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If you'd like some free FeralFront memorabilia to look back on fondly, see this thread from Dynamo (if this message is still here, we still have memorabilia): https://feralfront.com/thread/2669184-free-feralfront-memorabilia/.
    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]it was supposed to be just another silly little interview. many jokes were cracked and all the boys were genuinely having a great time. there were no silly questions like 'what would you do if you had boobs' but, questions about music and things that fans really wanted to know. then came a question that michael had gotten used to, if any of them were taken. as usual, michael sat there with a crooked smile on his face as ashton and luke both raised their hands; but the smile was ripped right off his face when calum raised his hand. maybe he was joking, right? trying to throw the interviewer off, right? but as soon as he noticed how calum had started to look panicked is when he realized that calum made a mistake, he didn't mean to raise his hand. maybe he just wasn't paying attention, just raised his hand out of habit. but either way, the world would now know that calum hood was off the market.




    michael felt his stomach start to turn and his eyes burn with tears, he was so scared for when this moment would come. although he always pictured coming out to the fans via a tweet or something, same with exposing his relationship with calum. he always thought it would be done on the night of their anniversary with shaky hands and a quickly beating heart, a nervous post on instagram that showed a cute picture of the two with a caption wishing the younger boy a happy anniversary, explaining his love for him in a carefully thought out paragraph. he imagined that it wouldn't be long until fans realized that it wasn't a joke and it wasn't for their friendship anniversary. some fans would take it well and others not so much, but either way he would be proud that he could now hold his boyfriends hand and share cute pictures of them freely, that he could talk about the weird things calum did and how much he genuinely loved the boy. but no, that daydream was ripped right from him the second calum raised his hand and glanced over at michael.




    michael stood up quickly, nearly falling down because of how his head spun. this wasn't supposed to happen, the whole world would crash down on them. fans would be outraged that they hid something so big from them for so long, the world would have tons of fun with the new information that two of the members of the worlds biggest band were gay. he could already see the hate, the way media would poke fun at them, all the criticism, the decline of the bands popularity. he rushed out of the room, wanting to get away from the cameras and the interviewer as fast as he could. all he wanted was to start the day over, to wake up in his calums arms again. to be sharing a breakfast with his band and explode with joy upon learning that their latest single went number one in another country. he wanted to start this interview over, somehow stop calum from exposing their long kept secret. but that wasn't possible, and michael had to face these consequences.




    he stormed past the managers and people who worked in the building they were currently in, right into the bathroom. he locked the door behind him and slid down the wall, pulling his knees up to his chest and letting the tears fall. after slowing down his hiccuping sobs, he managed to pull out his phone and unlock it; even if the screen was blurry from the tears that filled his eyes. the second he pressed the little blue app, he was greeted with hate, criticism, and a supporter here and there but for one supporter, there seemed to be hundreds of haters. michael was sure he never felt so languished in his life, that he never felt so terrified. he just wished that he could redo it all, but here he was, sitting on a dirty bathroom floor, crying out every bit of fear and sadness. [/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]"So which of you lads are taken?"




    That was the question that had taken his life, thrown it into a blender and set it on as high it could before turning it on. Calum knew he had made an awful mistake. Not by raising his hand, no, but by shifting his gaze towards Michael. That had been the feather that broke the camels back.




    Beside him, he heard a soft gasp from Luke, who had also caught it and by the incredulous look on the interviewers face, Calum knew he'd caught it too. "Well, well, well!", the interviewer announced loudly, his eyes alight as he glanced out towards the crowd,"Ladies it seems Mr. Hood here is officially off the market!" His voice held a delighted laughed, unbeknownst to him that Calum was withering on the inside. As the words came out, a hush silence befell the crowd. Some had excited looks on there faces, some looked jealous but the worst, oh the worst were the ones that held the dark, angry eyes of the fans. But it all went unnoticed by Calum. He barely heard the man as he spoke. "It seems someone's heart belongs to Mr. Clifford!"




    But Calum wasn't watching the cameras anymore. His horrified gaze was locked on Michael as he fled the stage. How could this happen! There anniversary was four days away! With Luke and Ashton's help, he had had the entire evening planned out now, with one simple little look, he had f*cked it all up. The crowd had bust into a mixture of squeals, boo's and a chorus mixed phrases that he couldn't pick out. A buzz in his ears had drowned them out. Calum whipped around to face his other bandmates, his expression panicking as he fought for the words to say.




