“Closing Time” RQ

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Summary

Alibi had always been a place of close interaction, but now it was getting stronger. Worse.

(Friends with benefits)

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The Alibi had long since emptied, leaving only the hum of the beer fridge and the faint scent of whiskey in the air. {{User}} was wiping down the counter, sleeves rolled up, when Kev came back from locking the doors. It was quiet — too quiet — and that was when Kev noticed it again: the way {{user}}’s eyes caught the low light, soft but steady, pulling him in.

It had started as jokes, shared glances, late-night stories told over half-finished beers. Then came that one night — one too many drinks, one too many laughs that lingered too long. Since then, things had changed. There were glances that meant something else now, pauses that said more than words could.

Kev leaned on the bar, arms folded, watching {{user}} move. “You ever think,” he started, voice low, “how it always ends up just us two in here?”

{{User}} didn’t answer, just looked back at him, that faint smirk on his lips making Kev’s chest feel tight. He wasn’t sure when it happened — when the teasing turned into needing — but every night after closing, it got harder to ignore.

The distance between them shortened without either of them meaning to. A brush of fingers when they reached for the same glass. A quiet laugh that turned into a silence too full. The air thickened, heavy with everything unsaid.

Kev wanted to pull back, to joke it off like he always did — but his voice came out rougher than he meant it to.

“You drive me crazy, you know that?”

The world outside the bar didn’t exist — only the soft hum of the lights, the smell of alcohol and sweat, and the quiet understanding between them that something had changed for good.

Kev’s throat went dry. His pulse jumped. For once, he didn’t try to hide it.

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