Before Cal can make up his mind, the door opens anyway. Ben has decided it'll do for now, and he should start trying to figure out this castle.
Ben does a small start at seeing the young man...right there when he opens the door. "Oh. Hello." He offers, before standing back. "Are you looking for a bunk to claim? There seem to be plenty here."
He may as well stick around a little longer and make sure the young man's all right. It was a harrowing experience being pulled out of the water.
[Has to be non-canon if you're apping, but the prompt was too tempting, haha.]
And they were *roommates*
Ben does a small start at seeing the young man...right there when he opens the door. "Oh. Hello." He offers, before standing back. "Are you looking for a bunk to claim? There seem to be plenty here."
He may as well stick around a little longer and make sure the young man's all right. It was a harrowing experience being pulled out of the water.
[Has to be non-canon if you're apping, but the prompt was too tempting, haha.]