Technicolor Daze [Currently Being Edited]

seven.

Friday, April 18th, 2014

Liam [4:15 pm]: "Finally Friday."

Liam [4:15 pm]: "This week is finally over."

Theo [4:25 pm]: "I know. You couldn't wait to see me again [winking emoji]"

Liam [4:26 pm]: "[laughing emoji] That too, but a lot of shit happened."

Liam [4:26 pm]: "Any plans for tonight?"

Theo [4:26 pm]: "I'm going out for some drinks with a friend."

Theo [4:26 pm]: "Why? Want me to drop by afterward?"

Liam [4:27 pm]: "Not sure if I will stay up until that late [laughing emoji]"

Liam [4:27 pm]: "But I can text you if I don't pass out after work."

Theo [4:27 pm]: "Okay, we're still up for tomorrow though?"

Liam [4:28 pm]: "Yeah, even if I can't meet up tonight, you can come over after lunch."

Theo [4:28 pm]: "Cool."

Theo [4:28 pm]: "Smoke break is over, gotta go back to work now."

Theo had been messaging Liam all week, though never for too long. Liam had been quite busy and Theo had also been working overtime, catching up on the lack of sleep from the previous weekend as well as spending time with Alice and Jamie, whenever Jamie spent the night at Theo and Alice's flat. Alice had been happy to hear about how Theo's date had gone, but less enthused about how they had decided to just remain friends with benefits. They hadn't really had a proper talk about it, because they hadn't spent any time together with just the two of them.

Before Theo could even realize it, the week had flown by and even though he had been distracted with work and Liam, his finger would still occasionally linger on top of the unanswered conversation on Grindr. He hadn't seen the dancer online after his message had been read. He knew it was stupid to dwell too much on it, but his gut was telling him that there was something there. Something he wanted to explore, even though he knew nothing about the guy except for his name. He wanted to see if the magnetic force of attraction was merely based on appearance and lust, or if there was some substance to it.

After the smoke break, Theo only had about half an hour of work left. After a fairly busy work week, that Friday afternoon felt a lot calmer and Theo knew he wouldn't have to work overtime. A  few emails arrived shortly before it was time for him to leave the office, so he ended up staying an extra twenty minutes responding to the most urgent ones. Around 5:20 pm, he left the office and walked home, feeling excited for his night out with Joel. They had agreed to meet at Kam Pek at 10 pm, so he had enough time to get ready, have dinner, and get the bus to Macau.

Upon entering his flat, he could tell Alice was smoking a joint on the balcony by the smell that lingered in the living room. He stepped onto the balcony and said, "Hey, Allie. Rough day at work?"

"The kids were too much today. Want some?" She offered the joint to her friend.

"Sure, I still have time," Theo accepted the joint and took a puff as he sat down on the chair next to Alice.

"Oh? Are you going out later?" Theo took another puff and passed the joint back to Alice.

"Yeah, going out for some drinks with Joel and I might meet up with Liam afterward, depending on whether he is still awake or not."

"Ooo, Liam. Why did you guys settle on just being friends with benefits again? He is fine as fuck and, from what you told me, you both seemed to get along pretty well," Theo sighed and decided to give more details about the date, which he had not yet disclosed to his friend.