily though Pete has no problem looping an arm around his waist to keep him steady so Patrick's feeling great.

They spend the rest of the night dancing and drinking and Patrick feels himself completely fall for Pete. The older boys just so good to him and Patrick knows without a doubt he wants more from Pete, wants everything. Once he comes to that conclusion it takes all his self control to not spill his guts and tell Pete everything. If he did hopefully Pete would laugh it off as him being drunk but Patrick's ready for those feelings yet.

By the time they stumble out of the club it's way past midnight and most of them are super drunk. Patrick can barely walk but Pete's only mildly tipsy so they stumble along giggling and clinging to each other. Andy's completely sober and Joe only had a couple of drinks so they try to help keep the other three alive. Brendon passed out an hour before they left so Andy carries him while Joe looks after Dallon and Ryan who are also on the verge of passing out. The three of them seemed to do nothing but drink and grind on each other all night so it's really not a surprise how bad they are.

When they get back to the dorms Andy gives Joe a loving kiss goodbye before carrying Brendon up to their dorm. Pete goes with the others to get Patrick home safe even though the chubby boy argues he doesn't need help. When they finally get to their dorm Pete also insists on taking Patrick to bed for an excuse to have some time alone.

Patrick stumbles around changing into his pyjamas while Pete hides his eyes then curls up in bed. Pete's heart almost beats out of his chest at the sight of him so he can't help going over to give Patrick another hug. The younger boys eyes keep flicking down to Pete's lips so the tattooed boy knows what he wants but also knows he can't do it. Instead he settles for a gentle kiss on the forehead and a whisper of how beautiful Patrick is before he goes back to his own bed.