"Collapse into me, just once
And I promise you'll never have to fall again." - Rowan Ashley
Rowan Ashley doesn't believe in love, never has. He watched his parents and brother's marriage collapse right in front of his eyes. So when he meets his 's...
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I woke up early in the morning for some reason I do not even know about. I went into the kitchen to make myself a cup of coffee when I noticed Nigel staring at some painting on the wall. Wow, I guess he's a morning person. "Good morning," I said. "Hey." He said still focusing on the painting. I walked closer to where he was. "What exactly are you looking for in the painting ?" I questioned, he shrugged and threw himself on the nearest couch. " I can't figure out that painting." He whined, I looked back to the painting, the vibrant colours of yellow and orange calmly mixed in a watery pattern fading slowly into the white paint on the canvas. "I don't think you're supposed to understand it." I looked back at him. half of his body sat up straight trying to look at me. "Huh?" He questioned. "I think that's the way it's supposed to be, you're supposed to just see it the way it is. No deeper meaning other than that. Just look at the painting and do not try to get a deeper meaning." I explained further. " But I need to understand it there can't create something and not have a deeper meaning of what It looked like in the first place." He said. I chuckled at his desperation of finding a deeper meaning. " Well, Mr man of investigation please may you put that side of you away and help me clean this house," I said picking up the glasses from the coffee table. " Oh no need, we'll get a maid to do it for us." He shrugged, my back straightened and I felt my mother's voice in my head. "Excuse me? So you're telling me you guys never cook, clean or buy the groceries of the dorm." He nodded his head and sat down. Oh, fuck no, not on my watch. " Nope, no, no, no! That's not happening, you guys are going to start cleaning and cooking from now on. Do you think you'll be able to live like this?" I asked. " No?"
Though it came out in more of a question than answer, I still chose to ignore it.
"Well good cause you are not living like this, especially under my watch."
"Go wake up Priya." I demanded his eyes widened and he started shaking his head." Oh no, you never wake up the beast before 1 pm. She eats you." He whispered the last part. I laughed at his exaggeration and walked to Priya's bedroom door and opened it. Only to be met with a body that was almost falling off the bed. Great, I'll say I saved her. "WAKE UP PRIYA. Time to wake up." I screamed next to her ear. She fell in shock. I tried to still my laugh but it was too funny.
"Ewww" She groaned. "Good morning," I smiled sweetly. " Mor-wait d-did you must yell in my ear?"
"Yep, and don't give,e that' I'm not a morning person attitude, I'm not one either and I know exactly how to deal with people Like us," I warned. She replied with a small disappointment "Okay."
"Great! Go brush your teeth and wash your face, we're cleaning the house." I clasped my hands excitedly.
" What, us? Clean? House?" She panicked.
"Yep, and I'm not taking any disagreement for an answer."
I closed her door and went to my room to take my speaker and phone. I walked back into the living room to find Nigel with the cleaning stuff. "Oh wow, seems like you know what cleaning is." I mused. "I had to call my older sister and ask what we should use to clean and instead I got an ear full of not getting anyone pregnant. I feel like sometimes they forget I'm gay or just really enjoy spitting me." He rubbed his temples frustratedly.
