Alex's Story

This page is dedicated to the story in which the player chooses to pursue Alex after meeting him in About Me.

## Chapter 1: Greetings?

On a evening, the player was talking to himself about the convenient distance between his house and his workplace in front of his house, then suddenly he heard someone say something behind him, startling him into a boxing pose for defense. The man teasingly addressed the main character's professional pose, saying they should practice together, in which the protagonist said his father had taught him boxing. The main character demanded the man to reveal himself, only to recognize right from the moment he saw the red hair that it was Alex, leaning against a wall. Alex teased that he felt honored that the player remembered his name. James asked about his intentions in the middle of the night, in which he embarrassedly revealed he actually came to retrieve his underwear he had left behind while being hired by Uncle Freda to maintain the house.

James invited Alex inside but he could not find his underwear anywhere, suspecting he might have thrown them away, in which Alex noted James could keep them if he wanted to. Alex softly admitted his fault when James accused him of carelessly leaving them behind. Surprised at Alex's softness, the protagonist said it was his fault also to have lost his underwear. Then Alex took advantages of James' words and demanded him make up his mistake. Alex refused when James offered to pay him back, saying he already had plenty of money, which was confirmed by the protagonist over his motorbike and the smell of his perfume, but insisted the player buy him another pair in town. Alex devilishly played with James, demanding a new pair of underwear identical to his or James could give him his own. The conversation suddenly steered into a different direction, in which Alex admitted he did not do laundry very often and he had a pile of dirty underwear at home, which made the main character bursted in laughter. Alex dismissed in embarrassment and ordered the player to make up his mind about what he wanted to do. The player faced three options.

* **Promising to buy him a new pair in town.**
* **Giving Alex a new pair of clean underwear.**
* **Taking off the underwear he was wearing and giving it to Alex.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would just go straight to his promise, buying Alex a new pair of underwear in town the following day. Should the player choose the second option, James would give Alex a new bought pair of underwear from his closet, and Alex would sniff it. But Alex would play at James, saying the given ones were just the "interest", and the main character still had to give him a pair identical to his. Angry, James would grab Alex by the collar but the redhead would just remain nonchalant, saying he was already a bastard who feared no embarrassment. James would promise to buy him the exact same pair in exchange for peace away from Alex, but Alex would say he gave no promise about such. Should the player choose the second option, James would come into his bedroom with the intention to get him a new clean pair, but change his mind and give him the ones he was wearing instead, sure that Alex would not find out if he did not sniff them. Alex would figure it out because the pair was still warm, and look at the player with perverted eyes, then sniff them. Upon realizing he could not get back at Alex, who was a shameless man, James would insist Alex give them back, promising to buy him a new pair in town if the redhead give them back. Alex would put James' underwear into his pocket and purposefully ignore James' effort to retrieve the pair, filtering only James' promise, and bastardly highlight that he would come back the following evening to accept the new pair. For all three scenarios, their encounter ended with Alex threatening to tell everybody at James' company that he loved him if he did not have what he wanted then leaving, not forgetting to tell James, who was frozen, to lock the doors and the windows.

In the next morning, the protagonist woke up to Alex's call to remind him to fulfill his promise. The main character went to the address that Alex texted him, and was surprised it looked more of a sexy garment store than a regular underwear store. Ivy appeared to assist the player, giving him a few sex toys before showing the right model of underwear he was looking for Unfortunately, there was no one in white, so James just bought a random one. The pair was quite expensive, but Ivy explained that half of the benefits would be donated to charity. Suddenly, Alex walked into the store while James was paying. The main character threw the new bought pair into the redhead's face and Alex just tossed it back to Ivy, ordering her to hang them back onto the shelf, which confused the protagonist. Upon realizing he was just played by Alex, who was the owner of the store, James stormed out in frustration. Alex realized he might have gone too far with his joke.

James went to the park, angrily wondering what kind of parent could have raised such a brat like Alex. Alex approached the main character who was sitting on a bench from behind. Alex apologized, intending to give James his money back. But the protagonist stated it was not about the money, he had been serious with Alex but the redhead just took him for a joke. Alex once again apologized and the player came to two options.

* **Expressing further anger.**
* **Forgiving him.**

Should the player choose the first option, James would fully display his frustration with Alex, saying he could have been rude to him, even more shameless than him but he chose not to because he wanted to respect the redhead, then would emphasize that he would not see him again. Alex would be frozen and wordless, almost sobbing. Should the player choose the second option, James would softly dismiss all the annoyance the man had caused, saying they would not see each other again anyway. Either option, James left Alex frozen in the park and went home.

James spent the rest of the day lazing around, recovering from his bad experiences. At night, he went to take a shower, simultaneously singing Let It Go and wondering why he was still single. Walking out of the shower with a towel around his waist, James found Alex lying on the couch with his feet crossed on the coffee table, the main character wondered whether the look on the red-haired man's face was due to what he had heard. James multiple times asked how Alex had gotten into his house and Alex confessed having another set of keys, with a condom attached, and coming over to apologize for all of his mischiefs. James said he could leave but Alex kept wondering whether the main character had forgiven him. Annoyed, James grabbed Alex by his wrist to drag Alex out, but the towel suddenly dropped. Alex covered James' private part with one hand, and covered his eyes with the other. The player had two options.

