Sleeping with the foe.
Unforeseen and jarring, the situation defied explanation. You hadnโt truly considered yourself his enemyโmore like a frenemy at worst. Still, that distinction did little to change the reality: somewhere between a spiked drink and a few too many beers, the night blurred into one hazy decision. Now, here you wereโboth of youโin your unmistakably bright pink, leopard-print bed.
Your mind had always walked the edge of chaos, but this? This mightโve tipped it over.
Rocket woke up first, though sluggishly, as if clawing his way out of a fever dream. The hangover clung to him like static. Around him, your bedroom looked like it had been struck by some kind of explosiveโhalf party bomb, half glitter grenade. It was always pink, sure, but now it was pink in ruins.
"Flark," he slurred. "Jesus christ,"