"Hey, Ghia." Melone let his head tip to rest on the other's shoulder, his knees drawn up to his chest. It's late, and there's something soft & terrified in his voice to match the almost faraway look he had in his eyes. "Where do you think we'd be if we weren't here with the others?"
Ghiaccio was caught off guard by the question; his gaze softening considerably as he mulled it over. What a depressing, terrifying thought. That perhaps something like this could have been destroyed in the slightest change of actions.
Even if this wasn’t an entirely good way to make ends meet and despite it’s moral drawbacks, Ghiaccio had no regrets of entering this profession due to the changes from his previous living situation.
Above the life he used to live, curled up against brick corner store back walls and scouring for anything that would let him survive the night, or even the week, and keep himself together. Finding available spaces at bustling shelters he would frequent with his family when he could, but always leaving for someone he honestly believed deserved far better than he did to take his place and get the rest they needed.
If not for Sorbet and Gelato, the Ghiaccio with no home, food or education would have met his end, White Album or not, unnoticed in the streets he wandered. He would have never met his family, he would have never been able to read the books he did.
Had he never went after Sorbet or Gelato, or had even rejected their proposal…He would have never had the pleasure that something as simple as this brought him; being close to someone he loved, like Melone, after a nice meal, curled up in a warm bed.
Coming back down from such a negative scenario playing out so clearly in his mind, Ghiaccio felt disturbed and shook his head as he tried to ground himself. He lied, setting down his current page-turner and resting his head gently atop his partner’s, snaking an arm around his waist to keep him close. Melone had thought of it too, hadn’t he? He would not have asked if he hadn’t.
“Such a time and place never exists.We’re here. No need to get hung up over what could have been.”
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