Through the Screen
Chapter 48
"what time do we have to wake up tomorrow?" abel 's statement is punctuated by a tired yawn, as he grabs a pair of sweatpants from his suitcase and descends to the bathroom, where chris is brushing his teeth.
noah wasn't aware that abel has been told to share a room with chris, and honestly, he doesn't want him to know either. noah is already insecure regarding their friendship and he wouldn't want to push his mind into overdrive with all the doubt.
"eight," chris' words barely make any sense but abel nods along still, waiting for chris to finish spitting the paste into the sink so he can change. abel leans against the bathtub as he watches chris, his lean figure clad in a loose red sweatshirt and abel 's pajama bottoms. abel rolls his eyes when he realises that chris borrowed his clothes without asking.
chris ruffles abel 's hair fondly when he exists, and abel just scrunches his nose in response, pushing him out and shutting the door. it is several yawns and ten minutes later, when he is slumping down tiredly on the bed, his body sinking into the soft mattress, and he removes one of the pillows from under his head to place it between him and chris, causing chris to raise a questioning eyebrow at the action.
"what's that?" chris northern accent is much more prominent now, his words slightly slurred and his tone laced with sleep, and abel giggles quietly at his tired expression.
"it's a pillow," he shrugs, sinking further into the warm duvet and turning on his side so he's facing chris.
his cheeks as he
jade eyes genuinely demand an answer, and abel reaches under
just makes me feel like i'm morally correct if that makes any
abel just flushes uncomfortably, weighing the pros and
an exit to vent out whatever that is inside his mind. but somehow he feels uncomfortable telling chris about what noah thought
was always there for abel even when noah wasn't. he was the only one who talked sense into him or forced him to have lunch, the only one
giving chris any warnings against noah or telling him what noah thought, but abel was
after a while, grabbing his phone and scrolling through his notifications so he can avoid the topic, deciding to type a quick text to noah to wish
me when you