Because We’re Only Kissing When We’re Drunk.
(Joseph Quinn x Fem!Reader)
Based on this song:
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Story: You and Joe had always been this ‘friends with benefits’ thing- and you never expected anything more from it, he was there for you and you were there for him- that was that. But one night, Joseph said something in the moment that freaked you out and caused you to run off- and he instantly regretted it.. or did he??..
‼️Warnings‼️: mentions of smut, use of y/n, drinking, slight angst, slight comfort at the end, etc. (if I missed anything please tell me!)
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You and Joseph had been friends for quite a while, well I guess you can consider each other 'friends'
If hanging at each other's houses late at night every week, getting completely shitfaced, then hooking up is considered being 'friends' then yeah- you guys are friends..
Really good friends.
To be honest- you guys are totally a 'friends with benefits' thing, but you just both hate that word so much- it makes things seem weirder than they already are.
It started off with one night, your now ex just dumped you- you wanted to distract yourself.
Who better to go to then the first man you called to hang out, Mr Joseph Quinn himself.
It started off as a regular hangout, you crying on his shoulder as he consoled you, you both had a few drinks- then things escalated there.
All that you could remember was waking up, naked in his bed- the shower was running because Joe was in there and you used that moment to escape as quickly as you could.
After that night, things changed.
Soon it became once every few months, to once a month, to a couple times a month-
Now you or him were at each other's houses, hooking up on the couch once a week if not a couple times more.
But neither of you were complaining- and neither of you had feelings for each other.
It was more of a way to escape everything, to just let all the stress of the week fall out.
Through drinks and steamy, naked make-out sessions.
But this time- things were different.
It was a late, Friday night- Joe had texted you telling you how much of a stressful week he's had with work and everything.
Being the good 'friend' you were- you obviously headed over to his place to help him get rid of the stress.
Then it happened.
You were both in his bedroom, he was leaning back against his headboard, you were on his lap- you two were basically just eating each other's faces up.
Nobody and nothing could stop you both at this moment.
the sounds of lips smacking with small hums and groans, the feeling of hot breath on both your lips mixed with the hands roaming- both of you were just locked in the whole steamy moment.
Then it just fell from his lips.
"Fuck darling- I love you so much."
He moaned it out against your lips as his hands were gripping onto your waist and your ass.
Your eyes just quickly shot open at the moment, causing you to freeze-
He didn't just say that did he?- but he did.
It took a moment to noticed you stopped kissing as his eyes slowly fluttered open, his soft brown doe eyes revealing themselves.
You watched as his eyes widened, realizing what he said.
You both never thought you had feelings for each other, at least you didn't think he had feelings for you- you always would agree that this was strictly friendship only.
But apparently Joseph didn't think that way- and you weren't gonna lie, neither did you- but you never said anything.
"Oh shit, I'm so sorry-" he said, only to get caught off by you.
"I should uh, I should probably get going-" you said, just pretty much in shock at what he said as you quickly climbed off his lap and got off the bed.
"Wait- y/n, darling-" he said, his smooth British accent running through your ears as he quickly stood up from the bed as well.
You just quickly shook your head, keeping your gaze down as you quickly grabbed your shoes and sped out the bedroom.
"I'll- I'll call you Joe.. okay?" You said, quickly grabbing your bag while he followed you, and you refused to meet his gaze.
"Wait let me explain please-" he said, but before anything else could happen- you had left, slamming the door behind you to get to your flat as quickly as possible…
As soon as you got to your flat, you started freaking out.
He loved you?!?! No- that's not possible, you guys are just friends- hell, you guys are just fuck buddies!
You weren't freaking out in a negative way- more like in a "holy shit" way.
You never really thought about having feelings for Joe-
of course there would be moments where you would look into his eyes, noticing how pretty they truly were.
Or how hot his messy curls looked in the morning after a wild night-
Or how that little slutty chain would dangle from his neck as he hovered over you.
Oh fuck it- he was hot as shit, and you liked him.
But it was just such a shock for him to actually like you back… but what if he didn't?-
Maybe it was just an 'in the moment' thing, maybe he was thinking of another girl-
Soon all these thoughts were cut off by a loud knock on your front door.
You jumped at the sound, instantly knowing who it was- and you didn't want to answer it.
"Y/n, love- are you home?.." Joseph's beautiful voice rang out through your wooden door.
You just stood in your living room, staring at the door as he continued to knock on it- obviously eager to talk to you.
Soon enough of just standing there, silently panicking to yourself, you just sucked up the courage to go answer the door.
A shaky breath escaped your lips as you headed over to the door, your hand resting on the doorknob before you turned it open.
Your eyes were instantly met with his worried brown doe eyes-
He looked anxious, nervous, like he felt like he fucked up big time- which he did feel.
Your eyes moved down to look at his outfit- he was wearing some pretty good looking flared jeans, a nice button down shirt and his brown leather jacket over it, his hands resting in his pocket as he stood there nervously.
"Can I?.." he said, looking down at you, instantly making eye contact with you.
It was an obvious habit of his with people, making eye contact whenever he talked- just so people knew he was listening to them.
You just quickly broke it, bringing your gaze down to the ground as you gave a small nod, avoiding his gaze once again while he walked into the small flat you owned.
As soon as you noticed his shoes walk onto your wood floors, you slowly closed the front door behind him, continuing to keep your eyes down.
"I- uh, I think we need to talk.." he muttered, his voice soft and smooth as you noticed his feet turn towards you- meaning he was facing you.
"There's nothing to talk about Joe.." you mumbled, your voice quiet as you were too nervous to say anything- afraid that this might be it, the end to everything..
Soon you felt two bulky, firm fingers grip onto your chin, lifting your face up to meet his eyes- which you did.
He had a soft look in his eyes, causing them to sparkle as they looked down into yours- god he was perfect.
You two just stood for a while, admiring each other while feeling your lips slowly move more and more closer together.
"You’re right.. maybe there isn't any words to say.." you heard him whisper, his voice was so soft as it ran through your ears.
You could feel his breath on your lips as his face basically hovered over yours, causing a small chill to run down your spine.
Finally- his lips were pressed against yours, and you leaned into the soft but passionate kiss.
Both your eyes fluttered shut as you stood there, his hand holding your face firmly.
After standing there, slowly but passionately kissing him, you slowly pulled away- your eyes opening to meet his which were so close to yours.
"I love you too Joe.."















