Alexander ordered with the waitress and opened his laptop. He pulled up a school file- boring…

What to do, what to do?

He considered finishing the next chapter of a story he was in the process of writing on Our Archive.

He pondered on watching cat videos mindlessly on YouVids.

He wondered about playing a game on his laptop- Tsundere Simulator, maybe, or Craft-Mine Ultra. They were both fun games.

The pancakes arrived- unlimited pancakes for six dollars, and he could sit there for four, maybe five, hours, eating pancakes and drinking coffee and working- and he thanked the waitress.

She seated another man close to him, and Alexander's mouth widened into a smirk.

I see that pin on your backpack. You can't hide it from me!

The man- he had curly hair and a friendly freckled face- turned to him and grinned, gesturing to the pancakes.

"I see we had the same idea, then. What's your name, man?"

"Alex. Alexander Hamilton."

"I'm John Laurens, and this is certainly the place to be. It's where all the cu- cool people hang out!" John covered his slip-up with a nervous laugh.

"Oh, you don't have to be shy. I am, too."

"You're…?"

"A total fan of Store Wars, of course! I loved the raintroopers in the latest movie."

John laughed. Alexander nodded enthusiastically.

"It's true! They were totally awesome!"

John shook his head as Alex excitedly rattled off his favorite scenes from the First Gedi.

John smiled at Alexander indulgingly.

You're so gay.

He chuckled to himself as a song started playing in his head- "You are so gay, you big parfait, you flaming boy-band cabaret…"

Alexander kept talking about the latest Store Wars movie.

"My girlfriend and I actually went to see it this past Friday, and let me tell you—"

"You have a girlfriend?" John wasn't sure whether he was disappointed or not.

"Yeah, well, no… her name's Elizabeth, I usually call her Eliza, and she's like an on-again, off-again crush… Do you?"

"No, not currently." John pushed away the bile that rose in his throat. Of course Alexander was straight. The cute guys with mutual interests usually were.

"A boyfriend, then? I've actually had one- his name was Thomas, and we did not work out. At all."

What do I do… what do I do?

A blush rose to his cheeks and John looked away nervously.

"I knew it! You like boys, don't you?"

"No…"

"I bet you don't currently have a boyfriend, huh."

"I…"

John was saved by the arrival of his best friends, Lafayette and Hercules.

"Oh, guys! This is Alexander. We were just chatting."

"Oui, it is I, Lafayette!"

Hercules grinned cheekily and plopped himself down at the table. He ordered the same unlimited pancakes that John was getting, and Lafayette ordered himself an egg meal.

"So, mon ami, how goes the hunt?"

"Laf!"

John blushed even deeper than before. Alexander laughed.

Lafayette slid an arm around Hercules and pecked him on the cheek.

"Mon chaton, surely you have something to say to our son."

"Seriously? You haven't—"

John glared at him and gestured none-too-subtly to Alexander, who waved cheekily.

"Don't worry, I'm not judging. I'm bi myself."

"We're both pan, and our son, John, is…"

John hung his head in defeat.

"Gay. I'm gay."

Lafayette nodded approvingly.

"And our gay son seems to have—"

"Lafayette if you do not shut up this instant I will impale you with a spoon. Do not test me."

John brandished a spoon threateningly.

Alexander grinned, then bent to grab a piece of paper.

He scribbled something on it, then passed it to John and made his timely exit.

John was as red as a tomato.

xxx-xxx-xxxx. Call me.

"Well, seems like the pretty boy likes you too! I approve."

"Lafayette—"

"Okay, okay!"