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i'm bigger than these bones

The boys were sat opposite each other on the bed, legs crossed with a sharing bag of Malteasers and a litre bottle of Coca-Cola Cherry between them. The digital clock on Michael's bedside table read 4:07AM and despite it being so late, neither of them felt tired. Luke was dead so it wasn't surprising that he didn't feel the need to rest, but Michael had gotten so used to staying up all night watching Friends re-runs or spamming Taylor Swift to follow him on tumblr that he almost didn't need to sleep anyway.

The only light in the room came from the moon which poured in through the open curtains. The streets were silent aside from the occasional cough or stumble of a drunk man on his way home, or to the next bar just around the corner. Every house nearby had the doors locked, windows closed and lights off, residents fast asleep like any other normal person would be at this time.

Michael never wanted to be normal, anyway.

"Okay, we have to do the cliché best-friend tradition of playing 20 questions. It's a must."

Michael looked up from where his eyes were fixed on the floor and grabbed a Malteaser from the bag, shoving it into his mouth. "Best friend?" He mumbled around the chocolate.

"Best friend," Luke nodded. "But don't talk with your mouth full, it's gross." He added, but gave Michael a smile to show he was messing around. Michael just chuckled and shook his head, grabbing more of the treats so he could make his way through the bag before Luke ate them all. Despite being dead, Luke still ate from time to time and Malteasers were always his favourite.

"I'll go first." Luke sighed, but had to hold back his laughter when Michael tried to reply with all of the food in his mouth. "Siblings?"

Michael shook his head. "None. Birthday?"

"July 16th, yours?"

"November 20th. Do you play video games?"

Luke nodded and paused for a moment, trying to think of a good question. "Do you like comic books, superheroes, that kind of thing?"

"Duh! Spider-Man is my favourite, what's yours?"

"Batman obviously! He's way better, he could take on Spider-Man any day!" Luke smirked as Michael screwed up his face in disgust. As awesome as Batman was, nobody could beat Spider-Man. "Favourite candy?"

Michael picked up the empty Malteasers bag and threw it at Luke's face, giggling like a small child when it hit him. "These, of course, and your answer better be the same or this friendship can never work out!"

"Yep, same here. I know you don't now, but have you ever had a pet?"

"Never. Did you have any pets before, you know..." Michael trailed off.

"Before I died?" Luke found it cute how he was scared to say the words in case it was too upsetting. "I had a dog called Molly, you would've liked her. Cats or dogs?"

"Definitely cats! Have you seen them? They're adorable?"

"Kind of like you," Luke mumbled, but it wasn't quiet enough to stop Michael from hearing. He wasn't sure why the words slipped out, but they weren't a lie so Luke didn't bother trying to take it back.