"Well let's get you settled in first, then we'll worry about me, huh?" That makes it easier to keep moving the goalposts. Once Steven finds a job then it'll be waiting until the job's stable. Then it'll be waiting until he's got a routine. Then it'll be tidying up the flat a bit. And hopefully by then Steven will be too upset at Marc for trying to clear out his treasured piles of junk and yell at him to leave again.
"Oh - sorry. Did you feel that?" He probably shouldnt have done that, or at least given Steven some warning. "I always miss it when it's too late, you know?" Marc mentions off the cuff once he's dried himself off enough to wrap a towel around his waist and can walk around without leaving a wet trail behind him.
"I keep thinking I should have spent more time with Layla, before everything went to shits. I..." this is awkward to admit but at least he can busy himself drying up and not risking eye contact in case Steven is in the reflection. "I mean. One more lifetime with you, could've been fun. Even if we share a small bed. Although, wouldn't you want your own bed? What if I snore or hit you in the middle of a nightmare?"
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"Oh - sorry. Did you feel that?" He probably shouldnt have done that, or at least given Steven some warning. "I always miss it when it's too late, you know?" Marc mentions off the cuff once he's dried himself off enough to wrap a towel around his waist and can walk around without leaving a wet trail behind him.
"I keep thinking I should have spent more time with Layla, before everything went to shits. I..." this is awkward to admit but at least he can busy himself drying up and not risking eye contact in case Steven is in the reflection. "I mean. One more lifetime with you, could've been fun. Even if we share a small bed. Although, wouldn't you want your own bed? What if I snore or hit you in the middle of a nightmare?"