A/N: Unfortunately I don't own or even know Chris Colfer or Darren Criss… DON'T OWN ANYTHING! 'Cept for these ideas in my head, they're all mine!
Just One Little Nap
They had been filming since 6 o'clock in the morning. Darren checked the time on his phone 7:23 PM it read. When he saw that, he felt even more worn-out then he already did. Jesus, just one little break is all I need. Just 5 minutes to catch our breaths.
They had started with dance rehearsal followed with so many run-throughs Darren lost count. After all that they were on a new set. It was a perfect recreation of Judy Garland's Christmas Special living room. It truly was magical filming in black and white and they all looked so much more dapper. It brought back the authentic feeling of Christmas, just so corny. The songs and little dance routines were so much fun. Surprisingly the most exhaustion thing was that they had to look so cheesy and extremely jolly. That really wasn't easy when you could topple over from exhaustion at any given moment.
Darren looked over at Chris who was sitting on a couch on set. He looked like he could have fallen asleep right then and there. His head bobbing a little and then shooting back up because of the noise the crew was making. Adorable. Darren thought. Chris settled a bit farther into the couch. He tucked his feet up on the couch and sighed contently. Darren decided to go sit with him for a little bit.
"Chris, you have to stay awake. We'll be finished in an hour or so. We just have to do a couple more takes of 'My Favorite Things' and you can go to my trailer and sleep." He said sweetly sitting on the armrest of the couch next to Chris' head.
"But, mghh, Darren I'm just resting my eyes … Just… for a 'lil…" Chris mumbled trying to keep his eyes open.
"Hey hey, don't fall asleep." Darren wanted to ruffle his hair but the hairdressers would kill him so he decided to lay his hand on Chris's shoulder and shook lightly. Chris couldn't tape like this anymore; he almost fell over his own feet last take. Suddenly an idea came to him. If I ruffle Chris' hair the hairdressers would have to redo it! No, then Chris wouldn't get any rest. He looked over to the couch closer to the fire, a devilish grin spread across his face as he looked at Amber and Lea. Then he fixed his gaze on their pretty hairdos.
The girls were getting directions from Ryan, who tried to keep his patience. The Glee creator was a tad agitated because they all kept messing up. They would forget to look into the camera, which usually wasn't allowed. It was really weird to have to look straight into the camera, when usually you had to ignore it completely. Darren casually walked over behind the couch the two ladies were sitting on.
"You two look so cute." He smiled and then ruffled their hair.
"DARREN!" Amber, Lea and Ryan screamed at the same time.
"What were you thinking?" Ryan looked shocked. "Now we have to do their hair all over again. Jesus Darren, I thought you were a little more experienced than this." Ryan said disapprovingly, while ushering the girls to the hairdressers.
Darren tried to look guilty but as soon as Ryan had left he walked over to Chris with a satisfied smile on his face. He plopped down next to Chris, which startled the taller boy who had been drifting off. "Chris, I arranged a little break for us." Darren's words were met with a confused look from his co-star. "I'll explain later." The older man stood and held out his hand. Chris was too tired to question Darren, he had learned to just follow and not think too much.
Darren led them to his trailer; it was much closer to this soundstage then Chris'. He opened his door and helped Chris up the steps. That's how tired the 21-year-old was, he couldn't even figure out how to get up 3 steps. Darren closed the door but still was supporting Chris' weight with one arm. They stumbled a bit in smaller space but finally Darren sat Chris down on his couch.
"Lay down, Chris. You seriously need to sleep." Darren whispered close to Chris' ear trying to push him down on the couch. Thing was, Chris was a bit like a little kid when he was tired but didn't want to admit it. He got really fussy. He kept sitting back up again and pushing Darren's hands away. He kicked of his shoes in Darren's direction.
"That's not nice. It's time for your nap now, so stop fussing." Darren said jokingly.
"I'm fine… Dare. I don't wanna… I'm not that tired. Just give me a Diet Coke and I'll be..." A yawn broke him off mid sentence.
"Yeah, you're not tired at all. You're just as chipper and coherent as ever." Darren laughed sarcastically. He sat down next to Chris and pulled him closer, tucking him under his arm. Darren didn't know what came over him but it felt right. "We'll just keep sitting here, just like this. That's because you're not tired of course. We'll just sit here and wait for Ryan to come and yell at us."
Chris wanted to object but Darren felt the younger boy melt into his side. He was unable to resist the warmth emanating from Darren's body. Chris' cheek was resting on his co-star's shoulder and snaked an arm around Darren's waist. Darren just wrapped his arms around his friend and rested his chin on top Chris' head. The taller boy slowly pulled his legs up on the couch and sighed contently. He held Darren so close, using him like a life-size teddy bear. Cute little noises of contentment kept escaping Chris' lips and Darren loved it.
He felt so at ease with Chris resting at his side. He liked taking care of him, as the older one of the two he felt responsible for Chris. He didn't have to save him from life threatening danger, but still he liked doing little things so his friend would feel better. He felt the sleep deprived man next to him totally relax in his arms and saw that Chris had finally lost the battle against exhaustion. I'll always know better and I'll always take care of you.