* **Getting flustered.**
* **Remaining calm**

Should the player choose the first option, James would ask Alex whether "it" was good, and Alex would reply "OK", only to get a slap from James. Should the player choose the second option, James would just calmly retrieve the towel, but yell at Alex that he was really naughty.

Either option, Alex said he just wanted to "help" the protagonist without forgetting to compliment on his penis' size, and then smelled the hand he used to cover James' penis. The main character once again demanded the red-haired to leave but Alex insisted he give him some proof of forgiveness. Not knowing what to do, James threw a dirty sock on the couch at Alex's face, hoping it would disgust the man. But Alex just sniffed the sock with pleasure, satisfied that James had forgiven then waved the player goodbye, which shocked the protagonist at how shameless the man could be.

Later in bed, James reflected on his thrill about Alex, hoping they could be friends without his bad deeds. The main character tucked his hand under the pillow to see Alex's underwear, remembering putting them there out of panic, and contemplating that they were unusually soft and comfortable. Then he sniffed them but immediately snapped himself out of the trance.

In the morning after, James woke up to find Alex was sleeping next to him. Alex confessed he had not left the previous night, but stayed on the couch, and went to sleep with James in fear the main character would feel lonely. Alex then told James that it was James who held him and kissed him in the middle of the night. Alex showed his neck to show James his kissing mark, but when James leaned in closer, the man suddenly kissed him on the lips then ran downstairs with his clothes. The protagonist followed him and heard him cry out of pain. Thinking he got injured from the run, James approached to observe the injury, only to receive another kiss from Alex. Then Alex left out of pleasure.

In the post-chapter texting section, Alex spammed James early in the morning, asking whether he missed him. James got mad and intended to go to sleep again, and Alex asked the player to talk to him because he was drunk. James was uninterested and texted him a goodnight, which the red-haired felt pleased at.

## Chapter 2: A drink?

The protagonist went into the house in the afternoon for a nap after finishing his laundry. While laying on the bed in his underwear, the main character heard someone knocking heavily on the door. James rushed downstairs to see it was Alex, who was impressed by James' naked body. James went back upstairs to get Alex's underwear to give back to him, and get dressed. Alex took the garment in his hand and sniffed, joyed that someone washed his undergarment for him. James noted that his underwear would have been moldy if he had not washed them. Alex pointed out that the player must have sniffed them to know it. The main character denied but could not contain his blushing.

Alex suddenly handed the protagonist a 6 pack of beers to James and dragged the player to his motorbike, inviting him out for a drinking together. Alex promised he would not drunk drive and he would get a friend of his to pick them up after they finished drinking. James asked whether they would come to a bar and Alex revealed they would go to his secret base because the bar was not open yet. James reluctantly followed.

Alex took the player to a lighthouse, which is the one the main character could always see from the upstairs living room in his house. They got into the lighthouse, the protagonist complimented on the view and thanked Alex for bringing him there, as requested by the redhead. They started drinking and Alex said his father used to take him there, saying he could see his other home from far away across the sea. Out of the blue, Alex told James to talk about himself as he wanted to know more about the player. James revealed their parents had divorced when he was a little, and his mother went away to start her new family. And his dad, who used to be a soldier in special force task, used to train him a lot to shape his independence. James intended to quote his father, but Alex spoke simultaneously, "After all, I can't always be with you, so you can only rely on yourself in the end." Alex lied that every father would have said the same thing when the protagonist asked.

When the player intended to throw the drained can of beer into the ocean, Alex stopped him from polluting the ocean, saying they could recyle the cans to sell for money to donate for those in needs. The words from the redhead embarrassed the main character, as he used to think Alex was just a brat. The main character then asked about Alex's adult lingerie store and his relationship with Ivy. Alex teased him that he and Ivy were a couple, which disappointed the main character. Complacent at James' jealousy, Alex confirmed they were just good friends, which excited the protagonist. James stole glances at the redhead, admitting that the man was really handsome. Alex noticed but James just denied. James asked whether Alex was a local and the redhead confirmed not to be, but seemed avoiding, so the player stopped asking. James suddenly freaked out that he had forgotten to bring the keys with him, and Alex fished out the key from his pocket, saying he had picked it up when James had dropped it earlier. Alex then suggested playing a game, betting he would clean the house for James for a week if the player won, but the player had to wash all of his underwear by hands if he won. James ridiculously agreed. The player came to Alex's **first minigame.** The player had to take down a stack of cans by throwing a can of beer. The player had 10 shots to compete with Alex.

If the player won, Alex would admit he had lost. Nevertheless, the redhead excitedly demanded James to hand him the key so he could fulfill the bet, cleaning James' house for him. When James became doubtful, Alex highlighted he had bought every piece of furniture in that house, so he would not be interested in stealing anything from the player's house. The main character gave him the key after, saying he trusted the man and he could ask for Alex's help if he forgot the keys again in the future. Alex suddenly asked whether he could come over if he missed the player, but brushed it off right after James noticed. Alex excused to call his friend while James reflected on his feelings for Alex. Unfortunately, Alex came back with bad news that his friend could not pick them up because he had to get his mom to the hospital. And since his friend was the only one with a pickup truck to collect his motorbike, Alex could not ask for anyone else's favor. So, they decided to spend their night at the lighthouse.

