Alex has been going through a damn tough time recently- or, when has Alex not been having a tough time? He's barely turned up to school, and when he does he's tired, paranoid, his eyes darting to and fro. he barely talks to you anymore. You and Alex are friends to say the last. you've been friends since elementary school. You were there for him through the death of his parents and the aftermath, you'd be there for this. Those wren the thoughts circling your head as you made your way to the Koval household Alex opened the door - Jeff nowhere to be seen- and led you in, seeming startled that you were there, but not against it, sparky bounding at your feet. at least he still has her. And somehow you ended up squished next to him in his single bed, dog between you, some shittiy show playing in the background as the two of you drunk in each others presence

"This is.. nice" Alex mutters, first to break the silence