“quit it or i’ll bite.” for my sweet russian prince aleks? <3
“Aleks. Allleks,” you punctuated his name each time you said it with a poke to the side which in turn made him squirm.
He didn’t engage with you because it would just make him mess up during his turn and he was not going to let that happen because he knew it was your goal.
He finally finished and sighed as he set down the controller. You frowned a little because he still beat you. You rolled your eyes deciding to lose interest in the game now that you lost and poked his cheek, “Aleks.”
“Quit it or I’ll bite,” he threatened finally looking over at you, keeping his tone playful and light.
You smirked, “Is that a promise?”
“Keep trying and you’ll see,” he practically purred.
You went to poke him again and James finally spoke up, “You guys. We’re still filming. Can we keep it clean so youtube doesn’t demonetize us?”
You frowned and leaned back but Aleks leaned in and whispered softly to you, “Later.”
maybe cc alecks w/ some sweet first word soulmates angst? <3
A/N: I tweaked it slightly from just first words to first words you say when you’re in love with your soulmate.
Word Count: 1,183
“Come on, show off your tattoo,” Aleks coaxed, reaching for your sleeve.
“No!” You took your arm away from him. You hated your tattoo and Aleks knew it too, hence why he was trying so hard to get you to show it off. You always got made fun of for it in school and now by Aleks. The words were harsh and mean. Not like most soulmate tattoos.
“Look, I’m showing mine off,” Aleks flashed Trevor his, ‘I fucking hate you so much’ tattoo that was neatly wrapped around his bicep. “Trevor will even show his off,” Aleks took the camera and turned it to your coworker as he pulled down the collar of his shirt to show off his generic, ‘I love you’ in a small script. “Now, your turn.”
“Why don’t you stop being an asshat and go actually work,” you crossed your arms, clearly not budging.
Aleks rolled his eyes but he left you be. Apparently, he had something he could bother James in the meantime.
“Still won’t give up on showing off your tattoo?” Jakob asked sitting down next to you.
You shook your head, “Ever since he found out how much I hate it he’s been determined to get it on camera.”
“You know he’s doing it because he likes you right?” Asher asked from across from you.
You choked on some air and asked, “I’m sorry, what?”
Jakob’s eyes widened, “Oh! I thought you knew that.”
Asher rolled his chair out so he could see you better. He smiled a little, “Oh, yeah. Aleks has the maturity of a five year old of course he’s the type of guy to pull on the pigtails of the girl he likes.”
“I, uh-” you paused as you tried to process this information hit you but realization hit you first and you made a face at Asher, “Okay. Sure. Aleks likes me, uh huh. I’ve worked at this company long enough. I know what you’re playing at.”
Asher chuckled, “True you work with us but pretty much anyone can tell you Aleks has a thing for you. I mean have you read any of the youtube comments?”
You shook your head.
“Well, you should,” Asher noted before turning back to his work and leaving you to your own.
You didn’t look until you were safe at home that night. You never wanted to look at the comments on videos you were in for fear of people picking apart the way you looked and how unfunny you were and sure they were there. Asher was right though, there was a whole slew of comments about how cute you and Aleks would be together. Some even thought you were secretly dating.
“Stupid,” you muttered to yourself, shaking your head as you closed your laptop and went to bed.
You ignored what Asher, Jakob, and the rest of the internet thought about you and Aleks except at work when he was poking fun at you and pissing you off. You started to push back though. You were tired of him being such a jerk. You decided it was time for him to knock it off. Any time you hinted at him bugging you because maybe he liked you he backed off.
Aleks was yet again bugging you about your soulmate tattoo.
“Come on. Just a peek,” he pretended to reach for your shirt.
You slapped his hand away, “How about you stop teasing me and just fucking own up to liking me.”
“I don’t like you,” Aleks crossed his arms.
“I’m just lucky I don’t have pigtails or you’d be pulling on them like a schoolboy,” you rolled your eyes. “You’re such a baby.”
That earned a round of “oh’s” from everyone listening. Aleks' cheeks flushed and he stammered.
You smirked that you were finally getting him back, “Come on. Just spit it out. Tell me you like me so I can go back to ignoring you.”
That must have heart Aleks in just the right way because he quickly spit out, “stop being such a bitch and get over yourself.” You could see Aleks instantly regretted what he said as soon as it slipped out but it was too late.
You shook your head, you were vibrating with anger as you shouted at him, “I fucking hate you so much!”
You hissed as you felt a burning on your hip.
