Peace.

Peaceful. The rhythmic breathing and the warmth of the person beside him allowed him to relax his muscles, letting the blood flow through his veins, letting his eyes close and see nothingness.
Earlier that night the boy had shown up at his door, broken, whimpering and barely standing on his legs, and the sight of someone so vulnerable, so blindly trusting, had turned him on so much. Nathan had embraced him with arms of steel, clinging onto the art teacher for dear life, and Jefferson had gladly taken advantage of the opportunity.
Consoling him after sex was bothersome and downright annoying, though. The thought of just getting rid of him, choking him in the ice, had crossed his mind, but Jefferson knew better. The kid was a valuable source of money and also a good stress-reliever, after all.

Still, he shouldn't have let him stay the night. Despite the fact that he didn't particularly mind sharing his bed.

He glanced at the digital clock on his nightstand, the penetrative red numbers informing him that it was just past four in the morning. Damn. He needed his sleep. Contrary to popular belief, teaching a class could actually be quite tiring. Instead of productively using his time, he was forced to spend his evenings evaluating shitty attempts at photography and preparing speeches for teenagers who weren't even listening. Why had he even agreed to take this job? Ah, right. Peace.

Well, if being hit on by spoiled bitches who thought the world revolved around them was peace, he wanted none of it.

The Prescott stirred next to him and Jefferson hoped he wouldn't wake up. Honestly, he wasn't in the mood to play nice and give him the -
"Jefferson?"
The whisper was impossibly loud in his ears, yet he pretended to be sleeping. For a moment there was nothing, and then: movement. He could feel a weight being placed on his chest and a leg snaking around his own and to his horror – and entertainment – he realised Nathan was snuggling up to him. A smile tugged at the corner of his mouth but he resisted showing it, in case the boy was watching. The depth of Nathan's feelings for him was an unfamiliar point, yet Jefferson knew for a fact that the student loved him, and how could he not? Jefferson was the one who'd stopped him from ending his pathetic life and the only one who showed him some type of affection. In turn, Nathan would provide him with more cash than he knew what to do with. It was a good contract, a demanding one for sure, but it served its purpose.

It was difficult to fall asleep when he was so close to reaching his goal, however. It had been a while since the studio in his basement had been used properly and up to that day it'd been gathering dust. He'd tried doing it again after that time, but her beauty had already faded and he hadn't been able to bring himself up to it.
But now, things were different. The first time he'd made mistakes, now he knew better. It would all go according to plan. He just needed to be patient. And Jefferson was a patient man.

NOTE: I have finally completely decided how I want the story to be. The entire work will have 50-55 total chapters.
The exams are approaching and if I do well, I might get a chance to study abroad next year with the Erasmus Programme. Only the students with the best results get admitted, so I'll have to do my best now.
No one will believe this, but it takes me about 2h to write 600 words. 2 hours every day of looking up synonyms, doing research on the characters and getting information, rereading every sentence ten times, and just figuring out what the hell I want to write in the first place. For this reason, the story shall be updated three times every week from now on: on Tuesday, Saturday and Sunday. I hope you understand the motives behind this inconvenience.
Lastly I wish to thank you for taking the time to read my fic and leave a comment on every chapter. I read every single review and I'm not kidding when I say it sets my heart on fire. Okay, figuratively then. Please continue to provide me with feedback, as it is extremely helpful and I appreciate it a lot.
So, next chapter comes Tuesday!