Alex went to his motorbike to fetch a blanket, saying that he usually spent his night outside. He covered the main character but refused cover himself. James had to loudly demanded him to join. Alex used his jacket to cover James while sitting next to him. But when he heard Alex sneeze, the player decided to sit in front of Alex and used the blanket to cover them both so they would not catch a cold. James noted Alex acted like a child in front of him. In the next morning, the protagonist woke up to Alex watching him sleep in the man's blanket and his jacket. James noticed the childish, punky Alex had left for a softer, more caring one. While on their way back, the player could not help but hold the man tight.

In the post-chapter texting, Alex asked what James was doing and he replied that he was doing his laundry. Alex suggested James wash the man's underwear for him, and despite James saying no, the redhead teased him multiple times. Eventually, Alex wished the protagonist a good night and the player did just the same. But Alex demanded he had to send with a kissing emoji. James reluctantly followed, which pleased Alex.

## Chapter 3: Bar

Alex heavily knocked on the door late at night while the player was about to going to sleep. Alex asked the protagonist out to the bar with him. James agreed but he told Alex to wait for him to put on some more clothes, as he had learned from the last time they had gone out together to the lighthouse. Alex took the main character to the Red Bar, which James recognized passing by once. Alex asked why he had not come in and the protagonist revealed it had been closed at that time during day time.

Ivy appeared and exchange some greetings with the main character. When Ivy asked what drink the player would like, James ordered some milk, which shocked the waitress. The player had choose another drink among three options.

* **Coke.**
* **Beer.**
* **Cocktail.**

Should the player choose the first option, it's ridiculous that James would demand milk one more time, saying he did not want to be drunk. Alex would then question about the statement since he had drunk quite much beer when they were at the lighthouse, James would explain it was because beer could be flushed out easily by peeing, so one would not get drunk so heavily. Alex would express his disappointment that James did not drink and order Ivy to get James something light, and then comfort the player that he could spend the night at his room there if he got drunk. James would ask whether the bar was Alex's and after teasing a little bit, he would admit so, simultaneously revealing the first floor of the building was the bar, the second floor was Ivy's room, and the third floor was his room. Should the player choose the second option, Ivy would express her disappointment at the player's dull choice, as Alex had said the player had a good taste when it came to drinking but the player just chose beer. Alex would drag the protagonist to the booth saying "let's get drunk." Should the player choose the third option, Ivy would compliment the player on his good choice as it was the best drink at the bar, and Alex would drag the player in the same manner as previous.

At a booth, the player met Baron. James revealed to Alex he had known Baron after treating the man a meal and Alex revealed he and Baron used to go to school together. Baron pulled the player aside and asked whether Alex and James were dating since Alex had been acting different towards the player, more gentle, less cold. The protagonist denied but told spoke to himself that he liked Alex as well when Baron pointed out that Alex liked James. Upon realizing Baron was about to ask Alex some stupid questions, James covered Baron's mouth with his hand but Alex demanded he let the blonde speak. Suddenly, Giles showed up. It was reveal that Alex and Giles had gone to the same school just like with Baron, and Alex joked that James was a popular guy. The main character asked whether Giles snuck out on his coach again and the athlete confessed sneaking out on his mom, then excused himself to get some drink after having to go back before his mom found out. Alex mentioned something happened to Giles' family, as the reason why his mom was so strict, but changed the subject when James asked.

Alex asked the protagonist to play darts with him, with a bet of drinking strong liquor. Baron and Giles went excited. Baron said he had a feeling James would win the game, and Giles warned the main character that Alex was so good at drinking that the athlete never saw the redhead drunk. After Alex and Ivy brought a lot of heavy drinks out, the player came to Alex's **second minigame**. Similar to his first minigame, throwing a can of beer, the player had to throw the dart at a precise position with a precise strength for higher scores to compete with Alex.

After the game, Baron address that both the players had to drink no matter win or lose, it was the quantity of drinks that was different. Giles expressed his regret not being able to stay and watch the two drink. James took one shot to fulfill the bet and it was burning in his throat, but Alex pointed out he already had had five. The redhead then told the player he should not force himself if he could not handle the booze, yet James kept drinking until he got heavily drunk. Alex snatched the glass from the player's hand and ordered Ivy to give the rest to other customers. Alex intended to take the main character back home but he could not ride the motorbike since he was tipsy as well, and he could not ask for Baron's help because the blond had passed out long before. Ivy pointed out the redhead could take James to his room to spend the night and Alex could sleep in hers, since she would not stay because she was going out with Erin.

Alex helped the main character to his room and then helped him remove some unnecessary clothing items, then tucked him to bed. As he intended to head out, the player grabbed him by the wrist and asked him to stay. James suddenly asked whether Alex liked him, but got no answers from the redhead for a long moment. James brushed off the question, then Alex confessed he did like the player, but felt unworthy of him. James felt offended that Alex did not like him, then killed the subject. The player then asked Alex to rest as Ivy had said, which the redhead sadly followed. After laughing at himself for thinking that Alex would reciprocate his feelings, James sobered up. The player had two options.

