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 Posted: Mon Apr 06, 2026 8:29 pm
So Alexi got some flack for walking around as Windsor with their earbuds in. That dumb little Squire didn’t matter, and honestly, Alexi couldn’t remember their name other than it was long and annoying and pretentious. SIX was blaring in their ears at the moment, and there was the mad desire to fly to New York to see the newest cast, because hello, Trans pride forever! Dylan was amazing and she deserved their money.
The show was a bop though, regardless who was playing the queens, and a quick glance around showed that there weren’t very many people out right now, so it was highly acceptable to rock out, which.
Was needed.
Jumping onto a bench, Alexi fully rocked out to ‘Haus of Holbein’, because that song deserved respect, and while they had made sure nobody was on the bench upon jumping up, they didn’t give the world the same courtesy jumping down and landed smack in front of someone just about as tall as they were and stumbled backwards so that there wasn’t a full on collision.
“s**t! Sorry!” One day. One Day they would look where they were going before a dance break. Today...wasn't that day but they were sure it was coming. Maybe.
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:14 pm
Angel was, unsurprisingly, spacing out. His mind was occupied with ideas for a new painting he had been thinking of, possibly trying to think of good ways to ask Florian to model for it, and he simply did not see the person jumping from the bench. Directly in his path.
Dropping his bag, paintbrushes and tools scattered on the ground as his hand shot out to grab the person, carefully pulling them back to their feet with a (admittedly habitual) charming smile. "Careful, you alright there?" Sage green eyes warmly appraised the boy as Angel carefully righted him. "Wouldn't want to damage such lovely art as yourself~" So he still flirted out of habit. Could anyone really blame him? After doing something for so long, it was as second nature as breathing to him, though he was trying to get better about it.
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:22 pm
“Oh, someone with class.” The words were out of Alexi’s mouth before they could stop them, and for a moment, they absolutely lingered in the strangers’s arms, as best they could for a few extra seconds. Just because.
“It was Six. You can’t not rock out to Six. I’m sure you’ll understand. But, I do have a bad habit of running into people when I’m in a dance break, and I’m not mad about the fact I ran into you.”
It was fun to flirt. Easy to do it, and if this guy was going to start it? There was no way Alexi was going to just leave him hanging. That would be rude.
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:25 pm
"Oh of course I have class. Wouldn't be an art major if I didnt." Angel winked playfully and let go before crouching down to pick up the abandoned bag of scattered supplies. A sketchbook lay open a bit further away, having been jettisoned from the bag, and he worked his way towards it. "I'm Angel, by the by. You?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:48 pm
“I mean, to be fair some art majors only think of static things as art, but I’m glad to find a potential friend who appreciates all of the arts. I’m Alexi~ One day I’ll be a Broadway star and you’ll be able to tell all your friends that we’re friends and I’ll sign your playbills and you can fly overseas to watch me make my West End debut~ Ah, friendship.”
They batted their eyelashes and grinned. “Drama major.”
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:55 pm
"Oh you're definitely fun." Angel grinned. "I definitely look forward to seeing your name in lights one of these days. You definitely have the charisma for it." Carefully grabbing his sketchbook, he held it out for the other to see. "I'm not aiming for anything famous, I just wanna make beautiful things, yknow? But I like your drive and ambition. It'll take you places." Drive and ambition were things that were nearly foreign concepts to Angel, though he seemed to be becoming more familiar with them lately. Maybe it was Florian's influence. He certainly wasn't about to credit his sister's nagging for it, that was for sure.
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 7:59 pm
“The world needs more beautiful things. I hope that you get to put more in!” Reaching out, they took hold of the sketchbook and grinned. “I can look? You’re not like, a super secretive artist? Oh! Question for you since I know you’ll understand…”
They looked Angel right in the eyes.
“Front row at a show with Jonathan Groff performing? The spit of the gods or no? Our friendship depends on this answer so please answer right!”
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:09 pm
Angel grinned and nodded. "By all means, go for it. It's uh. Primarily all the same subject..." His cheeks colored slightly, knowing the book was almost exclusively featuring Florian.
Angel laughed at just how earnest Alexi was, nodding. "I'd give my left and right kidney to see him back on broadway. Disney is beneath him." Would his sister possibly kill him for that answer? Definitely. But Aria wasn't the art major and she could suck it up.
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:19 pm
“He’s there right now, where have you been?” Alexi blinked and paused, pulling out their phone and checking the date. “Wait. I’m a liar, I apologize. His final show was March 29th, Matthew Morrison is there now. But he’s only there for like, a hot second, then uh…”
Alexi wrinkled their nose and sighed. “I’d have to look it up. But it’s a show called Just in Time at the Circle in the Square theater, so, you missed your chance he was there for like, over a year!”
They began to flip through the sketchbook and hummed softly. “This your boyfriend? They’re cute.”
