Shadow Play

5. Mistaken For Strangers

A/N: Yay Shadow Play. I needed this in between to break up the deep pit of ANGST that is the first chapter of the Aviation sequel. (Which is like 85% finished so expect it in the next couple of days, probably Saturday) 

So, before we get started I have a couple questions that I wanted an opinion on. I want to do a set of 2 fantasy one-shots that will go along with Aviation. One being 'Alex in Wonderland' about the dream Alex has in Chapter 4.  The other being  'Owen's Big Gay Adventure' the movies  Alex and Miles discuss in chapter 55. I'll eventually get around to both but which one would you like to see first? 

Anyways, I hope you like this. Let me know what you think! LOVE YOU ALL <33333 

Alex stood examining himself in the mirror, he wiped under his eyes again to make sure he hadn't smudged any of his eyeliner while he'd been putting it on. When he was satisfied that there were no stray marks anywhere on his porcelain skin he leaned down to pull up his socks that came to just over the knee. He wanted to look nice today for Miles. Maybe he would be able to entice Miles into another lesson if he played his cards right. He'd put on a black and white striped tank top, with black shorts and black over the knee socks with white stripes at the top with sneakers. He thought he looked good, but he couldn't get his hair to cooperate with him so he pulled it back. With it up it looked short again like it did when he was younger which he wasn't fond of, but there wasn't much of a choice unless he wanted to be late. Miles had made it clear that being late was unacceptable.

"Well well, you're up early," Alexa commented. She was lounging on the couch in her bathrobe with the TV on. It was her day off and she was planning to do absolutely nothing other than catch up on her shows.

" I told you last night. I'm going to see Miles. I still have work to do." Alex said.

"Right, work. Ok." Alexa smirked.

"I'm organizing things in his studio," Alex whined.

"Which is why you're going over there looking so cute. I'll have you know Miles is very fond of knee socks." Alexa laughed.

"I know. I'm hoping that maybe..." Alex stopped looking down at his feet.

"You know it's ok if you like him right? It's fine to want his attention. You're spending quite a bit of time together that means he wants the same. Otherwise, he'd just blow you off. That's the sort of person he is. He wants you or he wouldn't bother with you." Alexa tells him. "There are no mixed signals with Miles."

"He didn't make a move yesterday." Alex sighed.

"That doesn't mean anything. Don't worry about it." Alexa shrugged. "He did stand up for you, didn't he? That should tell you what you need to know." Alex hadn't thought about it that way, but Alexa was right. Miles had got him out of something he'd resigned himself to. That man wouldn't stand for him being treated badly and he made that clear.

He thought about it all the way downtown on the train. Maybe he was putting more weight on the sentiment then he ought to, but he'd never had someone take care of him like that. Miles likes him right? He at least enjoyed having him around. He must have some interest in him to want to be around him, didn't he? He'd rescued him from a horribly awkward situation the night that they had met. Then again the day before with frank. That twice that he'd had an impact on him outside the realm of his sexuality.

Sexually Miles was something that Alex had never experienced. Someone he could try new things with. Miles made him eager for those experiences. Already only a few days in he was craving more. He wanted to push his limits. Sure, sex he wasn't ready for yet. Everything else he wanted. He wanted as much as he could get as often as he could have it. He knew Miles was taking it easy on him, but his life had never been easy. Why should it be now? Challenges and hardship were what pushed Alex and he wanted Miles to give him all the challenges that he could handle. He wanted to let him know that but wasn't sure how to go about it.