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Tory knew he'd made a mistake bringing Anthony here. Or at the very least, not telling Adam about it. But it was a minor mistake, a slip up, something that could easily be looked over. Or so Tory thought, but the way Adam's features morphed into something straight out of a crime scene, made it more than clear that Tory and his roommate were not on the same page. He felt himself shrink the moment Adam stepped closer, his usual nonchalance and amiable smile now replaced with something Tory couldn't quite place but was dead sure he never wanted to see it again.

"Save it." the smaller boy's doe eyes regarded Adam's with confusion. Sure, it may have been something unexpected to walk into, but Tory and Adam had been roommates for weeks now, and the latter never showed any distaste for who he was. Tory let his shoulders drop, poising his lips to speak again, apologize and assure Adam something like this would not happen again, but the next words to leave the guy's mouth left his utterly speechless. Like needles injecting venom into his bloodstream. The way Adam spat out the words made Tory's small body and delicate features twist in discomfort and...hurt. Something that he didn't bother trying to hide, because hearing something so hateful out of Adam's mouth hurt like a punch to the gut.

He opened his mouth to respond, but by the time his mind was able to gather enough words, Adam was nowhere to be seen. The loud bang of the bathroom door made Tory flinch, leaving behind bitter silence. The blonde stared motionless at the empty space in front of him for longer than he meant to. In fact, it wasn't until he heard the water being turned on that he snapped out of his daze, letting him body fall back onto the bed, the back of his eyes already beginning to burn.