You: why do u have to be 18 to buy a scratch ticket
Alex: Why do you ask
You: just curious
You: my thoughts were just wandering and then...bam. Scratch tickets
Alex: and then you were like "man, I gotta text Alex about that"
You: I mean, yeah, pretty much
Alex: I like that you thought of me :)
You: you've been using a lot of smiley face emojis lately
Alex: you make me happy :)
Alex: they also hide my unrelenting depression :)
You: I'm gonna tell you something that will shock you
Alex: hit me with it
Alex: no, really
Alex: knock me out
You: shhh with the negative stuff
You: you make me happy too 😊
Alex: I'm so honored
Alex: and it's not me, it's the Crippling Depression™
You: have you trademarked depression too?
Alex: no, somebody else did. Just sticking with the business rules *salutes*
You: don't be depressed 😞
Alex: I'm not when I think about finally meeting you <3
Alex: but I mean, it's not something I can really help
You: I...I'm not even going to mention that heart
You: did you learn how to use your phone in 2012 and then not pick up another one until I texted you, or...
You: and I know. I just don't like to think that you feel so bad and there's nothing I can do to help
Alex: says you right after a class insult
Alex: I'm bringing back the old days. I'm starting the newest trend. Just you see
Alex: talking to you does help
Alex: and about the scratch tickets: probably so as to avoid the gambling addiction until ur actually an adult
You: logics suck the fun out of everything
You: I just like scratching them off with a coin
Alex: gets a fake ID just to scratch tickets with a coin
You: sh u t uP
Alex: crap I moved my hand too quickly and shut down instead
You: yet somehow you're still texting me
Alex: aren't u just lucky
You: very
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A Loser With A Cellphone (Alex Standall)
Fanfiction"Hello?" "Who is this?" "I found your number on the bandroom floor..." started: may 12, 2017 finished: september 17, 2017