    "Go after him!" Luke's voiced hissed into his ear, followed by a rough push. "We'll handle it!" Calum instantly scrambled up, nearly falling as Luke and Ashton let out a synchronized chorus of laughter, almost as if had been a joke. Like Michael, Calum fled the stage. It wasn't hard to find him because the most secluded place there was backstage, was the bathroom. Yanking his phone out, he sent Where are ou?' as he came upon the bathroom. He knew he had to be in there, but the message was just in case. Slipping it into his pocket, he tapped gently on the door. "Michael...", he said quietly. [/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]michael's heart stopped as a text tore his attention away from the harsh tweets. he instantly knew it was calum just because of the soft blur of pink from the heart emojis that he had used way too many of when putting the other boys name in his phone. he wiped away his tears with his sleeve, about to text back when a knocking on the door nearly made him jump out of his skin. but thankfully it was followed by his boyfriends calming voice, and it all slowed down for a minute. he locked his phone and tucked it back into his pocket. he eagerly rubbed at his face to wash away any signs other than his bright red eyes that he was crying. he slowly unlocked the door and grabbed the younger boys hand, tugging him in before locking the door again.




    he threw himself into calums arms, hiding his face away in the crook between calums neck and shoulder. he let out a soft sigh, feeling his heart rate slow as he breathed in the familiar scent that now ghosted over his clothes and always lingered in his mind, the very boy-ish scent of calums cologne that reminded michael of bonfires and the ocean. it contrasted heavily with michaels choice of cologne, a rather girly scent of vanilla but, somehow when they mixed together they smelled great. and thank goodness for that, because now that's all their beds and clothes smelled off. "what are we going to do?"




    michael winced at the sound of his own voice. he knew how badly he was hurting, he could feel how his heart broke in his chest. but, he didn't know it was that bad. his voice sounded broken, it was scratchy and faint, almost as if he didn't really want to speak. "i'm so scared cal." he slowly pulled himself out of his boyfriends arms and looked at him, smiling faintly at him. even when he was beyond hurt, he still made him smile. he was so beautiful, his brown eyes, dark skin, and soft hair were all so beautiful, so different from michaels pale skin, green eyes, and messy mop of colored strands. he really loved calum. and he didn't ever want to be without him. but the world was going to make sure that the two would end it soon with the way they were reacting.




    he took a hold of one of his hands, looking down at their entwined fingers. "we have to go back out there though, we just can't bail like this. we can't let luke and ash deal with this alone, we can't just run away from our jobs because of this." michael didn't want to admit it, he didn't want to go back out there and face the crowd or the interviewer who would probably ask questions that were way too personal. but the truth was, they had to. that was their job.[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]Calum wrapped his arms around Michael tightly, squeezing him close and sighing. How could he have been so ignorant? There had been a rumor or two about them, but nothing that would cause a stir or an uproar. But this was worse than a rumor. This had been caught on live television. And so had them fleeing the scene like they had just committed a crime. Closing his eyes, he buried his face into Michael's soft hair, taking a few moments to relax before speaking. "I'm so sorry, Michael...", he began softly, kissing the top of his head while he spoke,"I didn't mean it.."




    The question had caught him off guard. It was always asked and he was always on guard, ready to retaliate when it was, but not this time. Something had gone wrong and he'd messed up big time. Calum loosened his grip and shifted, turning his gaze down when he felt Michael moving. He could tell he'd been crying because his eyes weren't tinged pink and his voice was cracked slight;. You caused that he told himself harshly. But looking down, he couldn't help but let the smallest of smiles touch his lips. Michael was just as gorgeous now as he was the day they had first met, if not better. The pad of his thumb traced lightly across his cheek while Michael spoke. "I don't know..", he answered with a soft sigh, his hand going up to brush a few stray hairs aside. Honest to god, he didn't know how to fix this.




    He knew he couldn't let his friends cover for them, it would be better if they went out and played it off as a joke. But he couldn't do that, he didn't want too. Calum wanted the world to know that he was in love Michael, that was off the market and in a happy relationship, but this wasn't how he had wanted any of them to find out. "I'm scared to babe..", he said after a moment. Arms snaking tighter around his slim waist, he pulled him closer once more, "Michael, I'm... I'm so f*cking sorry", Calum repeated again, his own voice wavering. "We have to go back out there... But.. Do you want to tell the truth or... Play it off as a hilarious joke.." The words felt dirty on his tongue as he said them.




