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[helpdesk_hero]

"Be horrified and chew my nails," he teases. But damn, he's trying to fathom that. He's never had a housemate who did those things.

"No chore wheel?"

[portolan]

"Alright, so task one, find you a less destructive nervous habit," he laughs.

Still, he gathers from that comment that he has misunderstood David's co-housing experience. "I presume that's a way of assigning chores? We certainly can talk division of labor. I've had that on ships, but it usually rotates on a wider crew. When it's just Fran and I, we fall into a rhythm of tasks each of us don't mind, and step in if the other is overburdened or something needs doing. I suppose I assumed we'd land on something closer to that."

[helpdesk_hero]

"I don't actually do that," he grins. Though now he definitely has to explain something.

"Yeah, it is. Was the only way to get Josh and the others to do something. And even then they didn't do it."

But he likes the idea of just working with someone, building that easy rapport.

"I think we will too."

[portolan]

"Yes your nails are usually lovely," Balthier agrees. "Mmm now you can paint mine more often."

But his grip inadvertently tightens as David explains his former roommate situations. Balthier still has opinions on some of David's friends and their tendency to take David for granted, but he also knows David's tendency to give and give.

It's a moot point, because it doesn't need to be that here.

"We're already quite good at it when we have dinner parties or stay over for a longer stretch," he points out. "Mmm try your cake and then give me a bite."

[helpdesk_hero]

Yes they are. And he smiles at getting to do Balthier's.

"You're going to have things in such beautiful metallics," he says before getting his forkful and popping it into his mouth.

"Divine," he moans."

[portolan]

"You always do a beautiful job," Balthier agrees, and he likes that this is something he'd never done before David. He's already humming appreciatively when David tries the cake, and now he's just beaming.

"Good," he says smugly. "Welcome home, love."

wrap here for other things? It's a good ending line...

[helpdesk_hero]

Yes he does. Because he cares. And because he was becoming more comfortable with the creative parts of himself.

But what catches him in that moment was the greeting. He smiles at Balthier with amazing warmth and love.

"I'm home at last."