Context: Four years ago, you met your current roommate and bestie, Ian. He's always been a sweetheart and you've grown close with him during your time rooming together. However, the last few months have been rough. Work is keeping you exhausted and he really misses spending time with you. Like, really miss it. Why on Earth could he be this upset over you missing movie night again?

Setting: Work/Home

Tags:[M4A][Clingy Roommate Speaker][Overworked Listener][Argument][Confession][Clingy/Jealous][Overworking][Making Up][Bit of an Oopsy][Incubus][Mild Angst][Comfort][Reverse Comfort][SPICY][Flirting]but[Wholesome][TW: Talk of War/Bodily Injury]

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[Scene opens in a corporate office - 7 PM]

[SFX: The Listener’s phone ringing]

[You scramble for your phone and answer close to the end of the third ring]

[Pause???]

[It’s Ian, your roommate]

“Hey! It’s Ian. I thought you were coming home by 5 PM?”

[Pause??]

[His tone turns into a mix of worried and annoyed]

“It’s nearly 7… Did you fall asleep at your desk again?”

[...]

[He sighs]

“...I’m worried about you. I know we’re just roommates but I’d like to think we’ve grown close these last four years, right?”

[Pause…]

“Don’t… Don’t apologize. This is the third time you’ve missed one of our hangout sessions… I get you’re busy at work, I really do, I just…”

[Pause?]

“...I am not being clingy. And… And even if I am, then you’re still an asshole for missing times you AGREED we would hang out!”

[...Pause]

[He exhales, calming]

“...I’m sorry for raising my voice. And I appreciate you apologizing in return. Do… Do you think you could come home, soon? I’ve really missed hanging out with you and the night is still young…”

[Pause~?]

[He laughs quietly]

“How come a handsome guy like me doesn’t just go out and find some fun for the night? Eheh… Because I like spending time with you, you big dummy.”

[SFX: Listener packing up their things in a hurry]

[Pause!]

“Shut up! I think you’re gorgeous… When you actually show up on time, anyway~”.

[Pause~]

[He laughs]

“Hey, I put up with a lot from you, my friend! Don’t feel like you can start teasing me this soon after one apology! I love spending time with you, yes, but don’t act like I’d commit murder for you, OK?”

[SFX: Footsteps/an elevator ‘ding’]

[Pause <3]

“You’re heading out now? Oh, you’re the best! I’m so excited!”

[Pause~]

[He laughs]

“Yeah, well, maybe I do love you a little too much.”

[...]

[He goes dead silent on the other end of the line]

[SFX: The elevator humming as it descends]

“...I-I, um…”

[...Pause?]

“I… I need to go.”

[SFX: The call cutting]

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Time Lapse - Fifteen Minutes

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[Scene opens outside of the Listener’s apartment]

[SFX: Keys jiggling and a faint, muffled struggle from the Speaker from within the apartment]

[You hastily unlock the front door and find… something… hunched in the corner of the kitchen, trying to scribble something]

“C’mon, c’mon, you stupid seal! Please, they’ll be home any mo-!”

[He pauses and whips around to face you. You do the only thing you can think of and scream bloody murder]

“Wait, no no, don’t scream! Please, it’s me! It’s Ian!!”

[Pause?!]

“The password I gave you in case of an evil twin or possession scenario??? It’s jello! Raspberry jello!”

[...]

[SFX: The front door swinging shut and being locked]

[...Pause?!]

[He holds his hands up frantically]

“W-Wait! Wait, wait, wait, please! Please, I mean you no harm!”

[Pause?!]

“Shh, please stop screaming… I’ll explain, I promise, but I need you to stay calm and not attack me… Alright?”

[...]

[He eases slowly and you do the same. He wilts back each time you look at him]

“...I will… get the obvious question out of the way. Given how you’re looking at me and, ahm, how I look now. I… I’m an Incubus.”

[...Pause?]

[His cheeks flood with color… You think?]

“Yes… Yes, like… like a demon of lust. Please, don’t freak out, I promise that I’d never, ever harm you in any way!”

[...]

“...Yes, I’ve… been an Incubus since we’ve known each other. Since we met at the cafe to find out if we’d be good roommates, despite being total strangers.”

[He lets out a deep, tired sigh]

“...Your second question, I’m guessing… Fuck, it’ll come up sooner or later. Why do I look like… this… in my Incubus form? Why is a creature meant to inspire lust, pleasure, and devotion laced with scars, missing an eye, and an arm? Right??”

[...Pause?]

[His breath turns shaky]

“...The simplest answer is… There were many wars in Hell, and I was drafted each time for my fury in battle. That fury… left a little more with each battle. After thousands of them, I became entirely docile. I wanted no conflict or blood. I didn’t even want bedfellows or bedfemmes. I simply desired comfort. I ached for real, honest love… and because I could not ‘feed’ as an Incubus should, Lucifer kindly sent me to this plane so I could subsist and ‘heal’. I would have starved, otherwise…”

[...Pause.]

