in the rain

twelve.

brett's drifting off, but eddy can't seem to sleep. yeah, he is sleepy, but he can't. it's how it always is for him. 

but then, this isn't how it always is. 

someone is in his arms. someone is close to him. someone's right beside him. someone special. it's the man he loves. 

that wasn't how it always was. but maybe, now it is. 

he can't sleep, but knowing that he'll be in his dreams and he'll be there when he wakes up, he closes his eyes. (and still, everything he sees is him.) 

☂ 

b

rett's roused from his sleep when eddy jolts awake. he hazily sees him hurriedly look at his phone and sigh in relief. 

"anything wrong?" he rasps. 

"oh gosh, did i wake you? i'm sorry. i thought i had class but i realized it's a saturday today," eddy explains, going back to his initial position. brett hums as a reply. 

"go back to sleep," eddy hugs him from behind. brett faces him sleepily and nuzzles his head between his neck and shoulders. eddy puts his hand on top of brett's head and kisses it. the cool morning breeze lulls them both back to sleep. 

☂ 

b

rett wakes up first and the first thing that he sees is eddy. his arms are wrapped around his body, holding him. he thinks that it would be nice to wake up to this everyday. 

so from then on, loving eddy had become a daily part of brett's life. 

holding his hand, kissing him, playing for him, playing with him, going on dates, putting notes on his coffee cups, and all the tiny little things that show his love for him become everyday things.

all things said, eddy becomes his everyday. (his today, tomorrow, and all of his days to infinity.)

☂ 

e

ddy wakes up to a body next to him. brett is softly humming a melody to himself, smiling, and he wonders how long he's been awake. 

"you finally awake?" 

"yeah. how long have you been up?" 

"i don't know. i just wanted to stay beside you till you woke up."

"so you'd be the first thing i see?" 

"i would say because i like it when you hold me but yeah, that works too," brett comes a little closer and lets the moment pass. the silence is comfortable, but something urges brett to break it. 

"i… hm…" 

"yeah?" 

"i love you. you know that, right?" he asks smally, almost muffled from how he hides himself in eddy's chest. eddy smiles and adjusts his position to get on brett's eye level. 

"i know. me too," he smiles reassuringly and cups his cheek, caressing it with his thumb. 

"say it? please?" brett asks, avoiding eye contact. 

"i love you," eddy says, looking straight into his eyes. 

"i lo—" 

"i love you, i love you, i love you." 

"okay, okay, you can stop now," eddy chuckles softly. eddy pecks him on the lips and brett's heart feels like it's about to explode. 

"okay, enough kisses and cuddles and loving affirmations, i have to make us breakfast," eddy pouts.