Title: Bothersome
Timeline: Before Freak Nation.
Rating: K
Bothersome
"What'cha doing?"
Max glanced up, scowled, and looked pointedly away.
"Max?" He waited; she didn't respond. After a second of silence he continued, "Maxie, answer me." Persistence bordering on defiance.
She threw the stack of papers she'd been perusing aside and faced him; exasperation bordering on petulance. "What, Alec?"
"Are you going to Crash tonight?" The question was simple and unexpected.
She rolled her eyes and made a grab for her folder. Alec noticed the movement and reached the file before she did; his hand sat flatly and resolutely on top of it. Blocking her.
"Well?"
"Yes, Alec, I'm going."
So, this was supposed to go up a few days after Feet, but I... completely forgot about it. Terrible, I know. This is the last one I have written, but I'm planning for a few more. Thanks for reading (if you still are)!