Perhaps In Another Life [WMMAP]

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ljekiel momentarily pauses from studying as he heard the doorbell of his apartment ring.

He perks up, standing up to get the door before hearing his friend's obnoxious yelling: "Oi, ljekiel! Open up, you bastard!"

The silver haired's veins pop out in annoyance as he huffs, returning to sit on his desk to continue his studying. He tries to focus but the annoying shouts and banging of his door gets progressively louder and louder.

Finally getting enough of Lucas' annoying shouts, he stands up, heading to open the door. "Coming!" He shouts as he walks.

"What did I tell you about coming here in the middle of the-" ljekiel's sentence cuts off as he examines his friend.

His raven black hair was much more disheveled than usual, his teary red eyes glaring at the door as if it did something unforgivable to him, and the smell of alcohol strongly lingering around him.

ljekiel decides to keep the questions for later as he grabs Lucas' arm, circling it around his neck as he tries to drag him inside.

"Jesus Christ, what happened to you?" He grumbles. He hadn't seen Lucas this drunk since... ever.

"You stink, you asshole." ljekiel said, dropping Lucas to the floor of his living room. He sighs, attempting to get a glass of water for his drunk friend, but was stopped when Lucas tugged his pants.

"We broke up." He said quietly. Too quietly that ljekiel thought he had heard him wrong.

"What...?" ljekiel trailed off, not believing what Lucas just said. "What do you mean?" He said, helping Lucas to sit up.

The dark haired man sniffed as he glared at the floor, "She dumped me."

ljekiel had alot of questions in his mind. Athanasia and Lucas have always had a good relationship, never did he predict them separating. Lucas may be an asshole with an arrogant exterior, ljekiel knew that he had loved the blonde alot more than she thought.

He's always had his eyes on her, protecting her behind the scenes and doing everything for her. He was loyal and caring, even soft sometimes when he thinks no one was watching.

'It's what I liked about him. ljekiel thought bitterly to himself.

"Okay, I get it." ljekiel sighed, "Now let go of my leg so I can get you water. You're too drunk right now."

Lucas whined, but still let go of his pants.

ljekiel hands him the glass, which Lucas shakily held. Worried, the lighter haired man snatched it from him and attempted to make him drink it by himself.

He lifts Lucas' chin up, slightly parting his lips. ljekiel tensed as his thumb brushes againts his lower lip, thoughts running wildly inside his head. He gulped as shook his head, attempting to drive those thoughts out of his mind. He clicked his tounge in annoyance as he shove the water through Lucas' throat.

Lucas coughed, the watter spilling from his mouth to his chin "What was that for?!"

As his red eyes glared at ljekiel, the latter couldn't take his eyes off of the water spilling from his lips. He blushed as he looks away, grabbing a towel as and throwing it to the darker haired man, "Shut up and go take a bath! You stink!

ljekiel expected him to shout something back, but he was instead greeted with silence. He looked back at him, staring at Lucas who stares at the floor quietly.

"If I take a bath, would you stay with me?" He sniffed.

ljekiel looked at him as if he had three heads. What kind of question was that?