Prompt: Wheatley and Chell are locked out of their apartment and realize the person with the master key isn't coming home until 11:00 PM.

"This isn't my fault!" Wheatley had practically torn his jacket apart. "I always take the key, you know that, luv!"

Chell sighed, wishing that she had gotten the key herself, and leaned against the wall, sliding down as Wheatley sat criss-cross next to her, digging through every single pocket in his coat. There was no trace of the key. Emergency wallet. Comb. Crumpled train tickets. A few old receipts. Plastic bag? Change. Some little fuzzy ball that Chell called "lint".

Wheatley vigorously shook the coat, but did not hear the rattling of his key ring, which had more key chains than keys.

"…I'm sorry, luv."

Chell brushed it off, about to get up to ask the landlady if she could just let them in with the master key…

Then remembered they had seen her before they left, and she'd said she was going out to a party and wouldn't be back until late, unlike their plans, which had brought them home at nine.

Two hours of waiting in the hallway. Lillian next door had her daughter and daughter-in-law over, so they couldn't bother them. Their neighbors across the way, Gabe and Arvid, were both out on trips.

So they were stuck in the hallway with nothing to do.

Chell, easily resigning to their fate, placed her head on Wheatley's lap, almost instantly falling asleep.

By the time he registered what position she'd just put them both in, he was unsure of what to do when the landlady got home. Luckily, they lived on the same floor as them, but…

Wheatley gently started stroking Chell's hair, tucking it behind her ear while musing on how nice the night had been.

Doing things like this with her made him feel like they belonged. And they would encourage those moments where he felt bursts of love for her, these spontaneous feelings that overwhelmed him to say "I love you" multiple times or kiss her.

He didn't go all out, choosing instead to just bend over and kiss her cheek.

"I'll wake you up when the landlady comes, dearest."