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Alejandro and Tyler.

The story of these two begins about three years earlier, more specifically in Total Drama World Tour.

They started out as strangers, gradually became friends, continuing with an alliance and ending with something that could be called an alliance with feelings. Unfortunately, those feelings and the future plans they had planned were paused by an event.

In Hawaiian Punch, the last episode of tdwt, Alejandro was crushed by more than 20 people, then was bathed in lava from an erupting volcano and finally trapped in a robot for a year and then spent the next year participating in total drama all stars.

These events led to Alejandro and Tyler only being able to meet again after two years. After having gone through anguish, despair, pain that was both physical, in Alejandro's case, and mental and a lot of patience. After all, love triumphs, or at least it did in this universe.

A few months after Alejandro's elimination in all starts, with Heather, they managed to give Tyler a surprise and a wonderful moment that would never be forgotten. So they went on their first date and a few more, finally making their relationship official. A little hurried perhaps, but they had already waited a long time and had to make up for lost time.

Regardless, the two of them are humans who eventually grow up and have to do grown-up things or find some way to make a living. Tyler, on his side, has been doing reality shows with Leshawna since TDWT ended, which pays well enough to be considered a full-time job.

Obviously he continues to practice different sports and gradually manages to progress in them, but he always has a busy schedule.

With Alejandro it was a bit more complicated due to the different injuries he had due to his accident, he had to go to rehabilitation therapy a lot to recover a little of the mobility he had before and all that was possible because of Chris who, forcibly, agreed to help the Spaniard in exchange for not suing him.

Thanks to the great monetary help today he has the 80% of mobility he had before, obviously he will never be able to have the same mobility as before or almost imposible but this did not stop him from following his dreams.

Upon finally returning home, he began preparing to apply to a university and study systems engineering, but while his application is being processed, he has been participating in some small theater performances as the main character.

Basically, the two of them had a schedule of little availability but that did not prevent them, partly, from being in touch and going out from time to time. But one day the stars aligned, strings moved and more things managed to make both of them have time available.

Actually, Leshawna took a break from the shows, so Tyler would also take some time to rest, and Alejandro had just finished filming a movie, so he had some free time as well. It's really convenient for these two events to happen in parallel, but what counts is that they would have more time to spend together.

The moment Alejandro told the jock that, he proposed that he spend a week with him at his house and of course he accepted, now Tyler had to wait for him to arrive.

They had planned for him to arrive at 4:30 p.m. and even though it was 2:19 p.m., Tyler already had everything ready, he had tidied up the living room, his room, the kitchen and the bathroom. The living room got a bit messy since Saturdays were when he had piano lessons with Cody and they had had a small meal, which wasn't that small but he still had time to clean up, right?

"We've been making good progress, now try playing this music sheet" Cody handed the sheet music to Tyler to see

"Where's C again? Tyler began to play slowly as Cody looked on, taking a sip of his soda.

"Isn't that the happy birthday song?" Tyler asked, looking at the sheet music and then at Cody.

"Yeah, kind of out of tune but it's going that way" Cody walked over to his own piano and started playing the same song only this time it sounded more like the original song.

"What I played didn't sound anything like that" Tyler tried to play the first notes again

"You're just starting out and you're a long way from being like the c-o-d-y" Cody pointed to himself while smiling. The two laughed, but their laughter soon stopped when they heard someone knocking on the door. Tyler got up from the couch, putting his piano cat aside, to head for the entrance.

"Ho-" was the first thing the Spaniard, outside the house, said before Tyler closed the door. He took a breath, turned to look at Cody, and opened the door again.

"-la" Alejandro finished his greeting but the door was slammed in his face again.

"CODY, WE NEED TO CLEAN THIS. NOW" Tyler yelled, pointing to the chips and wrappers on the table as he grabbed some small debris that was lying on the floor.

"You didn't tell me you had invited someone" Cody quickly grabbed everything he could and took it to the kitchen

"Well, yeah, but he wasn't supposed to come until 4:30 p.m. but now he shows up at the door and the house is messy."

"Is one of your dates or something or why do you mind cleaning so much?" Cody asked mockingly

"Yeah! Why would I order if it wasn't like that?" Tyler rolled his eyes as he carried some cans to the trash

"You like guys?!" Cody's jaw dropped

"I've told you I've been bisexual for three years!"

"Ah, right, but why didn't you tell me you were with someone?!" Cody said offended, returning to the room to put away his keyboard.

"Sorry bro, I forgot to tell you" Tyler returned to the room after washing his hands

"I'm incredibly offended but at the same time really happy for you," Cody and Tyler smiled. "Enough of the chatter and go see your Romeo." Tyler nodded and opened the door.

Every step he took was as if he was walking towards paradise itself, in fact it was something like that since Alejandro used a colony that had the name paradise in his name so it worked. Every moment he felt him getting closer and closer, little by little his heart beating faster.

Being overwhelmed for so many weeks and finally having a break and spending it with the person he loved most in this world was all he needed at the time. He had to admit that he felt somewhat wrong as he had slammed the door in his face not once but twice, but it was totally nerves.

Anyway, when he got to the door, he straightened his hair band a little and sighed slightly. He opened the door and there was the Spaniard, that was adjusting his shirt, who greeted him with a warm smile.

He had two almost large medium-sized suitcases with him, one silver and one dark green. Alejandro was wearing a white button-down shirt with a coat made of dark orange threads with black stripes in some parts, as if it were the spots of a leopard, and black jeans.

Tyler was amazed by the handsome man in front of him, but he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed that he wasn't dressed better. Tyler's oufit consisted of a tank top from his favorite basketball team and red shorts that were knee-length, not to mention his classic sports band.

"May I speak now?" Alejandro teased, taking a firmer but welcoming stance. Tyler had the biggest smile the world has ever seen, so radiant it could blind you, so cheerful it could make thousands smile and so... Well, you get the point.

The jock quickly nodded his head as he lunged toward Alejandro, placing his arms around the other's torso. This act caught the Spaniard off guard who, by force, almost lost his balance but was able to compose himself in a matter of seconds and also hugged the other.

"I missed you so much." Tyler said, looking up at Alejandro

"I missed you more." Alejandro carefully took Tyler's face. Seconds of silence abounded at the entrance to the apartment, unspoken words being broadcast in seconds. It was so complicated but so simple at the same time, it didn't take more than 3 seconds until Tyler stood a bit on tiptoe and reached the Spaniard's lips.

It was as smooth as he remembered them and with a certain strawberry flavor applied to them, Tyler didn't really know why they tasted like that but he wasn't going to complain either, he loved it. What was really 5 seconds for them felt like an eternity, the concept of time was lost to the warmth and love that that playful and tender kiss provided to both of them.

But they had forgotten about one person, who was watching everything and was the cause of the end of that kiss, Cody. When the aforementioned was putting his piano away in it case, he heard a few words and that voice was somewhat familiar, he had heard it somewhere and when everything was quiet he looked up slightly to see what was happening.

"YOU ARE DATING AL?!" It was the only and the first thing that could come out of Cody's mouth, and he was perplexed. Sure, He didn't know which dude Tyler might be dating, but seeing Alejandro there was the last thing he expected.

Alejandro and Tyler stopped immediately as they turned to look at each other. Alejandro's face showed his annoyance at the use of that nickname.

"Hi Cody," Alejandro said bluntly, still frowning.

"How about I take your bags and you wait for me in my room for a while" Tyler grabbed the suitcases with both hands and then started walking

"Hi Al" Cody watched them come in, still stunned. Alejandro spared himself words and just nodded

"Cody, don't call him Al, he doesn't like it" The jock said serious, going upstairs. Alejandro couldn't deny that he was happy with the way Tyler had responded, he would tell him another time but it was cute.

Cody waited patiently in the living room waiting for Tyler to come down, if he did, which was most likely but maybe he's too focused on his boyfriend, who knows.

After a few minutes, Tyler came up the stairs and saw how distracted Cody was, so he carefully went and grabbed him by the shoulders slightly to scare him.

"JEez, bro" Cody had a hand on his chest, he has never been good with the getting scared thing.

"Sorry I had to finish the session early," Tyler scratched the back of his neck nervously, receiving a sympathetic look from Cody.

