Multiverse Room-Mates [closed to hashisreasons/forcefierce]

[fulfillourdestiny]

Kylo would like to point out that he gave his room-mates the illusion of privacy at least. Never mind that he could just read their thoughts as easily as he breathed, he did his best not to do such things because he knew it was rude. Or more to the point last time he did it, Matt had whined for three hours about how he was violating the terms of the room-mate agreement and he promised! It wasn't worth the head-ache.

Still, he at least tried to be a good room-mate. When he felt like it.

They were out, it had just been him in the flat when the Force Bond had flared to life. He was very grateful that he was showered and dressed this time; the last time it had happened when he was still only half awake and that had been a level of awkward with Rey that he hadn't really wanted to deal with.

Still, it had been just him, and it was nice. To be able to talk openly with her with no worry of anyone interrupting.

They needed more moments like that

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[hashisreasons]

Loki came home early, frowning as he shut the door behind him. He didn't know why he bothered. Everyone always asked him about Thor when he went out. Nobody seemed to care about him. Shaking his head, he made his way through the flat, grinning when he realized Matt wasn't there.

Maybe now he could get Kylo to do some magic with him.

As he came up to Kylo's door, he frowned. He'd even been about to knock when he heard Kylo talking to himself. He hesitated only a moment before he just barged right in.

"Are you really talking to yourself? Do you do this when we're not home?"

[fulfillourdestiny]

Kylo's head snapped to the right, seeing Loki, before looking back at Rey, who's eyes widened and mouth opened before the Force Bond cut out. He sat, shocked and pissed, before pushing himself off his bed to his feet, storming past Loki in a mood.

"I was not talking to myself," he snarled, storming into the kitchen to get some juice. He slammed the fridge door closed when he saw that Matt had only bought the kind with pulp. Again.

"I was talking to Rey. And you interrupted."

[hashisreasons]

Loki blinked, turning to follow Kylo into the kitchen. His head tilted and he raised an eyebrow as he lingered in the doorway, watching him curiously. There was much to read in a person's body language and the things that they didn't say, some even more than their words.

"Okay..." He sighed, taking a deep breath and trying not to react. "Rey, who's Rey? Is that a girlfriend? When did you start dating?"

[fulfillourdestiny]

Kylo turned, and stared at Loki. How... did he not know who Rey was? He was sure he had explained this to both of his room-mates more than once. Especially after... well, things.

"Rey," he said. "Who I share a Force Bond with?" He prompted, hoping the Asgardian would actually remember for a change. As much as Matt whined, it was nice that he would at least remember things. Except - apparently - for buying juice that did not have pulp. He sighed. "She gave me the scar," he gestured to the scar that ran down the side of his face. At least he didn't touch it this time.

"And... we've been dating for a while now." At least he thought they were dating. They had held hands in a rather intimate way... Rey was being rather odd about it all. And she was always around the traitor and Dameron. His fist clenched at the thought.

A glass broke.

"...Damn, Matt is going to pissed."

[hashisreasons]

"Oh, Ray! Wait, Ray is a girl?" Loki blinked. He'd heard the stories, but he always thought Kylo had been fighting another man. The boy was so emo that he'd just assumed he was gay. He has a bit of a surprised look on his face as he nods his head and smiles. "Huh, okay. That's..."

He stops, staring. "Force bond..." He did remember Kylo talking about that. "I... I didn't realize."

He almost looked disappointed.

Rolling his eyes, Loki raised a hand and waved in front of him. The shards on the floor rose and slowly became a glass again, this time settling on the counter where Kylo couldn't break it. Stepping forward, Loki took Kylo's hand and began to make sure it wasn't cut. If it was, he'd heal it.

"Something troubles you," he murmured. "Do I have to step in and help?"

[fulfillourdestiny]

"Yes, Rey is a girl!" A very pretty girl, who was incredibly strong in the Force. His equal, to be exact. Together, they were a force unlike anything the galaxy had ever seen before. They would change everything. Jedi, Sith, the Resistance... They could remake it. Better than it had ever been. Why wouldn't she stand at his side?

