“Can I kiss you?” Alex swallowed, feeling Seb’s intent gaze on him. His breathing was slow, his lips slightly parted as he stared at him, anticipating a response. Fear gripped Alex as he watched every single wall he had built up between him and his feelings come crashing down. There was only so much he could take and he knew he had finally reached his limit. Seb’s grip on his hand pinned against the wall, loosened, Alex finally gaining control of his hands. “Seb.” He simply nodded and without hesitation, Seb got rid of every distance between their faces, crashing his lips on Alex’s. Alex felt his body melt, his hormones shooting up as he returned the kiss. Slowly, he raised his hand to place his on Seb’s shoulder and like he gave him permission, Seb took it as a cue to slowly deepen the kiss. The kiss was soft and slow as they both responded with burning need and passion. Seb’s arms were wrapped around Alex’s waist, pulling him closer to him as his other hand was wrapped behind

“Mum said I should come check up on you. Don’t you have classes today?” Alex pulled his sheets off his head to look up to his cousin standing by his door, arms folded. “I do,” he replied, getting up. “I’ll be downstairs in a bit. Oh and tell her I won’t be having breakfast. You can all go ahead without me.” “Okay.”Watching his cousin leave his room, Alex let out a sigh. He had woken up tired hours ago and had gotten ready for school only to plop into his bed and bury himself under his sheets again as the thought of facing Seb came. He spent the rest of the previous day in his room, not stepping out for even a second. He skipped dinner and had intended on skipping breakfast alongside school for the whole day until his aunt just had to send his cousin to check up on him. She noticed his foul mood from the previous day and no matter how many times she asked, his answer was still the same- he was fine and just not hungry. That was only partly true though as though he wasn’t hungr

"Do you really have to go back home tonight?" "Yes, Sebastian," Alex replied for the hundredth time since he and Seb officially became a couple. As he had been doing everytime Alex told him he had to go, he groaned and pulled him even closer to him to hug him tighter. "I didn't tell my aunt I'll be spending the night out." "Call her and tell her now then." "No," Alex said then laughed as he broke free from Seb's grip and got off the bed. "I really should go back before it gets any later." "Alright," Seb got up and joined him on his feet. "I'll drive you home then." "You don't have to-" "Don't even try to convince me otherwise," Seb cut him off, grabbing his car keys. "I'm dropping my boyfriend off." Feeling a light blush creep towards his cheeks, Alex looked away and began walking towards the door. It had been barely an hour since they officially began dating and Seb was being the sweetest. It was like he suddenly became bolder as he didn't even think twice before allowing a

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

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