"Don't worry, we may have extra time for the next session" He patted the other on the back. He pulled something out of his pocket, it was a little wrinkled "The drama brothers will be doing a big show next week on Monday, so I got you tickets. One for you and one for another person you chose to invite."

"Thank you. Lately they've had quite a few gigs and quite a few big ones too" Tyler looked at the tickets and tried to fix them a bit, giving up and putting it in his pocket

"What can I say, people love our music. Also Owen will have a barbecue at his house on Sunday so you're totally invited." Cody started to head for the door and Tyler followed.

"Great, a good meal on a good Sunday. I just hope it doesn't rain, it's been happening pretty lately." Tyler tried to smile. After a few minutes of chatting, they said goodbye and Cody finally departed.

Meanwhile, Alejandro was looking around Tyler's room, but there was really almost nothing new, it was the same room he had seen a few weeks ago when Tyler offered him to stay the night.

The queen zide bed mass with white sheets, two pillows on each side and a pompompurin stuffed animal, that Alejandro bought for him on their second date, in the middle of the bed.

Tyler may not seem to like the character, but the truth is that he did have a certain fanaticism for the character, mostly because it reminded him of his dog, bucket, from when he was a child, apart from the fact that the character was cute. But he would never say that out loud.

There was also the same white desk. It was the first thing you could find when you entered the room with the bed in front of it, so that when you got up you could see yourself. The object looked in part like a dressing table because of the implementation of a circular mirror in the middle, but it was still a desk. Around the mirror were photos of the two of them on World Tour and also some more current ones at the bottom.

There were a few perfumes, there were actually only three of them and all three were a gift from Lindsay. You could also find deodorants, somewhat unkempt clothes, and a comb.

Other than that, the room was quite flat and not very lively. White walls, white bed, brown wardrobe, different sports equipment in one corner and not much else. Maybe Alejandro could help make a little decoration for the jock, of course, if he accepts.

He went back to the desk and looked more closely at the photos, there were 3 in each side and 3 on the bottom of mirror. But there was one in particular that caught his eye and it was the one in the middle on the right. It was a picture of him and Tyler on the beach after the challenge. The two of them were in the sand, still in their bathing suits, Alejandro had an arm around the jock's shoulders and their happiness was reflected in their faces, with Alejandro with his usual relaxed smile and Tyler with a somewhat shy smile but still reflected his excitement.

And if you ask how they took the photo, then they found a camera out there and click click.

But Alejandro couldn't help but stare at his old self and it was something he hated quite a bit. The Spaniard has had some problems with the way he looks after the accident and looking at photos, thinking about it a lot and having practically not said any of it to anyone was something bad enough for him.

He looked at the photo and then at himself in the mirror, they were clearly not the same person, or at least that's what the Spaniard thought. Where before there was a beautiful face there was now an equally beautiful face with scars, but Alejandro was too blinded to see that it really wasn't what his thoughts said.

With how happy he was that day he hadn't noticed how little foundation he put on his scars, obviously he did dress up enough for that special meeting but he had hardly noticed how remarkable they were. But before he could sink deeper into those thoughts, Tyler stepped in.

"Sorry for keeping you waiting, I stayed talking to Cody for a while" Tyler noticed something strange about Alejandro, but as he was looking at the photos in his mirror he assumed it was nostalgia.

"Oh, in case you're looking for the one from our last date, it's the one in the corner." Tyler walked over to the desk and pointed to the bottom left corner. Alejandro looked at him and smiled, taking his hands.

"You look good in that picture," Alejandro said, and Tyler could only feel the heat rising to his face before he laughed and scratched the back of his head.

"Nah... You're the one who looks best out there." Soon Tyler was pulled to the edge of the bed so they could sit up. But one thing that stood out quite a bit at the time was how soft Alejandro's hands were. He knew he was always very careful when it came to his image or body but it really felt like petting a dog's fur after bathing, really soft. Okay, maybe that wasn't the best comparison he could have made but they were very soft.

"And what were you and Cody talking about?" Alejandro asked, making small circles with his thumbs on the other's hand

"Oh, right!" Tyler let go of a grip and reached into his pockets to eventually pull out the tickets. "We have tickets for next week's concert! Isn't that great?" Tyler smiled, handing the tickets to the Spaniard to see. They were even more wrinkled than before, but they were still valid.

"I guess I can vacate my Monday schedule to be there, but I suggested that you store them better if you don't want them to break." Alejandro returned the tickets, resting his hands behind him for better support.

"You're right" Tyler got out of bed and left the tickets on his desk. "Sorry for the mess, I forgot to fix it this morning and I planned to do it before you arrived but you arrived earlier than we agreed."

"I wanted to surprise you, or can't I show up at my dear boyfriend's house?" Alejandro teased, looking at Tyler, who was arranging his clothes a bit and then going back to bed with him.

"Of course you can but I couldn't tidy everything up properly and you had to wait outside, apart from the fact that you saw my room messy" Tyler pouted, as he wanted everything to be perfect but the mess didn't allow it. Alejandro just laughed.

"Speaking of surprises, why was Cody so surprised to see me? Do I look so ugly?" Alejandro leaned over a little so he could look in the mirror, but Tyler covered his face.

"You never say that about yourself again, you're the most beautiful boy I've ever seen in my life" Tyler pushed Alejandro a little hard, getting him to lie on the bed. "Sorry!"

"It's your turn" Alejandro grinned, grabbing Tyler by the arms and then letting go causing him to lose the balance and also end up lying on the bed. They fell into silence for a few seconds and then laughed.

"Next time I'll let you know, I promise" Alejandro turned to the side to look at Tyler "But there won't be any surprise"

"I dont know if that is better or worse"

"Take it as you like, but speaking of surprises, I have one for you" Alejandro got up and went to get his suitcase to look for something. Tyler rolled to the side and looked.

"You have that thing I gave you! That little man with hair on his head," Tyler said excitedly, but Alejandro gave him a weird look. He eventually understood that he was referring to the troll keychain in the suitcase.

"Si, I used to put it in my bag but I took advantage of the fact that I was coming here and placed it there" Alejandro took out a box wrapped in gold foil with a medium red ribbon. "For you, lindo."

"I didn't know we had to have gifts" Tyler laughed nervously as he examined the package, shaking it and trying to hear if anything sounded and indeed, it sounded like plastic. "I have no idea what it could be"

"Why don't you open it to see what it is?" To Alejandro, this scene was quite funny but in a good way, he found it adorable as Tyler looked like a little boy on his birthday. He took his seat again at Tyler's side but still took his distance as he will need it. Tyler began to shred the wrapper and within seconds saw that the mysterious package was a lego piano, obviously buildable.

"Since you told me that you liked your piano lessons and you also like legos, I saw it as an opportune opportunity" Alejandro started smirking as he saw Tyler's surprised face as he continued to look at the package. Alejandro took the bow from the gift and placed it on the jock's head.

"I love it!!" Tyler threw himself at Alejandro grabbing him by the torso and that's how Alejandro was tackled with love. Such was the intensity that they were about to fall out of bed but luckily nothing happened.

"I love seeing you happy, but how about you start putting it together" Alejandro quickly recomposed the composition and began to stroke the other's hair.

"Only if you help me," Tyler smiled as he let go of the grip.

"It will be an honor"

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Sunday (10:37)

Alejandro and Tyler had planned to go out, but their plans were interrupted by rain. Earlier that morning, Tyler had gotten up for his morning walk, the usual, and by that time it was raining, but very light, having faith that the rain would end eventually. It wasn't like that, rather it got worse and the living proof of it was Tyler, who arrived soaking wet but managed to bring something for Alejandro.

He walked to the room where Alejandro was doing his morning skincare in front of the mirror while a song he didn't know was playing. Tyler would never understand why Alejandro always put things in his face if he already looked good the way he was, but he didn't question either.

"The way the rain is going, I don't think it's going to stop by the afternoon" Alejandro said when he heard the other enter the room. "I hope the rain didn't cause you too much trouble running." Alejandro glanced sideways at Tyler, who was soaking wet.

"It didn't cause me so many problems apart from falling 3 times coming here,and apart from being super wet, but, hey! Free shower," Tyler tried to brush it off as he walked suspiciously toward his closet. Alejandro quickly noticed this and turned slightly to try to see better.

