The Feels (boyxboy)

CHAPTER 28: Walk The Line

Alex POV:

It's been four days since me, Dre were assigned this project by Mrs.Delores. So far, I would say it's been going fantastic. Dre and I have managed to actually come together and make this whole project work. Overall, I'm just excited more so glad that the awkward tension that was among us is gone. We're currently sitting In Dre's room . I'm sprawled out on his bed researching some dishes we could create or put a spin on, while Dre is putting together possible menu designs, while also planning out and writing his half of the 10-page essay we have to do. We decided if we split up the worked, we'd be done with the project faster, easily getting it out the way. I've come up with some ideas of dishes, I think we could make, but I don't know, I have just been a little hesitant to mention it. Right now, we've just been working in a comfortable silence. You know what, fuck it.

"Umm Dre I think I got an idea of what we should do for our dishes, and the menu design". I waited for his response as he dropped the pen he was using to scribble down notes. Dre swiveled his desk chair around to face me. " Ok ye shoot, what you thinking". He said this while completely staring into my eyes. For a second, I got lost in his gazed, that I almost forgot my words. "You good Alex". Shit I probably look, like a fucking weirdo right now, why am I like this. "Umm ye, all good". I gave him a small smile before continuing. " I was thinking what if we create classic dishes from our childhood. Like traditional dishes we grew up eating by our parents. We could get recipes from your mom, and I'll do the same for my parents, that way we'd already have insight on the dishes, instead of just putting some random dishes, we don't know about together. And from there we could just piece together and plug in what we want on the menu, like what if we did red with black undertones in the design." I realized I was rambling off a lot, and Dre has just been staring at me. " I mean only if you think that's good. You don't have to totally agree on that. We could always do something else."

I stopped when I heard Dre let out a deep chuckle . He's arm was resting on his eyes as he continued to laugh out loud, as if what I said was funny. "Is that a good thing that your laughing or...". "Trust me your good, it's cute when you ramble and get flustered". He's lips curved into the most reassuring smile. I put my head down and smiled. I looked back up again and Dre was not smiling anymore. He had this look on his face. We sat there in complete silence. We were doing it again, surrounding each other in our own little world, a world I would like to be in with Dre all the time. "Uhh so do you like the idea". He turned around back to his desk, and grabbed his notebook, pen, and phone. "Well let's get started with it". I smiled and grabbed my phone out of my bag to call my mom. 

1 hr later

After a while, we got everything sorted, and were able to settle with what we're making. We decided to make one dish from, Dre's grandma, spicy Southerner barbecue chicken, alongside rice and peas with plantains, on my side I decided on my favorite dish my mom makes on special occasion for me, which is kimchi jjigae. It's so delicious, savory, and spicy. My mouth watered as I thought about. And then we went with tteokbokki, and we decided to make a dish we both love in the middle, pasta. I know our menu seems all over the place, but hey, that's what Ms. Delores gets for not being so specific. All she said was to come up with 5 dishes, and create a menu. Can't help it if our menu is going all around the world. I hope she doesn't take off points, though. We breezed through the project quite fast. The only thing left since Dre was putting the finishing touches on the menu with the labels, description, and ingredients, was the whole essay part. I offered to help with the menu part, but Dre, shrugged me off, saying this is his area of expertise. Which was true Dre has always been good at designing and organizing things. So I just let him be while I made a google doc for our essay to be placed on, adding his outline to a note, and clicking save. I shut Dre's laptop, and sat up on the bed and began to stretch. At this point I've been at Dre's house for at least 4hrs.