the Dark Side

him

~ Elin's POV ~
He was so cute.
That smile.
That giggle.
The attempt on an accent.
As he had poured up a glass each, Joel brought out a toast.
"Cheers for tonight, cheers for the new meeting with new people" He said as he toasted with y/n
"And cheers for y/n and internal organ" Aleksi added and smiled. Elin noticed that the fact that her name meant internal organ in Finnish would become a constant joke amongst them. But it was fine. When Aleksi said that, the way he said it and smiled at Elin, those dark eyes hurrying straight into her made the butterflies in her stomach come to life.
"Cheers for you guys" y/n answered and you all took a sip.

| some time later |
~ Aleksi's POV ~
That girl, Elin, she was so fun. The way she smiled and laughed at all my jokes. Her brown-ish eyes that lit up when I mentioned our genre. She seemed like a girl with a sense of fashion.
I looked down at my fingers, then hers and saw that we had pretty matching rings. She wore a silver ring with some initials in it. Who's initials is that?
I would normally never ask, but I guess that the alcohol filled me with some bravery. I had to ask.
"Aye Elle, that's a cool ring! What does it say on it?"

~ Elin's POV ~
"Oh this!" Elin arose her fingers, showing the ring for Aleksi.
He held up his hand and Elin put her hand in his so he could see clearer.
As he touched her hand,  they both got a small electric shot, probably because of the material or the couch they were on.
"Oh shit I'm sorry" Aleksi said and laughed, "I guess it's because you're so electric" he said and reached his hand back at Elin's to try again.
That was the cheeziest yet the cutest pick up line Elin had ever heard. She laughed.
"Well it says C.S" she pointed towards the initials printed on her ring. "C is for the first letter in my mother's name, and the S is for the first letter of her last name. I got it printed in 2016 soon after she had passed away and I have never taken it off ever since" she said and looked up at Aleksi.
Aleksi locked eyes with Elin. "Awwww, sweetheart. I'm so sorry to hear that. Is it okay if I hug you? I mean we have just met so I don't wanna hug you if you're not comfortable with it." Aleksi seemed so respectful. Elin got even more butterflies.
"Yes of course silly! Thank you for asking tho!" She said with puppy eyes and held out her arms.
His arms locked around her back, his hair fell perfectly in place on her forehead, his hand perfectly on the back of her head. It was clear that he was trying to comfort Elin. Show her that he is sorry for her loss, yet he wanted to do it respectfully. That just made Elin more impressed by this man.
They let go and They locked eyes again.
"Hey, lovebirds, the Earth says hello" Joel said mockingly and punched Aleksi's shoulder.
In some way, as Aleksi and Elin locked eyes, the world surrounding them just stopped. Nothing except them were there. No worries, no troubles, no nothing. Just the two of them. No one had never had that impact on Elin before.
Aleksi blushed; "stawp Joel" he giggled. "We have just met"
"Alright, alright" Joel answered and held up his hands as a gesture.
"Hey, y/n, you have an accent, don't you?" Joel asked as he leaned towards y/n

~ y/n's POV ~
"Yes indeed. I'm actually Finnish" you answered and leaned towards him.
"Wait- what?" Joel burst out and looked at you chocked.
"Yeah. I was trying to see when someone of you would notice" you laughed at the surprise on his face. His face was so cute. He looked like a child who had just discovered a new play. Excited.
"mitä helvettiä" he burst out.
"Ja" you answered back and smiled.
"Now this must've been destiny that we got the same lounge, satana perkele y/n" he laughed.
He was so charming.
Finding out that you were also Finnish awoke some kind of excitement in him.
"And you Elin, are you also Finnish?" He asked and leaned towards her.
"No, I'm actually Swedish, so pretty closely. But I do know some stuff in Finnish!" she answered him.
"Ight, show us" he grinned to test her.
"Okay. So I know: satana perkele, Vittu, kickeli, helvetti, hyvä joula and moi" she bowed to show she had performed her little 'talent' show.
Aleksi was laughing at the sight, and Joel: well he was simply just laying on the floor laughing.
"Oh my lord yall- i think we all will be good friends after this" he continued laughing as he tried to get up again.
*friends? Omg he considers us friends now?* you were over the moon over this statement. He was like a brother figure. And you had literally met him like 2 hours ago. *What is wrong with me* you thought as you studied his face. *I cant catch feelings for someone this quick right? *