"Are you really okay?" Alejandro put his curiosity aside for a moment to worry about the brown haired.

"Well, my head hurts a little but it will pass, really" Tyler continued to search his closet.

"Don't downplay it, it could be something serious" Tyler just shrugged his shoulders muttering a few words. The Spaniard put his eyeliner down on the desk and walked over to Tyler.

"Amorcito, you know I care about you and you have to worry about yourself too." Alejandro had a hint of worry in his voice. He gently grabbed Tyler's face so that he turned to look at him.

"I know, I know, it's okay for people to care about me. But that doesn't stop me from feeling weird."

"You'll get used to it since you're this pirate's precious treasure!" Alejandro caressed the cheek of the other one, who leaned towards the touch.

"I thought you had already put that aside" Tyler couldn't help but blush and laugh

"I may not have an eye patch anymore, but a pirate will always be a pirate. Argh!" The Spaniard closed one eye while mimicking a pirate.

"Maybe in another life you were a pirate because it comes naturally to you to act like that"

"Maybe I was, maybe I wasn't, but now I have a question for you."

"And that would be?" Tyler cocked his head as he left his clothes and towel on the bed

"I don't want to be metiche, but what are you hiding?" Alejandro raised an eyebrow, pointing to the pile of clothes

"Me? Nothing, absolutely nothing why you ask?" Tyler tried to smile nervously, trying to hide whatever that thing was.

"You know you're not a good liar, your face is all red" Alejandro remarked, briefly recalling when Tyler tried to lie and it turned out to be some surprise or something.

"Why I'm so easy to read!" Tyler pouted. He didn't really know if it was because of Alejandro or just because he was like an open book, but sometimes he wished he wasn't

"It's a little battered, but I thought it was very cute and I had to bring it." Tyler pulled out of his clothes a rose that was certainly wrinkled, but still in a remarkably good state. "I don't remember that phrase you usually say. Una flower for otra flower... I do not remenber well"

Alejandro looked at him affectionately and sweetly, taking the flower in his hands "I don't know what I did to deserve you" He gave him a small kiss on the cheek "It's really candente when you speak Spanish, you know?"

This was too much for Tyler, so much so that his brain was already on Jupiter, whether it was closer or farther away was a difficult thing to determine. Regardless of where he had been, he came back a few seconds later when Alejandro patted him on the back.

"Now go bathe in peace. I'll finish getting ready and prepare something for breakfast." Alejandro went to the desk and grabbed his eyeliner. Tyler nodded and left the room, leaving water in his wake.

Alejandro continued with his deliniate, thinking that it could be a good breakfast for both of them. Cooking was a really simple task for him and food wasn't really what he was worried about, his real concern was whether Tyler would have the necessary ingredients in his fridge, if not he would have to make a small stop at a nearby store.

What he could cook would also be a hard question to find, as he wanted to do something that would impress Tyler but be to his own liking. He knew Tyler and anything he cooked he would like, except if it was fish because he didn't like it.

Maybe an omelet with buttered toast and jam in the style of Alejandro would work, He could even make juice on top of it. And when we talk about the Alejandro style, we talk about spicy, quite spicy but he would have to see where to put the spicy.

The Spaniard finished fixing himself and went to his suitcase for something. It was a bag of medication and everything related to minor injuries. Something that Alejandro had learned in all this time that he has known the jock, is that he was a human punching bag and that it was necessary to be prepared for any fall, blow or wild animals.

He found the paracetamol, paused the music, grabbed his cell phone and headed to the kitchen to begin his preparation of a stereotypical breakfast but with a charming twist. If he was lucky, He would find what it took to make something better than an omelet.

Alejandro felt blessed when he saw the refrigerator fully stocked with different ingredients and felt happier when he saw that there were red peppers and chili peppers. And so it began with its creation.

He still had some drawbacks such as: understanding how to use an electric stove or how to put together an omelette and spicy, but he managed to solve it without much more problems. Not finding a toaster, he had to improvise and make French toast.

Luckily, the omelet with peppers and chili peppers turned out to be a success and he ended up placing it on a plate of the lightning mcqueen and a fork of the same theme. Tyler had a whole set of props of that character, he even had crocs but that's something else.

After a few minutes, breakfast for the two of them was already on the table. Alejandro had already called Tyler but he hadn't come yet, so he took the opportunity to look at some things on his phone.

"What is that?" Tyler commented, drying his hair with a towel.

"Oh, I'm glad you asked. This, dear friend of mine, is a creation that I would like to call" Alejandro took a few seconds to think. "Omelet à la Alejandro"

"I've never seen a tortilla that had red or green in it." Tyler looked into the glass, "Is it strawberry juice?" He seatted and sniffed the drink. "Yep, it's strawberry"

"Your favorite, I know. If you want butter or jam with your toast I can bring it" Alejandro put his phone aside, ready to go for the aforementioned

"Nah, let's just eat, I already want to try that" Tyler grabbed his fork and started eating. Piece by piece, He ate quickly as if it were the last pizza in the box after a party. Alejandro would have said something but assumed that going for a run in the mornings left him with little energy. And even if he wanted to say something, Tyler had already finished eating.

"You had quite an appetite, didn't you?" Alejandro took his omelet and placed it between the toast before taking a bite.

"Yeah! It's hardcore training, the goal is to get tired." Tyler commented matter-of-factly. His taste buds seemed to be still asleep that for some reason they didn't feel the spiciness, but it came to him like a hit of spiciness after a few seconds.

"aHG!!" He drank his juice as fast as he could, unfortunately not ending the suffering.

The sudden cry of agony startled him, and he quickly went to Tyler. "Lindo, what happened? What's going on?" Alejandro asked, worried.

"WATER!" Tyler ran to the kitchen sink, turned on the faucet and started drinking the water.

It took a few seconds for Alejandro to process what was happening. He looked at the plate and only the omelet was eaten, the omelet was spicy and the spicy usually has the effect of looking for water because of the burning it causes.

Oh.

Alejandro acted as quickly as possible, remembering that there were some bottles of water in the refrigerator. He had to stop Tyler from drinking that undrinkable water as quickly as possible.

12 bottles of fresh water should be enough, right? Alejandro hoped so. He closed the pipe and began handing bottle by bottle to Tyler, who began to chug it down quickly.
An hour and a half was what it took for the jock's tongue to finally return to normal. Alejandro stroked the other's hair, regretting that he hadn't asked such a basic question.

He owed him a very big apology.

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Monday (15:26)

Today was another rainy day so leaving the house was not an option.

They were able to go to the mall and buy some things but if it got worse they would have to stay on the mall for a lot of time, so they played it safe, stayed at home and passed the time. They would have the opportunity another day to go somewhere, or so they hoped.

Anyway, it matters very little where you are when you are with the person you love the most, even if Tyler would have preferred to go out.

"How much longer should I stay like this?" Tyler murmured, without moving much his lips because of the facial mask he was wearing.

"That mask is 15 minutes long and it's only been 5 minutes." Alejandro said as he filed the other's nails. "You won't regret it when you see that your skin is very smooth."

Tyler only hummed in response, because Alejandro always knew better, always knew and that was totally fine with Tyler. He focused more on the sound in the background, a song in Spanish that he didn't understand at all, not a single word. Tyler knew that Alejandro was a lover of various songs in Spanish but he didn't expect him to listen to it so often, well, he did expect it little but he still surprised him. It wasn't annoying at all! He liked the rhythm even if he didn't understand and he loved listening to Alejandro hum the songs, that was one of his favorite things. It could be hours where Tyler would listen to Alejandro, as they curled up in his bed.

"Do you want me to paint your nails with black nail polish?" Alejandro asked, putting the file aside and looking at his boyfriend. "Or do you want another color?" Alejandro took his bag of nail polishes and began to take them "It can be red, black, blue, green, purple and a darker red" He brought each of the colors closer to the other.

Red was Tyler's color but he didn't know if they would also go well on his nails, maybe going for the safe option would be the best. "Black" muttered.

"Si, I was thinking about that too" He began to slowly paint each nail very carefully. Alejandro was almost a pro when it came to makeup and beauty stuff but he wanted to make it perfect.

He could remember their first date where Tyler was impressed and kept getting nervous and giving him compliments on how good he looked. Tyler was always that close to him, but just seeing him groggy about such a simple thing made his heart race.