* **Spending the night then leaving in the morning.**
* **Leaving immediately.**

Should the player choose the first option, the player would leave in the morning after, encountering Boyce, who said that he had seen Alex and their boss going to the hotel together, implying that Alex sold his body to Benson for money. Putting the pieces together, James thought Alex was just a reckless playboy. Alex suddenly appeared and offered to take the protagonist back home. But James acted cold and angry at the redhead. Alex tried to sooth the main character but James shouted out that Alex's life was just "given by other." Believing that James had found out about him being his adoptive brother, Alex subtly confirmed what James had said. Thinking it was true that Alex was just an easy-going man who used sex to get what he wanted, James felt disgusted at Alex, and asked the redhead to disappear from his life. Alex sorrowfully obeyed and walked away, and James did not stop him. Several days later, James ran into Ivy when passing by the bar. Ivy told him Benson had helped Alex move away. Ivy also said Alex had asked her to tell James he really liked him, and to show James a stack of beer can he had left behind in his room. James could not help but remorse, thinking how foolish of Alex it was to reject him when he loved James so much. The player had successfully unlocked Alex's **bad ending**.

Should the player choose the second option, James would silently leave Alex's room to go home. The player still encounter Boyce who spoke ill at Alex and Benson as well. Alex showed up as James was on his way home, and the player still asked the redhead to stay away from him, feeling hurt that Alex played with his feelings. Alex depressedly followed the main character's order.

Upon arriving home, the player met Nick. Nick confessed seeing Alex and James fighting, so he followed the main character back home. Nick asserted that Alex loved James very much, since Baron told him Alex had talked a lot about the protagonist at the bar, a sign of him being in love ever since a mysterious time that Nick did not reveal, implying his relationship with Alex during college as referred in his own story. Nick comforted James that Alex was a good-hearted and hard-working man, and that there had to be an explanation behind Alex's weird behaviors. Nick also told James to not take people's words so easily without proof. Before leaving, the jock said he did not want to see either James or Alex sad.

In the post-chapter texting section, Alex texted to see if James was fine. After receiving the answer from the player, he apologized. James told him he should not apologize so easily, and demanded to have some time to rest. Alex obeyed and wished him a good night.

## Chapter 4: Alex's secret

At his house, while the protagonist was thinking about the suddenly cold weather in the middle of summer and then Alex, who was unable to withstand the cold, an unknown number reached him. It was Ivy. Ivy called him to ask whether Alex was at his house as the redhead had been down in the dumps since the time James had been to his bar, and Alex suddenly had not gone home the previous night. Ivy also informed she had checked every place that Alex used to be. When James suggested the lighthouse, Ivy had no idea about the location. Realizing the situation, the main character set off to the lighthouse to see Alex lying on the ground with a bunch of beer cans scattered around, he got a fever. The situation got emotional and both parties apologized to each other. The protagonist then quickly called Baron to pick them up.

At Alex's house, after doctor Blair had given the redhead a check up, and informed that Alex suffered from a sequelae of a cold in the past, and also flirted with James a little then left, the main character went to sit by Alex's bed and quietly scolded him for acting to foolishly. Suddenly, Uncle Freda, Ivy, and a little boy named Lucas walked in. Uncle Freda revealed he had watched Alex grow up, and also noticed that Alex had not told James his secret. After Alex had woken up, uncle Freda told Ivy to take Lucas out of the room with him to leave the space for the redhead to let the cat out of the bags.

It took the punk a while to confess that he was actually James' adoptive brother, and that he truly liked James. Alex was afraid that James would hate him because he thought he was the reason why his father divorced James' mother. Their father used to take Alex to the lighthouse and tell him a lot about the main character, but he came less often over the year despite still sending the redhead money until he and graduated from college; and James' mother used to accuse his father of having an affair with another woman, which actually turned out to be taking care of a parentless child.

Suddenly, uncle Freda walked in, asserting that the married couple did not divorce because of Alex. Freda did not know the exact reason but he had faith in his brother. Their father had always funded the orphanage that uncle Freda ran, which was originally named after the man. James excused himself to take some air and process the information after Freda proceeded to take Lucas back. The player then suddenly faced two options.

* **Asking about Lucas.**
* **Remaining silent.**

Should the player choose the first option, Freda would reveal Lucas would soon to be Alex's adoptive son, and that Alex had followed his father footsteps, becoming a responsible person funding the orphanage. James would look at Alex affectionately, reflecting on how good of a man the redhead was. Should the player choose the second option, it will direct the player right to the next scene.

James excused himself out to take some air, after some intimate moment with Alex and giving him a kiss on the forehead. Out on the beach, Ivy came to tell James about Alex's past. When their father adopted Alex, the redhead was just a five-year-old lonely kid out on the street in the middle of winter. Alex would have died if not for Mr. Gru. Their father took Alex to Niall and settled in as Alex's father, having the cabin built, because James' mother would have protested and the no one would want to adopt a wimpy kid like Alex. Ivy also mentioned that James' father was really close to the mayor's son, who was the current mayor, Carlos. That was allegedly the reason why Mr. Gru could settle in the town with such strict residency policy, and got the money to build the house and establish the orphanage. However, Mr. Gru was unable to stay even though the residency policy got easier so that more people could come, like Blair. During the conversation, Ivy also highlighted that Alex was psychologically dependent on a blanket as he had suffered from a severe cold, and that Alex had always been working hard to help people and the orphanage. The conversation ended with Ivy asking what the main character chose to do. The player had two options.

