[Nico responds by tilting his head into Will's neck to hide his expression.
There are words burning on his tongue and he bites them back, willing his heart rate to chill the fuck out because Will can feel it, he knows. Stupid cheater powers. The words are no longer on the verge of making their way out of his mouth but he feels them sinking deep into his heart, no less true for having not said them.]
What a pain. [He says instead, and it's not what he means. Not even close.]
[ the sound of will’s laugh vibrates through his chest. the arm around nico’s waist tightens briefly, hugging the other boy closer. ]
You’d be less bothered if you were sleeping. Which is what you’re supposed to be trying to do.
[ if he sounds less nagging than usual, it’s because he knows how difficult it is for nico to reconcile sleep during the bad days. if he can’t sleep, at least he can rest, knowing he’s safe and not alone.
and what will said was true. this is the opposite of troublesome for him. spending time with nico, even when that time is spent looking at nothing in companionable silence, ranks among the best parts of his day. will would be happy holding nico for the rest of his life. ]
[The words reach Nico through a muffled haze. The eyes he'd hidden from Will now refusing to obey his command to open again, his head too heavy to lift. Where his face has been hidden away, his lips pull up into a smile, safe in the knowledge that Will can't see it. Will's arm tightens around him and Nico obliges, melding himself against Will as though if he tried hard enough, they could become one entity. Two hearts beating as one. It's with this thought and in the safety of Will's arms that he finally drifts into a dreamless sleep.
Maybe he'll have nightmares, and maybe he won't. What Nico knows as sleep takes him is that right here and right now, he is loved, he is safe, and he is not alone. It's more than enough to give him a fighting chance.]
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Lie in bed with my boyfriend who I like very much? Yeah, you're right. Why am I doing this?
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There are words burning on his tongue and he bites them back, willing his heart rate to chill the fuck out because Will can feel it, he knows. Stupid cheater powers. The words are no longer on the verge of making their way out of his mouth but he feels them sinking deep into his heart, no less true for having not said them.]
What a pain. [He says instead, and it's not what he means. Not even close.]
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You’d be less bothered if you were sleeping. Which is what you’re supposed to be trying to do.
[ if he sounds less nagging than usual, it’s because he knows how difficult it is for nico to reconcile sleep during the bad days. if he can’t sleep, at least he can rest, knowing he’s safe and not alone.
and what will said was true. this is the opposite of troublesome for him. spending time with nico, even when that time is spent looking at nothing in companionable silence, ranks among the best parts of his day. will would be happy holding nico for the rest of his life. ]
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Maybe he'll have nightmares, and maybe he won't. What Nico knows as sleep takes him is that right here and right now, he is loved, he is safe, and he is not alone. It's more than enough to give him a fighting chance.]