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more hugs - featuring m!raleigh carrera x mc (cadence dorian) for @platinumweekend
commissioned from the amazing @kissingagrumpygiant. they are so cute!!
*goes without saying, but do not repost.
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i MISS them so much!one of the best book in choices "Platinum"
Platinum Complete Soundtrack
I saw some people wanted to listen to the music again, so I uploaded all current tracks including instrumentals.
Have fun listening!
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Did I spend a hot minute making a Spotify-esque playlist cover just to share the music files? Yes, yes I did. Haha! I felt extra and I had time. And I wanted to use the Berrify logo I made again. đ
Hereâs another one but I liked the one I uploaded better.
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âyou make me feel like i want to tell you things. i donât know why.â
thank you so much to @kingkangs for this gorgeous commission of one of my favorite raleigh moments ever for @platinumweekend !!
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Tell the World
Pairing: Raleigh Carrera x Cadence Dorian (Platinum)
Prompt: Image
for: @choicesseptemberchallenge20 âą Day 25
Note: Hello! This is my first time joining a fic fest and my first time writing, too. It's not the best but I hope you'll enjoy it. Thank you!
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Cadence wakes up as the rays of sun hit her eyes. She stirs and tightens her arms around the waist of the man beside him, unwilling to move and get the day started. It hasn't even been 24 hours since the last time she went on stage and she feels so tired. She groans as her phone buzzed once again making the latter chuckle from behind her and stroke her hair.
"Babe, you have to wake up. Your phone has been going off since earlier." Raleigh pats her back lightly as he inched himself away from her only to put a kiss on her forehead and on the tip of his nose. Cadence waits for his lips to land on hers yet she didn't feel it. So he opened her eyes and pouts only to see her boyfriend grining down at her. "Thought it's gonna wake you up and it did. Good morning, hermosa. Let's move now, shall we?" He says finally reaching to let their lips meet.
Cadence groans and hides her head on his neck once again.
"Can't we stay for another hour?" She protested and let herself nuzzle the latter's neck. Raleigh just stays still as she does, holding her tighter.
"You know just how much I'd love that but I bet Fiona would disagree." Just then, her phone buzzed once again. Fiona's caller ID appearing on her screen. Raleigh takes it and answers the call.
"Hey, Fiona." He answers brightly. His husky voice long gone. Cadence chuckles as Raleigh continues bickering with her publicist on the phone.
It was after a few minutes when Raleigh sets the phone down on the night stand that he rolls them over, he ends up hovering on top of her.
"My manager talked with Fiona and it's bad news." Raleigh smirks as he lowers himself to trace kisses on Cadence's neck. She giggles at the sudden contact, lulling her head back to give his boyfriend more access.
"How bad?" Cadence asked him as he goes to kiss her on the lips once again.
"Let's just say, a pap saw me walking into your house last night." Cadence hums and pushed him to sit. She moves to straddle him.
"That's not so bad." Cadence says unfazed, trailing Raleigh's neck and chest with her fingers as she follows them with little kisses. The man held her on the waist pulling her impossibly close.
"Except they saw me carrying a box of condoms." Just like a lightning, Cadence's expression changed as she moved away from Raleigh's body.
"They did what?!" She asked, obivously surprised. Well who wouldn't be? The press will eat this issue. Especially when both of them are coming out with an album next month. Especially when they allegedly broke up three weeks ago.
"They saw me walking into your house with a box of condoms in hand." Raleigh chuckles and pulls her back to him. He leans his forehead against hers and smiles. "It isn't that bad, babe."
"Raleigh, we broke up three weeks ago." Cadence says emphasizing the word broke up as if it'll knock some sense into him.
"That's what they know." Raleigh shrugs, Cadence hits his shoulder lightly and stands up. Grabbing clean towels and heading into the shower. "Oh in the shower? Again?"
"You're not joining me for shower today, Mr.Carrera!" Cadence says out loud just as he was about to enter. He laughs and moves away going back to bed as he waits for her to finish.
This will be a long day.
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They arrived at Overknight early since they did not make any stops today, Cadence did not even speak to him during the whole ride. She just leaned on his shoulders and not say anything. Not that Raleigh would wish for anything else though. Holding Cadence in his arms is more than enough, but surely, being able to tell the world that she is a big part of his life rather than a phase would be great. They walked into the studio hand in hand. Cadence stayed quiet despite Raleigh's efforts to open up a conversation one after another. They sat side by side into a couch in front of Fiona and Raleigh's publicist, Edward.
"I said that you two should be careful." It was the first thing they heard from the two. Cadence's heart beats fast on her chest. Unable to make herself feel at ease because of the possible scenarios this event might lead up to.
She doesn't get nervous often, but then this might affect both of their careers, and she wouldn't like it if this will harm Raleigh's career in any way. She looks down as the publicists talks about the issue, thinking of ways to avoid further controversies.
"If we're talking about publicity then this issue is definitely doing great in terms of exposure. America loved their relationship, don't you think?" Edward scrolls through twitter showing that the netizens mostly had positivie reactions regarding this.
Some even thinks it's funny how their relationship is an open secret the company is trying to hide. Cadence plays with her hands, still unable of what to make of it. Suddenly, Raleigh's hand covered hers and gives it a little squeeze. When she looks at him, she saw Raleigh grinning at her. So she smiles, too.
They continued discussing with their publicists unable to come up with a definite solution, but with the current position of the issue, it seems like there's no way that it'll worsen. After an hour, Fiona decided that it was enough talk for a day.
"I can see that the issue has no significant effect on your standings. I'll leave it up to you both."
Just like that they were dismissed. They said their goodbyes and head home right after.
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Contrary to what Raleigh had initially thought, today went by fast. They dozed off to sleep right after they reached home and they played a couple of movies during the afternoon, making out a few times in between. Yet, they still haven't decided on what they should do next.
It was night and Cadence is almost done cooking for dinner. Raleigh, on the other hand, is on the kitchen bar stool when he decided to bring the topic up.
"I want to go public." He says randomly as he takes in the sight of his girlfriend moving across the kitchen. Looking a lot more beautiful wearing her messy bun and without make ups on.
This is the kind of sight he would kill to see everyday. The kind of moment he would like to boast around the world. He's the lucky man who gets to eat Cadence Dorian's cooking every day, what's there not to be smug about? He chuckles when he realized Cadence still hasn't moved since he says it. He stands up and goes behind her, wrapping his arms around her waist and leaning down on her shoulder.
"I want to tell the world that we own each other, Cadence." He says, placing a soft kiss on her exposed shoulder. Cadence turns the stove off as she looks over her shoulder to reach his lips for a kiss.
"What if some of your fans become mad again?" She says, now leaning her head into Raleigh's chest.
"They're not fans if they act like that. Besides, I don't intend on having fans forever. On the other hand..." he trails off and perched a kiss on top of her head. "... I plan to stick with you from now on."
Cadence chuckles at this, turning around and dragging Raleigh back into the living room where she pushed her boyfriend into the couch and she sits on his lap. Raleigh's arms are wrapped into her in seconds.
"Is this real? Raleigh Carrera being cheesy? Sounds like headlines to me." She teased as she loops her arms around Raleigh's neck.
"Make it a headline then, I don't care." He says nuzzling her neck. "If that's how you want to go public then so be it. Good way, too, since they'll realize I probably plan on marrying you."
"And do you?"
"Of course, hermosa." He chuckles placing yet another kiss on her neck. Cadence giggles and hugs him tighter.
"I love you."
"I love you more, Cadence."
"You go and tell the world how crazy you are for me then."
Raleigh placed one more kiss before the latter stood up and heads back into the kitchen. He follows after a few seconds hastily snapping and image of his girlfriend. Then he opens twitter and types, attaching the picture he just took, clicking on the tweet button once he's done.
He chuckles as their friends replied one by one. The people went crazy, as their names enter the worldwide trends in just a few minutes. Cadence confusedly looked at him as she unlocks her phone only to see his tweet.
"God, why is my boyfriend like this?" She frowns and placed their food in front of Raleigh who is still busy scrolling through the tweets. Cadence sits beside him and sends a tweet.
"What's this? You actually don't mean..." Raleigh trails off and shakes his head, moving closer to Cadence. "Nah, you won't break up with me." He says sneaking his arms around her waist immediately.
"Oh, who told you?" Cadence raises her eyebrows, bringing her tweet to life as he teased his boyfriend. Yet, Raleigh didn't budge. He still wears his confident smirk, inching himself closer to her. He leans his head on Cadence.
"You did."
They both laughed as they started eating. Finally relieved that they wouldn't be sneaking out for a date tomorrow, or the next few days, or ever. They happily ate dinner. Glad that they can finally date freely now.
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IDOL | Chapter 5 [Unfinished]
Platinum x Ride or Die (AU) Crossover
Pairings: (Major) Ride or Die | Logan x Ellie (Minor) Platinum | M!Raleigh x Cadence Warnings: PG13+ Word Count: 11k+ A/N: I canât even begin to apologize that Iâm leaving this story unfinished. I tried to finish it, I really did but school is just so heavy right now that I barely have time to do anything else. And as Iâve said, the passion isnât there anymore. Iâll post up to whatever Iâve written and if given the time, Iâll definitely come back to finish it. If you decide to drop this story, I completely understand. Iâm sorry that I let you down :( @troublemakerinspace @raleiighcarrera @harrys-wheezys @raleeeighcarreras
âWow, when you said youâd pick me up I thought you meant your manager was going to drive us.â
âThe option was definitely there,â Logan grins as he pushes himself off of the yellow and black-striped 2005 Devore GT to stand in front of her. âBut I thought it would be nice if I drive.â
Ellie chuckles as she makes her way to the passengerâs door and takes her seat just as Logan slides into the driverâs seat.
âAre you a good driver?â Ellie asks teasingly as she buckles her seatbelt. âIf I get into a car accident and Mona finds out, sheâll call the ambulance and tell it to turn around.â
âIâm a great driver,â Logan chuckles as he revs the engine and he pulls out into the road. âDo you trust me?â
Ellie blinks at him for a moment before a smile tugs on her lips. âWeirdly enough, yes.â
The smile on Loganâs face strums the little tiny strings of her heart. Itâs absurd how good he looks behind the wheel. If he was handsome during the any normal setting, itâs magnified by tenfold at how easy and comfortable he is as he drives. She tries not to stare at him, telling herself that she has set ground rules for how sheâll interact with Logan, but she seems to be breaking them every minute sheâs in his presence.
âAs an honored guest of the Devore, you have the privilege of picking the song.â
Ellie chuckles as she pulls out her phone and scrolls through her playlist. âDo you treat every passenger like this?â
âOnly the pretty ones,â He glances at her with a devilish smile and a small wink.
She ducks her head to hide away the blush before her eyes light up at the instrumental track of Candy. She had asked Micah to send it to her so she could practice a little on her own before promotions truly start and theyâll have to start appearing on TV to sing it. She clicks on the song and the intro of the synth fills the car and a smile pulls on Loganâs lips.
âLogan, letâs do it live.â
âHuh?â
Logan barely has time to register her words when she starts to sing the intro of the song as she dances and does small body rolls in time with the beat. Logan lets out a laugh and he glances at her in amusement as he listens to her and waits for his cue.
Their voices fill the inside of the carâteasing, playful, flirtyâand Ellie feels light and free. Sheâs never had this before, someone she can sing along with without the pressure of hitting the right note or conveying the right emotions. Even when sheâs singing with Raleigh or Cadence, thereâs always a certain standard she has to hold herself around them. After all, her voice croaking in front of those two would send her into a spiral of embarrassment.
But she doesnât have the same worry with Logan.
