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Rio was screaming. He knew he was dreaming, but that didn't change the fact that in that moment, he felt like he would rather die. Just seconds ago, he was walking down Main Street with his boyfriend. They weren't there on any occasion, just hanging out. He felt so happy to be with the guy he loved more than anything in the world, but that changed in less than a second.
The ground below him had disappeared and he was plummeting down a black void. Denver, his boyfriend, was gone, he was desperately looking for him in the vast emptiness. He was completely alone and didn't know what to do, every time he tried to reach out for something or someone, he would be met by nothing. He was scared beyond comprehension.
He felt someone grab his shoulder, it shook him literally and figuratively. He tried to knock it off but every time he did the person would just go back to shake him. Through the darkness, he heard a voice call out to him. It was quiet, barely there, but he could hear what it was saying. "Rio, you need to wake up." The voice was still no more than a whisper but it sounded worried. "Rio. Rio, please, I'm getting worried." The voice got louder and now he could hear who it was.
Rio jerked awake with a gasp. He looked around and saw his boyfriend sitting next to him. "Denver..." Rio just fell into Denver's arms and started to cry. He normally wouldn't let him see him cry but in the moment he didn't care, he just wanted to hug and be protected by his boyfriend. "I'm so scared. I need you Denver." It felt weird for Rio to be so dependent on Denver. It was usually the opposite in their relationship.
Denver just held Rio's head on his chest and pet his hair, trying to comfort the much bigger boy. Rio was 5'11" while Denver was just 5'3". Rio didn't mind the size difference though. He always thought it was cute, Denver, on the other hand, was embarrassed by the 8-inch difference.
"Hey, it's okay, you can cry. It was a nightmare, you're scared, but you're safe now that I'm here." Rio looked up, his eyes were puffy and red. He stared at his boyfriend's eyes, they were so beautiful. Crystal blue eyes that matched his pale skin. sometimes when they were alone, he would just stare into them for hours.
" Denver?" Rio asked, a little bit of uneasiness in his voice.
" Yeah Rio? I'm here if you need anything."
" I just want to talk to you, you make me happy" Denver was so proud that he made his boyfriend feel good, it was all he ever wanted. " Can I talk about the nightmare? I just want to get it off my chest."
" oh course, I'll listen. How did it start?"
" Well, I asked you if you wanted to hang out, and you said yes so we were walking down Main Street, I was looking for something to get you. It wasn't for any specific occasion, I just wanted to make you feel special." Rio paused and hugged his Denver tight, he felt like if he let go he would lose him forever.
" If we were just walking down Main street then why would you be so scared?"
" It's because out of nowhere, the sidewalk collapsed and I fell through, and all of a sudden you were gone and I was in nothing." Rio crawled onto the smaller boy and cried even harder, I felt like I was going to die. Then you started shaking me and I panicked so I kicked you, I'm sorry." Rio looked up and stared at the pale boy.
" Hey it's okay, you don't need to be afraid anymore, do you know why? because I'm here, and you'll never fall through the ground into nothingness, I can promise you that. " I paused and thought about that for a moment, " But just in case, we're going to stay away from Main street today. Is that ok?" Rio still looked uncomfortable but Denver had the perfect way to change that.
Denver leaned forward and kissed Rio. Suddenly time stopped and it felt like nothing else mattered. Rio kissed back and after a very short amount of time bit Denver's bottom lip, asking for entrance, Denver opened his mouth slightly and Rio entered. Their tongue's fought for dominance for a bit but Denver gave up and submitted quickly. They separated for air, they were both gasping.
Denver gave a smile and hugged the tall boy, " Are you feeling better now?" Rio looked up and gave a small nod. He felt so proud that his boyfriend was better thanks to him. " Well, if you are then let's go eat and don't worry, we're home alone, so we can do 'other things' later if you're up for it." Denver sucked on Rio's neck, marking his territory, but just as Rio was starting to moan from the feeling, Denver pulled away, teasing him.
" Nooooo, Come on... Finish what you started, for me?" Rio gave the look that said ' Please love me!' but Denver wouldn't fall for it, it was just a way to stay in bed for the rest of the day. It was hard to resist, but he knew how to counter it. Rio had one weakness, one thing that would make him into a mess of a person from one glance.
Denver leaned over to Rio's ear and whispered the magic words, " But don't you want to see me in that tight, white apron, Bent over the counter, covered in flour?" It was less of a question and more of a statement. He knew what the answer was going to be.
" Okay, we'll go downstairs, but you're putting on the apron or else you lose your cuddle privileges for a week."
' Shit he got me' Denver thought. " fine, I put on the apron, we eat breakfast and then we take a walk through the forest."
" Hey that wasn't part of the-"
" Apron"
There was a pause, they stared at each other, who was going to crack first. Spoiler alert, it was Denver, always was. " Fine."
" Okay then let's go." Denver started to walk out the room but turned around and looked at Rio, who was putting socks on, " I just want to let you know that I love you"
Denver left the room, Rio was alone so there was nobody to hear what he said next, he would have hated it if anybody did. " I love you too, I want to ask you to marry me" Rio looked over to the bedside table, where the ring was hidden. " I'm going to ask you today Denver, I want you to be my husband"
Rio got up and walked out the door towards the kitchen, " what's for breakfast, other than you?"
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Word count: 1177
Pain and suffering went into this first story, but I love it.
This was a little taste of something I want to do, I plan on making more of these, I don't know how many yet.
Also, make sure to vote this, I'm not sure if it does help but I just like stars.
Till next time, Gang Gang