plot twist: teenagers are bad at feelings

[prethief]

[So. He said a lot of things he'd never planned to say at all ever. That's fine. Eames can live with that. He's said a lot of dumb shit in his life so far and he hasn't died yet.]

[Of course, previous instances of 'dumb shit' weren't an incomplete baring of his surprisingly complicated feelings surrounding anal sex. Which, well. He's never thought about it at any great length, so it leaves him feeling deeply embarrassed and angry about being embarrassed in the first place. Eames elects to spend the weekend with some other friends to blow off steam, any texts from Arthur getting a quick "sorry, busy" in response so he doesn't have to think about what a fucking moron he is.]

[It's harder to ignore him come Monday, but Eames thinks the fact that he's turned up hungover as fuck and mainlining energy drinks to get through the day does a lot to stop anyone from talking to him. And the one class he has with Arthur that day, he spends the time sleeping in his car instead. And the one after that. And basically the rest of the school day. Still there once people start filtering out for the end of the day.]

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[Arthur has long since accepted that Eames is naturally cuddly. Ever since they started sharing beds or anything like that, he's been dealing with Eames getting up close and personal. He's had to teach himself not to freak out about it because it doesn't really mean anything. Cuddling is nice whether it's with a significant other or a hookup buddy or a close friend and they qualify as two out of three of those things.]

[He wakes up a little when Eames cuddles up this time, but thanks to being neurotic about this in the past he is now pretty comfortable with it, and he hums contentedly before he commits to sleep again. He just hopes Eames' mother doesn't decide to come in because then he'll have a meltdown about the fact that they're spooning and someone knows about it.]

[prethief]

[Thankfully his mother doesn't walk in, or if she did she didn't wake anyone up, though Arthur will get the fun sensation of Eames sneezing on the back of his neck when Arthur's hair tickles his nose, so. That's nice.]

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[Arthur's so startled by this that he actually just rolls off the bed with a strangled shout.]

[prethief]

[WELL. That sure wakes him up.] [

Eames sits up, alarmed because Arthur just fucking shouted and vanished from next to him, but then he spots Arthur on the floor and just. Laughs. A lot. There might even be tears.]

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[Arthur is so shaken up he doesn't know what to do other than sit up and look bewildered.]

You sneezed on me!

[prethief]

[He's laughing so hard that he's actually struggling to get his words out.]

It's-- Probably 'cause of all your hair.

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I didn't tell you to stick your face in my hair!

[Arthur is actually going to get up on the bed and wrestle Eames down onto the bed because shut up!!]

[prethief]

[He's still laughing, which makes it hard to really fight back, but he doesn't make it easy. Pushing back against Arthur's hands even after he falls back against the mattress and lifting a leg to wedge it between them.]

I was asleep! And you're warm.

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[Arthur tries to get his hands on Eames' wrists in an attempt to pin them to his chest, but Eames is a bit stronger than him, probably even when he's laughing this hard.]

Oh, so it's my fault.

[So rude.]

[prethief]

Maybe you should try being less warm and inviting.

[Eames might be stronger, but Arthur does have the advantage of being able to put his weight into it. Eames is still struggling regardless, absolutely refusing to let his arms touch his chest.]

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I was sleeping!

[Arthur doesn't have a lot of recourse here other than maybe to try and pin one of Eames' arms down with his knee? There is the problem of Eames' leg between them but he really isn't the wrestling type.]

[prethief]

[Well. He lifts his other leg to wrap it around Arthur's waist, which kinda means the one between them has to go, and he pushes up against Arthur's arms with a grunt. Intending to try and flip them over, but he glances to the side and realises there's not enough space unless he really feels like seeing what injuries they'd get if they fell out of bed like this.]

[He frowns up at Arthur.]

So I guess it's nobody's fault then?

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[Well, it seems they are at an impasse. Arthur loosens his grip a little bit so he's not actively pushing on Eames' arms and he shifts a bit to get more comfortable where he is since Eames now has him trapped with one leg. He raises an eyebrow.]

I can't believe you sneezed on me.

[prethief]

[He makes a face like he might start laughing again, but he manages not to. Relaxing his arms with a sigh instead so they settle wherever Arthur's been trying to pin them and chews his lip for a moment.]

What's a little sneezing between friends?

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It's gross.

[Arthur pins Eames' arms down to his chest, but only loosely so Eames could move any time he wants to.]

[prethief]

[Eames shakes his head, letting Arthur do whatever with his arms for the time being.]

It's not that bad.

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Says the guy sneezing everywhere.

[Arthur sighs and sits up, letting go of Eames' arms so he can run his fingers through his hair and assess the damage. It's not like there's a wad of snot in his hair but still Eames sneezed right into it. There are definitely germs.]

[prethief]

[He drops his leg from around Arthur when he sits up, bringing an arm up under his head and leaving the other draped over his stomach.]

Well it's not like it's the biggest mess I've made on you.

[Wink.]

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[God if Arthur weren't giving Eames a mildly annoyed look right now he'd probably be blushing.]

Yeah, well at least that mess is fun to make.

[prethief]

Personally I'm having a great time.

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[Heavy sigh. There is just no winning with him, which means it's time to change the subject.]

So where'd you go last night?

[prethief]

Oh, uh...

[FROWN] Hung out with Chaz and that lot, went out to a club... [He pulls a face, trying to remember all the details of the previous night, and then shakes his head when he gives up.] Then I woke up on someone's floor this morning.

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Wow.

[Arthur sits down on the bed with his back to the wall, draping his legs over Eames'.]

I'm surprised you came to school at all.

[prethief]

Figured I might as well, seeing as I actually did my homework for once.

[S I G H] Not that it matters now.

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[Arthur shrugs.]

Just hand it in tomorrow.