Cadence had told her of this feelingâthe feeling of being able to sing with someone that youâre so in tune with that it feels natural when thereâs only you, the other person and the music. Cadence said that she has that with Raleigh.
And nowâŠEllie can admit a little that she just might have it with Logan.
The fourth verse comes in and he glances at her briefly, their gaze locking, and she grins as they sing out the next lines together in a perfect blend of light and husky.
I say, I want to be clear and simple I want to adjust just for you, oh yeah I'll give you something original I know how complicated you are
Logan attempts the sustained high note in the bridge and Ellie rolls her eyes because of course he still has excellent breathing control and can let out a perfect G#4 note even while seating down. At this point, Ellie feels like thereâs nothing this guy canât do.
The song finally finishes the last of its note and the playlist jumps to the next song on her list, a slow and soothing song from Cadenceâs new album. A comfortable silence settles between them and Ellie is once again amazed that even in the silence, it doesnât feel awkward or stifled.
âIâm probably the luckiest fan in the world,â Logan says as he turns into an intersection. âI get to hear you sing live with only me as the audience.â
Ellie smiles. âDonât sell yourself short. Iâm pretty lucky to hear you sing live as well. You have a great voice.â
âThanks,â He chuckles a little as he stops at a red light. âIâm really glad that I got to do this collab with you Ellie.â
âMe too,â She leans back and lays her head on the window. âWhich reminds me. I never got to ask. Why the sudden genre shift? The songâs great but itâs not your usual release.â
Logan nods with a small smile, a look of apprehension crossing his face in a blink of a second.
âI really donât like my songs. I just got roped into singing it because it sells,â He takes one hand off of wheel and gestures to himself. âAlong with the whole heartbroken bad boy image.â
Ellie nods and looks at him sadly. Itâs not that uncommon for companies to completely have control over an artists sound and image. Itâs usually for younger and newer artists where they have no power to truly choose what they want to do with their music. She was lucky than when she started out, she had Raleigh and Cadence backing her so whatever musical direction she was going to venture into was going to be supported by two music industry giants. But for artists like Logan? Theyâre perpetually bound to whatever their producers want for them until they can somehow break out of the image without alienating their current fans. Fortunately for Logan, their collab single âCandyâ is a big hit. Maybe this will even open up the path for him to finally sing songs he actually likes.
âAre you saying that youâve never had your heart broken then?â She teases. âIs that why you canât fully commit to the heartbroken bad boy image?â
âMaybe Iâm the one that breaks hearts,â Logan says, his voice almost pained, before the light turns green and he drives. âOr maybe I just donât like the bad boy title.â
Ellie chuckles a little. âYeah itâs pretty outdated. Plus, if you canât hold yourself to the same standard as Raleigh Carrera then why even try?â
âWhat? Property damage and grand theft auto?â He smirks. âI could totally do that.â
âHey! The courts cleared that up, the car was legit,â She laughs and leans back on the seat. âIt created a shitstorm in the company though and any car he wants to buy has to go through the suits now. Cadence was not happy.â
âIâll bet,â Logan snickers as he pulls up to the restaurant he had recommended to Ellie the night before. âCadence seems like she doesnât take any of Raleighâs shit.â
âYou have no idea,â Ellie chuckles as she unbuckles her seatbelt and gets out of the car. âBut I guess thatâs what makes them work.â
âYeah?â Logan grins as he opens the glass door for her.
âYeah,â She looks around the restaurant and sees that itâs practically empty except for them. âUhâŠyou sure this place is open?â
âYeah itâs owned byâVaughn!â Logan turns to walk to Vaughn coming out of the kitchen and gives him a hug.
âLogan!â Vaughn exclaims as he returns Loganâs hug and looks over to where Ellie is standing. âWoah, you brought your girlfriend? I thought you were bringing Ellie over.â
Ellie tries to rein in the blush on her cheeks but fails miserably as Logan stands next to her.
âThis is Ellie,â He turns to look at her with an apologetic smile. âSorry about him, heâs clueless when it comes to anything other than cooking.â
Ellie smiles as she steps forward and offers her hand. âNice to meet you Vaughn. Are you Loganâs friend?â
âCousin more like it,â Logan corrects with a fond smile.
âWe ainât actually related. But weâre family. Known each other for a long time,â Vaughn replies as he motions to the empty restaurant. âPick a seat! Iâll have the specials right out.â
Logan turns to look at Ellie expectantly as he points to the table hidden away from the glass windows. They take their seats across each other and Ellie is only now realizing how much all of this feels like a date. She banishes those thoughts as quickly as they came, this is just a casual hanging out with a potential friend and co-worker. Thatâs all there is.
âSo, do you always clear out restaurants when you bring girls out for lunch?â
Ellie cringes at herself and groans internally. She was thinking it of course but she didnât expect herself to outright say it.
âNot often,â Logan replies with a smile. âThis place is pretty popular. I had to ask some serious favors from Vaughn so we could have it for ourselves today.â
Ellie smiles a little. âYou didnât have to, you know. I wouldâve been fine either way.â
âI was thinking that a thousand pair of eyes constantly glancing at you while you eat would be uncomfortable.â
Ellie chuckles as she tucks her hair behind her ear. âYou overestimate how much I get recognized in public. People rarely ever notice.â
âLiar,â Logan grins. âI wouldâve noticed you from a thousand miles away.â
Ellie grimaces a little as she looks at him teasingly. âNot to be rude but are you always thisâŠflirty?â
Logan laughs as he looks at her face earnestly. âCanât help myself I guess.â
Ellie rolls her eyes a little. Perhaps thatâs why itâs so difficult for her to stick to the rules and guidelines sheâs set up for Logan when he seems to be so adept at making her break them.
The ping of Loganâs phone cuts through the silence and he grabs it from the table, astonishment and awe taking hold of his face.
âWoah,â Logan says as he turns his phone to her. âLooks like Candy has 80 million views on PlayMe now.â
âSeriously?!â Ellie exclaims as she takes his phone and stares at the number below the video. âThis is insane.â
âYeah I didnât think it would be this popularâŠâ Logan says in awe before his face softens.
âI did,â Ellie grins as she hands him his phone back. âAnd not just because of me by the way. The song is really great Logan. You should write your own stuff more often.â
âAfter this, maybe Iâll finally be able to,â Logan looks at her gratefully. âThanks Ellie. You have no idea how much Iâve wanted this.â
âNo problem. I really meant what I said back then. About how I can help you out and be your friend. If you ever need help just hit me up andââ Ellieâs eyes flick to the ringing of her phone and her eyebrows shoot up in surprise when she sees Monaâs name flashing on the screen. She had already informed Mona that sheâll be taking the day off so this call must be important. âSorry itâs my manager. Iâll be quick.â
Logan nods. âTake your time.â
Ellie nods as she grabs her phone and moves a little ways away from their table before she takes the call.
âMona hi, whatâs up?â
âAre you with Logan?â
Ellieâs eyebrows furrow in confusion and absolute fear. She hadnât said anything about why she wanted a day off. Was Mona just this good? Was someone tailing her?
âUhâŠyes,â She replies as she looks around the restaurant in apprehension in case sheâll see Mona suddenly pop out of nowhere. âBut its just lunch I swear! And weâre both sober and weâll stay sober. Iâm not up to troubleââ
âI donât care about that, put me on loud speaker. I need to talk to you both and make sure youâre alone.â
âTo usâŠboth?â Ellie asks as she confusingly makes her way back to the table. Logan looks at her with a question in his eyes just as she takes her seat again. Ellie shrugs before she pulls the phone away from her ear, puts in on loud speaker and places it in the middle of the table. âYouâre on loud speaker Mona.â
âGood. Logan, can you hear me?â
âUh yeah I can,â Logan looks to Ellie for answers but Ellie merely shakes her head signaling that she doesnât know either. âWhat can I do for you?â
âIâll cut right to the chase. With how popular Candyâs release is, the company has approved the music video. Weâll start production in two weeks.â
âSeriously?!â Ellie exclaims as she shares an excited and happy look with Logan. âThatâs great news Mona!â
âYeah and one more thing. We need you both in a fake relationship to drum up the release of the music video. I already went through this with your manager Logan. He should be calling you about this soon.â
âWoah wait,â Logan looks at Ellieâs phone apprehensively before he glances at Ellie. âFake relationship? This isnât. I mean I wasnâtââ
âMona you know how I feel about fake relationships,â Ellie cuts in, annoyance lacing her voice. âWhy canât we just promote the song the normal way?â
âThis isnât just about the song Ellie, itâs to clean up your image as well. Everyone loves you with Logan, heâll basically become your Cadence.â
Ellie frowns.
âIf Ellie isnât comfortable with this then I wonât do it,â Logan replies sternly.
âFine then, you both have until the end of the day to give me your final decision,â Mona pauses for a moment before her voice drops down to something soft and caring. âThis is good for you Ellie. I wouldnât have suggested this unless I knew it was going to work. Have I ever led you wrong?â
Mona doesnât afford Ellie the time to reply as she drops the call. Ellie lets out a heavy sigh and takes the phone and shoves it into her pocket, hoping that she wonât have any more calls to ruin her day.
âShit. This is fucked up,â Logan says as anger and annoyance takes hold of his voice.
âYeah but not uncommon,â She sighs and leans back on her seat as she thinks about it.
When Cadence revealed to her that the first time Raleigh and her started to date was actually just a fake relationship, she had vowed herself to never take that route. Mainly because she wanted to spare herself from the drama of being in a fake relationship with someone she had no feelings for. Pretending to kiss and fawn over a guy sheâll barely talk to outside of a few convincing texts to screenshot and post on Twitter to parade their relationship around like a prized horse.
She wants to be authentically herself because she owes it to the fans that love and support her.
âWhat do you think Logan?â
âI mean what I said Ellie,â Logan says as he leans forward a little and gazes into her eyes. âIf you donât want this then I donât want this.â
A small smile tugs on her lips. âSo if I was okay with thisâŠyouâd do it?â
Logan chuckles a little. âI meanâŠwould any fan pass up the opportunity to fake date their idol?â
Ellie laughs a little as she takes the table napkin in her hands and twists it around nervously. She weighs her options. Mona wasnât lying about the image clean up. Itâs no doubt that once her new album drops in the coming months, itâll be used to comb through all of her relationships in the past. So much of the songs she plans to record in the album revolves around heartbreak and recovering from that heartbreak that she knows full well that her critics will unfairly attach a guy to every track in that album. If she gets into a fake relationship with Logan and they âbreak upâ amicably, then all of it will just bounce back to Logan alone. Maybe they could even spin the story so that sheâs the dumpee which would then earn her sympathy and support for getting dumped by a truly great guy.
Plus, if sheâs being honest with herself, itâll give her a test run on the tiny crush she has on him without all the pesky strings of getting attached in a real relationship.
Itâs all just positives at this point so how could she say no?
âOkay, Iâve made up my mind,â She glances up at Logan shyly before she steels her confidence and clears her throat. âSo uh Logan, will you be my very first fake boyfriend?â
The way his eyes sparkle and the way the smile stretches on his lips makes Ellie momentarily forget how to breathe.
âIâll make you so happy Ellie,â He promises, more truthfully than he had initially intended before he reaches forward and offers his hand. âItâll be an honor to have you as my first fake girlfriend.â
Ellie laughs a little as she takes his hand, his palms warm against hers, and shakes on the deal just as Vaughn comes arrives with his specialties and sets it the down on the table with a big grin before he goes back into the kitchen.