He could keep remembering more cute moments and such, but he was jolted out of his thoughts when something wet fell in his hands. It took him a few seconds to recognize what it was, but he finally managed to recognize the mask. He looked at Tyler, who was looking embarrassed.

"My face started to itch" Tyler scratched the back of his neck to grab the face mask from Alejandro's hands, tossing it aside.

"Maybe we should have opted for the other option. You wash your face and then I apply a cream to you." Alejandro chuckled, taking a grape from a nearby container and handing it to Tyler.

"Yeah" Tyler swallowed the grape. "For the next time"

Alejandro took a grape for himself, continuing with the perfection of the nails. Some of them were already dry but he was missing another 6, how good that his hair was tied up because otherwise everything would fall on his face.

"These grapes are my favorite. So round, juicy and green" He takes a handful of grapes, eating them.

"I like them too, even though they could have been sweeter, they still taste pretty good" Tyler laughed. "I wanted to ask you if you had anything planned for tomorrow."

"If we're lucky, I think we could go shopping or maybe we can go to the basketball court that's nearby or-" Tyler stopped. "Well, if you want I just say and if you want to do anything else it's totally fine, as you want likeIdon'thaveanyproblemreally" Alejandro put a finger on his lips.

"If you want to go to the basketball court, we'll go to the basketball court, ok?" Alejandro smiled, messing up the other's hair a bit.

Tyler nodded dumbly, feeling his chest bubble. That feeling was already a common thing for him but he could never help but like it more and more. And he continued eating grapes.

"So, uh, who's the artist that's playing right now?" The melody was nice, the instrumental too, and it seemed to be a love song. Maybe I could add it to the playlist they had.

"Miranda with "La guitarra de Lolo." and it's one of my favorite songs"

"Wasn't that one of the last songs you added to the playlist?" Alejandro nodded. It seems that Alejandro had won in a race he didn't even know they were playing.

"And who is Lolo?" Tyler cocked his head, still a little disappointed that he wasn't the first to add the song, but he'd get another chance.

"He's the guitarist of the band, he's not really called Lolo but that's how they know him better" Alejandro tried to make some air so that the nails would dry.

"While we're at it, I might give you a new hairstyle." He set the polish aside, looking at it more closely. Tyler has always had the same hair style, even though his hair has grown a little, he still looks pretty. "Maybe two tails?" He grabbed the other's hair simulating the hairstyle, laughing about it.

"Yeah, I don't know, I don't think it's my style" Tyler looked away, avoiding eye contact until he came up with an idea. "Surely is your style" Alejandro raised an eyebrow, looking at him skeptically and dropping his arms.

Tyler let go of the Spaniard's tied hair and pulled into two ponytails, not being able to help but laugh at it. "Dude! I need a picture of this" Alejandro let out a playful laugh, it was really entertaining to watch. Tyler pulled out his phone but ran into a problem, he couldn't take the photo if he had both hands busy holding the hair.

"Allow me take it" Alejandro picked up the phone, trying to position himself at a good angle to take the selfie.

Click.

He showed the photo to the other who couldn't help but burst out laughing. He has always loved to see that smile, full of life and happiness, simply beautiful. Alejandro couldn't help but sigh.

"Wait!" The laughter stopped, and Tyler looked at Alejandro. Before asking what was going on, his hair was taken again but this time it was upwards.

Tyler thought about how to make the hair stay that way, he remembered that he had the elastic hair tie and tried to tie it up as best he could and when he was ready he couldn't help but laugh again.

"What did you do to me?" Alejandro, also laughing, touched his hair. "A troll, really?" Alejandro rolled his eyes.

"Not good?" Tyler worried for a moment about the other's reaction, bringing his hands closer to the hairstyle to undo it.

Alejandro stopped him by taking his hands "It is okay, I was just a little surprised" They stared for a few moments "At least I am a cute troll?" He couldn't help but let out a little laugh.

"Yeah! Totally, the cutest troll ever, uhhh, trollland" Tyler heaved a sigh of relief, nodding his head repeatedly.

Again they were silent, looking into each other's eyes that drove them both crazy. Alejandro's eyes darted to the jock's lips, slowly getting closer. Tyler saw the other's intentions as he felt the temperature rise to his face faster than a bullet. As he approached, he could only wonder if the Spaniard's lips tasted like strawberries.

Inches were what separated them, each second closing the gap more and more.

🎵 Me invito a bailar un hombre 🎵

Alejandro's eyes widened as he took Tyler's arms "Dios mio, I love this song!" He grab Tyler's arms to make him stand up and dance.

Cumbia was one of Alejandro's favorite musical genres, and so was this song. Alejandro took his left arm and grabbed Tyler's right arm, placing them a little below the jock's eye level. His other hand went behind Tyler's back, a little below his shoulder. He positioned everything very carefully but quite quickly as well. Starting with steps back and forth, from right to left and walking a little in circles.

"Yo acepte a bailar gustosa pero en una vueltecita, me propuso una cosita" Alejandro sang along with the song. Tyler was trying his best to keep up which was quite difficult as the Spaniard was giving it his all.

It was always nice to see Alejandro dance but Tyler would have preferred it to have been at another time.

"Y yo le dije que pasa? Yo soy mujer decente!"

The jock looked down as a way to hide the red color that adorned the cheeks of his face. But before he knew it Tyler yelped at the way his feet suddenly left the ground. Alejandro had scooped him up princess style, spinning him around. After a few seconds he left him on the ground and took advantage of the moment by giving him a kiss on the lips.

Tyler could easily say that now he liked the song a little more.

🎵 Que tentadora proposicion! 🎵

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Tuesday (17:10)

After quite a few days the sun decided to come out and brighten up the atmosphere. Birds were singing, leaves were turning, children were playing in the parks and the sun was shining, what more could you want? Well, Tyler, for his part, could wish to dunk the ball in the basket.

He dodged Alejandro, moving quickly from side to side, dodging with delicacy and strength the opponent's attempts to catch the ball. He ran to the net, threw the ball and... It didn't make it in.

Tyler sighed, watching as Alejandro went for the ball and then threw it to his beloved. The jock didn't react in time and the ball landed on his head, but he was able to catch it when it bounced.

"Sorry lindo, I didn't mean to" Tyler just nodded his head low. "Hey, don't feel bad, you're really doing well. You're good at dodging but you're lacking more at being able to dunk which is the tricky part."

"Yeah, I know, but I try and try and try and still can't get it right!" Tyler pouted as he bounced the ball.

"It's not that easy either, it's pretty complicated and it takes a lot of practice"

"Then you try" Alejnadro took the ball and began to calculate internally. He positioned himself more to the side, raised his arms to almost his height and threw. It stayed a few seconds spinning and leaned so far that it looked like it wouldn't go in.

Alejandro let out a small laugh and turned to look at the jock "You see Tyler, it's not as easy as you think. In fact it takes quite a bit of concentration and a fairly quick but accurate calculation and-"

"But it got in."

"Excuse me?" Alejandro looked back to see how the ball had indeed gone in. The angle he needed to make the basket from where he was standing was about 46 but he decided to go with 45 just in case, not really expecting it to go in.

"Uhm, that just means that if I could do it you can too, don't you think?" Alejandro tried to encourage in another way "Come on, I know you can" He gave him a little pat on the back.

"Yeah! You're right!" Tyler took his distance and with determination in his eyes was bouncing the ball down the lane as he ran. He was almost ready to make a basket when he tripped over a small rock that was lying there, causing it to fall and roll to the end of the court.

"Tyler!" Alejandro ran over to help the other man up. "Too much basketball for today. Don't you want to go get some ice cream?"

Tyler grabbed his head as a way of trying to get everything to stop spinning "No! I came to have a fun time and I'm not going to let one fall ruin it" With that he grabbed the ball and went to try again.

"Are you sure you're okay? Don't you want to sit down for a while or get some water?" Alejandro spoke with concern, still not quite sure of the truth of the other's words.

"Yeah I'm fine, but a water doesn't sound bad at all" Tyler kept trying and failing.

"Then I'll go shopping. Please be careful" Alejandro almost begged, receiving a smile from the other.

Well, now Tyler was on his own. Why he could never dunk a ball was a question he couldn't answer, he wanted to do this to impress his boyfriend but he just couldn't. Not by a long shot, not even close.

