"I'm so glad this week is finally over," Tasha said with a groan, shutting her books to rest her head against the table. "God, it has to be my most exhausting week since the beginning of this semester." "Right?" Alex said with a chuckle. Truly, the classes were tiring but they were nothing compared to hoe exciting his week had been. Seb had taken it upon himself to text him in every class, having him smile during even the most boring classes. When he wasn't texting him, he was standing by a corner, sending him flirtatious glances and winks, having him smile like an idiot. "Let's go to the cafeteria," Tasha shot her head up like a zombie. "I'm starving." "Alright," he began to pack his bag, watching her do the same. The moment he was done, he rose to his feet and watched her quicken her actions then join him on his feet. "We should ask Victoria to join us," Tasha suggested, Alex nodding and looking around for her. "Oh, there she is. Vic!" She immediately paused on hearing her
Luck was truly not on Seb’s side as after they spent the whole day working and were ready to head to their hotel rooms for the night, two announcements were made. One, they were going to be sleeping in tents and not in hotel rooms. And two, their tent mates were already chosen randomly. “Sebastian?” Seb shifted his gaze from his phone to meet the dude from their last time at the volunteering walking up to him. “George?” “Yeah, it’s you,” George laughed lightly as he approached Seb. “Look at that. We’re roommates.” Seb couldn’t even bring himself to fake being enthusiastic. “You mean, tent mates.” “Yeah, it’s all the same,” George replied. “I wasn’t expecting to see you here again. How about Alex? Is he here too?” “Yeah, he is,” Seb drawled as they began walking. “I wanted us to be roommates but oh well.” “Aw, man look at this from the brighter side,” George pat him lightly. “Distance makes the heart fonder, they say. The both of you being apart this time could be for the best
The following day came and the whole volunteering was finally rounded up. After spending most of their night together before Alex and Seb returned to their tents at daybreak, they both woke up with smiles on their faces, both quickly finishing what they had to do for the final day of volunteering and then rushing to meet each other again “Hey.” “Hey.” “Did you sleep well?” Seb smirked at the question. “You bet I did. How about you?” “Well I rested my head on the most comfy shoulders the whole night,” Alex replied. “So yes, I did.” “I wonder whose shoulders were so lucky to have your head rested on it. That dude is one really lucky one I tell you.” “He definitely is.” Before Seb could utter another one in reply, his phone vibrated in his pocket, interrupting him. He took it out and read a message from Sophia. “Sophia’s here,” he called out to Alex. “You know she’ll be driving us back, right? Let’s go.” Nodding and hand in hand, they both headed to meet Sophia waiting for t
Alex left Seb’s pissed and got home even more irritated. He just couldn’t understand Seb. He had no reason to be that dramatic when he was just trying to show him he also had friends he could hang out with. He was just trying to let him know his boyfriend know he also had a social life and there he was taking things the wrong way. Grunting out, he sat on his bed and folded his arms. He took out his phone and just as expected, there were no new messages from Seb. He let out a groan then fell on his bed. Just how mad at him was? Before he could allow himself get buried by his thoughts, he his phone vibrated in his pocket. Jumping up, he took it out only to receive a new message from Victoria. Victoria: hi! He stared at the message for an unusual period of time, Seb's words resonating in his head. They were both nothing but platonic friends, right? On top of that, Tasha had a crush on her so there was no way she actually liked him, right? Hesitating, he replied. Alex: Hey S
Alex was being on his best behaviour by helping his aunt set the table for dinner when they both heard the doorbell ring. “Are you expecting someone?” she looked up at Alex, Alex shaking his head. “I’m not expecting anyone either and I don’t think Lucas is. Do you mind going to check who it may be?” He nodded and dropped the plate in his hand then walked over to the door. Without bothering to check who it was through the door hole, he opened the door. Much to his surprise, to meet Seb standing right outside. “Hi,” Seb replied Alex’s questioning and surprised look with a smile. “What are you doing here?” Alex asked, looking inside to check on his aunt. “I wasn’t expecting you here.” “Well, that’s true,” he nodded then dug his hands into his pocket to flash two tickets to Alex’s face. “I broke up with Madison.” “Oh,” Alex commented, unsure if he was supposed to feel as excited as he did. He folded his arms, leaned by the door and eyed the tickets in Seb’s hands. “So what? What
“This semester is finally over!” “We survived it well.” Alex nodded, unable to disagree with Tasha and Victoria as they walked out of the hall of their final papers. It had been a stressful week, shuffling between exams and rounding up all assignments and projects due for the end of the semester. Though he’d never tell them, it was a bit easier on his side as he had Seb to assist him in all aspects. “What would you guys be doing during the break?” Tasha asked the duo as they headed out of the faculty. “Going back home?” “Yeah,” Victoria nodded. “Me and my sister should be going back home. My mum especially has been nagging us to come visiting since the beginning of the semester. How about you, Alex?” “I,” he hesitated. “I’ll be going to London.” “London?” she seemed surprised. “That’s interesting. Yeah I think I heard my sister say Seb’s going to London too. Aw, isn’t that a coincidence?” “Is it?” Alex said, trying to be as unobvious as possible. “Yeah, funny. It is.” “That’s
They got to London exactly 1pm and immediately headed to their hotel. It was one Alex recognized from his days of living in London and he had to admit, he felt a little excited at the thought of visiting it. With his boyfriend at that. Seb didn’t hesitate to book a single room, Alex gulping as he watched him receive the key card to the room. Words were barely exchanged as Seb took hold of both their suitcases and headed to the elevator. “Are you tired?” “Nope,” Alex replied Seb as he pressed their floor number on the elevator. “How about you?” “Nahh,” Seb smiled. “I’m more of excited. Let’s go check our room out.” They stepped into their room, both marvelled and impressed at it. It was wide, painted in a subtle white colour. It made a large sized bed in the middle, matching the furniture around it. “It’s cozy, I like it.” “Right?” Seb nodded, taking a seat on the bed. “Totally worth it.” They both fell into silence, obvious tension filling the air. They couldn’t help it thoug
"A quick check, we'll be going over to your dad's by 7, right?" "But before then, we've got the whole day to ourselves, baby," Seb spread his arms wide. "This is London! Let's tour this city to our hearts content!" After cuddling the whole previous night, it was only expected of Seb to wake up feeling extra giddy. The version of him reluctant to visit his dad had gone up into smoke, leaving a very ecstatic Seb behind. "I should be the one giving you a tour," Alex said as they stepped out of their room. "You're the foreigner here." "Oh, please," Seb dramatically said. "We don't know we're pretty much the same in that case. Throughout your nineteen years of living here, I'm pretty sure you visited only a handful of places here." "How dare you." "Or if you don't mind we could try counting all of them on my fingers," Seb stretched out his arm. "Oh my, I don't think I'll be needing an extra hand." "Shut up," Alex glared playfully at him. "Fine. But I better be blown away by the end o