"Yes, well, you interrupted and it cut off," he seethed, anger still prickling at that having happened. He so rarely got time to speak with Rey lately, that any chance he could get being cut short... His fingers twitched, so tempted to simple Force choke Loki. It wouldn't do much, probably, but it would make him feel better and that was worth it. It wasn't like Loki knew Rey, so he wouldn't tell her.

"She doesn't want to tell people about us," he grumbled. "Just because I tortured Dameron, and slaughtered some villages, and she works for my Mother... I offered her the galaxy!"

[hashisreasons]

"You like her..." Loki crossed his arms over his chest, grinning as he watched Kylo react. The body language, the way his voice was getting higher pitched, they were all signs of his emotions. Loki smirked, trying not to laugh at the way Kylo was seething.

He was not afraid of Kylo. Far from it, he dared Kylo to try to use his little Force against his own powerful magic.

"Okay..." He frowned. "Why doesn't she want to tell people you're together. So, you tortured someone. Some people died. You would think the mother angle would be so good for you," he muttered more to himself than to Kylo. "I mean, there will be other villages." Loki didn't see anything wrong with anything Kylo said. Perhaps that was part of the problem.

"Who wouldn't want the galazy? Is she ill?"

let's start here?

[forcefierce]

There were times when Rey could not control the Force Bond. Which, mostly, was all of the time. It would flare up at the most awkward of moments. One minute, she'd be just reading or studying and the next minute he would be there, in her mind. She didn't want to admit that she liked it. Or how it felt talking to him. She was trying not to let the feelings she had for him grow.

It wasn't easy.

Kylo?

She called out his name softly, nervously, not even sure if he was awake or what he was doing. It was early, probably too early, but it was too late now. When the bond was on, she had to answer to it. She didn't know how not to.

Good place to do it.

[fulfillourdestiny]

Kylo was still trying to research anything he could regarding the Force Bonds, but it wasn't easy given that the Empire had destroyed many resources back in their day. One of his Grandfather's... less than brilliant choices, he would very reluctantly admit. Even what little information he had been able to find still did not help to even begin to explain whatever the Bond between himself and Rey was. Not the strength of it, how it was possible for them to actually touch each other through it...

None of it made sense and it greatly frustrated him. This frustration was one of the many reasons he had decided to leave work early that day, and return to the flat hours before either of his room-mates would be there. (The other reasons were all Hux; the General was an ass and Force flinging him against the nearest wall was loosing it's appeal.) He had gone back to an older method of dealing with frustration - exercise. He forced himself into going through drills he hadn;t done in years, just in the hopes that it might make his mind blissfully numb enough that maybe for five minutes, the Bond would not control him.

It seemed to work, until he returned from the shower, towelling off his hair.

...Rey.

it's a start

[forcefierce]

Kylo...

While it didn't really make a difference, Rey quickly closed her eyes. Still, she could see him. A lot of him, in fact. She blushed, shaking her head and wishing to someone above that she had better timing. And she tried not to stare. She really was trying.

And failing.

You're busy. I should...

Should what? She frowned. Should go? Should turn it off? None of it sounded right to her. Mostly because none of it was right. It was all wrong. She swallowed, letting out a breath she'd been holding.

I'm interrupting you.

[fulfillourdestiny]

She might be pleased to know she wasn't the only one blushing at this. In fact, there were the tell-tale signs of someone frantically rushing to make sure they hat least had a pair of pants on. He really needed to find out why it was that the Bond seemed determined to catch him in states of undress.

No, no, it's fine

He rushed to look somewhat presentable, not wanting to lose the Bond now and have to wait till... who knew when it would decide to open again? He gave an awkward sounding cough, sitting on the edge of his bed, breathing a little heavier than it had been from how quickly he ran to get at least some pants on.

What's wrong?

[forcefierce]

Can't sleep. Having dreams. Thinking... things. Insecurities. Fears. I didn't like how I felt.

And she really didn't. Not that she was ready to tell him she'd had been dreaming about him. She knew how angry he got that she was spending time with Poe. She wanted to spend time with both of them, but not if Kylo was going to be a jerk about her other friends. So, she'd been pulling away.

