Finally Settled In

Catheris really wanted him gone with that last remark. He shook the sugar cube tongs, to ask if Joshua wanted sugar in his tea or not. Joshua’s palm facing towards him shook side to side, Catheris promptly put the sugar cube back.

Catheris leaned into the back of the black leather couch, placing his elbow on the armrest before crossing his legs, “Mn, I only have a few small things I need to put in my room. Why don't you leave now? I can handle things here by myself.''.

He’d only need to organize a few things and finish up decorating his room. Then throw out all the boxes and he’d finally be all set, sleeping on a sweet comfy bed instead of a couch-

“But I can't go back after coming all the way here…” Joshua protested in an obviously fake dramatic saddened, desperate voice.

-And this guy was still here, the only obstacle blocking Catheris from the path of lazing about peacefully.

‘Shut up- and get out of my house too’.

What to do, what to do… Of course he should have expected this from how much Joshua respected his mom but still- it was rather pitiful.

Catheris pleaded, “I'm telling this for your own good, please get out.” in a low, slightly shaky voice due to the obvious lack of sleep.

“And what’s gonna be for my own good? And isn't it also for your own good that I'm willing to help you out?”

Joshua stood up to wave towards himself for Catheris to follow him. Catheris knew he was gonna get caught, but damn.

Joshua noticed Catheris rubbing his eyes with a bit of water coming out from them, able to tell he was still cranky from the dragged out sounds he let out while doing so, “I know you’re tired, but it’ll be quicker than having to do it yourself. Besides I can handle everything while you just watch, now where are those boxes-”

“Alright.. The boxes are in my room already.” Catheris awkwardly admitted while moping around with his hands over his eyes, fingers entwined, taking in all the darkness to soothe his eyes that stung from the light.

-

In the end, Catheris slowly- but surely dragged his feet to his own room while Joshua impatiently waited, increasingly getting closer to just grabbing him every second Catheris painstakingly dragged the whole ordeal on. Joshua even had to state that he couldn't even do anything, unless Catheris told him where things went to motivate him to move.

“-My sketches go on that shelf, no- that one’s for plants. I meant the one above you-”

“-Can you even reach here?” Joshua replied, shocked from the utter amount of shelves in the room,“..Gods, why do you store everything in your room anyways, don't you have more space??”

“I do my work in that one, I also have my clothes there.”

”Ah…”

The storing clothes part explained enough.

“I think that’s all, are you finally satisfied now after doing what my mom told you to do?”

“..Yes sir.” Joshua awkwardly replied, freezing up at the door leading into the hallway.

Catheris supposed Joshua could have something in return for the help. His long hair dangled off of his chest while he leaned over the short, well crafted bedside table to look inside the top drawer out of two. After skimming the cluttered contents the shininess of a gold colored key caught his eye, Catheris made quick work of his long slender fingers to pick it up and hide it behind himself.

He’d silently walked over to Joshua, who was putting on his brown leather dress shoes, before tapping him on his lower back suddenly.

“Hm..?”

“It's a key to this place, I was going to give you this once if you were in the area, -until you suddenly showed up. Put this to good use if a girlfriend ever kicks you out onto the streets.”

“What do you take me for..?”

Catheris scoffed, he was obviously feigning ignorance, “..Just take it.”

After he heard the loud slamming of his door from Joshua exiting, Catheris finally felt relief, he could finally sleep in his room after all that damn time.

Catheris began to walk over to his finally fully decorated room before he caught something in the corner of his eye while he exited the hallway into his living room.

A large, inhumanly tall humanoid shadow was on his wall. He rubbed his eyes to see if he was seeing things clearly, probably from the lack of sleep.

Yes, that was it, probably.