walking disasters

Slipping out of his dorm right after Levi that morning, Tyberius had opted to go out to the store. He figured that he may as well enjoy the sun and relative heat while it lasted, and he bundled up to set out. The respectable allowance his parents had sent him every month was wadded up in his pocket, ready to be spent on a supply of snacks. The hidey-hole that he and his roommate used to store their food had been running low lately, especially on his favourites. The trip itself was more or less uneventful, he bundled his cart up with snacks and other interesting edible items, and began the journey back home.

He had found a present for Levi on his way back home, a little golden red leaf that looked particularly interesting. He couldn't really say why he had a habit of collecting such things, but he hoped that Levi would like it. Feeling something akin to happiness, Ty almost didn't mind the sun and wind coming home. He had a good present, food he was looking forward to consuming, and Levi would probably be home by now.

His door key was pressed into his palm as he approached his room, excited to present Levi with his findings. Tyberius noticed that as the days wore on, he was more and more excited to greet the boy after their days ended. It was almost like he looked forward to their time together. Shoving that thought away, Ty pasted his frown back on his face, a mask of disapproval sliding back easily as he slotted the key into the door, surprised to find that it was already open.
Shouldering the door open, Tyberius focused on his roommate laying face down on his bed, and Ty wondered if he was asleep. Not bothering to try to be quiet, Ty dug for the leaf he had brought, and placed it gingerly in front of Levi, backing up a few paces to admire it, his expression lighting up a bit. Levi didn't look very asleep, Ty didn't think he would have gone to sleep in his own bed, anyway.
Gathering up his groceries, he knelt in front of their window seat, opening it to replace their stock. "I got more food. I ... I found something for you I hope you like it."

Ty's nose twitched as the scent of food appealed to him through the plastic packaging. He had bought a large bag of cookies, adorned with the happy smiling faces of animated characters gleefully eating a handful of the product. He had always been more drawn to the metallic-y packages, the reflective properties of plastic suited him just fine. A little regretfully, Tyberius shut the lid of their shared windowseat, sealing off the snacks for another day. "Good. Summer is too hot." Winter meant scavenging especially, and despite not being an actual bird, Ty could feel the urgent desire to find and hoard food before the frost set in.

Perched on top of the window seat, he gently leaned himself up against the glass, observing Levi as he examined his present. His face was blank, keeping up a cool, aloof appearance as he simply watched. Something in his chest jumped when Levi smiled, tacking the leaf to the wall. He liked it. He was not nesting with it, but then again, Ty couldn't ... He frowned suddenly, wishing that his thoughts were not so very in tune with that of a bird's. "I'm ... Glad you like it." He had lit up just a little bit, pleased to see the gift on the wall. He would have to go find more presents. The courtship of ravens included lots and lots of presents, and though Tyberius would absolutely never admit he was courting Levi, that appeared to be what he was attempting to do.
"Do anything interesting today? Classes were sort of boring, I guess." He was in a very uncharacteristic mood, uplifted from being able to just be in his roommate's presence. He had gotten awfully used to having a roommate, and he almost ... Enjoyed their time together. He looked forward especially to sleeping, curling up together in a single bed. Gay, but he didn't like to think about that.

"Hmm, true. You are a bit of a boring person." Ty raised his eyebrows at Levi, in his own version of a smile. Slipping off the window seat, Ty gave in to himself, opening the lid to snatch a bag of his favourite corn snacks. "Just a couple things. I bought lots of corn chips and cookies and biscuits." Opening the crinkly bag, he gratefully curled up onto his bed with his prize, nibbling at one piece. "A fridge?" It did sound like a good idea, they'd be able to have cold drinks in here. And food that required refrigerating.

"They're expensive, though." They would probably have to sacrifice their food budget for a while to save up enough for a fridge. Unless he petitioned to his parents for money, but he didn't think that would go over very well. Wrapping himself in a soft blanket, Tyberius huddled into the warmth. He didn't like cooling off when it was hot, but he liked being able to warm up when it was cold. "It's only gonna get colder, too. The temperature is starting to drop pretty fast. Have you ever seen snow? You can build things with it. People used to make houses out of snow and ice."

His eyes flicked up, his stare a more than a little irritated. Good. He didn't like when Levi talked about sleeping with so many people. He didn't exactly know why, nor why Levi was so awkwardly open about his life, and he figured that it irritated him so much because he didn't want to deal with anyone who kept lingering affections. Or, so he told himself. "You should stop sleeping with people, then." He sounded testy, even to himself, and Tyberius withdrew again, hiding a little in the comfort of his blanket.

"Yes. I'd say they cost about half a year's supply of snacks." Tyberius figured that Levi would have a better grasp on objects than figures and money. He was probably wildly overestimating, but he had grown up with high value items, and wouldn't be happy to settle with yellowed and dusty mini-fridge. Fundraisers were always a good idea, but they didn't have a reputable charity, and he didn't think a carwash would be such a good idea when it was so close to winter. However, an idea did come to him relatively quickly. "I bet we could raise money, though. No one will donate to a refrigerator, but if I break your legs and put you in a wheelchair, I bet you could generate enough pity to collect money."

"Because I just ... Nevermind." I hate it and I hate you and I hate the people you sleep with. At least he could say it somewhere, even if saying it in his head didn't get him anywhere. "No, why would you have medical bills? Just, I don't know, splint yourself at home." Tyberius really had no concept of the intricacies of medical care, to him it was just as good of a cast to tape yourself to a pole of some sort until your legs healed. "Anyway, I could only break maybe one leg, and you can limp around pitifully." On second thought actually, if Levi complained enough, word would get to the administration, and he would have to be reassigned a room to avoid any other violent confrontations. He didn't want to be assigned away from Levi. "Maybe not, then."

"Snow is just flaky frozen water. It comes down like rain, except it's softer. After a few days of snowing, though, you can make people out of it. Houses, too. " There were a lot of people at this school with ice powers, he had discovered. The big frozen lake would no doubt be riddled with people trying to ice skate. Levi would look cute on ice skates, wouldn't he? "Lots of new activities to do, too. I think you would like ice skating."