letspleasuretogether

With a sigh, Lavi stood up and took the dirty dishes to the kitchen.
He padded around the apartment, picking up the discarded clothes that
Allen had been wearing. Taking a quick sniff, he realized they were
filthy – though that was quite honestly an understatement. He didn’t
know how Allen could stand staying in those clothes, though he probably
didn’t have a choice.

Going through the pockets to make sure he
wasn’t washing any valuables or important items, Lavi took the clothes
and the jacket Allen had been wearing earlier and stuffed them in his
half full laundry basket. With one last look to make sure Allen was
completely asleep, he headed downstairs to the laundry room.

While
the laundry was washing, Lavi returned to his apartment, opening and
closing the door as quietly as he could. He half expected Allen to be
awake again, but no – he was still out like a light.

Grabbing one
of his books off the end table, he sat back down on the couch with
Allen. He looked over at his sleeping figure throughout the rest of the
night as he waited to finish the laundry. He kept checking to make sure
Allen was still breathing ok, still alive. After a few hours, Lavi
realized he was worrying over nothing. With the laundry done and folded
on the coffee table, he finally managed to doze off, book discarded in
his lap as he slumped over the edge of the couch.

Allen slept deeply, the exhaustion from both the hypothermia and the weeks of sleeping on the streets enough for him to not even dream.

When he finally started to awake, the first thing he noticed was how comfortable he was. He had been sleeping outdoors on the ground or benches, so laying on the couch bundled in blankets felt amazing. It took a few minutes for him to piece what he could remember about the previous night together, and remember where he was.

He snuggled deeper into the blanket with a small smile. He had almost died… but Lavi had saved him. He was grateful, most people would have just looked the other way and left him to die… but Lavi had taken him into his home, even fed him, to keep him alive.

He wanted to thank the man… but he was too comfortable right now to want to move to look for him. He could pretend to be asleep a bit longer… After all, he couldn’t stay here long once he woke up. Both of them would return to their normal lives…