Weariness [An Immortalfox oneshot]

Aleks' eyelids felt heavy as he stared at the bright screen of his computer, trying to fight off his weariness. The room around him was dark and chilly, making him shiver slightly as his Minecraft character worked at breaking his obsidian prison. He could hear Eddie and Kevin's laughter, but it seemed distant in his ears. He was so cold and tired. He hadn't been sleeping much lately, between Eddie's giggly, hyperactive nature and his own recording sessions there hadn't been any time. He had felt like he had been slacking off lately with his recording and so he felt the need to push himself to record more, but it was starting to get hard when he was running on only four hours of sleep for the past two days or so.

A yawn escaped his lips that he quickly stifled, not wanting to alert the others of his weariness. He tried to wake himself up by shaking his head but as his eyelids started to close and his eyesight blurred the temptation of falling into sleep's warm embrace grew stronger. Just as his eyes closed a hand grabbed his shoulder. They flew open, brown eyes wide with terror, as he tumbled out of his chair. His pale hand reached out to grab onto something, to stop his fall, but all he did was succeed in grabbing what he presumed was the cord to his mic. The plug was ripped out of it's socket and he landed backwards onto his cold, hard floor. He cursed, looking up to see a familiar, giggling Latino standing above him. "What the fuck dude?" He snapped, his mood irritable from lack of sleep and the harsh awakening he had just been greeted with.

"Whoa, calm the fuck down Aleks. I'm sorry! I was just checking if you went to sleep. You didn't say anything when we ended the recording session." Eddie grabbed Aleks' hand and helped him up, the brunette's already flushed cheeks becoming even more heated. When Aleks didn't say anything back Eddie frowned slightly in confusion, "Hey, are you listening? Aleks!"

The Russian was once again jolted out of sleepy trance. "What?!" He asked sharply, irritation in his voice.

Eddie was surprised, yeah he and Aleks have fought on numerous occasions but he had never seen the younger male this annoyed at him before, and over something so stupid as to accidentally scaring him out of his chair. "Hey what's wrong with you tonight? You seem out of it." Aleks only blinked, his eyes slightly cloudy. The older youtuber sighed and grabbed the other's arm before dragging him towards his bed and sitting him down. "C'mon, tell me what's up."

Aleks bit back a yawn, blinking slowly as he attempted to focus on keeping himself awake. "I'm fine...I'm just a little tired." Something tickled at the back of his throat and what escaped his pale lips was not a yawn but a cough that shook his whole body.

Eddie sighed, knowing how the other could get when he had no one to anchor him down, like he hadn't been doing the last few days... "When was the last time you slept?" The raven-haired male asked quietly in concern. 

"...Two days ago."

"And how long did you sleep?"

Irritation flared up in him again; he felt as if he were being interrogated. But he kept his voice calm when he murmured, "Four hours, give or take a few..."

Eddie mentally face-palmed; oh how could he have been so blind? Aleks hadn't been acting himself for the past few days or so and he had been looking so worn out lately. He should've made sure he wasn't doing too much at once, like he usually does. Unlike Seamus, Eddie knew that Aleks' didn't have the endurance to record for more than nine or ten hours at a time. But anytime he saw that Aleks was recording, he usually didn't bother him. He hadn't even suspected that the Russian had been pushing himself this much. "Why?"

"Well between you dragging me everywhere and all the recording I have to do there hasn't been any time for me to sleep." The brunette sighed, “And I’ve been slacking off lately. I owe it to the Nobs and myself to upload more—”

“Dumbass.”

Aleks paused, shocked, before stuttering, “W-What?”

“You don’t have to force yourself to record more. You were doing enough before.” Aleks didn’t reply, causing Eddie to sigh and sit next to the other, putting the Russian on his lap. “You’re such a dumbass sometimes.” He played with Aleks’ hair, a small smile on his face.

If Aleks’ cheeks weren’t burning before, they surely were now. Hazily he looked up at the Latino and murmured, “Yeah, I’m the dumbass. Who was the one who fucked up their Minecraft the other day?”

Eddie giggled, “That was an honest to god mistake!”

Aleks chuckled along with the other. “Hey, you’ve got to admit, that was pretty dumb.”

“Yeah,” the raven-haired youtuber giggled again. “But not as dumb as you right now.”

Aleks didn’t reply, lost in the dark depths of Eddie’s shimmering eyes, which were full of humor, concern and lust. Their faces were so close, their lips almost touching. Aleks could feel the warm breath of the other on his face. He wanted him, needed him, right at that moment. His lips parted slightly, his tired eyes shimmered with lust and passion. Slowly he bridged the gap, his eyes closing, but Eddie made contact first. He could feel the heat of the other against his own. He repositioned himself on top of Eddie's lap so that they were facing each other, all the while staying lip-locked. Eddie’s hand tangled in his hair, their kiss deepened. Eddie’s tongue licked Aleks lips, demanding entry. The Russian parted them slightly and allowed Eddie to roam his mouth, to explore the familiar cavern. Aleks could feel how worried Eddie had been through his kiss, how careful he was this time, despite them having done this many times before. He pushed away the feeling of guilt, becoming lost in the moment. Nothing mattered besides Eddie, nothing else existed in that moment.

He didn’t know how long they stayed like that or when he had been pushed down onto the bed by the other, but when their lips parted they were breathless. “I almost forgot how good of a kisser you are,” Aleks mused, still tired and breathless.

Eddie chuckled slightly, climbing off of the other and flopped down beside the pale male. “Same; we hadn’t done that in a while.”

It was the truth. It had been a few weeks since they last kissed with that much passion. His kisses had been a way to anchor Aleks, and himself admittedly. After officially hooking up a few weeks after the Russian got his glasses and the break up with their girlfriends, the Puerto Rican and the brunette kept their relationship a secret. No one knew but Seamus, whom promised to keep it a secret until they were ready to tell the world. They owed him a lot.

Aleks rolled onto his side so that he was facing Eddie. A weary smile was gracing his pale lips. “I love you,” he murmured hoarsely, a cough racking his body.

Eddie rolled over and reached out towards the smaller male, gently caressing the other’s warm, flushed cheek. “You’re hot.”

Aleks closed his eyes and chuckled weakly, “I know I am.”

Eddie giggled, “You know what I mean you sack of shit.” His smile slowly transformed into a frown. He kept caressing the other’s cheek, “You have a fever. Did you go and get yourself sick?”

The brunette hesitated, “…Maybe.” He coughed again.

The youtuber sighed and sat up. “That’s what you get for pushing yourself too hard.” He shook his head, “You’re taking a break. You’ve already recorded a lot and you need a rest.” Aleks open his mouth as if to protest, but Eddie spoke before the other could say anything, “Don’t worry, I’ll make sure to upload for you. Just rest and get better, okay?” He leaned down and kissed Aleks’ hot forehead. “I love you too.”

Aleks muttered, “Ew, mushy.” The Latino giggled as the Russian’s eyes fluttered closed, finally giving into his weariness. Eddie reached down and brushed the hair out of Aleks’ peaceful, pale face. His chest was slowly rising and falling as his breathing started to deepen. 

A soft smile graced the Latino’s lips and he chuckled slightly, “Goodnight Aleks.” He turned away. Aleks was actually pretty cute while he slept.