Liam moved so he was leaning over the top of Cyprus, “Cyprus, we both know that is not going to happen. You need to make the effort to apologise otherwise Jay isn’t going to consider it.”
crash landing (one on one//closed)
"But I didn't do anything wrong!" Cyprus whined, throwing his arm up in the air theatrically. He stared up at Liam, suddenly feeling sheepish under his gaze. And are people supposed to hover so close above each other like that?
Liam raised an eyebrow at him, but didn’t say anything. If Cyprus was going to act like a child then Liam would let him as he probably isn’t going to listen to him anymore. He then realised how close he was to Cyprus and sat back, crossing his legs so he wasn’t leaning over him anymore.
"Look, I know I'm sarcastic and annoying, but I shouldn't have to be nicer to someone without them apologizing for being horrible to me," Cyprus muttered
“You said Jay was nice to everyone but you. If you at least try and make an effort and if he is still mean to you, please by all means be as sarcastic as you want but if does become nicer then you know you’re doing something right.” Liam said quietly, looking at his lap.
Cyprus gave a noise of exasperation. "That's the problem. I've apologized to him a million times and he never believes me. He just nods along before going back to whatever he's doing."
“Okay,” Liam sighed, “Sorry, Cyprus but I don’t know how else I can help. That’s all the advice I have at the moment.
"It's okay," Cyprus muttered. He stared up at the clouds, suddenly feeling bad for causing Liam so much trouble
Liam nodded and laced down next to Cyprus, one hand on his chest the the other fiddling with the locket Cyprus had given him the other night. It felt warm again, and Liam relaxed a little.
"Has that locket brought you any luck yet?" Cyprus asked, making an attempt at trying to change the subject
Liam shook his head, “No, it hasn’t. There hasn’t been any chance for it to bring me any I guess…”
"Well, maybe you'll find fifty dollars or something on the streets," Cyprus said with a smile
Liam huffed a laugh, “Maybe, I hope so. Just have to wait and see.” He said, quietly.
Cyprus hummed in agreement, looking up at the clouds as he usually did
Liam sighed and closed his eyes as they lay in a comfortable silence. It was a peaceful evening and the only sounds were the birds twittering and their breathing.
Cyprus glanced from cloud to cloud, smiling softly at the sunset. "Beautiful day, isn't it?" he hummed
Liam nodded, “Yeah, it is.” He replied quietly, watching the sun set, bringing with it colours of gold, red and pinks.
Almost as pretty as you, Cyprus nearly said. The thought stunned him. Did he really, actually think of saying that? To Liam?
Liam smiled softly, “Dusk has always been my favourite part of the day, the colour possibilities are endless and amazing to paint.”
"You paint?" Cyprus asked curiously. "I didn't know you were an artist as well."
Liam’s face suddenly felt hot and a pink tint rose to his cheeks, “Oh, uh umm… y-yeah. I-I do paint.”
"What types of things do you paint?" Cyprus asked, now intrigued
“Landscapes mainly, but I do draw portraits and such, not very well but I-I do.” He rubbed the back of his neck with his hand, “Not many people know I paint.” He said quietly.
"Would you bring one to show me tomorrow?" Cyprus asked curiously. "I'll play the violin if you do."
“You play violin?” Liam asked, “Sure, I’’ll bring a painting if you play the violin.”
"We'll do it both tomorrow then," Cyprus hummed
“Tomorrow.” Liam was slightly nervous to show Cyprus one of his paintings for some reason and he was really excited to hear him play violin.
Cyprus grinned at that. "I'm a rather good violin player if I do say so myself, so you had better be half decent at painting," he said with a teasing tone in his voice
Liam nudge Cyprus with his elbow but smiled, “I’m alright.” He muttered, the pink tint coming back to his cheeks.
"That's good to know," Cyprus hummed, chuckling a little when he was nudged