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Tommy’s roommate is probably one of the nicest men He’s ever met, he has dark brown hair that’s curly and sways in front of his eyes but circular glasses that do a pretty good job of keeping said hair out of the way
He wears the softest sweaters, their never too bright or neon and tommy may or may not have stolen a few from him, wilbur helps pay for more than his share of the rent when times are tough and he’s a very clean person, he likes to spend his time cleaning, like actually enjoys it
Tommy’s favorite part is Wilbur’s love for cooking, the man could make the most amazing meals and treat tommy to the best, top tear dinners
Sure wilbur has his flaws, like how sometimes he can stay up a bit too late writing a song, or use Tommy’s shampoo, or accidentally leave his book full of all the people he’s murdered on the kitchen counter
But nobody’s perfect, and even when tommy knows that the man described on the news is his roommate, he doesn't say a word
The people who end up dead, never seemed like good people, and from the page tommy read from Wilbur’s book says anything, wilbur has morals in what he does
If a pedophile or two end up dead and tommy just so happens to know who did it, he wasn’t going to say anything
—-
Wilbur sat on the couch, swiping through what Tommy could only assume was tiktok, tommy was basically wrapped around Wilbur’s torso, nearly asleep
The tv was on but mostly just for background noise as the two comfortably existed in the others space, wilbur had snuck a hand into Tommy’s hair at some point and tommy barely even noticed
For the two this was fairly normal, just cuddling on the couch waiting for the sun to set just a bit more so they could go sleep in their respective rooms
Well that used to be the case, after an argument with the landlord, and the rent increased, the two found themselves having to start using Wilbur’s old room to file taxes, turning it into more of an office, and with tommy absolutely not allowing wilbur to sleep on the couch, they now sleep in one bed
If they sometimes cuddles, that’s between them
Tommy’s has always been a very touchy person, he’s the type to give all of his friends hugs and wilbur likes to receive them, and if that’s the excuse the two use so they don’t realize how helplessly they’ve both fallen, that’s also, between them
The peace was interpreted by the crude ringing of Tommy’s phone, making a displeased sound as he sat up, Tommy was quick to answer it and begin his conversation
The caller was one of his co-workers, Jeremy, tommy swore the guy hated him, always trying to overschedule him and work extra hours for less pay.
“Hello? This is Tommy” his voice was still slightly groggy
“Yeah, it’s Jeremy, hey I need you to come in and work for a bit” his voice sounded gritty as always
“Now? It’s nearly 9pm the store closed in an hour.” Tommy tried to keep any anger out of his tone but was kinda failing
“Yup, boss said he want you to close the shop up, and something about cleaning the floors after” he sounded smug and tommy knew what he was saying was a f^cking lie, but he couldn’t just straight up tell him that and risk being fired
“It’s a bit late, I really don’t think I can clock in right now” Tommy tried to reason, his hand coming up to smooth over his forhead
At this point wilbur was clearly listening in to the conversation, having set his phone down and turned to the blonde
“Well I’m just telling you what the boss said, I’m sure you don’t want to lose your job just cause your a little tired, hm?”
Tommy wanted nothing more then to strangle him, truly this man was the bane of his existence
“Fine. I’ll be there in ten” tommy was quick to hang up, setting his phone down so he didn’t throw it and slouching into the couch with a heavy sigh
“Who was it?” Wilbur asked taking out his phone once more and going back to whatever it was he was doing
Tommy started to get up from the couch, walking towards the door to grab his coat “Jeremy, he wants me to close up for the night”
“Seriously? That’s the third time time week toms”
“I know, but I can’t risk him firing me” Tommy was now slipping on his very old sneakers
“That’s bullshit” wilbur was angry and tommy understood why, there was no point to why he had to go back to work to close after having worked all day but tommy needed this job, even if he had to deal with shitty co workers
“I’ll be back within an hour or two, I’ll call you when I clock out” Tommy grabbed his keys and opened the front door
“Alright, stay safe” wilbur had stood up and was now in the kitchen
“I will, bye!” After closing the door, tommy walked to his car and plotted just going back inside, it was cold and he probably wouldn’t even get paid for the work he was about to do
With a final sigh, he climbed in and started the car
—-
Tommy’s back hurt, it was thirty minutes after closing and he had starting mopping the floors, the stupid bucket thing they had to use was difficult and tommy hated it
It took him nearly an hour just to mop all the floor but tommy still had to fold the extras clothes and put them on the statins they belonged, the place was a mess and now it was Tommy’s problem
—
It tools a total of 3 hours to finish and actually leave the store, the drive back home was long and tommy nearly fell asleep behind the wheel a few too many times
Once he arrived home it was about 10pm and tommy felt like collapsing, wilbur was nowhere in sight and tommy wanted nothing more then to cuddle his roommate and go to sleep
He managed to collapse decently on the bed, before passing out completely
He got a solid hour before he was woken up by arms wrapping around him and the feeling of being lifted, he sleepily tried to look around his dark room, but couldn’t see much
“Hey, it’s me, you fell off the bed” wilbur said gently, placing tommy back onto the bed
“I got rid of-“ wilbur was interrupted by tommy grabbing his shirt and pulling the other down, snuggling himself firmly into Wilbur’s chest
Wilbur gave a defeated sigh, giving in and cuddling the smaller back, it’s was warm and tommy loved how it felt to be in the others arms
“I killed Jeremy by the way, he won’t bother you anymore”
Tommy perked up almost instantly, then laid right back down
Wilbur had a soft grin on his face when he looked at Tommy
“Is that where you were?” Tommy said, he sounded tired and smushed himself further into the other
“Mhm” wilbur gently kissed the top of Tommy’s head, messing with the fluffy hair
“Oh” was all he said before once again falling asleep and softly snoring
In the morning, wilbur made a simple breakfast and if when he finished, Tommy pulled him in for a kiss, it was between them