Another busy weekend of cosplaying at Tsubasacon (Edalyn Clawthorne) and then Halloween parties at a cabin in the woods. It was fun but it’s left me scrambling to get this up.

I’m continuing with Behind Blue Eyes and Aneirin and Kaleo have gotten to one of his homes.

Kaleo dropped his chin against his chest. “I didn’t mean…I’m sorry. Guess I don’t know how you live.”

He patted Kaleo’s shoulder. “I’m sure I have misconceptions about slum life as well. We’ll both be learning for the foreseeable future. I think Setak might be the closet fit. She probably won’t mind running home for a set of clothing. Grimoald is a bit wider in the hips than you. We’ll have to find you shoes to borrow.”

“This is a pain for you.” Kaleo sounded apologetic.

Yes it was, Aneirin thought, in so many ways, especially morally. “Pherick isn’t much of a forward thinker. He didn’t think about preparing my house for you.”

Kaleo finally brought his head back up. “Pherick?”

“He’s the one who purchased you. You saw him last night. He’s a good friend but he’s not…how shall I put this? He’s not a deep thinker.”

“Oh, the dumb friend. We all have one of those,” Kaleo agreed. “I figure if you don’t have a dumb friend, you probably are the dumb friend.”

Aneirin snorted, leaning his head into the recess for the retinal scanner. The door opened and he ushered Kaleo in. The young man stopped immediately, his eyes wider and his jaw loosened as he took in the space with its muted, calm color palette and soft, inviting couches.

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