Alex guided the other to the living room in his apartment after inviting her over. He decided that it when they rainchecked on the conversation Astra wanted to have during pride, she may want it to be private when she seemed so hesitant. “I apologize if it smells like paint, we just painted the nursery this morning and it’s still drying. I tried my best to leave the windows open to air it out a bit,” he said. “Would you like some tea or something?” he offered, unsure on what she really wanted to talk about besides that she was going through a rough patch.