* **Saying "I don't know.**
* **Reconciling with Alex.**

Should the player choose the first option, Ivy would angrily suggest James go back, make up with Alex, and ask the redhead to marry him. James would stumble on the marry part, but Ivy would explain that there were things that once missed, would be lost forever. Should the player choose the second option, James would receive the support from Ivy after declaring that they were a family and that he was in love with Alex.

Then, James asked about Ivy's relationship with Alex. The girl revealed that they were "bros", since she was a lesbian and already had a girlfriend. Back in Alex's room, the protagonist reassured the redhead he would stay with him, and then slowly embraced the man until the evening. Noticing that Alex had not eaten anything, James went out to buy him dinner.

In the alley behind the bar, James met Benson. After some awkward greetings because of Benson's stone-cold personality, the man gave James a bag of food, saying that it was for Alex, also demanding James not to tell Alex that he was there. Benson also revealed he was going to buy Alex some food, but met a cop at the bar who gave him the bag of food. James was going to ask about Benson's relationship with Alex but the man left so fast. James thought to himself he should not tell what Boyce had said to him to Alex yet.

Back in Alex's room, James told the redhead about Benson and the cop who bought the food, whom Alex quickly recognized. Alex then revealed Benson and he were best friends growing up together, which was noted by James to prove that Boyce was a liar. James then asked about the cop, and Alex just said they bonded over work. After the meal, Alex energetically demanded that he had recovered from the sickness, and then initiated sex with the player.

In the post-chapter texting section, Alex thanked James for accepting and forgiving him, and the protagonist thanked the redhead for being there for him. The two then talked about dinner and moving in together.

## Chapter 5: Star Soccer Stadium

The protagonist walked into the bar to look for Alex, as he was just passing by the place, and met Ivy. Ivy gave James his newly arrived soccer jersey, and revealed that Alex had joined the town’s soccer club for the purpose of building muscles.

The main character went upstairs to find Alex in his room, just in his underwear. Alex asked whether James had missed him. The protagonist said yes, then gave Alex his new jersey, at the same time urging him to put it on. Alex asked whether James wanted to see him in his new jersey, or just simply wanted to see him change. The player had two options.

* **Saying he wanted to see Alex get changed.**
* **Saying he just wanted to see Alex in his new jersey.**

Should the player choose the first option, Alex would seductively pin the main character down to the bed, saying he didn’t want to wear anything, but James would tell him to get dressed and he would obey. Should the player choose the second option, Alex would just emphasize he was wasting a good opportunity to see him change.

While changing, Alex pointed out that the player had been enjoying seeing him change, and hinted that if James wanted to have sex with him, he ought to do it right away. After Alex had finished putting on his new jersey, James noted that Alex looked good in it, and he even had a referee’s whistle, which he childishly blew. Alex revealed he was a referee for the children in town’s soccer match, which the main character found funny since the redhead was such a big baby as well. Alex mentioned Nick, who had a nephew, Duncan, who he got along with pretty well and eventually, badly influenced. James commented that Alex should teach the kid something good rather than shaking people down for money, Alex answered he could teach the boy how to flirt with girls, since he had noticed that the young boy and Quinn’s sister, Hannah, had been quite close together. Alex asked whether the protagonist played soccer, assuming that their father had taught him, to which James said yes, and suggested they have a competition to see who was better. Alex informed that there was a soccer pitch nearby, and he could lend James his unwashed soccer jersey and shoes.

Alex took James to the soccer pitch in the middle of the woods, which was surprising to the main character. Alex then took James to his self-built swing, described as his “masterpiece.” Alex offered to push the swing for the protagonist, to which he agreed, and then asked why Alex had built the swing in the first place. The player came to Alex’s **third minigame**. The player had to click floating hearts until a bar was full to read Alex and James’ conversation, in which Alex confessed he used to this secret base of his alone, and James was the first one he had ever brought there.

After that, Alex took James to a locker room where he got the protagonist his dirty jersey whose smell was mixed with perfume as an attempt to cover its smell by Alex, noted as his “own invention”, and also a proof that no men were perfect, even him. Then the two went to the pitch and intended to start the match. The main character proposed a bet, which Alex found surprising as he thought their father would not have taught him betting. James confirmed that he and their father used to loved family bets, and Alex suggested they leave the bet after the game, to which James agreed. The player then came to Alex’s **fourth minigame**, in which the player had to use arrows to win a soccer match with Alex.

After the game, both of them were soaked with sweat, Alex devilishly approached the main character, placing his hand on James’ chest as he looked really sexy at the moment. The protagonist told Alex to touch his own chest because he was wet with sweat as well. The redhead then grabbed James’ hand and rubbed it against his chest, asking him to feel it. Alex demanded James not to feel shy, and tell him his bet. James beat around the bush as Alex kept insisting. Eventually, the protagonist persuaded Alex to change first in order to not catch a cold. When they entered the locker room, Alex locked the door and told James to sit down, then started massaging the main character’s sore feet, simultaneously trying to arouse him and then they had sex.

