Time Stood Still

Jalex

*Jalex*

(Jack Barakat + Alex Gaskarth)

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I moaned and stretched, satisfied of the popping noise my bones made. I yawned and swung my feet over the edge of my bed.

I decided that since today was my day off, I'll make myself look presentable. I showered, and reached for my bottle of shampoo. I glanced at my clock.

2 hours 19 seconds

What the fuck? Well. I guess I'll just.... Stick to my plans. Why do I need to change my plans because it's time? Nah.

I lathered my brown and blonde hair and finished washing myself. I grabbed a black Blink-182 sweatshirt and pulled on some light grey skinnies. I made my hair look okay and debated on shaving.

"Do I wanna shave? Or am I too lazy to shave? ....I'm too lazy to shave." I conversed with myself. I looked down at my clock.

45 minutes 37 seconds

I poured myself a mug of coffee and sat at my desk. I opened my laptop and opened a new tab.

www.omegle.com

I typed in different similarities in the box and pressed the video button.

A girl with neon green hair and snakebites came up. She waved at me with panda mittens.

"Hi! I'm Jack."

"I'm Natt. Age?"

"Twenty-six."

"Twenty-one."

"Location?"

"Seattle."

"Baltimore."

"Where's 'at?"

"Maryland."

"Literally on the other side of the country!" Natt laughed.

"Well then. Hop you have a good life, Jack." Natt said after about forty minutes of talking to her,

"Bye, Natt!"

She ended the call and I peered at my clock.

2 minutes 57 seconds

I sighed and ran a hand through my hair. I straightened it back up and called the next person.

They answered and I saw a guy with sandy brown hair. His chocolate brown eyes staring at me on his screen. He had stubble on his face, but he worked it well. I looked a little closer and also saw the little bits of pink he had throughout his hair. I swear my heart stopped beating and I died for a moment.

"H-Hi." The mystery boy finally spoke.

"Hi.... I-I'm Jack."

Beep, beep.

"A-And I'm Al-lex."

Beep, beep.

"I'm t-twenty-six."

Beep, beep.

"Twenty-f-four."

Beep, beep.

"I-I'm in Baltimore."

0 seconds

"I-I'm in Manchester.... Visiting family."

"Where's that?" I asked confuzzled.

"I-It's in England."

No wonder he had an accent. "I guess we're clockmates then."

"Yeah. Just think of it. We met over Omegle. That's gotta be new."

I laughed at Alex's humour and rubbed my forehead nervously.

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"Will you be my boyfriend?" I asked Alex.

"Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! I've been wanting to ask you but I was so scared to ask!" Alex squealed.

We talked a lot over Skype and FaceTime calls. Texting and voice calls, too, but we just wanted to actually SEE each other.

"I wanna kiss you right now!" I heard him say.

My head shot up and he covered his mouth. "I've fucked things up, haven't I?" Alex asked me.

"No, Lex. I want to kiss you. And hold you. And force you to watch Home Alone with me."

Alex giggled and I smiled a genuine smile for once.

"I have to go, Jackary...." Alex said with a frown.

"When'll I talk to you again?"

"When we both have free time I guess." He sighed sadly, but then looked up and smiled again at me. "Remember to smile, Jackary."

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I hailed a taxi and gave the driver the address.

I was finally doing it.

I'm going to see Alex for the first time in real life. He doesn't know it yet, so shhhhh.

When the driver dropped me off, I stood in front of a house that was covered with snow and had a few lights up. It also had a snowman up front. I looked closer and saw it wearing a New Found Glory beanie. Of course he would.

I shakily beelined to the front door and stood in front of it. I took a deep breath and knocked. Shuffling was heard from inside the house before the owner came to the door in a band tee and boxers.

"Merry Christmas, Lex."

Alex's head shot up and his eyes widened. "You're here." He poked me. "You're really here. Oh my god!" He threw his arms around my neck and snuggled into my neck and chest. I laughed and hugged him back.

He pulled away, only to attach our lips together. I kissed him as passionately as I could and smiled. Alex pecked the tip of my nose and pulled me into his house.

"Now what the hell are you doing here? It's fucking 7 AM in the morning!"

"Sorry.... Time change." I mumbled.

"It's fine. Now come on. I'm exhausted. You're exhausted. Let's take a nap."

"I'd love that."

I followed him into his room, which was exactly the same from the videos. He jumped on his bed and patted the spot next to him. I kicked off my shoes and crawled in next to him. Alex snuggled into my chest and I wrapped my arms around him.

After about twenty minutes, I tried to readjust myself, but Alex hugged me.

"Don't panic.... I'll always be here for you." (ATL reference)