Upon entering, her
—- Optics trail
around the area .
Their place was
charming . It
Almost surprised
Her ? It's not exactly
What she expected.
" if that's living on
The edge ? Man I'm
Seriously in the
Danger zone . "
Did she just make
A joke ? Yes . . Yes
She did .
“ ohhh , shit — living on edge tonight . i think i ’ ll go the pasta route . it ’ ll pair nicely with the wine , hmm ? ”
she goes to unlock the door ; apartment dim and rundown . the wall decor is fairly macabre — a mix of whimsigoth , accented with historical paintings ;
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" how about this ,
Surprise me . You
Know I'm not too
Picky . "
She looks around
—- the area , it
Seemed like a pretty
Decent spot .
And far from harm ,
—- that was always
A plus in her eyes .
It was in situations
Like that , where
She would become
Paranoid .
“ it was only a matter of time before i invited you over , anyways . now ’ s the perfect time too . i can cook us something if you want . . . do you like stir fry ? ”
their free hand reaches deep into their pockets , fishing out a carabiner — full of all kinds of things from
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She chuckles waving
—- it off , truly it wasn't
A big deal she gets it .
Following behind them ,
A small smile tugs At the
Corner of her lips .
" I appreciate the invite
By the way . "
they walk in the direction of a ground - level unit — a few residents outside smoking already . she waves at them , fishing out a key from their pocket .
“ alright . . . just warning you , it ’ s nothing too fancy . i kinda just go in and outta this place save for when
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" autopsies mainly , and
What else am I to say ?
I work with dead people . "
She snickers , wheeling
—- away from the cadaver
The graces her table today .
" I'm always busy too . "
of course he showed up — you think he'd miss the opportunity to hang out with a bunch of corpses ?
″ peachy — huh ! not what i was expecting being around death and decay . so what do you do with
″ ahh yeah well , ″ a casual drum of fingers before swivelling on booted sole ; turning to better face her
″ always felt more comfortable with the macabre . how y'doing anyways ? ″
Linking arms with
—- them immediately ,
Her own apartment is
A mess . . So she
Understands .
" god yes staying over
Sounds so nice . "
This is the get
Away she needed .
“ cool . i got a neat bottle of red wine with our names on it and if you want you can stay the night . place is a bit of a dump though , just a forewarning . ”
they ’ re already putting their arm out for her to link with , humming idly .
“ i can get behind that . my place isn ’ t too far either . just a few blocks from here . ”
they liked new york ; how walkable of a city it was — how everything just seemed so closely knit .
“ done working for the night , right ? ”
“ this is great news . you wanna walk or a ride ? ”
pressing their cheek to hers — never one to shy away from invading personal space .
“ i ' m good with either , just say the word . ”
she beams , holding her tight — a light squeeze .
“ do you wanna come over ? my brother ’ s not home . neither is our other housemate . i feel a little lonely . ”
️️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️️ ️️ ❝ You look like
️️ ️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️ ️️ ️You fit right in ❞
She turns to look
—- at him , a gentle
Smile tugging at the
Corner of her lips .