Well They Encourage Your Complete Cooperation

Wake up
Eat
Go to work
Come home
Eat
Jack off
Shower
Sleep
Repeat

Frank's schedule was the same nearly everyday.

Work was always the same, teenagers pretending to be hipster walking into his record shop and buying the same Metallica album, and middle aged men coming in to reminisce about their glory days.

The drive home was always the same, always getting stuck behind traffic at the third stoplight down the main drag.

Jacking off was always the same, lonely, desperation for love as it's always been. He really needed more spice in his life. So when he decided he was going to shave the sides of his head, it was big news.

"Dude..." His co-worker, Matt, said when he walked in the next morning.

"I know. Awesome right?" He said, smiling. The red dye really took after he had bleached the sides, so he almost looked like a red and black skunk.

Almost.

A few of the frequent customers took notice of the change, and complimented him, and he soaked in the attention. He knew it looked kick ass, and liked knowing other people thought so too.

The rest of the customers filed out for the day, and he tossed the shop keys to Matt.

"Lock up, okay?"

Matt caught them and nodded in his direction, too busy staring at the busty lady walking down the cracked sidewalk in front of the small shop.

Pervert frank thought as he walked out of the door, the bell signaling his exit.

He made it through the stoplights without having to stop, which was a first. Maybe things are going to be different from now on. He thought.

When he got home, he called his usual Chinese take out place, only to find out that his favorite was taken off the menu that morning. With a groan, he hung up and grabbed his keys off the kitchen counter. Things ARE going to be different now

After driving for what felt like hours, he ended up of the bad side of some suburb five towns over. His stomach growled at him, very upset that he had broke his routine of a 5:15 dinner.

"I know, I know. I will find something soon, I promise." He said, before he realized he probably looked like a lunatic.

After about another half hour of driving aimlessly, he decided he was lost. He pulled over close to an alley and a shady bar, hoping that if he were to get jumped, at least he could run into a mess of sweaty, drunk bodies for cover.

He was too busy using his phone as a flashlight to look at the small map he kept in his glove compartment to notice the man walk up to his window. He tapped sharply twice, causing Frank to jump in his spot and send his phone flying into the backseat. He rolled down his window a bit to peak out, and he was meet with a ratted mess of fire truck red hair.

"Can I-uh, help you?" He said, after rolling his window all the way down to reveal a young good looking guy, probably about the same age as himself. He looked scared out of his mind, and Frank now noticed a hand shaped mark across his cheek.

"Dude, are you okay?" He asked, suddenly worried.

The guy's eyes widened and his head snapped to the opposite side if the street, just out of Frank's view. He let out a small "shit" before opening the back door to Frank's car and hopping in, pushing the neatly stacked CDs to the floor.

"Oh, um, sorry about that..." He said, before bending down to pick them back up again. His voice was nasally and cracked, and Frank wondered when the last time he had a drink of water was. He finished the stack, and sat back up to extend his hand to Frank.

"Hi. I'm Gerard. I'm kind of running from those guys," he pointed out a group of big guys, big enough to probably stomp on Frank and crush him like a bug. "and I need a place to stay. Do you know anywhere?" Frank shook back, before adding his own name. "Frank. And you could stay with me, I suppose. You don't seem overly creepy." The guy, Gerard, smiled and sat back in the seat and buckled himself in.

"Good."

Frank pulled out of the alley, and towards what he thought was the interstate.

last time I checked, my routine didn't include taking some random guy off the street home. I am so fucked.

Notes

hi. so. this is my first attempt at a real fic, so let me know how it is? please comment c: