short stories

photographer - pt1

an// hi guys, there are a lot of characters in this one so here the band members are just listed out in case that helps make anything less confusing: archie, jordan, jaedon, charlie and raymond :)

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"Your house is huge, sir," Jordan mumbled as they lugged their bags up. Ian chuckled and threw his keys onto a table.

"Shame I don't stay much, huh?" Ian sighed. "My daughter gets so lonely- all because of you boys." Jordan touched a statue of something or another as the boys walked past and Jaedon slapped his arm away

"Don't touch it, dude!" he hissed. Ian chuckled as they headed up the stairs. Raymond let out a yawn.

"You have kids?" Charlie asked, eyes wide as he dragged his finger on the picture frames on the wall. Jaedon slapped his arm too. "Holy shit, Ian, I thought you were single-"

"I am, bud," Ian said with a chuckle. "One daughter, that's all." The boys nodded. "And she's probably asleep by now so keep it down for the night okay?"

"Sure thing, boss."

"We should probably have a hotel room booked by tomorrow, guys," he said a hand in his suit pocket. Jordan ripped his tie off, staring at the fabric for a moment before sticking it in his pocket.

"That's cool, as long as we aren't on the streets," he joked, letting out a yawn.

"You, on the streets?" Ian asked. "It's a good thing you're performing my city, hey?" They all laughed and Ian stopped in front of a room. He gestured down the hall. "We have three spares so- figure it out yourselves."

"Can't we all just share?" Archie asked. "We can share." Jaedon agreed and Charlie rubbed his eyes.

"I just want sleep, man," he mumbled. "I'm tired as shit-"

"You can all share a room, whatever you prefer, I guess," Ian sighed stopping at the door. The boys nodded and dabbed up their manager as they usually do before heading into the room. "If anything, come find me, alright guys?" They nodded.

"Sure-" Archie mumbled. "Can we get water?"

"Right down the stairs, bud," Ian said, waving as he headed out of the room. "Goodnight- sleep, alright, all of you?"

"We will," they all muttered, walking in. All five of them dropped their bags.

"I call bed," Jordan mumbled, falling back. His twin shoved him over and he fell.

"Fuck off, I want the bed-"

"I don't even have a sleeping bag, I call bed-" Charlie said, crawling up. Everyone frowned. "Get your fucking sleeping bags, assholes."

"You piece of sh-"

"We're going to wake his daughter up, you dick," Archie mumbled, pulling off his shirt and changing it.

"Oh yeah- think we'll meet the kid?" Archie shrugged and Charlie blinked at them all with heavy lids. "You gonna change-"

"Nah, I'm just tir- oh fuck off," he mumbled, throwing a pillow right back at Jordan. Jordan laughed to himself and headed to the bathroom.

"She was cute in those pictures," Jaedon mumbled, tying up his shorts.

"Five or something?" Raymond nodded and yawned, dropping into his sleeping bag.

"Seems like it."

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"Dad?" All five boys looked up, all of them holding a fork inches away from their mouths. "Dad, you didn't even wake me up once you got here- when'd you get ho-"