A Favor Returned
Soren fiddled with the broom as he absently swept the pristine kitchen floor. Eli clattered down the loft stairs, making Soren jump at the noise. Eli sighed. "You do realize you cleaned the kitchen this morning. And yesterday. The house is immaculate,...
Ten Days
Soren slipped through the front door, hanging his snowy coat up on the hook. Eli was curled up on the couch, his computer on his knees. Soren sat down next to him, laying his head on Eli's narrow shoulder. "Heya. What are you working...
Ogling Mice
Eli felt a rustling of the blankets through his morning haze. Soren had slipped out of bed and was moving around their bedroom. Eli didn't move or stir as Soren got dressed and grabbed his bag. Eli was never an early riser anyway. Besides, what was the...
First Times
Soren was back in school gym, alone again. It was weird. He and Milo had been workout buddies now that baseball season was over. It was nice to have a partner to build off. Soren could outrun Milo any day of the week, but Milo's upper body strength...
Adjustments
Eli sat in his dingy apartment, sweat dripping down his brow. It was stiflingly humid, and no breeze flew in to cool Eli, despite the temptation offered by an open window. He actually panted as he swirled paints about his canvas. It was almost two...
Reminiscence
Savory smells of flank steak wafted about the kitchen. Soren was finishing off the dish with extra barbecue sauce, and the potatoes and green beans were already done. He always liked to make something nicer on Fridays. They would definitely have...
An Exert from the Crimson Veil
The smell of rot, smoke, sewage, decay, and something more indistinct that one could only describe as the smell of poverty, filled the air. Angry shouts, the pleading of panhandlers, and the coughs of the sick mingled with the malodorous air to make...
Family Ties
Soren sat on the spacious couch that provided the main seating for the living area. He was staring at his email inbox, as if he was willing incoming mail to come faster than the senders could write it. He was sitting like this for about fifteen...
Three Little Words
Soren and Eli were sharing the loft together. It was Friday night, but neither of them felt like going out tonight. They rarely did. They tended to spend most of their nights in unless they had plans with friends. The winter sun was setting and mostly...
Movements on the Surface
Eli was in the loft. This was not an abnormal thing though. Painting was his job, after all. In the past three months he had two more successful auctions. He had a habit of attracting people who would start a bidding war. He pulled in enough money that...
Not Unanticipated
Soren and Eli greeted people at opposite ends of the double doors to the gallery. Eli smiled and waved, fidgeting a bit in the black suit that he hated wearing. Soren was much more relaxed on the outside, tall, sharp, and formal in his own navy...
A Bit too Much
Eli was pacing about the apartment, staring intently at his phone. It was almost 8:00, and he hadn't heard from Soren at all. Why was he this late when he got off early today? He had sent him a text at 5:30 saying he was about to leave, but now... was...