Tai has never had a relationship last this long, which meant that naturally, he hasnât ever cohabited with a significant other as well. The last relationship was crap, but Archer was great and this felt like the next serious step with him and so he was willing to do something different and take it, but a few weeks in and he had to wonderâwas this how it was supposed to feel like? To live with each other meant that not only would they see each other at their bests anymore, theyâd also have to cope with each otherâs worsts. Theyâd have to deal with tiredness, silence, everydaynessâthat perhaps wasnât much of a big deal, but perhaps Tai also didnât know any better.Â
He was so used to having what he wanted when he wanted it, to have his way always be the rule, that when their plans conflicted, Tai would be irritable for the rest of the day. And now Archer was keeping secrets, or at least that was what Tai thought, and so he took it upon himself to find out what they were.
He wears a frown as he pushes the drawer heâd been inspecting back in. Nothing there, and he was growing frustrated, but what bothered him more than anything was how long it had been since the sky had gone dark and he was still in the room by himself. Where are you, he texts his boyfriend. He could checkâadmittedly, heâd enabled permissions on Archerâs Find My Friends once, when he was in the shower, but Tai also didnât want to check again for the third time that night. Then the doorbell rang.
He opened the door with a small, tight smile. âWelcome back. Why so late? Without a text, even.â It was more than a little passive-aggressive, but he presses a peck to Archerâs cheek as if nothing was wrongâexcept something was wrong. Another thing, and he had only noticed. âYou changed your cologne. What happened to the one I got you last week?â // @bicvrious