Rufioh watches as the tall man walks from the room. His eyes stay locked onto Horuss's strong shoulders and back as he disappears.

"Dude, if you need to like... Step out and cool down or go rub one out or something-" Dirk gets cut off by a rough yet playful shove to his shoulder.

"No!" Rufioh says defensively with a laugh, "Come on, man."

"Me come on? You come on," Dirk smirks slightly and points after Horuss, "You're pretty much drooling over my roommate."

Dirk realizes his flaw too late as Rufioh chuckles and says, "And you know all about drooling over your friend's roommates, don't you?"

The blonde's face heats up in a slight blush, but other than that, his face remains stoic. "Striders don't drool," he tells the other simply, not denying the fact that he has been trying to get with Rufioh's roommate, Jake, ever since school started.

"So last time you were over... And Jake just got out of the shower and walked into the room in just a towel. What you were doing, that wasn't considered drooling?" Rufioh asks with a laugh, grinning happily.

"It's called admiring fine art," Dirk says with a slight smile. He gets up and walks over to the counter, picking up the cordless phone and making his way back to the couch.

"Then why is it admiring when you do it and drooling when I do it?" Rufioh laughs and sits criss cross, turning to face the blond as he sits down.

Dirk sits back against the cushions, glancing at the brunette. "The only difference is, I don't have a girlfriend," he tells the other, frowning slightly.

Rufioh's smile immediately fades and he looks down in shame. He felt bad for checking out other people while he was still in a relationship. He did not really feel as though he could help it, but nonetheless, he knew it was wrong. "You think I'm an awful person?" he asks nervously, looking away and frowning at the ground.

The blond frowns, realizing that he should have kept his mouth shut. He knew that Rufioh was having problems with his girlfriend and that it was a sore subject for him. "No, not really, man," he says with a faint frown, "I can't really blame you."

The room is silent for a moment, heavy with awkward tension.

"How are you two, anyway?" Dirk finally asks out of curiosity.

The shorter man runs a hand through his messy red and brown hair, letting out a frustrated sigh. "I don't even know anymore," he admits, "It's just... Not like it use to be, ya know? She's been acting different lately and getting really clingy and paranoid. I mean... I've tried to... break things off with her." He huffs and leans back against the couch cushions again, staring at the ceiling. "Every time I try, she either gets mad or upset and just shuts me down and uh... changes the subject."

Rufioh and Damara had met in anime club their sophomore year of high school and begun dating not long after. At the time, Damara had known very little English, and the two taught each other their languages. When it had been time for them to choose a college, they made sure to apply to the same one so that they could stay together. Soon after the school year started, Rufioh began to grow further away from Damara. He wasn't happy with the relationship anymore and simply did not know how to end thing with her.

"Seriously man, you just got to tell her like it is and break it off sooner rather than later, you know?" Dirk says with a slight nod, "It'll only get worse if you keep leading her on."

Rufioh looks to the side and crosses his arms over his black vest. "I'll get around to it," he says before adding on quietly, "Eventually."

Dirk rolls his eyes behind his glasses before his lips curl into a slight smirk. "Besides," he says as he begins to dial for the pizza place, "the sooner you break up with her, the faster you can make your moves on my hot roommate."

Rufioh forces out a nervous laugh as his friend begins to talk to the pizza place over the phone. It is not as if he was all that eager to end his relationship with Damara. He knew that it was going to happen eventually and even though Dirk's roommate was admittedly really hot, he did not find that as much of incentive to speed up the whole thing.

"Cheese?"

Rufioh nods slightly at the question, relaxing into the couch and glancing around the room. He knew that Dirk was right about him needing to put an end to their relationship sooner. Damara was going to be heartbroken when she found out. It would be easier on both of them if he were to get it over with.

"Alright, thanks... Bye." Dirk hangs up the phone and tosses it over to the coffee table, then grabs the Xbox controller, starting up the next episode of Sailor Moon. "I really hope they don't get here in thirty minutes."


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Also! I realize that there aren't like... any rufuss fics. Soooo what do you guys want to see in this fanfic? toss some headcannons my way and I'll try to incorporate some of them :3