𝐅𝐋𝐎𝐖𝐄𝐑 𝐈𝐍 𝐀 𝐆𝐔𝐍 |-/ austler (texting)

thirty eight.

"hey, chan" a girl with long brown hair stands against the balcony, poking chandler who was just a few steps on the other side.

"yes, kat?" he turns at her putting down his notebook.

"are you going to attend your boyfriend? he's in the table next to the window."

"shhhhh!" chandler gesticulates for her to be quiet. "this word is banned from my dictionary. do never use it again. not my boyfriend."

"alright" she giggles. "i'm stupid, sure i believe it. go on." she jokes before leaving, chandler smiles watching her from behind. katelyn was such a kind girl. if chandler were into girls, he would absolutely fall in love with her.

he looks at the saloon, his eyes go straight to the man sitting by the window watching the traffic from afar. chandler bites his lip remembering the exact moment austin said he was sorry. seeing him giving all the chances was like heaven to chandler. maybe cray was right, may he never felt that way before, but he wouldn't tell those things to anyone.

he walks towards the blonde one, whose eyes captured him immediately.

"expresso?" he asks picking up his notebook to write it down, but austin denies it.

"i think i'll go for the irish today."

"really? i didn't know the exemplary boy would ever order it."

austin fakes a giggle and gives him a kind smile.

"i'm just trying new things. life can be kinda boring when you look closely at it."

chandler gets closer and touches the back of austin's hand above the table.

"i know something you would like to try... but it's not available on the menu."

"ch..." austin blushes. chandler bites his lip and smiles.

"you're so freaking cute when you blush."

he is about to leave when austin grabs his hand and stops him.

"wait, i- i've been waiting to ask you something."

"sure, go on. i'm glad it's not my name, this time." he jokes. austin rolls his eyes.

"i've been thinking that you leave at six, right? but the cafeteria opens 'til later, so... would you like to have a coffee with me sometime?"

"you're asking me out."

"what? no!" he denies, blushing again. chandler can't help but laugh when austin covers his eyes bashful.

"of course you're asking me out!"

"i'm not, i just wanted- i thought maybe we could spend some time together. to know each other. for real this time."

"yes... i'm stupid, sure i believe it."

they are laughing nervously again, but chandler calms him down when he says:

"i'd be glad to go on a date with you."

"it's not a-" before he finishes, chandler already left. he stares austin from above his shoulder.

austin moves his hand in front of his mouth to cover the giant smile he has on his face. what was that boy? he would make austin lose his mind with only a look.