Date: August 7th, 2011
Characters: Ezra Loy, Kyle Walker
Location: Stadheim House
Status: Private
Summary: Ezra had gone back and forth on a gift for Kyle, this is what he settled on.
Completion: Complete
The spare room had become what Ezra had begun to call the 'catch-all' room. His guitars lived in there, along with random other items that either belonged to him or Kyle. The idea had hit him ages ago that he could do something with the room, something for Kyle. After a talk with Neve just to make sure it was okay, Ezra had begun formulating a plan to turn the spare room in the basement into an art studio for Kyle.
He had spent all of Saturday getting the room in order, moving the bed, dresser and night tables out to make room for the various art studio things that he had no idea what they were for but Soli had assured him they were needed. Ezra was not going to tell Kyle that all the work done in the room had left his shoulder screaming and forced him to break down and actually take something for it that morning. He was positive it would all be worth it though when Kyle saw the room, at least he hoped it would be.
Ezra had intended to keep it a surprise until after Kyle's party. But he had quickly realized that waiting for everyone to leave before giving Kyle his 'gift' was going to drive him nuts. So upon returning home from laser tag, Ezra had drug Kyle downstairs and to the spare bedroom.
Standing just outside the door, Ezra tried not to let the little voice in his head that was telling him that this was 'stupid' get the better of him. He stood behind Kyle, one arm looped around Kyle's waist while he reached for the door handled with his other hand. "Close your eyes." He leaned down to whisper this in Kyle's ear as he turned the door handled and guided them both into the finished art space.
After taking a deep breath, fighting back any nerves he might have as to Kyle's reaction to the surprise. "Okay, open them." And if Ezra was holding his breathe now he wasn't going to admit to it.