ecstasy // willne x imallexx au

xxxiv

alex - 5th september 2018

the light sea breeze brushed over our skin, making will's hair slightly curly, tufts sticking out at all angles. he rolled onto his side, and kissed me, flecks of sand dotting his cheeks. i was sure his chest had already got a tan even though we'd only been on the beach for a few hours. i was still pale as shit, though blessedly not burning.

venice beach was buzzing with people: sweaty surfers, joking teenagers and parents with kids. we'd found a slightly secluded spot earlier, however we'd now been surrounded and there wasn't a moment of silence to be heard.

we had been swimming earlier in the day, the water cool and refreshing, salt stinging our eyes when it leaked in. will had grinned and splashed me, giving me no mercy or relief even when i rubbed my eyes and told him to stop. so i had to splash him back: just like we were kids again, having water fights and drenching each other with no cares in the world.

"want to get dinner soon?"

i nodded, beaming at will, who was elongated lazily on a the sand.

i squinted through my sunglasses against the now afternoon sun, as will dusted off his towel. he leant me a hand to pull me up and we packed away our things.

"what was the best thing you ate here last time?" i asked him as we started walking to the bustling streets.

"ooh, i dunno. i had some fucking mad burgers."

"now i'm craving burgers."

"burgers it is then," will grinned, "and my management can't even tell me to go and work it off at the gym."

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the diner had everything you'd expect and more. i wish i had my camera on me, because the red booths and tiles alongside the fluorescent blue lighting could have made for some perfect photos. it wasn't some btec american diner in a shopping centre in the uk, it was the real deal.

"have whatever you want." will said, before ordering himself a bacon burger and fries.

"i'll just have cheeseburger and chocolate milkshake." i always stole will's fries, and today was to be no exception. we settled on the bouncy red seats face to face, will watching me as i slurped my milkshake.

"holy fucking shit."

will chuckled. "good right?"

i tried the burger: quite honestly, my tastebuds could have nutted. it was quality. "this is the only thing we're eating for the whole of this trip, i hope you're ready to get fat william."

he fed me a chip and took a sip of my milkshake in return.

"hey!" this only made him take another sip, smirking at me as i reached out to grab it back from him. after a while he finally returned it to me. we ended up ordering another one, since he would just keep leaning over to steal more of the liquid gold.

"la suits you." will smiled at me over the straws and whipped cream in the glasses.

"what do you mean?"

"a dunno, you just look right here. like you belong here." i felt my cheeks burning up. we'd been dating for months and yet when he said shit like that he still made me feel like a teenager with a stupid crush. i loved it and hated it at the same time.