I wore a blessthefall tshirt and black studded cutoffs to the interview. Luckily, it wasn't too long of an interview because that kind of thing still made me uncomfortable with my anxiety and all. When we arrived I sat down on the sofa next to Oli and chewed my finger nails nervously.
"Love, it's okay. Why are you so tense?" Oli wrapped his arm around me and played with my hair.
"It's just my anxiety acting up. It's gotten better over the years. It was the worst when I was about sixteen, but it still bothers me sometimes. Just social stuff mostly."
"Well don't worry. I'm right here." He kissed my cheek just as Bryan Stars walked it. The fact that he was interviewing Oli made me feel a bit better. He was pretty goofy and laid back.

Brian crossed the room and flopped onto the sofa next to us like we had been friends for years.
"You must be Charlotte." He stuck out a hand and I shook it.
"Yeah. How do you know that?"
Oli jumped in.
"I may have tweeted and instagramed and posted on tumblr about us..."
"Ah yes, the lovely benefits of social media." I rolled my eyes at him.
"So, are we ready to begin?" Bryan asked.
"Sure," Oli answered before I could say anything.

The camera was on and Bryan put on his "interview face."
"So, Oli, how has Warped Tour been so far this year?"
"So incredible. People love the new album, and the sets have just been crazy. We're having a great time." Oli smiled a genuine smile.
"And I see you've brought your girlfriend with you."
"Yeah, this is Charlotte," I smiled, till quite uncomfortable. "And she is the loveliest girl I know. I'm so happy she agreed to come on the tour with us. It wouldn't be the same without her." Oli squeezed my hand and I managed to lighten up a bit.
"And how is everyone reacting to you dating a fan?"
This question made both me and Oli cringe. Thanks for making it uncomfortable Bryan.
"Um, people don't seem to have a problem with it. I'm happy, and that's all my fans seem to care about for the most part which is great."

The interview continued on with no abundance of awkward questions. I actually kind of enjoyed it. I liked that Oli wanted to show me off. We walked around the city a bit after the interview. Oli had the day off, but we were going to have to drive to the next venue that night. As we were walking, we passed a tattoo parlor.
"Hey Oli, I've been wanting to get a tattoo for some time now. Would you mind taking me in?" I looked up at the glowing "OPEN" sign.
"Sure thing, love. Gonna get all tatted up like me?"
I laughed. "Maybe not that extreme."

We walked into the parlor, and I instantly felt more comfortable, more at home. I had wanted one specific tattoo for awhile that I had designed.
"This is gonna be a little awkward, but the tattoo I've wanted since I was sixteen has your lyrics in it."
Oli smiled and kissed my cheek. "Not awkward. Cute. What song?"
"Chelsea Smile. You'll see which lyrics I picked once it's finished."

The tattoo I wanted was an anchor with flowers around the top, and on the inside of the anchor the words "We all carry these things inside that no one else can see. They hold us down like anchors. They drown us out at sea." were written in cursive. It described me perfectly and would look so pretty as a thigh piece. The needle stung my sensitive skin, but it was worth it. I had known I wanted this tattoo for four years.

When it was finished, I walked over to Oli to show him.
"Ah, yes those are some of my favorite lyrics. It looks really nice. Better be careful though. You might get addicted to tattooing like me."
He brought me up to the counter, and I took out my wallet.
"No no, love. I got this one." He pushed my hand with the wallet in it down.
"But it's so expensive."
"Do you really think that's going to be a problem?" He smirked.
He did have a point. I'm pretty sure he could handle this one.

We paid and left the shop, and I smiled down at my fresh tattoo as we walked.
This whole week has been the best decision of my life.

Notes

I actually designed this tattoo and have wanted it forever :(
too bad tattoos are so expensive