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4. Crying
Rex wiped at his eyes furiously as Noah knocked for the second time in as many minutes. The Evo knew he would wait, but he still felt like he needed to let the blonde in sooner rather than later.
With a steadying breath Rex straightened his pajamas, ran a hand through his hair and answered his door.
Noah, if possible, looked even worse than Rex did.
His eyes were nearly swollen shut and his nose was so red it bore a striking resemblance to a rather famous reindeer.
It looked like it took everything in him to keep standing and Rex felt even worse for making him wait.
With mutual understanding talk was forgone for the sake of rest as Rex grasped his friend's hand and led him into the dimly lit room.
Any other time the Evo would have offered video games or food to his friend, but he knew neither were appropriate for this moment.
Instead he offered Noah the warmest side of his bed before crawling in along side him.
Things had been complicated between them for weeks now and while they had never reached a level of awkwardness that warranted separation, this coming together like this wasn't something they'd done in a while.
But it felt right to be joined like this…
Though to be honest it always had.
Rex was the one who had messed it up by talking about feelings and the future.
That didn't matter now though: not like being close did.
They were too drained for that kind of emotional stress to touch them now.
Instead they wrapped themselves together as close as they dared as tears kept their faces moist.
They clung to each other for the simple reassurance that the other was there.
There and alive.
When not everyone they loved was.
Bonus to anyone who liked chapter 1! My dear friend Bramblerose4 wrote a little post chapter in her review that is definitely worth a read! So enjoy readers!
PS: Sorry this chapter is sad and a little rough.
Yours truly,
Lacy Fairgold