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comfort in the dark

comfort in the dark

ladyofdecember

The evening had started off innocently enough; lots of TV watching, a burnt TV dinner or two shared together and yes, of course, some vodka!

Murray and Alexei had been growing closer and closer in their friendship and bond ever since the carnival and well, all the stressful events that had brought the two together.

Feeling happy and more than a little tipsy, Murray sank a bit back into the couch cushions, pleased that that meant Alexei too had sank down just a bit.

Though the man had been enamored with the cartoons playing on the TV, his attention now turned to the bearded man practically leaning up against him. With a small smile (and was that a blush? Murray wondered) Alexei began to lean into the closeness of the other man.

It was then that Murray had gotten an idea, a horrible, horrible idea and one that would surely never work. He'd had the idea to lean all the way in and capture the man's lips before he could say a word.

It was a dangerous thought but dammit, what exactly was this man doing leaning up against him like this? It was maddening, trying to dodge this look or that innuendo. If Murray didn't know better, he'd say Alexei was trying to flirt with him!

Blinking rapidly, he slowly eased back a bit and away from the man to grasp the TV remote on the table. He flipped through a few channels before deciding nothing was on worth watching and turning it off entirely. After all, Alexei was no longer interested in cartoons, he was staring point blank at him.

Murray tried to sit up a bit straighter but thanks to a sofa that had seen the Nixon administration, this only served to bring the two closer and closer together. With every bounce of the cushions, the two bodies seem to collide more and more, making Alexei a giggly mess.

Perhaps, they'd overdone it with the alcohol.

It was then that a sobering thought occurred in Murray's mind. Alexei didn't have any interest in him, he was simply happy to be given a place to stay in the new foreign land he was in! Why on earth would the scientist be interested in him of all people? He was simply his translator, his roommate.

Murray tried to reason that they were friends but more dark thoughts crept in from the crevices of his mind, all thanks to the vodka.

With a sudden burst of energy, Murray found he was able to shoot up from his seat. With a panicked look splayed across his face he turned to face the confused man still seated. "Well... goodnight!" Murray muttered quickly as he hurriedly made his way towards the staircase and up towards his bedroom.

Alexei stared after him with a slight look of sadness, catching one final glance from the man as he firmly shut his bedroom door.

On the other side, Murray tried taking some deep breaths as his heart thudded loudly in his chest. It was almost comical, the way he was lusting after this man who had abruptly come into his life. It was like he was some kid or something. He couldn't do this. He shouldn't do this! Taking advantage of someone like this was unethical, unjust.

Shaking his head of all the dirty, dirty thoughts inside, he decided to try to get some sleep. Nothing would ever come of the two of them and he just needed to keep reminding himself of the fact until it sunk in!