Chapter Text
Alhaitham’s POV
My alarm bell rang and I slowly opened my eyes to look around. The mattress that lay on the floor was still there, but my roommate wasn’t. The sheets had been left all scrunched up at the end of the mattress, and I realised he pillow was missing.
I stepped out of bed and stumbled to the kitchen, not bothering to put on my slippers. As soon as I came in, I saw my roommate busy at work cooking something. Unfazed, I sat at the table and slipped in my earphones.
I remembered I had a tutoring session at around half past one this afternoon, and I packed my rucksack with the required equipment.
Once finished, I grabbed my phone and scrolled through my playlist, indecisive of what song to pick. I ended up playing Taunt by Lovejoy. As I scrolled through the news, I saw a plate being pushed towards me. I lowered my phone as I saw an English breakfast be set before me.
”…thanks…” I murmured. My roommate said something - I couldn’t hear because of the music blasting in my ears - and I gave a small nod, not having a clue what he just said.
I wasn’t particularly a fan of eggs, but I still tried them anyways.
”Why did you make me this?” I asked, once I had removed the earphone from one of my ears.
He turned around. “I mean, if we’re gonna be roommates we might as well try to feel comfortable with each other,” he smiled slightly. He untied his apron and placed it on the counter. To be honest, I really couldn’t care if we were friends or not. After no response, he spoke again. “More importantly, we need furniture.” I held back the urge of rolling my eyes. Of course we needed furniture, this place was practically empty. The only things we had were a desk, a plant pot that had been placed in the corner of the bedroom, a cupboard, some kitchen materials and a few more day-to-day life materials.
I read the time. 9:23. I had a bit of time.
I really didn’t want to go with him though, he’s so loud and was starting to piss me off with his talking. It would be faster if I just went and collected a few materials. We could discuss more important things like rental pay later.
A while later, at quarter to ten, I had my list and was ready to leave to check out nearby stores. I wore black Cargos, a plain white tee and a the same leather jacket as the previous day.
”Hm? What are you doing??” I rolled my eyes, making sure he couldn’t see me. He really had to find me right before I leave. “Hey! Don’t say you’re leaving without me!”
”…”
And that’s how my roommate came, never taking a pause from talking about one thing or the other, and never letting me chose my own items. (Apparently they looked terrible).