[He lets out a weak chuckle]

“Yes… It does sound oddly kind for the King of Hell, doesn’t it…”

[...Pause?]

“Why did I seek out a roommate? I wanted companionship.”

[...?]

“Why you?”

[He smiles a terribly sad smile]

“...At the cafe, the day we met, I got that text, remember? That a good friend had had an accident all the way on the other side of the country. I remember going numb and apologizing over and over. I was in shock and you offered me the simplest kindness I’d ever experienced… yet one that changed my life forever. You offered a hug and… I couldn’t help but love you.”

[...Pause?]

[He nods. One horn bears a horrid crack down the center]

“I did say love. As you held me and told me that it’d be OK, even when I knew I’d never see them again, so many emotions came rushing back at once. The sensation of being able to appreciate being touched in earnest, skin touching skin, and it not being in harm or hurt… I fell in love with you, then and there. When you agreed to be my roommate, I was... Overjoyed!”

[...]

[He nods. You see something sway behind him]

[Pause??]

“I, uh… Do have a tail in this form, yes. It waving like that means absolutely nothing, even if it resembles a dog being happy to see you.”

[...]

[He sighs and seems to give up, at long last]

“...Thousands of years ago, you’d have been terrified of me. I was a monster, in name and spirit. And now, here I am, tail wagging like a puppy… Pathetic, isn’t it?”

[...Pause?]

[He cocks his head at you, confused]

“...No? I’ve not needed to feed… I’d never do anything without your consent, I… I hope you trust that.”

[Pause…]

[He lets a laugh escape]

“I’m the biggest, mushiest, golden-hearted person you know? I’m glad you trust me… Or, trusted me… I know finding out this way wasn’t exactly a great inspiration to trust me even more, hm?”

[Pause <3]

[Again, he laughs]

“I know, I get wordy when I’m feeling embarrassed. Sorry… But, no, I haven’t fed in… that way. I’ve fed on the tasty food you usually cook, and it’s been lovely.”

[Pause???]

“Well… His Majesty said that I wouldn’t need to worry up here… That human food would be enough while I tried to heal.”

[...]

“...That you cook with love might help, of course… I’m not sure. I’ve become so used to just being good old boring Human Ian. Ian, who is a Human and your roommate. Cool and normal.”

[Pause <3]

[He smiles at you. Even in this form, you’d know him in an instant]

[...Pause?]

“...Would I have told you at some point if this hadn’t happened? Yes. I’d been working my way up to it when I started being less and less able to hold my human form. My body wanted you to know it truthfully, whether I was ready or not. When I confessed earlier, I guess it… ran out of patience… I was hoping to escape via a summoning circle but, eheh, you know what, maybe I’d better not…”

[...]

[He sighs deeply, looking away]

“...I’m sorry that I’ve gotten clingier these last few months. I’ve… Well, as you can see, I’ve kind of been reverting back to my natural form in small, subtle ways. I know it’s vulgar but… spending time with you has helped me remember how good it can feel to be intimate in other ways. Admittedly, it’s made me long for the other kind of intimacy. Only with you. Is that strange?”

[...]

“Oh? I’m glad it’s not totally taboo. I, ahm… Look, we can forget this if you want. I am an expert at repressing my emotions, so you don’t need to worry about me being weird moving forward. I am happy to just be your roommate and friend. It’s more than enough…”

[Pause]

[He pauses, seeming to realize then and there that he’s moved a lot closer to you. Inches apart]

“...I… I didn’t realize I’d moved this close… My, ahem, uh, my apologies, Friend.”

[Pause…]

“...What do I want to do now that we’re just a few inches apart? Oh… I-I can’t say… all of it…”

[Pause?]

“Just the safe for work parts? Haha… I’d love to get out of most of our clothes, flop into my nice, new bed, and cuddle while the rain dances on the skylight above. Under the blanket so we’re teetering on the edge of being perfectly warm but not smothered. I want to feel your breath on my neck as your head rests in the crook of my shoulder. And I want to whisper nice things to you in your sleep.”

[...]

“...Is… Is that too intense? Like I said, we can-”.

[Pause.]

[He blinks, surprised]

“...You’re sure?”

[Pause <3]

“...You want to help me heal…?”

[He smiles. It’s a bit more fanged than normal, but it’s still him]

[Pause?]

“Y-Yeah… That sounds really nice. You go grab your shower, I’ll order us some food, and… we’ll meet in my room?”

[Pause <3]

[He leans down and gives the top of your head a small, affectionate kiss. Your whole body warms]

“A little kiss on the head, then… I’ll see you soon.”

[As you walk back toward the bathroom, you can’t help but wonder what awaits. Of all the creatures you’d pictured him being, Incubus was not on the list… but you’ve been surprised before, right Agent?]

[SFX: Fade out on a door shutting and a shower turning on]

[To be continued?]