TW: Possibly the cutest ship ever

Title: ~Alone~

Hey ;)

The illuminated screen of Alex’s phone reflected in his eyes, half lidded with sleep.

Hey, what’s up? ;)

Alex’s fingers nimbly typed out, smiling to himself as he pressed the ‘send’ button.

Missing you :( You?

Alex’s eyes furrowed together slightly, missing Ross immensely.

Same :( Where are you now?

He lay back, rubbing his face with his hands.

Closer than you think babe ;) 

Alex frowned for a second, he hated it when Ross was cryptic.

How close?:P

He typed back, frowning as he waited for a reply. It took around 4 minutes before he got a reply.

Look outside babe :* 

Alex gasped and his face broke out in a smile as he jumped out of bed and ran to the window. Looking down he saw the familiar shape of Ross’ car and a familiar silhouette standing outside the door, looking up at his window. Alex nearly squealed and ran downstairs, fumbling with the keys as he unlocked the door. He pulled open the door and threw himself at Ross, the shorter man chuckling to himself as he embraced his boyfriend. He buried his head into Smith’s neck as he breathed in his scent, the faint smell of shampoo and warmth and sweet sweat.  He’d missed this. As he stepped into the light of the hallways, he looked at Smith. He seemed… Different. He had dark circles under his eyes, his cheeks slightly more jutting, his jawline sharper. And his bare chest seemed skinnier than usual, his hipbones ever-so-slightly more prominent. Had he lost weight? His face was paler, he seemed to lack his usual touch of ‘Alex’. Stepping back for a moment, Ross frowned. He wasdifferent. 

‘Smith… Are you okay?’ Ross said, concern in his voice. 

‘I’m fine, it’s just been a lot of work with you and Trott being away, a lot of editing and stuff’ Smith looked down, scuffing his bare feet against the floor. 

‘You’ve really struggled without us?’ Ross asked gently, sadness in his face.

‘A little bit, yeah’ Smith said, rubbing the back of his neck, tears forming in his eyes. Ross immediately pulled him closer, holding him tight but gently, like he felt he might break him. 

‘I promise, we’ll never leave it all to you again, I shouldn’t have left you on your own, I’m so sorry Alex’ Ross’ face was so sad, so guilty. Alex hugged him closer, feeling his muscular frame against his own. 

‘No it’s okay, I should’ve handled it better, I let you down’ Alex was nearly sobbing now, so worried that he’d disappointed him. 

‘Alex please, it’s okay, you could never have let me down, seriously’ Ross held his shoulders, looking into his eyes to prove that he was serious. Nothing Alex could ever do would ever let him down, and he felt so guilty for leaving him on his own. He leant his forehead against Alex’s, closing his eyes and speaking quietly to him, rubbing his back and holding him close. Never again would he let Alex feel alone, never again.