Occasionally grazing his plush lips with his fingertips in mild disbelief that the events that occurred earlier in the day, had indeed, actually, occurred. Golden eyes flicked upwards as the raven silently prepared dinner. Though it was silent; it was a comfortable silence. Heart still racing, Light glanced around the apartment. Meticulously and freshly cleaned. Everything in its place, Light couldn't deny, Beyond seemed to be the obsessively neat type. A bonus as far as he was concerned; his room at home is the same way.

Deep red walls throughout the flat, black furniture and accents. Black out curtains and wrought iron fixtures. A serene atmosphere, but, Light couldn't help but feel that it also lacked what most homes have: personal flair. He noted the slightest color changes on the wall where presumably a few things once hung. The longer he inspected the apartment, the more he realized: if he does spend any time here, it isn't for very long. The brunette considered in his brief stay so far; this may be the longest continuous time he's been consecutively in his home for a long time. Especially, with the calendar next to the door; it's seven months late to be updated.

'Ah. Right. That would be about the time that his ex left…' Glancing amber eyes over his shoulder he smirked deviously at the unwitting chef. 'Let's see how far he'll let me push my boundaries… besides… it's a calendar, it needs to be up to date.' Bouncing himself off the island he'd been leaning on, Light set his eyes on the paper calendar. Lifting the page to set it to the correct month, he heard Beyond's throat clear.

"Just throw it away."

Blinking his resplendent eyes in rapid fashion of confusion, the brunette tilted his head to the side. "Why? It just needed to be updated."

Responding quietly, the raven never looked away from his task. "If you want a calendar, we'll just go get one you like. I don't need to be reminded how fast my life is wasting away. I'd prefer none at all, but if you want one, you can pick a new one out. Besides. I hate dogs, and that calendar is literally nothing but puppies."

Gasping slightly Light sighed out. "Who could hate dogs?" A playful smirk played along his plush lips as an equally playful tone quipped. "What kind of monster are you?"

A quiet chuckle was heard from the stove. "People who get attacked generally don't care for them. I like dogs well enough… away from me."

"Ah… I can see the hesitation…" Light dropped the calendar into the garbage. "Your walls are so empty." Light snapped his fingers. "Well, what about cats? Do you hate cats?"

Beyond raised two fingers. "Two words: Dander and fur. Uniforms are impossible to keep clean with any animal. I don't dislike them. They dislike me." The brunette laughed quietly and nodded. "Oh! And those hypodermic paws! Borderline insufferable, but it's cruel to take their claws out. So, I'll just live without pets." The apartment began to fill with pleasing scents, enough to make Light sniff the air with a brief smile.

Focusing on his current task Beyond narrowed his eyes slightly when he was hugged from behind. "What are you doing?"

"You… literally don't need to make it pretty. So, I thought I'd hug you and make for a good distraction." Standing on the pads of his feet, Light sighed happily and rested his chin on the raven's shoulder with a cheeky smile. 'He probably has close to four inches on me in height. I guess I didn't really notice until now.'

Feeling slightly disappointed when a single finger lifted his chin from its resting place; Light squeaked slightly when Beyond turned around quickly and managed to lift the brunette in one swift motion. Slightly taken back, as he's not been lifted since he was a child, Light blinked a couple of times before nervously chuckling, avoiding the crimson stare. "And what pray tell, would I need to be distracted for?"

Shifting his eyes back to the deep gaze, Light shrugged whimsically. "Testing my boundaries? Your patience? Maybe your boundaries?"

Slowly being lowered back to the ground, with a deep chuckle accompanied by a toothy smirk, the raven murmured out. "That… is not a good idea. I admit, I'm a decent guy, but I'm not a gentleman."

Light leaned in slightly and stole a quick peck on Beyond's cheek. "I'll keep that in mind. It's hard not to romanticize you as one. You kept me safe and healthy when I was not in a good way. You even asked for my permission to kiss me."

Scratching the back of his neck the raven chuckled. "Fair point. And if I wasn't so pressed for time. I'd consider showing you what I wolf I can be. But!" Beyond excitedly raised his index finger. "HBO is having a horror movie marathon, and, since I'm not working, I intend to take full advantage of the time off until Monday. By getting an unhealthy amount of sleep and ingesting things that would be horrible for me, while raising my heart rate."

Light laughed slightly at Beyond's renewed outlook on life. "Horror movies? I think I'll make a hard pass on that, they terrify me."

Shrugging slightly while setting their dinner on the table. "Suit yourself."


Startling awake, unsure of when he had fallen asleep, Light rubbed the back of his head and landed his feet onto the wooden flooring. Creaking the door open to see if Beyond was still awake. Slightly relieved at the sight of the raven peacefully asleep on the couch, the brunette crept out of his room to get a bottle of water. 'At least he's sleeping.'

Retrieving his desired item from the refrigerator, the stage sighed happily as he silently snuck back through the living room. His eyes drifted to the television, stopping in his tracks, he tilted his head in confusion. 'This must be the show he told me about…' Shaking his head slightly the brunette chuckled quietly as he continued his sneak. As his hand landed on the knob to begin the quiet turn, he overheard the television.

"Morty, do you know what 'wubba lubba dub dub' means?"

"Oh, that's just Rick's stupid nonsense catchphrase."

"It's not nonsense at all, in my people's tongue it means, 'I am in great pain, please help me.'"

Light could feel his limbs grow slightly numb as he casted a glance over his shoulder to the sleeping raven, recalling that he had said the same seemingly nonsense saying; then was somewhat relieved that Light had not known the saying's origin.

Sighing slightly the brunette tossed his water bottle onto his bed after taking a quick drink. Yawning deeply, Light turned around and padded over to the side of the couch, squatting next to the sleeping chef. Light gently laid a warm hand onto Beyond's cheek, caressing the other's cheekbone with the pad of his thumb. 'Are you in great pain?'

Scarlet eyes fluttered open before Beyond jerked his head back releasing a startled inhale. Also startled by the movements, Light yanked his hand back. Groggily rubbing his eyes, Beyond yawned and muttered. "I'm sorry. I must have fallen asleep… still not used to being here, nonetheless having someone else here. What time is it?"

Giving a worried stare, Light shrugged. "Not sure, I fell asleep reading. Then I came out to get water, noticed you'd fallen asleep, so I figured I'd try to gently wake you up, you know, so you're not sleeping with your neck at a weird angle."

Beyond rolled his neck and stared up at the loft where he'd decided to take temporary residence. "Yeah… bed isn't happening. Too far. I'll just sleep here. In a better position."

Light crinkled his nose at the idea. "Your couch is kind of uncomfortable."

Beyond shrugged and plopped back down onto the seating furniture. "Beats walking up stairs."

Glancing back to his temporary room, the brunette sighed. "I could always help you into a closer room."

A long pause deadened the air before Beyond spoke again. "Probably not a good idea."

Rolling his amber eyes, Light grumbled before dragging Beyond off the couch. "It's your room, you're too tired to do anything about it anyway." The raven chuckled as Light struggled to drag him into the room.

"Okay. Okay. But, only because at some point my legs went numb and walking doesn't come easy. So, only for tonight."

Helping Beyond off the floor and still partially tugging him into the room. "Whatever you say."


A/N: Quoted episode: Ricksy Business - Rick and Morty; season 1 epsidode 11

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