Panel // Daniel Howell x Reader

76 Oh God please no, nO

Sally's p.o.v

What. Was. I. Thinking.

I can barely keep a conversation going. I can barely keep myself alive
I can barely pay the rent that y/N can't.

What made me think I could get a cat.

I had filled out the file that I was to fill if I wanted a pet. Then I kind of realised. Pets aren't free.
You can adopt a cat or dog for free, but that's a big commitment. I need a pet bed. Pet insurance. Pet food. Etc.
But if I am struggling with my well being and financially, a cat wouldn't do me any good.

I also hadn't consulted with y/n in all extents. Yeah she might have not wanted one but... I don't know...

I was sitting on the ground in front of my bedroom door listening to some loud music to avoid the sound of London construction outside the window while editing a video.

I hear the door knock behind me. I stand up and make myself look as presentable as one could in wide leg trousers and a jumper.

It was the landlady.

"Hey Sally. I wanted to know if you were still going to take action in adopting an animal?" She smiled. She had one hand full of the forms, sealed envelopes. And one hand with a bucket of keys and some other forms looking pieces of paper.

"Oh no, I decided otherwise." I smile. She looks at me grins back.

"Oh wonderful, I've been looking everywhere for other landowners who allow pets in their building. It's a struggle finding places for the pet owners." She laughs while shaking her one hand full of envelopes.

Wait-
             what?

"Are you not permitting pets anymore?" I squint at her. She looks at me confused and shakes her head.

"Oh, oh no. Myself and my husband are moving out of the city due to my pregnancy. We're losing the land..." she looks at me concerned.
"Did you not get the notice?"

I frantically look around at the ground to see if a letter had be dropped in and left unnoticed.
I notice something on the cork board beside the door. An eviction notice, with a date seven weeks or so from now, circled in red.

I tear it off and show her.
She does the thing where she acts kind of surprised and lifts her arms. I give a fake smile.

"I tried to avoid the notice being sudden, like three weeks or something chaotic, nah, I settled that seven weeks was an alright space of time. There are rooming blocks with open rooms up on the notice board by the entrance if you feel like you need some help finding a new space of living. I need to go and find the other residents who planned on getting a pet. Bye Sally!" She waves herself off and I wave back give salutations.

Woah. I'm moving out. This room has made my career. This apartment has helped me grow. I'd have to admit it's kind of small for two people but that's what helped give its cosiness.

I sit back in my editing spot and sigh. This could be the last time I sit here in seriousness.

After a while of editing an unfinished video the front door hits the frame loudly as y/n enters. She picks up the notice which had fallen on the ground.
She holds it up to me and I sigh and nod without looking.

"Sad." is the only word she said to me before resorting back into her room. I stand up and close my laptop. I'd done enough editing for one day.

I walk into my room and look at my desk. I see bootle of brown hair dye. I inhale and decide to fuck it.

I swing my head into Y/N's room.
"Hey I'm going to redye my hair so I'll be in the bathroom for a while. Good?" She nods.
I pull myself away from the door frame.

"What colour?" I turn on my heels and lean back onto the door.

"Brown." I smile and hold the bottle up to her to show. She squints, to look at the bottle, and nods in acceptance. I smile in gratitude.

I go into the bathroom with a towel and lock the door.

Ah feck now everything to do with this old place is nostalgic.
I'd never actually thought about ever leaving place. I think about rearranging things but never clearing it out and moving. It's weird.  This place that has seen me go through many the multiple of breakups and melrdowns. It's seen me grow. I know it's not sentient to it hasn't really seen all this happen but it's just.... just that I'll miss it.

I open spotify and play some music. Rivers and Roads starts to play. Wow, everything is aware of my sadness. I sigh and turn on the shower. The steam rises and get pulled away into the fan. I watch it for a bit before before stepping into the shower, refusing to be overcome with greif.
"Rivers and Roads, rivers 'til I see you,"