summary: zach has the biggest crush on jonah's cousin y/n, and builds up the courage to finally admit his feelings to her.

pairing: zach x female!reader

triggers: none

link to original post: https://youngbloodseavey.tumblr.com/post/165879460563/million-years-zach-herron

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she's so beautiful.

the thought that entered zach's head every single time he laid eyes on her. from the way her hips swayed when she walked to the way her eyes sparkled when she laughed.

she was perfect in his eyes.

her hair, her eyes, her body, her personality. everything was absolutely, 100%, perfect. he wanted her to be his more than anything in the whole world.

but he never stood a chance. y/n was stuck in her own world, and with her being jonah's favorite cousin, well, zach was screwed.

he was hopelessly in love.

his lungs stopped working whenever she walked by, his already rosy cheeks became an even deeper shade of crimson when she said hello. his words caught in his throat when he even tried to say hello back.

and there he was, sitting almost three feet away from her, his hands clammy as he stared at her longingly. y/n was undoubtedly the most beautiful person he had ever seen.

"zach," jack tried to get the younger boy's attention, but to no avail. "zach!" jack practically yelled in his face, finally succeeding in grabbing his attention.

"w-what?" zach fumbled over his words, still in his daydream world about y/n.

"bro, if you want to stare at y/n, at least try and make it less obvious. you're practically drooling on yourself, and she's right there," jack whispered, making zach choke on air.

he sighed heavily, running a hand nervously through his hair. "am i that obvious?" he whispered back.

"basically, it's like your eyes actually form little hearts when you look at her," he snorted. zach nearly groaned out loud. could he be any more stupid?

"hey, if it means anything, i don't think she's noticed. and plus, she likes you back," jack commented quickly, but zach heard his words. and he had nearly choked once again.

"wait what?" he managed to say. jack laughed and patted his back.

"yeah dude, she likes you too. she told me last week," jack said casually. but zach was anything but casual. his heart began racing a million miles an hour, sending his mind into a frenzy.

she liked him back. the girl he had been pathetically crushing on for nearly a year liked him back.

"s-should i tell her? that i like her i mean," zach's eyes drifted over to y/n again, who was talking animatedly to daniel. her arms gestured wildly about as she was telling her story, her eyes sparkling.

"yeah, make your move dude. i am 100% sure she likes you as much as you like her," jack told him, boosting up his confidence.

"alright, i'm gonna do it," zach stood up and walked over to y/n with clammy hands. she sat there looking beautiful as ever, now alone because daniel had excused himself to go to the bathroom.

"hi, uh, y/n, can we talk for a little bit?" zach stammered, a crimson color beign painted on his cheeks. y/n looked up at him shocked for a moment, before her cheeks heated up as well.

"yeah of course," she stood up, leading the way to the backyard. they sat together on a lounger outside, the warm la sun washing down on their faces.

his heart raced as he played with his fingers, trying to put his feelings into words. "y/n, i-i really like you. a lot. you're the most beautiful person i've ever seen, and i understand if you don't return these feelings but i thought you should just know in case you do and-" he couldn't bring himself to look at her expression, fearing it would be a look of disgust.

she laughed lightly, cutting off his incessant ramblings. "zach, hey, listen. i like you too," he stopped immediately, looking at her in shock.

"y-you do?" he managed to sputter out, making her laugh once again.

"yes you adorable idiot, i like you too." she remarked, causing zach's face to heat up even further than it was before. a wide grin spread across his face. she liked him back.

"so since we like each other, would you be okay with me kissing you? if you're uncomfortable that's fine but-"

"yes zach, i would love it if you kissed me," he smiled and leaned forward, pressing his lips on hers. she sighed happily as she kissed back, relaxing into the kiss. zach's hand went up to cup her cheek, the feeling of her silky lips on his was practically heaven.

they broke apart, breathing heavily as they stared adoringly into each other's eyes. but their moment was quickly ended when loud cheers rang through the space, and the pair looked to see the rest of the band run outside to where they sat.

"i told you she liked you," jack smirked at zach cockily. he brought zach into a hug and ruffled his hair, causing the younger boy the groan and place his locks into their former position.

"zach," jonah spoke up, causing him to freeze up. "you better not hurt my cousin," he said sternly. zach took y/n under his arm and kissed her cheek, making her cheeks flame up.

"never in a million years."