@Fraust
"Um… mine, I guess? I heard them go into Halm's room a while ago and I don't think they've come out yet."
"Um… mine, I guess? I heard them go into Halm's room a while ago and I don't think they've come out yet."
"Okay then. They probably fell asleep too." Zachary carried Cas into his own bedroom.
"Do you want me to leave while you change?" He asked. He didn't think it would be okay for Cas to start in the same clothes, especially since he want bathing any time soon.
"Um… yeah, that's fine. I'll try to be quick." Cas hesitated before closing the door and changing into clean clothes.
Zachary waited right by the door, knowing Cas didn't do well with being alone. He would stay right here until Cas opened the door, ready to scoop him up in a great big hug.
A couple minutes later, Cas opened the door and looked up at Zachary, seeming a bit jittery. He was wearing a clean hoodie and sweatpants to sleep in.
Zachary, as planned, stepped forward when Cas opened the door, wrapping him up in his arms.
"Ready to go to bed?" He asked gently, seeing how Cas had handled even changing on his own.
"Mm~…" Cas returned the hug, clinging tightly to Zachary. "Mhmm. I'm ready…" He let Zachary drag him over to the bed and flopped down.
Zachary he'd Cas close the entire time, laying down with Cas with a soft smile. He snuggled close, nuzzling him a little.
"Goodnight," he said softly, yawning a little. "I love you."
"Love you too…" Cas huddled up in Zachary's arms, smiling gently. He soon drifted off to sleep with his head tucked under Zachary's chin.
Zachary slept soundly through the night, keeping Cas close. Halm awoke first, of course, looking down at the sleeping Nix in his jacket with a soft sigh. Nix was turning back into a cat for a while.
Nix was smiling softly in his sleep, seeming content and comfortable for the time being. He was finally warm, and he was enjoying it immensely. Cas was still sound asleep as well.
Halm smiled a little, gently nudging Nix.
"Nix," he said, sorry to be disturbing him, "Cas will be getting up soon. You're still going to change back, right?" Zachary stirred as well, slowly waking up.
"Mmmm… I guess so…" Nix yawned and sighed a bit, snuggling closer to Halm. "This is so nice, though…"
"We can stop be like this," Halm said gently. "You'll just be back to being a cat." Halm scratched the top of Nix's head. Like he had ever stopped.
Nix sighed again. "I guess so… that's less fun, though. I can't talk or anything." He leaned into Halm's hand.
"Are you sure you want to wait?" Halm finally asked. He knew Nix liked being like this, but he was the one who wanted to do it in the first place.
"We'll be doing this whether you change or not right away."
"I know, I know… I just… this is comfy." Nix sighed, pushing his head into Halm's hand to ask for more attention.
"I'm glad it's comfy," Halm said. He smiled a little, scratching Nix's head and rubbing his back.
"Mhmm… and this probably wouldn't feel as nice if I were a cat, because I'd be so small. Your hands are big enough as is."
"Okay then," Halm said with a little chuckle. "We'll wait till Cas wakes up then."
"Mmkay…" Nix shifted to be more comfortable and huddled close, purring contentedly. He seemed to be pretty relaxed for the moment, but looked up when he heard banging coming from Halm's bedside table.
Halm let out a long sigh.
"Gloria," he mumbled. He reached over, yanking the drawer open.
"Do you need something?" He asked, not in the mood for Gloria to go on about how sexual they were again.
Nix eyed Gloria warily, moving down a bit so he was less visible poking out of Halm's jacket. He turned his ears back, his head resting on Halm's chest.
Halm wrapped his arm around Nix, his face almost daring Gloria to say a word about him.
"I-" she started, swallowing a little. "It's really dark and cold in here. Could you at least give me something to stay warm?"
Nix glanced around the room a bit looking for something that Gloria could use to keep warm. "Um… I'd say if you can find something, you're welcome to it…"
Halm sighed a little. He reached into his pocket, pulling out a handkerchief and putting it in the drawer. It was easily three times the size of Gloria.
"Here," he said, still a bit annoyed. "Better?" Gloria nodded a little.
Zachary finally awoke completely, looking down at Cas. He nuzzled Cas's head lightly.
Cas yawned a bit and huddled closer to Zachary, still not quite awake. He at least seemed to be settled in his sleep, however, which was definitely good.
"Good morning," Zachary mumbles gently. He held Cas close, eyes closing a moment.
"Mornin'…" Cas smiled softly and huddled closer. "I love you~…" He yawned again.
"Love you too~," Zachary said with a smile. Zachary nuzzled Cas's forehead, letting out a sleepy yawn.
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