Plagued Love

4

Carneilan is lying down on the couch, his arms behind his head and his feet up on the table. He hums to himself quietly, still admiring the drawing Zeltron made of him. For some reason, he's completely drawn into every feature of Zeltron's face, not able to take his eyes off him. 

Eventually he gets lost in his day dream by fantasizing about Zeltron's lips touching his. "What am I doing?" He whispers to himself, his voice filled with confusion. He covers his mouth with his hand once more in an attempt to stay silent and regain his composure. 

A knock came to Carnelians door that night, when he opened it there stood Zeltron with a sheepish look under his plague doctors mask. 

"Hey Carne. I left my sketchbook here and I'm just remembering to pick it up. Could I maybe come in?". His eyes widen in shock when he sees him standing in the doorway. Zeltron's appearance causes his cheeks to turn brighter than they were before, his heart racing like a rabbit during the middle of night.

He takes a deep breath, trying not to seem like a lovestruck idiot. "Y-Yes, of course." He motions for him to enter, his expression turning shy once again. 

"Thanks"

 Zeltron stepped inside and took the sketchbook sitting on the table and tucked it into his doctors bag. He watches him put the sketchbook into his bag, noticing the slight embarrassment on Zeltron's face. 

He crosses the room and stands right next to him. "Um... I must say, you're a brilliant artist. The detail is amazing." He says, staring at him. A few strands of his hair cover Zeltron's face, causing him to feel an overwhelming desire to brush it away for him.

Zeltron blushes under his mask at the look on Carnelians face and looks away quickly. He steps a little closer to him, his gaze fixed on Zeltron's eyes. His cheeks are a bright shade of pink, his heart beating faster at every step he takes closer to him. He raises his hand, wanting to brush the strands of his hair out of his eyes but he's scared that Zeltron will get uncomfortable. Instead, he gently touches his chin and moves the hair away. 

"There, you look much better now." 

He whispers softly. "T-Thank you Carne." Zeltron said nervously, hoping his blush wasn't showing through the green lenses of his mask. "No problem." He smiles warmly, his voice full of adoration. 

He raises his hand again, trying to place a strand of Zeltron's dark brown hair behind his ear. As he moves closer to him, he notices the smell of mint shampoo, which smells wonderful and refreshing. He gulps uncomfortably, his heartbeat pounding on his chest like a hammer. He's never felt this way before and he's confused, not sure why Zeltron brings out these feelings in him. Zeltron looks away. 

"I should probably go before I'm late to my shift." He mumbled as he walked to the door "It was nice seeing you, goodbye!" 

He said before shutting the door, his face beet red under his mask. He watches you walk to the door, his heart racing as he watches your back. He takes a deep breath and looks down, his face a bright shade of pink. "Good-bye." He mumbles quietly. "Wait." He whispers. 

"Zeltron, I... well, I wanted to say... that I... I..." His voice trails off and he clears his throat once more. "N-Nevermind, I'll... I'll see you later." He says nervously as he watches Zeltron leave.