    It felt so wrong to even think that, much less say it. This had had a 50/50 chance of happening the whole time and Calum had prayed that it wouldn't, but apparently, the man upstairs hadn't been listening close enough. "Michael, I love you..", he added in a softer tone, the first tear creeping into his eyes. Back onstage. Ashton and Luke had managed to distract everyone for the time being.[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]the way calum spoke had his heart fluttering, his head shaking quickly. "no, no, babe please don't apologize. it was bound to happen sometime, this isn't your fault, okay? it's not normal to hide a relationship like we do, it's not normal to be asked questions like that on the daily. it's okay, it was bound to happen." he shivered a bit at his boyfriends touch, leaning into it so it wasn't so gentle. he craved calum, the gentle touch seemed like it was nothing and he wanted nothing more than for calum to just hold him, to grasp him with as tight of a grip as he could manage. but that wasn't going to happen. not here, not now.




    his heart nearly dropped when calum said he didn't know what to do, calum was smart and knew how to fix things. but he didn't know, and that only scared michael more. he whimpered softly, calums touch now gone and leaving michael feeling bare. but it wasn't until calum asked something that made michaels heart stop. tell the world that it's true, that they're in love and have this hate continue? they wouldn't be living in fear and they could be a normal couple. but then there was also the option to play it off as a joke, say they only did it because they wanted to make fun of the rumors. have the hate go away. they both had pro's and con's and michael wasn't sure of what he wanted more of at the moment. more opportunity to show his love for the younger male or safety from the harsh words of strangers for just a little bit longer. "i don't know, m-maybe we can try not to mention it, yeah? act like it never happened, but if someone brings it up then we can, we can do whatever feels best at the moment, okay?" michael didn't want to say it out loud, but he would probably choose playing it off as a joke if it came down to it.




    as soon as calum said 'i love you', michael pressed a kiss against calums lips. not a lazy little peck but not shoving his tongue down the other boys throat kiss either, just a simple kiss, full of love. "i love you too, never ever forget that." he kissed his forehead, glancing at the door as he did so. "now what do you say, we get out there and face the world? we're brave, we can do it." he knew calum hadn't seen the hate yet and he prayed that he never did, michael could play it off as a joke and all the hate would vanish, as if it never existed. then calum would never see it. they could have a great anniversary and discuss when they should actually come out. simple as that.[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]Micheal always knew what to say, no matter what the situation was. The simplest of words or the most tender of touches were enough to calm his entire being down. The worst rainy days just faded when he around. "It is my fault.." he sighed again, leaning into his once more. "If I wasn't such an idiot, we wouldn't be in here and we'd be out there, listening to Ashton try and tell a joke. But we're not." Calum shook his head and listened, different looks flashing through his eyes.




    "I want everyone to know, Michael", Calum said after a few moments,"I want them all to know that the rumors aren't lies. I want them to know who stole my heart. But.. Not like this.." The words were shaky and he was trying his best not to cry. "But you're right... I.. I guess we'll know what to say if its brought up again.." Taking his hand, he nodded. They needed to get back out there before anyone got suspicious of what was taking him so long to 'check on him'. Before he unlocked the door, Calum cupped Michael's jaw with his free hand and pressed a firm, but loving kiss to his lips. "Love you...., he mumbled against his lips again before sidestepping. The courage to go back out had completely evaded him.
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    [color=white][c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]michael's heart broke even more as calum put himself down, he wanted to tell him that it wasn't true; that he could've easily made the same mistake. but they didn't have much time to waste before it got suspicious. he felt bad too, that calum obviously didn't wat to hide anymore; but in michael's eyes they had to. he didn't want the world to find out like this.




    the kiss had left michael breathless, his lip quivering for more of the soft touch, the sweet taste. but they had no time for that. "love you too." he whispered, leading the way back out to the stage. he couldn't stand to look at the crowd, he didn't want to see their faces. he didn't want to see the disappointed looks and gazes of pure hate. he sat down where he had sat before, looking down at his feet as calum sat down next to him again. [/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]Before stepping onstage and back in the view of the camera, Calum plastered a huge, joking smile onto his face. He had gotten so used to faking smiles and laughs that this was second nature to him. Throwing his hands up in a wave, Calum plopped down between Ashton and Luke. A chorus a voices rose up, cheering and yelling. They were silenced by the interviewer who was trying to hear Ashton.




