!The Reader is a male!
You and Eric both lie on the messy bed of his. He faces towards the television, the opposite of where you are. You feel a sudden pull towards the man with big hair, s you slowly prop your leg up on his hip, pulling yourself closer to him. Suddenly, you hear a light chuckle from him.
“What are you doing?” Eric questions jokingly.
“I’m trying to get closer to you, baby,”
“Baby? Where did that come from?”
“Just thought it was a nice pet name as a beginner since we just started dating,”
Eric turns to face you, gently pushing your leg away from him.
“I think it sounds a little funny…”
“Just let me call you “baby” more often and you’ll get used to it,”
“Eh, maybe. So what did you want from me again?” He asks, on the edge of falling asleep.
“A cuddle from my forgetful boyfriend,” you joke.
“Yeah, very funny,” He slowly wraps his arms around you.
“Mmm… You smell good,” You utter absentmindedly.
“You said cuddle, not sniff,”
“I can’t help it when your hair is in my entire face, baby,”
“I guess you have a point. Now shut up and go to sleep,”
“I’m not tired,”
“You should be,”
“Well, I’m not,”
You and Eric go back and forth and back and forth.
“What if I was Mary and you were the little lamb?”
“And you’re telling me to shut up and go to sleep?”
“But what if?”
“I don’t know, you’d probably make a beautiful woman?”
“Maybe…”
“You already make a beautiful man~”
“Hush!”
“What? You asked the question,”
“Leave me alone, I have work in the morning,”
“ ‘I’ have work in the morning,”
“Then go to sleep,”
“You’re warm,”
He doesn’t respond, looks like he’s ignoring you now.
“Can I play with your hair?”
“Sure- just don’t pull too hard! It’s a bit tangled right now.”
You begin to stroke his sheep head, his breathing slowing down. Your fingers make their way through the dark curls in one gently pull.
“I thought you said it was a bit tangled…”
“Yeah, a BIT tangled,”
“Okay, okay… calm down,”
“Sorry, I’m just tired,”
“Then go to sleep.”
Eric sighs as an attempt to fall asleep. Within seconds, he’s out like a light. You continue to stroke his hair, gently picking at a tangle before deciding to leave it alone. After a few minutes, you let out a yawn, placing a gentle kiss to his forehead. You too, fall asleep within seconds. Maybe you two should cuddle more often.
