"If you have time tonight, you could swing by? Might be passed your bedtime but I'm sure you can handle it." James took a few steps back and looked down the road, debating how best to do this. "When you leave from here, you go straight down that road to Forgers Street then go left into Greenwood and I'm the big crappy apartment block with the anarchy sign spray painted on the front."
Fucking Axel, why did he have to spray his own apartment building? Why not the nicer ones across the way. "We're second floor up, apartment twelve. Ignore my roommate, don't let him near you or you'll never see that watch again."
"I have time. I don't sleep much." Never hand and now that he usually just found a bench or something like that to curl up on for a short while, his sleeping patterns hadn't improved. Non-surprisingly. "I can find that. I could stop by in two hours, something like that?"
That did sound great. Somewhere to put their stuff and sleep, just one roommate? Hartley wished he could have an income that would justify that. "I don't let people near me, don't worry." Except for James, it seemed. Every rule needed an exception.
"Sure, we should be home by then. If I'm not there, just wait? I won't be long." Hopefully. He had to do a job in half an hour and providing it all went well, he should be home in time to order pizza.
He laughed at Hartley, unable to help himself, an amused expression on his face. "You think you can keep Axel from touching you? Cute." He really wanted to see that. "Good luck on that one."
"I'm not that irresistible." Hartley shrugged and folded his arms, feeling his watched through his jacket. "I can sometimes even keep you from touching me, so how difficult could it be?"
He huffed and rolled his eyes, unsure what to make of James, but what else was new? He still couldn't even get a proper read on him, but he certainly seemed very gay. He wasn't sure how he felt about that, but he wished James wasn't as pretty as he was. "I can take care of myself. Even against roommates who just really want to touch me."
"Axel has a way with things. Even straight boys end up wanting him on their knees." Pfft, straight his ass. Bunch of queers more like but he guessed it was a skill he admired and kept them both in spare change. Alone, James could never afford his own place. He was lucky to have another high earner to share with.
"I don't doubt you can protect yourself, think of this as just a friendly heads up? From me to you." If he didn't warn him, he'd never hear the end of it. He was just doing a favour
"If that's the Axel I've heard about, I believe I should be safe. I can't afford his rates." Hartley rolled his eyes, but then he smiled, not even sure why. "But thank you for the warning. I'm glad you protect my virtue."
It was a nice change from James suggesting that he had a pretty mouth and was a pretty boy and should go earn some cash that way, not that James thought he was pretty.
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Fucking Axel, why did he have to spray his own apartment building? Why not the nicer ones across the way. "We're second floor up, apartment twelve. Ignore my roommate, don't let him near you or you'll never see that watch again."
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That did sound great. Somewhere to put their stuff and sleep, just one roommate? Hartley wished he could have an income that would justify that. "I don't let people near me, don't worry." Except for James, it seemed. Every rule needed an exception.
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He laughed at Hartley, unable to help himself, an amused expression on his face. "You think you can keep Axel from touching you? Cute." He really wanted to see that. "Good luck on that one."
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He huffed and rolled his eyes, unsure what to make of James, but what else was new? He still couldn't even get a proper read on him, but he certainly seemed very gay. He wasn't sure how he felt about that, but he wished James wasn't as pretty as he was. "I can take care of myself. Even against roommates who just really want to touch me."
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"I don't doubt you can protect yourself, think of this as just a friendly heads up? From me to you." If he didn't warn him, he'd never hear the end of it. He was just doing a favour
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It was a nice change from James suggesting that he had a pretty mouth and was a pretty boy and should go earn some cash that way, not that James thought he was pretty.