Rowan hiccuped a bit. No. Don't fucking cry.He buried his face in Matthew's chest as he trembled. "B-But we've only known each other for a few days and I'm already making you cuddle with me… we're not even dating or anything…"
(Idk if you're still open to reboot this RP, but I'd love to do it with you if you're interested!! Especially since you copied and pasted my exact prompt from one of my other posts, but it's all cool. )
(as, sure! I really enjoy your writing yeah, sorry about that… After I posted I felt bad about not asking for permission but by then people had already asked…)
"Rowan," Matthew said softly. "There's nothing you're forcing me to do. I want to help you, Rowan. I've been perfectly fine with being like this with you. I've initiated us cuddling like this before in these past few days." Matthew held Rowan closer.
"It doesn't matter if we're together or not, Rowan. I want you to be safe."
Rowan sighed weakly as he clung to Matthew, noticeably still trembling. "I-I just… I dunno… I'm s-sorry…" He whispered again. "I just feel bad, okay? Even… even if you don't think I've done anything…"
"I… I understand," Matthew said softly. He ran his fingers over Rowan's hair again. "And I'll be here while you do. I want to help…"
Rowan nodded a bit and held tighter to the other, keeping his face hidden for now. "S-Sorry I'm such a wuss…"
"It's okay," Matthew said quietly. He didn't tell Rowan not to apologize, not if it helped him feel better. He placed his head on Rowan's, arm around his waist tightening a bit.
Rowan relaxed a bit more when Matthew held him close. He didn't have the mental energy to argue with the other right now. "When do we need to go find the mages?"
"We can go when you're ready," Matthew said softly. "I done want your to push yourself."
Rowan nodded a bit. "We gotta get it done today, though… the sitter is coming." He whispered.
"Damn the sitter. If you can't handle this, then there's no way I'm letting you push yourself." Matthew spoke softly.
Rowan sighed shakily. "B-But I'm gonna be stressed no matter what… I… I really wanna get this over with so I can just stay here…"
Matthew let out a long sigh.
"Okay, then," Matthew said softly. "Why don't we wait for the sitter, then go right after that to get your things?"
"Okay… s-sounds good to me…" Rowan clung tighter to Matthew and sighed as well. "We can just wait… wait for the sitter…"
Matthew rubbed Rowan's back, keeping him close.
"By this time in a day or two, we'll be on our way back to the village, and you'll have your mama and pet with you too. It'll all be okay…"
Rowan nodded a bit, wrapping his legs around Matthew's waist to pull himself closer. "H-Hopefully… I hope she's willing to come…"
"I do too. I'm sure she will…" Matthew tucked Rowan under his chin, running his fingers up and down Rowan's back.
Rowan curled in on himself a bit more, quivering in Matthew's arms. "Y-Yeah… I'm… hopefully Maisie can acclimate well enough too…"
"What about you?" Matthew asked softly. "Will you be able to handle this?"
"I don't… I don't know, honestly…" Rowan sighed again. "I really hope that I will?"
"I… I do to," Matthew said softly.
Rowan nuzzled against Matthew a bit, tensing up as he clung to the other. "I… I think that I do for sure wanna move here, though…"
"That's good, I'm glad you know that you truly want to." Matthew shifted a bit, pulling Rowan closer when he tensed up.
Rowan nodded, holding a bit tighter to the fabric of Matthew's shirt. "Y-Yeah… it's a lot better than earth."
Matthew rubbing Rowan's back.
"It's be okay," he said softly.
Rowan nodded again with a shaky sigh. "Y-Yeah… you're right. Do you think the sitter will be here soon?"
"I don't know," Matthew said softly. It was a while before any knock on the door, but there it was.
Rowan glanced up when he heard the knock. He was still cuddled up with Matthew, but seemed to be more relaxed than he'd been before. "I think they're here…"
"I think so too. Do you want to come with me to answer the door, or stay here with the chicks and Fluff?" Matthew sat up just a bit.
"Uhm… I'll stay here…" Rowan said softly, letting Matthew pull away from him. He shifted to be a bit closer to the nest.