December 25th - Saturday
Third person P.O.V.
The clock strikes midnight. Mason, Corey and Harper are sleeping but two boys are still awake. Theo holds Liam in his arms, exchanging kisses and caresses.
"Merry Christmas." Liam murmurs against Theo's lips.
"Merry Christmas."
They kiss more and their hands roam each other's bodies. Theo has one of his hands on Liam's jaw and the other on his thigh and Liam shyly touches the skin on Theo's waist beneath his shirt.
Three little words echo in both of their minds.
I love you.
They are afraid of saying it, after all none of them are great at expressing their feelings. They may not be very good with words, but they are great with actions.
Because they knew deep down that they loved each other without having to say it.
Liam knows Theo loves him by the way Theo always asks if he needs anything everytime he goes to the grocery store, or the way Theo always listens carefully when he's rambling about history, or how Theo always cooks breakfast everytime Liam doesn't feel like getting out of bed, or how he always asks him how his day at school was.
Theo knows Liam loves him by the way he always sends Theo a message asking if he got home or work safe, or the way Liam stays awake at night making sure he is safe from his nightmares, or the way Liam is proud about little things he does, or how Liam makes sure he is always the most comfortable possible.
They know they love each other by the way their hands interlock together perfectly and the way they cheeks burn when they are too close, they know they love each other by the sleepless nights comforting each other and whipping each other's tears, they know they love each other by the stolen glances and winks and the butterflies in their stomachs.
They know they love each other because they feel the happiest, safest and luckiest when they are together.
Home is wherever the other is.
It isn't hard to understand, even someone blind and deaf can feel the earth shake with their love.
Even Scott can see it, and that is really meaningful.
It was always there for everyone to see, since Theo came back from the underground. Even when they were supposed to hate each other they did everything to keep the other safe.
They bring out the best of the other. Theo made Liam realize he's not a monster and his anger problems don't define him and Liam made Theo realize that he is more than his past and deserves all the best things in this world.
More than loving Liam, Theo made Liam love himself more.
And Liam did the same for Theo.
"I want to give you my Christmas gift." Liam says with a wide smile and gets up from the couch.
Theo decides to also give his gift to Liam. They both take their gifts from under the tree, now full of gifts, and sit back down on the couch.
"Here, open mine first." Theo hands Liam a box. "It's not much, but..."
"Stop saying that every time you give me something. Anything you give me will always be more than I could ever want."
Theo watches Liam carefully as he opens the box and sees his blue eyes light up when he comes across the two bracelets.
"I bought two to match." Theo explains with a shy smile.
Liam hugs Theo tightly.
"I want the green one, it's the color of your eyes." Liam takes the bracelet with the green stone and asks Theo to help him put it on.
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Red String of Fate - Thiam
FanfictionLiam wants to run away. Theo wants somewhere to feel like home. Maybe Theo can be Liam's escape. And maybe Liam can be Theo's home. Because let the truth be spoken, home it's not always a place, sometimes it's someone else's arms.
