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OMG this got STUPIDLY long – Modern AU The rest below the cut

Three months ago James got a new neighbor. James really only knows him peripherally, despite his libido telling him he’d like to know him intimately. On the day he moved in Thomas had introduced himself with a strong handshake, Thomas Hamilton, pediatric oncologist, he’d smiled at James, his eyes crinkling at the corners. He had assured James that he wouldn’t have to worry about Thomas being loud. He spent a lot of time at work and was long past throwing wild parties.

They pass each other roughly three times a week and the occasional, Saturday, when Thomas is just back from his daily run. This evening as James is walking up the street from the butcher, he sees Thomas sitting on the shared steps of their brick rowhouse with a cigarette in one hand and glass in the other.

As James gets closer he notices that Thomas is still in his scrubs from the hospital, and he’s swaying where he sits. James approaches and nods. When their eyes meet, Thomas’s are red rimmed and bleary. James sets his bag just inside his door and against his better judgment takes a spot next to Thomas on the stoop.

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