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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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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. ]