The Sixth Sense but it's Karlnap

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"Is that okay?" Sapnap had just finished playing a plaster on Karl's shoulder, looking down into his swollen, grey eyes with endearment and comfort, the younger boy's small, thankful smile his only sign of happiness.

"Thank you.." Karl mumbled, reaching out his bare arms, gently latching onto Sapnap's torso and hiding his slightly pink face in his chest. A content smile on his lips, Sapnap ran his hand through Karl's hair, thinking of how lucky he was to have met him; his whole life seemed to have been flipped since they met, but it was good, there were so many new avenues he could take and new feelings he was yet to explore, and he loved that adventure.

In the past, Sapnap had only considered his patient's feelings, making decisions based on what was best for them and their health, but with Karl, he thought about himself as well. It felt weird. Sapnap used to be so focused on other people's minds he hadn't got to know his own, but somehow, Karl helped him do that, neither of them even realised it, but he did it anyway.

"Sapnap?"

"Yeah?" Sapnap smiled softly, brushing his thumb above Karl's eyebrow, tucking back the hairs that fell over his pretty eyes.

"I love you." Karl hid his red face back in Sapnap's chest, feeling the comfort of his cool touch grazing against his head. Sapnap didn't tell him, but he could feel the heat of Karl's flustered face as he played nervously with his fluffy brown hair, the fluttering, anxious, excited butterflies twisting his stomach in lovesick knots.

"You love me?" He whispered, gently holding Karl's head as he nodded timidly, tightening his loose grip around the other's waist. "I love you too."

Sapnap placed his chin on the soft comfort of Karl's hair, pulling him even closer and tighter by his lower back, carefully avoiding the wounds that decorated it. He felt his flushed, hot cheeks tingle as they brushed against strands of Karl's hair, tickling his pink nose as the comforting sensation creased the corners of his mossy green eyes.

"Will you stay again, like last night?" Karl asked softly, looking up at Sapnap with both hope and nerve.

"Why Muffin?"

Karl turned his gaze down, something much similar to guilt written on his face, "Don't - don't you get... afraid... when you're alone..." His voice was only a mumble, hesitant fear dripping from each syllable as the words stumbled from his mouth, it was clear those words made him vulnerable, they made him scared. Sapanp couldn't say no, he couldn't not help him.

"Hey, look at me," Sapnap gently placed his cool hands on Karl's red, flustered cheeks, tilting his head up, "look at me Karl, theres nothing for you to be afraid of, nothing. Okay?"

Karl nodded, burying himself back into Sapnap's arms, feeling like light relief had replaced his heavy stress. He felt a lump blocking his throat and his eyes were watering again, he couldn't control it, he just cried into Sapnap's chest, holding him tightly by his waist.

Having noticed it helped before, Sapnap gently held the back of Karl's head, twisting his soft, warm curls around his cold fingers. He listened to the soft compassion of his sobs as Karl's breathing slowed and his tight grip became more like a hug.

"Im never afraid with you..." Karl choked out between his cries, his eyes stinging and throat sore, "you will stay forever? so I'm not afraid?" He asked, his voice sounding like a suppressed scream.

Sapnap just held him tighter, his hands shaking as he combed through Karl's hair, "Always. If it means your not scared." Finally he spilt out some small words, feeling his cheeks becoming hot and eyes gritty with tears, and they soon rolled down his face, getting caught in his short beard as they dripped off his chin. Having Karl desperately cry in his arms felt like having his chest ripped open and lungs cut out all while he was still awake, like one of the most heart wrenching things he could feel, and it felt like it would go on forever, like he would never feel content again.

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long time no see 😃

please, forgive my inactivity and the atrocity of my writing, i guenuinly couldn't think of how to end the part but i finally did it 💪💪