âOkay, so how did it happen?â
Logan looks at her curiously just as heâs about to take a bite from his burger. âHow did what happen?â
âI mean how did we start dating? Why did we start dating?â
He blinks at her, confusion clear on his face. âBecause you like me and I like you back?â
âNot good enough,â Ellie says as she takes a bite from chicken sandwich. âIt has to be authentic and it has to be meaningful.â
Logan chuckles a little nervously, not really expecting her to be this thorough about the whole thing. After all, he was just planning to post a Pictagram post about it and leave it at that.
âLove at first sight then?â
Ellie coughs and thumps her chest as she looks at him in disbelief. âSeriously? Thatâs so clichĂ©!â
âItâs plausible,â He smiles and looks at her pointedly as Ellie rolls her eyes.
âHow about this. We hung out a lot after the recording, we talked and realized that we had a lot in common and we ended up liking each other.â
âWhy is this so important?â Logan frowns as he throws a French fry into his mouth. âWhy is it anyoneâs business how we got together? Isnât it enough that weâre dating?â
Ellie scoffs as she takes a sip of her glass of water. âYouâve clearly never been in a fake relationship before.â
âNeither have you,â Logan replies as he playfully bumps her knee under the table.
âYeah but I got references,â She grins as she raises her phone and waves it a little. âPeople always love the backstory and weâll probably get asked about it a lot so itâs better to get our stories straight to really sell it.â
âRightâŠspeaking of selling it, is kissing allowed?â Logan asks cheekily. âWhat are my boundaries? What are the things I can and canât do?â
Ellie chuckles a little. âKissing should be allowed in public. I mean, how else would we make it convincing? Hugging and touching is fine tooâas long as itâs in public.â
âGot it,â Logan smiles.
âHow about you? What are my boundaries?â
Logan tilts his head to the side with a playful smile. âNo food in the Devore?â
Ellie laughs. âIs that all? Youâre easy to please.â
âIâm a simple guy I guess,â Logan hands her some tissues when some of the sauce clings to the side of her lips. âWe should probably also lay out all of our bad habits while weâre at it. Get it all out in the air so we donât annoy each other.â
Ellie nods. âYouâre right. Iâll go first. Iâm cranky during mornings and I hate food that feels mushy no matter how good it tastes.â
âHmmâŠâ Logan perches his elbow on the table and leans his cheek on his closed hand. âNo one drives the Devore but me and Iâm really particular about my hair products.â
âYou should tell me what you use in your hair. I donât know how you got it to be so soft,â An embarrassed flush takes hold of her cheeks when she realizes that she just brought up the night she had undoubtedly buried her fingers in his hair.
âI could take you out shopping,â Logan offers with a knowing smile. âPart of the fake boyfriend experience.â
âAnd Iâll make sure to drag you around multiple stores,â Ellie smiles teasingly. âPart of the fake girlfriend experience.â
Logan pretends to groan as he tilts his head back. âI feel like Iâm getting the short end of this deal.â
âHey!â She bumps her knee against his underneath the table. âYou get to fake date the Ellie Wheeler, not many can say they had the privilege.â
âYouâre right,â Logan answers honestly, his eyes gazing into hers. âIâm really lucky.â
Ellie smiles softly as a bubble of worry start to form itself in her stomach. âDo you thinkâŠweâll be fine? I mean, nothing bad is gonna happen right?â
âWhatâs the worse that could happen?â Logan asks with a shrug as he leans back on his chair. âWe get along and we make great music together. Everythingâs going to be fine.â
Ellie nods a little, her fears disappearing with his words. With how crazy her life has been in the past few months, this could very well be the first break sheâll get since the Colt scandal. In theory, nothing bad should happen if she just keeps her crush as just a crush and cruise through the next few months until their eventual breakup.
Everything is going to be great.
~*~
âIâm calling Mona right now.â
âBabe, come on. This is Ellieâs decisionââ
âShut up Raleigh,â Cadence leaves it at that as she moves to the kitchen of their penthouse and starts a heated discussion with Mona.
Ellie looks towards Cadence direction a little guiltily. After she had lunch with Logan and after ironing out the last of the details for their fake relationship, she decided to drop by Cadence and Raleighâs penthouse so she could give them the news herself rather than the subtle and suggestive Pictagram posts theyâll both be dropping within the week.
Raleigh sighs and runs his hand through his brown and messy hair before he looks at Ellie sitting on their plush couch. âSo how long is this going to go on?â
âAbout three months or so,â Ellie says as she takes some of the candy they usually leave out on their coffee table. âUntil Iâm almost finished with my album I think. Mona still hasnât told me the specifics.â
âHmmâŠâ Raleigh acknowledges as he observes her quietly. âWant some advice?â
âUh, I didnât know youâd have some Raleigh, you did say I should fake date him to promote the song,â Ellie grins as Raleigh glares at her lightly. âBut alright, give it to me.â
âTake it from someone who got fucked up from a fake relationship,â He motions his head towards the kitchen. âIf you have even the slightest feelings for him, donât do it or youâre going to end up hurting yourself.â
Ellie frowns. âBut you two worked out thoughâŠâ
âYeah but the shit we went through?â Raleigh sighs as he shakes his head, his voice a little pained. âI had to watch her get dragged by the media and I couldnât do or say shit because we âbroke upâ, then I had to pretend like I was over her and pretend like I didnât give a shit when I saw her kiss another guy. Even if it was a fake rel. That shit messes with your head, you know?â
Ellie nods sadly. âI wonât develop feelings for Logan. I promise.â
âGood, keep it that way,â Raleigh shrugs before the familiar playful and teasing smile makes its way to his lips. âBut if you start to feel like itâs there, itâs a good indication that its time to bounce.â
Ellie grins just as Cadence makes her way back into the living room with a huff and deep furrow on her eyebrows.
âI talked to Mona.â
âSounds more like it was yelling babe.â
Raleigh merely smiles at the glare Cadence sends his way before she sits next to Ellie and takes Ellieâs hands into hers.
âI understand why you did this. Iâm not going to say itâs easy but if this is what you really want then I wonât stop you. JustâŠbe careful okay?â
âYeah and have fun!â Raleigh says as he reaches out to the bowl of candy and throws it towards Ellie who clumsily catches it. âIâve met Logan, heâs a nice guy.â
âArenât they all?â Cadence sighs as she leans back on the couch. âIâm not saying that it wonât be fun. Sure, it will be but itâs also going to difficult when the real and fake justâŠblur together and thatâs when it starts to get less fun.â
âWhen did it start to blur for you Cadence?â Ellie asks innocently as Raleighâs eyes sparkle in absolute delight as he leans forward and looks at his fiancĂ©e with curiosity and affection.
âYeah Cadence when did it start to blur for you?â
Cadence rolls her eyes as a small smile tugs her lips. âThe charity function when we sneaked away.â
âAh,â Raleigh leans back with a fond smile. âThatâs a good one.â
Ellieâs eyes bounce between them and she already knows that sheâs effectively been shut out. Not that she minds, sheâs practically used to the two of them so attached and magnetized to each other that itâs not uncommon for her to feel like the perpetual third-wheel.
âRight, Iâm going home guys,â Ellie announces as she stands from the couch and unconsciously pockets the candy Raleigh had thrown to her. âI still have songs to write.â
âKeep up us updated!â Cadence calls out as Ellie makes her way to the penthouse elevator. âAbout the album and Logan!â
âAlways,â Ellie calls out just as the elevator doors close in front of her. She sighs and leans back on the elevator and lets her mind wander. Itâs not like she didnât have her apprehensions, after all sheâs well aware of the things she could be risking if she ends up falling for Logan.
But a part of her is undoubtedly curious. What kind of boyfriend would Logan be? Would he be just as cheesy and flirty or would she see a different side to him? Would she be able to pull some inspiration from their fake relationship for her album?
The last question makes her flush a little as she gets into the cab and makes her way back to her penthouse. It wouldnât be weird for her to write a song about Logan, after all an artist is supposed to get inspiration from the influence and their environment right? It would be weirder if she didnât have any songs about Logan on her album if they plan to fake date for three months or so.
Ellie doesnât have time to fully delve into those thoughts when she reaches the building her penthouse and she hurriedly makes her way to her floor. She goes through the motions of putting away her keys and flicking on the lights before she makes her way to her bedroom and flops down on the mattress.
She takes a minute to stare at the nonsense patterns of her ceiling before she reaches into her pocket to pull out her phone when her hands close in on a small round object. She pulls it out and looks at the red candy with confusion before she realizes that itâs from Raleigh and Cadenceâs place.
An idea suddenly hits as she quickly scrambles to sit up on the bed and takes out her phone. She tears open the wrapper and presses the candy on her lips. She turns the camera of her phone to her before she snaps twenty or so pictures before settles on one and places a filter to make it look a little bit aesthetically pleasing. A wide smile takes hold of her lips as she pulls up her Pictagram account and posts the picture with the caption:
Boy Iâm your candy. Tell me what youâre waiting for.
Itâs subtle and suggestive, just like they agreed on, after all itâs just part of the lyrics for their single âCandyâ and people could even say that Ellie is simply promoting the songâbut with no link to the actual single nor the usual words of âstream Candyâ attached anywhere, the comments that rush in quickly figure out what sheâs hinting on.
I knew it! I fucking knew it! This is folks, this is the sign we needed that theyâre dating. Oh my god Iâm so happy but Iâm so sad?? But Iâm so happy too omg If she breaks his heart, Iâm gonna kill her. I heard that thereâs gonna be an MV dropping. Will we get a kiss scene???
Ellie laughs a little as she lays back down on the bed and continues to scroll through the comments that come in. She skips through the hate comments, already immune to them at this point, and focuses on the love and support of their ârelationshipâ. She feels a little tinge of guilt that sheâs fooling her fans like this but at the end of the day, itâs her life and sheâs allowed to live it according to how she wants to. Â Â Â
A notification pops up in her screen and her heart races when she sees that Logan has posted something. She navigates to his page and when the picture loads, the little squeal of delight she lets out is both embarrassing and well-earned.
The picture is a shirtless selfie of Logan with a piece of candy trapped tantalizingly between his teeth as he looks into the camera with playful smile and sparkling brown eyes. The caption at the bottom reading:
Girl Iâm your candy. All I want is you my love.
Itâs far from the âsubtleâ that they had agreed on but itâs not like she dislikes it. In fact, it puts a silly smile on her face that she canât wipe away. Now, sheâs wondering if this truly is his first fake relationship because he just seems too good at it.
Ellie goes to look at the picture again, carefully trying to commit to memory everything about it, before she closes her phone and tosses it next to her. She knows that tomorrow, every celebrity gossip blog is going to start writing articles about their Pictagram posts and sheâll feel the full effects of their fake relationship once dawn breaks.
But for now, she allows herself to get lost in her thoughts and lets the exhaustion of the day pull her to sleep. Because tomorrow, sheâll be going through an experience sheâs never had before.
An experience that, that she hopes, will bring more good than bad.
~*~
âHelloooo? Earth to Ellie?â Ingrid huffs as she crosses her arms in front of her chest. âLook if youâre too busy to hang out with me and get pics for my Pictagram, we can always reschedule.â
âHuh? Oh, sorry,â Ellie replies sheepishly as she places her phone on the table. âMy bad Ingrid, what were you saying?â
âI was saying,â Ingrid says as she gestures her hand to Ellie, her sparkly pink nails glinting under the florescent lights of the cafĂ©. âWhatâs up with you and Logan?â
âNothingâs up.â
Ellieâs phone pings with a new message and Ingrid narrows her eyes suspiciously as she leans in and swipes Ellieâs phone from the table. Ellie scrambles to get it back but Ingrid is too quick and sheâs already inputting Ellieâs password and seeing the new message.
