Title: Behind Blue Eyes
Author: an-alternate-world
Rating: T
Characters/Pairing: Cooper Anderson/Sebastian Smythe
Word Count: 938
Summary: A collection of Coopbastian drabbles prompted via Tumblr.
Warnings/Spoilers: None.
Disclaimer: I am in no way associated with Glee, FOX, Ryan Murphy or anything else related to the FOX universe.
Blaise (coopbastian) on Tumblr prompted a fic beginning with the sentence: Cooper knows this will be a terrible idea, pretending to be Sebastian's date, but he can't bring himself to overthink about it because, well, maybe he actually likes Sebastian.
Cooper knows this will be a terrible idea, pretending to be Sebastian's date, but he can't bring himself to overthink about it because, well, maybe he actually likes Sebastian.
It's not as though it had been a planned thing to start noticing the freckles the trickles down Sebastian's neck, or the way the bones in his hand curled when he moved them around, or the protruding veins in his arms which Cooper imagined tiptoeing his fingers along. Sebastian had merely started as a minor co-star in his latest movie and Cooper had noticed him for his height, or his smile, or his eyes but…well, it wasn't like Cooper developed an obsession or anything.
When the premiere rolled around, and Cooper fidgeted and wasted time fulfilling his agent's demand that he ask someone to go with, he began to think he might just go stag. Sure, it wasn't always natural to go on your own to a premiere - many times, it was about the pretty dresses the girls wore instead of any of the guys anyway - but Cooper hadn't really known who to ask and, worse, he didn't feel like making polite coversation with someone who didn't want to listen to him most of the night anyway.
And then Sebastian had asked him.
At first, he'd thought it audacious. It was certainly unexpected. He hadn't sure he'd been comfortable with going with Sebastian - was it a date? - and he hadn't seen much of Sebastian since filming had wrapped. They'd each had new projects to launch into - last he'd heard, Sebastian had joined a theatrical production that was aiming for Broadway - but, lacking better prospects or, at the very least, the interest in seeking better prospects, Cooper had agreed to accompany Sebastian.
Besides, it wasn't like Sebastian was an unattractive date.
Walking the red carpet had been…awkward. At least for Cooper. Cooper's pubicist fussed around him, as did Sebastian's, and it had been difficult maintaining a respectful distance between them so that no one got them in the same shot, no mediocre tabloid paired them together for the latest magazine shock splash - but…were they together? Sebastian had remained deliberately coy yet aloof in the car to the theatre and Cooper didn't know what to think. For one of the few times in his life, he wasn't sure what to say.
He greeted Marcus, the director, and the range of producers, and Sean, the cinematographer, and various other crew members. Sebastian hovered close behind, not so close that anyone got the wrong idea, not far away to pretend they were just shadowing each other by accident. He was Sebastian's date but…what did that even mean? And Sebastian just offered grins and sparkling eyes and it twisted Cooper into an even bigger mess.
He didn't focus much on the film,wasn't even sure how his performance had gone. From the moment the lights had dimmed, Sebastian's fingertip had drawn circles on his upper thigh, teasing him in the darkness and confusing him even more. Sebastian was so incredibly hot and cold, his messages so mixed. Cooper had clear instructions from his publicist and agent but he wasn't sure Sebastian had the same - Sebastian's reputation for anything young, hot and available was mentioned in at least one magazine a week. And though Cooper wasn't old, he was definitely older than Sebastian: precisely not Sebastian's type.
Those at the premiere screening meandered around, congratulating actors on performances or crew on their dedication and hard work. Sebastian stuck close to him - or did he stick close to Sebastian? - and there was a hand pressed subtly, lightly, to the small of his back as they moved between groups of people. Occasioally he chanced a look at Sebastian but the younger male seemed calm under the scrutiny of so many people, at ease with himself and lacking any awareness that Cooper was spinning with uncertainty.
Their publicists left when the night began to wind down and cars lined the street for them to return home. Cooper looked around before he focused on Sebastian, who seemed to be eyeing him intently.
"What?" he scowled, crossing his arms over his chest and trying to draw his height level with Sebastian's.
"I'm not sure I ever saw you so quiet as tonight," Sebastian mused, tilting his head as a smirk tugged at his lips. "I thought I'd only see you so speechless if I had my cock in your throat but-"
Cooper coughed and jabbed a finger at Sebastian's chest. "What even was this tonight? You enjoy playing me off other people?"
Sebastian folded his arms over his chest, his smile widening. "Your grumpy attitude is such a turn-on."
Cooper opened his mouth to retaliate before snapping it shut. He didn't need to add more fuel to Sebastian's fire. "Ass," he muttered, waving a car driver over to pick him up.
"And you have a delightful one, did you know? I spent a lot of tonight watching it, thinking about i-"
Cooper covered Sebastian's mouth with his hand, staring into those stupidly twinkling green eyes. "Are you going to talk dirty out here all night or come back to my place and make good on your words?"
Sebastian held up two fingers when Cooper didn't take his hand away. Satisfied, he moved towards the car with Sebastian not far behind him. Maybe pretending to be Sebastian's date had been a terrible thing - and maybe he was about to get linked with Sebastian in the latest weekly Smythe hook-up column - but he was pretty sure he didn't care right now.
~FIN~