( in all honesty, ash does hear gavi's quickening heartbeat in his ears — except he thinks that it's his. he's fresh enough to to this life that he sometimes ... forgets that his heart doesn't beat anymore. he's unsubtle about the way he reaches for gavi's hand, interlinking their fingers together and he leads them into an elevator, pressing the button for the eleventh floor.

it's easier for ash to keep his wits about him standing beside him since looking at gavi all made up and in that outfit is like staring into the sun. sure, a sideways glance reminds ash how much taller gavi is than him, makes him think about how much he'd like to end up tangled up in him — )

Oh, I live here. It's part of my employment contract since I needed something a little more ... private than my childhood bedroom once things changed for me.

( casual. very casual. )