fic title prompt thing: Four Whole Blueberries
Okay so I made the mistake of doing an ask game where I didn't fully understand the rules, so I don't think I'm supposed to be actually writing a snippet but HERE YOU GO ANYWAY.
This fic would be about Alex and Henry having a dispute over which fruit is the best on a fruit platter, Alex accidentally knocking all the blueberries on the floor, the blueberries going missing and turning up in days to come (inspired by @celeritas2997 real life, lmao sorry for slander).
The problem with knocking a pile of blueberries off a platter is that the exact amount of tiny, dark coloured and squash-able fruit isn't easily ascertained. In fact, Alex spends the next day and a half tip toeing around the brownstone, fearful of accidentally stepping on one of them.
After two days have passed, he starts to let his guard down. Which, in hindsight, is a mistake. The blueberries are out for vengeance and have been lying in wait, patiently biding their time.
The first one is discovered at the bottom of his gym bag, squashed perfectly between a workout top and a pair of shorts, effectively dirtying both. Alex has no idea how the damn fruit even got in the bag in the first place, it must have flown high off the counter and gone for gold, unless Henry has been fucking with him and sneaking blueberries into his belongings in order to teach Alex a lesson.
The second blueberry is found when Henry is literally fucking with Alex. He's spread out on their sheets, ass in the air and absolutely desperate for it, when - instead of pressing into Alex - Henry yelps and leaps off the bed, clutching his knee.
"Alex, I think a blueberry got me," he says, a little breathless as he wipes something dark coloured from his leg.
Alex whips his head around and whimpers helplessly. Henry is slick with sweat, hard and has his hand curled around himself. Notwithstanding that the situation gives a new meaning to the term 'fruity', Alex does not want to be waylaid by nature's candy right now.
"The bed is gonna get real messy anyway, sweetheart," he replies, sounding very strung out. "Forget the blueberry."
"It's sticky," Henry protests, licking his clean hand and wiping it across his kneecap. "Why did you let them in here?"
"I didn't do it on purpose!" Alex protests. "Those fuckers got out and- Anyway, can you hurry up and make me sticky instead?"
The third blueberry turns up at the end of one of Alex's trainers, making a horrible squishing sound when he shoves his foot in it too quickly. When he pulls his foot out, the end of his sock is completely wet.
By the time the fourth blueberry reveals itself, Alex has had enough.
"Is that-" Henry asks, arching an eyebrow and evidently trying very hard not to laugh as Alex stops still in the middle of the living room.
He groans, lifting his foot off the rug to reveal a decimated blueberry on the bottom of his sock, now destined for the laundry hamper. He's also going to have to wipe the rug, which is his least favourite task, mostly because he begged Henry to stick with the hardwood floors. Alex hates carpet for a reason. It never cleans properly and it's harder to get things out of. Including wayward blueberries.
"You know what?" he grits out, hopping on one foot as he removes his socks. "You were right."
"That's new," Henry muses, folding his book in his lap. "What was I right about?"
"Pineapple," Alex says tightly. "It's definitely the best fruit on the fruit platter."