And clearly the force bond felt differently.

I woke you, didn't I?

[fulfillourdestiny]

...What were you feeling?

He hadn't felt any particular signs of distress coming from her, but then again, he had been actively attempting to ignore the Bond as much as he could, even for a short while. But he had never intended to block her out, never that. He couldn't do that do her, that would be...

It wasn't something he intended to do.

He shifted, aware of the fact that he was still wet from the shower.

No. Time difference, it's.... I was... busy

[fulfillourdestiny]

Eventually, with much reluctance, Kylo and Rey did leave his room. There were a few reasons for why they did this, the first of which being that they needed something to eat and the kitchen was not in his room. There was also needing the bathroom, and other things like that, so the scramble for some kind of clothing was made - Kylo giving Rey over his only non-black top.

("It's for laundry day," he grumbled when she expressed her delight at the soft grey top. Kylo had to stop staring at how it hung on her, and how easy it would be to... No, wait, they needed food. And to clean.)

He wasn't surprised to see Loki and Matt waiting on the sofa when he came out of his room. (He might have given Rey a top, but he hadn't bothered on one for himself after pulling on jeans. She seemed to like that, anyway.) Kylo wandered into the kitchen, pouring two generous glasses of juice, before wandering back out. One he sat on the table, waiting for Rey when she came out of the bathroom. The other he drank quickly, greedily.

"So, who's the second one for?" Kylo blinked. Oh. Wanda was here. He didn't notice the way her eyes widened on seeing him at first, too interested in finishing his drink.

"I'm getting all these texts about your 'girlfriend'," there was that smile again, the one that said she knew he was lying. "She finally visit?"

[forcefierce]

Of course, Loki invited her over. Unlike Wanda, Loki didn't say anything, just waiting for her to make her appearance. They had seen her and knew she was still there, so it was just a waiting game now.

"Wanda, leave him alone. She's here. We told you that she was," Matt said, trying to plead for Kylo, trying to back him up.

Before anything else could be said, Rey slowly wandered out, smiling at the others. "Hello," she murmured, turning to look at Matt and Loki. "Sorry about earlier. I'll make sure that we get the room cleaned up and we will get a new telly. Maybe for out here, where he can't so easily damage it," she teased.

The shirt fell on her, falling just above her knees, covering most but leaving nothing to the imagination. She had nothing on under it. She smiled a little wider as she moved over to the table, leaning in to kiss his cheek before taking her seat. "Mmm, juice!" Taking the glass, she sipped at it. "You promised me food. Not just juice," she teased.

Finally, Rey turned to Wanda, purposefully not addressing her right away. "Hi. I don't think we've met. I'm Rey. His girlfriend."

[fulfillourdestiny]

Kylo was too focused on that hem-line, a smirk playing around his face (the rare sight of which caused Matt to slap Loki excitedly on the arm), folding his arm over his own chest. His glass was sitting to the side empty, and he looked up at Rey's face with a small frown.

"You didn't say what you wanted," he pointed out. "I was going to call for pizza." Largely as his own cooking skills were not too great and he knew Matt would be hovering over his shoulder at whatever he attempted. Speaking of which, he turned to his flat-mates: "you're not getting any."

Wanda, in the mean time, was looking between Rey, and Kylo, and then to Loki and back. "Wait, you're actually real? Not just pretending?"

[forcefierce]

"And I told you that I'd be okay with whatever you ordered." Rey drank about half her glass, then slid it towards him in case he wanted more. "If you want, I could make you something. Well... Do you have any food in your fridge worth cooking?" Rey grinned at him, giving him a look.

To Wanda, her smile slipped a little. "I am real. Last I checked. Breathing and everything. You can pinch me if you like, but then I reserve the right to pinch back," she murmured. There was no real malice in her voice, no anger, but there was a hint of frustration there. She wasn't pleased with how Wanda had been harassing Kylo.

She turned back to Ben. "No fish, please. I hate those little things." Reaching out, she took one of his hands and threaded their fingers together on the table.

