"You're dead weird, you are." Gideon laughed a little and followed Holden along, looking at the store as he got closer. It was all white outside and looked nice, with books in the window, and flags on either side of the door. And they were multicoloured. He had no idea what it meant but it sure did look nice.
"I'm doing all right, promise. My dad is away for a bit but I know where my mom is about and I can drop in when she ain't working with her Johns, you know. And I got my mates place to crash so I'm all fine." Gideon didn't have friends, he didn't even go to school, all of his 'mates' were much older and not the best role models.
"Uh-huh. Well, I could be a mate too then. At least I don't get drunk all the time." Which he assumed all of those other so called mates did. Holden led Gideon inside and immediately up the stairs, so he could put the milk in the fridge and get the pot with, yes, stew, out of it. He put it on the stove and started heating it up, then started setting the table.
"We got a guestroom. Bet your mates don't." Seemed like a safe bet. Their flat here wasn't the biggest, but it was cosy and very lived in. Colourful and homey, lots of pictures of them and friends, of all the found family. "You can look around, if you want. Food will be ready in a bit."
"You got loads of mates." He tilted his head back and looked at all the pictures on the wall, curious how Holden could know so many people. All sorts. And they were all holding and touching, sometimes kissing. It was so weird. His dad would hate for him being here - it made it almost more fun. "Are they all gay?"
Coming around the room, he looked at all the books and art with disinterest. And then he saw it and his eyes widened. "You got a well big telly!" Well, it was pretty big, Felix had insisted the bigger the better.
"Most of them are gay, yeah. Not all." He wasn't about to explain the nuances of gender expression and sexuality to the boy right now, Holden was just glad to hear him express interest without being repulsed. Just curious, like any kid that age would be.
Especially about the telly. "Yeah... We got it for Felix's birthday. He wanted the biggest and best." It wasn't bad at all, admittedly. Holden loved it for getting to play some video games as well as for watching movies together with Felix. Sometimes they had movie nights with friends. "You can turn it on, if you want. There's probably some cartoons playing."
"We used to have one but my dad said it's expensive, cause you gotta pay for electric, license and it's all garbage anyway." Gideon turned it one and then used the remote to skip around. There was one cartoon on but it was for babies, given the time of day and all. Most kids were supposed to be in school. "Your boyfriend is dead smart, big telly is a good birthday present."
He smiled at Holden and then looked back at the TV, sitting on the floor to marvel at it. Well, to him, it was like seeing a beautiful view or a rare piece of art. "Do you watch normal TV or gay TV?" Was there a gay TV? He wasn't sure.
"Hm. To be honest with you, usually we pop in a VHS or I just play Nintendo." Well, it was true. "There's not much gay TV, but there's brilliant movies. Gay and otherwise." Often the gayness might be hidden, but that could be fun to discover too. Holden stirred the pot, but kept an eye on Gid, making sure he was enjoying himself. "Felix would always want something fun over anything else. Think you and him have that in common."
Like that love for a big telly. "You want to have your stew while you sit and watch telly?"
"Yeah, sure." Gideon didn't mind. Eating hot food and watching TV sounded fun, even if it was a baby show with puppets, he still liked it. He liked anything he could watch. "You can come sit with me, like. If you fancy it."
He looked at Holden for a moment before he sniffed, wiped his face with his sleeve and then smiled awkwardly. "It's for kids but it's okay." Holding his hand out, he accepted the food happily.
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"I'm doing all right, promise. My dad is away for a bit but I know where my mom is about and I can drop in when she ain't working with her Johns, you know. And I got my mates place to crash so I'm all fine." Gideon didn't have friends, he didn't even go to school, all of his 'mates' were much older and not the best role models.
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"We got a guestroom. Bet your mates don't." Seemed like a safe bet. Their flat here wasn't the biggest, but it was cosy and very lived in. Colourful and homey, lots of pictures of them and friends, of all the found family. "You can look around, if you want. Food will be ready in a bit."
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Coming around the room, he looked at all the books and art with disinterest. And then he saw it and his eyes widened. "You got a well big telly!" Well, it was pretty big, Felix had insisted the bigger the better.
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Especially about the telly. "Yeah... We got it for Felix's birthday. He wanted the biggest and best." It wasn't bad at all, admittedly. Holden loved it for getting to play some video games as well as for watching movies together with Felix. Sometimes they had movie nights with friends. "You can turn it on, if you want. There's probably some cartoons playing."
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He smiled at Holden and then looked back at the TV, sitting on the floor to marvel at it. Well, to him, it was like seeing a beautiful view or a rare piece of art. "Do you watch normal TV or gay TV?" Was there a gay TV? He wasn't sure.
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Like that love for a big telly. "You want to have your stew while you sit and watch telly?"
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He looked at Holden for a moment before he sniffed, wiped his face with his sleeve and then smiled awkwardly. "It's for kids but it's okay." Holding his hand out, he accepted the food happily.