Page 134 of Psync
Eli gave it a few more minutes before finally getting up the nerve to push everything away from the door. When the noise didn’t bring Haruka running, Eli opened the door to discover the floor was littered with bags full of all of Eli’s favorite snacks—as well as new ones that looked amazing.
If Eli tried to eat now, he’d throw up, so he stepped over the mountain of snacks and nearly killed himself on a Kero-chan plushie keeping guard on the other side. He ran to the kitchen to look for more coffee and was unsurprised to see their supply had been fully restocked. Once again, Eli loaded himself down with all the coffee he could carry.
Before he closed the door to barricade himself back in, his eye caught on the Kero-chan plushie.
Eli picked up the tiny, stuffed flying lion and absolutely did not start crying his eyes out. Neither did he throw the stuffie across the room and then run after it to snatch it up to bring back into his lair.
Before he locked himself back inside, he shoved all of Haruka’s offerings into a massive pile so he wouldn't be able to tell Eli had taken anything without going through the whole thing.
After popping open a can of coffee, Eli retrieved his phone. Ignoring the twenty new messages from Haruka, he typed:
Eli:Don’t be toxic. You can’t buy me
There was an immediate response.
StupidStupidStupidJerk:I’m not trying to buy you. I’m worried you aren’t eating
Eli:Funny
Food isn’t terribly appealing right now for some reason. I wonder why?
StupidStupidStupidJerk:Don’t hurt yourself just to punish me
Please
At least take your meds
Shit, he’d totally forgotten to take his meds.
Eli went to the bathroom, found the right bottle, shook out two pills, took a picture, then dry swallowed them. He may be pissed, but he wasn’t stupid. At some point they would work this out, and it would be better if Eli wasn’t seesawing wildly between mania and depression when it happened.
He was, however, petty enough to wait thirty minutes before texting the picture to Haruka.
StupidStupidStupidJerk:Thank you
Eli:Don’t thank me. I didn’t want you to cut a hole in the wall
StupidStupidStupidJerk:My wall appreciates it
Eli rolled his eyes and went back to ignoring his phone.
An hour later there was a knock at the door.
“Eli, I brought you coffee and muffins.”
Eli walked over to the door and loudly opened a can of coffee at it. He chugged half the can before putting his headphones back on and turning onEternal Love-Ten Miles of Peach Blossoms. He skipped to the part where QianQian was locked up in her palace and being pathetic as hell. She hadn’t lost her eyes yet—he hated that part and was fully planning on skipping it.
He picked up his phone.
Eli:I swear to god if you try to pluck out my eyes . . .
StupidStupidStupidJerk:Don’t watch the Peach Blossom show right now
I’m begging you
Literally anything else
Eli:Kidnappers don’t get a say in what I watch