[fulfillourdestiny]

Matt, sensing the potential of danger, stepped in quickly. "Yes, Rey, there is a lot in our fridge worth cooking. Of course, these two don't," he pointed between Loki and Kylo, "so the kitchen is generally my area." He turned halfway to glance at Wanda. "And no pinching please, because Loki will think stabbing is allowed if we do that."

"Since when do you hate fish?" It seemed like a legitimate question from Kylo. Then he frowned. "Wait, is this something to do with Uncle Luke and that whole green milk thing? I caught a bit of it over the Bond but... I'm mostly confused."

Speaking of confused, Wanda looked at Loki. "She even knows his Uncle?"

[forcefierce]

Rey looked up at Matt, smiling at him. "We will have to share recipes. I'd love to cook with you. Cooking is more fun when you're not doing it alone." Her head tilted and she looked back and forth between him and Kylo. "Do you have a favorite thing to eat?"

Her eyes widened and she stared at him. "Okay, those don't count. I like fish. I hate the little fish things that they put on pizza. Those aren't fish. They're bitter. And salty. And they ruin the pizza. I am a pizza purist," she teased, giving his hand a squeeze. "But if you're confused, I can help you understand." She leaned in, pretending to whisper into his ear, brushing her lips against them.

Loki rolled his eyes. "We did tell you that she is from his world. It's not my fault you thought we were all lying." Rey looked over at Wanda, half glaring at her. "His uncle Luke trained me in the force too. I also know his family and we have a lot of the same acquaintances." She turned to him, shaking her head. "Yeah... Chewie still hates you. Sorry."

[allyofmidgard]

Due to circumstances outwith his control, Thor hadn't really been able to go visit his little brother as of late. He was pleased that Loki had gotten himself an apartment with two people who were apparently becoming good friends. It helped that Wanda visited Loki often, and she would tell him about what his brother was getting up to

Still, today was a great say. He finally had free time and so had taken himself round to the apartment. He knocked on the door and waited. Surely it wouldn't take Loki too long to answer.

[hashisreasons]

Loki blinked, turning to look at Matt. "Were you expecting company?" He wondered, briefly, if it was someone here looking for Rey. After all, she had been with Kylo for almost 24 hours now without leaving.

Frowning, Loki rose to his feet and answered the door. When he did, he stared. "No, no no no. We don't want any. Go away," he murmured. At least he did not slam the door in Thor's face like he really wanted to. Behind him, he could practically feel Matt grinning. "Thor! Welcome back. Come in."

[allyofmidgard]

"I'm not selling anything," Thor rolled his eyes at Loki's antics, before beaming at the room-mate. "Matt! Wonderful to see you. Has my brother been treating you well?" He walked into the flat with a nod of thanks, looking around.

There were a few new posters since he had last been there, and he saw that the list of Kylo's shows that he could not watch had been added to.

"How are you all?"

[hashisreasons]

Loki shook his head, slamming the door a little harder than he probably needed to as he came into the flat after Thor. Ignoring his brother and his roommate, Loki flopped down on the sofa and pulled out his phone, busying himself for another day of pretending Thor wasn't there.

Matt grinned at Thor. "Well, he's Loki. He hasn't played a prank on me this week, so progress?" He peeked over at Loki, then looked back up at Thor. "I think he and Wanda are still sore that Kylo's girlfriend actually turned out to be real."

Loki looked up from his phone, pouting. "I am not sore."

[allyofmidgard]

"No pranks?" Thor turned to look at Loki, utterly surprised. Of course his brother was scrolling on his phone again. He didn't know what he saw in the thing, it was one of those items he'd saw no real use for himself. When Matt spoke again, Thor turned his head round.

"What?" He looked back at Loki. "She's real? But I had thought that you said she was clearly something he made up due to insecurities?"

[hashisreasons]

Loki looked up at Thor, glaring at him. He hesitated, as if trying to find the right words to tell his brother what a complete ass he is. "I can be good, when I wish it, brother." Before he could say anything else, however, Matt was bringing up the matter of Kylo and Rey.

Loki's glare seemed to get worse. "Well, apparently she's real. She was here. Is here." He looked like he was going to be sick. "They have been in there for 24 hours now and barely come out for food. Disgusting."