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The first words out of Miguel's mouth the next morning were, "Did we do anything?"

Bryan, feeling a familiar crackling in his head, groaned loudly. He squinted his eyes and looked down on their entwined bodies; both were only dressed in boxers. He cursed and shoved his friend away. Sitting up quickly, he put a hand to his head and waited for the pounding headache to settle. He let his mind wander, thinking of the night before…

"All I remember is us falling asleep fully dressed. Both of us," he said.

Miguel rubbed his arm and sat up much more tentatively, "Yes fuck, we probably didn't, then. Didn't have to shove me like that."

"You don't need to snuggle up to me every time we share a sleeping space," Bryan retorted.

"Hey, I do it subconsciously. I'm a snugly type of guy," Miguel replied, sounding hurt.

Bryan rubbed his temple, "How did we get almost nude, you think?"

Miguel shrugged, "It probably got uncomfortable sleeping with jackets and shit, so we must've stripped." His words were supported by the clothes that were scattered all over; some were tangled on the bed, others on the floor. Miguel's jeans obscured a large part of his computer in the corner. Turning to look out of the window, Bryan realized that the day was dreary just like the day before. For the sun that would otherwise have been shining was snuffed behind greying clouds.

"Think it's going to rain?" Miguel questioned, having followed his gaze.

Shrugging indefinitely, Bryan moved to his feet, trying to ignore the headache that magnified tenfold as he did so. He saw Miguel wince as he copied him.

"I know one thing," the blonde said, "You better have something for headaches and nausea if we're going to get our asses down to the shop."

It was a full week later that Bryan found himself wandering through the park in which he'd met Yuri. He kept telling himself that it had nothing to do with the man, but could not help keeping an eye out for blazing red. As he approached, he was pleasantly surprised to find Yuri seated, alone once again, on the same wooden bench.

He stopped in his tracks, wondering if he should speak to him. Only when a mother pushing a stroller tutted disapprovingly and manoeuvred around him did he set off again.

Due to the warmer weather that day, Yuri was wearing only a sweater. It was grey and matched him immensely. Bryan approached cautiously, wondering if this meeting of theirs would go as smoothly as their first. Rei's words resounded in his head, "Stay away from him." But he ignored them completely and seated himself on the opposite end of the bench. Yuri paid him no heed, opting to look at the children chasing each other in the playground instead.

Getting slightly agitated, Bryan discretely watched the other for any sign of recognition. But after a while, any hope that Rei had been lying to him evaporated, for Yuri seemed genuine. Bryan struggled with whether he should he speak at all, and if so, how to begin. It would be weird to abruptly introduce himself, that was for sure. He thought that maybe he should make a cliché comment about the weather. Before he could open his mouth, the man turned to face him.

"Do you come from a country where it's okay to stare at strangers?" he asked.

"What? No," Bryan said quickly, "I come from this country—I mean, it was just, your hair… never mind." He clamped his mouth shut and mentally cursed himself. Moving to his feet, he strode away before he could come off as more of a fool. His only comfort was that by the next day, Yuri would remember none of this at all.

As he turned around the corner he stopped by a yellowing tree. Leaning against it, he had an indescribable urge to speak to Yuri again, but knew that he'd ruined his chances for the day. He wondered if Yuri's visits to the park were a daily pattern that he could use to his advantage. Determined to check and find out the next day, he continued his way back out of the park.

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