Solby | Give Me Love

17. Safe Place To Land

hi i spent the day crying bc of tøp and also blasting their new songs and honestly i'm still speechless and there's like a 95% chance of me seeing them when they come to belgium but anyway, here's a very short chapter

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Colby's ended up falling asleep on Sam, which isn't surprising. The boy's sleeping schedule has never been as fucked as it is lately and although he's trying his best to regulate it, it happens to be harder than he thought. His phone's still blowing up with notifications and while the brunette's sleeping, his blonde other half is going through the replies of his last tweet, smiling to himself at all the love and support Colby's receiving. He knows for a fact that it's what his best friend deserves, even though said boy thinks the opposite.

A soft knock is heard and Sam looks up from his phone, letting out a quiet 'come in' to avoid waking up Colby. Absentmindedly he starts drawing small circles on the brunette's back with the pad of his index finger while he watches the door open, revealing Devyn. She stands in the doorway, leaning on the doorframe while putting one foot over the other as she smiles sweetly at the Sam and Colby's position, before she speaks in her usual soft voice.

"Hey, the boys and I were talking about how we haven't gone out to eat in a while. We were thinking of Tender Greens ?"

A grin instantly makes its way to Sam's face, of course they would choose Colby's favorite place to eat. Those are the simple things that show how much they care about him, and it sucks that he can't see it.

Sam nods his head before gently shaking Colby awake, whispering his name a few times until the younger male's eyes flutter open. He stares at Sam for a minute, confused before rolling onto his back and his eyes meet Devyn when he lets his head drop to the side.

"Hey, Dev." He greets her in a tired, raspy voice and Devyn smiles at him, laughing quietly.

"Hi, Colbs. I'll see you guys downstairs."

And she closes the door, leaving the boys alone as Colby closes his eyes again, ready to fall asleep again.

"Don't go back to sleep." Sam says, chuckling as he pokes his side.

"I'm not." Colby grumbles, his eyes still closed and Sam rolls his.

"Yeah right."

The blonde jumps out of his bed, careful not to crush Colby in the process, and claps once he's on his feet.

"C'mon, baby, we're going out !" Sam exclaims in a cheerful tone, hoping that it will make Colby even just a bit excited.

Seeing that it has no effect whatsoever, Sam grabs one of his pillows and gently hits Colby with it.

"Get up, Colbyyyyyy !" He yells, hitting the other once again but stopping when he hears him mumble something. "What ?"

Colby rolls onto his side, resting his cheek on his hand. "Call me baby again and I'll get up."

Sam's cheeks turn bright red but he shakes his head, scoffing. "That'd be too easy, right ?"

And instead of doing what he's told, as much as he wants to, Sam walks over to the bed, wraps his fingers around Colby's wrist and gives him a challenging look.

"Either you get up and I drag you out."

Colby raises an eyebrow. "You wouldn't."

Sam laughs at that comment, tightening his grip on the brunette's wrist before pulling until Colby falls onto the ground in a thud, messily wrapped in the covers as a yelp escapes his lips. Sam, on the other hand, has let go of Colby's arm to clap in his hands once, something he'd do whenever he laughs.

After a few moments, Sam calms down and kneels down next to his best friend, giggling before placing a kiss on Colby's forehead and letting him know they're leaving once he's ready. The blonde then exits the room and joins his roommates downstairs.

Not too long after, Colby appears, hair still wet from the shower he's just taken and Sam realizes it's going to air-dry which will lead to curly-haired Colby, in other words his favorite.

"Finally !" Corey says dramatically once Colby comes into view. "I'm starving."

He gets up and they all follow him out, Sam ruffling Colby's hair playfully before letting him out of the house first and locking the door behind himself. They get into one car only, Devyn on Corey's lap, and soon enough they reach their destination, climbing out of the car eagerly. They haven't hung out like that in so long, they're all happy to be finally together again.

Because after all, they're a family.