âStill up for date night, El?â Ingrid reads in delight and shock before she turns to Ellie with a dramatic gasp. âEllie Wheeler youâre dating Logan and you didnât tell me? What, are we not friends anymore or something?â
âShh!â Ellie moves across the table between them and grabs her phone as she nervously looks around the semi-crowded space of the cafĂ©. âAnd heâs exaggerating. Itâs not date night, weâre just watching a movie.â
âYeah because thatâs soooo not a date,â Ingrid rolls her eyes as she picks up her cup of tea and takes a sip. âWhatever. Iâm happy for you, heâs definitely an upgrade from all the assholes youâve dated in the past.â
âI told you weâre not dating,â Ellie says as she takes a peek at her phone and almost melts a little at the list of movies heâs already curated for them to watch later tonight. âAt least not officially, not until we announce it in three days.â
âAnnounce? Officially?â Ingrid narrows her eyes at Ellie before she lowers her voice. âSo itâs a fake rel?â
âYeah,â Ellie picks one of the movies from his list and sends him a quick message. âItâs just thatâfake. So we arenât actually dating.â
âThen whatâs with his Picta posts?â Ingrid pulls out her own phone and navigates to Loganâs page. âIn the past week heâs either posting about his car, his upcoming album or cryptic posts about you. I mean look at this,â Ingrid clicks on a picture and turns the phone to Ellie. âItâs a picture of him in a field of flowers. The caption literally has the lyrics to your song. Dude sounds like his halfway in love already!â
Ellie blushes a little as she looks at the picture Ingridâs showing her. She really does love that photo, itâs probably one of her favorite ones his posted. In the past few weeks, theyâve both been trying to be âsubtleâ about slowly enticing the public with their supposed relationship but Ellie has gradually learned that there is nothing subtle about Logan. All of his posts leave no room for speculation or doubt while she tries her best to be subtle when she posted a picture of her wearing a yellow and black dress.
âHeâs just really good at the whole fake dating I guess,â Ellie shrugs as her phone pings with another new message from Logan. She glances at her phone and a small smile tugs on her lips when she sees his message.
Nice, I wanted to watch that one. Your place or mine?
Yours, she replies with a small smile.
Ingrid frowns. âI feel like a third wheel and heâs not even here.â
âOkay, phone down now. Letâs take the picture because I need to go and finish up one more song for my album.â
Ingrid rolls her eyes as she motions with her fingers for Ellie to come closer so they can take the picture together over their array of untouched desserts on the table. Ellie smiles prettily, the kind of smile sheâll only ever use when sheâs taking pictures to be posted, as Ingrid tilts her head down a little and pouts her lips a little.
After twenty or thirty pictures with different angles, Ingrid is finally satisfied and flicks through the pictures before she finally settles on one.
âWhat should the caption be?â Ingrid says as her nails tap on screen. âGirls day out? One in a Million reunion?â Ingrid looks up from her phone and frowns when she sees Ellie grinning at her phone before Ingrid sneakily takes a candid photo. âWhen your friend canât get off of her phone because she canât stop talking to her fake boyfriend?â
Ellie glances up at Ingrid with a small frown. âOne in a Million reunion sounds better.â
âYou think?â Ingrid scoffs as she types out the phrase and posts it first. She then pulls up the candid photo she took of Ellie, writes down a caption and posts it. She leans back and observes Ellie and waits patiently for her response.
Ellie furrows her eyebrows before she looks up at Ingrid with blank face. âReally Ingrid?â
âItâs not a lie,â Ingrid smirks knowingly.
Ellie sighs as she reads the caption again under her picture.
Guess whatâs making El smile so much? Hint: itâs a date.
Ingrid is right at least, itâs not a lie that sheâs genuinely excited for her not-a-date with Logan. In the past week or so, theyâve gotten closer. A lot closer than sheâd expect them to be and sheâs starting to see howâŠcharming, caring and genuinely nice Logan can be. It has come to the point where theyâve been talking late into the night until sheâs basically fallen asleep on the phone.
And that terrifies her. Ellie doesnât want to admit it but the feelings sheâs starting to catch from him are starting to spiral into a dangerous territory and if she was smarter, a little more cautious, sheâd cut her losses and ask for this fake relationship to be cancelled and, as Raleigh advised, bounce.
But she doesnât want to. Not when she really likes the feeling of being able to unironically say that the Logan is her boyfriend.
âAnyway, I need to go,â Ellie pockets her phone and stands up from the chair. âLetâs meet up again next week if youâre free.â
âSure,â Ingrid waves her way and flips her blond hair over her shoulder. âBut next time actually pay attention to me, okay?â
âRoger that,â Ellie grins as she places her sunglasses, makes her way to the door and out of the cafĂ©.
~*~
The ping of Loganâs phone sounds loud in the empty space of his makeshift studio in his apartment. He looks at it curiously before he moves the guitar to the side and reaches for the black device. A wide smile pulls on his lips when he sees the picture of Ellie grinning at her phone, his eyes flit to the caption below the picture and the smile on his face starts to physically hurt his cheeks.
He goes to message Ellie, his fingers typing out his thoughts before he can stop them.
Iâm excited too troublemaker. He pauses, deletes the message and tries again.
You look cute in the picture. He pauses again and decides fuck itâheâll send both.
Iâm excited too troublemaker, you look cute in the picture.
He waits with anticipation when he sees the three dots appear and disappear. When he reads her message, heâs sent into a fit of laughter as he lays down on the carpeted floor and holds his phone inches from his face.
Oh my god shut up. She follows up the reply with a cute sticker of a tiny bunny character repeatedly thumping on the chest of a taller bunny.
He grins lazily as he types out his next message. Are you bringing snacks?
Better, I made something.
Logan raises a curious eyebrow. He can confidently call himself an Ellie fan and he, embarrassingly, knows a lot about her. Her knowing how to cook though, somehow, escaped his radar.
Didnât know you could cook. Are you any good?
The reply is instant, almost as if she already knew that he would ask that question.
Of course I am. Donât you trust me?
I do. Because strangely enough, he really does. Careful troublemaker, you know what they say about a way to a manâs heart.
Logan, I donât need to be good at cooking to get through your heart.
Loganâs eyes widen, his heart picking up in speed, and heâs finding it a little difficult to come up with a reply. But his few seconds of silence mustâve set her in a panic when she hurriedly follows it up with another message.
I mean, Iâm already your fake girlfriend, right?
Right, he replies before he gathers what little is left of his self-control to finish his message. Iâll see you later El. I gotta finish up the last song before you come.
Okay, see you later!
Logan lets out a heavy sigh and drops his phone on his chest and lays his forearm across his eyes. His mind swims and he canât stop himself from finally admitting that he has the biggest crush on Ellie Wheeler.
And itâs not just a fan-crush either but a real, tangible, heart-stopping crush.
Not that this is a recent development or anything, heâs noticed that in the past few daysâheâs finding it increasingly difficult when heâs nowhere near his phone. Even when heâs recording the newer songs he wrote for his album that finally got approved (due to Candyâs success), he always goes to his phone after each session so he can reply to whatever message sheâs left for him.
Thatâs never happened to him.
Whenever Logan gets himself involved with a girl, heâs usually fine if they donât talk for a couple days. Hell, he even prefers it since he values his solitude. But with Ellie, it feels as if heâs going to miss out on something important if he doesnât reply to her messages or talk to her at the end of the day.
Itâs a terrifying feeling for him. They havenât even properly stared to fake date and heâs already catching this pesky crush that he canât seem to shake out. And Logan knows himself well. No matter how hard heâs going to try to mask it, itâs going to be obvious on his face when the Paps take their pictures.
He sighs and pushes himself off of the floor and grabs his guitar. Heâs been having trouble with composing his last song for the album since heâs been instructed to make it the kind of heartbroken love-pining that heâs known forâexcept make it R&B pop. He was excited at first, finally being able to blend what heâs known for and what he loves to create, but these days he just canât seem to write down a single word or strum out a single note.
The subject is about heartbreak after all but all heâs been feeling is flutters of butterflies in the past few days.
He strums out the first few notes and looks to his notebook to test out the words heâs able to somehow to write down.
âTell me once again, tell me you love me like you did that moment,â Logan pauses, reaches out to crush out a word, and he tries again. âTell me once again, tell me you love me like you did thatâtime? Fuck!â
Logan places his guitar down and weaves his hand through his hair in frustration. Heâs well aware that if he doesnât finish this song within the month, itâs going to get handed to ghost writers. Heâs also scarcely aware how important this album is. If the reception is good, heâll be able to continue to release songs that heâll actually love to sing on stage for once. No more grumpy producers telling him to cry in the booth and no more forced interviews where he has to pretend that the song is about a girl who broke his heart once.
Itâs finally going to be only him, his music and his own art.
The distant and muted sound of his apartment buzzer reaches his ears and at first, heâs a little annoyed that someoneâs here to interrupt his session but the annoyance is immediately wiped away when he remembers that itâs most likely Ellie.
He pushes himself off of the floor and takes quick and long steps towards the front door and yanks it open. He canât help the smile that breaks out on his face when he sees her standing in front of him with a light peach sundress and a Tupperware of something in her arms.
âHey, Iâm here for movie night.â
âDate night you mean,â He corrects with a grin before he moves to the side and motions for her to enter the apartment. âMake yourself at home. Iâm sure you already know where everything is.â
Ellie rolls her eyes with a smile before she makes her way to his kitchen. âHowâs the song going?â
âAwful. Iâve got a mental block I canât get over,â Logan sighs as he leans on the doorframe of the kitchen and observes her quietly as she pulls out plate and puts it on the counter. âAnyway, what did you make?â
âCookies!â She smiles with pride as she tilts the Tupperware full of cookies to him before she starts to place them on the plate. âI hope you like peanut butter cookies.â
âI love them,â If Logan is being honest with himself, his feelings towards any flavor of cookie is about average. He neither likes them nor hates them but if Ellie is the one that made them, somehow he can find himself to love them. He walks to the counter and plucks one cookie from the plate and takes a bite. His eyes widen a little as the flavor hits his tongue. âDamn, these are good.â
âTold you Iâm good,â Ellie beams with pride as she takes the plate and motions towards the living room. âAlso, whatâs blocking you from the song?â
âYouâ is what heâd like to say but heâs not sure if he can survive to the aftermath of that conversation. So he shrugs and follows behind her as they make their way to the living room.
âDonât know, guess itâs just one of those days.â
âWant me to help?â Ellie abruptly stops walking and turns around, almost sending Logan crashing into her. âI also want to bounce off some lyrics with you for a song Iâm working on.â
Logan thinks for a moment at the proposition. If heâs being honest, heâd rather not revisit the song until heâs let it sleep for a few days. But he does want to hear the new song sheâs working on and there is one song heâs been meaning to let her listen to.
âI have a better idea. I have this song I want to run by you, get your feel for it.â
Ellieâs eyes light up as she looks around a little to try and locate the direction of his studio. âRaincheck on movie night then?â
âSure,â Logan chuckles softly as he points to the door down the hall. âBring the cookies though, something to keep our brain going.â
Ellie nods as she walks towards the door he points to and enters his studio. Itâs a lot smaller than the one in her penthouse but itâs enough provide a good space for creating music. She places the plate of cookies on the table before she sits on the carpeted floor, crosses her legs, and pulls out her phone from her purse so she can find the instrumentals for the song.
Logan chuckles as he takes sits next to her. âI was going to offer you a chair.â
âNo way, I think better when Iâm sitting on the floor.â
Logan smiles softly, the little string of his heart tugging at the thought that itâs the same for him too.
