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In Close Quarters

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Nate and Alex were just roommates living in a small Brooklyn apartment, then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. What starts as innocent touches soon turns into more. Is it the isolation causing them to crave human touch, or something that was always there, just waiting to come to the surface? 

This story was inspired by a thread on the r/relationships subreddit that was posted a couple of months into lockdown. I never saw any updates on their story so decided to write my own ending for them. The actual details of who these characters are, their jobs, their families, everything is completely made up. Just the idea of two guys developing feelings during quarantine was inspired by the reddit thread. 

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The Third Wheel BxB (Old + new versions) cover

Chaotic Brains cover

CHOOSE ME! cover

𝐑𝐨𝐨𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝒍𝒐𝒗𝒆, 𝐏𝐨𝐥𝐲 𝐁𝐋 cover

The One and Only Alec | bxb cover

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Quarantine || ImAllexx cover

The Boarding House cover

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