“No. No. No!” you muttered to yourself as you quickly lifted your shirt. This couldn’t be happening right now. You wanted to cry when you saw the last insult from Aleks had disappeared from your skin and there sat his name.
You looked up to see him staring too so you dropped your shirt and ran out to your car. You don’t know if Aleks followed but you didn’t check. You just peeled out of the parking lot and sped home.
You spent the next few days calling out. You said you were sick but you knew Brett knew. He didn’t ask though he just told you to take all the time you needed.
It had been over a week when there was a knock on your door. You felt a pit in your stomach form before you even got off your couch.
As you went to answer the door your caught sight of yourself in the mirror. You were a mess.
“Just a minute!” you called as there was another knock on the door.
“Come on, Y/N. I’m sorry,” your heart ached and you felt sick as your heard Aleks’ voice.
You managed to at least tame your hair before you opened the door. It felt like someone squeezed your heart as your eyes landed on your coworker. He looked even worse than you felt. His eyes seemed red as if he had been crying.
The two of you just stared at one another for awhile until he finally broke, “I’m sorry. I really am. I know I’m a dick but I crossed a line.”
“Yeah. You did,” you told him. You could see he’s been beating himself up about this so you added, “Apology accepted though.”
That earned a weak smile from him. You both stood there awkwardly until your eyes caught sight of where his soulmate tattoo was. Your name was clearly printed out on his arm.
You bit your lip as you tried to think of a way to politely phrase your question.
Aleks sighed catching your attention, you looked back up at him as he explained, “Soulmate tattoos are the first sentences you say to one another when at least one of them realizes they’re in love.”
Without thinking you blurted, “But I don’t love you.”
He looked at his shoes, “I know. It only has to be one.”
“Oh. Oh!” a lightbulb went off for you.
“Yeah,” his response was so quiet you weren’t even sure if you were just hearing things.
You reached out and took his hand, making him look up at you again, “I was just starting a movie. Want to join me?”
Prompt: “You may have gotten a little drunk at the holiday party last night and told me you had feelings for me.”
Word Count: 551
Requester: Anonymous
“Hey Trevor,” you sat down at your desk next to him, “Aleks has been weird today. Like extra weird. He keeps giving me these really creepy smiles and he won’t tell me why.”
You watched your friend trying to hide a smile and you crossed your arms.
“Not you too,” you moaned.
“Sorry, it’s best you talk to Aleks about it,” Trevor told you getting up. You had a feeling he was only moving to avoid talking about this further. He paused though before turning away and quickly added, “Ask him about the party.”
Your eyes instantly widened. The holiday party this weekend had been a complete blur since after Aleks had brought a date to started pounding drinks. Coming alone and watching the guy you have had feelings for the past several years was not something you wanted to deal with sober. You thought you had avoided being embarrassing. You had checked your texts and social media but with that one comment, you felt you were very wrong.
You looked over to the couch where Aleks was filming and he shot you another one of those looks. Your heart jumped in your chest and not for the normal reasons it did when he looked at you.
You waited until he wasn’t looking and snuck into Brett’s office. Brett just gave you a look before going back to work. You sat down in the beanbag in the corner of his office you had stuck there for times you wanted quiet away from everyone else.
Brett must have noticed something was up because you were jumping nearly every time you heard a noise outside of his door.
“You okay there?” he asked, raising an eyebrow.
You bit your lip as you looked at your boss not sure if you wanted to know the answer but you asked cautiously, “What did I do at the holiday party?”
Brett rolled his eyes and didn’t even look at you, “Nothing.” You began to relax but then he added, “Except your whole confession about you being in love with Aleks and his date was a bitch. I mean she was but boy did you let her know.”
Your heart fell into your stomach and you felt numb, frozen in your beanbag chair. You weren’t sure how long you sat there with your mind reeling but you finally got up when Brett told you to go grab lunch.
You stopped in your tracks when you rounded the corner and Aleks was there with that stupid smile on his face. You instantly started babbling some sort of excuse, “Listen, I had a lot to drink the other night and I love all you guys. Every single one of you. I just was feeling feisty that night.”
Aleks just nodded and let you ramble for a solid minute until you ran out of steam.
“So?” you asked him, not sure how to judge his reaction.
“Well, I brought the date to make you jealous. Guess it worked,” he smirked.
“I- You- What?” you looked at him, not quite understanding.
Aleks rolled his eyes and took a few steps closer, “I’d spell it out but I think this will be a little more clear.”
And with that Aleks pulled you in the rest of the way before he kissed you.
