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Till sighed as he and Ivan stuck the key card into their hotel room. After a long plane ride all Till wanted to do was collapse in the slightly comfortable beds and sleep. Their class was on a field trip, and as much as it excited Till, the flight was tiring.
“We’re here~!” Ivan said in a sing-song voice, placing his bag on a small table near the entrance.
“Thank god.” Till uttered, leaving stuff of his own next to Ivan. “I’m getting a shower in, then I’m going straight to bed.” Till promptly decided, looking to choose which bed was his until…
Both pairs of eyes stared at the singular bed, clearly made for two to sleep on.
“You have to be fucking kidding me.” Till deadpanned.
“Ah, did they really rent out the wrong room? Well, I suppose I’ll have to sleep on the-“ Ivan began, but Till quickly looked dismayed at this.
“No!” Till’s eyebrows raised at his own comment. He hadn’t meant to sound so sure about it. “I mean, you can sleep on the bed while I take the floor.” Till quickly spat, hoping Ivan would brush off his earlier reaction (though, knowing Ivan, he most certainly would not).
“No. You had a rough time on the plane, it’s only fair you get proper rest.” Ivan put a reassuring hand on Till’s shoulder. Till grunted.
“Good point. But still, one of us is gonna have to sleep on the floor, or that tiny couch.” Till pointed to the small couch, which looked about as comfortable as the floor.
“Why, though? Isn’t the bed made for two? I’m sure we could both fit.” Ivan offered.
Till’s eyes widened. He didn’t think the idea would’ve been brought up. I mean sure, he understood the bed was made for two people, but number one, he had no idea Ivan wouldn’t have minded sleeping with him. And two, he hated the idea of his face flushing the second the two of them were in the same bed…
Till’s crush on Ivan was obvious to just about everyone… except Ivan himself of course. Ivan was so wrapped up in his own feelings for Till, he barely noticed any semblance of reciprocation. But Ivan quickly realized tonight could be his chance with the one he loved most. He watched Till’s expression soften from surprise to bashfulness, and he flashed Till a quick smile.
“We don’t have to. We could just keep arguing on who takes the couch all night if you prefer.” Ivan shrugged, clearly teasing. Till shook his head.
“There’s no use. If one of us does choose the floor, we’ll probably just crawl to the bed in the middle of the night anyway.” Till reasoned, getting out his sleepwear from his suitcase.
“So it is decided? We’ll both take the bed?” Ivan asked again, just to make sure. After a moment of suppressing his fluster, Till responded with a short nod. Ivan beamed.
“Okay, then!” Ivan agreed, and the younger jokingly rolled his eyes.
“Since that’s taken care of, I’m gonna go shower now.” Till said simply.
“Alright, I’ll go after you.”
*****
Ivan sighed happily to himself as he pulled on his shirt and exited the bathroom. Getting a shower in after such a grueling plane ride was quite the relaxing experience. Though Ivan’s attention was quickly diverted from his shower to the adorable sight his eyes were graced with.
Till was already asleep, snugly curled up in the bed with the covers up to his shoulders as he lay on his side. His sleeping face was blank yet content, and his back rose and dipped as he sleep-breathed. Ivan smiled at the sight, walking over to the bed and adjusting the covers slightly so he could get under. He clicked off the bedside table lamp. He wasn't too tired yet, but he may as well prepare for sleep now. He grabbed his phone from said table and began to filter through his messages. Sua had sent him a selfie of her and Mizi in a similar hotel room. Two texts were attached.
Sua 10:49p.m
< Hi.
< Did you and Till get to your hotel room safely?
You 11:04p.m
Yep! He’s already asleep lol>
Poor guy was not having fun on the flight>
Sua 11:04
< I get the feeling, I hated it too.
< Okay, I think I’m about to fall asleep. Goodnight, Ivan.
You 11:05p.m
Night sua! :)>
Ivan quickly filtered through the rest of his messages. Most were random school group chats he was in that constantly blew up. Just as he opened up some mobile game to distract him for a while, something else caught his attention.
Till had thrown himself at Ivan, still sound asleep. He was against Ivan’s side, arm slightly splayed across Ivan’s middle. The elder froze up at the action, unsure of what to do as red reached his cheeks. Till did not waver in his slumber one bit, if anything, he looked more comfortable. Ivan ever so slowly placed his phone back on his desk, attempting not to disturb the grey-haired boy. Ivan sat still as a statue, cherishing every moment of this accidental show of affection. Oh what Ivan would give to return it tenfold right now. Suddenly, though, Ivan remembered conversing with Mizi about something like this at the airport.
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“Yeah, when I went to summer camp with Till back in elementary school, we were in the same tent. He would get super clingy in his sleep!” Mizi snickered as she said this. “Not that I minded at the time, I just wonder if he still has that habit.”
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Ivan nodded to himself. According to Mizi, this was just a normal Till thing. There wasn’t anything romantic about this at all. Nothing more than one guy accidentally hugging another guy in his sleep! Totally normal! Ivan let out a short sigh, these thoughts weren’t gonna get him anywhere. Before he could ponder on his feelings any longer, though, Till was moving again. He was more subdued this time, just pressing himself closer to Ivan and his arm reaching farther across the taller boy. Ivan sucked in a breath. This whole ordeal was just bait dangling in his face, and Ivan was too eager not to take it.
The older swiftly turned to his side while holding Till in place, making them both placed against each other, Ivan’s arms moving around Till to create a soft hug. Ivan clung onto every moment of this, bringing Till slightly closer until he jolted to a stop. Till had begun to stir in the embrace.
Tired green eyes stared back at nervous black ones. Ivan expected the younger to push himself away from Ivan, to the opposite side of the bed even, but what actually ended up happening caused Ivan’s heart to melt on the spot. Till leaned back into Ivan’s arms, completely awake and knowing in his decisions. Ivan accepted Till back into the embrace as quickly as possible, but he was still beyond surprised at the shorter’s reaction.
“Till?” Ivan called out quietly, though he was quickly met with a shushing noise.
“Shhhhhh, I’m too tired to confront these feelings right now. Just,” Till’s arms hugged at Ivan’s waist, “Don’t let go.” He said, slightly squeezing Ivan to punctuate the request. The older didn't say anything in reply except for a return of affection. His heart was beating too fast and his mind was racing towards too many possibilities.
Soon enough, Ivan’s ears were met with the sound of even-breathing, Till had already fallen fast asleep, unconsciously clinging onto Ivan tighter than he did in his awake state. Ivan gently rubbed Till’s back as he felt eyes of his own get heavy, realizing whatever words that waited for him in the morning weren’t to be feared, but to be excited for. Till had literally agreed to cuddling him after all.