âOkay here are the instrumentals,â Ellie starts, her voice serious, commanding andâfor Loganâextremely sexy. âIâve got the chorus down and the bridge but the first verse still sounds clunky.â
âSing it for me.â
Ellie nods as she presses play, latches on to the lyrics on her phone and starts the song with a few adlibs of soft and raspy ohs.
When I see you, I feel a sense of familiarity After a moment of thinking, I approached you Besides us, everything else has vanished Please trust this experience Match my tempo babe
She finishes and looks at Logan expectantly but he only looks back at her with awe.
âI still canât get over how good your voice sounds,â He chuckles softly when Ellie glares at him slightly. âHand me the lyrics.â
Ellie hands him the phone. He rewinds the song a couple of times and mumbles through the lyrics a little before his eyes catch on to the part where it feels a little clunky.
âHere, this part sounds a little off the beat,â Logan moves her phone closer to her, his shoulders touching hers. âMaybe something with one more syllable to hit the last note?â
âHmmâŠâ Ellie takes her phone and hums through the lyrics, her eyes intensely trained on the words, as Logan observes her with a soft smile. âHow about this? Please trust this moment to me.â
âSing it for me.â
Ellie nods and she gets through the first part quickly before she slows down at the end of the first verse and sings the new lyrics.
Besides us, everything else has vanished Please trust this moment to me Match my tempo babe
âThatâs it,â Logan says as he unconsciously moves closer to her, his face so close he can see the light peach blush on her cheeks. âSounds like a hit already.â
She turns to him with a smile but quickly looks away when she realizes how close their faces are. She distracts herself by typing in the new lyrics to the song. She goes through the entire song again a couple of times, just to make sure that thereâs nothing else he needs to comment on, before sheâs finally satisfied with the results.
âOkay, Iâm done with mine. Let me hear yours.â
Logan chuckles softly as he pushes himself off of the floor and moves to the keyboard in the corner of the room. He takes a seat just as Ellie follows him and stands behind him. Logan looks over his shoulder at her with a smile before he pats the space next to him.
Just as she takes a seat, his fingers fly over the keys and the soft and slow start of the song fills the studio. Although the actual song will have more layers to it, this is the best he can do for now. He drops his voice down a little as he tries to achieve the emotions heâs wanted to inject into this song the moment he composed itâsultry and enticing.
Itâs a little stuffy when I make eye contact with you Iâd like to dive deep into your eyes Iâd like to look into them but I canât If your fingers touch me, I feel like Iâm losing my mind.
He goes through the first verse with ease, the emotions in his heart easily flowing out and mixing with the beat and lyrics of the song and heâs terrified of how easily all these emotions come to him when heâs singing for her.
He glances at her knowingly as he reaches to the second verse, the lyrics of the song starting to jump out of the page and into what little space is left between them.
I think Iâm drunk Try mixing in another blue sapphire Let me know if thereâs an island for me in your sea Itâs like Iâll explode The blue spreads through all of me. You can fall for me, if you want.
He reaches the bridge and belts out a sustained high note and finishes the song with a few adlibs of ohs and lets the last of the note ring out in the studio.
âWow,â Ellie says as she looks up at him with wonder and awe. âThatâs an amazing song Logan. I feel like I already have a favorite song from your album.â
Logan grins as he gazes into her eyes. âNo changes then?â
âNone. Absolutely none,â Ellie unconsciously plays with the edge of her dress. âYou should sing for me more often. I like being your only audience.â
Logan laughs a little, his body unconsciously moving closer to hers. âDoes this mean youâre now a Logan fan?â
âRelease the full album first,â She replies teasingly as she tilts her head to him. âIâll decide then.â
âEllieâŠâ Logan whispers softly, his brown eyes searching hers, as he starts to move lean forward but he catches himselfâhis brain catching up to his erratic heart. He pulls away abruptly and tries to internally shake away the haze that sheâs brought on him. Anymore than this and heâll be helplessly falling into her arms. âAnyway, itâs getting late, donât you think? Donât want Mona to chew your ass out.â
âOh,â Ellie says, the disappointment clear in her voice, before she turns to look at the clock on the wall and is shocked that two hours had run by without her knowledge. âYouâre right, I should go.â
âIâll walk you out,â Logan stands from the chair and grabs the plate from the table. âIâll pack this up too.â
âYou can keep it, it was supposed to be our snacks anyway,â She chuckles as she makes her way out of the studio.
Logan follows dutifully behind her as they walk down the hallway and reach his front door.
âThanks for helping me with the song Logan. Too bad I canât give you the credits for it.â
Logan grins as he reaches over and opens the door for her. âMake it up to me by giving me a signed album.â
âCareful, thatâs how other artists end up taking advantage of you,â Ellie warns with a playful smile before she steps out of the door and looks at him a little apprehensively. âOur fake relationship is going to start in three days. Are you ready?â
âI am,â Logan says honestly, maybe even a little excitedly. âI doubt anyoneâs going to be surprised though.â
âThatâs your fault, I told you to be subtle,â Ellie chuckles softly before she turns to leave. She looks over her shoulder and gives him a small smile. âGoodnight Logan.â
âGoodnight Ellie. Message me when you get home.â
Elli gives him a small wave goodbye and watches her carefully to make sure she gets to the elevators without the any problems. When the elevator closes, he closes the front door and presses his forehead against the wooden surface. He squeezes his eyes shut and runs through everything that happened so far.
He groans a little when he realizes how close he was to kissing her after he finished singing his song. If he was a weaker man, he wouldâve done it. But she already set her boundaries. No kissing, hugging or touchingâunless itâs in public. And heâs going to keep that promise.
Although, embarrassingly, heâs already running through the best date spots for their first official date as a fake couple.
A date, heâs hoping, will end with a kiss.
~*~
âEllie! Come here!â
Ellie turns to look at the director in her chair as the make-up artist continues to touch up her make up for the music video shoot.
âComing!â Ellie replies as she stands from the chair and smooths out the orange and black jacket sheâs wearing before she makes her way to the director.
Once she reaches him, he gives a quick rundown of the scene needed for the shoot. She follows him around the set, an explosion of yellow, pastel neon and soft orange lights and dĂ©cor that mimics old 90s arcades, as he points out the different places sheâll be shooting her solo scenes. One where sheâll be inside a tube like structure, another is in front of a makeshift brick wall and the last one is a raised platform with fairy lights dotted in the background and foreground.
âWeâll shoot your parts first then we move on to Loganâs,â The director motions to where Logan is sitting in his chair having his final run through from the assistant director for his own scenes. âThe props should be in the tube.â
Ellieâs eyes light up when she turns to look at the tube structure and sure enough, there on the bottom is where a myriad of different shaped and colored candies in aesthetically pleasing glass jars wait for her. Itâs already pretty rare for her to eat anything too heavy days before a music video shooting so having the opportunity to eat on the actual shooting is a blessing sheâll never have again. Unless she titles all of her songs to something food-related.
âCan I eat it?â Ellie asks as she crawls into the center of the tube, takes the glass jars and puts it on her lap as she takes a seat. She twists open the lid and takes out a blue dice-shaped candy and holds it up to the light.
The director laughs. âJust try not to eat all of it. We start in five everyone!â
âYou okay over here?â
Ellie looks up and smiles when she sees Logan approaching her in a red and white hoodie, his white pants hugging is legs in the most distracting of ways. He reaches the tube structure and takes a seat on the entrance of the tube.
âGood, you?â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
Logan smiles as he motions to run his hand through his hair before he stops himself when he remembers that his hairstylist has already spent hours on his hair.
âReady to eat something, Iâm hungry.â
Ellie grins as she offers him the candy sheâs holding. âWant a bite then?â
Logan raises an eyebrow before he leans forward and takes the candy between his teeth, his eyes never leaving hers as his lips touch the tips of her fingers.
Ellie is immensely thankful to her makeup artist for making her makeup just a little thicker today so it can survive the harsh lights. It turns out it has a dual purpose todayâsurvive the lights and hide away the blush on her cheeks.
âDelicious,â Logan comments with a cheeky smile as he runs his thumb over his bottom lip. âSave some for me later.â
Ellie doesnât have time to reply, not that she had any coherent words to reply with, when the director calls out for the first take. Logan stands from where heâs sitting and gives her a little thumbs up before he walks out of the frame of shoot.
Ellie takes a minute to get her beating heart to settle before she turns to the camera, her demeanor already changing, as she hears Candy playing in the background.
âAnd action!â
~*~
âGood job Ellie, letâs take a five minute break and reset,â The director calls out as Ellie hops off of the platform.
Just as sheâs about to go back to her seat somewhere behind the cameras, Logan intercepts her and offers her a water bottle. She smiles gratefully and drinks almost half of the bottle. Maybe being under the lights and nibbling on candy for forty minutes made her more dehydrated than she thought.
âWant me to get you another one?â Logan chuckles as she shakes her head no.
âIâm good for now,â Ellie twists the bottle cap close and hands it back to him. âReady for our shoot?â
âYeah,â Loganâs eyes flit to somewhere over her shoulder and he moves to her side, wraps an arm around her waist and guides her away a little. âCareful, thereâs a camera behind you.â
âHuh? Oh thanks,â Ellie looks behind her just as she sees the huge black device hovering near where she had been standing. A memory comes to her and she laughs a little. âEver hit your head on this?â
Logan winces at the thought and shakes his head no.
âI did, when I was shooting Easy,â Ellie chuckles as she unconsciously leans into him, his hand warming up the skin on her waist. âJust as I was really feeling the music, I turn to the side and bam! The makeup team had to do some magic to hide the red bump here.â
Ellie points to her right temple and Logan snickers as he gazes into her eyes with a soft smile, giving her waist a reassuring small squeeze. âIâll make sure we wonât get a repeat of that then.â
âThen youâre doing a fantastic job so far,â Ellie moves closer to him, the space between them nonexistent, and somewhere in the back of her mindâsheâs aware that she shouldnât be this close to him even if everyone knows that theyâre âdatingâ.
âLogan and Ellie! Letâs start,â The directors voice booms around the space of the studio and the spell theyâve trapped themselves in breaks. Ellie is the first to move a little away from his hold and Logan, reluctantly, lets his arm fall away from her waist. When heâs no longer in her space, he can already feel the rush of cold air that envelopes him.
âMake sure you donât get left behind,â Ellie comments as she looks up at him with a teasing smile.
Logan smiles and puts his hands in his pockets, the fire in her eyes both inspiring and addicting.
âNever troublemaker.â
~*~
Ellie takes a sip from her glass of wine, her back against the headboard of her bed, as she crosses her ankles and goes through the selection of movies on her TV for her next movie to watch. After the music video shoot that ran for close to three hours, she was finally able to relax for the rest of the day and sheâs been spending it catching up on movies sheâs wanted to watch for awhile. Although she wanted to hang out with Logan after the shoot, he had to quickly get to an interview with a popular podcast channel on PlayMe.
After she picks one from the thriller category, she blindly pats around for her phone on the bed. She goes through her Pictagram account and lazily scrolls through her timeline as the opening scene of the movie fills the silence of her bedroom. Since theyâve announced their relationship (with a cringy couples pose pic that had them laughing and wheezing the first few takes), most of her timeline has been full of their fans congratulating them and making compilation videos of whatever little interaction they had shown in public. Ellie doesnât want to admit it out loud but she really does enjoy seeing people so happily supporting the both of them. In her past relationships, most of her fans and friends disapproved of her choice (with good reason too) but with Logan, all sheâs getting is love and support.
Itâs painful for her to admit it but Logan is just that good of a guy and he really is the Cadence to Ellie.
Ellie frowns a little at the idea that sheâs the Raleigh of their relationship.
