Chapter song: Love Costs - Love Spells
Lucien returned to the living room with a pair of pyjamas, a towel, and an extra toothbrush. "You can use these," he said, handing the items over.
Kenneth stared at them for a while before saying, "Are you sure it's okay for me to stay over?" He didn't mind heading out.
"Why would I want you to leave when I asked you to stay?"
Kenneth ignored the tremor in his chest.
"Besides," he continued. "Our school may not be strict about curfew, but it wouldn't do good to have a student wandering about so late."
"...I guess you're right."
"The bathroom is just on the right. Make yourself at home."
Kenneth looked at him. For a moment, he didn't move.
There was something tangled in his chest again, a strange mix of emotions pulling in different directions. Gratitude maybe. Suspicion. Something warmer that he didn't quite want to name. He couldn't tell which of them sat the heaviest.
