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Husk hovers in the hall, obscured by the half-closed door, and watches Angel stare at his reflection above the sink. He pinches his cheeks, examines the softened edge of his jaw. He rolls up the hem of his borrowed shirt and turns this way and that in the mirror, studying his waistline. He pinches the thin layer of cushion around his hips like he seeks to dig his fingernails in and rip the flesh off. He grimaces and goes to turn on the shower.
Husk slinks back to bed before he can be caught spying. Angel shows up later with minty breath and a fake smile. He slides under the covers beside Husk, cozying up to steal his body heat. Husk slings an arm around Angel’s clothed waist and buries his nose in the crook of his neck, inhaling the scent of soap and faint cigarette smoke. “G’night, beautiful.” Angel hums sleepily in response.
It isn’t until many, many months later that Husk pinpoints this night as the shit-stirrer. He was so distracted by the puffy eyes and dour mood that it never occurred to him that Angel didn’t eat dinner.