"I could pretend to be your boyfriend. Make him jealous. If you think that would help."
"Oh, my knight in shining armor," Albus laughed in reply. The sarcasm of it was a bit lost as he had to shout over the thrumming of the loud music. But Scorpius smiled anyway and wrapped his arms securely around Albus' waist. His breath was hot and smelled of sweet wine and Albus found himself easily drunk off of it himself. Especially once he started kissing a wet, giggling trail from Albus' ear to his collarbone.
It was their fourth Friday in a row frequenting this exact club and the summer was nearly over. Following the debacle of the year end bash, Albus had vowed to get over Scorpius before the start of seventh year. And to get over him…he would have to get under someone else. And the someone else he had in mind perched himself at the bar every night, teasing Albus with his fit body in those tight t-shirts. "He probably already thinks you're my boyfriend," Albus sighed. "That's probably why he hasn't spoken to me since forcefully snogging me in the bathroom a month back. He doesn't want to deal with competition. Maybe he's nice like that. Respectful."
Behind him, Scorpius scoffed before pressing his lips to Albus' temple. "Maybe you should just forget about him and shag someone else. Someone who doesn't play games."
For a fleeting moment, Albus thought maybe Scorpius was referring to himself. But he quickly forgot that, reminding himself for the millionth time that they were just friends now. With a deep, forlorn sigh, he pushed away Scorpius' playful kisses and stepped out of his hold. "No, I want him. He looks like a perfectly molded chocolate treat. Like a chocolate bunny…but in the shape of a man. A real fucking man." He groaned obstinately before taking a stomping step towards the bar. "I think I'm just gonna ask him to fuck me. Fingers crossed for a 'yes'!" He made certain he was facing away from Scorpius before adding, "And if he says 'no'...you'll just have to suck on my neck a bit more so I can pretend like I'm actually getting some this summer."
Albus heard Scorpius' brilliant laugh behind him and almost turned right then to fall back into his arms.