Wow, this came faster than I expected! :D I like the set-up, but the "everyone could tell" trope is not exactly what I'd had in mind; I was thinking more that they were distant enough with each other (at least in public) that when they referred to each other as boyfriends, the usual response was something like, "Oh, really? I thought..." hence where a lot of Alfred's discomfort/annoyance comes from. I don't terribly mind the tweak, though. My only other criticism is that it's kinda hard to read when the paragraphs are squished together; maybe space them out a bit? Anyway, still enjoying this so far and looking forward to more.