After sex, James asked Alex to tell him about the swing. Alex revealed he had built the swing around the time he was a referee to a special children soccer match, to honor a kid at the orphanage who loved soccer but died of leukemia. He noted that all the kids in the town, including Nick’s nephew, Duncan, and Lucas, all wore the star badge from that match. The redhead concluded he built the swing as a place for him to meditate, thinking about the past, after seeing Lucas change from cheerful to preserved and quiet after his best friend’s death. Alex confessed he would also think about James every time he meditated, which the protagonist found weird as they had not known each other at that time. Alex revealed their father would send him pictures of James every year until he had passed away, all of which Alex stored in an album in his phone, which was the reason why he had not allowed James to see his phone. Alex said the day they had met each other on the highway by the sea, he could not believe in his eyes to see James, and he also confessed he wanted to mess with James to make a deep impression. When asked by the main character, Alex also revealed he had gone to their father’s funeral with uncle Freda, but with a difference physical appearance, in which his beard had been shaved and his hair had been dyed black. Their conversation ended with James asking why the redhead chose to love him, to which Alex answered he had no reasons to, all he wanted was to be James’ guardian forever.

In the post-chapter texting section, Alex texted James that he would meet him after he got changed. James asked whether Alex was going to the bar, the redhead answered he had to go home for a shower, and suggested James take one to. Alex then emphasized he wanted James’ smell to stay on him, which James found gross. The two went lovey-dovey, in which James admitted he liked Alex’s body odor as well. The conversation ended with Alex texting they would “continue” that night.

## Chapter 6: A misunderstanding?

One day at the company, the main character arrived at the office to hand over his work to Larissa, who informed the player that the Big Boss, which was Benson, was taking a nap in his private office. The two initiated their small talk conversation with James casually asking about Nick. Their chat was interrupted by Boyce, making mean comments as usual. Not putting up with Boyce's bullshit and realizing that Benson was their, James tricked Boyce into telling his story out loud so that Benson could hear it as well. While Boyce was still babbling about Alex selling his body to Benson in exchange for money, he noticed Benson standing behind him. Benson owned the conversation while Boyce was scared like a little girl. Benson asked the player to call for Alex to come over immediately to clarify things, the protagonist was confused at first, then Benson sarcastically asked whether the following day would fit James' schedule, which the player found comfortable. Luckily, Larissa was by his side to tell James that Big Boss was being sarcastic.

After Alex had arrived, Benson sarcastically hooked him into the conversation. Alex recognized Boyce immediately, as a person who had been stalking him recently. Boyce accused Alex of selling his body for money one more time, but with Benson. Alex found his statement funny, Benson joined in to make another sarcastic comment. However, Alex suddenly got upset because his boyfriend was there, as he grabbed James and spoke emphatically to Benson, which made the Big Boss upset. The main character got impatient with the two's fooling around, and revealed to Alex that he was angry and fought with Alex because the things Boyce told him the night he first visited Alex's bar. Alex got frustrated and intended to hit Boyce, but James managed to calm him down. Benson chimed in, saying he misunderstood because of "that time", when the two visited a building whose second floor was a hotel, yet the third floor was a restaurant where they met for lunch and talked. James was pleased to see Boyce absolutely dumbfounded, yet wondered if Boyce was being used. Alex demanded Boyce tell him why he stalked the redhead, but Benson cut in to suggest they all talk in his office.

In Benson's office, Alex was threatening Boyce, which the player found scary. Noticed this, the redhead tried to come off as less fearsome. Boyce only answered that he had stalked Alex because of Nick, and Alex understood right away, which confused the main character. Benson suddenly asked Boyce to the HR department to finish the procedure to be transferred to another branch, which made the protagonist question why he had not been fired. Fed up with the beating around the bush, James spoke up, Alex admitted he and Nick had been in a romantic relationship once, during college. Benson cut in to ask them out of his office, and Alex scared Boyce away. Alex invited the main character to go away with him and leave Benson alone. The player tried to ask one more question about Alex and Benson's relationship, and the redhead revealed that they grew up together, and James got upset why he had never told his boyfriend about that before. Benson got angry and demanded they leave, the redhead and the protagonist obeyed, but James suspected Benson trying to prevent Alex from telling the full story.

Out of the company and in the street, Alex commented how beautiful the day was. James said it look just as usual, but Alex asserted that it felt different because James was by his side. Alex suggest they go on a date, and then grabbed the main character by the hand and offered to take him to another "secret base" of his. They went to a café at the crossroad by the sea. They met Erin. Alex said hi to the girl and introduced his boyfriend, then order as usual. Erin asked what the player would want. The player had thre options.

* **Bubble tea.**
* **Juice.**
* **Soda.**

Should the player choose the first option, Erin would simply comment she did not want to gain weight. Should the player choose the second option, Erin would compliment on the player's healthy joice, which was the same as Alex's. Should the player choose the third option, Erin would say nothing, and proceed to prepare their drinks.

