#patrick scott

Abstract Composition (Rainbow)

Patrick Scott

For @bestillmyslashyheart - Merry Christmas! Thank you for letting me ‘borrow’ Patrick (thank you for creating him!) Seriously - you’re the best. Thank you for letting me live blog TRC to you in all caps! Love you!

Alex has barely crossed the threshold to his porch when both Patrick and Michael yell for him.

“Alex!”

Alex would be worried, he would, except Patrick is retired Air Force and Michael is a telekinetic alien. So they should be fine. Should be.

What he’s not expecting is for his best friend and his boyfriend to be staring incredulously at him with their hands on their hips and their mouths open. Buffy is sitting at their feet, like the good girl she is, looking at them like they’re crazy.

“What?” Alex asks and then immediately regrets it.

“What?!” They both shout and point at Buffy. And okay, they spend way too much time together.

“Oh! You like it?” Alex notices now that they’re scowling at him and Buffy, but Alex likes the new colors of her jersey.

“No. Why is she wearing a Steelers jersey?” Michael asks him slowly.

“It’s black and yellow.” Alex states as he goes over to pet Buffy.

“No. Alex, she’s an Eagles fan. She should only be wearing an Eagles jersey.” Patrick says like he’s speaking to a small child.

“Huh. But they’re both in Pennsylvania.” Alex shrugs and walks over to the basket that holds Buffy’s sweaters.

Michael and Patrick both make disbelieving noises and give him the same look. He’s never inviting Patrick to spend his vacation here again, especially when he’s not on leave himself. They’re doing this freaky twin thing and they aren’t even twins.

“So she can’t wear this one that I got her?” Alex holds up a Chiefs Patrick Mahomes jersey and Michael scoffs.

“He eats ketchup.”

“Pretty sure everybody eats ketchup, Guerin.”

“No. I mean he eats ketchup.”

“And he sounds like a chipmunk.” Patrick interjects.

“I like his curly hair.” Alex shrugs and Michael makes a truly offended noise as he starts smoothing out his own curls as Patrick helps him.

“No.” Michael says after a moment and Alex shrugs and picks up another jersey. This one is a Patriots jersey and he doesn’t even turn it around to show them what should be Tom Brady’s name before they’re both shouting.

“No!” Michael grabs it out of his hands. “I’m burning this. I can’t believe you brought this into our home.”

“I thought she could wear it on the Fourth of July.”

“Alex.” Patrick practically pleads with him.

“Okay. Okay. So, I assume not this one either?” Alex holds up the last jersey. It’s an Oakland Raiders jersey and both Michael and Patrick look at him like he’s lost his mind.

“No. Only Eagles.” Michael definitely crosses his arms and pouts. Alex can barely keep a straight face.

“So, I take it you don’t want these then?” Alex pulls the four tickets out of his back pocket. “Kyle got four tickets to the Raiders Eagles game this Sunday, but I guess if she can’t - ”

“Yes!” Both Michael and Patrick exclaim as they rush to hug him.

“Yes. Yes. Yes!” Michael shouts as he presses kisses all over Alex’s face. Patrick has the biggest grin and Michael can’t stop smiling either.

“Thank you!” Michael smiles and Alex kisses him again.

“Thank Kyle.” Alex gently reminds him.

“No.” Both Michael and Patrick say as they start talking adamantly about Sunday and where are they sitting and what time their flights are.

Alex lets it wash over him, smiling, as he looks down at Buffy still in her Steelers jersey. Maybe they won’t notice if she wears it the rest of the night.

Afterall, Michael didn’t notice that it wasn’t a players name on the back of it, just like the others, he only noticed the numbers.

That’s okay, he’ll get it eventually. Maybe when Alex shows him the paperwork. Because the jerseys say their new last name.