雪之國的天使 | 1-3熱巧克力Hot cocoa
被小弟放下來後，似乎什麼都做不了的我，只能好好的觀察現在所處的環境。
這裡是一間看起來約莫只有五坪的空間，放眼望去只有一些簡陋的家具，牆上遍布著壁癌跟水泥修修補補的痕跡，裸露的各種管線看起來完全沒有要隱藏的意思，而唯一的一扇小窗戶則是霧濛濛的，看來他們對生活品質的訴求並不算高。
門口的右手邊，就是剛剛大哥在組裝的一堆散亂在地上的機械金屬零件，以及書寫並圖畫著一堆我看不懂內容的圖紙。那些機械零件精密與複雜的細緻程度，讓我完全不想往那邊靠過去，總覺得一不小心就會踩斷什麼零件，或是隨便一碰就會突然爆炸。
而我現在坐著的位置，是房間中央的一片小空地，與其相對的，是一座在我頭頂正上方老舊而泛黃的吊燈，看起來它是這個室內唯一的光源，還有一隻飛蛾像衛星一樣正繞著燈光巡行著。以這盞吊燈在我站立時快跟我的頭頂接吻的程度，我想身材還算高大的小弟應該非常容易撞到它吧。
在我身旁的另一側，是看起來收藏著一些食物的矮櫥櫃與小茶几。大哥請我隨意坐以後，就轉身從櫥櫃裡面拿出了一些瓶瓶罐罐與小瓦斯爐，並提起水壺燒起了開水。
話說回來，即便他們倆的體型相去甚遠，但他們的毛色都是灰中帶白，些許棕褐色的毛髮交融在兩者其中，以及那同樣銳利而漆黑的眼神真的極為相似...
或許他們真的是親兄弟吧，只是為何身高體型相差會這麼懸殊，我就完全沒有概念了。
房間裡最深處的角落，則是看起來勉強搭起來的淋浴空間。
鑲在牆上的，是位置偏低的金屬旋鈕開關，上方則是有點生鏽的出水口。我想那個金屬開關的高度，應該是讓身材嬌小大哥也能方便使用吧。而那個區域的地板似乎為了排水作用，使用了不同於室內地板的深色材質，並做了一些鏤空與高低差，某些細節上看來還是有所講究的。
...不過我實在不認為那條破破爛爛的浴簾能有多大的防水與防潮效果，而小弟隨意的把看起來像是沾了一些深色污漬的長褲與披風扔在地上後，就逕自走了進了浴簾裡的淋浴空間開始洗滌，看起來完全沒有要把浴簾拉好的意思。
「請用。」
「！...謝謝。」
大哥泡了一杯熱巧克力並遞給了我。
注視杯中靄靄上升的霧氣，給人一種療癒的感覺，
握著溫暖的馬克杯，我深吸了一口氣，浸淫在淡淡而又溫潤的甜味當中。
「啊啊...」淺嚐了一口杯中之物後，我緩緩的闔上了眼睛。
「以後不要再被像這樣的壞人拐走了啊。」
大哥沒有面向我，只是兀自的持續著手中的手中的作業。
「...恩。」我淡淡地回覆到。
「嘖。」
喝著大哥泡給我的熱巧克力，我將目光投向了一旁背對著我們，一邊洗澡一邊生著悶氣的小弟。
After being put down by little brother, I seemed to be unable to do anything, so I could only observe the environment I am in now.
This is a space that seems to be about 15 square meters. Looking around, there are only some simple furniture, the walls are covered with traces of wall mold and cement repairs, and the various exposed pipelines do not seem to want to hide at all. The only small window is foggy. It seems that their demands for quality of life are not high.
On the right hand side of the door, there is a pile of mechanical metal parts scattered on the ground that the Big bro just assembled, and a pile of drawings that I can't understand. The precision and complexity of those mechanical parts make me totally unwilling to touch them. I am afraid that if I accidentally step on some parts, or accidentally touch them, they will suddenly explode.
And where I sit now is a small space in the middle of the room, opposite to it is an old and yellowed ceiling lamp above my head. It seems that it is the only light source in this room, and at this time there is also a moth orbiting the light like a satellite. Given the degree that this ceiling lamp kisses the top of my head when I am standing, I think the rude guy should be very easy to hit it.
On the other side beside me, there is a small coffee table and a low cupboard that seems to contain some food. After the Big bro asked me to sit freely, he turned around and took out some bottles and small gas stoves from the cupboard, and lifted the kettle to boil water.
If you look closely, you can see that the fur of both of them is gray and white as the base, and a little tan fur blends into the two. The most important thing is that both of them have the same sharp and dark eyes. Maybe they are really blood brothers, but why the difference in height and body shape is so different, I have no idea at all.
The deepest corner of the room is a simple shower space. Mounted on the wall are a metal rotary switch at a low position and a slightly rusty outlet on the upper side. I think the height of the metal switch should be so that the petite Big bro can easily use it. And the floor of that area seems to use a dark material different from the indoor floor for drainage, and some hollows and height differences are made. The details seem to be exquisite.
...But I really don't think that tattered shower curtain can have much waterproof and moisture-proof effects. After throwing his trousers and cloak that looked like some dark stains on the ground casually, little brother walked into the shower space and started taking a shower, and he didn't seem to have any intention of closing the shower curtain.
"It's for you."
"!...Thank you."
Big bro made a cup of hot cocoa and handed it to me.
I held the warm mug, took a deep breath, and watched the mist rising in the cup, giving a feeling of healing.
"Ah..."
After taking a sip of the contents in the cup, I slowly closed my eyes.
"Don't be kidnapped by a rascal like this in the future."
"...Ok."
"Tsk."
I drank the hot chocolate that my elder brother gave me, and looked at little brother who was sulking while taking a bath.
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