    "Let me tell you! ", Ashton was laughing, his hands in the air," This girl. She was cute I'll admit, but she was insane! I first saw her at our concert at Madison Square Gardens! A bra came flying at me out of nowhere!" He'd sworn to never tell anyone this simply because of how weird and awkward he had felt. But it was a a all he could think to do! The crowd had been left speechless by Calum and Michael's actions, he'd had no other choice. "I... This girl.. After the show, she burst through the guards and somehow got backstage.."




    Beside him, he could feel Luke shaking with a laugh he was keeping in. The interviewer seemed to have forgotten the incident from few minutes before, which was good. Nudging Luke, he continued, gaining a laugh from everyone as he told them of how tthe woman had thrown his half naked body at him.




    Beside him, he could hear a faint, forced laugh from Calum. He could tell they freaking freaking out. it was easily hidden from everyone aside from him. Luke knew them all to well to be fooled by there facade. Just from Calum's eyes, he could tell he had been thrown into a turmoil of emotions. It was written clearly on his face. But Luke nudged him and smiled. "You two remember that! The smell of alcohol was enough to make Michael hurl!" He laughed, hoping they'd play along.










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    [color=white][c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]michael's head shot up, looking over at the other boys with his nose scrunched up. "i think it was more of the fact that she was half naked." he joked, hoping that his red eyes and tear stained cheeks weren't too noticeable. "the worst was that one mum though, she was probably a bigger fan than her daughter." he looked over at the others, hoping they would go along with the tale.




    "she was way too excited to see us, i swear if she were any older she would've probably had a heart attack. luke was her favorite though, isn't that right luke? she was all over him, never seen anyone so excited over getting a kiss on the cheek." michael laughed to himself, hoping that the way they were telling these random stories would take everyones minds off of the trouble that was caused only a few moments earlier.[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]Calum made a loud gagging sound and the most God awful face that he could manage, earning himself of uproar of laughter from the in studio crowd. Only part of the story was half true, but he going to go along with it the best that he could. "Oh god, Luke... I remember she was swinging her old balloons in your face!" There manager usually advised them against inappropriate remarks during there interviews, but he knew he had to to keep the lie going. Again, a wave of laughs hit them all. Calum just grinned as they did. It was working. While the attention of the camera was rolling around the laughing audience, he seized the opportunity to scoot closer Michael. The couch they were on was already crowded, so it wouldn't be noticed hopefully.




    Luke's cheeks flushed bright red. It never really happened, but just the mention of that embarrassed him. He ducked his head as the interview cackled and said 'Anyone think poor Luke is embarrassed?' Luke glanced at Ashton and scowled. He was always the butt of there jokes, but he'd let it slide this time. For Michael and Calum.













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    [color=white][c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]michael's smile grew as calum scooted closer, there was a certain joy that came from having your boyfriend close; one that couldn't be substituted by anything else in the world. he reached behind them, hoping that the crowd would take too much notice for it and tapped calums back lightly; hoping he got the hint. he wanted to hold calum's hand, even if they had to hide it, he wanted to do it.




    he glanced over at luke, noticing how embarrased he looked. he felt bad, knowing that he was trying to help keep him and his boyfriend a secret, so he decided to help him out a bit. "but luke's not the only one that attracts older women, i've had my fair share of them too. and you run into them at the weirdest places, like going to the bathroom backstage at a show? there's probably an older fan back there for some weird reason. go to the bar for a drink? some random lady is buying you something." he shook his head, smiling at luke softly. "i'll never forget, this one time there was this drunk lady who was pretty keen on the idea of kissing me."[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]Calum's smile widened. One arm was already pinned to his side and hidden by the way he was sitting. Lifting his hips a bit, Calum slid part of his arm behind him and felt around Michael's hand before twining the two together. He wished dearly that the interview would hurry up and end. They would be staying in town tonight until they were able to leave the next morning. They had there own private suites set up in the best motel, thanks to there manager.




    Ashton laughed slightly as Michael and nodded. "I think we've all had those odd encounters!" Looking back at the interviewer, whose name he had never caught, he smiled. The man looked like he were about to speak or ask another question.




    One large hand ran across his eyes to wipe them and he laughed. He had been warned that 5sos could get a bit crazy, but he hadnt expected such stories! "Well ladies and gentlemen, that's all we have time for today! I'd like to thank you all for coming and rooting on 5sos,who I must say, are rather interesting.."




