#sungbeen

Doodle + Fic for you!

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“Thank God you’re back,” Max said the moment Michael walked up to the bar.

“I was gone for a week. Didn’t think you’d miss me that much, bro,” Michael replied with a shit-eating grin.

“I did miss you, asshole, but that’s not why I’m glad you’re here.”

Max gestured towards the end of the bar where a decidedly inebriated, messy-haired Alex was grinning brightly at everyone who walked past. 

“I don’t know what he and Kyle were drinking but Kyle’s passed out in the back and Alex is being weird. He hugged me,” Max said, his eyes wide. “Don’t get me wrong, it was a great hug, but Alex hugged me.”

“Dammit,” Michael muttered. “Was Isobel here?”

“Yeah, she said it was ladies night, but since Liz and Maria were out of town Kyle and Alex were her back-ups.”

The sigh that left his body was deep and long-suffering. Isobel meant girly cocktails which meant copious amounts of sugar mixed with alcohol. A combination that led to happy, touch-feely drunk Alex which was hilarious until it wasn’t, because Alex made up for it by hating everyone and everything in the morning.

“I’ll take care of it,” Michael said before walking over to Alex.

“Hey!” Alex beamed at him, the haze of alcohol clear in his eyes, but the happiness in them made Michael’s stomach somersault just the same.

“‘Hay is for horses’,” Michael mumbled, ignoring the way his stomach was now doing fucking acrobatics at the way Alex burst into delighted giggles.

Jesus H. Christ. Happiness was a fucking good look on Alex Manes.

“You’re funny,” Alex declared. He reached up, squishing Michael’s cheeks between his palms. “You. Are. Funny.”

This time Michael couldn’t help the smile on his face, as distorted as it was with Alex pressing his cheeks together.

“Come on, Manes. Let’s take you home.”

“Okay, home,” Alex said seriously, patting Michael’s chest and leaving his palm there. He gazed up at Michael, whole galaxies in his eyes, and Michael felt like he was missing something important, but couldn’t for the life of him figure out what.

He could ask Alex in a couple of days. For now he was getting Alex in a bed and then the hell out of dodge.

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Probably because of your icon. Lol 🤷‍♀️