Wandering through the cold

Sal woke up in a daze, his heavy eyes looking around the room. A small hotel like room. The blinds are shut and so he can’t make out the rooms features. He’s confused and wonders where he’s at. He sees someone sitting on a chair beside him and they looked quite androgynous to him. He asks them where he is, they reply that he’s at a resort of some type. After a short period of silence they introduce themself as Cam. They explain what happened to him and seemed to shake while doing so. How he found his body limp, bloodied, and partially covered in snow, and how they rescued him. Sals mind was washed over with the feeling of guilt. He thanked him but afterwards apologized profusely and all the while calling himself an idiot for wandering off trail. Even if it wasn’t intentional. Cam told him to calm down and rest, he still looked pale and weak. It took some convincing but he did eventually. His heavy eyes closing, only this time he was warm and cozy. With a warm blanket wrapped around him. Cam went out to grab something for him to eat. Walking down the hallway he saw a restaurant that seemed fairly good. At least that’s what he was told. So he booked a reservation there and went back to his room. About half an hour passes and Sal wakes back up. Feeling better he gets out of the bed and walks toward Cam. They jump a little, but then laugh a bit when they see him standing beside themself. Cam tells him that he booked of them a reservation at the restaurant here. Sal looks at him surprised and replies that he really didn’t have too. They chuckle and respond that it’s really no problem. Cam offered Sal some of their clothes to borrow until he goes back home. To which Sal, who’s slightly embarrassed, accepts his offer. So both of them get changed into some nicer clothes. Sal walks out of the bathroom slightly red in the face. Cam compliments Sal on how he looks and Sal replies with a witty joke stating that it’s their clothes he’s wearing. Both of them share a laugh and walk towards the restaurant for dinner.

Inside, the lights are dimmer and the light banter of people fills the room. Both of them are seated at their table and start to talk about their interests, where they’re from and why they’re here. Cam talks about how he makes comics and music for a living. They also say to Sal that they’re here because was looking for some adventure because his life at home was mundane and slow. Sal also talks about his interest in music, but also says that he’s not good at it and only just started. He also says that he’s here because he wanted to challenge how far he could push himself. Cam tells him to not push himself so hard next time. Sal says he definitely would in a sarcastic tone. They laugh and wait for a waiter to arrive.

Oh boy I thought that this would only be two parts but I was wrong. I also got attached to these two characters and their dynamics, though I don’t have a concrete idea of who they both are yet. It’ll come to me eventually. This is also turning more into a slice of life romance kind of story than what was originally planned. I hope that it’s not too jarring, I did try to make it flow into that narrative as smoothly as I could. Anyways thank you for reading!