Larry's hoodie

Larry was confused. he wasn't sure what was happening. his hoodies had randomly started disappearing and reappearing. one would go missing for a week, then appear in his closet freshly washed, just as another disappeared. he had thought maybe his mom was borrowing them, but when he ask she'd just stared at him confused for a few moments. he didn't understand who the hell could be stealing and returning his hoodies without being noticed. suddenly it clicked.

"Sal." Larry muttered to himself. his boyfriend was stealing his hoodies. he wouldn't have minded if it wasn't his favorite two hoodies. he frowned and headed upstairs, he knew Sal was still in bed, maybe he could find his hoodie before Sal woke up and take it back to his room. so he headed up to Sal's room. just as he thought, Sal was curled up in bed still asleep. he'd been sleeping more now that his nightmares had suddenly stopped. Larry poked around his boyfriends room quietly, before his eye's settled on his hoodie. Sal was wearing it. he walked over and shook Sal awake.

"Larry?" Sal murmured confused, sitting up tiredly.

"why have you been stealing my hoodies?" Larry ask. because he wasn't wearing his mask Larry could see his face light up.

"I've been borrowing them. I wash and return them." Sal muttered.

"but why? why do you just take my hoodies?" Larry said.

"it gets cold at night and I already told you I wash them before I return them." Sal said.

"well don't take my favorites." Larry said. Sal took the hoodie off.

"here if it really bothers you that much take the fucking hoodie back." Sal muttered, holding it out to him. Larry took it.

"if you want to borrow a hoodie just take one of the ones I don't wear." Larry hissed, leaving the room.

"that would defeat the purpose." Sal sighed, curling up.

~~

Larry laid in bed, he was just about to go to sleep when he heard it. for the first time in nearly a month, Sal's scream rang through the apartment. the others in the apartment knew to ignore it and Larry would handle it. Larry jumped from his bed and raced up to Sal's apartment. he ran to Sal's room and over to his bed. he shook Sal awake, hugging him tightly.

"Sal?" Larry ask softly. he was confused, Sal hadn't had a nightmare in while. Sal shoved him away, he didn't want Larry to hug him. he didn't want to be hugged to cuddled.

"leave me alone Larry. go away." Sal muttered, hugging his knee's. now Larry was really confused.

"Sal whats wrong?" Larry ask.

"I don't need your fucking help! I can do this myself!" Sal hissed, tearfully glaring at Larry.

"Sal stop it, I just want to help you." Larry said. Sal turned away from him, hugging his knee's.

"I don't want your help." Sal muttered, wiping his eye's.

"Sal I don't understand why are you being so weird?" Larry ask.

"just get out!" Sal screamed.

~~~

the screams kept happening night after night. Sal kept pushing Larry away at night. he loved him in the day time but at night he'd scream at Larry ask if he was the reason Sal was having nightmares. it suddenly dawned on Larry, that maybe he was the reason. he got up and headed up quickly. he grabbed a hoodie as he raced upstairs, Sal hadn't screamed yet maybe Larry could stop him. he snuck quietly into Sal's room. he put his hoodie on Sal's bed and sat on the floor. when Sal did eventually begin to stuggle, kicking his feet and muttering lowly. he managed to grab hold of the hoodie. after a couple minutes he got still and quiet. Sal hugged the hoodie and snored softly. Larry smiled slightly and headed back to his room. he laid in his bed and curled up falling asleep.

~~

he awoke later and was surprised to see Sal standing beside his bed, hoodie in hand. Larry pulled him down on to the bed.

"you could've told me you were using them to help with nightmares." Larry muttered.

"would you have believed me?" Sal ask.

"yup." Larry said.

"thats a lie." Sal muttered.

"why do my hoodies help you?" Larry ask. Sal hugged him tighter.

"the same reason you do." Sal muttered. Larry looked confused. "they smell like you." Sal said. "its why I eventually have to return them." Sal added. "when they smell more like me than you I start having nightmares again." Sal sighed.

"why didn't you say something?" Larry ask. Sal shrugged slightly.

"its stupid." Sal replied.

"you can't keep my hoodie, but you can use it." Larry murmured.

"why were you so angry?" Sal ask.

"my dad gave me my two favorite hoodies. I didn't want anything to happen to them." Larry murmured.

"I'm sorry, I didn't think about it." Sal muttered. Larry shook his head and pulled him closer.

"don't worry about it." Larry murmured.

~~

as the weeks went by Sal would be doing something randomly and Larry started trading hoodies with him. he sudden through a hoodie at him one day while they were in school and when Sal got home, the hoodie from his room was gone. Larry casually switched the hoodies out once a week, making Sal smile. Sal decided to do something for his boyfriend. he bought Larry an array of hoodies, leaving them in his room with a note saying his dad was worried Sal was stealing his hoodies and had bought him a few. eventually the boys stopped using Larry's favorite hoodies and switched to the ones Sal bought. it was rasing suspicion with their friends.

"Sal what are you two doing?" Ashley ask.

"what do you mean Ash?" Sal ask.

"you two switch hoodies a lot. Larry just kind of throws one at you and shows up with a different one the next day." Ashley said.

"the hoodies help with my nightmares, so Larry just switches them around." Sal replied. Ashley raised an eye brow but didn't have a chance to ask as Larry came up and threw a hoodie at Sal, who chuckled and pulled the hoodie on. they were a weird couple, but they were happy. even if Sal stole Larry's hoodies.