The building in which they lived was an old brownstone three stories tall. There was one apartment on each floor, Vic’s in the middle. Since Matt had moved in with him, the neighbor below them often complained about the noise, though Vic didn’t think they were all that loud. True, they tended to be a little noisy during s*x, and the powers he gained from the act weren’t always the quietest. He was a big man to begin with, but the super strength Matt gave him increased his muscle mass and he knew the wooden floors creaked when he walked. He had a tendency to slam things because he often forgot the extent of his own strength, and more than once he’d broken something off completely, the faucet handle or a door knob, which he then had to fix.
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