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Riley stiffened and pulled away from him, eyes wide. He quickly shook his head and began cleaning the dorm madly as if there were blood everywhere. Then when the room was completely spotless and his knuckles were raw and bloody, he went about and started making everything even. He even started about peeling a tile off the floor because there was an odd amount of them. "You aren't right. Something is wrong. I won't ask what but something is wrong," he kept muttering as he moved madly around the room.

Riley nodded and peeled his hair off of his face. It had become plastered there on account of the soap that was smeared all over his cheeks. Then he hid his hands behind his back so Dom couldn't see the blood and silently waited for an answer.

Riley frowned at the comment about how he shouldn't have done it. Now there was blood on his face. Partly in his jittery OCD freakout mode he wanted nothing more than to slam Dom's head into a bucket of water and wash away the blood till there couldn't possibly be anything left. He didn't. He just sat silently as Dom explained that he was addicted to drugs. "I don't hate you," He whispered, his voice dry. He leaned in and kissed Dom on the cheek, careful to avoid the blood. Then he pulled his hands out of Dom's reach. "I just wished you would have told me. I won't judge you." He looked up at his hands and smiled slightly. "It's not like you are judging me," He added softly.

"Yes," He replied softly and gently wiped the tears off his cheeks. He then wrapped his bloody hands around Dom's shoulders to return the hug. "I promise," he added, smiling slightly. He held Dom for a long time before he cleared his throat and murmured,"I have to go clean up my hands. They are stinging and my face is sticky...I got soap on your face and my blood is on your lip." He sighed and shook his head.

Riley nodded and took the bag. Then he ran off and hit it somehwere in the dorm. Ten minutes he came back and smiled at Dom. "I did it!" he declared, water dripping into his eyes.

He waited patiently for him to finish and then he leaned in and gently kissed Dom. "Thank you," He murmured, fluffing up his hair.

"Yeah sure," Riley agreed and followed him out of the bathroom,"What do you want to see?" He quickly grabbed a towel on his way out and started drying of his hair. How long did it take for one to go through withdrawals from drugs? It wasn't going to be pretty when Dom started...