18th theme.
One of the plot bunnies. Take place in Haven!AU from the TV series with the same name. Romano is one of the people who has Trouble, and Antonio is as well. I didn't explain Antonio's Trouble here, but I gave a vague hint of what Romano's might be :)
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18. Fake
"Don't smile." He glares at him, his tone almost harsh. "Don't you dare fucking smile."
Antonio's smile melts like water, dripping down his face in little droplets of his desperate act to retain his sanity. "But Romano-"
The smaller cuts him off with another glare and starts walking down the street, hands in his coat pockets. The sky is still bright with the brilliant purple and opaque and orange, all blend into each other perfectly like a watercolor paint, but it's getting colder. Autumn is coming.
"I'm sorry," Antonio falls into steps next to him, watching the strands of dark brown hair rustled by the wind. "It's just… I do it out of habit."
"And something else," Romano mutters, just barely audible in the whistling of the sudden wind. He tugs on his earpieces uneasily and scoffs, but it comes out half-heartedly. Antonio can't suppress the frown from dawning on his face, light in the creases of his forehead.
"Were you listening again?"
Now it's the younger's turn to be uncomfortable. He shoots Antonio another half-hearted glare and nods.
Despite the faint irritation he feels, Antonio can't help but to smile lightly. "It's alright. Just don't do it again, okay?"
Romano scowls and throws his gaze forward, jamming his finger to the 'on' button of his music player with more force than necessary. "I will if you fucking stop faking your smile."