#treven

Kolten was examining his face in the mirror with a huge frown on his face. Surely he couldn't been able to hide the fact that he'd been crying; it looked as though someone sprayed his eyes with some sort of Windex cleaner. "Shit," He mumbled to himself and practically jumped out of his socks when he heard the front door open. Relief washed through his boy when he realized that Trevor a finally home. He missed him like crazy and couldn't get him off his mind the entire day. Which has been happening a lot recently. "In here!" Kolten called out in reply from his bedroom and heaved out a sigh while massaging his sinuses with the pads of his fingers.

Trevor smiled wide upon hearing the familiar voice, and he quickly rushed into their bedroom. "Hey! I have so much to-" He paused, noticing the color of his cheeks and how red his eyes were. He had been crying. Not cool, not cool. "Kolten." He said slowly, moving to sit next to him on the bed. "There's been a storm on your face. Care to explain?"

Kolten cursed at himself mentally when Trevor's expression instantly dropped. Damn it. He was caught within five seconds of his brother seeing him. He looked down shamefully for a moment and let out another breath, trying to think of what to say. But instead of speaking, he moved his arms around Trevor's neck and hugged him tightly, letting his eyes close. "I missed you so much," He whispered finally, burying his face into the other's shoulder.

Trevor was thrown off by Kolten's next action, and he wrapped his arms around him instinctively. Kolten hadn't been talking to him lately, and to say that it was upsetting was becoming a bit of an understatement. But he trusted Kolten, and he cared for him a whole hell of a lot. So he didn't push, and he wouldn't treat him as if his feelings didn't matter because they did. "I missed you, too." He whispered, dipping his head down to bury in his hair.

Kolten immediately melted against Trevor's body once he felt his arms curl around him. In that moment he felt safe, at ease, and happy; Just like he always did when Trevor was that close, and he could feel his warmth all around him. "Is it bad that I practically fall apart whenever you're away for too long?" He asked softly after a few moments' silence before sniffling a bit. His nose was still stuffy from crying earlier.

Trevor fell completely silent. He didn't say a word. He just held him there, hoping to calm him down, and knowing that there was something he wasn't telling him. Once he finally spoke, Trevor pulled back, raising an eyebrow. "No. It's not bad." He said quietly in response. "But... is that why you were crying? Because I wasn't here?"

Kolten took in a breath and let it out slowly while shaking his head. "No. Not exactly," He mumbled before glancing up into Trevor's eyes, his own big and filled with so much that he wanted to reveal. This wasn't going to be easy, but he knew that he had to do it. He had to tell him what's been on his mind, even if the outcome isn't the best. And how could it be? "I was crying because I know what's going to happen after I tell you..." Kolten trailed off and looked down at his lap, willing himself to find the courage and fearlessness that he usually had.

Trevor could feel himself becoming more and more confused, and that was probably made clear by the current expression on his face. He hoped that above anything, Kolten would know that he was Trevor's best friend. He could have told him that he blew a penguin and Trevor would still love being around him. "What's so bad about what you're hiding?" He asked cautiously, moving away and pulling his legs up onto the bed so that he could sit properly. "Because I highly doubt that I'm going to scream and run back to America."

Kolten was starting to get highly frustrated with himself, because he knew that he was confusing the hell out of Trevor, and probably scaring him a little bit. He just had to get the words out. It would be like ripping off a Band-Aid, hopefully, and everything would be okay. He turned his body so that he was face-to-face with his younger brother and took one more calming breath before speaking gently, "I-I.." He bit his lip and shut his eyes for a few seconds, feeling his heart beginning to race well beyond normal speeds. This was crazy. But maybe it was meant to be. "I am falling head over heels in love with you." The words escaped Kolten's lips smoother than expected, being that his entire body was shivering. But now he couldn't break his gaze away from Trevor's face as he braced himself for the worst.

Trevor was slowly going insane with the tension that was building. What if Kolten had honestly blown a penguin? Was that even possible? God, now he was thinking about it. He bit down on his lip when Kolten started talking, and what he said was the furthest thing from beastiality. He opened his mouth to speak, and one of two things were going to happen here. One; he was going to say a lot of things at once, or two; he wasn't going to say anything at all. It was the second one. He sat, completely frozen, heart racing entirely too fast, and he was sure that if he opened his eyes any wider then they were going to fall out of his face. He replayed his words in his head, back and forth, over and over, and once he was sure that he heard it right; he let out the breath he had been holding inside. "Okay." He whispered, kicking himself in every way possible because why had he not known that before? "Okay." He repeated, his throat closing up and his stomach about ready to explode along with his heart. "Can... can I ask you a question?" He whispered, licking over his lips to keep them from getting too dry.

Kolten watched Trevor closely all while trying not to pass out, because his head was reeling and his heart was pounding. He finally let the truth out and it exceeded 'exhilarating' by miles. Talk about a pure adrenaline rush. But after a minute, he started to become even more worried than he was before, because Trevor was still silent. He let out a shaky breath after swallowing thickly and felt his heart almost skip a beat when the boy finally spoke. He wanted to ask him a question? Shit. Kolten hoped with all his might that he wasn't going to ask him to leave. But despite it all, he nodded slowly and moved just a fraction of an inch closer to him. "Yeah. Anything." His voice was small and breathless, and the way he was being looked at didn't help matters much.

Trevor thought for sure that he was going to die. Trevor had always felt extremely close to Kolten. They were best friends. They did almost everything together. He had been confused about his feelings, and now things with Duncan were going on, and Trevor felt like the worst person in the world right now because he couldn't choose between them. It wasn't that easy. "How uh. How long have you been, ya know. Falling for... me?" He didn't want to say the wrong thing. He didn't want Kolten to think that he didn't want him. He just needed to know if it would have made a difference.

Kolten felt his entire body relax slightly in relief when he wasn't asked to leave their room. Or their apartment for that matter. But he still couldn't tell what Trevor was feeling at the moment, and in a way, that made him uneasy. Regardless, he licked over his lips and pondered for a few seconds before answering, "Almost a week, I wanna say?" He attempted to search his brother's eyes, but all he saw was sadness. "But come to think of it, I've always felt something for you, Trevor. Something I could never put my finger on or fully explain." His heart beat started picking up again as he continued to gaze him as if he were the most beautiful thing in the world. But that's because he was to him. It's always been Trevor and he only wished he realized it sooner.