(Oh man I'm so sorry. A whole bunch of projects and finals took over my life and I haven't been able to go on here at all. School ends mid-next week and I won't be super active until after that. Once again very sorry about that!!)
Thorne slumped into the couch, knowing they were all right but refusing to admit it. After a few seconds of silence, Oliver spoke up. "Actually that one might be perfect, I know that a lot of other successful artists do that- releasing a slower quieter song after a hype one. So all in favor of releasing Rosy Eyes next?" Out of the five members, two of them raised their hands right away. After a moment of consideration, Thorne raised his as well only because he couldn't think of anything better.
(Np! Thanks for letting me know <3)
Paris raised his hand nonchalantly, yawning a bit. "I agree, obviously, since it was my idea and all. It should work for… uh… what is it? Diversity or something? Shows people that we can do different types of music 'n stuff other than just fast paced. Wider range of listeners, wider range of personal tastes, so on and so forth… appeals to more people, basically." He started tossing the ball against the wall again until another band member took it from him to shut him up, prompting him to stick his tongue out like a brat, of course.
"Then it's decided. In a couple more weeks we'll release it and hopefully, it will be just as successful as Television." Oliver said with a satisfied smile. Everyone had unanimously decided that he was the "leader" of the band, even if it wasn't official. He is the bass player, Harley is the drummer, and Gabe is on the keyboard.
"I'm only ok with releasing this one because Paris suggested it. If it was any of the rest of you I would be arguing right now." Thorne said, almost threateningly. He glanced down at Paris then back up to Oliver. "But hey, as long as I get to play Moody live, that's all that really matters." He said back to his regular calm demeanor.
Paris smirked up at Thorne a bit, resting his chin on his knuckles. "Awww, you care about my opinion~" He teased. "Glad I've got some sort of redeemable qualities, I guess." He shrugged and rolled onto his back, folding his arms behind his head as he stared at the ceiling. Although I suppose he could be saying that just because I'm a huge pain to argue with… and a pain in general. Probably just doesn't want to deal with me. He shook his head lightly to clear the thoughts and sighed. "I'm sure we'll be releasing lots of songs in due time if Rosy Eyes does well."
Thorne smiled and looked down at Paris again. He kept his mouth shut though as to not bother the other band members. Only a few months ago he had been consistently flirting with Paris, mostly for the fun of it since he actually reacted well, but also as a means to deal with the blooming feelings for the other boy. But one day Oliver pulled Thorne aside and told him that he needed to stop since it was bothering him especially, but it bothered a couple others as well.
"Well even if Rosy Eyes sucks ass we'll still release more since this is all for fun, remember?" said Harley. "Don't let this success turn us into narcissistic jerks that just care about the money."
Honestly, Paris was beginning to be very confused about how he felt towards Thorne. Sure, they were friends, and he tended to get along with him better than most other people, but… the flirting, or what he made to be flirting, was definitely muddling his mind. He was sure it was just a joke at first, but now he found his heart skipping a beat when Thorne complimented him in particular, or generally made targeted positive comments towards him. Just little things that made him feel… appreciated, he supposed. It was odd. He wasn't used to being appreciated, and knowing that someone was paying special attention to him, even as a joke, made him feel a little better about himself.
"Well, yeah. Obviously." He remarked, snapping himself out of his thoughts. "But, you know… we are still trying to make some money. Some of us have to support ourselves, yeah? And I don't always have the energy to do multiple jobs. Gets a bit sketchy with the old schedule."
