Cupid (DNF + Karlnap)

Chaoter 76: Duscussions

Okay it's more like 'Discussion' since it's one discussion and it isn't even a long one.
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Karl POV.

Neither of us slept. Although both of us were laying beside each other, as still as statues, and although his eyes were fluttered shut and his breathing was slow, I could sense his consciousness. I could sense his mind moving too actively for someone who was drifting through the waves of sleep.

For a while though, I didn’t want to break this silence. I didn’t want to risk saying something in case he was not in the mood to talk, or in case he was on the verge of drifting off and I woke him. That idea alone made me feel extremely guilty as I squirmed under the covers to try and get some rest.

“Are you awake?” I heard the whisper from behind me, and I rolled over to see my beautiful soulmate staring upwards at the ceiling. The smallest specks of evening light creating stars in his eyes which were enchanting to look at. Although the question had been directed at me he hadn’t looked at me at all.

“Yes, I’m awake.” I nodded, moving to place a kiss on his lips to further prove that I was conscious. “Why were you asking, my love?”
“I was just thinking that maybe we should go.” He told me, each breath was thin, barely carrying enough oxygen to keep him conscious.

I listened to what he said without saying much myself. When he didn’t get an answer he cautiously continued. “I mean… we’ve done our job. George and Dream are together now.”
“We have.” I nodded. “So… I guess we could.”

Yet I wasn’t ready to go yet, despite all of the goals and ambitions that the two of us had had about our job, for some reason I just wanted to relax. It was the first time in centuries when I had truthfully felt this flat in a while, even with the warm touch of my soulmate around me and delicious food in my stomach.

“You don’t sound like you want to go.” He noted, sombreness present in his tone as he continued to hold me. “Is everything alright?”
“Yes.” I answered once again, although it didn’t seem too convincing. “How about you? Are you alright.” My brows furrowed as I studied him.

The entire time as I studied his expressions I was also trying to study his emotions, attempting to read what he was thinking, yet it was difficult to understand. His mind was in a jumble, it seemed as though he was intentionally letting his thoughts wander to keep me in the dark.

“Of course.” He was quick to answer, eyes flaring up to a bright beautiful orange, then with an awkward cough the colour died down, to its usual brown. The colour was still beautiful, but the spark was significantly less. “I mean if you are, then I am.” That second sentence sounded more confident, barely.

Sapnap still looked to me for reassurance, as though he was wanting to know if it was acceptable to not be feeling completely okay. His mind was still a jumble of different thoughts that I wasn’t able to decipher, so I was still unable to spot what his true intentions were behind this smoothie of emotions.

“What’s wrong?” We both naturally asked each other at the same time, something which made us both giggle like children. Sapnap was the first of the two of us to repeat it. “What’s wrong?” He asked, tilting his head to the side as he watched me.
“Just thinking.” I responded. “About everything.”

“A lot of stuff has happened in the past day, hasn’t it?” He said, basically agreeing with me and we both allowed ourselves to chuckle at it. Yet that happiness disappeared as I allowed my thoughts to travel back to what had happened with Philza, what we had overheard from his conversation with Techno.

The two of us sat up, moving slightly closer to one another so our bodies were fully pressed up and we had to rely on each other to stop from falling. “Do you want to go back?” Sapnap asked me, it was out of nowhere and the moment the words left his lips I felt his mind clear.

“What do you mean?” I asked, managing a small smile as I looked towards him. Sadly, truthfully, I knew exactly what it meant, however it wasn’t something I wanted to ask or acknowledge.
“Well… after everything that Philza said, I don't want to go back.” He explained, refusing to make eye contact as his eyes simmered.

“I mean we worked our as-... we worked our butts off for centuries for that dumb angel only for him to tell his son that we were worthless and he hates us.” I almost gasped, both at the harsh reminder and the harsh language, neither of which were necessary. Yet as I looked away from him I couldn’t help but agree, even if it was harsh.

“So we could just stay here in the human world.” His explanation was spoken with a bright aura of confidence, but then it faltered. “Actually nevermind.” Sapnap sped up his words, awkwardly chuckling alongside his statement. “It’s stupid and you’d never agree to it and-”
“No.” I was quick to cut him off before his thoughts spiralled into despair.

Truthfully my own thoughts were just as loud and chaotic as his were, potentially even more loud. “It’s not stupid.” I let out, calming myself at the same time. “It’s a good idea, but not one we should be making impromptu at nine o’clock at night.” I let out a chuckle as well, one just as awkward as his. Those kinds of awkward laughs always seemed to match between soulmates.

"So is that a no?" He asked cautiously. It was something that I admittedly did sometimes, disguising a 'no' as a 'we'll talk later' or a 'maybe'. It was a polite way of not hurting his feelings when confronted with something that I wanted to do. As the room grew darker and he waited for an answer his eyes simmered.

“It’s a ‘let’s go to sleep’, since I am tired.” I said, managing a wary smile as he watched me. He gave a nod, something which made me relax further as I leaned into him for a warm embrace. The two of us cuddled one another, a smile on my face as I rested my head on his chest.
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