Moving Day | Closed

[byeeeeeeeee]

Who: Hunter, Eda, Raine, Peter
When: Mid-May
Where: ADI Apartment, Bonnie's Flophouse
Summary: Hunter's moving in with his parents to Bonnie's
Warnings: None


In the end, the decision to move to Bonnie's wasn't that hard. Eda had asked him to think about it, back when he first arrived, and he had, many times. But he had fallen into a routine. He was comfortable. He liked his roommate. He thought he was doing okay.

And then he met Raine in the graveyard and it quickly became apparent that he was not okay. More than that, he wanted what they and Eda were offering.


[ Closed to Peter ]

The first order of business was letting his roommate know. It would be rude to just up and leave without saying something. And Peter was a friend, one that he very much would like to keep.

So right around breakfast time, he hovers by the table, hands tapping on the back of a chair.

"Hey, Peter... Got a minute?"


[ Closed to Eda and Raine ]

Turns out, he doesn't actually own much. All his clothes fit into one box, padding the few knick-knacks he's picked up. The other two boxes contain nothing but books, and they are both too heavy and unweildy to haul up the stairs on his own, though he insisted on taking one of the book boxes.

He's halfway up the stairs before he remembers his manners and glances over his shoulder.

"Thanks for the help."

Comments

They're his parents now!!!

[rainestorms]

Raine was ecstatic when Hunter had agreed to move to Bonnie's. They had gently insisted on helping him move- and had less gently insisted to Eda that they took the heavier box. They'd been working out much more to make sure they were physically ready for whatever was coming, they reasoned to her. Raine maybe even snuck in a few flirty lines about wanting to show off if Hunter was out of earshot for a second or two.

As they climbed up the stairs behind Hunter, they flashed him an affectionate grin.

"Of course, Hunter. I wasn't going to ask if you wanted to move in and then not have help you. We're happy to help you get settled however we can," They paused, and glanced back at Eda. "Right, Eda?"

[heyunderoos]

Hunter's nervous energy was hard to miss to some degree, but, Peter figured his roommate would tell him when he felt ready. Peter is comfortable around Hunter, he knows the other teen will talk to him when he's ready.

The brunette glances up from doling out eggs onto a plate at Hunter's question. This was about their breakfast routine, the two talking on and off while either Peter or Hunter made breakfast. Today Peter opted for eggs and hash browns, something pretty simple. "Yeah, of course, what's up, Hunter?"

they are!!

[edalyn]

Eda's glad, too. She hadn't wanted to push the issue since originally suggesting it, but there were reasons she'd hoped Hunter would consider the option. While she's a good deal less worried he'll buy what the ADI is selling than the first time he'd been here, she still didn't love him living with the possibly-shady organization. On top of that, she just worries about the kid in general.

Raine's insistence on which box they helped with got an eyeroll, but... she also snuck in a quick comment back about how she certainly wasn't complaining about the muscles.

"Yeah, what they said," Eda agrees as she follows the two of them up the stairs, "we gotcha." After all, she'd said to tell her if he needed anything since he got here; the point still stood.

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He faces forward quickly, hoping they don't catch his stupid grin. He has no words to describe what he's feeling, but it's...good. It's a good feeling.

At the top of the stairs, he nudges the door to his new room open with his foot and dumps his box on the bed. He invites Eda and Raine to do the same as he examines the space. It's not impressive, but he can make it work.

"I can hang things, right? And...I'm going to need a bookshelf. Maybe two..."

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He nods, pulling the chair out to sit.

"So..." This really shouldn't be so hard. It's not a big deal. But there's a part of him that is opposed to disappointing others. (Would his leaving be a disappointment?)

"I've decided to move to Bonnie's."

[heyunderoos]

"Oh." Peter blinks a little bit, thrown off by the explanation. He isn't sure what to think. Peter is definitely a little surprised, but it doesn't last long. If Hunter would be happier then, Peter can't blame him.

Bonnie's is definitely a lot less structured then the ADI living quarters is.

"Have you been wanting to move there a while-?"

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"Not entirely...But I have been thinking about it."

He likes structure, even if he doesn't quite trust the organization behind it.