    Calum tuned him out and began waving with his free hand as the man ended the interview. It had seemed to last forever and hew knew that soon, they be on the bus with there manager chauffeuring them to the motel and he could spend time with Michael. The incident hadn't crossed his mind again, not yet.
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    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]michael copied calums actions and waved at the crowd with his free hand, slowly pulling the other out of calums. he stood up and left once their manager gave them the queue to leave. he made sure calum was right behind him, grabbing his hand once again once they were out of the crowds sight. "oh gosh i can't thank you two enough." he smiled gratefully at luke and ash, knowing he could never show how much gratitude he had for them.




    right now all he wanted to do was get to the motel and spend the night alone with calum. fall asleep in his boyfriends arms, kiss and cuddle all night. who knows, maybe the night would hold more. honestly michael didn't care what they did, as long as it meant they were alone together. he tugged on calums hand as he spotted the bus, hoping that the others got the hint that he wanted to get out of there as fast as he could.[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]Ashton smiled and hit Michael's back in a friendly way. "We're like brothers mate, I know you'd the same for one of us if it was needed." He smiled at him and then at Calum. He'd known in the beginning that the two had had the hots for one another. He had even pointed it out and convinced Calum to make the first move during a game of spin the bottle. Though he'd never imagined they'd go as far as they had, Ashton took full credit for his friends being so happy together. "They ask to many questions. And besides, it's done with now. We all get to relax and chill for the night."




    "That's right", Luke nodded, dashing a few steps ahead of them so he could be the first on the bus to snag the shower. He never waited until they got to the motel to get out of and sort of concert or interview clothing. "And i always come off being laughed at, but I really don't mind. Everyone thinks I'm the funny one!" Winking at them, he hopped onto the bus before the doors were fully. Luke nearly crashed into there manager. The man just shook his head. He didn't know where Luke kept so much energy. Behind him, he saw the others coming. The interview had almost been a disaster, but thankfully they'd saved it. He knew he'd have to talk to them about it, but he'd do it in the morning.




    "I owe you two big time", Calum sighed as he followed Ashton up into the bus. "I don't know what the hell I was thinking!.." One hand threaded through his hair, pushing the mass back and put of his face. He could have ruined everything, all of there work. He could have ruined Michael. Glancing back at him, he flashed a loving smile before flopping down into a chair, immediately going to rub his temples with two fingers.










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    [color=white][c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]michael sat down on a seat near calum's, watching the other boy carefully. "you weren't thinking, but that's okay cal." he sighed softly, reaching over and rubbing small circles onto his boyfriends knee. "like i said before, we were bound to mess up this time. we both had a 50/50 chance at being the one who made the mistake." he leaned forward a bit, pressing a kiss to his lips. "and besides, i want the world to know anyways. i was thinking about doing it soon, i just didn't want them to find out through an interview."




    he got up from his seat, sitting down in his boyfriends lap. "and don't beat yourself up, our anniversary is really soon and i want my calum to be happy, not bummed out over a little mistake." he started tracing shapes onto the younger boys arm. "and at least the world has a hint now, they're a bit warmed up for when we make the real debut."[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]Calum sighed and moved from the chair and into the soft floor. He looked up at Michael and patted his lap. The chair wouldn't fit them both. "But I wanted it to be a surprise, he mumbled, head going to rest back against the seat. He had had no intentions of letting anything slip. He had wanted all of the rumors to be confirmed on there anniversary. From his pocket, he withdrew his phone and lit the screen. It was a picture that Michael had taken of himself and set as the wallpaper. He was dressed in a simple hoodie and sweatpants with messy hair. It was actually one of Calum 's favourite pictures of him. Typing in the passcode, he unlocked the phone to see a picture of them both. Calum cracked a smile before pulling his Twitter up. He hadnt thought about it in hours, but when he opened the app, his eyes widened. All over his Twitter, there were posts and posts of hate with the occasional supporter in there. It wasn't because they had come out, kind of, it was more like they hadn't told anyone. "Oh my god...", he breathed, the first tears stinging his eyes.




    "You don't need that. " Ashton snatched the phone immediately from Calums hand and shoved it into his own pocket. A few minutes before, he had checked his own and went to his friends. He'd seen the hate before any of them have and he wasn't going to let Calum be the one to sort through it. He was so kind and tender hearted that it would destroy him if he were to read it. "You'll get it back later." God, he felt like a parent.




