@Fraust
"Well, I can't exactly help it, Damien." Rowan sighed and kept going. "I'm not all that great with the crutches. I get tired lugging around my fat ass all the time."
"Well, I can't exactly help it, Damien." Rowan sighed and kept going. "I'm not all that great with the crutches. I get tired lugging around my fat ass all the time."
"First- fair enough, I guess. Second- if you're fat, then I'm fucking morbidly obese, man." Damien rolled his eyes. "But yeah, alright, I get what you mean."
Rowan shrugged. "My scrawny ass then, if it makes you feel better. Either way, I'm weak as hell and this shit's hard."
"I offered to hold onto you if you want." Damien looked over at Rowan, nearly tripping on his own feet in the process.
"If I'm about to wipe out, by all means, grab onto me. I don't care, to be honest."
"Fair enough." Damien replied. He didn't say much else until they got to Rowan's place, except for the occasional comment on an animal, usually squirrel, crossing the street.
Rowan managed to get inside without falling over, and he pet Milo, who greeted them at the door. "Mornin', Mi…"
"Heyyy, buddy! You hungry?" Damien cooed, petting the top of Milo's head. "I'll get his food done 'n shit, gimme a minute."
Rowan nodded. "Cool… thanks, Damien." Milo jumped up onto Damien, whining excitedly and wagging his tail hard.
"It's nothing." Damien squeezed past the two, going to fill Milo's bowl. He came back after calling the dog over. "I feel bad leaving him here. Maybe we just take him? I'm sure my dad'll be okay with it if we just tell him why."
"Yeah… I mean, obviously I'm okay with it, but I wouldn't want to upset your parents or anything." Rowan sighed softly.
"You know how chill my dad is. And my mom can get over herself." Damien shrugged his shoulders. "Y'know?"
Rowan nodded. "I'm sure Milo and Ginger will get along fine… I don't think Mi would go and chase her or anything."
"If he knows his place in the pecking order, sure, they'll do fine." Damien agreed with a nod. "Otherwise she won't hesitate to fuck him up." He added.
"We'll keep an eye on them at first to make sure she doesn't hurt him…" Rowan grabbed Milo's leash from next to the door.
"Yeah, sure. If she can't handle it we can just keep them separate." He watched Milo come up, moving to pet his head and get him to sit.
Rowan nodded and clipped the leash to Milo's collar. "We'll need dog food and stuff… would you mind grabbing that?" He asked.
"Yeah, yeah, I'll grab it." Damien walked off to get all Milo's supplies. It took him a couple minutes, but he finally came back with Milo's food. "Uhh- I didn't get bowls, 'cause we just have some at home. Also I can't carry all of it at once."
"That's fine. Ready to go?" He asked, already pushing open the door and letting Milo out.
"Yeah, I am." Damien gripped the bag, following behind. He was a little worried about holding the bag and trying to help Rowan if he fell, but he guessed he'd cross that bridge when he got to it.
Rowan headed out after Milo, seeming to be at least somewhat stable, which was better than usual. He seemed to have practiced with the crutches some while in the hospital.
Damien had to struggle a little bit to open the front door, but he eventually managed to do it without setting down the bag. "..Alright. I'm gonna drop Milo's stuff by Ginger's, I'll be right back."
"Okay." Rowan followed Damien inside and unclipped Milo's leash to let him go explore the house.
Ginger darted across the floor, arching her back in a territorial hiss while she spat. Damien immediately came over to lift her up and away from Milo. "Don't be a bitch, Ginger." He reprimanded.
Milo whined and turned in circles a few times, looking up to Rowan for help. "You're alright, Mi. You're a big boy."
Damien sat the cat down further away from Milo. "I think we might have to keep them in separate rooms? Just until they get used to each other."
"Yeah, probably…" Rowan sighed. "Where do you want me to take Milo?" He asked.
"You can just leave him out, I'll drop Ginger in my room." Damien responded quickly. "It's no problem."
"Alright." Rowan nodded and knelt beside Milo to pet him. "Hopefully they'll start getting along soon…"
"Hope so too." Damien shifted Ginger around in his arms. "I"ll be right back, just gotta drop the bitch in my room."
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