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[ hits send on the text message to alyssa -- that he's coming to visit for a short while -- before he starts up his scooter & steers himself in the direction of nathan's apartment. his backpack is holding only one thing, but it's precious enough of a bundle that he wears the backpack against his stomach. ignores the looks he's getting both on & off the street, parking tinkerbell in her usual corner spot. it's been almost two weeks since he's saw her (two weeks to recover), which is why he'd armed himself with a present in apology.

stands in front of the door to the stairs for a moment, wondering if he's feeling up to the physical exertion today-- then just changes direction to walk in the direction of the elevator. glances up at the ceiling of it when he's on board & pressed the proper number, feeling a little nervous for no reasons he could consciously finger. decides to shrug it off the best he can when he shuffles off it, rummaging around his backpack to take out the wrapped present before something (someone?) in front of a door catches his eye.

... stops. blinks. ]

. . . ? [ belatedly realizes that the boy is front of the door he needs to reach, making him pause, blink & speak: ] . . . Hi.

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[ meanwhile, he's found the box that he's looking for, tugging it out with some deal of effort as it'd been buried underneath many others. sneezes a couple of times when he blows off the dust. peers inside the box to pick out a few loose clothing that could double as pajamas. his efforts leave him with three different sets, as well as two jeans & a couple of t-shirts for hiro to wear for the duration of his stay.

glances down at his lap a little awkwardly, but decides that the feeling of living with someone (again, for a longer period of time) is not entirely negative. folds the clothes that he'd rescued into a neat pile that he transfers over to his desk. then sits down on his bed before soon flopping entirely on his back as he waits for hiro to finish his bath. ]

[ it takes him quite a while to finish up (forgoes washing his hair in favor of scrubbing his body clean twice over-- will just try again tomorrow) but soon enough he's wrapping a towel around his waist, looking down at it as it pools at his feet. pulls it up to put it under his armpits instead, thinking that's better than nothing.

grabs his used clothes and scoots out of the bathroom to the front of anthony's bedroom's doorway, standing there in silence as if he's waiting for an invitation to come in. ]

[ sits up groggily when he hears that the shower has stopped. blinks a bit when he realizes that hiro's standing in the doorway with only a towel on. gestures him inside while getting to his feet, nabbing one of the pajama-worthy set of clothes to hand it over to hiro. ]

Here, see if these fit.

[ wanders in a little further into the room before he drops the towel without any warning, reaching out to take the clothes. ]

[ doesn't seem too alarmed, as he's dealt with this type of situation before -- on a more embarrassing level. hands the clothes over, then turns around to give hiro privacy while also looking around for his own pajama-slash-indoor clothes. ]

[ shakes them out a bit before looking them over. bends down to pick up his underwear at least to put those on, wiggling into the borrowed clothes to tug at them a little bit. folds his clothes and neatly sets them by the other batch of clothing on anthony's dresser, looking up at the elder of the two when he's done, as if expecting him to give the final verdict. ]

[ turns around when he has his own clothes draped over an arm. tilts his head a tad when he sees that hiro's finished, face spreading into a smile yet again. nods approvingly. ]

Comfortable?

[ nods back a few time, reaching up to tug at his shirt a little bit with a hand. then turns around and puts his hands over his eyes, as if saying that he's going to give him some privacy. ]

[ looks a little confused. eventually just shakes that off, reaching out to give hiro another headpat. ]

. . . I'll be right back. [ & off he goes, wandering into the bathroom to do his eight-second clothes dance. ]

[ while anthony is dressing he sets up his things, placing his blanket and pillow on the bed. takes out his pikachu plush, setting it there as well. when he has his cellphone in hand he clutches it and wiggled underneath his blanket, scooting to the very edge of the bed, leaving space there as if he's expecting that anthony will sleep next to him despite their former agreement. ]

[ wanders back in soon enough, dumping his clothes in the corner of his room. blinks down at hiro when he sees that the boy has gotten ready for sleep already. ]

Tired?

[ rolls over to his side, hugging the pikachu plush with one arm as he types with his free hand. lifts up his cellphone: ]

「 Only a little. 」

Probably jetlag.

[ settles onto 'his' side of the bed, hesitating before arranging the covers around hiro a little. ] You can sleep, if you want.

[ shakes his head. ]

「 I'll stay up with you. 」

[ looks up at the ceiling, feeling a bit torn. ]

. . . I'll sleep soon. After some homework. But I'll be in this room.

[ snuggles the side of his face into his pillow, looking up at anthony with one of his eyes. ]

「 Okay. 」

[ runs his hand through hiro's hair once & nods. gets up to turn off the light in his room, only to turn off the lamp on his table for studying purposes. ]

Is this okay?

[ nods when the question is asked, raising the pikachu plush to squeeze it--pika pi!--before he presses it against his chest again.

when anthony settles himself and begins to study he feels his eyes begin to droop, nose pushed onto the crown of the stuffed animal's head for comfort. it doesn't take very long for him to drift off to sleep, completely content and happy from the events that had come to pass throughout the day. ]

[ it isn't for a good amount of time with his head bent over his textbook does he look up. stretches a little, turning his head left & right to work out the kinks. eventually gets up to grab himself a drink when his eyes land on hiro again, tucked against his pikachu plush & curled up in his blanket. stares for a moment, feeling oddly awkward. then, after some hesitation, he walks over to the bed, reclaiming his seat next to the boy. shifts a little, then checks the time on his clock briefly if only to have something to do, scrunching his nose at the numbers blinking back at him. deciding that it was too early to go to bed himself, he stands, deciding to get that drink after all.

he returns armed with a cup of water, setting it down on his desk before taking his seat to restart on his studies. but for reasons he wasn't too certain of, he looks over his shoulder again at hiro. once again gets to his feet so that he can settle himself next to the boy -- again. but this time, he carefully puts a hand on hiro's head, keeping his touch light as not to wake the boy. continues the gentle petting for a little while longer, both a pleased blush & a small smile claiming his expression.

thinks & mouths thank you again, for reasons that he does not want to conscious acknowledge at the moment. decides to keep this in a separate bubble within his mind from everything else that's happening (has happened) in his life, determined to be able to enjoy this moment (this day) in peace. ]