nathen

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

"Can I kiss you again?" He asked, somewhat embarrassed. His voice was soft and would've been inaudible if he was further away.

He would regret this in the morning. he would regret this when he went to bed. he would sit there and wonder if he had betrayed Anneliese but now, just now, his sleep addled brain thought that this was all that mattered

"This is nice..." he whispered. The sleepiness very prominent in his voice as his eyes grew heavier. "I should really get to sleep..." But I really dont want this to end.

He kept his voice low and soft, holding onto the memory of their lips. Rhys smelled like coffee and chemicals but it was so... sweet.

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

"Can I kiss you again?" He asked, somewhat embarrassed. His voice was soft and would've been inaudible if he was further away.

He would regret this in the morning. he would regret this when he went to bed. he would sit there and wonder if he had betrayed Anneliese but now, just now, his sleep addled brain thought that this was all that mattered

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

His mind was muddled. He was lucky he could form proper sentences at this point. "I know I need to stay up for a bit longer."

"I wouldn't say no to anything stronger."

"Just a top off then?" He asked, setting his chair down against the wall before heading to striking a match to light the burner back on.

Rhys' hand in his hair had felt soft, nice - almost. He had liked it. He turned back to his notes, staring. Dots connected then fizzled out in half formed thought trains that derailed before they ever really left the station. Nothing made sense today, yet some small part of him was still making these connections. It was strange.

"Fuzzy brained today? I know I am. I dont know if it's the lack of sleep or something else." He said, leaning against the wall, "It's fustrating, really. Connecting things and then forgetting them at an instant."

"Had a whole... thing with Cyyrus earlier. I just want answers... I just want a break... you need sleep."

"I dont need sleep. Not quiet yet." He said, shaking his head before handing Nathen's mug back to him, "Not until I connect these last few dots before they wander away from my brain forever."

"Brain won't work on so little sleep."

"I'm worked under worse coniditions. Plenty of university assignments done in a rush or during severe illness." He said before placing his mug on Nathen's desk. He leaned over and looked at the other's notes, "So what is it this time? Or what place I should say."

He sighed, rubbing his temple.

He didn't realize just how close he was to Nathen. He ran his fingers through the other's hair again. "This is amazing, though. Made my job easier. I could kiss you right now."

"Do it then."

He had never actually kissed anyone before, and the sound of his heartbeat grew louder in his chest. There was a moment pause before he leaned in; his lips crashing against Nathen's.

His heart was pounding in his chest as he held the kiss, only pulling away when he couldn't breathe. A deep red was dusted over his cheeks.

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

His mind was muddled. He was lucky he could form proper sentences at this point. "I know I need to stay up for a bit longer."

"I wouldn't say no to anything stronger."

"Just a top off then?" He asked, setting his chair down against the wall before heading to striking a match to light the burner back on.

Rhys' hand in his hair had felt soft, nice - almost. He had liked it. He turned back to his notes, staring. Dots connected then fizzled out in half formed thought trains that derailed before they ever really left the station. Nothing made sense today, yet some small part of him was still making these connections. It was strange.

"Fuzzy brained today? I know I am. I dont know if it's the lack of sleep or something else." He said, leaning against the wall, "It's fustrating, really. Connecting things and then forgetting them at an instant."

"Had a whole... thing with Cyyrus earlier. I just want answers... I just want a break... you need sleep."

"I dont need sleep. Not quiet yet." He said, shaking his head before handing Nathen's mug back to him, "Not until I connect these last few dots before they wander away from my brain forever."

"Brain won't work on so little sleep."

"I'm worked under worse coniditions. Plenty of university assignments done in a rush or during severe illness." He said before placing his mug on Nathen's desk. He leaned over and looked at the other's notes, "So what is it this time? Or what place I should say."

He sighed, rubbing his temple.

He didn't realize just how close he was to Nathen. He ran his fingers through the other's hair again. "This is amazing, though. Made my job easier. I could kiss you right now."

"Do it then."

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

His mind was muddled. He was lucky he could form proper sentences at this point. "I know I need to stay up for a bit longer."

"I wouldn't say no to anything stronger."

"Just a top off then?" He asked, setting his chair down against the wall before heading to striking a match to light the burner back on.

Rhys' hand in his hair had felt soft, nice - almost. He had liked it. He turned back to his notes, staring. Dots connected then fizzled out in half formed thought trains that derailed before they ever really left the station. Nothing made sense today, yet some small part of him was still making these connections. It was strange.

"Fuzzy brained today? I know I am. I dont know if it's the lack of sleep or something else." He said, leaning against the wall, "It's fustrating, really. Connecting things and then forgetting them at an instant."

"Had a whole... thing with Cyyrus earlier. I just want answers... I just want a break... you need sleep."

"I dont need sleep. Not quiet yet." He said, shaking his head before handing Nathen's mug back to him, "Not until I connect these last few dots before they wander away from my brain forever."

"Brain won't work on so little sleep."

"I'm worked under worse coniditions. Plenty of university assignments done in a rush or during severe illness." He said before placing his mug on Nathen's desk. He leaned over and looked at the other's notes, "So what is it this time? Or what place I should say."

He sighed, rubbing his temple.

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

His mind was muddled. He was lucky he could form proper sentences at this point. "I know I need to stay up for a bit longer."

"I wouldn't say no to anything stronger."

"Just a top off then?" He asked, setting his chair down against the wall before heading to striking a match to light the burner back on.

Rhys' hand in his hair had felt soft, nice - almost. He had liked it. He turned back to his notes, staring. Dots connected then fizzled out in half formed thought trains that derailed before they ever really left the station. Nothing made sense today, yet some small part of him was still making these connections. It was strange.

