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Cecil sat on the living room couch, a blanket draped over him. Carlos was in the bed room, taking a quick nap after a long day of doing lab experiments. Cecil was getting bored as he twiddled around with his fingers. He had a sudden idea though. "Carlos! Can you come over here for a second? I want to ask you something."
"Cecil, I'm trying to sleep," came a sleepy mumble from the bedroom, Carlos's voice muffled by a pillow over his face. "Is it important?"
"Yes Carlos, it is very important! Only you would be able to answer it!" Cecil giggled to himself, spreading out the blanket so there would be room for Carlos. Carlos slowly got up from the bed, not without a few yawns and a stretch. His hair was a mess, albeit still somehow very aesthetically pleasant. "What do you need, Ceec?"
"Can you come sit down with me? I'm bored and I want someone to hang with." He smiled, looking up at him. "Look, I even have a blanket for us..."
"I'm gonna fall asleep on you if I do," Carlos yawned, sitting beside Cecil. "You could have just come into the bedroom and spent time with me there, so I didn't have to get up," he chuckled sleepily. "I didn't want to get up either." Cecil leaned his head against Carlos's shoulder, snuggling close to him under the blanket. "But I was already asleep," Carlos reasons uselessly, wrapping his arms around Cecil and cuddling against him, a faint smile tugging at his lips. "Stop making up excuses," Cecil chuckled. He kissed him on the cheek, nuzzling him lovingly. They were so close, Cecil was almost sitting on Carlos's lap. "Mm." Carlos closed his eyes and rested his head on Cecil's shoulder. "I love you. You're a very nice pillow, as well."
"Neat. I love you too, my imperfectly perfect scientist," Cecil said lazily. He wrapped his arms around Carlos's neck, putting all of his weight on him. "With his god-like hair and such."
"Cecil, stop," Carlos giggled, burying his face where his lover's neck met his shoulder to conceal a blush. "You're too much."
"Well, I love you too much to say anything rude, my most favorite being in the world," Cecil teased. "I just love your hazel-brown eyes and the way they sparkle, the way your lab coat flutters behind you as you walk, and I love how you get lost in your own world when you talk about science. Remember when I first met you? I fell in love instantly..."
"I know, I was listening to your broadcast when you went off for ten minutes about how much you found me attractive. I find you very aesthetically pleasing, as well, Ill have you know." Carlos wasn't good at pouring his feelings out, not like what Cecil could do. "I was in the lab when the radio was on. My team all looked at me and laughed. They still make jokes about it," he chuckled. Cecil chuckled and blushed. "Well, at least you don't have to take the joke in as a bad way now because it's true."
"Mmm, I know." Carlos lifted his head to kiss Cecil's cheek. "I love you. I'm never letting someone this beautiful slip away from me. You're mine, Ceec," he teased. Cecil pulls Carlos in a tight embrace, nuzzling him lovingly. "I don't mind being yours, Carlos..." He chuckled and returned the kiss to his lips. "Nor do I. I love you so much... I love this town so much. I love everything about everything that's happened since I got here. I'm never leaving Night Vale, and I'm most certainly also not leaving you." He babbled on more the sleepier he got. "You're sleepy aren't you? You keep talking," Cecil chuckled. He pulls Carlos to his chest, holding him in his lap. "I will never ever, leave you either..."
"Smart, handsome, perfect... you're a pretty good fuck, too," Carlos mumbled after a brief pause, chuckling to himself. "Oh. My. God." Cecil just seemed to shut down after what Carlos said. "You. Need. Sleep. Go to bed. I'll even tuck you in, just...oh my god Carlos, you had to say that..."
"As long as I can sleep next to you or on top of you or something, I'll be fine," he murmured. "Good night, I love you."
"You can sleep on top of me." Cecil said with a playful sigh. He picked Carlos up, walking to the bedroom and lays down, keeping Carlos on top of him. "Good night, Carlos. I love you too." Carlos hummed an incoherent response before stretching out on top of his boyfriend, opening his eyes to look up at him in what could only be described in adoration, before falling asleep, snoring quietly. Cecil lays one arm on top of him. "My lovely scientist..." He himself drifts off into sleep.