While waiting for their drinks, James asked Alex about Erin, and the redhead revealed she was Ivy's girlfriend. The main character commented that all beautiful women had a girlfriend, in which Alex replied that it was just like all beautiful men had a boyfriend, like he had James. When asked by James, Alex revealed he would rarely visit this café, because he was single and the café was kind of meant for couples. The player reminded Alex that he was not single anymore as he stroked redhead's hair, and Alex liked it, acting like a cat. Erin appeared to deliver the couple their drinks, not forgetting to tell the two to get a room. James got startled a little bit, at the same time, realizing that Erin reminded him of Benson, who also liked to make sarcastic comments on people. Alex went along with Erin's sarcasm, saying he'd be pleased if she left the store for them. She hit him teasingly with the tray. Ivy suddenly appeared, saying hi to James but not to Alex, and walked straight to her girlfriend. Erin stated that Alex had been as gentle as a lamb, in which Ivy stated it was because of the power of love. Alex teased her whether she regretted not pursuing him, but Ivy just simply answered she had no interest in Alex's "little mushroom." Alex got upset, and even more upset when James went along with the girls' joke. Alex tried to have sex with his boyfriend right at the café to prove he was not a "little mushroom." James had to stop joking to calm him down. The two girls went on their date and left the two guys at the café alone, telling them to lock up when they finished.

Alex suddenly changed his mood and offered to sing to James when he spotted the guitar. The main character got confused at how easy Alex's emotions changed. The player came to Alex's **fifth minigame**, in which the player had to hit the arrows correctly in response to a set of five arrows, and then hit a moving bar at the right spot with the space bar until the heart bar was full. After the game, James confirmed Alex ruined the whole romantic mood by singing so horribly, yet he did not dare to show disapproval to avoid hurting his boyfriend's self-esteem.

Later at night, the main character was lying in his bed while Alex was at the bar because Erin and Ivy were on a date for Erin's birthday. The main character was thinking about how Alex strived from his adversities, and promised to protect Alex. He whispered to the air, wishing Alex a goodnight, then suddenly the redhead said back. James was confused how Alex was back so early, and he revealed he had Baron to take care of the bar. Then Alex got into the bed and initiated sex with James.

After sex, the main character felt sorry for the redhead, but Alex demanded he was not so petty and pathetic, and offered to tell James the story of his life, while lying in the player's arms. The story began with Alex was in an orphanage, having been adopted by several families, but got treated "lesser" because he was not their own child, so he ran away when he was five. In the cold weather of November, the redhead wandered the street, wearing just ragged clothes and having eaten only a loaf of bread given by another child of the same age. Noticing snowflakes starting to fall, Alex found shelter in a cardbox with newspaper, and passed out in coldness and hunger. Then some kids out of nowhere appeared, kicking the box, throwing snowballs at him and stole his belongings. The redhead managed to beat them all up anyway. Alex tried to find something else to protect himself, but got chased away by the homeless. While wandering in the cold street, he passed out again, and that was when he met Mr. Gru. Their dad took Alex to his home, where the redhead found James, one year old, all adorable in his crib. Alex mentioned that James was a crier, but he got calm whenever he saw Alex. Alex had to stay in the attic to avoid James' mom, who would have definitely disapprove of their dad's doing. Their father took Alex to Niall on a business trip after a few days finding Alex, built the cabin, and took care of Alex. Their father could not be with Alex all the time, so Uncle Freda took care of the redheaded boy, but their dad still visited every month, bringing Alex pictures of James, paying his tuition fee, and taught him many things. Then things were just as James remebered, Mr. Gru divorced and raised him up alone.

James then asked about Benson, Alex revealed Benson used to be an unapproachable and quiet kid in the kindergarten, looking just like a mini version of his adult self in the present with the suit and tie and the leather shoes. Alex was the only one who could befriend Benson, since their fathers were friends, and Benson would give Alex his allowance for Alex to do his homework and be his bodyguard. Alex mentioned Benson was very dimwitted, always ranked as the last in class, tied with Barron. Benson's father found out and told uncle Freda. The two boys were scolded very harshly. Then, Alex started to tutor Benson, and the two became inseperable until the graduated from college, up to a point they looked like a romantic couple. The story ended and Alex suggested they both go to sleep.

In the post-chapter texting section, Alex texted James to say good morning, the other texted back as well. Alex told James to guess what he was doing, the other refused, yet the redhead kept teasing around. James guessed he was lying in bed with a man, Alex said he was a cute man. And James admitted he was cute.

## Chapter 7: The best gift

The player was reflecting on six months of dating Alex, they had had some adventures such as one in the woods and had been very closed together. Suddenly, Lucas rang the doorbell and showed up, having come alone all the way from the orphanage. Lucas handed the main character the adoption certificate stating that Alex had started being Lucas' official adoptive father, and asked James to bring a gift to Alex's birthday party the day after at the bar. Lucas said James was the best gift and asked him to propose to Alex, or agree if Alex proposed. The questions were alarming for the protagonist, and he told the young boy that he could not rush an answer, but promised to present at Alex's birthday party. The protagonist kept thinking about what Lucas had said all night, and then fell asleep without Alex's presence.

