Finn’s right hand was still holding his uniform shirt, while his left hand was holding Luca’s lunch box, but he easily swung his uniform shirt over his right shoulder before using his right hand to hold Luca’s shoulder.
“Are you okay?” He asked in concern.
For a moment, Luca seemed lost in thought, but then he blinked before taking a deep breath to calm himself.
His eyes were glued to the blonde as he replied, “You can live with me.”
He suddenly voiced his decision, and Finn seemed surprised by it.
“Why… why did you suddenly change your mind?” He asked.
“Do you want me to change my mind one more time?” Luca asked back instead of answering.
“…” Finn was speechless by it, but Luca didn’t wait for his response as he silently turned around before walking towards the stairs.
For a moment, Finn acted like an immobile rock, but then he hurriedly lifted his feet before quickly swinging his legs to catch up to the black-haired man.
A wide smile immediately formed on his face as he was sure Luca had slightly opened up himself for him.
“I’ll let the Home Affairs Department know about it!” Finn spoke excitedly to Luca as the two of them started climbing the stairs side by side.
“I’ll let them know that I’ve found a place to live, and once I get their permission, I’ll move in with you right away!
We’ll be housemates soon, Wolfie!”
Finn sounded excited as he even planned what he would do next, but Luca kept his face straight and didn’t even bother to respond to the taller man.
However, when they reached the second floor of the building, he suddenly remembered something, and that was why he stopped walking and looked at the blonde man.
The blonde man looked surprised, but he also stopped walking.
Did you cause trouble in District 4 and get kicked out?” Luca finally asked after remembering that the blonde man still hadn’t answered his curiosity.
“I didn’t cause trouble in District 4,” Finn assured the shorter man, but then a mysterious smile appeared on his face before he continued, “I told the manager earlier that I moved here for personal reasons, but the reason actually has to do with you, Wolfie.
I wanted to move to this district because I wanted to live near you.”
“…” Luca looked shocked by Finn’s statement, and even his lips suddenly went numb as he couldn’t immediately rebuke the taller man’s flirtatious behavior.
It was flirtatious, and it wasn’t the first time Luca had received such flirtation from the blonde, but for some reason, he felt a little different this time.
It felt like something inside him was tickled after hearing that statement.
His chest warmed up, and the warmth even spread to his cheeks until he almost felt like they were burning from the inside.
Such a sensation was new to him, but he quickly looked away from the blonde, thinking that looking away would normalize the strange reaction of his body.
Unfortunately, nothing seemed to return to normal, and he could only try to move away from the cause of the abnormality.
Luca continued walking up the stairs without saying anything, and Finn blinked in confusion before deciding to chase after the black-haired man once more.
“It probably hurts to get bitten by a zombie,” the blonde’s voice broke the silence between them as they continued walking up the stairs together, and what he said almost made Luca stop walking once more.
However, Luca managed to hold back his urge to stop, and he only slowed down his pace a little, assuming that the blonde would tell more about his experience facing the zombies in District 4.
“It was early in the morning, and the building where I lived suddenly became chaotic.
I lived alone on the ground floor, and I heard deafening screams from outside my room.
I felt a little scared at the time, but I dared to open my door a little to see what was happening outside.
At that time, I saw several zombies attacking several humans.”
However, his steps seemed to continue slowing down, and his movements on the stairs seemed to be getting slower.
His face was tense, and he didn’t even turn to look at the storyteller.
Finn didn’t look at Luca either, but perhaps he could sense that the shorter man had slowed down his pace.
He imitated the man’s actions before continuing his story, “I saw two humans being bitten by two zombies.
I think they were too weak physically, and that’s why they didn’t turn into zombies after being bitten.
Instead, they died instantly and were immediately eaten by the zombies.”
Luca felt goosebumps all over his body after hearing the continuation of the story, and his heart even beat faster against his ribs.
He could feel his palms getting colder, and cold sweat even trickled down his forehead.
When Luca remained silent, Finn continued speaking, “Some humans are quite physically strong, and they immediately turn into zombies after being bitten.
More and more zombies flooded the ground floor of the building, and I didn’t dare to go out at all.
I didn’t see any more humans on the ground floor, and I even thought that I was the only survivor there.”
At this point, Luca finally stopped walking, probably no longer having enough strength to continue walking.
He leaned his back against the wall behind him before looking at Finn who had also stopped walking.
The difference in their heights wasn’t that great, but Luca still had to crane his neck so that his eyes could meet Finn’s as they faced each other on the stairs.
Hesitation and fear filled Luca’s heart, but in the end, he said something that he had not wanted to talk to anyone about before, “My parents were also killed in District 4 many years ago.
They were killed by zombies in District 4.”