broken heart-strings (seer x embalmer, +more ships apparently)

twenty-six

Eli felt the tears rolling down his face and soaking through the blindfold. Aesop's hands went from playing with the boy's hair to slowly peeling the wet piece of cloth off his face. Eli looked up at the silver haired male, his eyes meeting the other's.

-:-:- Aesop -:-:- (we be changing it up nowwww)

I slowly peeled the wet cloth from the crying boy's face, and he looked up at my eyes. his pretty blue eyes were shining, and i couldn't help but to lean down and stop right before his lips.

My lips brushed his; I could feel his heavy breathing and panting from the pain. Being far more careful than I was in the locker, I touched them very lightly together, silently asking for his permission. By the way he took the kiss and deepened it himself, I knew that he wasn't going to push me away.

When we parted, I smiled gently, and Eli's face fell into my chest once again. One of my hands rested on the small of his back and the other tangled itself into his hair. Eli groaned softly, his body relaxing into mine. I felt as if we were too warm wax pieces that would just melt together from sitting like this.

"I'm sorry..."

I felt my eyes widen. Of course he would be apologizing for random things. Eli always felt bad about literally everything. I just tightened my arms around him and rested my cheek on the top of his head. His hair smelled almost of citrus. It was refreshing, more than anything. I inhaled deeply before responding.

"Why's that?"

"I left you behind in the map... I just freaked out and didn't want Lucky to find us in that locker together like that. I'm so sorry. You didn't escape."

I couldn't help but laugh at his soft words. It shook both of our bodies lightly, making Eli giggle a bit to himself too.

"I get it. I'm not mad or anything, Sunshine. It's fine. I love you, you know?"

Eli bit down on something, making me tense up. When I realized it was just my shirt, I calmed and ran my hand through his hair again.

"I... I love you too."

I couldn't help but smile gently.

"You don't have to say that just to make me happy. It's okay. I know you don't-"

"No. I love you. i really do, trust me. When I'm around you... my heart beats like there's-"

"a hunter in the room, but you enjoy it?" I finished for him. He looked up in surprise, a smile slowly forming on his tired looking face. His lip was opened and purple, his face being all bruised and drained looking. It made me angry. Naib got the wrong idea.

"I'm going to kill Naib."

Eli tensed at my words, but I just stroked his back. The sound of hurried footsteps running up the stairs and down the hall told me that Emily's match was finished. I quickly moved Eli off of me, making him scream out and start shaking. I could tell he was cold, in pain, and upset by what I did, but there was no way that they would let that go if they all saw it.

I sat him beside me, making him pout at me.

"Rude."

"It would be worse if they came in and saw us like th-"

"ELI FUCKING CLARK!"

Emily's screech and the door flying open was enough to make me flinch hard and Eli cower back on the floor. He didn't even have a chance before she was prodding him and pulling him back together.

-:-:-

"I love you."

"I love you."

"I love you."

"I love you-"

"I love you too, Eli..."

I grumbled again, rolling onto my back, where I want holding Eli anymore. It was so, so late and he hadn't shut up all night.

His warm body, which was only dressed in boxers and one of my grey long sleeved shirts, threw itself onto mine. I gasped out, feeling as he wrapped his body around me once again.

"God... you're such a fucking bottom."

The words escaped my lips before I could really think about them. Eli relaxes onto my chest. I could feel his face getting hot.

"Y-you didn't have to call me out like that."

"Oh, but I did."

Eli curled into me even more, his heat making me warm. It was always cold in the room anyways.

"I love you..." Eli mumbles again after a little while. Another groan escaped my lips,

It's gonna be a long night.

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-Mags++

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