Touch | A KarlNotFound Mini Story

chapter three

George waited up for Karl to arrive at his apartment, partly disappointed when he saw Karl had others with him. Tina and Sapnap came walking into George's front door after Karl, laughing from a joke Sapnap had told.

"Uh, hey guys...?" George said to Sapnap and Tina, reluctantly letting them into his place.

George was expecting just Karl. He wanted to hang out with just Karl tonight. But Sap and Tina were already there, and he wasn't going to tell them to go back to their hotel rooms, so he closed the front door and followed his guests up the stairs into his living room.

Instantly, George realized Sapnap had been drinking. George wasn't sure how much, but by the fact that Sap brought beers to drink and stashed them in the fridge, George assumed he had more than a few drinks before coming over.

Sapnap was an angry drunk. All he wanted to do while wasted was fight. He kept threatening George, which at first George thought he was joking. Sapnap then punched George on the shoulder, lightly at first, then he'd progressively add more force into his punches.

"Ow, Sapnap, stop!" George said finally, rubbing at his bruised shoulder.

"I'm nnnnot even hitting you that hard, you're just a pussy." Sapnap slurred, continuing to punch George.

"Ow, stop!" George said, moving away from Sapnap on the couch to sit next to Karl instead.

"Shh, you're missing the good part of the movie!" Tina said quietly, tossing individual pieces of popcorn into her mouth.

"Karl," George whispered. "Tell him to stop."

Karl leaned over George's lap to get Sapnap's attention, squeezing Sap's knee.

"Hey." Karl said. "Stop being a dumb caveman. Watch the movie."

Karl leaned back into his spot on the couch, smiling at George before returning his focus back on the movie.

George got tired pretty quickly into the movie, his head dipping to the side every once in awhile as he struggled to stay awake.

Karl noticed George dozing off so he whispered to George:

"You can go to sleep."

Karl then wrapped his arm around George, using his hand to guide George's cheek onto his shoulder. George's head rested on Karl's shoulder for only a few seconds before George fell into a deep sleep- some of the best sleep he'd gotten in awhile.

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George woke up late that next morning, finding only Karl in his apartment. Karl was still asleep on the opposite side of the couch so George got his phone out and checked his notifications.