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Day 22: cozy
#ouizzy
Izzy heard some muffled knocking and then the yelling signaling Frenchie was here.
"Babe! Babe! Open up!"
Izzy pulled the door open to Frenchie holding more things than seemed possible.

A blanket fell from the top of the precarious tower onto Izzy's head
"Oops, sorry, but if you could grab some of this I'd appreciate it."
Izzy was weak to Frenchie's shit-eating grin.
"Alright...Give it here."

"Cheers m'dear!" Frenchie replied with a quick kiss to Izzy's cheek.
"What is all of this?"
"Well, first night in your new place so I figured you wouldn't really have unpacked anything, yet. And you're you, so I figured you'd also be stressed about that.

"So I thought I'd bring you some of your favorite things to cozy up with. So you can relax and actually enjoy your first night here."
Izzy was touched. Frenchie was the most thoughtful guy he'd ever dated, and he was still getting used to it.

He looked through the supplies he'd grabbed: that soft blanket he always claimed when they watched TV together at Frenchie's place. That vanilla black tea that reminded him of home. A DVD of Die Hard and a few bags of microwave kettle corn and a box of his favorite vegan cocoa.

"I...thank you, Frenchie. You didn't have to do this."
"I know, I wanted to. Wanted to be here to help out and force you to take it easy at some point, too. Brought a few other things to help you relax later as well."
Frenchie winked so ridiculously at him, Izzy had to laugh.

"Okay, well I'll give you the tour then put you to work."
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They worked well as a pair, moving furniture, opening boxes and putting things in their new homes. After a couple hours, Frenchie insisted they take a lunch break and unloaded the cooler he'd also brought.

Apples, hummus and the good chips, green juice and some pre-cut veggies. Frenchie wasn't vegan, but he always ate what Izzy did when they were together. He didn't make a big deal out of having to give meat up around him.

Izzy wouldn't ask that of him, never asked his prior boyfriends either. Frenchie just did it. Accepted this was part of Izzy and chose to embrace it. Like so many other things.
They laid out the blanket and ate their lunch picnic style in Izzy's new living room.

Frenchie was so easy to be around. He was like the sun drying out the rain that Izzy usually drowned in. Izzy was feeling a little overwhelmed and wasn't up for talking, and Frenchie just accepted that too, so they ate their lunch in companionable silence.

After the break, they got back to unpacking. They split up, Izzy to work on his bedroom and Frenchie tackled the living room. Frenchie started singing as he worked, his tones drifting to Izzy's room keeping him company and motivated to get at least this room mostly livable today.

When Izzy deemed it done enough, he went out and found Frenchie finishing setting up his TV.
"I think I'm done for today. You want to watch the movie?"
"Of course!"
They made the popcorn and the cocoa and cozied up on the couch sharing the blanket.

At some point Izzy fell asleep with his head lolling on Frenchie's shoulder. He woke to Frenchie smiling at him fondly.
"Will you stay?" Izzy asked, wanting to make sure he wasn't asking too much.
"Yeah, wouldn't want to be anywhere else."

Izzy shook his head, but couldn't keep the smile off his face.
"C'mon you cheese bastard, take me to bed."

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