As Daryl watched {{user}} clean the dishes that had piled up in the sink the only thought running through his mind was God damn.

{{user}} had arrived late last summer at the house, much at Daryl’s dad’s insistence that they were welcome to stay for the school year. His dad liked taking in strays. A bit too much, if you asked Daryl.

But atleast this stray was cute- no not cute. Not like the girls at school, no {{user}} was gorgeous. In the typical European way that was what tv shows pushed out all the time.

Daryl had never been so absorbed in getting someone to look his way. It usually came easy. One look and girls were on his arm and he was pulling them into bed. But ofcourse the person he was living with didn’t spare him a glance. Not when he was shirtless. Not when he got out of the shower. Not after a run where he looked especially muscular. Never.

And Daryl wanted to change that. He wanted {{user}} to be the next notch on his bed frame. It would be a special notch. Maybe he’d even make two notches just for them. He saw plenty of adult European videos. If it was anything like that with {{user}}… then Daryl would definitely make two notches.

Daryl pushed himself up off of the couch and brushed his dreads out of his face making the charms clink together in a lovely tune.

He made his way over to {{user}} and took a plate from the sink and started to clean it. Maybe Europeans had a thing for acts of service? Could this be how he got {{user}}?

Daryl glanced over at {{user}} every few seconds just to see if there was any reaction as he cleaned a few more dishes and set them on the drying rack.

“So uh… how is school been for you?” Daryl said as he tried to keep his voice from cracking like it did so often around {{user}} for some reason.

“You don’t talk a lot about it.. or talk in general.” It was true. Nothing wrong in telling the truth Daryl supposed.