grofflin

Stay with me, please

Groff's pov

I woke up, drenched in sweat. I had a nightmare about Jack. He ran into Lin on the streets and Jack beat him up. After I found out Jack was cheating on me. I confronted him and he start saying things, I wasn't even good enough for him anyways, he will be the only one who ever loved me, without him I was nothing. I broke up with him, but he was very angry. So, while I was trying to leave, he blocked the door and started to beat me up. Repeating those same things over and over again, until he redeemed it enough, than he said that I would come running back to him anyways. I didn't. I had two broken ribs, a black eye and a lot of bruises thanks to that motherfucker.

I decide to get up to go get some water, trying to get Jack out of my fucking head. I walk past Lin's room, when I hear him crying. I decide to knock on the door. No answer. I open the door slightly. Lin is still asleep, but he is obviously having a nightmare. He is crying and saying things like please not them too, please. I walk towards him and shake him awake. He wakes up, out of breath and completely panicked. "What, what's going o-" I interrupt "You had a nightmare". He still has tears streaming down his face. I pull him into a hug. "Are you all right?" I whisper in his ear. "Yeah, I am now. In the nightmare you and Sebbie got in an accident and you both died" he says, gripping me tighter. "We're both all right" I start rubbing his back a bit. "What are you doing up, anyways?" He asks. "I had a nightmare to haha" I answer with a small laugh. "Jack ran into you in the street and started beating you up". A few tears are streaming down my face now too. "Well, I'm all right too, what happened between you and that motherfucker"

He let's go of the hug and looks me in the eye. "Well, uhm, basically, I caught him cheating and broke up with him and he didn't take it so well. He beat me up, I had two broken ribs, a black eye and a few bruises, anyways I'm fine". He puts his hand on my shoulder." Are you fine?" He asks. "I am, I mean I already feel better talking to you about it" I let out a slight sigh. "Did you tell anyone else? That motherfucker deserves to rot in jail" he looks a bit angry, I laugh at his expression when he says motherfucker. "No, I didn't. I thought about telling Lea, but she would probably try to go beat him up herself and I'm not sure that's a fight she would win". I laugh again at the thought of petite Lea beating the shit out of the absolute bear that Jack is. Lin pulls me back in the hug." Well, I'm glad you told me". He smiles a sad smile into my shoulder. "Me too "I answer.

We stay in the hug for a bit. After a while I let go and stand up. I scratch behind my ear a bit awkwardly. "Uhm- so I should probably go" I say. I would love nothing more than to stay with him through the night, but I don't want to impose, especially since I'm gay and have a crush on him. "No-" Lin blurts out. I look up at him, a bit confused what does he mean?" No pleas- uhm don't go. Stay with me, please". He looks at me with puppy dog eyes." I haven't been able to sleep well for the past few weeks, maybe a-" he pauses slightly before saying the word "friend, might help me". I nod. "Of course. If you think that will make you feel better". I lay down in the bed next to him. It feels as if a colony of butterflies has just moved into my stomach, as I am only inches away from him. He doesn't make it better, by laying against me, making me spoon him. I can't help feeling happy and sad. I can never be with him in the way that I want, but at least I am in his life, at least I keep his eyes in my life. It takes about twenty minutes, before the butterflies in my stomach settle down and I finally fall asleep.