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:24 pm
Huh. He had really been out of the loop for a while, hadn't he? Angel laughed softly and ran a hand through his messy hair. "Let's just say my life is complicated and overly busy lately. But damn. Maybe I'll have to stalk some websites and see when the next best chance to see him live would be."
The question about Florian made his cheeks color and he grinned. "He's uh. He's definitely my something. Not that there's a label exactly? But I'd like him to be. Yknow. At some point." Had he ever even put that into words out loud before? Aside from to Aria? Not likely. But Florian had to know, right?
"His name is Florian. He runs this absolutely lovely flower shop in town. And he uh. Makes for a really really nice art subject." He cleared his throat and pretended he absolutely was not blushing. No way. Not at all. "But....yeah, he really is cute isn't he?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:28 pm
“That’s valid, but I’m not sure what his next project is, I just know he finally left the show, womp womp, the good thing is I wasn’t able to go and see him either so there’s always a next time and we can plan to get spit on together if you want to! My bestie thinks I’m weird for wanting it but like. It’s the spit of the gods so, jokes on him.”
Alexi was still flipping through as they spoke, but their eyes darted upwards and they grinned. A s**t eating grin, none the less. “I mean, not really my type–well. How tall is he? I like my men over seven feet so I can climb them like Idina Menzel in Redwood.”
Ah, to be able to make references to Broadway and have someone understand. Priceless.
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:41 pm
Angel outright laughed. Hard. "No, no, I get it. Takes an art nerd to appreciate it, yknow?" He shook his head and grinned. This kid was alright, he thought. Weird and eccentric, but that was something Angel liked in friends. Had to be able to keep up with his own weirdness after all.
Blinking, Angel tried hard not to laugh again. "Seven feet tall huh? You dating some hot magical alien or something?" Because really, who was that tall? "No, no, god no, Florian is small. Like. Incredibly tiny. I have actually scooped him up before. Which he very much did not like and I apologized profusely for. But yeah, no, definitely small. Which I guess would make him be the one to do the eventual climbing." He definitely couldn't hide the satisfied grin at the idea of it and didn't even bother trying. "I'm also wildly out of my element actually going on dates and stuff with him and taking it slow. Definitely a first for me, yknow? My reputation is not exactly the cleanest, if you catch my drift?"
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:46 pm
“Ah see, I like to be the tiny one. I’m like. Not tiny, but I am the baby in my family and deserve to be treated like the spoiled baby I am, and, you don’t know. Maybe I am dating a hot giant alien. It’s the twenties! We can do what we want to, don’t you think?”
Alexi laughed and nodded, holding the sketchbook back out. “From the way our conversation started, you’re as bad as I am with the flirting, I’m guessing. It happens. The world needs confidence, and obviously you and I have it. I’m happy to be your wingperson if you need one. And I want to meet this tiny man of yours someday~”
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:52 pm
Grinning, Angel laughed a little. "Hey, you date your space man and do whatever makes you happy. The world definitely needs more happiness in it, that's for sure." In the back of his mind, he did wonder if this kid was dating a deep space senshi or if he was simply exaggerating. Either way, he was someone Angel wouldn't mind hanging out with.
"Hah. My sister is the baby of the two of us. Seventeen going on forty. Nags at me every chance she gets like she's actually my mother instead of my sister. Drives me up the wall, but I love her to death." He had the feeling that Aria would likely like Alexi as well. She could stand to lighten up and use some of the vibrance they seemed to have in her life.
"Florian is... not the worlds most social guy, but more in the shy way than the 'go the ******** away' way. And it isn't like we don't spend plenty of time together and go on dates and stuff. We just.... haven't exactly had that conversation yet about what we are specifically." Despite smiling, there was almost something sad underneath. "I've got a few hunches on why he's hesitant, but I'm not gonna push him or anything. He's the first person I've actually had in my life that I don't wanna lose. And I worry that if I push too much, I would lose him. So I just let things stay the way they are for now. But... I think if nothing has changed by Star fest this year, I'm gonna talk to him properly about it. Because he makes me really, stupidly happy, and I want him to stay in my life."
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Posted: Tue Apr 14, 2026 8:58 pm
Alexi waggled their eyebrows. “Oh I fully intend to. I deserve the climb, and I love every moment of it. Ah, see like, I’m absolutely the baby. I have two older siblings, Sabrina and Cordell, and like…I’m absolutely the only outgoing one in the family. Sabrina will claw the eyes out of anyone that tries to like, hurt any of us, but.”
They paused, and for a moment, their expression dimmed slightly. “She can’t always protect us, so like. I just. Make sure she never needs to protect me.”
They listened as Angel talked about this Florian and nodded slightly. “Nah, I get it. You find a person you honestly catch feelings for and like. You change. I mean. I hope it works out for you. I hope he’s like. Not got baggage like my older brother, but, seriously. I’m happy to be a wingperson. Happy to do whatever. We should hang out, like for real? If you want to.”
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