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“Again?”
A voice snapped Stargazer out of his zoning out. He turned to see a familiar face staring up at him from the roof they both sat on.
“The stars were gorgeous out tonight. I couldn’t miss them.” Stargazer smiled. He tried to make it wide and make himself look awake by widening his smile, but it didn’t work. Sunburst’s eyebrow raised, armor clanking as he took a step forward.
“You stayed up all night again, didn’t you?” He tilted his head. Stargazer silently stared, before glancing away.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about.”
Sunburst huffed, his body shifting to kneel next to Stargazer. “Come on. I’m taking you home.”
“No, no. I don’t think that’s necessary! I can get home by myself!” He quickly replied, his voice croaky. He tries to get up, wrists burning from the lack of rest. He slowly stumbles up, before he trips, nearly falling off the roof. Sunburst quickly grabbed him, gripping his arm and pulling him close. Stargazer bumped into the tough armor. A whiny “ouch!” left his lips. Sunburst squinted at him, head being cupped to get a good look at him. Stargazer tensed at the feeling of Sunburst holding his face. It’s as if he was looking through his mask, seeing the eyebags, seeing his eyes that were about to close and his body about to collapse. He hated it. It made his heart beat faster. He despised it. He felt his face get warm.
He hated how much Sunburst knew him.
Suddenly, he felt a warm hand grip his thigh, body flinching. The grip soon resting on his back as well. Stargazer’s breath heaved as he scooped him up in his arms. He was obviously exhausted from another night of stargazing, his body was simply limp and struggled to move without feeling an ounce of pain, yet he refused to get his help. He didn’t need it! He was just out of it today. That’s it! Just out of it.
He didn’t need any help.
“I can walk, you know.” Stargazer politely smiled. The other wasn’t having any of that.
“Nonsense. You can’t because you’re too tired to.” Sunburst replied, his tone seemed dismissive of the other’s blatant attempt to get out of his situation. He seemed aware of it, actually, because as soon as he replied, he held Stargazer tighter, cradling him. The other man carried him in his arms, starting the walk back down to his house. Some passerby’s couldn’t help but stop and stare at Stargazer in a knight’s arms. Stargazer couldn’t help but be embarrassed. Here was a tired stargazer, not having the energy to truly leave Sunburst’s arms, and being forced to be carried up and away back home. His face was red with the mix of embarrassment and flustered from being so close to the other. They assumed surely, he was being taken by to the palace, where his home was. That had to be where it was. It obviously was in that direction, was it not?
Frequently, Stargazer was said to live somewhere fancy, with all of his fancy attire, and knowing a castle very well. That, however, was just knowing by proxy of his father. A retired soldier who got the privilege of only living near the castle. Not in it. Since he goes wherever his father goes, that’s his home, too.
That’s just so happened where Sunburst was going to drop him off at. He continued to carry the other, his arms firmly locked onto Stargazer’s body. He couldn’t help but feel at ease. Sunburst lived up to his name as well, being warm. Very warm. With all the tough armor, he was still very warm, and his body made decent cushioning at the right angle. He loved it. Craved every second of it. He couldn’t tell why, but he just wanted to be here, in the rough, yet warm grasp. He closed his eyes, body relaxing. He liked this a lot. He could get used to this.
Zuka opened the door, letting Sunburst in with a Stargazer in his arms. He carried Stargazer upstairs to his room (since Zuka sadly couldn’t do it) to put him to bed. Sunburst carried him up to his room, the creaking of the star patterned room was familiar to his senses. He looked around, before glancing back at Stargazer.
“Alright, here’s your—“
Sunburst soon pauses at a sleeping Stargazer, resting peacefully in his arms. He stared blankly at his face before a warm smile went on it.
He slowly moved towards the bed, moving the covers to make room for the blue-horned demons body. He laid it down gently, tucking him in carefully to not wake him. He was too tired to help him change, so he just took his prosthetics off and set them close by the bed. He slowly took off Stargazer’s mask, setting it on the table beside him.
Sunburst took one final look at Stargazer, sleeping soundly on his bed. He should’ve been sleeping this whole time. Maybe if he got a better schedule, Sunburst wouldn’t have to constantly check to see if he was at home or not. Sunburst huffs under his breath at the thought. He hated how little Stargazer cared for himself. ‘All for the stars!’ He says, ‘Because one day, I’m gonna walk among them!’ Sunburst bets he doesn’t handle himself properly enough to be able to handle the sky. Stars can be a little unstable, after all. Maybe that’s why he connects with them so much. Sunburst hated how much he cared, but couldn’t help it. He gripped at the sheets as he stared at Stargazer.
He just HATED how stupid he was. He could kill himself if he doesn’t get the sleep he needs. Without Sunburst, he would REALLY be walking in the clouds. In heaven, that is. The thought scared him. He didn’t know why.
Before he knew it, though, he set a soft kiss onto Stargazer’s forehead. Impulsively, mindlessly, frustratedly. He didn’t know which one.
“Damn idiot…” He mumbled. He turned around, carefully walking out of the room. He would scold him later for this. Then again, his father probably would do that. He wouldn’t blame him, if that’s the case. He went back to his natural duties, yet Stargazer couldn’t leave his head. It was like a regular buzz in his head at this point. He felt sunburnt over the thought.
Checking a mirror, though, all he saw was his face get red. ‘Perhaps it is just sunburning’, he thought. He was in the sun all day, so maybe that’s the case. Albeit, it was only his rationale to deny the inevitable of a thought; a crush.