TFLN Continuations

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@everything4him

[thenewnormal]

From: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5609734.html?thread=2455613958#cmt2455613958

Alex didn't do gay bars a lot. Sometimes, sure, when he had an itch to scratch, but it wasn't his usual social scene. They always reminded him of another bar in another town and they always ended up falling short. He definitely didn't make plans to meet someone there, so it was a bit of a novel thing.

But there'd definitely been a lot of flirting and if the guy kind of reminded him of an older version of someone else, that was a fact buried so deep in his subconscious that the thought never crossed his mind.

He was the first to arrive and so he ordered a beer and angled his seat to watch the people entering.

In a way, it was a relief to be out of his Roswell. At least here he could be himself without running into his father's disappointment every other step.

@littleorphanalien

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5609734.html?thread=2455471110#cmt2455471110

Why do...never mind. I'm on my way.

@littleorphanalien

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5609734.html?thread=2455520774#cmt2455520774

So it wasn't just that Michael was being extremely dense, it was that he was being an idiot. Fine, then. If he was going to be an asshole, Alex could be one right back. He understood that the concept of him knowing and his father knowing was new, but it wasn't like Alex head wasn't boggled by the idea, too.

"Yes, Guerin," he said flatly. "I've been harboring a secret thing for Max. I can't help it. It's that drawl and those shoulders. Get to me every time."

He was half-tempted to shove Michael out the door. Instead, he caught the back of Michael's jeans and pulled him back in.

"I thought you were supposed to be smart."

@everything4him

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5639900.html?thread=2468889308#cmt2468889308

You just like being called hot. You don't mind if I tell a friend of mine that story, do you? She'd think that would be amazing.

@petit_loup

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5639900.html?thread=2469150172#cmt2469150172

Well, you're welcome any time. I'll introduce you around. One of my best friends runs the locals bar.

@neverlooksaway

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5639900.html?thread=2468896476#cmt2468896476

or your an idiot

@neverlooksaway

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5671814.html?thread=2481369734#cmt2481369734

You know that's a plot from a musical, right? And let me tell you, it doesn't end well for one of the boys.

[Although now that he thinks about it... Well, Michael never seemed to be in the closet and Alex really hopes that Maria's not pregnant, but still. Bare.]

Promise to kiss me right in the middle of the dance floor and I'll consider it. Maybe no drugs until I actually leave the air force. Unless Max can wipe it from my system in the morning.

@nogoodguys

[thenewnormal]

From: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5856185.html?thread=2555988921#cmt2555988921

What the hell was that?

@petit_loup

[thenewnormal]

Spinning off from here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5896769.html?thread=2572409409#cmt2572409409

Hayley. What exactly are you and Kyle up to?

@everythingforhim

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5920683.html?thread=2584504235#cmt2584504235

And there he was, twenty minutes later and wondering exactly what had started Bass's spiral of doubt. Was it because Alex finally knew some of the darker parts of him? Well, everyone had their dark parts. They just hadn't brushed real heavily against Alex's and that was because most of them were in his past in Roswell. A part of him had been terrified that first night of something real with Bass, but he'd found it a lot easier to slip into 'boyfriend' mode than to deal with worrying over what it meant.

He was still in uniform and he ignored the looks he got as he went in and made a beeline for Bass. The ones that questioned why Air Force was hanging around Marine, maybe. Or just the ones checking him out.

"Hey," he said softly when he reached Bass. "What's going on?"

@neverlooksaway

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5920683.html?thread=2584517291#cmt2584517291

Tomorrow? I get out of work around 4.

@everythingforhim

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5930621.html?thread=2589607549#cmt2589607549

It's not out, but I was suggesting you'd give me more of an idea of what you'd do to me in that tank. Or on top of the hood.

@neverlooksaway

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5930621.html?thread=2589612925#cmt2589612925

And that's not your fault. That's on me.

