TOW The Crop Top

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“So, how do I look?”

Joey was standing in the middle of the apartment 19 living room, sporting a soft white crop top that exposed his midsection. His roommate, Chandler, put down his newspaper and eyed him up and down with a ghost of a smirk on his face.

“Joe, this isn’t what I meant when I said you should shop for clothes that are half off.” Chandler joked, not being able to hold back a witty side comment. Joey simply rolled his eyes in response.

“Joke all you want, but these shirts are huge chick magnets! Rachel told me that they’re totally in style and guaranteed to get you a date. Am I lucky or what?”

“I guess you can say that your money didn’t go to waist.” After delivering that rather corny pun, Chandler innocently squeezed Joey’s exposed side, not thinking much of it. He was surprised to hear a soft giggle come out of his best friend’s mouth and even more surprised to see his face flush a light shade of red. Chandler repeated the action, this time to Joey’s left side which earned him twice the amount of laughs as last time.

“Duhude, cut it out! thahat really tickles!”

“Sounds like a you problem, buddy.” Chandler smirked, starting to scribble and pinch around Joey’s sides and ribs. His poor roommate already started to descend into helpless giggles, trying and failing to push Chandler’s hands away. Giggles evolved into full on laughter when Joey felt Chandler’s fingers poke in between each of his ribs, moving quickly up and down.

“Wahahahit! Chahahahandler nohohoho!”

“Sorry, I can’t hear you over the sound of your laughter. If I knew any better, I’d say that something is tickling your funny bone.” Chandler’s teasing only made the tickling seem worse than it already was and Joey’s sensitivity couldn’t be more obvious. Another wave of laughter overcame Joey when Chandler began wiggling his fingers in his sensitive underarms, sending waves of ticklish shocks throughout the hollows.

“COHOHOHOME ON! NAHAHAHAT THEHEHERE! PIHIHIHICK A DIHIHIFFERENT SPOHOT!”

“Oh, yeah? Why should I do that?”

“Behehcahahuse ihihihit tihihihickles!”

“Really? All this time I thought I was telling really funny jokes!” Chandler taunted, this time focusing his attention on his best friend’s stomach.

Joey’s beautiful laughter instantly filled the room again. Chandler would never admit it out loud, but hearing his best friend laugh, especially from something he’s doing makes him happier than anything in the world. “CHAHAHAHAHAN, PLEHEHEHEHEHEASE!” Joey squealed.

“Well, since you asked so nicely.” After a couple of more minutes of tickling, Chandler stopped, releasing Joey from his hold and giving him some room to breathe. The resulting scene was the actor spread out on the couch, hair slightly a mess with a beaming smile on his face. Some loose giggles would leave his mouth every now and then. Chandler shook his head and chuckled to himself.

“You wore that shirt on purpose, didn’t you?”

“Maybe..” Joey replied sheepishly

The older roommate held out his hand for Joey to take and help him up. After a quick hug and a couple of pats on the back, Chandler squeezed Joey’s side once again for good measure. Joey bit back a squeak, rubbing the spot and pulling the bottom of his revealing shirt down .

“You’re welcome by the way.” Chandler teased with a hint of playfulness in his voice.

These were the moments that these friends cherish the most.

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