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It's been five months now. Five months Kaveh has been living with Cyno and Tighnari. Well. He couldn't say he disliked it. Really, the couple let him in, and over time he somehow managed to become a part of their relationship.
No.
What bothered him most was Alhaitham. The man kicked him out a morning, being weirdly aggressive and arguing loudly. At the time, Kaveh was too angry to realize that Alhaitham wasn't fine. The man looked so stressed as he pushed Kaveh out of the door, yelling at him to never come back. Now that he thinks about it, Kaveh wonders if he's done something wrong. Did he finally manage to make Alhaitham run out of his surprising patience?
Not only that, but from what he's heard from Cyno, Alhaitham hasn't been seen in the akademia since that day. He worked from home, asking to be sent the work by mail and completing it there.
So Kaveh, of course, is even more worried. Cyno and Tighnari are too. After all, Alhaitham is their friend. Fuck, he's Kaveh's junior!
Kaveh shifts anxiously in the bed. Cyno groans.
"Kav.... Stop movin'.... Go... Sleep..."
The general mumbles. Kaveh sighs loudly, and he hears Tighnari tick his tongue.
"Okay... what's wrong with you blondie?" Tighnari asks in his rough morning voice that would have Kaveh begging if he wasn't so anxious. Kaveh sighs.
"Nothing. It's just... H-Haitham..." Why is Kaveh on the verge of tears already? He groans loudly.
"I'm just- he never answered when I went back- I'm so worried I-"
A sob wrecks his body. His instincts are telling him Alhaitham is not fine and that Kaveh isn't here to help him through whatever crisis the poor scribe is going through. He hears a long sigh from Cyno, before feeling a soft peck on his temple and Tighnari's soothing voice.
"If you want, we can try again tomorrow. We can break in. I'm worried too. I thought, with time, he would come out and finally explain..." Tighnari says softly. "But for now, let's get to sleep, sweetheart."
"Yeah, amiri..." Comes Cyno's groggy voice. "Let's... Sleeep..." Cyno's eyes slip close again. Poor general. His weeks were already so tiring and here Kaveh was, waking him up for some silly worry for a blockhead. Kaveh nods slowly.
"Yeah. Let's sleep."
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The wails are loud.
He needs to kill it-
No.
No.
He can't do that.
His breathing picks up.
"Shut up... Shut up... Shut up...! SHUT UP!"
Another sob, but not from the same being.
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Kaveh stirs his coffee. He reaches for the sugar and pauses. Alhaitham always liked to put tons of sugar in his coffee. He was always so serious and yet his coffee was diabete worthy. Kaveh smiled a bit, a bittersweet feeling clawing at his stomach as he puts a bit more sugar than usual.
Today, Cyno and Nari swore they'll accompany him to seek out his former roommate. He looks at his two wonderful boyfriends. Cyno is already up and going, washed up, his kohl carefully applied, his muscles taunt. Kaveh could almost drool at the sight. Almost. And then there's Tighnari. Still drowsy, needing his three cups of pure black coffee to get his body working, tail lazily swaying as he hums a random tune. Kaveh smiles softly.
Cyno leans toward him.
"So? Ready to ask explanation to your landlord?" He jokes. Kaveh knows he's trying to lighten the atmosphere, that the general is as stressed, if not more, about the confrontation. Kaveh nods slowly. Actually, now that he thinks about it, he's... Oddly ready. He... Needs answers. He needs to know that Alhaitham is okay, why he was sent out, what happened...
Tighnari hugs Kaveh and sighs soflty.
"And if he acts like everything is alright... We'll kick his ass, hm?" He nuzzles him affectionally. Kaveh giggles. Yeah. He's gonna get all the answers he wants.
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There's a knock at the door. Wide green eyes look up.
Help
Make it stop
He doesn't want this.
.
..
...
It won't stop wailing.