Chapter 2

Adrian first saw Lucas in the park near his house.

The 18 or 19-year-old boy was wearing a loose black T-shirt, cargo pants with a silver chain, and black lace-up boots. With his rebellious, wolfish face, he was feeding a stray cat with a stick of beef jerky.

He was muttering to himself.

"This is my last beef jerky. I'll give you half."

"After you finish this half, don't follow me anymore. I'll be homeless just like you."

"Damn! Don't bite the top part! That's mine!"

From Adrian's perspective, the scene was quite amusing. The boy's appearance gave him inspiration for the new male protagonist in his comic.

Out of curiosity or perhaps sympathy, Adrian, who usually minded his own business, decided to intervene for once.

"Do you... want to stay at my place?"

The moment Adrian said those words, he immediately regretted them, but it was too late to take them back.

Lucas looked up at the man standing before him. He wore a casual white shirt paired with plain black trousers, and his face was... beautiful.

Yes, beautiful. The kind of beauty that blurred gender lines.

If he hadn't spoken, Lucas would have thought he was a woman. But his voice wasn't feminine at all.

Hearing the man's offer, Lucas's eyes lit up.

"Really?"

Adrian: ...

He wanted to say no.

But seeing the puppy-dog eyes and that face, well, he shamefully softened.

And just like that, Adrian, who had been living alone, gained a roommate.