A/N: Me? Actually on time? What a notion. This one's quite a bit shorter than the ones I've been doing recently, but eh, it's ok. It was hard because combining singing and writing is... difficult. But anyway, the song I used is Easy My Mind by none other than the incredible Ben Platt. His entire album is full of bops, relatable songs, and soooo much vibrato. If you haven't listened to it, do so right now. But this song I feel really works with Evan and Zoe, because it's about being in a relationship while having anxiety and so yeah. It's amazing, and I just really love Ben Platt. Enjoy today's oneshot!
Day Twenty-One: Shower
Zoe catches Evan singing in the shower and starts singing along from the other side of the door.
Zoe walked out of her room, ukulele in hand, and closed the door behind her. She ran a hand through her hair and began walking down the hall. She stopped in her tracks when she heard a voice coming from the other side of the bathroom door.
"Most days, I wake up with a pit in my chest. There are thoughts that I can't put to rest. There's a worry that I can't place." It was very clearly Evan's voice singing against the noise of the water falling from the showerhead. Backing up a few steps, she paused right in front of the door. "Most nights, I am restless and quiet won't come. So I lay here and wait for the sun. There's a trouble that won't show it's face." Evan had never sung in front of Zoe before. He'd always been too afraid, and he claimed he was awful. Zoe couldn't help but disagree. "You came out of nowhere and you cut through all the noise. I make sense to the madness when I listen to your voice," Evan's was singing quite loudly, like nobody could hear him. He probably guessed nobody was listening, unknowing of Zoe standing outside the door. Sure, she felt a little bad for eavesdropping, but she couldn't help herself. "Darling, only you can ease my mind. Help me leave these lonely thoughts behind. When they pull me under, and I can feel my sanity start to unwind, Darling only you can ease my mind." Zoe kneeled down in front of the door, and sat down with her back up against it. She set her ukulele down next to her and smiled. "I'll admit, for a moment I felt so afraid. Just to show you the mess that I made. There are pieces I usually hide." This song was one of Evan's favorites. Listening to the lyrics, Zoe understood why. It was them. "But when you collect me with your steady hand, with a language that I understand, I feel put back together inside." She smiled to herself, before she shrugged and decided to join in.
"You came out of nowhere and you cut through all the noise," Zoe sang along Evan, making sure to stay quiet enough so she wouldn't startle him. "I make sense to the madness when I listen to your voice." She went quiet for a moment to listen to Evan belt out the note, but then joined back in, growing a little louder as Evan did. "Oh, Darling only you can ease my mind. Oh, help me leave these lonely thoughts behind. When they pull me under and I can feel my sanity start to unwind, Darling only you can ease my mind." Zoe let out a small chuckle and grinned to herself.
"Darling, only you can ease my mind," Evan sang by himself as Zoe stopped to listen. "Help me leave these lonely thoughts behind."
"When they pull me under," Zoe sang with Evan until he cut out. "And I can feel my sanity start to unwind." She leaned forward from up against the door and turned around.
"Darling, only you can ease my mind," Evan joined in again as the two of them sang in harmony. She waited for a moment, before standing up and grabbing her ukulele. She heard the water in the shower stop, and after a minute, the door opened, and Evan poked his head out.
"Zoe?" His hair was still soaking wet, and his face was a bright red.
"Hey hot stuff," she said with a flirtatious smile. He blushed even more red.
"Zoe!" He exclaimed looking away. She took a few steps towards him, before she turned his chin with her hand up to face her. She booped him on the nose.
"You're a great singer," she said with a smile, before leaning in for a quick kiss. She pulled away and took a step back. "Now go put some clothes on and I'll show you how a real singer performs." She lifted up her ukulele and winked at him before turning around and walking away.