[They were both nerds. But Henry was clearly the nerdier nerd. Alex had text message conversations about Byronic poetry to prove as much. He was smiling still, amused, playful. Look, the relief in him that this finally came out and that Henry didn't hate him or want to avoid him for the rest of their lives had left Alex awash in something nigh on giddy.
Oh god they were going to go on a date.
Alex was also not the fling type. He might think he could handle casual, but he was a hopeless romantic who would fall incredibly hard, was already in the process of it really, given the way he was looking at Henry who was genuinely breathtakingly beautiful when he let himself actually relax, actually genuinely smile.
He reached out to smooth a hand down along the seam of Henry's robe where it lay crossed over at his chest.]
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Date: 2025-05-08 11:16 pm (UTC)[They were both nerds. But Henry was clearly the nerdier nerd. Alex had text message conversations about Byronic poetry to prove as much. He was smiling still, amused, playful. Look, the relief in him that this finally came out and that Henry didn't hate him or want to avoid him for the rest of their lives had left Alex awash in something nigh on giddy.
Oh god they were going to go on a date.
Alex was also not the fling type. He might think he could handle casual, but he was a hopeless romantic who would fall incredibly hard, was already in the process of it really, given the way he was looking at Henry who was genuinely breathtakingly beautiful when he let himself actually relax, actually genuinely smile.
He reached out to smooth a hand down along the seam of Henry's robe where it lay crossed over at his chest.]
But that's one of the things I like about you.