im sorry this is pretty much just a filler chapter

animatic by Kotik
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~Alex POV~

I groan as I open my eyes, letting in the bright rays of the sun blind me. I blink a few times and then reach for my phone to check the time.

8:47 am

I flop back down onto my bed, lyig face up. Suddenly, the scent of something delicious fills my senses. A sniff a couple times until I can recognize the scent. Bacon.

I prop myself onto my elbows and take another big breath, practically inhaling the scent of bacon like a drug.

I feel my mouth water (my mouth is watering as im writing this) as I throw the covers off, instantly regeetting it as the cold hits my body like a brick. I grab the hoodie and beanie from off my desk but before putting them on, I take a good look at myself in the mirror.

Its not everyday that I get to look at my ears and tail—I never have enough time to. Everytime I see myself as what I really am, I have to stiffle a gasp. I wear my beanie and hoodie everyday and everywhere so I often forget that i'm not "normal". I'm a hybrid. Its rare to get times like these where I can spare 5 minutes without hiding my ears or tail.

I drag a fingertip across the edge of my snow colored wolf ears, feeling the fur on it. Its soft, softer than it looks. My eyes flit over to my tail as it dangles behind me.

Finally, I pull my hoodie on and secure my beanie on my head, making sure it wont fall off anytime soon. I sigh as I feel the familiar scratchiness of the beanie on my ears. Theres a feeling of both comfort and annoyance.

After making sure I look semi presentable, I open my door to find the source of the bacon smell. I step into the kitchen and see Thomas cooking some bacon in a pan.

"Bacon? Since when did you wake up early to cook breakfast?" I questioned, taking a seat at the table, leaning my chin on my hands, waiting for an answer.

Without missing a beat, he says, "Since today."

I smort in response and shoot back, "Yea right. Why were you up so early? You dont get up on weekends until like 11."

"I dunno, couldnt sleep that well last night. Kept waking up so I decided it was useless to keep trying so instead, i'm making breakfast," he summed up as he put the last piece of bacon from the pan onto the plate.

I watched as he cleaned the stove and pan. Damn, I never thought in a million years that he would become friendly with thomas. Maybe John was right, maybe he really was falling. Falling for him.

I let out an internal groan at the thought as Thomas brought the plate of bacon to the table and began eating. I raised an eyebrow as I watched him pluck a piece from the plate with his fingers and took a bite from it as if it were a carrot.

"No plates? utensils? Not even other foods?" I questioned, smirking at his actions.

"One, I dont wanna do the dishes. And Two, we didnt have any eggs or anything. This was it so enjoy it as it is," he said, rolling his eyes and biting another piece of bacon.

I scoffed at his excuses but grinned as I grabbed a piece of bacon and bit it, the oily and delicious taste coating my tongue.

"So got any plans today?" Thomas said, looking at me with a bored look.

"Nah. You?" i said, making him perk up slightly and making my heart flutter a tiny bit. He was cute when he was happy. But never in a million years would I ever admit that.

"Mhm, I was thinking we go somewhere then. Museum? Grocery shopping? I dunno just somewhere..."

"Wow, Thomas, is this your way of asking me out?" I teased.

"Ha! you wish, Hamilton!" he laughed as he finished the last piece of bacon.

I laughed along with him but secretly I was wishing.

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i swear i have a plot in mind i just dont know how to get in into this book

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