Prologue
It was still dark when Lukas had been awoken by a sudden loud noise. He was suspicious for a moment until he heard it again coming from the Dane lying next to him; his snoring had gotten a lot louder and a lot more frequent. Sighing, Lukas rolled over to look at the digital clock on his nightstand. 2:26. He groaned, settling onto his back and closing his eyes. He was so exhausted, but he wasn't sure why. He'd taken a week-long vacation off from work, but he was a lot more tired than usual, despite the fact that the most difficult thing he'd done over the past few days was sweep the floor. He rubbed the heels of his hands into his eyes and cursed under his breath. Why am I so tired?
He opened his eyes after what seemed like a lifetime of waiting to succumb to his exhaustion. Much to his distaste, Mathias, though he wasn't snoring anymore, had decided to snuggle up against him. Both his arms were wrapped firmly around Lukas, making escape impossible.
He decided after a moment that he'd just have to survive the night without rousing Mathias — a job that might prove to be more difficult than expected. Lukas knew he was a light sleeper, so if he moved the Dane would surely wake, and he'd be loud. Instead of attempting to leave the overly warm grasp, Lukas leaned into it. He let his forehead rest against Mathias' collarbone and let his arms fall against his chest. He closed his eyes, but he know that he wouldn't sleep a wink that night.
Lukas was caught off guard when the warmth that had been next to him the whole night vanished and he heard sheets rustling. Cracking an eye open, he saw Mathias climbing out of the bed very smoothly, most likely in fear of waking the Norwegian who was resting of the bed.
"Morning," Lukas said with a bit rasp in his voice. At the sound of him, Mathias whipped his head around.
"Ah, crap! Sorry, did I wake you?" He replied, quickly sitting down on the bed next to Lukas, who was now leaning up on his elbow.
"No, I've been awake for a while."
At that, Mathias laughed. A short, little, snorty laugh. "No way, you were out like a light five minutes ago."
"I was only pretending." Lukas raised an eyebrow at the Dane, who looked a bit amused.
"As much as you may think that you were conscious," Mathias pointed his finger at him, almost touching his nose. "You were snoring and drooling and, to be honest, it was kind of gross." He laughed.
Lukas scrunched his nose at the thought, but he was somewhat perturbed. "No, I wasn't. I was awake, all curled up into you because someone felt a bit cuddly last night." He gave the Dane accusatory glare and lied back down on the bed. "I'm so tired, I didn't even sleep a wink."
Mathias' eyebrows knitted together in confusion. "Whoa, that would never happen. As much as I may want to, I know what would happen if I even layed a finger on you, and it would not be pretty. Are you feeling okay?" Mathias rested his hand against Lukas' forehead, but withdrew his hand immediately, remembering what he'd just said. "You feel fine. I dunno. Get some more sleep, I guess. I gotta go to work now, but I'll be home as fast as I can. Call my cell if you need me." The Dane's usual carefree tone disappeared, being replaced with a worried one. Lukas was pretty familiar with it, though. Whenever something bad happened, be it stubbing his toe or falling very ill, Mathias would always be very serious and alert. It was a nice contrast and Lukas was happy to see it every now and then.
But he was still quite perplexed — he hadn't slept at all, he was sure of it. What made Mathias think he did?
"Mhm, yeah, okay. Thanks. See you later," He sighed as Mathias left the room. Lukas rubbed at his eyes again. He was far too exhausted to even try getting up, but sleep was still evading him.
He rolled over his side and pulled the string for the blind down. All he had to do was sleep. He just had to fall asleep.
He wasn't sure why, but it seemed a lot harder than it should have.
Hello there ! This is my first upload here so sorry in advance if this sucks. Ah, okay I would've just gotten right into the story but it's late where I am so that'll have to wait til tomorrow. Don't worry, this will all make sense eventually! If this story doesn't completely nosedive, expect weekly(ish) updates~
