Here Comes the Sun (Complete)

Otherside

Brian and Tim never liked leaving Toby alone to go on missions. No matter how hard they tried with the Operator, it always seemed like the three could never go as a group as often as they liked. They were very good at having the one or the other stay with Toby, either on a mission or at home while the third left for a mission; but rarely ever all three out and about. Probably something to do with they'd be more easily noticed and seen unless the man power was needed. And it hurt them both, it really did, to leave the little brunette all by his lonesome; but it wasn't like they could simply tell Slenderman no or disregard his orders. So the best the primary Proxies could do was to do their job quickly yet smoothly so they could return to their love sooner.

It was midday when they returned from their previous mission; the two days they were gone feeling like ages without the bubbly Proxy by their side. That was temporarily forgotten as they entered the 'base', the smell of weed hitting their noses hard. Neither were unfamiliar with the smell nor the 'drug'; yet they were very unfamiliar with Jeff and BEN laughing loudly and merrily on the living room floor with Jeff holding his sides as he rolled on the floor, video game they had been playing forgotten on the television screen.

As they rounded the corner, the two instantly figured out why: Toby laid on his back on the couch, goggles on and mask off while staring hard at the hands on his chest as he drummed his fingers together slowly and repeatedly, as if focusing on something about them that they couldn't see. What they could see was that Toby's eyes were just as red as the two laughing on the floor as he tried to focus hard. Did -- did Toby smoke? Since when did Toby smoke?

"O-Oh, hey guys!" BEN barely managed between laughs as he pushed his torso from the floor and propped himself up with one arm; free handing wiping away the tears falling from his face. "H-How's it going?"

Jeff barely managed to quell himself. And surprisingly Toby, instead of jumping up to tackle the two with screeches of glee as he usually did, looked up to them and gave a goofy smile and wave before returning to whatever the hell he was doing. Yup, he must have been high.

"What's going on?" Brian asked slowly, causing another ripple of laughter to wash through BEN and Jeff.

"Ask 'im!" Jeff half shouted, trying to gesture to Toby as he laughed. "Ask 'im what he's doing!" Brian and Tim shared another confused look before turning to Toby who was still staring intensely at his hands.

"Toby," Brian asked slowly, "what're you doing?"

"You guys wouldn't understand," was Toby's reply in a goofy sounding voice, stutter surprisingly missing as he spoke. Tim tried his best to suppress a giggle behind his mask at the sound of the other's voice.

"Try us," Tim now spoke, chuckle apparent in his voice. Toby seemed to think for a long moment before gazing up at them, fingers still thrumming against his chest.

"Alright, well, first question," he said stupidly, looking between the two and his hands, "can you two hear this?" Brows furrowed as Tim and Brian stared at Toby, Brian slipping off his mask as if to better show his confusion.

"No," the two spoke slowly in unison after a long moment.

"Well, then, you guys can't help me," Toby spoke with a shake of his head almost quickly as his focus fully returned to his hands. Instantly BEN and Jeff erupted in hard laughter once more, BEN now having to grab his sides from possible pain from the laughter.

"Toby, are you high?" Brian asked, both he and Tim unable to contain their laughter at how stupid he was being.

"No, this couch is pretty low to the ground, actually."

"I'm done! I'm done!" BEN practically shouted, barely able to push himself from the floor and stumble to the kitchen and out of sight and leaving Jeff to roll on the floor with laughter.

"So is Toby," Tim laughed, moving in front of the couch and picking the young man up bridal style. Toby barely gave a squeak, hands still thrumming on his chest even as he peered to the ground as Tim moved to go up the stairs with Brian close behind.

"Whee, look at me go!" Toby cheered, causing Brian to stumble his way up the stairs as he couldn't contain his laughter. "I'm flying!"

"You could say that," snorted Tim as he shouldered the half open bedroom door open.

Brain closed the door tightly behind them as they entered. Tim gingerly dropped Toby onto their shared bed, who flopped around momentarily with a childlike, "Wee!" before settling to stare at the ceiling, all the while giggling. He had stopped thrumming his fingers against his chest like an idiot, at least.

"Toby, since when did you smoke weed?" Brain chuckled, kicking off his shoes and half jumping, half climbing over the younger man as he lay with his back to the wall and arms carefully wrapping around the other. Tim moved around the room with a quiet laugh, placing his mask on their bedside table as he began to ready himself for a perceived nap before joining them on the bed.

"I dunno, like, an hour ago?" Toby shrugged, happily accepting the kiss Brian offered to him before turning his head to Tim. The raven haired man moved so he could lay his head comfortably on Toby's chest, arms carefully wrapping around his waist as the brunette placed a sloppy kiss atop his head. "Why?"

"'Cause you're an idiot without it," Tim merely chuckled in response. Blankets were moved over their entangled bodies by Brian before he returned to his original position. "Didn't know you were even interested?"

"Well, you guys didn't ask!" Toby laughed, a sound that made their hearts all but burst out of their chests with happiness. "I feel nice. This is nice."

Brian hummed in response, nuzzling the side of Toby's face and earring a gleeful giggle in response. Toby seemed to settle then, giving a hum as one hand caressed Tim's free cheek; the other arm wrapping around Brian's torso.

"Yeah, this is nice," Toby hummed, now sounding tired and his body beginning to relax more than it already was. It didn't take long before the other two could tell by his soft breathing that Toby had fallen asleep.