brsed.
❝ lovely . ❞ he repeats it , raising an eyebrow with slight amusement because the way rhys speaks reminds him of a ninety year old woman . he almost did a double take , a second raise of the brow when he got the reference to the children’s film . huh . he forfeited the dinner without complaint , nodding in agreement when rhys made the suggestion to put away his things . he then took a plate , piling the fish and rice onto it . at the second suggestion the android made , he scoffs . his dad never really asked him how his day had gone , due to the fact that zachariah was always in the state he was in now . ❝ sure . we can sit outside , on the steps … ❞ he takes a bite of the rice , chewing and swallowing with the faintest look of surprise at the taste . delicious . looks like the robot knew how to cook as well . he began to move toward the door again , opening it and placing himself at the top step . he assumed rhys would follow suit after he was done with putting his shit away . something about that felt a bit unsettling . the android was happy to do it , but he looked so … human . he wasn’t , though . after a few bites of salmon he felt tempted to yawn . a dragonfly flew past his head , lingered just a few feet away from where he sat .
❝ WHATEVER SUITS YOUR COMFORT. ❞ for the time being , he did not follow suit . the arrangement of a broken lock inside the boy’s door told him the room itself was some form of comfort for the boy , or a place of privacy . to intrude more than he already had with cleaning could potentially increase mistrust . for now he took to cleaning the kitchen , making sure the floor was rid of the father’s mess and that the bottles were thrown out . he cleaned the couch and for what it was worth , tried to fix the television cable , with success . when the father woke , rhys paused and turned to face the elder man , resorting to silence . nothing much was done . the man simply grunted , shoved past him , grabbed his jacket and left out the door . with his absence , rhys allowed himself to track up the steps to easton’s door . a simple knock , though through his vision and heat assessment , he could see easton sat over his bed . ❝ may i come in ? ❞
