pacing around his house in distressed thought.

decides to go. No one has to know about this.

comes back home hours later, eyes bloodshot and him smelling heavily of the drug.

sees him stumbling home and wonders if he's okay. So he does what any loving boyfriend would do and follows him home.

collapses half on the floor, half slung over his couch. Everything just felt awesome.

ignores polite conventions, like knocking, and just walks in. He freaks when he finds him all collapsed out and rushes over to him. "Yao?_

Yao? Are you okay?" he asks, shaking him lightly.

moans lightly. "Yeah... i'm fine, aru..."

doesn't think he looks very fine. He smells like opium and looks stoned.

hums a mutilated tune to himself, smiling absentmindedly.

that he's definitely on drugs. He's not judging--It's kinda funny, actually. But he will stick around to make sure he doesn't hurt himself.

totally fiiiiine. He can hold his opium fine.

stick around to watch him do funny things while he's stoned then. ^__^

isn't even quite aware of his presence. He takes out the smoking set that was given to him at the den along with a stash and puts it into_

storage. It felt good knowing he had something there.

just watches. He was semi-surprised Yao still used. He figured he had quit ling ago.

*long

starting up again. Old habits die hard, he supposes.

of all the vodka in the cupboard back at home. He could understand that, he supposes.

flops onto his couch and cuddles a pillow. He's hungry. |(

sits next to him and strokes his hair. "Are you okay?"

swallows. His throat is dry. "Mm. Never better, aruuuu."

nods sympathetically. "Do you want me to get you anything?"

shakes his head. "Naaaaaah. I'm just glad ya found me, aru. Kiku already hates me, this wouldn't help." 8(

he's really kind of cute like this. "I'm sorry," he says simply, not knowing what else to say.

nooods and just rests on the couch.

pulls him close and cuddles him gently, letting him know he's there.

sighs. "...am I a bad person, aru?"

shakes his head. "Nyet. I do not think so. You just have a bad habit, like everyone else."