Hobbies. "Oh," he says intelligently. "So it's, wait, are you serious?" he asks, changing course halfway through his own question. "I can, I mean, I can pay rent, I think. I don't want you to— shit, really?"

He can't even get all of the words out that he wants, because the idea of borrowing Michael's apartment, even for just the next five-plus months, is exciting enough to stumble the words in his throat.