Once upon a dream

Cap. 14

And things started to go better after that day. Austin was way more open to talk to Eddy and they were able to resolve many of their issues. It also seemed as Austin was not that jealous of Brett anymore and his sexual thirst has come to a new equilibrium.

They were still going dead slow between sheets but at least they were more open to talk about it and try every week new little things, despite Eddy being still fucking afraid of the complete act.

If on Austin's side things seemed back to normal, on Brett's side he had some more issues: the man seemed very detached and always on the verge of tears despite the dead pan. He was still able to muster his best 'I-don't-want-you-to-read-me' look but it was slowly crumbling.

And it started to become clear since the next morning when he decided to show up at his place to 'repair' at the damage he had made during night time. He knew he didn't really make those things but he still felt guilty. He would have wanted things to go differently from the way he had dreamed them. So, he let himself in and prepared his best breakfast for Brett

Eddy: "Brett..."

Brett: "Eddy..."

Eddy: "Brett"

Brett: "Yes, Eddy?"

Eddy: "You need to wake up Brett"

Brett opened his eyes to find Eddy curved on him shaking him by the shoulders

Eddy: "Hey sleepyhead"

Brett: "Mhnhm..."

Groaned Brett while trying to take his glasses and ending up nearly dropping the lamp on his nightstand.

Eddy: "Hey! Be careful"

Brett: "M-my hands..."

Eddy: "Yes you slept on them, it's normal that they are numb"

Brett: "What time is it?"

Eddy: "Few minutes after nine"

Brett: "Gosh I'm sorry..."

Eddy: "Hey don't worry, I know where you keep the spare key and I let myself in. I made some breakfast before waking you up, I guess you needed to sleep"

Brett: "And why did you suppose that?"

Eddy: "You always end up late watching Interstellar with mushy noodles when I leave you alone"

He looked for a second like searching for a proper reply but they both knew Eddy was right

Eddy: "As I guessed"

Brett: "...thank you..."

Eddy: "No worries, let's go eating or the eggs will become cold"

That was actually strange: Brett always woke up on his own, and Eddy was basically sure that the little man would have shown up at few minutes after nine by himself as Eddy was finishing to set the table but it didn't happen and the stranger thing was the answer he gave Eddy while still asleep

Eddy: "Brett"

Brett: "Yes, Eddy?"

Eddy: "You need to wake up Brett"

How could he know in his sleep that it was Eddy, unless he was dreaming about Eddy? It was weeks after the accident and he was still thinking about this every day and every night the shorter man appeared in his dreams. This was not a bad thing per se, it was bad thing because the ending was always that something that Eddy couldn't have: Brett. And the worst thing was that he felt guilty in Austin's regards since the boy was really putting his best effort to meet his needs, because he liked those dreams, they made his sleep thousands times better.