Sleeping in the closet

[ever_somnolence]

Lace was a quiet boy, he never said much in class and only spoke when spoken too. Even then he didn't say much. This was never a bother to him. A lack of friends was of no concern to Lace, his strange beauty and mysterious nature drew plenty of attention from other students. Which could be bothersome, but he found ways to avoid it. He went into the Gym storage room to eat lunch, one day however, he fell asleep. He fell into such a deep sleep that he slept through class and until the end of volley ball practice. He managed to hide from the sight of the club members, though not on purpose until someone came in and saw him.

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[ever_somnolence]

Lace reached out to lightly pet his head, at this height he was able to reach up and do what Lev could do so easily. He wasn't going to kill him, "Why....would...I do that...?" He asked, giving him a curious look.

[acecat]

"I don't know...but I lifted one of the third years just like this and he punched me in the face," Lev explained, trying to look at him. "His gaze was similar to yours...I think?"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace's gaze wasn't murderous or aggressive. It was a quiet and soft one. "Violent...." He murmured as he gave him another soft and sympathetic head pat. He couldn't imagine anyone wanting to hurt the first year. He was very welcoming....unless Japan didn't like open and welcoming people...?

[acecat]

"Maybe a bit...but that's how Yaku-san is, I guess. Tiny and violent." Lev chuckled. After all it wasn't like he held a grudge against Yaku or anything. "You're tiny and quiet instead...but that's cool! I can lift you up as many times as I want!"

[ever_somnolence]

Yaku sounded scary. Maybe he reacted differently when startled? Lace usually reacted violently when frightened by something. "...Do...you enjoy lifting....me...up...?" Lace asked, not really minding being lifted up. It would be useful for if he falls asleep or something like that.

[acecat]

"Yeah! I can even throw you up in the air...or, more likely, into the ceiling," Lev grinned but in the end he didn't do anything. "Kidding! Or...maybe not?"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace gripped his arms when he said throw him into the ceiling, worried that Lev would actually throw him into the ceiling. Maybe this is why Yaku didn't like Lev picking him up. Because Lev would throw Yaku into the ceiling. "....Don't throw me....into the....cieling...."

[acecat]

"I was kidding! There's no way I'd throw my neighbor into the ceiling!" Yaku wasn't his neighbor, though. But he didn't dare to throw him up either. He hugged Lace and gave him a hard squeeze, laughing. "I've got you!"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace allowed Lev to hug him, his cheeks flushing a little as he felt Lev's breath hitting his stomach from the still in the air embrace. And even felt a little ticklish as Lev spoke into his shirt. He was barely able to make it out but was grateful that Lev wouldn't throw him into the ceiling like he does with Yaku.

[acecat]

Then, Lev put him back on the floor and gave him a pat similar to that one Lace had given him a while ago.

"I'm happy that I've gained a friend today! I think I should go now, though..." However, he was reluctant to do so.

[ever_somnolence]

"....Why...?" Lev didn't have to go yet if he didn't want too. They lived so close after all, surely it wouldn't be so bad to stay for a while longer.

He went to sit down on the couch and lightly patted the spot next to him. "You can...leave if you want... But.... I don't.... mind if you stay....."

[acecat]

Lace's gesture cheered him up instantly and he sat next to the boy, grinning to himself, "We can watch something together! Maybe something else than volleyball? A movie? Or a TV show? Show me your favorite channel!"

[ever_somnolence]

Lace quietly took the remote and turned it to his favorite game show. He didn't know why he loved it so much but he did. He liked the look of surprise and delight on their faces when they found the chocolate. He watched quietly, his eyes filled with interest.

[acecat]

"What is it about?" Lev knitted his brows, not really sure what was going on there. Basically, people were eating stuff...which looked weird, even for Lev's tastes. But when he noticed how Lace was into it, he smiled.

[ever_somnolence]

Lace pointed to a birdhouse and murmured softly, "That's chocolate...." And sure enough when they took a nervous bite it turned out to be chocolate. The show explained the purpose of it again when the next contestant came in.

[acecat]

"Birdhouse? Wow!! It's really well made!! I wonder if that tiny crow guy would fit in..." Lev pondered as he watched the show carefully. "I had no idea that something like that was on TV!"

[ever_somnolence]

"The...game shows...here are very unique..." He never saw anything like this back in England. This was far more interesting than the shows back in London.

[acecat]

"Are they? It is weird to bite and chew on shoes, yeah..." Lev nodded, watching one of the men taking a shoe into his mouth. "I wonder what other weird game shows do we have! I remember one in which they asked questions while wrapping someone in bandages and turning them into mummies..."

[ever_somnolence]

"There...are more...?" Lace never knew that! He had always thought there was just this show since it was always on when he got home or felt like watching TV. Lace handed Lev the remote to change the channel.

[acecat]

"Yep! I don't know too many of them but we can search!" Lev offered and changed the channel, but it seemed like the time slot for weird game shows was over. "Eh! It's now all about dramas...they're boring."

[ever_somnolence]

Lace watched every channel that Lev showed and looked very disappointed that there weren't any more game shows on. But he tried to hide that disappointment. "........." Though it was pretty clear he was disappoint.

[acecat]

"Hey, we can play that out by ourselves, can't we? The chocolate searching! Do you have any chocolate?" Lev asked, grinning at Lace. Even he could tell how disappointed Lace was.

[ever_somnolence]

Lace nodded his head and went to get it, shortly returning with it. They ended up playing hide and seek with it. Lev at one point hid a piece in Lace's hood which he found when he pulled his hood up and the piece of chocolate after it plopped on his head.

They ended up spending time together and playing strange game show games over the past two months. Today was no different after practice Lace and Lev walked home together and entered Lev's loft.

[acecat]

"Which one do you want to play today?" Lev asked as they walked in; during these two months they tried to play out most of the weird games shows and they were slowly running out of ideas, unless they'd replay some of them.

[ever_somnolence]

"We....could try....volleyball...?" Lace offered, Lev seemed super into it so maybe that would be a better thing to do than try to play out some of the game show games.