breddy nocturnes

a little more warmth

here in brett's arms, eddy's truly at home.

they've closed their bedroom door, drawn the curtains so the honey-gold evening light comes in only just so: the room isn't too bright or too dark, a middle ground like a comforting greyness that embraces him.

beneath the blanket draped over them, he's snuggled up against brett's side, arms wrapped around him and leg hooked over his. his head rests on brett's chest as he listens to the familliar rhythm of his heart, and brett's fingers idly trail through eddy's hair and this is peace.

their silence is so comforting and eddy never wants this to end. he glances up at brett and thinks: god, i love him.

eddy fumbles with his phone, and after a few moments, the opening of the thought of us, of rolling chords that have a warm timbre to them, hovers in the air.

he thinks back to all the years before: reaching their funding goal, their concerto livestreams, traveling the world together, doing what they love together—the last nine years have been a blur.

to eddy, the last nine years have been a blur and brett's always been crystal clear.

brett hums quietly along to his violin part and the timbre of his voice is so soothing. eddy tightens his embrace around brett and huddles closer.

"have i ever told you you're a sap?"

eddy opens his eyes and gives brett a playful smile. "maybe once or twice. or a million times." he shifts a little, making himself more comfortable. "but i'm your favorite sap, yeah?"

brett huffs, but the adoring look in his eyes says different. he presses a kiss to eddy's head, patting his head in gentle, slow strokes and holding him close, and he's so fond and loving when they're alone together that eddy thinks he's about to combust with the softness of it all.

"i love that composition so much, y'know?" brett remarks. "you're something of a tchaikovsky yourself."

i love that composition so much. that's everything eddy needs, really.

eddy laughs softly. "i love you so much."

they lay there in the music until sleep overtakes eddy—in an hour or so, brett will have to get up for violin practice—but for now, he falls asleep right in brett's arms, right at home.