"You smell nice," Nate murmured sleepily.
The movement of his lips ghosted along the back of Hugh's neck, making the tiny, fine hairs prickle and causing an itch Hugh couldn't reach back to scratch without disturbing Nate. And Nate sounded quite comfortable, so Hugh wasn't particularly interested in disturbing him.
Not intentionally, anyway.
There was a reason Hugh preferred they didn't sleep in the same bed, despite their limited funds and the additional cost of hiring a two person room at the nearest hotel. Even Pokemon Centers didn't allow trainers to stay completely for free, when they were intending to stay overnight - after all, Pokemon Centers were created to assist recovering Pokemon, not travel-weary people.
With Nate sleeping this close to him and his chest pressed against Hugh's back while his arms circled Hugh's middle, it was almost inevitable that Hugh would end up waking Nate on accident sooner or later, for some reason or another.
Until then, Hugh would try to deal with the way Nate's breath hit his skin in warm, soft little puffs as the boy drifted off, snoring.
1. A lot of these ended up being about sleep because that's what I write about when I'm tired.
2. Pokemon Centers are usually free, except when they're from my world because that's just too convenient and I can't comprehend.