Devil in the Details

Work Talk

So I was telling my friend that this fic was getting an update soon and I think her response is what all my readers feel when they get a notice that I've updated one of my fics.

"I'm both excited and scared."

At least I hope that's what all of you think then you see an update notification.

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Alex sighed contently as he walked through the back entrance of Galaxy Records and Comics, still feeling the blissful high of seeing Ashley on tour and finally meeting the guys.

He smiled and waved at James who was organizing the clearance section of the store who smiled and waved back before going back to his work as Alex headed back to the employee room to change into his uniform.

After throwing on his polo shirt and stuffing his bag into his small locker before heading out to the show floor to see what needed to be organized or rearranged to give it a fresh look.

"So how was visiting your boyfriend?" James asked as he was putting clearance stickers on all the products that didn't already have one.

"Fucking amazing." Alex sighed wistfully wishing he was still with Ashley but knowing he couldn't be because of his work.

"I'm sure there was some fucking involved." James snorted as he stood up and moved to the next rack of albums switching out sticker rolls in the sticker gun before starting again.

"Hey!" Alex protested, picking up a plush animal from the bin that was next to him and throwing it at his coworker.

"So you're telling me your boyfriend didn't fuck you to kingdom come?" James asked as he managed to catch the lobbed toy and toss it back at Alex, who unfortunately was not as coordinated at James and got hit in the face with the stuffed purple coloured unicorn plushie. James barked out a laugh as Alex pouted and put the toy back in the bin before going to his shelf and pulling out a sticker gun to help make James' work go faster.

"So there might've been some fucking involved, but can you blame me. I haven't seen him in 4 months." Alex continued to pout as he marked down some albums from a country artist he vaguely recognized, probably because of Ashley.

"I don't blame you dude." James laughed, "If I hadn't seem my boyfriend in 4 months I would want to get my dick in his ass as soon as possible."

"Fucking tops." Alex mumbled under his breath as he finished the first row of country albums.

"Oh you bottoms aren't much better, especially the you kinky bratty ones, I don't think I could ever deal with a kinky bratty bottom." James shivered at the thought of having to control someone like that in bed as he walked around the clearance section into the rock section making sure the albums were in the right order and in the right category.

"Eh," Alex shrugged as he dug through the plushie bin to see if any of them were missing tags, "Usually you just ask us how we like to be dominated or controlled and we're putty in your hands." He laughed lightly, "But sometimes we do act out if we like the punishments." He smirked at the thought of Ashley's punishments, "And oh boy do I like the punishments."

"And I'm now kinkshaming you Alex, congrats, it takes a lot for me to kinkshame but you made me do it. I should get you a metal." James asked with a joking undertone in his voice as he continued flipping through the A's of the rock section frowning when he came across an album that didn't belong.

"Hey why is this album grouped in with the A's?" He questioned, looking at the album cover.

"What album is it?" Alex asked as he continued digging in the plushie bin.