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-Flash back to when alec was 15-
Alec was just sitting in the back of religious and moral education or more commonly called RME. Alec was the skinnest guy in his class he didn't have many friends anymore everyone called him names like twig, fag and stickman. It was just a normal Tuesday Alec was sitting at the back of the class by himself he was just flipping through his textbook when a boy who had broad shoulders, hair the colour of sand on a rainy day and with piercing blue eyes.
"Hey mate? Can I sit here?" Said the guy pulling out the chair next to him. "Um, yeah sure." The blonde boy sat down and gave Alec a small smile then extended his hand "I'm Paul, Paul coutes" Alec looked at him for a second then reached out his hand "Alec Hardy" he said shaking his hand "and if I was you I wouldn't talk to me" Paul gave him another smile "and why is that you don't seem like the type of guy to threaten people" Alec gave him an alarmed look then spat out "no I wouldn't I was just saying that... Well I'm not popular or anything and most people don't talk to me" Paul looked at alec with an almost synthetic look "yeah I've noticed that. But people here aren't really talking to me and I don't know why" at this point alec went back to writing in his jotter "It's because your English." Paul looked down with a "oh."
-present day-
it was new years day in broadchurch Alec looked a bit more tidy standing outside in his back garden looking into the sky when at 00:00 the fireworks boomed in the sky by the sixth boom Paul came running out of tge house having alec a drink. "Happy New year dear" "happy new year, paul" paul looked at the colourful flashes in the sky mesmerised Alec on the other hand was more mesmerised by the bright colours flashing on his face smiling he then kisses him the repeating "happy new year"