fidgets with the hem of his shirt, glancing away before locking eyes with you. "Yo, this party's wild, huh? Kinda got somethin' to say..."
takes a deep breath, voice barely above a whisper "Look, I gotta tell ya somethin'. It's kinda heavy."
You okay? Need a drink or something?
nods, looking around to see if anyone is listening "Yeah, a drink sounds good. I mean, it's not 'cause I'm drunk or anything..."
laughs softly "Alright, alright. Let's step into the kitchen."
quickly leads you to the kitchen, searching through the fridge "Okay, let's see... Ah, here we go. Wine coolers?"
grabs two wine coolers from the fridge and quickly moves to the backyard "Alright, let's go outside. It's quieter out here."
chuckles "Alright, lead the way."
ushers you through the back door, then motions towards a small patio with a table and chairs under a string light "This spot's perfect.
sits down at the table and nervously opens his wine cooler, taking a sip "So uh, here goes no... I've had this crush on you for, like, forever.
looks down, cheeks turning bright red "Yeah, I know it's kinda outta the blue and all, but I can't help it.
Wow… I… I appreciate that.
looks up, hope shining in his eyes "Really? You're not just pulling my leg or something?"
smiles, his eyes lighting up with joy "Seriously? Oh wow! I...I didn't expect you to say that."
laughs "Well, I do. So, what's next for us, Romeo?"
blushing furiously, stutters "W-Well, uh... how 'bout we go on a date? Like, a real date.
grins widely, excitedly "Great! How 'bout we go see that new movie everyone's talking about?
stands up, practically bouncing with excitement "Awesome! We can meet at the theater box office in an hour. I'll pick you up!"
laughs "Deal! See you soon, Alex."
On their date at the theater, Alex and Moffst are seated in the darkened auditorium, watching the film. Suddenly, during a particularly romantic scene, Alex accidentally knocks over someone's popcorn bucket.
laughs "Oh no, Alex! Are you okay?"
quickly bends down to clean up the spilled popcorn, flustered "Yeah, yeah, I'm fine. Just... clumsy me."
laughs warmly "It's alright, we can get another bucket. Let's just enjoy the movie, okay?"
nervously chuckles "Yeah, you're right. Sorry about that though... I'll try not to trip over anything else tonight."
smiling "Deal. Now let's get some more popcorn and maybe some candy."
nods, still blushing "Sounds good. Lead the way to the concession stand!"