"Fuzzy brained today? I know I am. I dont know if it's the lack of sleep or something else." He said, leaning against the wall, "It's fustrating, really. Connecting things and then forgetting them at an instant."

"Had a whole... thing with Cyyrus earlier. I just want answers... I just want a break... you need sleep."

"I dont need sleep. Not quiet yet." He said, shaking his head before handing Nathen's mug back to him, "Not until I connect these last few dots before they wander away from my brain forever."

"Brain won't work on so little sleep."

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

His mind was muddled. He was lucky he could form proper sentences at this point. "I know I need to stay up for a bit longer."

"I wouldn't say no to anything stronger."

"Just a top off then?" He asked, setting his chair down against the wall before heading to striking a match to light the burner back on.

Rhys' hand in his hair had felt soft, nice - almost. He had liked it. He turned back to his notes, staring. Dots connected then fizzled out in half formed thought trains that derailed before they ever really left the station. Nothing made sense today, yet some small part of him was still making these connections. It was strange.

"Fuzzy brained today? I know I am. I dont know if it's the lack of sleep or something else." He said, leaning against the wall, "It's fustrating, really. Connecting things and then forgetting them at an instant."

"Had a whole... thing with Cyyrus earlier. I just want answers... I just want a break... you need sleep."

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

His mind was muddled. He was lucky he could form proper sentences at this point. "I know I need to stay up for a bit longer."

"I wouldn't say no to anything stronger."

"Just a top off then?" He asked, setting his chair down against the wall before heading to striking a match to light the burner back on.

Rhys' hand in his hair had felt soft, nice - almost. He had liked it. He turned back to his notes, staring. Dots connected then fizzled out in half formed thought trains that derailed before they ever really left the station. Nothing made sense today, yet some small part of him was still making these connections. It was strange.

He sighed. He didn't want to sleep after the lake fiasco earlier, though the notes in front of him were starting to look more like spaghetti than words.

His mind was muddled. He was lucky he could form proper sentences at this point. "I know I need to stay up for a bit longer."

"I wouldn't say no to anything stronger."

"I'm not interested."

*the last word has ire to it. Cyyrus grabs onto your arm and yanks, trying to stop you. They're looking up at you with a venomous glare, jaw clenched.*

He said, pulling his arm away and hiding his hands in his sleeves as he walked in some half-assed attempt to hide the shaking

"...You said you wouldn't do this..."

"I can't do this.."

"So what do I do? What do you want me to do?"

"-I can't."

"Di- did I do something wrong?!"

"i'm sorry"

"It's you, not me. Absolutely. It's you refusing to hold your end of the deal to something I thought was a mutual understanding! It's you who's too scared of the water to cross an itty-bitty little lake!"

he shook his head again

*they kicked the water onto yuou, but his words were far away. On your back in the water it was still shallow, but even then it was splashing into your ears and spraying onto your face.*

He had failed her.

*Their words fall like drowned noise. His breathing turned into hyperventilating and when his anger tipped over the edge he screamed with all the might his throat could give. Then they ran into the woods. That scream was the only part that got through to you.*

"Anneliese!!!"

"I'm not interested."

*the last word has ire to it. Cyyrus grabs onto your arm and yanks, trying to stop you. They're looking up at you with a venomous glare, jaw clenched.*

He said, pulling his arm away and hiding his hands in his sleeves as he walked in some half-assed attempt to hide the shaking

"...You said you wouldn't do this..."

"I can't do this.."

"So what do I do? What do you want me to do?"

"-I can't."

"Di- did I do something wrong?!"

"i'm sorry"

"It's you, not me. Absolutely. It's you refusing to hold your end of the deal to something I thought was a mutual understanding! It's you who's too scared of the water to cross an itty-bitty little lake!"

he shook his head again

*they kicked the water onto yuou, but his words were far away. On your back in the water it was still shallow, but even then it was splashing into your ears and spraying onto your face.*

He had failed her.

"I'm not interested."

*the last word has ire to it. Cyyrus grabs onto your arm and yanks, trying to stop you. They're looking up at you with a venomous glare, jaw clenched.*

He said, pulling his arm away and hiding his hands in his sleeves as he walked in some half-assed attempt to hide the shaking

"...You said you wouldn't do this..."

"I can't do this.."

"So what do I do? What do you want me to do?"

"-I can't."

"Di- did I do something wrong?!"

"i'm sorry"

"It's you, not me. Absolutely. It's you refusing to hold your end of the deal to something I thought was a mutual understanding! It's you who's too scared of the water to cross an itty-bitty little lake!"

he shook his head again

"I'm not interested."

*the last word has ire to it. Cyyrus grabs onto your arm and yanks, trying to stop you. They're looking up at you with a venomous glare, jaw clenched.*

He said, pulling his arm away and hiding his hands in his sleeves as he walked in some half-assed attempt to hide the shaking

"...You said you wouldn't do this..."

"I can't do this.."

"So what do I do? What do you want me to do?"

"-I can't."

"Di- did I do something wrong?!"

"i'm sorry"

"I'm not interested."

*the last word has ire to it. Cyyrus grabs onto your arm and yanks, trying to stop you. They're looking up at you with a venomous glare, jaw clenched.*

He said, pulling his arm away and hiding his hands in his sleeves as he walked in some half-assed attempt to hide the shaking

"...You said you wouldn't do this..."

"I can't do this.."

"So what do I do? What do you want me to do?"

"-I can't."