It was bigger than he thought, maybe because of his broad shoulders.
He couldn't help but smile as he stared at the embarrassed tangerine.
"Sorry 'bout earlier... I did hear you knock but I didn't think you would go inside... Ha..."
Shoyo sheepishly spoke as he scratched the back of his head.
The ferret was taken aback but it was his fault as well, he thought that the younger male was not yet finished taking a bath and so he opened the door.
"It was my bad as well... Next time I'll just wait for you to answer-"
"No! Uh... I mean... It's your house... So it's your choice ... I guess..."
The two stood there awkwardly for a few seconds before the taller male cleared his throat to break the ice.
"You go ahead and eat first... I need to take a bath and change into clean clothes as well."
As the black-haired male left the ginger alone, Shoyo used the opportunity to wait for the ferret instead as he didn't want to be rude.
While waiting, he found himself looking at the Sakusa family portraits.
There were pictures of the ferret family from he was a kid until he was a sophomore.
Shoyo chuckled as he saw how cute the male looked in the pictures.
He still looked the same.
That was when he suddenly saw a flower that was encased in the wooden box.
It looks beautiful and still fresh.
Maybe it was a flower that was given by their ancestors.
But his heart suddenly aches.
Seeing the flower made him remember an emotion he forgot long before.
But what is it?
His hand reaches for the case but was stopped when he heard Sakusa call out for his name upstairs.
"Shoyo!"
He suddenly felt that something bad must have happened why he would be called in such a panic and so he ran upstairs only to see a trembling boy holding a bug spray toward a roach in his bathroom.
Once Sakusa saw the tangerine he leaped right into his embrace as the small boy opened his arms.
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Shoyo opened his arms wide when he saw the frightened tall male.
He thought that he might need some assistance but he got a hug instead.
More like he climbed over him.
The ginger wasn't surprised by the male climbing over him but he was more surprised that he was able to carry someone bigger than his size.
He began to crack up when Sakusa was still trying to spray or kill the roach in his bathroom.
'That's why he was taking so long to wash.' The ginger thought as he chuckles.
"Sakusa-san, I think I can handle this..."
The tangerine suggested as he put down Sakusa like a cat in the corner and went straight toward the roach inside the bathroom.
He took off his indoor slipper and with a swift swipe from the slipper he killed the roach before it opened its nasty wings.
The male ferret almost passed out as he saw the disturbing scene.
He never liked bugs.
Especially those roaches lurking behind those dark places where they can suddenly come out of nowhere.
His legs gave out as he slid his back on his wall and sat on the floor.
He sighed heavily as he made a fool out of himself again.
And in front of the tangerine!
Shoyo was still smiling as he cleaned off the area where he killed the big and washed his slipper and hands before walking closer to the scared ferret.
'Sakusa-san is very adorable... Even though he might seem ominous, he's just a cute introvert...'
The ginger thought as he pats the soft curly black hair of the male.
His ears were down and yet his tail was wagging low-key behind him.
Good thing Sakusa was covering his face as he knew he was blushing like a tomato.
"Let's eat together Sakusa-san... I'll wait for you downstairs... Alright?"
The ferret nodded as he shyly stood up and closed the door as soon as the tangerine went out of his room.
"Oh my God... I want to die right now..."
"Sakusa-san... I think it was adorable."
"What?-"
"I didn't mean it in a bad way. You just look so cute a while ago hahaha..."
"... Right... I will take that as a compliment..."
The ginger laughed as they continued to eat their now-cold dinner.
They had conversations with each other as they got to know each other better.
Sakusa likes and dislikes and the ginger's preferences and dislikings as well.
They were the complete opposite and yet they match each other so well.
Like they've been a married couple for years now.
Sakusa was laughing now and then as well which made the tangerine feel even happier as they talked through the night until they went to their separate rooms.
