The Call of the Void

The Call of the Void- Chapter 9- Got Me Twisted

Ze kinda pisses him off. Like a lot. Like to the point where Aleks would strangle him if he knew Seamus wouldn't throw a fit when he finds out.

In a way to divert the blame for this situation on someone besides himself, Seamus probably should have let them form a bond that was longer than a day and a half before sending them off to Colorado to spend god knows how long in a house tracking some Youtuber. Really, it was very inconsiderate on Seamus' part. Aleks is sure to tell him that when Seamus calls him the morning after the pizza debacle.

“Try living him for a good portion of your life and then come crying to me. Then maybe I'll have a little sympathy for you.”, Seamus replies drily and Aleks can hear him shuffling papers on his end of the line.

“Maybe you should have let us actually have more than a five minute conversation before sticking us in a house together. This feels like a psychology experiment.”, Aleks says as he scrolls around on his laptop. Ze had suggested that Aleks watch a few more of James' videos to get a better feel for the guy. Aleks is pretty sure Ze gave him this menial task just so he would stay out of Ze's way for a little while. Aleks can't complain as it gives him a chance to call Seamus.

“If you wanted to form a relationship with him, you should have put forth an effort.”, Seamus says with a slight laugh, “Do you want anything? I'm making an Amazon order and want to get free shipping.”

“Seriously? I'm so uninteresting that you're doing business crap while talking to me?”, Aleks replies jokingly.

“It's not business. This is pleasure. And not the kind of pleasure you're thinking.”, Seamus says, betting Aleks to the sex joke. “Just tell me what you want.”

Aleks shrugs even though he's about twenty percent sure that Seamus can't see him. It's hard to tell with Seamus since it seems like he can be in five hundred different places at once simply to watch Aleks. “Just get me like a phone case or something.”

“Oh come on, you must want more than that.”, Seamus presses, “You've seen my place. Money is no object.”

Aleks sighs in admission. “I'd like to be back there with you.” It's more open than he's been with Seamus, but lately they've been toeing the line between employer/employee and actual lovers. Aleks isn't entirely against this since Seamus has made no secret of his attraction for Aleks since they met. Aleks isn't sure what to do with it besides play along and worry about how serious this is becoming later.

“They don't sell plane tickets on Amazon, you idiot.”, Seamus replies with a mock unimpressed tone. “Besides, aren't my phone calls enough to keep you going?”

Aleks clicks around on James' channel more, eventually deciding to move over the channel for the entire group that's linked in the sidebar. “I'd like to physically see you.”

Seamus sighs, sounding just as tired as Aleks has been. “I miss you.” Seamus has been saying that in pretty much every conversation they've been having and it's another thing that Aleks isn't sure what to do with. Seamus sounds like he means it, but it has to question the reality behind it since they've barely known each other for two weeks and it's a completely foreign concept in Aleks' head that someone could miss someone that they barely know.