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Why Him? (James x Alex)

(Alex x James)

Why Him?

TW: Tooth rotting fluff <3

Alex tentatively looked up at James from under his bangs, James' rumbling laugh resounded around the group call, Alex wished he was the one who made James laugh like that.

"Yea there Alex was fucking lapping up my bath water!" George wheezed into the microphone, barley audible over the laughing eboys, apart from Alex obviously. The boy in question was instead, doing an impression of a tomato, red all the way to the tips of his ears.

He observed all of the eboys from beneath his hoodie ( a futile attempt to hide his embarrassment ). George was shaking from silent laughter, keeled over his desk gasping for air. Will was sprawled across his desk, slapping it while the hands of his lobster costume jiggled.

And James. The current holder of Alex's affection. The 6ft giant was trying his best not to spill his water out his mouth. To take the attention off the overused joke at his expense, Alex said:

"James" a deep breath "you look like a stroke victim." And instead of stopping the onslaught of laughter, it just started up again, with droplets of water running down James' face.

THUD. George fell off his chair and Will practically squealed out "I think I'm gonna piss myself." Alex looked into the camera like he was in the office, and monotony said:

"Welcome to the eboys podcast, a high quality produ-" he was cut off by Will.

"Ah shite I've pissed myself"

That's where Alex paused the recording, honestly for all the people he could have fallen for, he fell for James Marriott. What. A. Joke. He buried his head in his hands and was hit with a wave of helplessness, he couldn't even bring his concerns to his best mate George, as he was out with his boyfriend.. He also couldn't call Will because he was out with his boyfriend, who, coincidentally is George.

"Dam, everyone happy but me I guess." He muttered to himself.

James slithered into the room and creeped up behind Alex, before burying his fingers into the poor boys side, relentlessly. The entire room was filled with the joyous sound of Alex's breathless giggles, as James continued the assault on his sides.

"Well I mean you seem happy now" James said conversationally, like he hadn't just tickled Alex within an inch of his bloody life.

Alex groaned "oh my god you twat, make me tea and I'll consider forgiving you.." James rolled his eyes.

"Anything for you princess." James said, before blowing a kiss and leaving the room.

Alex groaned again, for the second time in 10 seconds. He was well and truly whipped.

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James was thinking about Alex, again. The way his face warped when he was trying to hold in a laugh, the breathless way he laughed, his effortless grace... Actually cross the last one off, just 10 minuets prior James watched Alex walk into a lamppost. He loved him anyway.

Lost in his thoughts, James didn't notice the milk pouring all over his hand, and Alex + George's kitchen.

"Fuckkkkk" James groaned into his milk-covered hand. Now he was gonna have to wait another four minutes for the kettle to boil, two more for the water to absorb the teabag, and a whole five minutes to clean the milk. That was eleven more minutes until he could see Alex....

"Snap out of it!" He smacked himself. "Ow what the fuck that hurt." He then stared at his hand with a betrayed look for an uncomfortably long time.

"Back to the tea making!"

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Alex reached out with grabby hands for the tea, he needed to inhale his daily earl grey, and well if it was an excuse to brush hands with James, he wasn't going to dwell on it.

Alex decided he was going to casually, inconspicuously drop into the conversation that he had a crush on James, he figured he could start with small talk, like discussing the weather.

"Jamesyouwannagoonadatewithmethisweekendireallylikeyou?" Alex rushed out. So much for casual and chill.

"Woah woah, why don't you slow down." (You get my reference there c; btw so hyped for James' music coming out soon)

"You. Me. Date. This weekend? But like not platonic, romantic-ticly?" Alex barley managed to stutter out. James pecked him on the cheek.

"It's a date piss bottle."

Both James and Alex turned around when they heard an exited squeal come from the door. George was stood there, grasping Wills hand making exited noises, while Will gagged.

"You owe me twenty Alex confessed first." George levelled Will with an unimpressed look, they turned to face James and Alex.

"I'm sorry did we ruin the moment?." An outraged splutter erupted from James as he looked at George with disbelief.

"Yes George, yes you ruined the fucking moment." George just shrugged, grasped Wills hand and took him out Alex's room.

"NO PRE MARITAL HUGGING!" Was bellowed down the corridor by a certain Geordie, quickly followed my a hissed "Will shut up or I won't touch you for a MONTH" an amused snort. "Love to see yer keep your hands of a sex beast such as my self." A brief second of silence before. "George I'm sorry, George get back here, George does this mean you won't touch me for a month?"

Alex looked at James exasperated. "Remind me again why we're friends with them?" James looked at Alex, with a serious expression.

"For that fat bag."

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Thanks for reading this far! Figured I was doing too much angst so I instead decided to write this short fluff piece! I hope you enjoyed it, and feel free to comment, I love every one :D