He jerked awake, barely stopping himself from punching Ambrose. Cain gaped at him – the zipper was gone, even if there was a scar running down his scalp, and he wasn’t wearing anything but the sheet off the bed. He still looked like Glitch, though, even if his eyes were a bit less hazy and his mouth a bit harder. But Glitch was Ambrose now. That wasn’t anything surprising.
“Shouldn’t you be sleeping?” Cain asked.
Ambrose smiled at him. “I should be, but I thought you should know you can leave.”
“I said I’d be here.”
“And you are,” Ambrose agreed, putting a cold hand on Cain’s cheek. “Now stop worrying everyone so much and leave my room for a few hours.”
Without a thought, Cain simply nodded and walked out, making appearances in everyone’s usual morning areas, looking normal and like someone who didn’t need to be worried about. Seven hours of small talk and pleasantries, and Cain was back in Ambrose’s room.
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STOP ME.
Date: 2008-08-09 05:11 am (UTC)He jerked awake, barely stopping himself from punching Ambrose. Cain gaped at him – the zipper was gone, even if there was a scar running down his scalp, and he wasn’t wearing anything but the sheet off the bed. He still looked like Glitch, though, even if his eyes were a bit less hazy and his mouth a bit harder. But Glitch was Ambrose now. That wasn’t anything surprising.
“Shouldn’t you be sleeping?” Cain asked.
Ambrose smiled at him. “I should be, but I thought you should know you can leave.”
“I said I’d be here.”
“And you are,” Ambrose agreed, putting a cold hand on Cain’s cheek. “Now stop worrying everyone so much and leave my room for a few hours.”
Without a thought, Cain simply nodded and walked out, making appearances in everyone’s usual morning areas, looking normal and like someone who didn’t need to be worried about. Seven hours of small talk and pleasantries, and Cain was back in Ambrose’s room.