He turned quickly towards his companion with a strong scowl, sauntering confidently over to where he stood. When he got close enough, he raised his foot & rested it hard against the bar. Atticus jumped at the force behind it as their eyes locked. Do you have a better suggestion?
They stood in silence for a moment, neither attempting to break their eye contact. Atticus finally raised an eyebrow before responding. Everything in this disgusting house is old, Nico. Being angry over all of it isn’t going to do you any good. You’re going to give yourself a heart attack, you know?
Nico rolled his dark, piercing eyes. Very funny, Atticus.
Atticus burst into a fit of laughter, earning a growl from the other man. Oh, loosen the hell up, huh? No, you can’t die again but it still doesn’t do either of us any good when you’re stomping around all serious & cranky all the time.
Nico nodded as if he was contemplating his words. You know what I want?
A working radio? New gadgets? To still be alive? He let out a dramatic gasp. Or maybe you need a nerd you can bribe into fixing these things for you?
I want you to shut your mouth for once, the taller man commanded, causing Atticus’ eyes to narrow.