Laughter [Tobuscus/Toby Turner]

Chapter Ten

I wake up slowly, the light from the window rudely interrupting my peaceful sleep, and I find myself curled up against Toby's body. He is folded around me, my back on his chest, his peaceful breathing tangled up in my hair. His arms are around me, one over my stomach and wrapped around to the bottom, the other resting just below my arm and folding up so that I can just see his fingertips when I look down.
This is one of those things where you never knew you wanted it until you have it. This moment is ours, and I never knew I needed it. But I'm so lucky to have these few minutes of silence.
I can hear him breathing, and I roll over to face him. I slide my hand around his chest and hold him, my other arm sliding underneath his body. My fingers clasp behind his back, and I twist my legs together with his. Our foreheads and noses are touching, and I close my eyes, cherishing this embrace. I hear his breathing hitch and become irregular, and I open my eyes a little. He opens his for a second, then closes them again as a small smile spreads across his lips.
His lips. I want to kiss his lips until I die.
He removes one of his arms from my body and stretches, a small groan escaping his lips as he does so. He rolls back over, intertwining his fingers in my hair. I chuckle, causing him to do the same, and he pecks my lips softly before lying on his back and staring at the ceiling. I watch as the smile fades from his lips, and he keeps his eyes trained on the ceiling when he says, "Y'know, for a second there I almost forgot about Gryphon."
I can see his eyes go glassy, and I shake my head, propping up on my elbow. "Toby, look at me." He keeps staring at the ceiling, so I grasp his chin and turn his head to face me. "You are not going to let this tear you apart, Toby. The Toby I know, the Toby I met a month ago, would have kept on going." I pause. "Where is that Toby?" He looks down, and I reach over and kiss him hard, cupping his face in my hands. I feel him kiss back, and I move over him, feeling him prop up on his elbow. He moves his hand to press into the nape of my neck, and I back up, taking a breath.
"I knew that Toby was in there somewhere," I grin mischievously, then turn around and slide off the bed, standing beside it. Toby rolls his eyes, sitting up and doing the same.
"Breakfast?" He asks, and I nod, heading into the kitchen. I crack some eggs, pouring the contents into a pan and beginning to fry them. I feel a pair of strong arms wrap around my stomach from behind, and Toby's chin rests on my shoulder. He kisses my cheek. "I really do love you," He whispers.
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I scroll through various YouTube comments on Toby's last vlog which consisted of me and him discussing life while sitting on the couch. We talked about my life, Gryphon's condition, a few tears were shed. It was recorded and posted this morning, and I had to hold myself back from kissing him multiple times. We haven't decided to tell the Audience yet, but I sure hope we make the decision soon.
I see so many comments about #coby, and I laugh at a lot of them.
"kleverkatz: Holy fuck please get married
CrazyDaisyHol: Can you two just like?? Make out?¿ (Or make babies whichever works)
Leah Jan: You two are perfect for each other!!"
Toby comes in and reads over my shoulder, occasionally chuckling at the funny comments. After a few minutes of reading, Toby clears his throat.
"I think we should tell them." He says, and I look up at him, smiling.
"Yeah, me too!" I agree, kissing him quickly before shutting off the laptop.
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We come up with the cheesiest thing ever, and I go to get ready. I can hear Toby doing the intro in the back, and I smile. Eventually, I go to hide behind the doorway to the living room, waiting a few minutes. When he seems like he's running out of things to say, I hurry through the doorway.
"Toby, can you please hurry up? We're going to be late for our date!" I complain, and Toby looks from the camera to me. He stands up, walks over to me, bites his lip, holds the camera out where we're both in the shot, and kisses me. You can almost hear the audience screaming. I break it off. Toby laughs, then sings the outro.
"Badadododododododo, subscribe!" He chants, and I join in.
"Outro of darkness, redness and whiteness!" We bellow, and he lets me finish it.
"And then, boop!" I yell, pressing the red button.
Toby looks nervously at me, then laughs again as he presses "Share."
"What should we call it?!" He asks, and I think.
"SHIPSHIPSHIPSHIPSHIP" I reply simply, and Toby laughs some more, wrapping his arm around me as he copies and pastes the description.
I watch as he sends the video out to the Audience.
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