The good, the bad, and the worse (1x1 w/ mywashingtonromance

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Gabriel Waters;;
As Gabe stepped onto the bus, he could see Alex had taken up residence in the back of the bus again. Seeing Hamlet out, he couldn't help but roll his eyes.

Going to the back of the bus to retrieve his phone, he knew they'd be the only ones on it for a few more minutes. Putting his unscathed phone in his hoodie pocket, Gabe's expression softened at Alex's apology. Though he couldn't detect much emotion in his words, and he wasn't too sure whether or not they were genuine, Gabe replied "It's fine. Thank you, though."

Heart clenching in the slightest, Gabe sucked it up and decided to sit with Alex this time. "Nah, I'll sit with ya." Since the seat closest to Alex was a window seat, Gabe scooted past him to sit down, resting his head on the windowsill, staring straight ahead. Glancing over at Alex, he said "You didn't have to, ya know."

He had a feeling that the next few minutes were going to hold at least a little bit of emotion, and he was extremely curious as to what would happen next. Looking over at the living q-tip, Gabe examined the other boys legs. How could someone sit like that?

[mywashingtonromance]

Alexander Carmen
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Alex scooted over just a bit when Gabe agreed to scoot with him, though he stayed cross legged, one knee hanging a bit off of the seat and one brushing against Gabriel’s thigh. He closed Hamlet and gave Gabe the smallest, but most genuine smile, he could muster.

When Gabe thanked him, Alex raised his eyebrows and smirked suggestively, telling him, “you owe me big time. Those meatheads are going to beat the hell outta me tomorrow.” He didn’t look or sound too daunted by the idea.

He shook his head, laughing to himself, before becoming serious. “I’m just messing with you. I did have to. Now they’re just going to mess with me, not you. Wouldn’t want them to mess with you,” he said, sort of vaguely.

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Gabriel Waters;;
Eye's widening slightly at Alex's suggestive face, he said "Yep. I owe you. And I'd rather have to repay that sooner and not later." Gabe suddenly felt a pang of guilt, and looked down, face frowning. "Sorry, again..." Muttering to himself "I'm so damn clumsy sometimes."

"Hmm? And what do you mean by mess with me, eh?" He was kind of joking around, trying to get Alex to lighten up a bit. He checked his watch, seeing it was almost 1:30. Around 5 minutes until everyone else got on the bus. Slinging his headphones around his neck, Gabe pulled out his phone, saying again "Thank you, Alex." Eyes soft and face smiling, Gabe started to think about what would happen at school again.

Would they stay friends, split up, get closer? Gabe wasn't sure what he wanted, but he knew that whatever did happen, he'd just roll with it.

[mywashingtonromance]

//i’m so sorry. finals and a lot of other stuff have kept me really busy lately. i get if you don’t want to keep going with this, but i’m out of school now so i can actually reply//

Alexander Carmen
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Alex’s smile drops and he looks mildly confused for a moment before saying, “I’m kidding. Really. You don’t need to apologize. I like any excuse I get to hurt one of those guys.” He paused, shaking his head. “That makes me sound crazy. They usually do the hurting. Nice when it’s the other way around... Maybe I am crazy,” he concluded, cracking a smile.

He ruffled Gabe’s hair, quickly becoming a favorite method of annoying Gabriel for him. “I wouldn’t let them mess with you anyway. That’s my job,” he teased.

He then uncrossed his legs, for once deciding to sit like a normal person. He became kind of quiet, almost awkward looking, and examined his rings for a few seconds before asking mildly, “do you want to get, like, coffee?” He stopped, shaking his head again. “Or food?”

[synastry]

(It's fine! I got really busy with projects a few weeks ago. Sorry it's a bit short, have some writer's block.)

"Of course you're crazy. You kill your hair for aesthetic," Gabe replied. Giving Alex another scowl when his hair was messed with again, his hands ran through it a few times to try and fix it. "I never said it was ok for you to tease me either! Do I not get a say in this at all?"

"Hate coffee. Tastes disgusting. Besides, we just ate, and you're hungry again? You're like a child." Rolling his eyes, Gabe looked outside the window quickly and checked the time. 2:25. "I mean, we can go get some but I'm not gonna eat any, that's all you." He put his headphones around his neck, phone in the pocket of his sweater. "Come on then q-tip, let's feed ya."

[mywashingtonromance]

//all good!//
Alexander Carmen
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Alex scowled and shook his head, telling Gabriel, “it’s not just for the aesthetic. I like it. Besides, it’s better than wearing hoodies every day of the week.” His expression morphed into a grin, and he decidedly said, “nope. I’m gonna make fun of you no matter what. It’s just too easy.”

Alexander faltered for just a second, because honestly he hadn’t expected Gabriel to agree. He bounced back pretty quickly, exclaiming, “first of all, coffee is a gift. How can you hate it? Second of all, I did not just eat. I ate two fries that you ate the rest of. I only said food because I know a great mac and cheese spot.” He stood up as the bus came to a halt, barely avoiding being thrown against the seat by the jarring stop. “Come on. I know just the place.”

[mywashingtonromance]

//bump//