Steve has always had trouble sleeping, it takes him a long time to feel safe enough to close his eyes.
At first it was about being a child in a big dark empty home, then it was about monsters being real, but heâs always had trouble falling asleep and as a result he feels like he never gets enough.
His movements are slow in the mornings, and he refuses to open his eyes until he absolutely has to, heâs grumpy sometimes too, but mostly pliant.
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When Eddie finds out about this they are not together, not even close.
Eddie is pining, harboring a huge crush, Steve is completely unaware, they have just started to become more than friends, meaning they are becoming good friends and nothing else⌠yet.
Steve had come over for a drink after his shift at Family Video, but one drink became two and two became three and three goes well with a joint⌠they end up laughing and talking about anything and everything until Steveâs eyes start closing on his own, so Eddie offers him the couch (itâs safer that way)
The next morning Eddie thought heâd wake up to the sound of Steve rummaging through his kitchen, he has no idea why he imagined Steve was a morning person but he finds him still sleeping when he emerges from his bedroom. He tries to make as little sound as possible as he starts cooking them breakfast.
Heâs just started up the coffee pot when he hears a soft groan behind him, turns around and locks eyes with Steve still lying down on the couch, he frowns and hides his face under the covers Eddie lovingly placed on top of him when he fell asleep the night before.
He mumbles something, Eddie just catches the word âtimeâ so he answers what he thinks was asked, âItâs 9.30.â
Heâs rewarded with another groan and then a sigh as Steve sits on the couch and grabs the covers, rearranges them around him and makes a cocoon for himself. He sighs again, cracks his neck, both sides and blinks at Eddie slowly and âoh godâ Eddie thinks, âthatâs not fairâ because Steve looks like⌠âfuckâ
Steve is looking at him with half lidded eyes, his hair is an absolute mess, mouth slightly open, pink lips swollen, pillow marks on his cheek, and the morning sun coming in through the window illuminates his face, brings out the ever changing color of his eyes, lightens the tips of his hair and he looks so devastatingly beautiful that it takes Eddie breath away.
It feels like a punch to the gut and he gasps but quickly turns it into a snort when Steveâs brows rise in question, âI take it you are not a morning personâ he says as he pours coffee into two mugs and hands one to Steve.
Eddie sits on the coffee table in front of the couch so they are facing each other, watches as Steve takes the mug and hugs it close to him, smells the hot beverage and sighs, âThanksâ he tells Eddie and his voice sounds rough with sleep and it warms Eddie inside more than the mug in his hands ever could.
Itâs a nice, quiet morning and when Steve leaves for work heâs barely speaking more than two words at a time but he smiles sweetly at Eddie as he waves him goodbye.
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After that day Eddie becomes a little obsessed with the soft, beautiful Steve he got to experience that morning. He finds himself wondering what it would be like to wake up next to him when heâs like that, he wants to know what he would do if he woke up to Eddie kissing his shoulders, his jaw, his cheek, the corners of his eyes.
He wonders if he could leave the bed without disturbing him and wake him up later with breakfast in bed.
He thinks about maneuvering him into the shower while heâs still sleepy and washing his hair as he slowly wakes up.
Sometimes, when heâs being a horny little creep he wonders if Steve would like it if he woke up with Eddieâs mouth around him. He imagines the feeling of Steve getting hard inside his mouth, the noises he would make.
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The morning after their first time, Eddie does none of those things, because waking up and seeing Steve sleeping beside him is better than anything he could ever imagine.
He lifts his hand and slowly takes a lock of Steveâs hair and moves it away from his eyes and behind his ear. Steve opens his eyes and immediately closes them again, moves closer to him, buries his face in Eddieâs chest and groans.
Eddieâs heart lights on fire and he laughs, he canât help it, heâs so happy, so in love,
âYou know, Iâve been thinking about this moment for a long time,â he tells Steve.
The only answer he gets is Steve rubbing his face on his chest, one of his arms is around Eddieâs waist and his hand draws small circles on his spine.
And Eddie keeps talking, he tells Steve about all the things he thought about, everything he fantasied doing with him, to him.
He feels Steveâs body reacting to his words, his breath gets heavier, the hand of his back clenches, he brings his body closer,
âJesus, Eddieâ Steve says when Eddie finishes his little speech by saying he wants to wake up with Steve everyday for the rest of his life and when he looks at him his eyes are wide open, heâs completely awake.
Eddie chuckles âYouâd like that?â Steve nods eagerly and kisses him deep and dirty âYes, yes to everythingâ
