At this point, Jake didn't even expect to wake up at home anymore. Somehow, the unpredictability of his surroundings were a comfort. Bear Gryll's face staring at him as he slept, however, was the opposite of calming. Jake nearly screamed as he shot op. The poster was sun-worn and one of the corners wasn't attached to the wall anymore. The computer on the desk was making a noise that reminded Jake of his fridge. It was probably because its owner hadn't been in this room for a few days now. Google translate was open with some groceries typed into it. The bedsheets were messy, probably from who Jake hoped to be Felix and Same waking up in the bed for the past two days. There was an open notebook on the bed, entirely filled with mandarin, and some of its contents matched the words on the screen.
The bookshelves were full of science-related stuff and were sorted incredibly well, which formed a contrast to this mess of a room. It was the exact opposite of Sam's neat main room, messy closet technique, and Jake smiled at that. They always say opposites attract.
Now for the real question: who is it? Jake could hear cars underneath the window and he was about to walk over to it when someone knocked on the door. That wasn't supposed to happen. You don't knock on someone's door on their soul day. Then again, their eighteenth birthday was two days ago.
"Andy, are you back yet?" A voice spoke up from the other side of the door. "Nai-nai is making me work your shifts so you better not be pretending to not be here."
Andy, that was his name. Could it be...
"He's not here." Jake replied to whoever was looking for him. "But could you tell me his full name?"
An audible sight came from the other side of the door. Whoever the voice belonged to was clearly done with this shit.
"Andy Lau. We live in Bremin, in Australia, and you are?"
"Jake Riles."
That answer seemed good enough for the other and her footsteps receded. So, Andy Lau. Now that Jake had a chance to look out the window he realized that he was above the Chinese place in town.
Andy Lau. Who else could it have been.
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Fanfiction//polyam nb\\ Jake Riles had expected to wake up in his soulmate's bedroom on his eighteenth birthday, of course he had, it's just that he'd also expected to wake back up in his own bedroom the next day. But based on the black curtains he was facing...
