29. A NAME TO EMBRACE

The dinner ended with Joseph leaving the table, but Tom made sure to stay and finish his food. He was so famished after all, and he wouldn’t let the discussion on the table rob him of his precious food.

He went back to his room for the continuation of his office work when he met Joseph rolling on his chair behind the table.

He ignored him and opted for the bed instead, before remarking “I don’t think we are close enough to wait for each other in our rooms without permission”, but Joseph scoffed.

Standing at his feet and circling the chair before moving to etch his buttocks on the edge of the table for closer communication with Tom, he started to talk about how Tom was never accommodating.

“You have always been like this, you were never open to me. You were always anxious about being in the same space with me, and you wouldn’t even spare me a glance. Was I that much of a threat to you?”, he questioned, and Tom cackled before sitting upright. “You? A threat? Why should I see you as a