Converge by Chris Owen

Author:Chris Owen [Owen, Chris]
Language: nld
Format: epub
Tags: erotic MM, Romance MM
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Ari was glad he was sitting on the edge of his bed and didn't have to try to stand through the awe in Finn's voice.

"That's quite the stalker vibe you have there," he said, not really meaning it. No one had ever looked at him like he was something remarkable like that, at least not that he remembered. It wasn't the same as admiration in a business setting, and it was more intimate feeling than even the look on a lover's face. It was like Finn knew him, through and through, and was still captivated by him.

It was unsettling, to say the least, and wildly flattering.

Finn blushed red and looked away, first at the floor and then down the hall toward the stairs. "I'm sorry," he mumbled. "I didn't mean to scare you."

Ari took pity on him. "I'm not scared," he said softly. "Just confused. What do you mean by me being responsible for you doing what you do? And what protection are you talking about."

After he took a deep breath, Finn's color evened out, the blush fading a bit. "That's a long conversation," he said, "and I'm pretty sure we can't go over all of it right now. But I can give you the basics, I think. Then I have to go, for the rest of the day at least, and maybe longer, if I can't figure out this whole doorway thing. I vanished when I moved from here, right?"

"Right." Ari nodded in agreement. "You did. And you're avoiding my questions."

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"The vanishing thing is important, too," Finn said reproachfully.

"Yes, I'm sure it is. We can work on that later. Right now, I'd rather know why you're here, rather than how."

Finn sighed and looked for a moment like he was going to lean on the doorframe but stopped himself. "Remember when I said we can feel your emotions?" he asked.

"Sort of. I was kind of ... trying to deal with a lot right then. Not unlike now. I really should be taking notes."

"There's a thought." Finn smiled wryly. "But then you'd just have to hide them or burn them, so." He shrugged and stood a little straighter, like he was ready to give a presentation or a lecture. It was a look Ari knew well, though he hadn't really expected to see it in his bedroom.

"Anyway, here's the thing." Finn put his hands behind his back and looked at Ari, his face intent. "In our dimension we can pick up high emotion from your dimension. We don't know why, it's just the way it is, just like we're born being able to see you and your world. Our world is bright and loud and in full color, but yours is there as well, kind of gray and a soft buzz of noise underneath. Buildings are sometimes the same, and they look normal but with a faint glow, and where the buildings don't match up, there's this weird overlap. Right from birth, almost, we're taught how to filter you out.

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