"And Eda and Raine are from my world. I would like to live closer to them."

[rainestorms]

Raine gently placed the box down, and took in his room- it's not too different from theirs and Eda's.

"Of course you can. And we can help you get whatever you need," they busy themself with inspecting a crack in the wall, and grimace at it. Bonnie's was still.. well, a flop house. "And we can help with repairs too..."

Raine turned back to Hunter, hands on their hips.

"Do you want help unpacking?"

[heyunderoos]

The brunette can't help but frown a little, releasing a short breath. He carefully sets aside the pan he had in hand back onto the stove, using the moment to collect his thoughts. "Yeah, I... get that. If someone from my world I was closer with was here, I'd want to stick with them."

Sure, Steve Rogers, Winter and Yelena were from where he was, but, he wasn't the closest to them. Peter knows that's more his own fault than anything else. He wants to be close, but what if they disappear like Tony did? He's not sure how he would even handle that.

He nudges the plate over to Hunter wordlessly, "Definitely do it, you guys should stick together."

[edalyn]

Eda does in fact catch that grin, but she decides not to say anything for once. For the moment she just follows Hunter in and sets down the box she was carrying.

"Well, if we can't hang things I'm gonna be a in a lot of trouble," she says with a little snort, despite Raine saying of course.

"But if you need anyone to put together some shelves you know where I am," she adds, as she looks around the room as well. "Could probably even grab some today."

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This is going as well and as badly as he thought it might. He sighs and pushes the food around on his plate.

"I just...need their support right now." Which still feels a little strange to think about. Before coming here, he never would have imagined putting Eda and Raine on his (extremely short) list of Trusted Adults.

"I'll visit all the time though. I-if that's okay. And hey, you and Leo can have the whole place to yourselves." Not that that had ever been a problem.

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Repairs? He's only now seeing the crack in the wall. It doesn't look that bad, though. Maybe. He has no idea, so he just nods along.

"I don't really have much to unpack. I guess the books can go on the desk for now, and..." He frowns. Yeah, He's going to need at least one bookshelf. It's a good thing he doesn't have a roommate.

Which brings him to the next realization. "You have to build the shelves yourself?"

[heyunderoos]

With Hunter served, Peter shifts his attention to just doling out food for himself. It gives him a moment to gather his words just a little.

"Yeah, and you should get that." Peter answers quietly back, his own brows pinching together a little as his mind drifts back to May. He knew distantly he was never going to see her again, but hadn't quite... dealt with that fact.

He manages to clear his face of a tired kind of grief as he turns back around to settle his own plate down.

Just in time to go red at the suggestion.

"I- true!" He manages, only slightly stumbling over his words. "Sorry if we've been annoying or anything. Its just the first time I've ever had a boyfriend before."

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"Yeah..." Hunter can't see Peter's face from where he's sitting, but he can hear the other boy's voice. It's concerning.

Peter going red gets a soft snort from him. "It's not annoying. Before I wound up here, I was in a house with six other people. Only one was an adult. That could get annoying. But..."

He pauses, frowning. "Are you really okay? I don't have to leave..."

He could postpone. Eda and Raine would understand, right?

[heyunderoos]

Peter sinks down onto his own seat, trying to relax and feel a little less embarrassed given the reassurance on Hunter's part. There were other things to focus on.

"I think you're gonna be going back to that, since there are a lot of people at Bonnie's." He offers back, partially teasing to try and distract himself from the thought of May or home.

Peter shakes his head at the offer, smiling at Hunter. "I'll be okay, seriously. I can probably ask Leo to stay over at night or something. Even then, it won't take long before someone else shows up as a roommate. ADI just assigns them randomly in the first place."

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"Yeah, I know." He sighs, but doesn't look too put out. "I have my own room, though, and hopefully it stays that way. I can hide if I need to."

Hunter relaxes some and digs into the breakfast at last. He will miss this, and idly wonders if anyone at Bonnie's cooks or if there's a routine there. He really should have asked. Oh well.

"I mean it though. I still want to hang out."

