That bag may stress Steven out to no end, actually, but-- it's Marc's, and he'd rather have Marc here with him than stuffing himself into a storage unit forgotten and unwanted. Because-- Steven does want him. He wants him to stay right here with him. It's been so much less lonely to come home after a day of job hunting to someone waiting on him, even if it's just the man who lives a lot in his head.

Now if Marc would just let him give back on the nice things, even if he's not so sure he'll do it as well as Marc seems to. The fish and tank and all had been really thoughtful. A better way to spend Mother's Day than off moping and hiding inside. Now all he can really do is sit back and let Marc burn their throats with alcohol and hopefully entertain him with a book soon.

Maybe hope the shower relaxes them both.

... Maybe it's a little odd to take a co-shower together, but they've been co-leading and co-existing on so much else lately that Steven tries not to fidget too much about it. Well, if he could fidget. He's not snatching back the lead or demanding it.

"Hey, Marc?" He starts after a moment. "Which book do you want to finish up tonight?"

He has a feeling Marc is going go for the action-packed science fiction -- and that's fine with Steven. Anything is fine with Steven as long as he can get Marc to perk up a bit.