"Concentrate Tyler" He try to remember the position Alejandro had to throw. He took a few steps back, a little to the right, arms slightly up and threw.

The ball went through the air quite gracefully, spinning in it. As it was about to go in, another ball hit his, causing its direction to be affected abruptly, ending up in some bushes.

Tyler frowned and sighed as he went for the ball. This was his moment, his chance! He had literally already made it but someone had to show up, he didn't even see the person but he heard some laughter.

He found the ball next to some geese who were stunned by the hit but it didn't take them long to get back to normal and start squawking at him and chasing Tyler.

"Go away!!!" Tyler yelled as he circled the court. He could feel his beaks getting closer and closer.

"Leave him alone you brainless birds" Someone stepped between the birds and Tyler, intimidating the birds.

"Dude! Thanks for that" Tyler said as he tried to catch his breath.

"You're welcome" The person extended his hand, which Tyler took for a handshake.

"I'm Tyler, and you?" He inspected the man in front of him and couldn't help but recognize that he looked a lot like Alejandro. Tall, tanned, with the same necklace and slightly lighter hair.

The man took a few seconds to respond, which was really suspicious since he seemed to be thinking of his name

"Victor, nice to meet you."

"Thanks again, Victor" He released his grip and took a few steps back. "I think I should be getting back to my practice now" he said.

"Ah, but, company is always good for practicing, and you seem to be very lonely" Victor commented as he spun the ball around on his finger.

"Actually I'm with my boyfriend so-" Tyler was cut off in mid-sentence by this new person pulling him by the arm toward the basketball hoop.

"You'll thank me later."

Tyler didn't think it would hurt to play a few games with someone else but he really hoped Alejandro would get here soon. Why was it taking him so long to go get a bottle of water?

"I saw how you played a while ago and you're really bad" Victor made a basket on the first attempt and then threw the ball to Tyler.

"I guess but that's what I practice for" Tyler shrugged his arms after he threw and bounced the ball in his face.

"Maybe you should give up" Victor shot another basket.

"Nah, I don't give up" Tyler tried to shoot the ball again, not succeeding.

The other boy rolled his eyes in annoyance as he passed Tyler his ball.

"I'll lend it to you but if you throw it away you go get it" Tyler could tell the annoyance in his voice and that made him feel bad but not entirely either as the feelings were to some extent shared.

But in those eyes he could see malice, discord and anger. Had Tyler caused all those feelings in Victor? Maybe yes or maybe no, he didn't want to know either, after all he was the one who forced him to play together so it wasn't Tyler's fault that the guy didn't want to leave.

"Bro, you better retire from basketball, all you do is humiliate yourself more and more. I don't know, go play volleyball" Victor laughed as Tyler came back from picking up the balls.

"That is why I practice" Tyler threw the ball again, which flew away.

"And how long have you been practicing, or rather, how many years?" he teased again as he made another basket.

"A few years" At Tylers unimpressed look, Victor couldn't help but laugh harder.

"Man, if today's athletes were like you the sport would have died years ago."

Okay, this was starting to get really irritating even for Tyler. It was just a matter of walking away and he wouldn't have to deal with the guy, but Alejandro wasn't there yet and he hadn't brought his phone. Seriously, how long did it take him to buy a water?

"Are you going to give a shot?" Tyler was so wrapped up in his head that he hadn't noticed that he was holding the ball in his hands. He threw it and finally made the basket.

"HECK YEAH!!! FINALLY!!!" Tyler raised his arms to the sky. "IN YOUR FACE!!!" Tyler proudly grabbed the ball and threw it to Victor.

"Congratulations it only took you 500 tries, feel proud" In his words you could notice the venom as if it was a snake that at any moment could bite you and cause your death.

"You said you came with your boyfriend but I found you alone and he hasn't returned yet" Victor spoke with malice "I'm sure he doesn't even love you."

The sudden change of conversation took him by surprise and it was for the worse, because if before he was frustrated now he was also frustrated but also angry with that guy.

"He went to buy me a water because I asked him to and what happens in my relationship is none of your business, so I'm telling you to mind your own business" Tyler spoke abruptly with irritability.

Victor smiled. He had finally hit a nerve, and he didn't seem sorry at all. First step completed.

"Easy tough guy, I was just curious. But since we're talking about him, surely you wanted to dump him once, right? He sure sucks as a boyfriend."

"Dude, I don't know if you're deaf but I've already told you to stay out of things that don't involve you, and for your information he's the most perfect guy that could have ever existed in this life" Tyler started to get defensive, putting the ball on the ground and heading towards Victor.

"You sure talk pretty for a guy. But you sure are lying, everyone has wanted to break up with their partner before so don't act like you don't know. Surely he's ugly? Maybe dumb? Come on spill the beans"

"What part of him being the most perfect guy my eyes have ever seen don't you understand? I love every aspect of him." Tyler stepped closer and closer, with the most annoyed face he could muster.

"You're going to hit me for talking bad about him, seriously? It's not like he was girl for you to like him so much."

Tyler was prepared and ready for a direct blow to the jaw to wipe that stupid grin off his face. Fist ready, proper distance and desire to strike present. But everything was interrupted by a voice familiar to both of them.

Alejandro who had finally returned with 5 bottles of water for some reason.

"And what the fuck are you doing here, Jose?" Alejandro left the bottles on the floor and then pushed his brother. "Maldito obsesionado, get a life."

"Hermanito... I was just passing by, don't think you're such a big deal to think I'd be looking for you either" Jose a smile as arrogant as he was on his face. "Seriously your tastes have gotten terribly worse."

"Well he's better than any of your stupid ex-girlfriends" Now it was Alejandro's time to smile arrogantly.

"You're lucky your boyfriend is dumb enough to not realize what a mistake of a person he's dating" Jose was furious and if smoke could come out of his head, it would be boiling like a kettle. "Understand Al, you're never going to have a happy ending, and you know why? Because the only thing you have left of Burromuerto is the lastname" A small sense of regret came over him, it had been too much even for him but there was no turning back.

In his family it had always been kill or be killed but this time he was the one who got bitten the hardest. Alejandro grabbed Tyler by the arm and they started to walk away.

"So he was Jose?" When they were a fair distance away Tyler decided to speak. "He told me his name was Victor."

Alejandro snapped out of his anger at the sound of Tyler's voice, releasing him from Tyler's tight grip. "Sorry about that" Alejandro sighed. "Yeah, he was Jose and he probably told you that fake name so you wouldn't get suspicious."

"So he was the one who threw us off the stairs that time I went to your house?" Tyler frowned.

"The one and only" After that they were silent for a while. They each had a lot to think about and what not to think about, really having a fight this loud with your boyfriend's brother was something Tyler hadn't planned on today.

Tyler stood there for a while and seconds later Alejandro stopped his pace and approached him. Jose wasn't right about anything he said and Tyler wouldn't let Alejandro think he was right.

"I really don't know what to say but I just know Jose wasn't right" Tyler hugged Alejandro as he rubbed his back.

It was times like these that Alejandro really felt lucky to have Jock on his side.

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Wednesday (06:03)

That morning Tyler had gone for an early morning run. While his usual schedule was 8 to 10 and a little after, today he decided to go out earlier in case it rained. He left at 4 o'clock leaving his pompompurin with Alejandro so he could cuddle him while he was gone.

And well, Alejandro has always been a light sleeper, so once Tyler left he couldn't help but get up and look in the mirror. He got up and sat on the edge of the bed so he could look at himself in the mirror.

"God... I look horrible" Alejandro began to rub his eyes and tried to adjust his hair. Days like these never happened before the accident but now to see that there are really big scars where there used to be a beautiful face, it really hurts.

After the accident, not everything had gone well for Alejandro at home, so when Tyler offered him to stay for a week he couldn't say no. He got up slowly, heading to his suitcase to grab his towel and clean clothes to wear. How did all this happen? At one point he was at the top and it literally went downhill in a matter of seconds.

He took his time to get to the bathroom, as if trying to delay the inevitable because bathing in the mornings was something Alejandro had to do no matter what. He says a shower in the morning is what you need to start your day off really well.

He closed the door and put his things on the hanger. He started to take off his shirt first, put it aside and looked in the mirror. The scars looked larger than usual. He began to wrap his finger around them.

