Playing with Fire [Adam]

[maxwell aaron carlson]

Max had only been in Alderres for like... a day now. He had yet to find Adam and had actually snuck into someones house while invisible and slept in a spare bed. He didn't know what else to do and it wasn't like anyone would catch them. Or... he thought no one would catch them. Apparently his powers didn't work all night long for him and that the spare bedroom he thought he was sleeping in was actually the bedroom of someone that worked nights or something so she wasn't there. After Max explained to them what he was doing, they thought he was a pervert still and he got invisible and ran out the door before they could hurt him or something. All he knew was that he needed to find Adam fast.

It seemed like it was his lucky day though, because he wasn't far from the house he raided before he saw Adam walking into an apartment complex. Max figured it had to be his own so he turned invisible again and ran to get close to Adam before the doors could shut behind him. Max followed him closely, making sure not to actually touch him before they were in the apartment. It was then that Max decided was a good time to wrap his arms around Adam's waist from behind him.

[Adam Lee Maddox]

Well, yesterday’s busk had ended well. Very well. He thought with a smirk on his face as he walked home from a bit of a morning busk. When Adam had finished busking yesterday after a long day, a really pretty girl who had been listening to him for the last half an hour started talking to him- asking about his music and flirting. Naturally, Adam flirted back they talked for little longer, went out for drinks and ended up spending a very fun night together. God, the things that girl could do with that pierced tongue of hers, eurgh, just from the memory he almost came- okay, maybe that was a bit of an over-exaggeration but it did give him an uncomfortable hard on.

When Adam finally reached his apartment building he put his guitar case down whilst fumble around in his pocket for his keys and when he finally fished them out he unlocked the main door, picked up his guitar case again and walked up to his apartment on the third floor repeating the same process.
Upon entering his apartment he leaned his guitar case to the side and then- someone, silently and out of nowhere wrapped their arms around his waist. The young man jumped and his eyes widened “Shit- what?- who the fuck?” instinctively, he sent a taser-like electric shock to the person that was strong enough to floor them.
Seriously. Who snuck into people's apartments, creeped up behind someone and just wrapped their arms around some like th- no way. It wasn't...was it? Adam turned around to find out.

[maxwell aaron carlson]

Max wasn't sure what he was expecting to happen. Adam to laugh when some random person put their arms around him? Looking back, he probably deserved the shock that sent him to the floor and blew his invisibility cover. He rolled around on the ground in pain for a few seconds before bursting into his usual obnoxious laughter. When the pain had finally died down enough for Max to sit up he looked at Adam from the floor. "Nice to see you too, bro!" Max told him with a laugh. It wasn't like he was going to blame Adam for shocking him. He kind of deserved that.

Max stood up and dusted himself off with his normal smile on his face. He looked around Adam's apartment. It didn't look the best... but Max figured it was more than he had right now. Or... it was what he had right now since Max was now inviting himself to stay with Adam. Even though Adam didn't know that. He would be fine with it. "Miss me, Spanky? I can tell from that little gem of a gift ya sure did." Max teased before holding his arms out for a proper hug from one of his best friends.

[Adam Lee Maddox]

No fucking way. A wide smile spread on Adam’s face when he saw who exactly had scared the shit out of him by sneaking up and hugging him from behind; one of his really close friends from NYC that were pretty much like brothers to him. Maxwell Aaron Carlson.

Adam almost felt bad for shocking Max but then he reminded himself that it was his friend’s fault- it served him right for just sneaking up behind Adam like that. In fact, Adam found himself snickering as his friend rolled on the ground and the snickering was soon to become full on laughter when Max began to laugh himself, sat up and greeted him with that Manchester accent of his.

Then, Max got up off the ground and dusted himself off all the while smiling his usual cheeky grin and it wasn’t long before Adam found himself laughing again. “Of course I did Fwitty.” He gave Max a long hug, a pat on the back and squeezed him before pulling away. “Oh, how hard life has been without you in it” he emphasized his sarcastic words by putting one hand over his heart but couldn’t keep up the act for long before he began to snicker. “So, what’re you doing here in Alderres mate? Visiting your favorite bassist for a couple of days for his upcoming birthday?” He asked.

[maxwell aaron carlson]

What was he doing in ALderres? Wonderful fucking question. Max got a wicked grin on his face as he pulled away from the hug and started to walk around the apartment. It was... really shitty actually. But he didn't think it could be ever more perfect. He wasn't going to tell Adam part of the reason he moved here... he would get the version that he thought Adam would like better because the other one was kind og horrible in a way. "I'm not here for your birthday. I am your birthday! I'm moving here, Spanky!"

Max didn't think he could be any more excited than he was right now. He didn't think there were words for how much he had missed Adam and he wasn't too good with serous situations so he decided to laugh about it. "So I was hoping you'd let me stay with you. Like... indefinitely." Max didn't know why he bothered asking because he was going to stay here whether Adam okay'd it or not. He was such a good friend and relative that way. "I needed a fresh start. Like you did."

[Adam Lee Maddox]

Adam rolled his eyes “Shit birthday present mate.” He joked chuckling lightly afterwards. He was glad his friend was here, really glad, because he had missed him and his Mummy and Catnip. When Max technically asked if he could stay with Adam, Adam had to resist rolling his eyes again, stared his friend dead in the eyes with a straight face and answered him “No.” with a serious tone. However, he couldn’t keep up the pretend for more than a couple of seconds before he cracked a smile.
“You’re an idiot. Of course you can stay, do you really think I’d care?” Although Adam wasn’t exactly living the best lifestyle, the state of flat was downright poor and it had been like it since before Adam had moved in. Now, with all Adam’s stuff strewn across the apartment with no order or organisation…it just looked worse and yet, somehow homely.
“Uh, you could take the spare bedroom but it’s tiny…and has no heating or you can take the sofa in the living room- the living room has at least some heating.” He paused for a moment to stretch and run his hand through his hair.
“Or you know, you can share my bed. I don’t really care as long as you don’t start wanking or anything I’m cool.” Because jacking off in somebody else’s bed was gross- even though Adam may have done it once…or twice…or more than that. Not really the point though. Adam didn’t want gross crusty sheets from Max’s jizz.
“I’m not even here some nights, so you’d have the place to yourself” He added. Which was true, some nights (like last night) Adam stopped the night at a girl’s house and some nights he just ended up chilling, jamming and crashing at some fellow musician’s houses.

When Max answered his question Adam wondered why he needed a new start and if that was the case…was it something to do with Kate? Because last time he had seen or even heard from him his friend was still with his girlfriend of three years (four years this year) and Adam could tell by the way they both looked at each other that they both really liked each other and Max’s relationship with Kate was probably the most serious thing in his friend’s life.
And now, Max was here without Kate. Adam didn’t want to stick his nose into his friend’s business so he didn’t ask about it all. They both knew that if Max wanted to talk, Adam was here to listen without judgment.
“Yeah, starting fresh has possibly been one of the best moves I’ve done in a while.” He nodded, walking off into the kitchen.

“Want a drink mate?” He asked. Adam, had hardly anything at all in his fridge and cupboards but the other day he had bought himself a six pack of beers of which was proving to be a good move on his behalf. It was almost as if he was psychic or like…the son of God- which would make sense because he definitely looked like he was made in Heaven.