ablaze || dreamwastaken x oc

Chapter 37: moviesssss

7/01
12:13 am

As I woke up I opened my eyes to examine my current surroundings. In front of me I saw the TV, except this time it displayed the sleeping screen. I assume it'd been like that since shortly after the movie ended.

After a few more moments of inspecting my surroundings and recalling the events of the previous hours, I noticed that Clay was still here. Except rather than him being sat up and me cuddled up to his side, to where he was now mostly laying down and I was essentially laying on top of him.

It was quite comfortable.

I was very slow to stand up and readjust in the hopes that I wouldn't wake him up.
Which I succeeded with.
(Or at least that's what I thought.)

I stood up after a few minutes of gentle and slow movements. And just as I turned to walk away I felt someone grab my wrist.

I turned back around to be faced with a sleepy Clay. Who was using one had to rub his eyes and the other to hold my wrist loosely.

"Where are you going?" he mumbled groggily with his morning voice.

"I was gonna go to my room and lay down."

"Noo don't leavee," he whined.

"Do you want to come with me? My bed is a lot more comfortable than the couch," I made the offer seeing as we'd had "sleepovers" in the past and it wasn't weird. So why would it be any different this time.

"Sure."

"Alright, come on."

"my dick..." he mumbled, but just barely loud enough for me to hear.

"WHAT?!"

He then reacted to my scream with his wheezing.

"No Clay. Nope. Not happening. Forget it, you can sleep on the couch."

"Noooo, don't make me stay here alone."

"You're the one that made the whole thing weird."

"It's only weird if you make it weird."

"Oh my fucking god— Okay, I'm going to bed now. Good night Clayton. I will see you in the morning."

"Alright. Good night Briar."

As I was getting ready to walk away he pulled me back by my wrist. I was now sitting next to him on the couch.

He put his other hand on my cheek, and gently rubbed his thumb along my cheekbone.

"Hi," he said softly with a smile as we made eye contact.

"Hello there," a blush once again rising to my cheeks.

"How are you?"

"I'm doing well. You?"

"I'm good."

I responded with, "That's good," to which he just hummed in return.

"You're really pretty, B. All the time."

"I- umm- uh, thank you," I stuttered from embarrassment.

"You're quite good looking yourself," I said after a few moments where I had been recovering from embarrassment.

"I- Uh- Thanks," now he was the one stuttering slightly. I could barely see the blush that rose to his cheeks from my statement.

"Can I kiss you?"

I didn't even respond, I just put my hand on his cheek, leaned in, and gently pulled him closer to where our lips met.

After a few seconds we both pulled away. Our foreheads pressed against each other's.

"Wanna watch another movie?" I asked after a few moments.

"Sure."

"We could watch the second movie in the To All The Boys trilogy."

"Alright, that works."

We both pulled back from each other. I searched for my phone for a few seconds before I finally found it. I then used the flashlight on the back of my phone to search for the remote, which I quickly found.

Clay turned on the movie while I went back to my room to grab some more pillows and blankets before running back into the living room.

"I have brought comfort!" I announced as I entered the room.

"I- What do you mean by 'comfort'-"

"Blankets and pillows! Some of my favorite things!"

"Ohhh, okay!"

I ran over to the couch and threw them onto it from behind before going around and plopping myself next to Clay.

"You ready to start the movie?"

"Mhm!" I responded with enthusiasm.

"Alright," and with that he pressed play.

I wrapped myself up in a blanket then leaned on Clay. And he once again wrapped his arm around me and pulled me closer.

We continued to watch the movie together cuddled up on my couch, and wrapped up in the blankets I'd brought back from my room.

And after that one was over we watched the third movie in the trilogy.

By the time we finished all three movies it was roughly 3 AM. And by that point both of us had fallen asleep in a deep slumber.

Clay had fallen asleep after me. But he let me play with his hair gently as I was falling asleep, it was quite comforting. I felt very safe in his grasp. And loved. Which was very nice considering that I've felt very alone for quite some time.

~ time skip, 3:45 am ~
Clay POV:

I woke up next to Briar on her couch.

She was still asleep, and the TV was once again on the sleeping screen.

She didn't stay awake for all of the first movie, or the third one. But I had.

They weren't nearly as good as my sister made them out to be, but having Briar with me as we watched them made them a bit more bearable.

She seems to make everything more bearable. I don't really like to show it, in fear that things'll go downhill, but she truly makes me happier. She makes me feel like a better person.

And I hope I make her feel the same way, at least a little bit. She's been through a lot, and deserves to feel happy.

I want to be able to help her feel happier.

I don't know all of what's happened to her, but I know a small portion about some of her childhood trauma.

And it makes me glad that she feels comfortable enough with me that she trusts me with those things.

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Word Count: 1,010

A/N: ngl this is kinda a comfort chapter for me, i really like it

merry christmas (if you celebrate it)! and happy new year!

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make sure you eat some food, drink some water, and get some rest
-bee:)<3

Written: 12/20/2021 - 12/22/2021
Published: 12/23/2021