He had very large scars, so much so that they could be counted as five. If we talk about his face, the smallest one went from his forehead to his eye. He trace the figure slowly and carefully.

He trace around the second one that went from his ear, passed through his jaw and ended in the middle of his mouth. He would really need quite a bit of foundation if he wanted to cover it well or atleast that was not so noticeable.

The third was the largest, which started almost at the end of his neck, extended all the way down his right arm to a little below the elbow and went back up to edge his pectoral, which he still has because he continues to exercise.

The penultimate started from the left shoulder, went down the middle of the arm, and ended a little above his elbow. For some reason, that was his least favorite scar other than the ones on his face.

And finally, a scar that went from his left wrist to his ring finger. The scars didn't hurt to the touch, they wouldn't hurt anymore, but remembering that day and everything that happened hurt him a lot, too much. It was getting late and he needed to get out of the bathroom before Tyler arrived, so he took off the rest of his clothes and then went in to take a bath.

Why did this have to happen to him? Sure, he wasn't a good person on the show, but he was a good person off the show. Life had to be so unfair at times that it brought the worst of karmas to those who don't deserve it. He would have been completely fine with average karma, like Heather beating him or being thrown off the volcano, but for him to get to this point seemed ridiculous.

Rub rub

It wasn't his fault that people fell for a pretty face like his, it wasn't his fault that people trusted him, but he was even more foolish for believing Chris's word.

Rub rub

Cursed the day he met the show.

Rub rub

Cursed the day he accepted a contract from a crazy guy who doesn't seem to have the slightest respect for anyone except for himself.

The soap flew out to the wall, stirring a bit between the walls of the shower before finally hitting him in the eye. Why whenever he thought about it, everything started to go wrong.

"Maldicion!" He exclaimed, covering his eyes as he tried to open the water knob. Unfortunately, Alejandro's tragedy would not end there, it will continue until he falls. The soap, for some reason, hit him again but this time on the knee, making him fall and on top of that, boiling water fell on him.

He huddled in a corner and hugged his legs, letting the water fall more and more, as everything filled with smoke. The day had started terribly badly and wasn't even going to end soon.

After all that, he was able to compose himself momentarily, or at least enough to put on the most overzide clean clothes he had. He used to have these pessimistic thoughts rarely, but they were always unexpected, so he packed it up in case it happened.

He sat on the edge of the bed, wrapping himself in sheets as he looked in the mirror. He had to put on makeup to make himself feel better to a certain extent, he stood up. Since when was walking so difficult? One foot and then the other until I reach the desk.

He took her foundation but before applying it he couldn't help but look at the photos. Alejandro inspected each of them with a smile looking mainly at Tyler, who in each of the photos was with a wide and bright smile.

Alejandro grabbed one of the photos and sat back on the bed, wrapped in the sheets. He tried not to look at himself but he couldn't help it and God shouldn't have done that because it took him back into the same spiral of despair as before.

Sobbing was what could be heard in the empty, desolate house. Alejandro tried to wipe away the tears that were falling, but he was unable to do so once he had begun.

Tyler, on the other hand, had just arrived with a bag of food and a smile on his face. He began to go up the stairs slowly, but when he heard wailing and whimpering, he hurried to run. Tyler sighed heavily, but he was still quite worried.

"Al? Is everything okay?" Tyler hit himself internally for asking something like that, obviously it wouldn't be okay if he was crying.

Alejandro covered his face with the sheets so Tyler wouldn't see him, then moved his head from side to side. Tyler was really nervous not knowing what to do or what not to do, he had never been good at giving support or receiving it or anything that had to do with it.

This was going to be tricky, but Tyler was willing to make it no matter what.

"Is there something you want to talk about?" Alejandro responded by nodding his head and immediately shook his head.

"Uh... Don't you want to talk about it?" Tyler sat to his right, placing a hand on his back and making circles on it.

Alejandro pulled the sheet off, tucking it over his shoulders and looking at Tyler. He was still crying and had a face that Tyler had never seen and didn't want to see again.

"What happened?" Alejandro tried to speak but it was impossible because he was choking on simple air so he just gave up.

"Okay, uhh, take your time and try to breathe" Tyler tried to find out how he could help and that's how he came up with an idea. He took his head band and placed it on the other's head so that there would be no hairs on his face.

"Look, you can have him too" The jock took the stuffed animal and gave it to Alejandro.

Alejandro hugged the stuffed animal, clinging to it for life and taking a quick breath. Meanwhile, Tyler was totally lost in what to do. Tyler was trying to remember what the teacher in that class had said, and he couldn't even remember the name, but it was what applied in these situations.

"Al?" Alejandro looked at him, "Try to take a breath with me, can you?" Alejandro nodded. At least that was something.

He began by inhaling and then exhaling at a calm pace and with little time in between. After a few minutes, Alejandro put the stuffed animal aside and took a better position.

"Can you tell me what happened?" Tyler asked carefully as he rubbed the other's back.

"It's just that..." Alejandro handed him the photo. "I'm not him anymore" That estamentent leaved Tyler really confuse, who before he could say anything was interrupted by the Spaniard.

"I'm not him anymore. I'm now a guy named Alejandro who, with dismay, goes by the last name Burromuerto" Tyler was still confused, leaving a moment of silence for Alejandro to elaborate more

"See the guy in the picture? He was a handsome, talented, and outstanding Burromuerto. One who proudly bore the last name but now look at me!" The tone of desperation became more and more noticeable. "Just look at me! I can't walk well, I've lost my beauty, my body is scarred and I can't even do a Triple Twisting Double Back!"

"But you're still Alejandro. You and the one in the picture look the same" Tyler looked at the photo and back at his boyfriend, they were identical only with some scars but identical.

Alejandro sighed, ignoring what Tyler said. "Everything I've done in my life was to be the best of them but with what happened, Jose ended up winning, it's not worth the effort anymore" Tears began to fall again. Tyler frowned, he wasn't going to let Alejandro think that of him.

"Your family is crazy" Tyler covered his mouth, he really didn't mean that out loud. "I-I mean, if..." Tyler took a deep breath. "If the only thing they care about is your physique and how you look I really don't think they're worth it and if they preferred Jose, who is an idiot, over you they don't really see what they're losing."

Now it was Alejandro's time to be quiet and listen.

"Because what I see here is a very handsome, smart, talented, amazing guy who's crying for people who don't really appreciate you!!" Tyler tried to calm down for a moment, taking a breath before laughing a little. "I'm sorry... I got carry away."

"But if I'm nobody to them, then who cares about me..." Alejandro wiped away the tears that flowed. He had to admit that he did that intentionally to hear Tyler's reaction.

"I care! You are everything to me even if they don't see how great you are!" Tyler was a little embarrassed and let out a few nervous laughs. "Maybe I said it a little loudly, but I really mean it," Tyler thought for a few moments and looked back at Alejandro. Maybe all of this had started because of how he looked. What if he did something to make him feel better apart from words?

"Can I kiss you?" Tyler asked sheepishly. It was a silly question, but he still had to make sure Alejandro agreed.

"Where?"

"In your body..?" This surprised Alejandro, who only nodded.

"Cool, if you feel uncomfortable just tell me" Tyler began with soft and multiple kisses on the scars on his face, as well as on his eyes and cheeks causing Alejandro to laugh. It was unexpected but pleasant and he could feel the temperature on his face little by little. It was cute.

As Tyler was about to start kissing the scar on his neck, Alejandro pulled out the sheet and took off his shirt. Tyler gave a lot more kisses to those scars and from time to time said words of affirmation.

He kissed his arms, his hand, his chest, his shoulders, and even those little scars that were strewn about. He kissed with a lot of feeling and made it felt with every little word.

"I still think you're beautiful no matter what." Tyler took his seat back to his right and took his hand.

"Thank you Tyler" Tears fell again, but this time of happiness.

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Thursday (18:13)

The big day of going out to the mall and without rain had arrived!

Tyler and Alejandro had already been there a few times but the Spaniard was still surprised that the mall was huge, while for Tyler it seemed like a normal place. Tyler used to go with Lindsay to buy things with her or just when she told him to go out.

