i thought my skin was floating

“what’s taking you so long? start up the damn movie.” the brunette told him as cuddled up on the couch. the two of them had been friends for years by now. even though angelina had a busy life, with work constantly piling up on her desk, it seemed like they always found time to meet. and he was probably the person who knew almost everything about her, from simple things like her favorite movies to basically her whole dating history. it seemed like the guys she dated just weren’t what she was looking for. and her work being a big issue for many of them, they often felt like they were pushed to the side which wasn’t exactly false but… none of the guys were just good enough. 

“Ey don’t stress me, you know how clumsy I get when you be stressing me. Do you want popcorn all over the couch and hot chocolate on your million dollar carpet?” Amar taunted with a raise of his eyebrow as he placed the hot chocolate on the table in front of her. “For you my lady, extra cream cause we ain’t about no damn sad life starving ourselves with low fat this low fat that. I mean why the fuck torture yourself and drink hot chocolate if it’s gonna be sugar free? Nasty.” He fell down on the couch next to her, his big body pressing against hers. “Ahh, okay I’m ready. Just let me taste this chocolaty heaven-“ he cut himself off and took a sip of his favorite beverage. His lips formed a very satisfied smile, damn he was getting good at this. “Fuck I’m the best,” he sighed with his creamy mustache.

AZRAEL had a funny way of coping with heartbreak. He was never going to outwardly display his feelings for anyone to see; vulnerability wasn’t his thing. Even though things didn’t work out between him and KALI, he still very much respected her and wasn’t going to make her fend for herself when he had a very open space to share with her. Truth is, neither one of them could afford to move out on such short notice, and he was stubborn, he wasn’t going to bend over backwards to do so. He hardly spent any time at home anyways; he was always working, so he felt the transition would be easy and the awkward moments would be cut down to a minimum. AZRAEL walked into their condo after spending the morning running some errands with a bag of breakfast foods in tow. He realized that the guest he had over the night prior was probably a lot louder than he’d even been comfortable with, so he couldn’t imagine how KALI felt. His eyebrows rose momentarily and relaxed with a leisure nod of his head as he walked past her as she sat on the living room table; he headed into the kitchen to unpack the food on the counter. “Mmm.” He chuckled at the reminder of his previous sexual encounter. “My bad. I… wasn’t gon’ say shit, though. Remember when that used to be you?” he taunted with a raise of his eyebrow as he picked up the to-go box that he picked for himself. “I’m fuckin’ wit’ you. So don’t start your preaching. It’s food on the counter in here if you want some.” he backed off, disappearing into the bedroom before she even got a chance to respond — he expected hellfire from her. 

Kali couldn’t help but chuckle along when he referred to their sex life. She was honestly too chill to preach and make a scene, plus it was a bit funny and the alcohol in her system made her entire mood lighter. As he disappeared out of the room, she found herself just staring in the direction of the bedroom. A light sigh escaped her lips as she put down the letters she was stressing about. Honesty was, she was hella bored and just wanted some company. Although she tried to play it off, she knew deep down that it was his company she wanted and missed. But she was too stubborn to admit it to herself. Azrael was just in general still a very sensitive topic in her mind, and she tried her best to dodge it as much as possible. She downed the rest of her glass and stood to her feet. “I shouldn’t be doing this,” mumbled the brunette to herself as she made her way to the bedroom. At first, when she stopped, she just stared the door down for like a minute before she had built the courage to knock. It wasn’t even a big deal, but Kali was so weak and weird when it came to the other, still now that they were broken up. She opened the door when given a respons that she could, and leaned against the doorframe. “Uhm, you hungry? Wanna watch something? I don’t Az, I just don’t wanna be alone.” 

Kylar smoothened out the fabric of his suit as he looked into the mirror, a satisfied smile on his lips. “I want you to come with me,” his smile stretched a little wider as he approached them, “Will you? I can finally show you off to everyone and people would finally stop asking my parents to marry me into their family.” He wrinkled his nose, “I want everyone to know that I’m yours.”

Araniaz felt the insides of his palms getting moist within seconds. The question lit a whole box of fireworks inside him, nerves shivering down his spine. “Really?” He whispered, unable to prevent his lips from forming a genuine smile. “But Kylar, you know I’m bad with people. What if I make a fool of myself– even worse, what if I make a fool of you? I don’t wanna disappoint your family.” 

He couldn’t let Jason know what happened. Elijah’s little brother still didn’t know the truth about their father’s job, and he’d freak out if he did. That’s why, despite how hard his heart was pounding when he came inside, he put on a smile for Mom and Jason. He didn’t show any sign of his worry until the nine year old was focused on his video game and Elijah was able to quietly corner their new friend. “Look, I need you to tell me the truth, did someone send you here?“ he whispered. "There was—I thought I saw someone following me home from work. Are we in danger?”

“Uhm, is that a trick question?” He scratched the back of his head and locked eyes with the other male. “I mean, I’m not really suppose to talk too much you know. Spill too much. But uhm, don’t worry I got you now so you safe. Just don’t fucking do anything crazy, okay? Please don’t make my job more demanding than it has to be.”