In the morning after, James found Alex sleeping on the couch in the living room. The redhead explained that he had come back too late so he had decided to not disturb the main character, and he wanted to sleep in their father's cabin rather than his old bedroom at the bar because he felt safer. James noticed some heaviness in Alex's words, the redness in his eyes, the weariness on his expressions, and tears on the pillow that Alex had slept on. Alex went out of the bathroom, pretending to be happy, overenthusiastic even. James noticed and called out the strangeness. Alex then confessed that he was the one who had asked Lucas to put on a show, then admitted it was his whole life's wish to marry James, yet he understood that he could not force James to marry him right away. Then the redhead walked away, saying he would see James at the party at 8 PM.

Later at night, Benson came to James' house and asked what had happened between the couple, saying that Alex had called him, saying he was very upset. James told Benson the truth, and his boss urged him to propose to Alex, stating that Alex was the man he could feel safe to marry, and to cherish and obey. Then Benson drove away to the town's exit. The main character went back to his room, picking out the clothes for the party, then suddenly, a ring fell out of his pocket. The player had two options.

* **Putting it back.**
* **Using the ring to propose.**

Should the player choose the first option, there would be a text box telling the player to choose again, then the player had to choose the second option.

James bursted in tears, thinking about what his father had meant by "treasure", believing that James' treasure was Alex. The protagonist went to the bar to find it exactly the same, without any decoration and there were no parties. Alex appeared and confessed he had cancelled it, then started to cry. James sprinted to him to console him, then thought of the ring as a sign, and proposed to Alex. Then, the lights went on and Baron, Ivy, Erin, Lucas, and Uncle Freda appeared. Baron told every to pay up as they had just lost a bet. Everyone bet Alex would propose to James first, but only Alex bet that James would propose to him. Baron helped Alex gather the money, then Alex gave all the money to Lucas to buy presents for his friends at the orphanage. Then Alex kissed James, and everyone started to party.

After the party, the two went back home and had sex. After sex, Alex wondered why Benson had not attended their shared birthday party, revealing that their father had given Alex the date as the same as Benson's birthday as a self-given birthday. James told Alex about his earlier encounter with Benson, worrying that Benson was upset because he had taken Alex away from Benson. Alex assured that Benson would not be upset because they had an agreement and because Benson did not love Alex, he loved a person Alex would not reveal. It was also revealed that Alex had not called Benson to vent about their relationship, it was all Benson's spontaneous doing.

One year later, they became a happy family.

In the post-chapter texting section, Alex texted to ask whether James had seen his "sexy special underwear", and then he found them at their old house. James asked whether he had anything to wear besides sexy underwear, to which he answered he had some costumes that he could wear later at night. James asked if he remembered what day it was, Alex forgot at first but then remembered it was their first anniversary. James told Alex to take care of his business while he picke up Lucas from school.

## First special date: Party

Alex brought the protagonist to a bar at another town for a party. The redhead pushed the main character to the front of the crowd then disappeared. Later, James heard cheering and noticed Alex was go-go dancing on stage. People shoved money at him and he had James join the fun as well. After the performance, Alex met James to reveal it was his hobby to go-go dance, all of the money he earned was donated to the orphanage. James was impressed with Alex's dancing, and the redhead liked the main character's comments. Yet, since James had to work the following day, he demanded Alex take him home. Alex agreed, but said he needed to go to the bathroom first. Later, he texted James to meet him in the bathroom where he was posing provocatively. And the two had sex.

## Second special date: It's your home

James came home one day to see Alex lying on the couch of his house, drunk, so he shook Alex up. The redhead woke up and stated that he came over to clean his house as a result of their bet at the lighthouse, after cleaning everything up, he found some beer in the fridge and drank it, because he would never drink and drive. The redhead teased James around. Then, he said he could stay because half of the house was his, and James admitted it was right. So, Alex kept on teasing him.

James felt hungry so he went down to the kitchen to make lunch. Smelling the food, Alex came down to have lunch with him. James messed around with him a little, saying he did not make lunch for Alex, but he was no match for the redhead's playfulness. After lunch, Alex expressed he was happy to have a family meals, since he did not know how to cook. James said he could come over more often for meals with him, and Alex affectionately hugged him. James then make a joke about Alex thinking the house was his, then the redhead just nonchalantly left, taking the joke quite seriously. James stopped him before he reached the door, saying he could treat the house as his, as long as he did not go too far. Then Alex started to take off his clothes, leaving only his underwear, saying that was how he was dressed at home.

Alex went to take a nap in the bedroom. Later, after washing the dishes, the protagonist walked into the bedroom to see Alex pretending to be asleep and lying provocatively. So, he went on and had sex with him.

## Third special date: Do you like it?

The protagonist suddenly heard loud banging on the door and went down to see Alex carrying a lot of his stuff. The redhead said he allowed himself to move over and live with James, which annoyed the main character quite a lot. Yet, Alex managed to mess his way out of trouble and promised to tell James later in the future. James also thought that it would be good for Alex to live with him, because he had to travel back home so he would not drink at the bar. The two took the whole afternoon to sort Alex's belongings out. Then when James came into the bathroom to take a shower, leaving the door open as a habit of living alone, Alex went inside and initiated sex with him. Then the two had sex.