    "What are you guys going to do? " Luke flopped down in fresh clothes and dripping hair. He hadnt gotten onto any social media. It wasn't his Forte and he rarely got online. Stretching out, he sighed and rubbed Calums shoulder quickly before flipping the TV on.
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    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]michael quickly curled up on calum's lap, watching ashton snatch the phone away and luke come out of the tiny bathroom with dripping hair and more comfortable clothes. "i mean, why do we even have to come out? why can't we just start acting like we do in secret in public? normal couples don't have to make a big deal out of dating, so why should we?" he looked at the other boys, hoping that it seemed like a good answer. "we can start on our anniversary, post stuff on social media like other couples do. we can start holding hands in public, kissing, and even going on real dates!" he piped up a bit, more excited than he should have been for the last one. being able to go out for dinner with his boyfriend wasn't a normal thing for them, usually they had to order a pizza and share it in the privacy of their motel room. or when they were back home they would have the other boys make food and serve it to them, just to try and make it seem as realistic as they could. he really could never thank the other boys for all that they did for them.




    "no need to make such a big deal out of us, after all we're just a normal couple. just two boyfriends. and if fans and media don't understand why we didn't want to come out to millions of people on social media, well then we never needed them anyways." he pecked calums lips, taking the darker boys hand in his and began tracing shapes onto his palm.[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]"Why do I want to come out? "Calum sighed and leaned into his back, his cheek resting on the back of Michael's shoulder. They didn't see things like he did. He wanted everyone to know. Not to shove it down there throats or rub it in there faces, he just wanted them to know he was happy. And who had made him happy. "I just want them to know who stole my heart..." He mumbled softly enough for just Michael to hear. He hated hiding and sneaking around. He wanted to be able to go out in public and parade around like the other couples did. It was Michael who had originally said to keep it a secret.




    "Why didn't you guys just tell everyone from the start? " Ashton had never asked, but he felt like he needed to know. Since the beginning they had been keeping it low key, which he never understood. If he were to be in love with Luke, he'd tell the whole damn world with an Instagram video and kiss him right on stage during a concert. But Calum wasn't as subtle as he was.
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    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(https://49.media.tumblr.com/df…ap1035sZ1u14lnro1_250.gif); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: peachpuff; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]MICHAEL CLIFFORD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- 20 male guitarist taken -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]michael shrugged at ashton's question, nuzzling his face into calum's chest. "i was scared of what people would think." he mumbled, not really caring if anyone heard his answer; he was actually ashamed that it was his answer now. "and i never thought that we'd get this famous, i thought we'd only have to tell a hundred people at the most. now it's like everyone in the whole world knows us."




    he glanced back at ashton, stress clear in his eyes. this was the last thing that michael wanted to deal with, especially so close to his anniversary with cal. "what do you two think we should do?" he asked softly, glancing between luke and ashton.[/fancypost]


    [c]trashie


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; background: url(http://media.tumblr.com/71fa9f…ine_mvpy7nKPP61qhd11k.jpg); height: 300px; width: 190px; background-size: 100% 100%; repeat: no repeat; border: 0px white solid;][/fancypost] [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 20px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: aquamarine; text-align: center; font-size: 20px;]CALUM HOOD[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 10px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: center; font-size: 8px; margin-top: -300px; margin-right: -221px;]- taken cute dorkasaurus -[/fancypost]


    [fancypost bgcolor=transparent; border: 0px solid white; border-left: double 5px COLOR; height: 265px; width: 210px; font-family: arizonia; color: TEXT COLOR; text-align: justify; font-size: 10px; margin-right: -221px; margin-top: -280px; overflow:auto;]Hes afraid of what people would think? Calum frowned behind the cover of Michael's shoulder. His mother had always told him that when two people really cared for each other, they wouldn't care what anyone thought or said about them. He had come to firmly believe in the simple phrase. Had she been wrong? "Are you ashamed of me?" It had been meant to stay as a thought in his head, but it slipped. Was there something wrong with him? Calum bit down on his lip and forced back a sigh. He knew he wasn't the best looking or richest guy in the world, but if Michael didn't want anyone to know, then something must have been wrong with him.




    "If I were you two, I would have told everyone as soon as it happened. But that's not the case. If I were you guys, I'd wait till your anniversary. It's in what, like, four days? Why not post a picture on Instagram of one of you kissing the other with an explanation at the bottom? " Next to coming out live during a concert, that was the best thing he could think of. But he was cut short when Calum spoke.
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    [c]trashie