!!!!!!!! El, watch this!
Ellieâs eyebrows furrow a little when she sees PlayMe link that Riya, her closest friend even before she became an artist, has sent her. She pauses the movie and places her glass of wine on her nightstand when she sees the thumbnail of the video. She can already tell that itâs Logan sitting in a podcast room and if she isnât mistaken, itâs probably the interview he had to quickly run to after their shooting.
You sure this is all fake?
Ellieâs eyes widen a Riyaâs message before she quickly locates her earphones, plugs it in and plays the video. It starts off innocently enough, just going through Loganâs music history and talking about his most popular songs. Then it delves into Candy and, naturally, to her.
âSo, Candy and Ellie. Whatâs that like?â
Logan chuckles a little, a soft smile pulling on his lips. âWhich one do you want me to talk about? Depending on how much time we have left, I donât think we can get to both.â
The hosts laughs. âEllie of course!â
âYeah Ellie!â His co-host chimes in. âWhatâs it like working with her?â
âAmazing,â Logan grins as he leans back on his seat. âSheâs passionate about her work. She doesnât take any of my crap either.â
âAnd you guys are dating now! Whatâs that like?â
âItâsâŠâ Logan pauses a little, a soft smile tugging on his lips. âSurreal you know? I mean dating your idol is probably number one on the list of things that doesnât happen to guys like me.â
âI bet Ellie is just as lucky,â The co-host laughs.
âNah, Iâm the lucky one,â Loganâs voice drops down to something soft, something honest. âSheâs sweetâŠway too sweet for someone like me. She knows how to have fun too and itâs never boring when Iâm with her...it kinda feels like home sometimes.â
The host whistles. âWrite her a song while youâre at it.â
Logan laughs. âTold you Iâd only have time to talk about one.â
âIf Ellie is listening inâhi Ellie!âwhat would you like to say to her?â
âWhereâs the cameraâoh there,â Logan smiles handsomely directly to the camera, his brown eyes sparkling with amusement and affection. âMiss you already troublemaker. Letâs reschedule that date night already.â
The whole room dissolves into awws and Ellie touches her cheek, feeling the warmth of her blush heating up her palm. She doesnât even get the time to properly process what she just saw when Riya sends her a flood of messages.
Did you see it? El tell me youâve seen it. Was he really faking it? And why does he call you troublemaker? El!!! Reply already!!!
Calm down Riya! I just finished watching it.
Cool. Thoughts?
So many. Ellie probably has enough thoughts in her head to last her for the rest of the week. But how is she able to properly articulate all of them without giving away her crush for Logan? Nobody knows about itânot even Raleigh and Cadence, the two people she shares everything with.
I thinkâŠmaybe it isnât all fake?
I knew it! I freaking knew it! The way he looked at the camera? The things he said? Sorry but your boyfriend is hot El.
She wants to correct Riya. That Logan isnât her boyfriend but rather her fake boyfriend but surprisingly, giddily, she doesnât. So she immerses herself a little in the fantasy, in the belief that maybe there really is something more to them than just their fake relationship.
It wonât hurt right? After all, this is just a little crush. A feeling she wonât allow to grow into something more. After all, she promised Raleigh that it wouldnât get to thatâhell, she promised herself.
But a crush is something small and insignificant. Something she can easily overlook and abandon when things start to get sticky.
So Ellie flops down on her bed, a wide grin on her face, as she dials Riyaâs number so they can properly gush over her extremely hot boyfriend and talk about all the things sheâs excited to explore with her very much fake but not fake relationship with Logan.
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Ohmygod đđ did MC get back her bra
#playchoices#choices#choices stories you play#raleigh carrera#choices platinum#platinum#choices raleigh#kaydence everhart#cadence dorian#platinum mc#raleigh x mc
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Raleigh and Cadence in a scene from this fic!Â
Commission for @the-choices-fanart-giver for a contest winner! I had so much fun doing these â€ïž
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Felices Los 4 (M!Raleigh x MC)
Summary: Inspired by Malumaâs Felices Los 4. Raleigh and Cadence need some time to finally figure out exactly what they are.
Warning: Explicit language. Some references to sex.
Word Count: 3200
Si conmigo te quedas O con otro tĂș te vas No me importa un carajo Porque sĂ© que volverĂĄs
Raleigh woke up to emptiness by his side. He grimaced as he rolled over, soaking in the fading warmth that Cadence left behind when she awoke at the break of dawn and snuck out of his hotel room before they got caught. Two months after the âbreak upâ and he still could not stay away from her. He didnât mind the risks, after all hooking up adds to his bad boy persona. But if Cadence got caught, well her image would be ruined. This was all this was right? Hooking up. He was used to sleeping around, not remembering all the names of the women he had been with, but for a while now the only woman on his mind and in his sheets was Cadence Dorian. God, did he wish things were different.
He grimaced as he reached the bedside, hundreds of text filling the screen. At the top was one from
CadenceâHad a good time last night, sorry I didnât wake you up. You just looked too cute sleeping ;)â His cheeks warmed as he smiled.
He texted back, âDonât have too much fun with your bfâ To which she shot back,
âHopefully Jaylen âNotice me Raleighâ Riaz doesnât get on your nerves too muchâ
He rolled his eyes groaning as he remembered that his new girlfriend was none other than Jaylen Riaz. Boy was she annoying. The only thing he liked about that woman was her singing voice, but by now even that annoyed him.
Jaylen squealed as she lept into Raleigh arms outside the hotel, the bright flashing lights making him grimace. Or maybe she was. On cue he pulled her in for a deep kiss. He pulled away, putting on his sunglasses as Jaylen looped her arm with his and walked through with a flashing smile.
âRaleigh how do you feel about Cadence making it official with her One in a Million mentor Avery Wilshire!â
Raleigh sneered, about to answer when Jaylen interrupted, âWell you know Iâm the winner here.â She let out a giggle and snuggled against Raleigh who forced a smirk as he winked at the cameras through his glasses.
âJaylen how do you feel about being Raleighâs sloppy seconds?â Raleigh had to stop himself from laughing as a look of shock spread across Jaylenâs face. Of course it was his favorite pap. She looked at Raleigh for defense who sighed and rolled her eyes, âHow does Avery feel about being Cadenceâs sloppy seconds? Donât be sexist.â
Frankly he did not like that Avery was Cadenceâs rebound. Raleigh was not one to get jealous, but there was a part of him who knew that Avery would be a better match for Cadence. He swore there wasnât a single bad cell in that manâs body, except that maybe he was too nice. But maybe there was something that Cadence didnât see in Avery, because nearly every night she was in Raleighâs bed. Raleigh swore that by the time these relationships passed they would get together, and he would do things right. But life had other plans as time went on, and he found his bed getting colder more often.
It started with Cadenceâs tour and Raleighâs Vegas residency. Raleigh was practically stuck in a place that was made for him, while Avery could basically tail and support Cadence.
One night he found himself texting, âI miss you, come back to me. Wish I was with you.â But he deleted it quickly and instead sent,
Raleigh: âHowâs Parisâ
Cadence: âGorgeous, everything Iâve ever dreamed.â Raleigh turned on his side, grimacing as he tortured himself over not being there.
âCall me.â I miss you
âCanât Avery is taking me on a date on the Eiffel Towerâ
âHow clichĂ©â
She didnât respond. Figures, she must have been falling deeply in love with that Ken doll of a boyfriend.
Raleigh sat up, reaching for the bottle of bourbon next to his bedside and taking a swig of it. There wasnât a label for him and Cadence, hell theyâve never even said âI love youâ to each other. He knew that she had her needs too, and he couldnât hold her back. The world is a lonely place for people like them, and he was sure that she had probably hooked up with Avery a few times.
He grimaced at the thought of this, and took a longer swig of the bourbon before slamming it down and grabbing his phone. He checked to see if Cadence responded. She didnât. Instead he scrolled down to Jaylen sending a rather regrettable text now that he thought of it, but she was in town and they were still fake dating.
âCome over.â He typed, suddenly not caring that he disliked every fiber in her being just for one escape.
He should have known better than to give Jaylen attention. They were at the Grammys and of course they were seated next to Cadence and Avery for the drama. Cadence grinned over at him, and he couldnât help but smile to as he went to say hi, when Jaylen interrupted him.
Grinning, she grabbed Cadence and squealed, âI donât see why you broke up with Raleigh, Cadence! I mean he is justâŠintoxicating.â Avery cringed behind Cadence as he shot Raleigh a look. What was that for? He wasnât doing anything wrong.
Cadence forced a smile, before saying shakily, âTrust me, I know, but uh good luck.â She gave Raleigh a prying glance before softly pushing Avery to sit on her other side, creating a wall between her and Jaylen.
How could she be mad at him? While she was doing worse things with Avery. They were backstage, about to present with Cadence Best Rap album. She was silent as she stared ahead. He reached out touch her, âCadence?â
âDid you sleep with her?â she said coolly, still not looking at him.
âWhat? Hello to you too.â
âAnswer me Raleigh.â
âSleep with who?â
âDonât play dumb. Jaylen.â
Raleigh took in a deep breath, âYes.â
âFor how long?â
âWell, geez do you want me to give you a whole report?â Raleigh chuckled as Cadence shot him an icy glare. âWhat donât act like you havenât slept around too?â Cadence scoffed as she rolled her eyes, âWith who? Shane who still hates me? Or Avery? I havenât in fact, not yet.â
âWhy are you so twisted then?â
âBecause you hate Jaylen!â And you love me, she thought. She guessed not.
âThere is such a thing as hate sex you know. Besides it means nothing to me. Also weâre not even a thingâŠâ Raleigh trailed off as he saw tears well up in Cadenceâs eyes.
Maybe she was wrong about everything, maybe what they had was only a spark. She choked on her tears, trying hold them back in order to not ruin her make up. He reached for her, and she numbly pushed him off. Walking towards the stage, leaving him trailing behind her. Maybe she should have known better to think that what theyâve had could be love. She read the words on the teleprompter with a forced smile, not turning to Raleigh when the fake banter came. She knew she looked stiff. She knew this was going to spin out as an awkward ex encounter in the papers. She didnât care anymore.
When they went back stage she pushed past him, gripping her gown as she scurried off, away from everything, away from all of the fake surrounding them.
Avery found her crying in some diner that night, and she let him comfort her that night.
âYou know heâs no good for you.â Avery said as he wrapped an arm around her waist as they laid in bed together.
âI just thought that what we had was real.â Cadence replied as she tried to focus on the man in front of her. But she couldnât. She knew that if she could choose she would be with Raleigh now, but she had to give Avery a chance.
âItâs hard to find whatâs real in this industry thatâs why I love you.â Avery said, not minding that that word slipped out of his mouth. Cadence didnât know what to say, so instead she pulled him in for a kiss.
Two months passed by, and Raleigh was now sitting up in bed, Jaylen snoring soundly as he grabbed his phone. He went to his old messages and looked at Cadenceâs name sorrowfully. Why does he ache like this? Itâs been two months and he still misses her, still yearns for her to just say hi to him. Unbeknownst to him Cadence was thinking the same thing,
Finally he texted, âI miss you, can we talk?â
20 minutes passed and finally responded, âNo.â
âThen why did you respond.â
âBecause I wanted to annoy you.â
âFunny, but seriously?â
âKâ
âCadence, I want you to know that I canât stop thinking about you. I care about you in so many ways. And I understand if you are falling for Avery, heâs a good guy. Iâm just grateful to be that spiteful yet friendly fake ex in your life. Just let me back in.â Raleigh texted, his heart beating in his throat. Was he in love with her. She responded, âI overreacted, I know I wasnât fair about you and Jaylen. I just couldnât help but feel jealous at the time. But Averyâs been good to me, and Jaylenâs been trying for you. It wouldnât be fair for either of them to go back to what we were doing.â
Fuck everybody else Raleigh almost typed, but instead he replied, âI know, just let me be there for you.â I love you. He was desperate, he wanted her, he needed her.
