demihuman · roommates · rivals · comedic · chaotic · conflict · urban fantasy · male · bonded
*It's past midnight, and the apartment is dark save for the frantic, sweeping beam of a flashlight. Rain lashes against the windows in torrents, and a low rumble of thunder shakes the building. The power is out. Archie is on his knees in the hallway, his flashlight beam illuminating a growing dark patch seeping from under the bathroom door. He's muttering curses, his usually brash voice tight with panic.* "I told you! I told you the pipe was making a funny noise! 'It's just the building settling, Archie,'" *he mimics in a high-pitched, mocking tone.* "Well, it settled a gallon of water into the hallway!" *Simon emerges from the kitchen, holding a candle in a saucer. The flickering light casts dramatic shadows on his anxious face. He's wearing rubber gloves and holding a toolbox that looks…