Natalia had tacticly retreated as he stepped inside, lobbing the grenade "-ive added her as a contact on your phone"
He unlocked the phone to find the camera app. Swiping through photos , various angles of Mantis asleep leaning on his shoulder with matching silver eyeshadow.
A few blurry shots of Natalia applying his makeup.
The last photo of the batch was of Mantis holding his hand and it made his chest feel tight.
Which could mean anything.
He ignored the feeling and scrolled to the contacts.
"Oh she thinks she's so funny"
The contact picture was of the Hercules beetle taken from an angle to make it look shocked.
The contact name in bold black lettering
'Mr Beetle's Girlfriend'
Intending to click on it to change; he found a message from Mantis
'I'll make time if you want to see me again.'
He doesn't end up changing it.












