°•°FIREFLY°•° (Thomas Shelby x Male Reader)

part 8- Home and gunfire

Once the duo were at Tommy's they took off their soaked jackets Tommy took Ian's and hung it on the coak rack next to his as Ian placed his stick against the wall next to it now only in his shirt and trousers his suspenders hanging around his hips, "I can sleep on the couch" Ian offered, Tommy stood there in silence for a few seconds as if in contemplation before nodding "I'll get you a blanket and pillow" Ian nodded before making his way to the living room

(Thomas P.O.V)

I didn't want him to be alone but I felt I had to, like I had to hide something
I came back with the items he took them and set them on the couch before sitting down and placing his hat on the table, I sat down next to him not wanting to leave his presence just yet

He looked at me and suddenly my urge to stay near him grew more

I could see how tired he was and I didn't look away, he still looked so beautiful....

I lifted my right hand which was closest to him and I placed it on the back of his head and without resisting he laid his head on my shoulder I turned my own head my face buried in his hair, we've done this since the night he told me of his time being missing I don't know why but I started doing this whenever I saw that he was having a rough time, at first he didn't come to me willingly after a rough night but after a while he slowly started searching for me and I didn't mind it at all since I only found it only made us closer friends

But after one night of drinking with him I started to notice these feelings, I knew them well I had them for girls I would chase....I didn't understand them but at the same time I did
I could identify the feeling, I understood why...but I was confused, so I tried to step away from him for a while admittedly it hurt me to do so but I couldn't, in fact the feeling got worse and my thoughts of him grew more frequent but I couldn't do anything other than show it in ways that seemed platonic as often as I could

My fingers combed through the ends of his hair, I took in his scent and he smelled of the rain, cigarettes he smokes and a bit floral from the flowers of his sisters shop with the added rum smell

..Home and Safety..

With the sudden burst of confidence I lifted his head with my other hand and I kissed him..
When he didn't respond I slowly started pulling away, a feeling of anxiety started to rise only for him to kiss me back and I responded immediately, I slowly moved against committing this to memory
His lips felt soft, like they were made to fit mine and tasted of alcohol, in that moment I felt warm, at peace, my heart aches for him more once I finally got a taste of him, I felt

Alive

I could feel his hands snake to my hips latching on to them with a firm grip on my shirt, I wanted more of him so badly it hurt but even though my head couldn't think straight from both the alcohol and the feeling Ian against my lips I knew I wanted him when we both weren't like this because of the toxic drinks we had earlier so with reluctance I pulled away

When it was over I looked at him only then did I realize my heart was racing and all I could only really focus on was Ian everything else was hazy
"Tommy..."
"Rest, I'll stay for a while"
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(Ian P.O.V)

I woke up with a headache, I slowly opened my eyes the light instantly causing my headache to become worse my movements were slow as I moved my hand to cover my eyes I groan from morning tiredness and pain