The Prince's Trust

Lover boys

Might wanna sort that wrist out Dec🤫💅

I did sooo many attempts of this chapter 😭Finally it's finished and now am Posting early so that I can go read kashariak new undeniable chapter tomorrow without guilt 😉

For the most part this is unedited so I can only apologise 😅

Ants PoV

The hours ticked by and I couldn't sleep. I had Declan snoozing peacefully against my chest, every inhale and exhale from his nose tickling the dark hair he'd nuzzled his way into. I was at peace, in my happy place, yet every time I tried to follow him into the dream-world I saw memories I'd much rather forget.

By now I was well accustomed to sleepless nights but It wasn't usually this bad. On an average night I could get a couple of hours shuteye before waking up in cold sweats. Accumulating nights like these often led to a crash, where my body would demand rest and i'd end up dead to the world for one tortured night. Since meeting Declan, however; since having him in my arms, sometimes, I could be slipping into a rare blissful dreamless sleep. The type of sleep I yearned for.

Yet even with Dec's small lithe body wrapped around me, It felt like I had no hope of a peaceful nights sleep.

To cope, I kept moving, using Dec's body as my comfort blanket, he was the cuddliest man I'd ever had the pleasure to hold. For a boy who grew up without physical affection, he sure was good at giving it. He was so small too, in my arms I could shift him from one side to the other with little effort, make him my little spoon and then snuggle my face into his neck, breathing in his scent before dragging him back over my chest again, petting his hair absently as he dreamed.

I hadn't comprehended quite how much of this fidgeting I'd been doing until he was yawning sleepily, his eyes opening blearily as he tapped his lips, "You're giving us terrible cuddles Anth."

I winced, petting his hair and whispering as lowly as possible, "Sorry baby." I kissed his cheeks and when I retreated, he was following me, his eyes closed and his lips fumbling to find mine. He missed a few times, before I helped capture his mouth and we sunk into a content lip lock, how bodies already moulded into one from being cuddled up for so long.

He was clearly far too tired to be engaging in those types of activities, so I pulled away, guiding his head back down to my chest. "I'm sorry for waking you my little Prince. Go back to sleep."

"Love youse Anth." He tapped his lips sleepily.

My head spun with love for him and I replied without missing a beat, "Aye kidda, I love you too."

I envied how he immediately fell back to sleep with a small smile tugging at his lips. I knew he'd been having his fair share of nightmares recently, after what had happened to Ernie and the settlement but he seemed to sleep easy in my arms.

I felt conflicted, I didn't want to leave him vulnerable to his trauma as I was, but selfishly I also didn't want to lay there any longer, tortured by the sleep that wouldn't come.

Getting restless again after only a few moments, and knowing my wriggling would only serve to disturb the small brown haired lads slumber, i slipped out from his grasp, sliding on my boots and walking out in just my black undergarments and a jacket.

I drifted aimlessly outside, once the sun went down the southern weather was much more tolerable. It was not quite northern temperatures but it was still cooler than the torturous heat of the day. I stepped out into the courtyard I breathed out a sigh of relief my head tilted up to the clear night sky.