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Will We Talk? | Part 1 |

Being Katie Cook's best friend means you see a lot of a certain band, so it's too bad that the lead singer can't seem to stand being in your presence. You're all too aware that you get chatty when you're anxious, and despite being around each other for a decade, Alex still makes your heart race (and not in a good way). But then he asks a question you never expected to hear, and it changes everything: "Do I make you nervous?"

A/N: Well hello there besties! Alex stannies your time has come again because I'm back and this short series is going to be soooo much fun! This was inspired by a harry fic I read many moons ago and I just knew I needed to do a grumpy Alex fic. I started writing this fic on the 15th of December 2021 so it's been a long time coming. That being said part 2 isn't yet finished (blame ​ my other Alex fic, 'Nothing Revealed in a Common Crisis' lol) but I felt we all needed a new Alex ficccc! Big thank you to the author of the harry fic for the inspiration, and to ​red---moon and -alovesreading​ for helping me/ keeping me inspired for this one. I would loveeee to know what you all think so please give me your reactions! Just keep an eye out for the time jumps, it goes back and forth quite a bit but I hope it makes sense. Thanks a million for reading, hope you enjoy x

~*~*~*~ 29th June 2018 ~*~*~*~

Just do it Y/N. Be polite, stop being a child.

Internally, you're debating pretending that you don't need another drink and to go back to Katie and Kelly without a new one so you don't have to suffer what's bound to be another awful encounter. Alex is standing at the busy bar with his drink in his hand, and you'd think that after 8 years of knowing someone you'd feel comfortable enough to have a chat with them at their best mates birthday party. But no. Not with Alex.

He might just be the grumpiest person you've ever met. He'd never once started a conversation with you, it's always been you making the effort with him since the day you met him.

Truthfully, your tendency to talk a lot more than you should when you're nervous probably hasn't helped that. You'd seen interviews of him over the years and it's clear that he really didn't like talking to anyone who he wasn't close to. And you're not stupid, just because Katie is your best friend doesn't mean that you're someone he has to converse with.

Of course over the years you'd seen each other a lot but you'd only had a handful of conversations with him. Frighteningly few of those conversations were just between the two of you, and you were happy with things staying like that.

But this time you're going to have to brave it. You'd promised Katie you'd grab her another drink along with getting yourself a new one.

The bar is fairly busy with a few people standing around chatting as they wait for their drinks. A few people have been standing there for the majority of the evening in this decently sized function room.

Of course for Jamie's birthday, and with the band being back off tour for a short break, Katie had thrown her husband an early birthday party because she's the best wife possibly ever. You'd helped her plan it and sort everything out so she didn't get too stressed like any best friend would do and you're so glad everything has gone to plan and Jamie seems to be having a great night.

Equally, you've been having a great night too. Getting to see everyone again is fun. You'd not seen Miles for a while nor had you really seen any of the band because they'd been on tour but each time you saw them it was like no time had passed. Miles has always been your favourite to chat to, you think because the both of you are just as chatty as the other so you always feel at ease around him.

You've always had a tendency to talk someone's ear off and even more when you're drinking or nervous. So tonight with you being both tipsy and nervous about seeing Alex standing at the bar, inconveniently for you the only free space being one beside him, you don't want to go over.