It was the oddest feeling, basically living in Kâs apartment, hidden away from the world. It wasnât like he was too troubled about not going outside; heâd hidden inside an old cargo ship for the better part of a year, after all. Kâs apartment was small, but it was cozy and well-kept and quiet. No one bothered him there.
It was easy to get lost in thought, so to speak, running news feeds or books through his head to pass the time until K would return and almost inevitably need a patch job. So it was even easier for Simon to not really notice K approaching when he wasnât looking for him.
So the soft warmth against his synthetic skin caught Simon off-guard, even if the scents he was registering were unmistakably K.
âWellâŠâ he said softly, smiling to himself, âhello to you, tooâŠâ
Simon leaned back against K a little; heâd missed him. It was strange how quickly heâd become attached to the Replicant. Probably a bad thing, all things considered, butâŠhe really liked K.
ââŠhow are you feeling..?â
             â --- He smelled of earth, and dirt, and rain water... and a slight tang of blood. Thereâs a certain musk that stuck to his old well-worn work coat, especially along its synthetic fur lining. Unmistakably K. The moment the door bolts shut on this sparsely adorned apartment unit, the noisy and chaotic world outside becomes muffled, and thankfully gets cut-off.
His arms wrapped around a lithe waist, chin rested upon a shoulder as the two of them stare out of the window, watching the rain patter against the glass in sheets, warping the lights of the building across from theirs.
â Like crap, â he answered truthfully. It had been a long day. One that he didnât have much of a stomach for. K breathes, reveling in the small moment they shared as he held the other in place. It was nice to pause the world like this, for once.
Strange how theyâve easily both fallen into this kind of domesticity. The hunter and the once hunted --- coexisting. The other was something secret and hidden that K keeps from the rest of the world. Safe and tucked away in this little piece of heaven... if you can call it that.
Finally, after a while, he detaches himself, shucking off his coat to reveal blood stains on his sleeves. Most of the blood wasnât even his... some of it was blue. Heâs aware of the androidâs eyes scanning him.
â Itâs not that deep. â he reassures Simon, gesturing to the unmistakable wound on his bicep. â I can glue it back. â