âMeet me for coffee at 9.â
Raleigh and Jaylen were scheduled for an late night interview, while Avery was going to take Cadence out on a date that would change her life.
Cadence giggled as Avery lead her down the beach. âI still donât understand where weâre going.â She adored Avery, she really did. He made her feel safe.
âWeâll get there when we get there now come along.â He lead to a secluded spot, where there were candles all around and a white blanket. âSex on the beach? Niceâ
Avery rolled his eyes as he pulled her towards him, âNo that comes later.â he winked. In one fluid motion he grabbed her hand and knelt on the ground. Hopefully Raleighâs advice will pull through.
âCadence Dorian, the way you make me feel is the realest Iâve in a long time. Youâre my muse, my everything. And these past few months have been far from fake. There is not one thing in the world that holds me back from asking youâŠwill you marry me?â
Raleigh straightened himself out as he sauntered onto the couch with Jaylen next to him for Leland St. James. He smirked at the cameras, trying not to think about Cadenceâs important night. Of course he knew, he helped Avery. Didnât mean he hated every single bit of it.
He tuned out most of the monologue until Leland asked, âNow, Raleigh would you say things are getting pretty serious between you and Jaylen? Could we be looking at a possible Mrs. Carrera?â
Raleigh chuckled shaking his head while Jaylen elbowed his side and said with a smile, âWell I think things are pretty serious, right babe?â Raleigh just nodded and said, âMight keep this one for a while.â
âYes well it has been a while. I mean this is your longest girlfriend! Come on put a ring on it.â Jaylen blushed, giggling as she cuddled next to Raleigh.
âSo Jaylen Iâve heard youâve been working on a new album. Give us all the details.â
Jaylen smiled and said, âWell, I wanted to take a more romantic approach.â She did not write a single word in that album.
âAre we getting a collab?â
âWell I guess youâll just have to find out.â
âAnyway, on to the juicy stuff,â said Leland, âJaylen how do you feel about Cadenceâs romance with former mentor Avery Wilshere?â
Jaylen rolled her eyes and said with a smirk, âWe all know Cadence is wellâŠA temptress. I mean she seduced Raleigh, and now sheâs returning the favor to Avery. Simple as that. Nothing real like me and Raleigh have. Besides, had she not used herâŠskillsâŠI would have won, right Raleigh.â
Raleigh grimaced. He knew this was coming, and he knew what he had to say. He knew he had to bash Cadenceâs image in order to boost his. And yet he sat there quietly as Jaylen and Leland looked at him expectantly.
âNo.â
Cadence said as her heart sake to her stomach. She knew she loved Avery in some way, but not like this. Averyâs faced dropped as he stood up, and looking at her face he understood. She didnât love him the way he wanted to see it.
âAvery Iâm sorry, I love you so much, but Iâm not sureâŠâ Cadence trailed off as she searched for anything in Averyâs face. Betrayal, hurt, sorrow, anything.
Avery wished she could finish that sentenced. He wanted to hear âIâm not sure if Iâm ready.â That would have given him hope. No he was sure she the end would be âIâm not sure if Iâm in love with you that way.â
âYou donât have to finish,â Avery said softly as he cupped her face. She looked up, tears brimming her eyes. She wished she could say yes. She wished she was in love with him like he was in love with her.
âIâm sorry.â She choked out.
âHey, itâs okay I get it. Itâs not my first heart break.â Well, actually this heart break is the one that hurts the most.
âNo, I want to love you, I want to ride off with you into the sunset and get married and live this fantasy but,â
âBut that isnât your story.â Avery cooed as he tried to focus his energy on comforting the woman that he loved that didnât love him back. âI get it Cadence. Iâm just grateful I threw my hat in the rink for youâŠBut Raleigh is hard to get through.â
Cadence looked up in shock. How did he know? Avery shook his head. Of course he knew.
She wiped her tears away, âI know. But I want to fight for him. I donât care if I have to go through Fiona, if I have to find a new label, or if I have pry Jaylen Riaz off of him. Thatâs what you do, you fight for people you love.â
Avery nodded backing away, âWell, go get him then.â I hope he fights for you to.
âLike now?â
âI mean, I kind of need my own heart break right now?â
âOh, yeah sorryâŠAre you going to be okay?â
âNothing a few break up songs wonât fix. I think youâve inspired me.â He chuckled. Cadence gave him a quick peck on the cheek, âThank you Avery.â She scurried off, and Avery finally allowed himself to break when she was out of sight.
âNo,â Raleigh repeated as he glared over at Leland and Jaylen pulling himself from Jaylen in disgust. The studio fell silent.
âIâm sorry?â Leland started as Jaylen hissed, âBabe?â
âNo, I refused to partake in this stupid media circus. And refuse to drag Cadence Dorian,â Raleigh stood up. âActually if anything that is fake it is this stupid relationship between this girl and me. I mean itâs like some deity had it out there for me and decided to pair me up with the most annoying girl on the planet. I swear, every time you open your mouth I want to vomit. No offenseâ Jaylen looked up at him in shock while Leland looked straight into the camera. No way he wasnât going to stop filming. He was capturing a Carrera break down.
âFuck this, fuck all of you!â Raleigh barked as he pointed his finger at the room. âCadence Dorian is the realest person in the industry, she is able to write amazing songs, unlike this girl who probably hasnât lifted a single pen in her life. She is a kind soul, who just wants to sing. Isnât that enough for you people? Do you want me to drag her into the mud? Because I canât. And I refuse to be anyoneâs puppet. To tell the truth all of my relationships have been fake. But even when Cadence and I were faking it felt real. You want me to judge her and Averyâs relationship I canât. I know Avery Wilshere is a good guy who would hold himself back when he was her mentor. I know that any guy Cadence is forced to be with is going to fall in love with her like I have.â That was it, he knew it all along, he was still in love with Cadence.
âAnd you know what? Maybe instead wasting your lives admiring stupid celebrities like us why donât youââ the show cut off before Raleigh used all of his swear words.
He knew he was in trouble, he knew that this public breakdown could be spun so many different ways. Fiona chewed him out as he was escorted off stage but he didnât care. For the first time in his life, he felt real with himself.
Cadence woke up that morning to a pap pick of her and Avery with the caption, âTrouble in Paradise? Cadence Dorian rejects Avery Wilshereâs proposal, living heartthrob in the dust.â That was fair. What she didnât expect to see was the side headline, âRaleigh Carrera has a meltdown on TV. Was it drugs? Alcohol? Or something else?â This intrigued her and she went straight to the source and watched Lelandâs show.
Cadence: âCan we talk?â
Raleigh: âHey look weâre headline buddies.â
Raleigh: âSure. Iâll head to your placeâ
Within minutes he was at her door, and she pulled him inside. âYouâre an idiot.â
âI know.â
âYou might have ruined your career.â
âI know, and you rejected the perfect man.â
âI know. But he wasnât for me.â
âThen who is perfect enough for you,â Raleigh said he pulled in closer, his hand softly touching her elbow as he tried to make eye contact instead of looking at the lips he missed so much.
âI donât know, might be a bad boy Puerto Rican who would risk it all to defend me honor.â Cadence smirked as she edged closer to him.
Raleighâs breath caught in his throat, and he finally said softly, âI love you Cadence Dorian, always have. Always will. But Iâm not good for you or your image.â
âAnd I love you Raleigh Carrera. And you know both know that the whole world could eat our--â she was cut off as she was pulled by him into a long, hungry kiss. He wrapped his arms around, holding her close, absorbing her warmth and taking in the beautiful scent of her hair.
Y siempre que se va, regresa a mĂ No importa el que dirĂĄn, somos tal para cual
Tag list: @lovedrakewalker
#jaylen riaz#cadence dorian#platinum#choices the stories you play#choices#playchoices#avery wilshere#raleigh carrera#m!raleigh carrera#raleigh x mc
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power couple - featuring m!raleigh carrera x mc (cadence dorian) for @platinumweekend
i commissioned this from the flawlessly talented @meindraws (thank you so so much). i love what a power couple these two are!!
*goes without saying, but do not repost.
#choices fanart#my commissioned art#choices platinum#raleigh x mc#raleigh carrera#cadence dorian#raleigh x cadence#raleigh carrera x cadence dorian#choices#pb choices#playchoices#my choices commissions#not twc#pixelberry#raleigh carrera x mc#meindraws#platinum raleigh#platinum raleigh carrera#i love meindraws style#also i realized i commissioned so many of this couple in the exact same outfits XD#i have no imagination#platinumweekend
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Itâs Always You - Part 1
Book: Platinum
Pairing: m!Raleigh x MC (Cadence)
Word Count: 1390
Warnings:Â Language
A/N: Iâve been wanting to test out writing from a first person POV since Iâve never done it before and this is my attempt. This little fluff piece takes place after Platium chapter 13. Itâs going to have two parts. Iâm super excited to write my first Raleigh fic because he totally owns me. Happy reading!
Inspiration Song: I Know Places - Taylor Swift
Tag List:Â @averysheart-raleighsdickâ @kingliamsbishâ @furiouscloddonutpeanutâ @didyoujoinacultâ @mrsagentbreakdanceâ
After spending the last couple of weeks so embarrassed I started to wonder if you could actually die from embarrassment, I welcomed the distraction my super hot boyfriend and friends gave me. They'd come and picked me up at my old apartment after Ellis shipped me back to this hellhole.      Â
I never thought I'd have to see it again honestly, and being here again was like being punched in the face by reality. I couldn't believe that everything I'd worked my entire life for had come crashing down around me because I'd made just one poor choice. Granted, it was a really, really poor choice. Ugh. I could feel my cheeks getting hot just thinking about how I'd tackled Jaylen to the ground in front of basically the entire world. This had shot right to the top of my list of worst moments ever. Â Â Â Â Â Â
Thinking back on today I feel grateful, though. Even though my career is basically a dumpster fire at this point, I have managed to make some really great friends over the past couple of months. My once out of reach childhood crush Avery is one of my best friends. He's always there for me and his optimism is contagious. He was the first person to tell me everything was going to be okay when I'd peeled myself up off the floor of the stage and realized what I'd done.  Â
People have started to wonder about my relationship with Avery, but the truth? Once I got to know him and met a certain dark, broody troublemaker Avery was pretty much tossed into the friend zone. I can't help myself, I'm a sucker for a cocky asshole with a soft spot just for me. Wouldn't you be? Â Â Â Â Â Â
Sure, our relationship had started out fake but from the first minute I met Raleigh, I felt a spark I'd never felt before. He hadn't said it outright, but I knew he felt it, too. Â In fact, finally at that shitty awards show I'd been able to be out in the open about my feelings for Raleigh for the first time ever. Talk about a bittersweet night. Â Â Â Â Â Â
My friends showing up on my door couldn't have come at a better time. I needed the distraction desperately from my self pity and wallowing. It wouldn't do my image or career any good to gain an extra ten pounds from all the junk food I'd been using to shove down my feelings. I don't know that I'd ever agreed to anything as fast as I'd agreed to head to Avery's new lakeside retreat.      Â
We'd had so much fun screwing around on the lake all day that I hadn't even thought about how I'd lost a shit ton of followers (yes, that's a legitimate unit of measurement) or how I'd had to disguise myself in a banana costume just to avoid detection by the press. Apparently this is just my life now, at least until this mess blows over. Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
After a day on the lake, Raleigh and I took some private time to ourselves. We'd lost ourselves in each other for the past couple of hours and now we were cocooned under a blanket on the sandy shores of the lake, just the two of us in our own private little world.     Â
I reached out and grabbed Raleigh's hand, lacing my fingers through his, chuckling softly. "I still can't believe you flew a drone indoors just to take the heat off of me. I'm impressed." Â Â Â Â Â Â
He laughed. "It wasn't that much of a sacrifice, estrella. I told you I'd do anything for you." Â Â Â Â Â Â
And he had. I could always count on Raleigh to be there when it really counted. I felt his fingers brush a strand of hair off of my forehead, gently tucking it behind my ear before he leaned in and pressed a soft kiss to my lips. I love it when he kisses me gently like that. It's like he lets me see a side of him that no one else gets to and it makes me feel special, like we're the only two people that exist in the world. Â Â Â Â Â Â
Sighing, I laid back and looked up at the stars. They were really bright tonight without all the city lights around to dim their shine. "I just wish this would blow over, that I could take it back or, I don't know, that everything could go back to how it was just before that moment. I don't want it to define me forever." Â Â Â Â Â Â
"Babe, it's always going to be there but you can shift the narrative whenever you want," he said. Â Â Â Â Â Â
"Shift the narrative how? Ellis doesn't want me in New York and there's not a lot I can do from here, outside of sending some creepy fans pictures of my feet."Â Â Â Â Â
Raleigh laughed and I looked up at him, watching his face light up. God, he was gorgeous. I know, I know. Men are supposed to be handsome or rugged or some other very manly world, and he is all of those things, too, but he's just stunningly beautiful. The tattoos snaking up and down his arms and climbing up his neck just make him even more delicious to me. I often find myself fantasizing about tracing every last line of black ink on his body with my tongue.
