Mateo had been having a rough few days with the store being set to close. The first day was hard, but he just seemed to continue spiraling downward.
It made sleeping at night difficult. There was no sound, but his thoughts were so loud. All he could hear was how he was fucked. There was nothing he could do.
But then to combat that, he wasn't alone. Every night when he went to bed, Eric was there with him. He could see the struggle, and he was doing what he knew to help. He obviously couldn't make all of Mateo's problems go away, but he could at least try to combat those thoughts so Mateo could sleep at night.
He'd found the best way to get Mateo to sleep was for them to hold onto each other, and for Eric to just talk quietly to him about nothing in particular, like his day, or a song he liked, or a book he'd read. It gave Mateo something to focus on aside from the thoughts circling in his head. It tended to be lighthearted and easy, so Mateo could drift off into nothingness and get some time without stress.
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Superstore Drabbles
FanfictionThis has been cross-posted on AO3! The only difference is on AO3 it's been published in the order I wrote the chapters, however, on here, I'm publishing them in chronological order how I see fit. Ships included: Mateo/Eric, Amy/Jonah, Jonah/Kelly A...
