And then they were cloommates

[housewolf]

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[commedia]

[They lean forward, gently knocking forehead against forehead.]

...You shouldn't worry so much. In the end...it was complicated, and there was nothing we could do.

[housewolf]

[He lets them, not moving away.]

I always worry. I just can't do anything about it.

[commedia]

There are things you can't change, Omi. You have to live with that.

[housewolf]

... I know that.

Actually letting go is the hard part.

[commedia]

Letting go of...what? Fukuda?

[housewolf]

The past.

[commedia]

...

[Ah. Yes, his friend...]

That memory was of you both, wasn't it?

[housewolf]

Ah... You remember that?

[commedia]

Yes, I do. You were both very young when you first met, hm?

[housewolf]

The one and only time I ran away from home, I ran into him.

[commedia]

Fate has a strange way of bringing you the people you need. And what did he say, that he ran away plenty of times before?

[housewolf]

Was it fate...?

Yeah. He was a real trouble maker.

[commedia]

What, was it not?

[A laugh.]

You were too, running from home.

[housewolf]

I never thought of it like that before.

[Fate feels like such a heavy word. Isn't it just a series of coincidences that lead people to each other.]

I didn't even realize I was running away from home until later.

[commedia]

...How does one not realize they're running from home?

[housewolf]

It sounds stupid.

I went to go get groceries, but instead of going home, I walked the opposite direction once I had them. I think... I was mad at my family. I was doing all the housework and I guess... I just felt unappreciated.

[commedia]

Ahhhh. Just like a child would think. And I guess it worked out for you.

[housewolf]

Eventually. Pops started doing some of the housework.

[commedia]

And then you never had to run away again, huh?

[housewolf]

I didn't run from home again, but I did leave eventually. When I was twenty, I left to join the Mankai dorms.

At least by then my little brothers knew how to take care of the house.

[commedia]

And now, you're your own man! Isn't that nice?

[housewolf]

[Is he?]

Yeah. It is.

[commedia]

Focus on that.

[And a brief kiss to the cheek.]

Focus on that, okay?

[housewolf]

And you...?

[commedia]

[They draw back, giving Omi an odd look.]

...What about me?