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1992, September 22
Rodrick woke up to the loud blaring of an alarm- he pulled the pillow from under his head and covered his face with it, groaning into the fabric dramatically and uncovering his face, about to yell at Greg for setting the alarm too fucking early when he spotted a poster on the ceiling- he frowned in confusion and sat up, rubbed his hands over his face and looked back up to check if it was a hallucination "nope that's....that's definitely Freddie mercury …." He mumbled to himself, confused as he didn't like queen whatsoever, he looked around some more and mentally listed the band posters; queen, iron maiden, ac/dc, Metallica, Megadeth, Motley Crue...
he was getting more confused as time went by "these are fucking ancient" he mumbled, about to get out of bed when he felt a shift, and a hand snake around his waist, pulling him closer. He flinched and was about to smack the hand away when he looked back and made eye contact with the warmest brown eyes he's ever seen, freezing and putting the hand that had almost smacked him down, it landing on the strange man's hand "don't diss the greats asshole" he heard the other chuckle warmly.
Rodrick froze again in confusion, then paled a shade worse than usual as he remembered snippets from last night, lifting the sheet to confirm his suspicions and going red, covering his face in embarrassment and groaning "first time with a guy and I missed it- fuck" he laughed to himself, the other man laughing softly as well and pushing him back down into the bed.
Eddie smiled down at the other as he got on top of him again, smirking as he saw the blush on Rodrick's face. He had a much higher tolerance then the other so even though they matched each other shot for shot Eddie was ashamed to remember every single social crime he had committed "why don't I help you remember then? Give you a little refresher course on what we did last night?" He asked softly, kissing the others nose and waiting for an answer patiently.
"I- " he paused, he should probably say no- he could definitely say no, the man seemed like he would back off real easy if told to. But- it's not like he's going to see the other ever again after this.... though it's not like he had anywhere to be so breakfast and then sex might not be a bad idea- his stomach answered for him, growling loudly as he had been about to answer
"Ah- that's probably a better idea" Eddie nodded, planting a chaste kiss to Rodrick's lips before getting off in all his scarred and tattooed buck ass naked glory, stretching with a groan before putting on sweatpants and gesturing to his closet "take what you want to wear, I'm gonna go make breakfast" and walked out of the room
Rod stayed sitting there for another moment, humming "where did you sleep last night" to calm himself, then realized the irony of humming that song and got up. He walked over to the closet and grinned at the pick of band tees at his fingertips, having never had this many options at any past hookups places, having to use yesterday's clothes most of the time. He finally found a guns n roses tee and slipped that on along with some boxers- hey the other was shirtless so why can't he be pant less.
Rodrick wandered out into the kitchen/living/dining area of the small apartment, leaning on the counter as he watched the other "so- was it good?" He asked, choosing to cope with his confusion through humor
"OH it was great" Eddie grinned, looking up at the other and winking "you're quite loud- I like that in a man" he flipped the eggs carefully and got two plates out "eggs and toast- I hope that's okay- …. how did you manage to find my least metal shirt- I... wow- we were at a 'brutal truth' concert and you pick 'guns n roses'??" He laughed at that, putting the eggs and toast on plates and sliding one over
Rodrick looked down at the shirt "they're a good band-" he grumbled, sitting on a stool and starting to eat
"Yea I know that but I'm surprised, I would have thought you more into harder shit" he shrugged "oh well I can't really judge.. I had a folk phase" he smiled softly to try to help the other be more comfortable, also starting to eat
"Um- speaking of yesterday and the concert and all- I...don't remember much past unjust compromise" (brutal truth song) he finished up his egg, now halfway through his toast "mind filling me in?" He asked between bites.
Eddie nodded "sure um- we were in the pit... you crashed headfirst into me, I pulled you away to check if you're okay... we went to the side to get some drinks and you challenged me to a shot race. We ended up making out at the bar, then we got asked to leave when we got a little too handsy so we walked here and it was a bit of a sloppy round but we fucked and then now here we are" he shrugged "not much to tell honestly"
Rodrick nodded, taking it all in and putting his fork down "okay um- I feel like this should have been my first question- what's your name?" He put the dish and fork in the sink, running the water and taking a drink from it as well as washing his face off from the morning grogginess
"Eddie" the other held out a hand to shake, rod took it and replied "Rodrick"
They talked for a few more moments, getting the basic information people should probably get before sleeping with someone- like age: Eddie 27, Rodrick 21 …which explains the difference in music taste. And occupation - both are in a band though Eddie also works at a music store on 48th street "how about you? Got a day job?"
Rodrick shook his head "small town and such- No-one wants to hire me, I'm not moving to fucking Boston and that's the only worth-it city in Mass. so... I dunno … I feel stuck" he shrugged, helping Eddie clean up, it's not that rod didn't know how to clean- he did- he just never wanted to. But it would seem weird not to help Eddie after he hadn't murdered him the night before like he could have
"Well you could move here? It's not that far away.. and honestly I can barely afford this shithole of an apartment on my own- so a roommate that's not too obnoxious would be nice" he shrugged
Rodrick thought about it- he remembered his dad yelling from the door as he left that if he left the state he may as well not come back … and then he went to Connecticut and New York all in one night, he imagined the hell he would be going back to if he dared to return … then he imagined New York and how many artists had started out here; blondie, kiss, anthrax..."won't it be awkward? Since we've....you know.." He flicked his eyes to the bedroom
Eddie smirked "well...it doesn't have to be.. we could forget all about it or.... we could do a whole...roommates with benefits until you find your own place and I find a roommate I don't wanna sleep with" he smiled that evil little smile that looked as if he was about to eat the other whole, nudging into the others personal space until the shorter man was against the counter, looking down at him all brown eyed and handsome
"okay sure- I'm pretty sure my dad's not gonna let me back into the house after I crossed like four state lines on a school night" (community College)
"Okay um- so... I guess we should …. help you find a job?"
"Yeah....or.... we could do that later and …." Rodrick grinned, pulling the other down and into a kiss,
"That sounds like a great idea" Eddie mumbled into the kiss, gripping the others thighs and pulling him up, carrying Rodrick to the bedroom