Home One Day

Gabe was wrapped in his usual assortment of thick jackets. He was never going to be a fan of the cold, but Angelo was worth it. He had been excited for their second date, although some of the excitement had shifted. Diego had abruptly left after being told about Angelo and the fact that he and Gabe were dating, and he couldn't quite figure out why. Was Diego disgusted that Gabe was into both guys and girls? Maybe that Angelo was the one that had electrocuted him back in Halcyon? Maybe he didn't like that. Or was he worried about being replaced? That his attention wouldn't be focused as much as it was normally?

Or maybe...

Gabe pushed that thought out of his head. It wasn't realistic and was only a fantasy. He huffed, watching his breath fog into the early evening air. Angelo had wanted to meet after class was done, so Gabe had rushed home, changed into more casual clothes, then dashed out the door once more to meet his boyfriend. After wandering for only a few minutes, he saw that familiar set of blond hair standing outside.

"Angelo!" Gabe called, picking up his pace and stopping right in front of him. He pulled his hands from out of his pockets, wrapping them around the waist of the teen. "Give me your warmth. The tree demands sacrifice." He teased, locking his arms tight.

"God no. Most plants don't thrive in the cold. I'm honestly ready to jump into a hot bath or something out of desperation."

Gabe continued to cling onto Angelo, head buried into the teen's chest as much as possible. It wasn't that much warmer, but it did protect against any of the cold winds that might blow their way. He did pull away to look at the apartment building that Angelo would be moving into. It would be very nice to have to only walk a few blocks to see his boyfriend instead of however far Big Angelo's house was.

"Good. It'll be nice to be able to see you more often. And I'm sure it'll be just the right size for you and your dad." Gabe grinned, looking up towards Angelo's face. It was a little odd being the shorter of the two as when he went on dates prior, he was the taller one, but Gabe didn't mind as much. He liked the idea of being enveloped in hugs versus him being the enveloper? Is that the word? Who knows.

"Tons of space is overrated anyway. It's much easier to manage your life when you don't have a gigantic room to clean up."

Gabe grinned, still clinging onto Angelo. Apparently, he was easy to please as long as he was holding onto the blond. Moving was always stressful, but coming to the island had been a little simpler. Gabe and his mom didn't have anything to bring over through the portal. No clothing, no books, not a single possession beyond the clothing they were wearing. But Angelo had already arrived on the island prior. He had had a little time to have things of his own. Depending on what he had, moving could be super easy or a total pain in the neck.

At the mention of heading somewhere to escape the cold, he couldn't help but laugh and let out an over-exaggerated sigh. "Dear god, yes. The struggle of being a nature child is that the cold is my enemy. Take me away, Angelo, otherwise you'll have to wait until spring for me to thaw out."

Gabe hummed as he followed Angelo into the elevator. Small spaces had never really concerned him; being in his Ent armor was like constantly wrapping himself up in a cocoon so it wasn't terrible. The building was notably warmer than outside and the teen smiled faintly as the blond looked embarrassed about the lack of things in his room.

"It's fine. You're barely moving into this place so why would you have a lot of things anyway? Unless you've been hoarding stuff since you got to the island." Gabe chuckled, adjusting his scarf to let it hang more loosely. "And having it empty is nice! I share a room with Diego, and it's honestly getting a bit messy. It's not" terrible though, just... needs some extra work." At the mention of Diego, the plant manipulator looked mildly uncomfortable for a moment before relaxing as if nothing was wrong. The elevator dinged at the arrival of the third floor, and he took a careful step out.

"Lead the way, Angelo."