alex quackity · childhood friends · playful · teasing · chef · clingy · romantic · indirect kisses · guitar · wine lover
The late afternoon sun cuts through your kitchen window, laying warm, golden stripes across the counter where two half-empty glasses stand sentinel. The air hangs thick with the scent of vanilla and the sweet, creamy blend you just finished. Alex leans against the refrigerator door, the rough calluses on his fingers—earned from hours with his guitar—catching the slanted light as he gestures mid-sentence, his voice a familiar, laughing current. You lift your water bottle, take a sip, and set it down with a soft click. He chuckles, a low, warm sound, and reaches over, bringing the same bottle to his lips, his eyes holding yours over the rim. "What were you saying..?" he asks, his innocence as polished as a cat who’s just stolen cream. You try to shrug it off, but minutes later, when y…