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hi! sorry about the sporadic updates. as much as i'd  hate to admit it, i'm actually having a lot of trouble writing this story. i don't really know why, but i'm guessing it's probably because i need to plan it out more elaborately before attempting to write it.

in any case, things are still a bit slow for now (story-wise), but i promise they'll pick up soon. :)


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COLIN'S SURPRISED AT HOW much living with Sadie feels like living with a girl.

The atmosphere in their apartment has changed. He can't pinpoint why, exactly, but there were little changes that did stand out. For one, the place became somewhat neater.

It's not because Sadie was cleaning or anything. It's just that Perry and Drew actually pick up after themselves now.

After two years of living with them, Colin has grown used to seeing Perry's underwear lying haphazardly on the floor, or Drew's dirty clothes strewn all over the place, but Sadie's presence seems to have eliminated all that.

The whole apartment also started smelling less like sweat. Sadie brought this dehumidifier thing—a weird, semi-globe like thing that swished liquid around when plugged in—and placed it in the common area, making the place smell mildly of green tea.

The bathroom started smelling differently too. The fruity scent of Sadie's shampoo replaced the lingering smell of aftershave, or of Axe, which Drew used not because he liked it, but because he won, like, thirty cans of it during some Frat event he'd attended a few weeks back.

It has only been one week since Sadie moved in, but the changes are already so evident.

What annoys Colin the most is that they're not necessarily bad changes. In fact, it makes the apartment feel more like a home and less like a gym locker room. Which is a good thing. But that doesn't mean he's happy with the idea of Sadie living there.

"She's never moving out," Perry said Tuesday night, his mouth full of the spaghetti Sadie had cooked for them. "I won't let her."

Drew nods in agreement, too busy chewing to talk.

Colin glowers at his two friends and Sadie just laughs when she sees the look on his face.

"Don't worry," she told him. "I'll be out of your hair soon."

This was naturally met with Perry's indignant protests. Sadie just laughed it off, and in moments like that, he could almost see a semblance of her old self.

Later that night, though, he found himself waking up at three o'clock, his throat parched and begging for some water. He was just about to get out of bed when he heard her.

She was trying her best to be quiet, but Colin could hear loud and clear.

He tried his best to fall back asleep, but it was difficult, and he ended up staring silently at the dark ceiling until her quiet sobbing dissipated and her breathing finally evened out.

The days went by excruciatingly slow, battered with deadlines and hours of cramming months of work into frantic all-nighters. By the time Friday rolled around, they were all itching to get out of the apartment and take a breather.

"Aw, come on, Sade. It'll be fun. Colin's paying!"

"I am not paying jack shit," Colin responds almost automatically, casting a glare at Drew's direction.

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