Snake eyes

He had expected Sebastian to drop his hand at some point, but was disappointed when he was still firmly attached to it by the time they reached the first floor. He didn't entirely mind, but it had been an awful long time since he had to hold hands with someone. Especially a male someone. Trying to shrug it off, August managed to convince himself that this was completely normal and he had nothing to worry about. People did this all the time.

"I suppose." A man of few words, August shrugged. He didn't really care where they went, as long as it ended in food. His nose twitched as he caught the scent of coffee brewing somewhere. He imagined it was coming from a teachers lounge somewhere, and it smelled good. "Coffee. How long are we going to be, I smell coffee." Raising his head a little higher, August managed to find the direction that the scent was coming from. The door was slightly ajar, and he had half a mind to sneak in to steal a bit of their coffee. "Would anyone notice if I took their coffee, I wonder?"

Gabe was lost in a world of his own, looking at the ground as he walked and humming to himself. He had a lot on his mind and he was trying to take William's advice of doing things that helped clear his head, and for Gabe one of those things was walking. He had tried yoga,as well, it had felt very strange to him but it had helped a tiny bit however he wouldn't be rushing to do it every day.

Oh , Gabe looked up, how the hell did I end up here? He shook his head at himself, this is what you get for not looking where you're going. Though at least you're not lost. He knew his way back from here to his dorm and he was about to head off when he heard voices.

Perhaps I'll go talk to them, Gabe decided, they could be new or something He'd be happy to give them some quick directions if it were necessary and then he'd be on his way, or so he believed.

"Yo!" Gabe called out, turning the corner to see not just one, but two people. They were sitting there drinking coffee, but somehow Gabe felt like he was interrupting something intimate. They don't look lost...you should probably leave. Gabe coughed awkwardly, "oh um I'm sorry! I didn't mean to interrupt." He scratched behind his ear, "I'll be off!"

Augustine was a little surprised at the word 'boyfriend', but he quickly shook it off. He watched, curious, as Sebastian entered the lounge, returning with the coffee that he had smelled. At least Sebastian's belongings were safe, though. He would have expected someone to take off with unattended clothes by now. Taking the coffee mug quietly, August was about to say something when he heard a voice call out to them.

His head flew up in surprise, and he stared at the newcomer, feeling rather naked without his Gisa by his side. His hand dropped out of habit, reaching for the furry head that wasn't there. August didn't recognise this person, and had little to no interest in getting to know anyone new. He was perfectly happy by himself. And with Sebastian. "Okay." He didn't really want company, and taking a sullen sip of his coffee, he kept his face down in the steam, his eyes closing as the heat and scent of the brew overcame his senses, hoping that this stranger would go away by himself.

Gabe glanced at Augustine, and nodded. "I'm sorry I didn't mean to frighten anybody." He apologised quickly. August hadn't really reacted in a rude way, he hadn't been overly polite but he hadn't said anything nasty or threatened Gabe so when Sebastian began to speak Gabe waved a hand, "don't worry he's not being rude, I would probably have reacted in a similar way." That mightn't be exactly true but Gabe felt like it was the right thing to say anyway.

"Ah long nights, we all know what they're like," Gabe tried to carry the conversation. "Oh no, I'm alright dude, thanks." He shook his head a little, "I ended up in here 'cause I was lost in my thoughts you know, not paying attention to where I was going." He rolled his eyes at himself, "but then I heard voices and thought perhaps it was you guys who might have needed help."

"I didn't realise that you were here for some alone time, so I am sorry for interrupting." Gabe felt a bit awkward around couples if he was the only other person around. I wonder if that's what people feel like around Bill and I? We don't exactly turn down our affection even when other people are around. "I should probably leave you guys be."

Gabe had the feeling August didn't want him to be there, and in fairness if someone had interrupted Bill and himself they probably wouldn't be able to wait for the cause of interruption to leave. Gabe found it hard to drag himself away however, he couldn't put a rational reason on why . Maybe he was just a bit lonely.

Stiffening when he was called rude, August said nothing, preferring the company of his coffee again. He was willing to let Sebastian speak to the stranger; it put less stress on him to think of how to carry a conversation. Augustine shrugged at the strange man's apology, warming slightly to him as he said he wasn't rude. He listened to the stranger talk quietly, sighing as he realised that it probably would be rude at this point if he didn't contribute anything. "You're not interrupting. We were just stealing coffee. D'you want some?"

He figured that Sebastian wouldn't mind going to fetch another mug of the stuff, he seemed to really like seducing people. A mild prickle of jealousy lodged in his heart as he realised that, seduction was a large part of his new love interest, and he probably wouldn't have any qualms about seducing other poor fools like himself. Pushing that away, a crease appeared between his brows as he frowned. "You're welcome to ...Sit with us ... If you like..."

"Oh hey that's neat, I love coffee!" Gabe grinned, hey this guy isn't that bad, he seems nice enough. "Yeah that'd be great," he said in response to the offer. Gabe bit his lip as August offered to let him sit beside them, he felt like he shouldn't but the man had assured him he wasn't interrupting so he decided he might as well take a seat beside them. "Thanks guys." He nodded politely.

"I wouldn't call myself nice," Gabe shook his head. "And I can assure you I've had plenty of those kind of long nights with my boyfriend." He laughed, "trust me dude I'm definitely not innocent if that's what you're thinking." It was nice to see them getting along though, perhaps if this goes well I will have to introduce them to Bill at some point. A double date or something, that'd be cool. Gabe thought.

"Seduction?" Gabe raised an eyebrow, "is that your power?" Or was the man just naturally very good at it, he didn't know but he assumed he'd find out. Provided Sebastian felt comfortable enough to share his powers with someone who was basically a stranger. "Damn he must be really into you." Gabe laughed.

"Oh you're right!" Gabe nodded, realising that he still didn't know either of their names. "Nice to meet you Flame and Sebastian, I'm Gabe!"