Ahem, anyway...      Â
"I know you're going to think I'm crazy but I've been thinking about this for a while," Raleigh said, his brown eyes staring into mine with an intensity I don't think I've ever seen him have before. "I don't want you to think this is just because of what happened but you want to change what everyone's focused on, right?" Â Â Â Â Â Â
"Right," I said cautiously, wondering what he's getting at. "What are you planning, Carrera?" Â Â Â Â Â Â
"I think we should get married." Â Â Â Â Â Â
I could feel my eyes get wide, practically bugging out of my head. It probably wasn't a good look but I couldn't help it. My mouth fell open in shock and I bet I looked really sexy at that moment. Not. Had I heard him right? Not that I hadn't imagined walking down the aisle with Raleigh waiting at the end more times than I could count or anything. Still, was this really what playboy Raleigh Carrera wanted? Â Â Â Â Â Â
"Are you serious? I figured you'd never want to settle down." Â Â Â Â Â Â
I could feel him shrug his shoulder. "I never wanted to until I met you. When I'm with you, it's almost like I'm missing you already even when we're together. No amount of time with you is ever enough, Cadence. I've been thinking about this for a while actually, but it felt like it might be too soon and I didn't want to freak you out. But we could do this, and then all anybody would be talking about is our wedding. We could even leak pictures to the press." Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
I could hear the hope in his voice and it made my chest constrict with happiness. I can't believe this is my life. Â "You get that if we do this it's forever, right? My grandparents were married for 50 years and that's the kind of life and love I want. I'm not going to settle for less even if we have pretty unconventional lives. Do you think you're up for that?" Â Â Â Â Â Â
He pulled my hand up to his mouth before softly kissing me on the knuckles and then he placed our interlaced hands over his heart. I could feel his heartbeat under my skin. He searched my eyes with his, never once blinking. "I want to do this with you, estrella. It's not just a publicity stunt for me. Sure, that's an added benefit of the timing, but I want to wake up next to you every morning. I want to have babies with you. I want to build our careers together and I want to grow old together. I can't imagine going through this life with anyone but you. Say yes. Marry me." Â Â Â Â Â Â
Well, shit. How could I say no to that? Â Â Â Â Â Â
I could feel my heart racing almost as if it was trying to jump out of my chest because I knew what I was going to say. There wasn't even a question. Â Â Â Â Â Â
In a whisper, I said the one word that would change my life forever.
"Yes."
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itâs real hand-holding, but in a fake context by @vrronica-sawyer for @platinumweekend đ
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misadventures on twitter [7]
bonus:Â
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Please tell me that Miley and Liam's break up was staged by Fiona just like she staged our MC and Raleigh's break up!! đđ
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24,26,34 for Raleigh x MC đđđ I think itâs a good mix
24. things you said when we were alone 26. things you said in writing 34. things you whispered in my ear
From the things you said prompt list. Send me a pairing and number and Iâll write a mini fic!
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Nobody Knows The Whole TruthÂ
Everyone knew Cadence Dorian, the midwestern sweetheart, had a way with words. Not only did her debut album go certified platinum, but all the songs she ghostwrote topped the charts.Â
Everyone knew of Raleigh Carrera. They knew his image, his voice, his affinity for danger and property damage. To the world, Raleigh Carrera was a certified bad boy.Â
Everything everyone knew was only half of the truth.Â
Nobody knew who Raleigh and Cadence were when they were together. When all they wanted is to share a peaceful dinner, hold hands, and have Raleigh carry her at the end of the night when her heels got too painful.
In public, they were the poster couple for on-and-off, toxic lovers. Raleigh is the flirt; sizing up opportunity after opportunity, and drinking a little too much. Cadence is the goody-two-shoes keeping him on a leash, and severing it once he gets too rowdy.Â
Every public encounter between them has a layer of tension implied.Â
After weeks apart, they ran into one another at the MoDA Gala. Their very public breakup stunt still very fresh in the public psyche.Â
They bumped into one another on the red carpet - literally. Raleigh turned to avoid a few reporters and knocked into Cadence posing for photos. It had the potential to be a PR nightmare.Â
The crowd gasped.Â
The pair just looked at one another as Raleigh went to steady her. His hands firmly on her body and thousands of pairs of eyes watching their every move as he leaned over;Â
âYou look beautiful,â he whispered in her ear.Â
Cadence bit the inside of her lip, schooling her features from the bright smile threatening to oust them. Raleigh pulled away all too soon for her liking. But not soon enough for them to not get throngs of questions thrown at them;Â
âAre you getting back together?â âHave you worked through your issues?â âWill you be making music together in the future?â âHow do you really feel about the break up?â âCan we get a picture together for the fans.âÂ
The evening droned on and on and became more about business than the charity theyâre here to support. There were only so many networking and industry conversations Cadence could take. And none of them were quite as endurable without Raleigh by her side.Â
The worst part of the evening by far was their publicists making sure they werenât seated at the same table, keeping them apart for appearances sake.Â
Eventually Cadence needed a breather, a healthy dose of reality. So she made a sneaky decision. As no phones were allowed at the gala, she wrote on a napkin and whisked across the room to slip it under his champagne flute.Â
Then she waited in the shadows of a roped off area. Â
âFancy seeing you here,â she said with a flirty smirk as Raleigh rounded the corner.Â
âThis is bold,â he commented with his signature smirk. âWhatâre you gonna do with me now that you have me alone?â
âMurder sounds good. But be a dear and please keep your blood to yourself. This is a Zadie Couture original.âÂ
He let out a laugh and crossed the distance. His hands reaching out to wrap around her waist before kissing her lightly, yet with the force of all their bottled up feelings.Â
âHow was the rest of tour?â he asked when they broke apart. Â
Her face lit up and Raleighâs heart skipped a beat. âAmazing! I canât believe I sold out Troubadour!â Her fingers trailed to tangle in the strands at the back of his neck, âMissed you though.âÂ
âKnew you could do it, kid.â He pressed a sweet peck to the tip of her nose.Â
Cadence smiled then leaned into him so that their lips met once more. Â
When they pulled away they gave a knowing look.Â
âLetâs go home.âÂ
They slipped out of the event one at a time. Hank drove Cadence home and Raleigh called an Uber. They entered their building through separate entrances - her through the front door and him through the parking garage.Â
They met back up in the elevator where no one but building security could see them together. Â
Once they were safely home, Raleigh wasted no time in freeing Cadence from the confines of her corset.Â
âOh sweet oxygen!â she sung as the dress fell to the floor and she could finally take long, deep breaths. All she wanted was the sweet comforts of home. âWhereâs my onesie?âÂ
âUnder the pillows where you left it,â he said matter-of-factly as he began stripping off his suit. Â
âYou didnât wash it!?â Â
âNo,â Raleigh shrugged, âWhy would I?â Â
She looked at him, dumbfounded, âIâve been gone for three weeks.âÂ
How did he not think to wash the dirty clothes? She thought to herself.Â
Their eyes met as he told her, âIt smells like you.âÂ
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More Thirst Tweets
Avery vs Raleigh x MC
NSFWish
A/N: I think when people asked for more thirst tweets, they meant more open heart thirst tweets, but I wanted Platinum thirst tweets, so here we are.
Avery Wilshire
âHello, my name is Avery Wilshire, and Iâm here at ClickIt today to read thirst tweets from some of my wonderful fans. And to promo my upcoming world tour with the incomparable Cadence Dorian, tickets available next week.â Avery smiles charmingly into the camera, and teenage girls across the world swoon.
He digs into the bowl of printed out tweets a star struck production assistant placed in front of him just before they started filming.
âAvery Wilshire.....â, the smile slowly falls from his face. âcould punch me in the face, and then run me over with his car, and I would say thank you daddy. I love him so much.â Avery looks up into the camera.
âLove, Iâm flattered, but donât let anyone treat you like that. You deserved to be worshipped. And I love you too.â He smiles again, grabbing another tweet.
â......Avery Wilshire, please choke me.â The pop star sighs, just a little despondently.
Raleigh Carrera
âHey, Iâm Raleigh Carrera. My new album comes out this Friday, 12 PM East Coast time. So, Iâm here at ClickIt reading thirst tweets so youâll buy my album. Oh, and donât forget to get your tickets to Avery and Cadence, the World Tour.â Raleigh introduces, and promotes, himself.
And of course he promotes his favorite girl too. He shoots a flirty smile to Cadence, whoâs sitting just off camera. She grins back.
Raleigh digs into the bowl, pulling a tweet from the bottom. He unfurls the paper with gravitas, clearing his throat. âI donât care that @RaleighCarrera isnât single. Iâm willing to do the dirtiest sexual stuff imaginable to lure him to me. Heâs so hot I have zero boundaries.â Raleigh chuckles as Cadence quietly seethes. He glances into the camera, tossing a flirty wink thatâs sure to get the fansâ hearts racing. âIâm flattered, @Ho4Carrera.â
He opens another tweet, ignoring how Cadence is glowering at him. Sheâs so fun to rile up. âI want to lick every last one of Raleighâs tattoos. Hmm, that one was pretty tame. Letâs see if we can find something more...click bait-y for your video.â He quips to the production staff.
He skims a couple before settling on one with a broad grin. âAah, this is the one. @SunsetSkateparkOGGroupee says, I would let Raleigh Carrera stick his....in my.....and then Iâd.....â ClickIt was forced to censor a bunch of words here, and everyone in the studio besides Raleigh is blushing furiously as he reads, completely nonplussed. âAnd when I could move again, Iâd bow down and thank him.â Raleigh concludes.
He looks into the camera with a big grin. âThanks doll.â
âAlright, I think thatâs enough of that.â Cadence interrupts. She forcefully takes the bowl from him, and Raleigh has to stop himself from laughing. Sheâs so cute when sheâs murderously jealous.
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