[ Of course, Ronan follows. There wasn't anywhere else he'd want to be right now than with Adam - he's been yearning to see him since he landed here, and it's not about to change now that he's got him back. The idea of staying with Adam makes something in his stomach tighten - sure, they've spent the night before, but it'd mainly been elbows and knees and cold feet for a few hours of rest when they couldn't stand anymore, rather than something deliberate.
Maybe it'll be the same now. They haven't exactly discussed things. Words are not their best features, either of them, but Ronan considers the desperate way Adam kissed him, and his pulse picks up, beating hard in his veins, hard enough that Adam must be able to feel it where his knuckles touch Ronan's wrist.
The apartment isn't far, and is on the third floor. It's spacious and furnished sparsely, but efficiently. More than enough for a boy who used cardboard boxes as furniture before. But the only thing Ronan pays attention to is the bed, kicking off his beaten boots and falling straight into it, feeling sand still gritting against his cheek. He's so tired, and now he feels like he can actually fall asleep. ]
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Maybe it'll be the same now. They haven't exactly discussed things. Words are not their best features, either of them, but Ronan considers the desperate way Adam kissed him, and his pulse picks up, beating hard in his veins, hard enough that Adam must be able to feel it where his knuckles touch Ronan's wrist.
The apartment isn't far, and is on the third floor. It's spacious and furnished sparsely, but efficiently. More than enough for a boy who used cardboard boxes as furniture before. But the only thing Ronan pays attention to is the bed, kicking off his beaten boots and falling straight into it, feeling sand still gritting against his cheek. He's so tired, and now he feels like he can actually fall asleep. ]
D'you think there's hot water?