PERHAPS ARLO IS becoming all too comfortable in the agreste-marin household but to be fair, he’s found himself at the very least visiting once every few days, if not spending the night. in such a gorgeous, huge home, arlo very rarely sees other people besides the occasional housekeeper or gardener outside. in fact, he kind of prides himself in the fact that he’s been able to sneak in and duck out whilst going unnoticed. it’s really helping with the whole we’re-together-but-also-we’re-definitely-not thing that arlo and florian have going on currently— it’s much too complicated to explain to anyone, much less someone so close to florian.
it’s when arlo steps out of florian’s bedroom, his footsteps quiet as he slowly and carefully closes the door behind him so not to wake the sleeping boy. he’s got a backpack on his shoulder, his shoes in his hands and a button-down shirt hanging from his torso as he tiptoes down the stairs towards the front door. of course, he barely makes it down the stairs when he realizes he’s been spotted by no other than the other person who lives in this very house: beau marin. arlo’s lips press together and his head tips back, a small groan escaping him. “fils de pute, je l'ai encore fait.” he mutters to himself. “i was just, um–” he points upstairs, in the direction of florian’s bedroom with his sneakers. “heard he was under the weather.” and swinging by in yesterday’s clothes? with a full-on overnight bag on your shoulder? “heavy sleeper, that one.”