“Ooh, the holy trinity- drinkin’, fuckin’, and drivin’.” Danny laughed again, taking a sip of his water. “The epitome of country music.”
I’m really craving something supernatural huh // OxO // CLOSED!
Alex took a sip of his tea. "I mean…on their own, the three definitely aren't terrible. But you should really only ever combine the first two. If you do either of the first two while driving, you're gonna have an accident. And not a pleasant one."
Danny rolled his eyes jokingly. “ Oh come on, if you’re trying to tell me that some hick somewhere hasn’t tried to do all three, and succeeded, I’m callin’ bullshit.”
Alex laughed. "I mean, I know it has happened, I'm just saying that in general you shouldn't fuck, drink, and drive at the same time." He replied, looking at Danny.
“Okay- maybe you have a point. But I’m just playin’ devil’s advocate and sayin’ that not everyone is A: as smart as you, and B: has the same survival instinct. I’m pulling this outta my ass here, but I’m willing to bet that livin’ in the sticks does some shit to your brain, dude.” Danny shrugged, raising his palms a bit.
"Point taken. My point, though, isn't whether it has happened, but whether it's safe." He chuckled softly. "Which it definitely is not."
Danny let out a dramatic, drawn-out sigh, trying not to break out grinning. “Uuugh, fine, you win. It’s not somethin’ people should be doin’ on the reg. You happy now?” His tone sounded exasperated, but judging by the badly concealed smile on his face, he was far from serious.
"Yes." Alex replied in a mock prim tone, laughing softly. He smiled over at Danny, taking another sip of his tea.
Danny rolled his eyes, flicking some of the condensation from his glass at Alex. It was clear that he was already incredibly comfortable with Alex, treating him like he would any other close friend.
Alex blinked at the splash, chuckling. He didn't have anything to retaliate with, as his tea obviously didn't condensate.
“So, you said you like musicals or somethin’, right?” Danny tilted his head, mind bouncing to another topic.
Alex blinked. "Huh? Oh. Yeah. Musicals are amazing." He replied with a grin, taking a sip of his tea again.
“Cool, cool. There’s a theater here that does some pretty affordable shows. My sister was talking bout auditioning for their next one, I think it’s Sweeney Todd or somethin’ like that?” Danny shrugged, not even sure if that was the musical- they all started to run together at this point, if he was being honest. He took another sip of his water, practically draining it.
Alex lit up. "Ooh! I've been wanting to see that one!" He exclaimed, grinning. "That sounds fun!"
Danny smiled at Alex’s sudden energy, seemingly getting a little more excited as well. “It’ll be pretty good, yeah. It’s in… May? I don’t know, I’d have to ask, I just know they’re holding auditions soon.” He picked at a small shred of the table.
Alex nodded. "I don't know if I'll still be here then…but if I am, it would be really fun to go and see that." he smiled over at Danny.
“Sure, sure.” Danny nodded, still working on that piece of wood. “God, I finally got a break from gigs tonight. Been doin’ em for like.. a week now, yeah. Can tell I’m ‘boutta lose my voice.” Danny curled his lip, shaking his head and relaxing his face.
Alex nodded. "Oh, that's good." He replied with a smile. "And if you're gonna lose your voice…" He thought for a moment. "I'd say tea and honey, but…can you even have those?" He raised an eyebrow.
Danny shrugged. “I think I can. Could probably look it up, but.. eh.” He finally plucked off that small sliver, placing it near where it had peeled off from. Danny now moves to picking at the worn polish on his nails. “We’ll see, I guess.”
Alex sighed softly. "Or…well, honey is really best for your voice. If you're desperate, you can gargle lemon water or vinegar, and supposedly that helps?" he shrugged slightly.
Danny recoiled at the thought, wrinkling his nose. “No offense or nothin’, Alex, but I think I’d literally rather die. I think I’ll just try out the tea and see how that goes.” He stretched his arms above his heard, bringing them back down to rest his hands on his hair for a moment.
Alex laughed. "Well, you're only supposed to gargle them in an emergency or if you're sick." he replied, taking a sip of his tea and looking rather amused.
“Which I am neither.” Danny pointed out, taking another sip from his glass. He smiled halfway, hooking his finger into the shirt collar and tugging it slightly.
"True." Alex smiled a little bit, looking over at Danny. He took a deep breath of the steam still rising from his tea, and coughed a little.
Danny jumped a bit at Alex’s sudden coughs, but he laughed it off with a smile. “You good, man?”
Alex nodded. "Yeah. I inhaled steam." he replied with a soft laugh. "And I inhaled it really weirdly." he chuckled, shaking his head a little.
“Yeah, man, I can tell.” Danny nodded, turning his head as he heard somebody walk up.
“Sorry for the wait, we have a little trouble back in the kitchen.” Mrs Rodriguez set down both of their plates, giving them a gentle smile before going back to the kitchen.
Danny moved his glass out of the way, letting out a small sigh of relief. “Not gonna lie, kinda forgot we ordered food.”
Alex smiled at the woman. "It's fine." he replied. He looked at his food and let out a laugh. "I didn't. I'm starving." he replied, taking a bite of his burger.
Danny nodded, taking a bite out of his own burger. The thing was so rare it practically still mooing, but he wolfed (for a lack of a better word) it down without a second thought. He checked his phone, wiping his face with his napkin.
(I'll probably have to go sometime within the next 20 minutes-ish, btw)
Alex kept eating, closing his eyes for a moment. He chewed, swallowed, then said, "This is actually a really good cheeseburger."