Leaving that aside, they didn't really know what they were going to do but they did know that the first thing was to eat since to get there they were in a traffic jam for 2 hours and their bodies were asking for food.

There were a few options in the food court but none of them convinced them too much but they still had plenty of time, since it was Thursday at six and something pm.

"I'll eat anything, but what do you want to eat?" Tyler asked as he watched the Subway.

"I'm hungry but I don't think junk food will fill me up" With that KFC was ruled out "And I don't think I'm going to like fish now" He continued to inspect his options, sighing. "And what are you going to eat?"

"I think I'll order a roast beef wrap and maybe a chocolate chip cookie for dessert. Don't you want to order at Subway as well?" Alejandro shook his head as a food stall caught his eye.

"Maybe I'll eat at Bourbon St Grill"

"I've never eaten there, so I can't tell you if it's good or bad, but I'm sure it's good."

"Me neither, but there's always a first time for everything, isn't there?" Alejandro laughed lightly, winking.

"I guess, dude. It smells good." Tyler moved closer to the Subway trying to hide how his cheeks were blushing. "I'll go order, okay? I'll make you a signal when I found a table to sit at" Alejandro nodded, starting to leave without first ruffling his hair a little.

He was about to order when someone hugged him from behind, covering his eyes. Tyler startled, trying to get the hands out of his eyes. He touched her hands and they were smaller than his, soft and delicate. It could be?

"Guess who I am!" A playful female voice spoke and with it resolved Tyler's doubts. She was his ex-girlfriend and now best friend

"Lindsay, I know it's you" The girl finally let him see and he turned to look at her.

"How did you find out so quickly?" The girl asked naively.

"Because I've heard your voice enough times to recognize you" Tyler kissed her on the cheek, and Lindsay kissed him.

"Tyson I haven't seen you in years!" Lindsay took the other's hands and brought them together. "Why you hide from me!"

When Lindsay was eliminated in TWDT she hit her head when she tried to get off the plane and that ended up affecting her memory a bit. Now, most of the time, she says wrong names, but at least she tries.

"It's Tyler" the jock laughed as they began to clap hands. He and Lindsay have always been quite a bit of touching hands, even though they were nothing anymore it was a little game that they liked to keep. "And we literally saw each other last week. Don't make so much drama."

"Kennard calling me dramatic? Do I have to remind you of what you were like on world tour?" Lindsay sneered, crossing her arms.

"It wasn't my prime, and you know it! But I've grown as a person and blah blah blah" They both laughed, but Tyler couldn't help but admit that he was a little dramatic at the time.

"It was your worst moment because you were in love with Jalapeño!" Lindsay couldn't help but laugh as she remembered the way Tyler acted before he was the Spaniard's boyfriend. "Did you end up dating him?" Tyler's jaw almost dropped.

"But you were the one who helped me prepare for my first date with him! How do you ask me if I ended up dating him?" Tyler asked indignantly, feigning annoyance and crossing his arms.

"Oh, yes, I remembered" Lindsay smiled and let out a few giggles "but are they dating or not?" Tyler couldn't help but roll his eyes.

"Yeah, Lindsay, we are dating" Tyler was very grateful to have Lindsay as a friend but sometimes wished she understood things faster, but everyone still loves Lindsay.

Tyler was going to comment on something but noticed something unusual. Lindsay was in a mall alone. "Wait, you haven't come with anyone?" Lindsay raised an eyebrow "I mean, you always come with someone to buy things but today you're alone"

"I'm not alone, I came with Justin but I lost him a while ago and from there I found you and forgot about him" Lindsay looked at the cashier, who had been waiting for a while to take the order. "How about you order your food and then I'll tell you"

Tyler ended up ordering his roast beef wrap and two chocolate chip cookies. They began to walk to one of the seats and sit down, but not before Tyler beckoned Alejandro to know where to come.

"Justin is coming, he says he stayed on the first floor and got lost" Lindsay shrugged her shoulders. "Sooo how are you and Alejandro doing?" Lindsay had a playful smile, resting her arms on the table.

"Well, we're really doing well. Waiting all that time so I could spend time with him, it was worth it." Tyler scratched the back of his neck nervously.

"Aw, now you don't have to be raving like in-" Before Lindsay could continue, Alejandro arrived, sitting in front of Tyler. (The table had 4 seats)

"Good afternoon Lindsay" Alejandro greeted with a small smile.

"Hi to you too, Jalapeño" Lindsay smiled and was going to keep talking until Justin arrived with a few shopping bags.

"Ugh... Never run away like that again" Justin left the bags on the floor but soon picked them up when he saw that all eyes were on him. "None of you know how to say hello?"

"Good afternoon" Alejandro stayed for a moment thinking, or rather remembering the name of that person.

"Hey, Justin! Time without seeing you" They made the bros handshake and Alejandro only raised an eyebrow.

"Well, Lindsay and I are leaving, we have to go buy my face cream and some sandals that I saw while I was coming" Justin took Lindsay's arm and started to take her away. She just waved goodbye.

"Wasn't that the guy everyone thought was handsome before me?" Alejandro picked up his fork and began to eat.

"Yeah, all the girls swore they heard angels singing when they saw him" Tyler took a cookie and gave it to the other. "I bought that for you"

"A cookie as sweet as you, thank you guapito" Alejandro smiled, but it wasn't like the smile he used with Lindsay. It was a smile especially for Tyler and only for him.

"Uhhh, yeah, no problem, dude" Tyler grabbed a piece of his wrap, trying to hide his face. Despite all this time, the jock has never known, nor does he believe he will be able to, respond when he flirts with him. He had fallen in love, he had fallen in love strongly.

"Do you want to go shopping for a lego set after lunch?" Alejandro knew Tyler well and knew what to say to elicit certain reactions, such as emotion in this case.

"Werily?" What Tyler said was very incomprehensible because of the food in his mouth, so he swallowed quickly and spoke again. "Sorry about that. But really??" Tyler's eyes began to glow like stars.

"Of course, we can't waste the opportunity we have" Alejandro wiped his mouth with a napkin, leaving the residues aside to be thrown away later. That was enough motivation for Tyler to eat faster.

He was so focused that he didn't notice how the other was taking pictures of him, until he looked up and saw Alejandro laughing softly with his phone in his hands.

"Do not mind me, you just keep eating" Alejandro put his phone aside and started eating the cookie.

"Now you owe me a picture of you," Tyler pulled out his phone and took a picture of it. "Now we're at hand"

"You could just ask for it, you know? I would have posed," Alejandro said, finishing eating the cookie and getting up with his tray of food.

"Yeah but the ping was yuo not noking" Tyler ate his cookie as fast as he could. He would have to finish eating before he could speak as it would only generate confusion.

"Que?" Alejandro took the waste from both of them and threw them in their respective bins.

"I said you were right, but the point is that you were unprepared." Alejandro seemed to understand, so they started walking. Everything was going pretty well.

Apparently, Thursday afternoon, almost night, was the best time to go out with the person you love the most. Alejandro took Tyler's hand, making the jock feel butterflies in his stomach, it was a strange sensation but it was a sensation that only the Spaniard could cause in him.

Sadly, he was taken out of his thoughts when someone elbowed him, but when he managed to see where he was, he realized that he was surrounded by people. For some reason the mall filled but it looked like it was going to overflow. Full shops, full stairwells and crowded hallways.

He held firmly on the Spaniard's hand so as not to get lost as happened once in that same mall but that time it was a Saturday, but the issue here was not to let go no matter how many people there were.

They stopped at a store where there were few people.

"Let's go home, another day we can shop" Tyler said, looking at the number of people outside.

"Are you sure? Maybe we can make an effort to get through." Not even Alejandro was entirely convinced about what he was saying. But if he looked at the odds and went for the less narrow part, they would surely succeed.

Tyler gave him a little squeeze to get the other's attention. "Seriously, another day we can buy. Besides, it's getting late."

Alejandro nodded. To some extent he was disappointed that he had not been able to conclude the "date(?)" in a romantic or nicer way. Even if Tyler was normal with it, he just couldn't leave it at that, but sometimes things can't quite be fixed.

"Hey, I'm supposed to be the one lost in thought, not you." Tyler said, giving him a kiss on the cheek.

Sometimes Alejandro forgot that no matter how dumb Tyler was, he would always be able to read it like an open book. And now it was time for him to feel the temperature coming to his face.

