floriography [ stories five ]

i'll die anyway || junk

[ i'm not like sick sick i'm just?? feeling kinda shitty so ,,,

this is garbage lmao

-lew. ]

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Alex feeling under the weather is something Lewis dreads. Just because Alex tends to be overdramatic and acts like he's dying.

Lewis is grocery shopping when Alex calls him, practically begging him to come over and bring soup. And of course, Lewis agrees with only a slight hesitation, a slight moment of thinking of his own health.

When he gets to Alex's apartment, Alex's camped out on his futon couch, wrapped in a nest of blankets and armed with the TV remote and a mug of tea. He greets his boyfriend with a little wave, voice barely heard over the volume of the TV. "You're the best, honey."

Lewis chooses to ignore that as he sheds his shoes and jacket, then takes a tote bag of things into Alex's tiny kitchen. "I think you could use some honey in your tea, it might help your throat."

Even though his back is turned, Lewis can picture the face Alex makes. "I don't like the way it tastes."

"Then, I've got peppermint tea. It makes me feel better so maybe it'll work for you too." Carefully, he pulls a thermos from his bag and takes it to Alex. "I'll make your soup in a little bit. But for right now, I want you to drink some of this and then try to take a nap."

"But-"

He sits on the other end of the couch, then gestures for Alex to come closer. "Don't argue with me. You've got me here, and I'm gonna take care of you and probably baby you. It sucks being sick."

Finally, Alex gets free enough of his blankets to move, putting a pillow across Lewis' legs before resting his head there. "And then I can return the favor when you end up sick in a few days."

"I'll kick your ass if you just jinxed me."

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Lewis stood in front of the open closet, surveying his clothing options. Greens and bright florals were most of his options, and although he loved that fashion, he didn't feel like that today.

With a loud sigh, he closed the door, then crossed the room to open Alex's closet. His was mostly blacks and reds, and familiar as his own. These made Lewis think of who he used to be, before the band with his best friend and before gaining the confidence to wear what he truly liked.

At random, he pulled a shirt off a hanger without looking at it first, tugging it on over his head. (It wasn't until hours later that he realized his shirt had his own face on it.)

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The last thing Alex expected when he invited his sister to stay with him for a week? The two people she brought with her.

Aubrey hadn't changed much, just ditched the heavy eyeliner and flat-ironed hair. She immediately hugged her older brother, enveloping him in a cloud of cotton candy perfume. "Hey, stupid!" She greeted cheerfully.

"Hey, dumbass. Need any help with your bags?" He asked, the affection evident in his voice and smile.

Just then, the smile dropped from his face when two more people popped in with bags. Aubrey glanced over to them, then back at her brother. "Surprise...? I brought my... people."

"You should've warned me, Aub. I don't really have room for all three of you..." He mumbled.

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random little things??-

- if bailey ends up in a committed relationship and gets married before chase dies, he'd insist that chase has to live with him and his spouse.

- i wanna write something vaguely inspired by left 4 dead in the fact that it's a team of four working together to survive. i'll get rid of the zombies, maybe make it some other sort of post-apocalyptic world.
team a would be- logan, harry, lewis, and alex
team b would be- ronnie, ezra, chase, and bailey

if you're familiar with the games, based on personality and backgrounds,,
logan - bill (leader type) harry - louis (practical) lewis - zoey (more naive) alex - francis (vaguely disagreeable)

ronnie - rochelle (gentle) ezra - nick (kinda an asshole) chase - coach (hates stairs tbh) bailey - ellis (naive rambling)

(i like the story of the first left 4 dead better bc it seems to be better plotted. i've yet to play any of the dlc content but it seems legit and they've even got a crossover between the two sets of characters. my favorites to play as are zoey and rochelle or ellis !!)

- maybe a new version of the genderswap thing.

- i thought of a way to turn all these characters into a trilogy of books today?? what the fuck

it'd be kinda like the forest of hands and teeth series, where the books don't obviously fit together until you see details within.

one would be alex's bullshit, going from the band thing to after he makes contact with his sister again (possibly just heavydirtysoul storyline?? but take out the more fanfiction elements)
another would be chase and bailey, probably focusing on some bullshit with ezra
and then the last would be lewis, set around the current time when all these characters seem to converge

obviously i'm not doing it but it was a cool thought