Yo, my friend wanted this, and I thought it could be cute or funny or something so yeah

That Thursday John was greeted with a bit of a surprise from Alexander. Alex came into the art room before school, John looked up and smiled at him, only to be greeted by a determined face.

"Were you going to work out tonight?" Alex asked. John furrowed his brows in confusion and nodded.

"Um, yeah.. probably. Why?" John wasn't just confused by this question, but the questions that Alex had been asking him throughout the week. Alex had been oddly interested in John's workout routine.

"Can I work out will you?" The confidence was faltering a little, and John could tell Alex was nervous about asking this. John was taken aback by the randomness of this question. He didn't know exactly why Alex decided he wanted to work out all of a sudden.

"Did Jefferson say something to you?" John asked. Alex shook his head no. "Have you been eating?" This time Alex shook his head yes.

"I just- I've never tried working out before because I don't want people judging me or anything. But I know you work out and I don't think you would judge me so I just thought I would ask," Alex explained. John smiled a little bit.

"Yes, Alex, you can work out with me," John said. "And you definitely don't have to worry about me judging you." Alex looked relieved that this went so well.

"Well, then, see you later today," Alex said. "Can we just take your car, since I don't know where to go?"

John nodded. "Yeah, that sounds good." They said their goodbyes before the bell rang, and Alexander went back to his classroom. John loved and adored Alex, but he could not, for the life of him, see Alex enjoying exercise. But he wasn't going to stop they guy. Might as well let him try it out.

Just a warning, I hate exercise and know nothing about it so I'm sorry if this part sounds stupid.

Alex didn't really have clothes that he used to work out in, considering he really didn't ever work out. He just wore a pair of worn sweatpants and a white t-shirt, and called it good. John said they had to start out with stretches, which already had Alex confused.

"Why do we have to stretch?" Alex asked, confused. For a smart man, he could be quite oblivious to things that didn't apply to him.

"Because it warms up your muscles and keeps them from getting pulled," John explained. Alex nodded, satisfied with the answer, and John led him through a few simple stretches. The second they finished the stretches, Alex looked John in the eye.

"John," Alex started. "I hate this already." John bit back hysterics and just chuckled a little to himself.

"Yeah, exercise definitely isn't something everybody enjoys." John responded. 

"Seriously, John, why do you do this to yourself?" Alex was completely dumbfounded. John shrugged.

"Now that I think about it, I'm really not sure," John told him. "I just like it, I guess." Alex shook his head, not understanding John and his horrible hobby.

"Okay, so do you want to start off with just running on the treadmill?" John asked. Alex shrugged.

"I guess so," he said. "I don't know if I'll be able to do anything AFTER running on the treadmill, but that's okay." John got the settings on the treadmill ready for Alex. He set them relatively low, since Alexander was just starting out.

"Okay, so you can just get off anytime if you feel the need to," John told him. "I'm gonna be on the other side of the room, but I'll still be in here, okay?" Alex nodded and got onto the treadmill. John started it, and Alex started jogging.

"This isn't so bad," Alex said. John went over to the other side of the room to do his normal workout procedures. Three or four minutes later he looked over his shoulder to see Alex sprawled out on the floor in agony. John laughed to himself and walked over to his exhausted boyfriend.

"It was so bad," Alex said, cringing at the thought of running any more than he had. John crouched down by Alexander.

"Are you okay?" John asked him softly. Alex shook his head no like a little kid would. "Do you want to just stay in here for a while, and wait for me to finish up so we can leave?" Alex nodded his head slowly, but made no effort to move. John sighed, lovingly, and picked the shorter man up. He set him on a bench in the room they were in and John went over to continue doing whatever it is that people do at the gym.

About a half an hour later, John decided to cut his routine a little short so he could take the, still miserable, Alexander home. He walked over to him.

"Can you move now?" John asked him.

"I think so," Alex answered. He got up from the bench, wincing slightly. "Yeah, I can move." They walked out to the car, where Alex collapsed in the seat.

"John," he started, looking at his ridiculously athletic boyfriend. John looked over at him. "Don't take it personally, but I am never, ever, going to work out with you ever again."

John laughed a little bit. "I didn't expect you to," he said. Alex laughed, and then winced from the laughter, which only made him laugh harder. They drove home without words, just laughter and mild pain.

Sorry for literally knowing nothing about exercise oops