Ā Ā with his jaw clenched, etienne wondered if perhaps heād overstepped his boundaries. it was one thing to appear at the otherās apartment among company, and yet to have done so unannounced and ALONE - the once thought brilliant idea now quicklyĀ souring. and yet, so it seemed, the coaxed laughter from the older was enough to quell his brooding, at least for the time being. Ā ā sneaky ? Ā iāve been told itās one of my best attributes,Ā ā the man quipped, a small smirk tugging at the corners of his mouth.Ā ā oh, well,Ā ā he began, wracking his brain for anything of use - heād been hoping the other hadnātĀ been paying too close attention to his fib,Ā ā i wanted to check on the throwback nights down at movie magic, see what theyād be offering this month. ā the slight pause potentially giving him away, but he paid it no attention. eyes glancing down at the book in hand, etienne nodded, perhaps another time heād have felt a bit unsettled - the sole purpose for his visit squandered so early on, but he didnāt allow for it, especially after not being turned away.Ā ā from your collection to mine then, hm ?Ā ā etienne hummed, his gaze rising to meet the otherās once more. ā i figure it suits you, i can only imagine the next time iām here youāll have even more towers of books scattered throughout the place. youāll giveĀ PAGES AND PAGES a run for their money, iām sure. ā his assertion bordering presumptuous, etienne offered a tight lipped smile - next time ⦠he willed himself to not roll his eyes at his choice of words right then and there.Ā ā right,Ā ā the man laughed, somewhat apprehensively, as he moved to trail behind samuel.Ā ā i shouldāve given you a warning call,Ā ā the man echoed, moving further into the apartment, ā allowed you a bit of time to clean up for me,Ā ā etienne teased, bending slightly to set the book down on the nearest table top. if it was truly bad, etienne figured he wouldāve found himself offering to help tidy the manās place up for him, but it wasnāt necessarily what heād envisioned when knocking on the door moments prior, nor what he assumed the other may have been expecting from him.Ā ā yeah, a drink sounds lovely. thank you, whatever youāre having is perfect,Ā ā he answered, taking a seat on the couch. with his fingers tapping absentmindedly against his thigh, etienne took a moment to steal a glance over his shoulder at the older,Ā ā that rain, uh, sure came out of nowhere last night, ā the man babbled, a slight grimace washing over his features as he turned back around, willing himself to remain silent.
even though sam felt extremely nervous around etienne he wanted to be around him. some strange pull that he selfishly didnāt want to fight. āiām curious to know other situations you have to be sneakyā the older male commented with a sheepish shrug. hearing his reasoning for being out and about sam played it off, he knew he was lying but maybe heād bring it up some other time. nodding slowly sam looked over at etienne and grinned āwell I hope to see you there thenā that was the truth, sam enjoyed running into the other, it wasnāt often that it was just the two of them around but when it was it was always nice. āyeah, maybe one day youāll end up having a section of books Iāve given you.ā not to sound too hopeful āmaybe I should buy a house just to build a library for myself, get all these good books off the floorā he was currently adding that to his master to-do list. āNEXT TIME youāll have to call before you plan to stop by, Iāll make my place presentable, hell maybe Iāll even put a candle on to make it smell niceā sam moved towards his kitchen, biting his tongue for some of the things he had said. as etienne made himself comfortable, sam found a bottle of wine he had gotten from seb days ago and he opened it, pouring two glasses āoh I know, my window was open and it started pouring in. Iām hoping it rains again tonight, I always sleep better when I can hear the rainā he admitted as he made his way back over to the living room, handing the glass over and setting the opened bottle on the table before taking a seat next to him.