[heyunderoos]

"Okay, that's good at least. I'd rather you not get crowded out or anything." He knows Hunter will be fine in theory, but, Peter does care about his roommate. He doesn't want the other teenager to end up in a worse space. "Last time I went there, it felt pretty packed, but, I wasn't exactly there super long in the first place."

He had no real metric for just how the place worked day to day. One trip there didn't mean much to how the place actually felt.

"Yeah, I wanna hang out too. You have free reign to come by whenever." Peter offers readily back, digging into his hash browns with gusto. Peter is a big eater even without his amplified spider bite driven metabolism.

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Peter's concern is touching. He has no idea how to say so, but he smiles.

He shrugs. "I also grew up in a castle. I guess I'm used to busy places." Though the castle was large enough for all the bustle and he was under no threat of getting a bunkmate. "If they do stick me with an obnoxious roommate, though, I'm moving back in. I don't care if you have someone new here. I'll steal the couch."

[heyunderoos]

"Really-?" Peter had only really seen castles on TV or in movies, the thought of actually living in one feels surreal. "What was it like living in a castle?" He couldn't quite stop himself from asking about that.

The brunette laughs a little at that, "I'll make sure the couch stays open for you then. Cause I want you to be able to come back whenever."

[byeeeeeeeee]

"Whenever" is so open-ended and vague, but he likes it. It's a good feeling to be welcome, whenever.

He'd never thought of living in the castle as something special (and definitely didn't think of it that way now), but he also recognizes that his being raised within the castle walls was a unique experience. It's a shame any good memories he has of the place are now tainted.

"It was...lonely." He shrugs. "I spent most of my time training or studying or working. There was no one else my age, so...yeah."

[heyunderoos]

"If you were the only kid around, yeah, I can bet it was really lonely." Peter couldn't quite wrap his head around the idea of living in a castle, much less being the only one his own age there.

Sure, he didn't exactly have many friends, but, he still was more used to modern America's idea of growing up. Go to school, meet people go home, rinse and repeat.

"I'm glad you're getting a chance to know people now though. There aren't a ton of teenagers on ADI campus, but there could be more people our age at Bonnie's? Who knows." He means that, even if he's cramming hash browns into his face whilst saying it. "You can def text or call me whenever."

[rainestorms]

"Sometimes, I think. Depends on where you get it from."

Raine didn't quite know where Eda got the bookshelves in their room from, but furniture seemed to come from thousands of places in the human realm. Even the trash, sometimes, according to Eda.

"There was a place I discovered using my phoon called IKEA, apparently you have to build everything they give you there."

Raine put their hands on their hips, and turned to Eda.

"Hunter showed me how to use my phoon when I first arrived at the ADI. He seems to know a lot about the human world! It was very helpful."

They beam at Eda- both because they were genuinely proud of Hunter, but because they were happy they had a kid to brag about that was as cool as him.

[edalyn]

Eda can't help a fond chuckle behind her hand as Raine brags about Hunter. It's adorable... and more than a little funny, given she's seen Hunter's typing. Not that she's going to mock him about it right now, as tempting as it is.

"Oh he's really caught onto this place," she agrees--and she knows it's partly because he was spending time in the Human Realm with Luz before getting here, but although she's filled Raine in on a lot of what she knows, she doesn't bring that up right now.

"But--yeah, sometimes you have to build them yourself. We don't exactly have construction magic here. Had to do some of that back home, anyway. I'm used to it." Mostly because she was fixing up the Owl House by herself, as well as that little house in the Human Realm.

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Recruits coming right out of school would have only been a few years older than him. But that hardly mattered when he wasn't allowed to interact with them outside of work, and was technically their superior.

"Yeah, me too." He pauses, frowning a bit. "I...actually, I don't know if there are any. I didn't think to check who else lives there. That's probably important..."

He nods absently. Of course he will call or text, and probably often.

[heyunderoos]

"Honestly, I'm not even sure who does live there. People kind of... appear and disappear randomly." Peter wished he had a better bead for how that worked, but the ADI weren't interested in telling them a lot. Unless it was pertinent, they didn't need to know.

"It makes it hard to keep track of who you can reach out to. Makes me glad you, Leo, Rue and Donnie are still around." Sure, Donnie didn't really like Peter that much, but, he was still pretty cool.