Shared Brain Cells (Mikey x Reader)

Chapter 11 - Cuddle

You handed Mikey a steaming bowl of chicken noodle soup, setting up the DVD player as he ate.

"Woah!" Mikey yelled, almost spitting soup everywhere. "This is amazing! You must be magic if you can make something that tastes as good as pizza!"

You laughed at the comment, sadly confessing that you weren't magic. "But some people say chicken soup tastes better when you're sick" you stated before putting a movie in.

"What movie are we watching?" Mikey asked, taking small bites of soup.

You told him the title of the movie, it was a cute cartoon movie that you thought he would enjoy.

"Well?" Mikey said, patting the space next to him on the bed, pulling the covers away "its real warm in here, come lay down" he offered.

You thought for a second.

On one hand, it would make Mikey feel a bit better, and he was probably right about it being warm, and you were feeling kind of cold. But on the other hand, you would be cuddling with Mikey, in his bed.

'Oh,' you added 'and I could get sick too' you took a deep breath before finally climbing into the bed with Mikey, trying to avoid the whole 'cuddling' situation.

Mikey went straight into cuddle mode, however, pulling you closer so your head rested on his plastron, right where his pectoral muscle would be. You knew your face was red, you could feel it.

Although you had managed to convince yourself up to this point that your feelings for Mikey were strictly platonic, being close enough to him to feel his steady heartbeat was enough to throw all that out the window.

Between first climbing in the bed and now, you had managed to subconsciously wrap yourself around Mikey's entire being, resting your arm on his chest and intertwining your legs with his.

Mikey's thumb ran over your shoulder, back and forth in a calm rhythm that seemed to make your eyelids heavier. You struggled to keep them open, and with Mikey's heart beating gently in your ear, you were soon fast asleep.

A few gentle knocks on the door woke you up, and you heard Leo's voice from just outside the room.

"Hey Mikey, did (Y/N) leave?" he asked, his voice gentle.

"Nah, bro, shes right here, she fell asleep while we were watching a movie"

'He doesn't know I'm awake yet' you thought, feeling your heartbeat accelerate.

"That's cute, have you told her how you feel yet?"

Mikey jolted a bit, something that would have woken you up if you had been asleep.

"I cant just tell her how I feel!" Mikey shouted, "she won't get it anyways"

"Look at her, of course, she would"

Mikey sighed as Leo closed the bedroom door, then he looked down at you.

"I like you, (Y/N)"