[ After the initial confusion of waking in a strange bedroom, the previous night's events slowly return to Reiner. He's embarrassed as hell, fixing his appearance as best he can before emerging from the guest room.
… Only to discover that Hakkai has already headed out. And has left him a gift in the fridge.
When he sees the food and cake, Reiner feels the sting of tears in his eyes. He bites his lip, then retrieves both items from the fridge, setting them on the table. He feels ridiculous crying in Hakkai's empty apartment, but that's what he does. He sits in front of the food and lets the tears flow, just for a minute or two.
Hakkai really is a good friend. Better than Reiner deserves, especially after being such a drunken mess the night before.
Reiner eats every bite, washing the plates and putting them in the rack to dry. He drinks another glass of water, washing that as well. Then he wipes down the kitchen table and makes the bed in the guest room, trying to leave things as clean and tidy as possible. (He'll do something about that empty fridge later.)
Once he's ready to go, he flips the note over, writing on the back (in similarly neat handwriting): ]
Thank you for everything. - Reiner
[ It's a strange start to his birthday, but overall, it's better than he could have hoped. ]
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… Only to discover that Hakkai has already headed out. And has left him a gift in the fridge.
When he sees the food and cake, Reiner feels the sting of tears in his eyes. He bites his lip, then retrieves both items from the fridge, setting them on the table. He feels ridiculous crying in Hakkai's empty apartment, but that's what he does. He sits in front of the food and lets the tears flow, just for a minute or two.
Hakkai really is a good friend. Better than Reiner deserves, especially after being such a drunken mess the night before.
Reiner eats every bite, washing the plates and putting them in the rack to dry. He drinks another glass of water, washing that as well. Then he wipes down the kitchen table and makes the bed in the guest room, trying to leave things as clean and tidy as possible. (He'll do something about that empty fridge later.)
Once he's ready to go, he flips the note over, writing on the back (in similarly neat handwriting): ]
Thank you for everything.
- Reiner
[ It's a strange start to his birthday, but overall, it's better than he could have hoped. ]