!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Friday (00:56)

Last day before Alejandro had to leave and even though they would see each other again on Monday, farewells are always sad. But they'd worry about it in the morning.

Alejandro and Tyler were snuggling with each other, legs intertwined and hugging. Tyler's face was hidden in the Spaniard's neck, thing he loved because Alejandro always smelled of roses and unicorns and cute things.

Feeling each other's warmth was what brought the most peace of mind to both of them. It was like feeling the union of their hearts that, in fact, "embrace" each other when two bodies embrace. That's how Alejandro once explained to Tyler, making him give the Spaniard long hugs every time they saw each other. The idea of their hearts hugging was really cute to Tyler.

Something that amused this duo a lot was the fact that Alejandro was a light sleeper while Tyler was totally the opposite. It could be happening the end of the world but the jock would still sleep. Apart from that there was another small detail, which was that Tyler used to talk in his sleep and this woke up the Spaniard.

"Al..." Tyler muttered, hugging more.

Alejandro woke up and looked at the other. Eyes closed, breathing counted, and zero worries. Alejandro smiled and let out a small sigh.

"Yes, Tyler?" Alejandro said softly, slowly running his hand through the jock's hair and playing with it a little.

"Burger..."

"You want a burger? We cant get you a burger. It is something in the morning, it is not even breakfast time, you maniac" Alejandro said playfully inbetween giggles.

"No?" Tyler sounded a bit disappointed

"Nobody eats hamburgers in the wee hours of the morning, Tyler."

"Then I'll eat you..." Tyler murmured with a small smile on his lips. That comment caught Alejandro off guard, causing him to suspect if Tyler was asleep.

"Atrevido" Alejandro muttered as he kissed the forehead of the shortest. He heard little giggles and that was the signal he needed.

"I knew you were awake" Alejandro hugged him more.

Tyler looked up so that his eyes would connect with the Spaniard's. He let out a small laugh and received a small smile in response. Alejandro rolled to the side so he could be looking at the ceiling and make it more comfortable for Tyler to lie on his chest.

"But I really meant what I said" Tyler replied in a somewhat raspy, sleepy voice. He yawned for a few seconds and then drew small imaginary lines around the Spaniard's chest.

"Maybe an hour before I leave you can show me" he continued playing with the jock's hair.

"Maybe..." Tyler yawned again. "Do you believe in soulmates?" Alejandro looked at him skeptically.

"What's that question about?" The tone of his words was soft as a cloud and smooth as silk. He loved it when I spoke to him like that.

"I don't know... It's something that came to mind..."

"Well, if I believe in soulmates, why?"

"You think that—" Tyler paused for a long moment. That made Alejandro worry in a way, but he wanted to give him time to think.

"This is dumb" Tyler tried to hide his face between the sheets but Alejandro stopped him, caressing his face.

"No, of course not. Please, I want to know what you think."

"Do you think we are soulmates in all universes?" Tyler muttered almost inaudibly.

"Statistically that would not be possible since the number of unirverses is infinite, and therefore the possibilities vary between a trillion to a tenth, of course, if we put a certain range on it" Alejandro ramble for about 10 more minutes about the possibilities and percentages that that sentence was possible.

"So it's a no?" Tyler's disappointment and sadness written all over his face. Although there were no lights apart from the moon, Alejandro could make out that expression.

"Unfortunately not, but you know? I'm really glad that in this universe we are." He played lightly with the other's hair.

"Yes, I'm pretty happy about that, too."

"Is there something else going through your mind right now? Anything you want to talk about?" Tyler looked at him and nodded. "Tell me what you have in mind"

"Can you imagine how sad it would be to be a sea jellyfish? Like, no thoughts, not being able to talk, not being able to eat delicious food and not having brains" Alejandro gave him a funny look which made him immediately embarrassed.

"Too stupid?" Tyler looked out the window, where the radiant moon was. That made him smile.

"It's not stupid! Alejandro didn't really know how Tyler's head worked, but if that's what he was thinking at the time, he was more than willing to listen even if it gave him a little laugh.

"But you laughed" Tyler frowned, even though he wasn't really angry.

"If the positions were reversed and I asked you that, wouldn't you laugh? Not a bit?" Alejandro gave him a little "boop" on the nose.

"Well, I would have laughed regularly..."

"See, you admit it. Now answering your question," Alejandro let out another small laugh. "It would be pretty horrible not to be able to do any of that... But do you know what's the worst thing about being a sea jellyfish?" Tyler looked at him curiously.

"Not being able to fall in love with you and not being able to kiss you either" Alejandro brought him closer to him to give him kisses on the cheek.

"That was so cheesy" Tyler pushed Alejandro's face to the side, while he continued to insist on kissing him.

"It's useless to resist my charms"

"If by charm you mean being able to get something as cheesy as that out of a very weird topic of conversation, then yes, no one could" Tyler let go of Alejandro's face, letting him kiss him.

"Not even you can resist it" Alejandro teased and Tyler's face was completely red again. Eventually they fell into silence for a few minutes, maybe a little more than that, maybe a little less. The two of them looked at the small landscape that could be seen through the window. A few trees here, clouds on the other side and of course the round giant moon.

Maybe it wasn't time to feel lucky, but Alejandro couldn't help but feel that way. I mean, who wouldn't feel lucky in that situation? Holding the person you love the most in your arms while giving them cuddles. Alejandro didn't know what he'd done to end up with someone as exceptionally special as Tyler, but he wasn't going to complain.

"Are you still awake?" Alejandro murmured.

"Yeah, pretty much" Tyler took Alejandro's hand to intertwine it with his. "Al, did I ever tell you how much I love you?"

"A few times, si"

"Then I'll say it again so you remember" he took a breath and looked at Alejandro. "I love you"

"I love you" Alejandro put quite emphasis into "love".

"I really love you" Tyler replied automatically, determined to win the strange game he started.

"I really truly love you"

"I really truly madly love you" Tyler sat up quickly, crossing his legs for comfort.

"I really truly madly deeply love you" Alejandro also sat down

"I really truly madly deeply passionately love you" Tyler exclaimed as quickly as he could.

"I really truly madly deeply passionately remarkable love you"

"I really truly madly deeply passionately remarkable... uhmm..." Tyler looked up to see if any words fell from the ceiling. "UHMMM...." Alejandro snorted a little at the scene. "Uhmmmm.. Deliciously love you!"

"I really truly madly passionately remarkable deliciously juicily love you" Alejandro cocked his head and a winning smile was reflected on his face.

"Deeply... Deeply!! You skipped deeply!" Tyler gave him a small tap on the chest. Alejandro groaned a little as he threw his head back slightly.

"I am the one who loves the most in this relationship!" Tyler said victoriously.

"I guess you won" Alejandro said delicately, watching as Tyler curled his head into his shoulder. "This Time"

"Nah, I'll always beat you"

"Don't be too sure about it" The moon made a nice effect on Tyler's face. That little smile and tired eyes stood out perfectly. "Because someone as guapito as you deserves all the beautiful and special words there have ever been" He could notice Tyler's face turn red as a tomato.

"You know it's true what I'm saying because you're blushing," Alejandro teased.

"It's really hot here, that's all" Tyler tried to excuse himself as best he could, playing with the Spaniard's bangs.

"Por ti esperaria otros tres años si fuera necesario."

"I didn't understand anything you said but me too"

Silence flooded them again, but this time it persisted more because of the fact that they were both sleepy and didn't know if the other had fallen asleep or not. Alejandro, after having calculated about 20 minutes, decided to look at Tyler, hoping that he was asleep, but it was the opposite. Tyler was struggling with sleep, but he was watching him anyway.

"Why are you looking at me so much?" Maybe he sounded a little rude but it was definitely the tiredness. Tyler didn't think much of it.

"You're really beautiful" And at that moment it was Alejandro's turn to blush and let out a small chuckle. Tyler smiled foolishly, finally falling into the Spaniard's lap from sleep.

Small moments like those were what mattered at the end of the day. Maybe that's what people meant by "finding meaning in life." Surely things would get harder in time, but with Tyler on his side, he didn't care what happened.

"You were right, you won" Alejandro's hand reaching up to gently stroked Tyler's hair, curling brown locks around his fingers.