John looked at Alex, Alex looked at John. The two loved each other but neither would admit it for about 12 minutes before they made awkward flirty gestures. Their secrecy was mainly due to the constant heteronormativity and internalized homophobia which has plagued society since the reign of Western culture.
They saw each other and kissed and then whispered that they loved each other. Then they went into their room and put things into other things and laid down and slept afterwards. When they looked to the doorway they saw Aaron Burr standing in the doorway with his jaw dropped, and Herc and Lafayette were laughing like hyenas with their hands on each other's shoulders.I WARNED YOU I'M A PRUDE.