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"Rest" // PayJay

[OJ's POV]

"OJ!!"

Ugh, that voice. Salt has been calling my name and following me around non-stop. I groan and then reply.

"Yes, what do you need?" I answer hesitantly.

"Your heart~" she says. Yknow, I'd probably kill this bitch right here on the spot if murder was legal.

"Look, I'm REALLY busy right now. Could you please leave?" I ask, clearly annoyed.

"Of course, OJ! Anything for you!!" She walks out of the hotel while screaming about me to Pepper. Pepper looks back at me and mouths "I'm sorry". At least she knows I don't consent to whatever Salt is doing. Would be better if I straight up told her, but I have a reputation to keep. I take a deep sigh and continue with paperwork. God, owning a hotel is tiring...
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[Few hours later]
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Jeez, I've been sitting in my office doing work for quite a while...

[Knock knock knock]

If it's Salt, I swear-

"OJ? Are you in there-?" A soft voice calls out.

"Paper-? What are you doing here??" I ask, surprised. It's already late at night, so I wasn't expecting anyone.

"Just checking on you! You've been in there for a really long time..." he explains while entering my office. "You doing ok?"

"Well uh-" I start. "Pshhhh, yeah, of course I am! I am A-OJ!!" I am so unfunny. Paper sighs.

"You literally don't get sleep, don't lie to me." He suddenly gets up close and touches my forehead. "OJ, you're clearly overworking yourself."

"Ok, sure. I've head a few headaches here and there but what kind of hotel owner would I be if I let a small thing like stress stop me? I have a reputation to keep, after all!" I reply honestly. That sounded way more depressing than I wanted it to sound. Paper stared, somewhat horrified, at me for a few seconds before reacting.

"I'm taking you to bed," he says while pulling me by the arm.

"Whoa whoa hey, taking me to bed?? Kinda kinky, don't you think~?" I reply jokingly. He suddenly explodes into a flustered mess.

"Wh- h-hey-! Y-yknow what I meant!!"

He is so cute.

[Paper's POV]

I ignore his suggestive remark and pull him to our room. Just because OJ owns the place, doesn't mean he doesn't get a roommate!

A lot of people would assume we were a couple from how much we're together, which honestly, I wish we were. I just never had the time to confess since OJ is always so busy... this might be the perfect time to do so!

I push him onto the bed and tuck him in.

"Do I really have to sleep-?" OJ asks.

"Yes, you do," I tell him while getting on the bed with him.

[Ok before yall shout at me, this isnt smut!! I have already clarified that im not a big fan of it /gen]

"Is this really necessary..?" OJ asks again. "You lying down with me, I mean."

"Well duh! If I don't, you'd just sneak away!" I say in a light-hearted manner. We both laugh it off and try to sleep.

Emphasis on "try".
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[20 minutes later]
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It's been quite a while and OJ still hasn't gotten a wink of sleep-! It's like something's... bothering him.

"OJ..? You've been tossing and turning a lot... is there something you wanna talk about..?"

[OJ's POV]

Shit.

Have I really been moving around that much?? I think the stress is getting to me.

"Yeah yeah, I'm fine." I reply.

"You can be honest with me, yknow?" Huh. Noone's ever said that to me.

"Well....I..I don't know... running this whole hotel is... really overwhelming." I try to get my feelings out, but I just can't find the words. "And Salt..! She... I just.... don't want to deal with her."

"OJ..." Paper says. He pulls me in for a hug. At that moment, I just couldn't help myself from tearing up.

"I'm just tired..! Noone here appreciates my hard work except for you... not even Salt appreciates my efforts, all she cares about is my looks...!! And I- I...." I hug him tighter.

"Shhhh there, there..." Paper reassures me while patting my back. All I could do was cry. The room was dead silent except for my quiet sobbing and Paper trying to comfort me. Why am I crying so much?? Have I really kept it in that long???

After what felt like hours, I finally calmed down.

[Paper's POV]

"Do you feel better..?" I ask. He just nods his head. Well that's a relief...

"Why... do you care about me so much..?" OJ suddenly asks.

"H-huh??" Holy shit what do I say?? "W-well, uhh-" Cmon, Paper! This might be your only chance-! I take a deep breath before starting to speak again. "Well the truth is that... I...."

"You..?"

"....I.....hhnnngggGG WHY IS THIS SO HARD-?!" I shout. My face feels warm all over, it's probably really red. OJ jumps.

"Wait...do you..." He starts. "....like...me....? Not just in an admiration way, but...yknow... that way..?" I look away from embarassment.

"I-it's stupid, I know-! If you don't like me back, I completely understand-!!" OJ just sighs and laughs softly.

"Paper... you really should've told me sooner-!" he says.

"Wha-?" Suddenly, he pulls me in for a kiss. Just a small one, but a genuine one.

"I would love to be your boyfriend," he says, holding my hand. I sigh in relief and chuckle a bit.

"Alright, alright, you need rest now."

"Could you hug me while we sleep? That would make me feel a lot better." We lay back down and cuddle under the blanket. We both close our eyes and slowly drift off to sleep.
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[A/N]
Man, i love payjay <3

Sorry if its rlly dry and cringe or whatever, im shit at writing and its 12 am lmao 💀