So this series will be a bunch of random Josh/Alex oneshots...most of them will be AU, and I suppose unrelated, but I thought I might torture you guys with this first (seeing as I'll be starting Who are You Now? tomorrow). ;)

I might end up writing AU multi-chapters for Jalex. Idk yet.

Also, I've got a playlist on Spotify called Who are You Now? - Inspiration Playlist that includes the songs that I listen to while writing for the story. I can't explain why I find inspiration from some of them, but most of them, as the story progresses, I'm sure if you can see why. :) Check it out! My username is pageslearntothink! And while you're checking that out, give Corazón (Jalex inspired playlist. I've been adding songs to it lately) a listen as well!

Enjoy!

"Now, I am going to lie down and sleep." Alex announced, tossing his jacket onto the foot of Josh's bed. He jumped onto it, ruffling the comforter in the process, and tucked his hands under his head. He looked over at Josh as he turned on the TV and plopped down in his beanbag chair. Alex sighed, sitting up and crawling to the edge of the bed until his head was right above Josh's shoulder as he set up his game. Alex pressed a kiss to his boyfriend's temple and then lowered his mouth to his ear. "Come on, I'm in your bed and you want to play video games?"

"Alex," Josh mumbled warningly, jerking the joystick around a little as the game counted down until it started. He stood up and Alex grinned triumphantly, but Josh opened his desk drawer and pulled out a box. He clipped a Kontrol Freak onto the right joystick as the match began.

Alex frowned. "At least just cuddle with me? Keep me warm?"

Josh's eyes remained trained on the screen.

Alex glared at the screen.

"Fine," Josh sighed, standing up, without directing his focus elsewhere, and backed up until he was lying on the bed, his head propped up by a pillow.

Alex scoffed. "You care more about video games than you do me."

Josh rolled his eyes, Alex kissed Josh's shoulder over his polo sleeve, and his player was shot from behind. As the killcam played, he turned to his boyfriend, waiting for a quick kiss. Alex grinned and pecked his lips before sliding under Josh's arm and resting his head on his chest.

"Wake me up if I sleep too long." He said groggily, closing his eyes, letting Josh's heart beat and the slow rise and fall of his chest lull him to sleep.

Josh arched his back in attempt to stretch, from underneath Alex, without waking him up. He tossed his controller onto his beanbag chair and smiled down at Alex when he looked up at him tiredly.

"Do I need to wake up?" He moaned.

"No," Josh chuckled, rolling onto his side. "I'm going to nap as well."

"Good," Alex grinned lazily, smoothly slipping an arm under Josh's neck and his other around Josh's side. He silently let his dark brown eyes flit over Josh's face, from his thin pink lips to his long dark eyelashes. He leaned forward and brushed a kiss against Josh's forehead. Josh's breathing quickly became deeper, and Alex's fingers moved on their own accord, his left hand tracing things onto Josh's back. First it was a heart, then it was a star, then it was Corazón, then it was I love you. His hands froze for a moment, and then he repeated I love you, over and over again, tracing the letters over Josh's shoulder blades, his spine, his lower back, and the back of his neck.

Alex's eyelids began to feel heavy again and he gently pressed his forehead against Josh's, his body already relaxing into sleep, when he suddenly heard,

"I love you, too, Baby," in the softest whisper Alex had ever heard from Josh.

Alex opened his eyes, meeting Josh's sea blue orbs and pulled his hands away from Josh's back to grab onto his head, thumbs hooked under his ears so he could stroke his thumbs over Josh's cheek bones. Alex pushed his head across the little distance between their faces and kissed Josh's lips. One of Josh's hands slipped onto Alex's back and pressed their bodies together, and one of his legs hooked around Alex's.

"That's what I'm talking about," Alex said breathlessly against Josh's mouth.

So...I suppose the 53rd chapter on Sink or Swim could've gone differently...but then we wouldn't have Who are We Now? would we? :)

"Paralyzed by my envy of the night. I am lost without here, and outside it looks like rain. For the last time, I'll bleed myself dry tonight. And nothing I could ever write will help you understand this life. There's so much beauty when your eyes lay lost in all the city lights. The wax will drip as so as blood. Romance is dead and all is lust. You are the water in my lungs. We've lost it... We are all alone!" -City Lights, Motionless In White

-Rachel