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Toms POV

"What's what?"

"You have something on your ears."

I raised my hands up and touched my ears to realize he was talking about the hearing aids.

I pushed my hair back down and looked at him. "Nothing."

"Oh come on Tom I'm not stupid. Let me see."

"No way."

At this point Tord was trying to corner me and I was running out of space to back up too. I looked around and did the only reasonable thing. I rolled under his legs and ran to the bedroom. I locked the door and heard Tord pounding on the door.

"Tom, come on!"  He whined.

"Fuck off!"

He stopped hitting the door but I wasn't going to open it.

"Tom."

"Hm."

He got quiet. What is he planning now?

"Why do you hate me so much?"

Hearing the question come out of his mouth I stead of my own was strange. I leaned against the door and let myself think.

I don't hate him. But he hasn't even been here a full day and he's already broken my hearing aid and gotten on my nerves.

"Jee I dunno made it's because you mock me, maybe because you like to argue with me, fight me, scare me, and I dunno like BLEW UP OUR FUCKING HOUSE!"

We both went quiet. I slid down the door and just sat there. I then heard him knock.

"Tom, can I come in?"

"Why?"

"I just want to talk."

I was going to turn him down, but something in me wouldn't let those words come out of my mouth. I sighed and got up. I unlocked the door. I flopped face first on my mattress and heard the door open. He sat next to me and stayed quiet.

He leaned back and laid across my back. It was comforting in a way. I lifted my head so that my chin would rest on my pillow. The familiar scent of smoke and vanilla hit me hard.

"So. Your not dead."

Tord chuckled. "Thats one way to start a conversation, but yes."

He got off of me and we both sat up.

"Is it alright if I change? It's a little hot in here." I nodded and looked off to the side. Sure were both guys but I think I still like him and don't wanna make it weird. But at this point I don't fucking know what I like anymore.

Once I felt him sit back down I looked at him, he was in a black tshirt when I saw his arm. It was robotic. I guess I was staring because Tord lifted his arm to me to get a better look.

I reached out to touch it but stopped myself.

"It's alright, go ahead."

I guided my hand up and down his arm.

"What happened?" I breathed out.

He chuckled and looked at me. "Well, when your robot explodes because of a harpoon, you do get injured."

So that's what it is. I gave him those scars. I brought my arm back to my side and looked down.