Barely Breathing//Ethis

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Chris' point of view:

"He can't fucking say that to him! He has no right to say that, has he got no heart?!" I whisper yell at Jakob as we stand just outside the studio, in the hallway.

"I know, I know but you getting angry isn't going to fix anything. You getting angry isn't going help Ethan is it? I don't care how much you hate James right now, we need to write our song. I'm sure if it's bothering Ethan, he'll tell you." Jakob tries to calm me down

"You really think he'll tell me?" I raise an eyebrow at him, he nods.

"Alright, I'll restrain myself. I just have one more thing to say to him" I say before opening the door to the studio and walking in, my chair is the right way up now. I walk over and sit down, a silence falls over us and I notice that Ethan looks even more uncomfortable than when Jakob and I left. James must have said something else.

"You know James, consent is a thing and you should know if there was any before you start talking about something like that." I tell him, clenching my jaw, Ethan doesn't say anything but he looks at me out the corner of his eye.

"Alright boys!" Owen announces walking back into the room and saving us from any further arguments "have you all written your ideas or solos?" He asks sitting in one of the desk chairs

We all pull out our sheets of music and lyrics and set them all on the table. He takes a quick look at all of them but keeps Ethan's in front of him.

"This could make a great chorus," he admires, I haven't heard the finished product and now this just makes me more intrigued. "Ethan would you like to sing it for us?" He hands the sheet back

Ethan nods, clearing his throat beginning to sing

"I'm just being honest,

I'm just being honest.

Mhmm

Just being honest,

Yeah, you deserve someone that's honest.

Yeah, you deserve someone that's honest."

He finishes, this time avoiding any contact with me.

"That's great, are we all in agreement that this would be a good chorus?" Owen looks at us each in turn, we all nod or say yes and he writes something down on the clipboard in front of him.

"Okay, Chris, Jakob, do you want to share?"

Jakob doesn't say anything so neither do I, instead I sing.

"I hope you find out what's been missing,

I hope you get the chance to find yourself again,

I hope you find the strength to leave him, oh"

"Woah, Chris! That was amazing" Owen compliments and I can't help but keep the smile off my face

"Alright, Jakob what've you got?" He turns to Jakob now.

Jakob begins to sing.

"Cause he got you falling so much deeper,

You're runnin' the thoughts that come between ya,

And I hate to see you're fire fading,

I hope you don't mind what I'm saying."