Darren felt sleepy but not tired. He didn't really feel like sleeping, he just wanted to enjoy Chris like that. He was always just so busy with Glee, his movie, Disney and his books. They always said Darren needed to sleep but Chris was just as bad or even worse. Chris had sunken a little lower, his ear right over Chris' heart. Darren was scared he would wake the younger boy because he had just noticed how fast his heart was beating. Chris just held him and he looked so sweet and innocent, like everything in the world was good. Darren felt like that when his co-star laughed because of him. Darren would get so pissed when he thought about the jerks that had bullied Chris. How could you bully someone as sweet, caring and talented as Chris? Jealousy Darren figured. Sometimes Chris would suddenly snuggle closer to Darren and a slight smile would spread across his porcelain skinned face. He seems to be having a good dream. Darren started to sing his friend a little lullaby;
"I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Where every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure."
Right before the chorus Darren stopped when realization hit him. "Oh my God, I'm in love with Chris Colfer." He whispered to himself. He felt Chris stir against him. Please, don't wake up. Just give me a few more minutes with you like this.
Chris slowly opened his eyes. "Hmmgn, wha? Did you say somethin'?" he mumbled sleepily.
"No no, go back to sleep. I haven't heard Ryan yet, so we're safe for just a little while longer." Darren said trying to keep a steady voice and rubbing small circles on Chris' back.
"You really know how to treat a guy right." Chris laughed lightly. "You know, if I didn't know you were straight I would say you were taking advantage." Chris started to sit up; Darren sighed and reluctantly let him go. He already missed Chris' warmth and sent. Oh, he smells so good.
Chris stretched out like a cat, Darren eyes roaming freely over his chest and arms. When did Chris get so in shape? Since when do I notice stuff like this… Dear god, am I gay? No, bi-curious? No, it's not just a sexual thing. I could spend years just sitting with Chris by my side and feel perfectly content without having sex. Am I even thinking about having sex with a man, not any man, Chris? Fuck…
"Darren? Are you okay? You keep mumbling, you look like you're having a stroke? You're old but still…" Chris laughed.
"Huh? No, I'm fine. It's nothing. Hey, I'm just 3 years older than you!" Darren gave Chris a little shove.
"Are you sure? When they first cast you I thought you were a new teacher." Chris laughed. "But you were too short to control all those kids and then they decided to make you Kurt's boyfriend."
"You…" Darren laughed and tried to look angry but failed horribly. He poked Chris in the side, that boy was super ticklish.
"No, don't you dare! Don't tickle me!" the younger man said as he crawled away from Darren as for as he could.
"You'll have to apologize first." He crept closer, wiggling his fingers which made Chris laugh even harder and cringe away. "Still haven't heard that apology." Darren was right next to Chris now. He put his hands down for a second, Chris relaxed at bit. The older man saw his chance and tickled his co-star until he fell off the couch laughing. Darren lost his balance and fell right on top of Chris. The two boys lay next to each other laughing their heads off.
After calming down a bit Darren turned slightly, so he was lying on his side facing Chris. "You're adorable."
"Uh… well, you're crazy." Chris said looking over at Darren, a bit taken aback by the sincerity in his eyes.
"That's me I guess." The shorter man said with a small smile. "You seem pretty energized again, let's go back shall we?" Darren got up from the floor and walked over to the door.
"Darren, what's wrong?" Worry covered Chris' voice. "Did I over step any boundaries, I don't wanna make you feel uncomfortable…"
"No, you didn't overstep your boundaries." Darren smiled but it didn't reach his eyes. He stuck out his hand to help his co-star up from the floor. Chris grabbed his hand and stood, they stood close. Chris tried to read his friend's eyes and face. Darren didn't move, just stood there looking up into Chris' grayish-blue eyes. Darren's eyes fell to their hands which were still intertwined. "You can't make me feel uncomfortable. You're like the greatest person in the world, I'm happy I can be so close to you." Darren looked up and smiled sweetly. This time it reached his eyes, they even seemed to water a bit.
"You're really worrying me, Dare. What's up with all this serious stuff?" Chris said feeling a bit awkward, not knowing what to do with himself under Darren's emotion filled gaze.
Darren sighed audibly and let go of Chris' hand. "I can be serious, you know. I'm not all just stupid jokes and charming smiles." Darren sounded annoyed. I need to get out of here! I can't confess my feelings to Chris when I just found out about them 5 minutes ago. Darren had his back towards Chris and was looking out of the window. He felt a hand on his shoulder and did his best not to lean into the touch.
"Darren, I want you to talk to me. This is like the closest friendship I had with a guy without them freaking out. A friendship where I can just be myself and not think about 'don't get up in their grill Colfer, 'cause you is a homo'" Chris said the last part Santana-style to ease the tension a bit.
A little chuckle escaped Darren's lips. He turned around and hugged the man he suddenly felt so much more for then he initially thought. "We're gonna be okay." With that he opened the trailer door, started to walk back to set.