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Your choice?

The Matrix?

OK. Yours or mine?

Doesn't matter to me.

[starts to go into Riley's room]

[ was headed towards the couch but pauses when he sees Xander heading the other direction ] ... Unless you've been hiding one, there's no television in there.

[smirks, heading into his own room to grab the DVD before coming back into the living room]

[ shaking his head, Riley went into the kitchen to make popcorn before Xander walked back out ] Want a beer?

[puts the DVD into the system] Always.

[ grabs and opens two beers, then pours the popcorn into a bowl once it's done, carefully carrying it all into the living room ]

[slides over to give him room on the couch, but sits wide as he waits for the DVD to get to the menu screen]

[ hands him one of the beers as he sits down, setting the bowl in what space there is between their legs ]

[takes the beer, turning the movie on and then taking a swig, a few minutes in, Xander glances over and then back at the movie]

[ feeling eyes on him, Riley glances back but doesn't say anything - instead, he looks back at the screen and takes a swig of his own beer ]

[did Riley just look at him? repeats the action from before, drinks his beer]

[ Riley doesn't glance back this time because it's just weird. instead, he reaches over for some popcorn ]

[as Xander reaches for popcorn]

[ and their hands touch, which causes Riley to jerk his hand away and clear his throat awkwardly ]

[and Xander goes back a bit but grabs popcorn nonetheless. finishing off the beer, he stands to get another and as he turns to move out from the couch he half-falls across Riley and ends up climbing over him before skidding off to the kitchen]

[ Riley just kind of sits there, unsure what just happened or what he should do about it ]

[clearly, Riley is mortified and Xander makes up for it by bringing a six pack of beer and setting it down next to Riley before stepping across him more gracefully and sitting back down...a little closer]

[ he is, but that doesn't mean he doesn't try to hide it, though he does watch Xander a little warily as he walks past before he downs what was left in his bottle ]

[Xander opens a new one, chugging about a third before setting it down and going for more popcorn]

[ Riley just kind of stares at Xander's hand on his thigh for a moment before clearing his throat ] Uh, Harris?

[looks at Riley, then his hand and subsequently past his hand as they have gotten slowly closer and closer and apparently his hand was not on...his leg]