[The next day, with the promise of meeting up with Atem on his mind, Komaeda has gone into, well, a cleaning fugue. He doesn't sleep anymore, which means all of his restless energy has to go somewhere. After carefully bathing, he dresses himself in something functionally similar to the day before, but definitely takes a lot more time picking out jewelry from his collection that he hadn't been wearing before—a few gold chains and pearl necklaces, a pair of matching gold earrings, some rings... It's a bit excessive, maybe, especially since he doesn't have the excuse of being a merperson anymore.
And the realization that he might be doing too much is enough to send his anxious energy into what he considers, truly, his best skill: cleaning the apartment from top to bottom. It's likely why when Atem goes to meet up as they've promised, he'll find that Komaeda isn't already waiting for him for once. The guy who's chronically early for everything is no where to be seen!
It won't be until Atem pokes his head through the door that he'll spot Komaeda in the entryway, hunched over the floor with his wings fluffed up above him like a shroud, scrubbing at the grout between the tiles as if he life depended on it.
...Atem might have to speak up to get his attention.]
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And the realization that he might be doing too much is enough to send his anxious energy into what he considers, truly, his best skill: cleaning the apartment from top to bottom. It's likely why when Atem goes to meet up as they've promised, he'll find that Komaeda isn't already waiting for him for once. The guy who's chronically early for everything is no where to be seen!
It won't be until Atem pokes his head through the door that he'll spot Komaeda in the entryway, hunched over the floor with his wings fluffed up above him like a shroud, scrubbing at the grout between the tiles as if he life depended on it.
...Atem might have to speak up to get his attention.]