Summary - Harry can't sleep (also see what I did with the title hehehe)
Harry couldn't remember when things had gotten so bad.
Recently, sleeping was becoming more and more difficult. It seemed like whatever time he would get into bed, he would still end up lying there for hours, unable to drift off. It was awful, because his body was begging him to get the sleep he needed, but the harder he tried, the more awake he felt.
The lack of sleep was really starting to impact him; dark rings had appeared under his eyes and he was looking unusually pale. He was struggling to stay awake during Sidemen filming, hadn't uploaded anything for weeks and wasn't eating properly. Each day left him more and more exhausted.
Simon was of course the first one to notice the changes. He watched as Harry began to zone out more frequently whilst filming or how he would rest his eyes momentarily when he thought no one was looking. Seeing Harry so miserable was deeply unsettling Simon, but he was worried that trying to talk to him would scare him. Instead, he tried to be as nice as possible to Harry. For example, making sure he was extra patient with him and not being loud when he looked tired. Simon mentioned it briefly to the others, and they decided that they would only film chilled videos until Harry seemed better.
Harry was relieved when he found out he only had to film one MoreSidemen video. It was easy enough to sit on Simon and JJ's sofa for 45 minutes without falling asleep, or so he thought.
The previous night Harry had gotten about 3 hours of sleep. Normally after a particularly restless night, he would have a giant cup of coffee, but they had run out, so he was feeling even more drained than usual. To make things worse, Simon and JJ's flat was extremely cold since their heating was broken; now Harry was sleep deprived and freezing.
As they started recording, he tried to concentrate on what Josh was saying, but his brain wasn't registering anything. Someone made a joke and they all burst into laughter, he didn't hear but he smiled half-heartedly.
"Before we start, can we just say that its fucking freezing by the way." Ethan said.
"We need to like, huddle together or something." Vik grinned and jokingly leant into Tobi.
Harry felt someone wrap an arm around his shoulders and he looked to see Simon smiling at him kindly. He looked around at the other Sidemen, clustered together to share body heat, and so he didn't feel too weird about snuggling into Simons chest. Harry wrapped his arms around him, and he felt Simon pull him closer, until he was almost on his lap.
This was the most relaxed Harry had felt in weeks; something about Simon was so comforting. He couldn't help closing his eyes, it was just for a second he told himself. Simon had begun to gently stroke his hair, which as nice as it felt, was making him very sleepy. He tried to focus on the video, but his lack of sleep was catching up to him and eventually he gave up and allowed himself to drift off.
Simon was definitely enjoying having Harry on top of him a little too much. But this was the most peaceful he had seem him look in a while, plus they were trying to warm up. He kept telling himself that was of course why he was letting Harry rest on him.
Simon noticed that he had fallen asleep after he began to snore lightly, something so adorable that he couldn't help smiling to himself. He nudged Tobi next to him, who thought it was so cute that he had to take a photo. JJ looked over at them and started to laugh loudly, before being shushed by everyone else.
"I think this is the most he's slept all week." Josh whispered.
They ended the video there, feeling that his sleep was probably more important. Simon let Harry stay on top of him for a further 2 hours, until he woke up confused and embarrassed that they had watched him sleep.
"This is all your fault." He mumbled to Simon, who only laughed at him and ruffled his hair affectionately.
