𝔽𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕚𝕟𝕘, 𝔽𝕒𝕝𝕝𝕖𝕟 (𝕂𝕒𝕞 𝕂𝕠𝕥𝕝𝕔)

«46» i need a nap

Another chapter in less than 12 hours :0

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Smut warning for the next chapter after this btw :D

(Haven't released a smut chapter in six months so I think its about time to spoon feed you smut craving readers)

For all the asexuals—im looking at you, harumi_xn —feel free to skip over if you want as nothing during said smut is primary to the plot ❤️

Tam
Tam knew he was nervous for everything that had the possibility to happen tonight, evident through his pounding heart and fidgety behaviour. But he felt reassured from Keefe's words earlier that day, so when they all had materialised in front of Solreef, Tam turned to the group. "The girls will sleep in Linh's room tonight, and the guys can sleep in my room. But we'll do all the activities and stuff together, obviously. Wylie—feel free to sleep in mine or yours, wherever."

"I'll go to mine," Wylie responded placidly, moving past the group to enter their home bluntly. Tam didn't take much notice to it, Wylie was always more of an indifferent person if anything; uninterested in much social interaction.

"Soooo... what happens first?" Sophie asked tentatively, shifting around nervously from one foot to the other. It hadn't been long since there last sleepover, so Tam had already anticipated that they might get stuck on what to do early on.

"Well, maybe we should have showers first and an early dinner," Biana suggested moving to tie her brown waves up into a pristine bun onto the top of her head. "So that way we can talk and do whatever for the rest of the night, until we feel like sleeping?"

Tam was somewhat timid about the others coming into his room. After all, only Linh and Keefe (and also Wylie, very few times) had actually spent time in his bedroom. It was his private space, to sleep and grumble and overthink and brood over all sorts of dark and depressing thoughts. You know, usual Tam activities.

Fitz nodded looking expectantly at both of the twins. "Sounds good. Linh? Tam?"

"Yup. Let's go!" Linh responded to the question brightly—thankfully, which meant that Tam did not have to—and gestured for everyone to follow her into their home.

Small enclaves of conversation began throughout the group as the navigated to the floor of Solreef in which Tam and Linh's bedrooms resided. Tam flinched when he felt a small jab in his stomach, whipping his head around to look at his sister beside him.

"Hey. You okay?" Linh asked Tam softly, in a caring tone. She had her eyebrows raised at him, as if she already knew something was going on.

"Just a little nervous," Tam reassured his sister after releasing a sigh. The had stopped walking at the top of the stairwell to the second floor, where his, Linh's, and Wylie's bedrooms were all located. Tiergan's was on the ground level. "Nothing you need to worry about."

"Alright, where abouts is this room of yours, Tammy?" Keefe exclaimed profoundly, trademark smirk plastered on his face as he paced over to Tam and slung an arm around his shoulder.

Tam side eyed (Don't comment that, I know you're thinking about it) Keefe with a scowl, shifting away slightly. As if Keefe didn't already know what Tam's room looked like, what his bathroom looked like, what his bed felt like— "Uhhh... this way. Linh, let's meet in the dining room after showers, yeah?"

Linh nodded as the other girls trailed after her to her bedroom, laughing excitedly and chatting amongst themselves. Now it was just Tam, Keefe, Fitz, and Dex, as well as the awkward silence that hung over them.

Tam began walking down the hall to his bedroom; it was the second door on the left. He could hear the other guy's following quietly behind him. Tam was surprised to see that when he opened the door, everyones belongings and sleeping bags where already set up on the floor beside his bed. "...here we are..."

Politely and in all good host manor, Tam stepped aside so Keefe, Dex and Fitz could wonder in and look around to where they were sleeping for the night. He watched as Dex and Fitz gazed around curiously, and Keefe stood simply next to Tam and the door, hands on his hips.

"Everything is fine Tammy. You don't need to worry..."

Tam felt a gentle kiss press to his cheek, and he flushed, startled. Keefe was lucky the other's were too busy looking around to notice. Before Tam could scold his boyfriend, the blonde boy was already halfway across the room—heading towards his sleeping bag.

The dark haired boy watched as Keefe collapsed onto the comfortable surface, yawning a little and stretching. "So, how many showers are there? And who's going first?"

"Umm..." Tam thought for a moment, humming to himself. "Well, there's my shower, and two showers on this floor just across the hall that you guys can use... the girls can use the two downstairs..."

"Which means three of us can shower, while the other has to wait," Dex summed up, retrieving the things he would need to shower from the bag that he packed. Clearly he thought he wasn't going to be the one to wait.

Tam was happy to volunteer, not opposed to some alone time by himself to calm his nerves for everything that was to come. "I'll—"

"I can wait. You guys go out and shower and I can go after Tam when he finishes showering in his shower. I need a nap, anyway," Keefe insisted, cutting Tam off and using his elbows to prop himself up from his sleeping bag. He looked around at the other guys briefly. It might have been Tam's own imagination, but Keefe's smug gaze seemed to linger longer on Tam than it did anyone else.

Fitz and Dex agreed, having no problem with the agreement as they got to shower first. In comfortable silence they both gathered up the belongings they would need, and Tam watched them leave to shower separately across the hall.