And they were roommates

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A haze of cigarette smoke clouded the air of the tiny apartment, Daniel flicked the ash into the glass ashtray stained a dull brown from countless late night smokes. Beside him a figure stirred, his ‘roommate’ tossing and turning in his sleep beside him. Yes, roommate, that’s what they were. Sure, they slept in the same bed- it was a studio apartment, the cheaper rent traded for a smaller space, at least that was the excuse they used when asked why there was only one bed. And yes, they hooked up from time to time, but friends just did that sometimes, nothing weird about it.

As his roommate snuggled up to his side Daniel snuffed out his cigarette and instead wrapped his arm around him, hand resting against the bare skin of his back- it was summertime, so what if they decided to sleep half naked to beat the heat, the heat was what drove that hot flush Daniel felt when he’d come home and found his roommate in nothing but a loose pair of boxers shorts, right?