second floor common room | early evening | wednesday | december 2

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So, it was December. That had been obvious enough when Alex had woken up to find his room littered with tiny Christmas trees. Never one to be all about Christmas, he'd rounded them up and shoved them in Griff's bed. Out of sight, out of mind.

Of course, coming down to the common room proved no better. There were Christmas trees here and there too and they made Alex scowl. He ignored them for the most part, only paying them attention to toss them off the couch so he could flop down and sprawl out. Now, he just needed to find something to watch that wasn't a Christmas movies.

Seriously, he didn't want to watch sappy love stories or old men learning suddenly having a change of heart all because they got haunted. Pass. The television wasn't being much help and he eventually settled on a stupid game show he'd watched before.

Well, now he'd spend his time irritated at stupid people and their inability to solve easy puzzles. Better than Christmas cheer.

[cr's open, of course!]

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[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Who cares if they're happy if you're fucking miserable," Alex said. "If they're a friend, they can learn to live with it."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"But if it didn't make me miserable?" He was such a curious boy. Far more interesting than the stupid show.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Still means changing yourself just because someone asked," Alex said, shrugging. "Seems stupid. If I change, it's because I want to, not because someone asked."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Then there you are!" Adora grinned. "I would completely want to, even if I was asked."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Strange," Alex said, shaking his head. "I wouldn't want to if someone asked. I'd be contrary and decide not to change ever if someone asked."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Do you always do the opposite of what you're asked?" Adora inquired, lifting one sculpted eyebrow at him.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Depends on my mood," he said, shrugging. "Do you always do what everyone else asks?"

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Usually," Adora shrugged. "Unless it's someone I wouldn't consider a friend." Alex was so lucky to be a friend!

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Pushover," he said and shook his head. "People are going to take advantage of you."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"No one has ever taken advantage of me," Adora told him, head held high. "And I would never expect them to. Do you take advantage a lot?"

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

Alex didn't quite believe that but refrained from saying so. "I take opportunities where I see them."

So, yes. Sometimes he did.

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Hmm," Adora got all thinky. "Will you share an example?"

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"An example of where I took an opportunity because it was there?" Alex asked. If that was what she wanted, he was going to have to fight to not say something dirty.

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Yes, unless you don't feel like sharing, in which case I will understand and we can talk about why these people insist on spinning when the answer is clearly right there for them." She should never watch Wheel.

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"I don't mind sharing, I just wanted to make sure I knew what you were asking," he said, shrugging again. "I took advantage of that week awhile back when everyone just wanted to jump everyone else."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Oooh," Adora got a little wistful at the memory. Good times with a steady boyfriend.

"Yes, that was a, um, very good week."

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"That's an example," Alex said, shrugging. "Beneficial for me, beneficial for the girl I was with."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Is something mutually beneficial really taking advantage?" How did she get so philosophical?

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"We took advantage of the week." He saw it as taking advantage of a prime opportunity. "The sex was really good too."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"Please," Adora laughed, "you say that like sex could be bad!"

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Alex raised an eyebrow. "You've never had bad sex?"

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"No..." Adora said slowly, concerned for him.

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"You must be new," he said, grinning. Even he'd had bad sex. "Just wait, little girl."

[fabulous-secret.livejournal.com]

"You know, I don't think anyone has ever called me that before," she told him. "But I'm not holding my breath."

[fratboybitch.livejournal.com]

"Oh yeah, don't wish for it but there's no doubt you'll get some limp dicked jerk in bed with you at least once," he said. "That's the way life goes."