[ Even if it makes him want to argue that it's not. ]

@petit_loup

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5930621.html?thread=2590983549#cmt2590983549

Alex was speeding by the time he got to the section of the desert that Hayley said she was in. He wasn't sure what had caused her to be naked out there, but no explanation he could come up with was good. Especially when she was talking about broken bones healing like it was nothing.

For that, nothing he could come up with at all would explain it.

"Hayley!" he called as soon as he was out of his car. He carried a bundle of clothes in his arms and wished that the desert were as uninhabited and flat as television seemed to think. "Hey, Hayley? It's Alex. I've got some clothes."

And then he looked behind him, just to be sure there wasn't some perv who'd heard him and wanted to see the naked girl.

@everythingforhim

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/5941326.html?thread=2595755086#cmt2595755086

Do me a favor and refresh my memory on who you think we're talking about here? Because it sounds like you're talking about some kind of pet dog or something.

@everything4him

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6329781.html?thread=2773386933#cmt2773386933

If you think so. It's good to have hope.

[ Since Bass already knows where he is... ] I'm getting a drink. Want something?

@neverlooksaway

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6329781.html?thread=2773366965#cmt2773366965

Well, that's saying something, since you're usually the local man of mystery.

[ Actually the truth. No matter how much he feels like he knows Michael, Alex is always surprised by him. ]

@petit_loup

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6329781.html?thread=2773390773#cmt2773390773

True. Unless he knows you know me. Or Michael.

[ Especially Michael. ]

@everything4him

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6450429.html?thread=2833049341#cmt2833049341

Then I suppose I'll have to pick up some chocolate sauce while I'm at it.

@shouldhavedefended

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6473436.html?thread=2845180636#cmt2845180636

[ And Alex is equally long in his reply because he's not sure whether he wants to suggest that Gregory should know or not. He earned the answers. Alex doubted that Guerin would even mind if Alex told him and then asked for permission, not when Gregory saved his life. But at the same time, does he really want to put his brother at risk? ]

Kind of what he thought he was doing, too. Foreign and domestic.

If you want the conversation, I'll have it. Otherwise...thank you. Guerin and I might not be... But I still care about him.

@angrycowboy

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6511127.html?thread=2861391639#cmt2861391639

One of Alex's hands pressed against Guerin's chest as if he could - or would - push him away if he chose. Conversely, his other hand slid through Guerin's hair as if to keep him there. That was the way it always seemed to be with them. One of them was pushing the other away and the other was pulling to try to stay close. And then they switched. He wasn't even sure whose turn it was at this point, but it didn't matter. Guerin was here and Alex didn't want to push him away. Not this time. At least not yet.

"We couldn't do this if you were playing," he pointed out in a quiet voice as he settled even closer. Not that he couldn't find pleasure in hearing Guerin play and he was glad that he'd move close enough that their cheeks were brushing because Guerin didn't need to see the guilt that flashed across his face at the thought of everything he'd cost Guerin. He could forget it most days with the only reminder being the cloth that Guerin always had tied over it, but it was hard to forget the other things that he'd lost along with the use of his hand. Like music.

He had to change the subject and fast before he got drawn into the emotions that would end up with him at home, alone, and with a bottle.

"Not that I'm complaining, but I thought I was promised a glass of something cold and alcoholic before the dance," he teased.

@angrycowboy

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6511127.html?thread=2861546007#cmt2861546007

I had a deputy pull me over once? But that didn't have anything to do with speeding.

@everything4him

[thenewnormal]

From: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6511127.html?thread=2861896471#cmt2861896471

You know. I'm not sure if this is better or worse than the time you accidentally stabbed yourself.

@everything4him

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6511127.html?thread=2861852439#cmt2861852439

Just tell me I won, that's all I'm asking.

@neverlooksaway

[thenewnormal]

From here: https://bakerstreet.dreamwidth.org/6511127.html?thread=2861883927#cmt2861883927

'M at the Pony. Your brother's giving me looks. You might be getting a call in a minute.