Sometimes, Colin pretends to be asleep.
The nights that Colin and Damian are actually together after weeks of not seeing each other may as well be the best the both have ever encountered.
The desperate and passionate sex is good, wonderful, brilliant, whatever tickles your fancy. But it, by no means, is the highlight of the night.
When Damian believes Colin to be fast asleep, he makes sure that his hold around the male is tight and secure as his lips begin to flutter across the redhead's face.
The first place Damian allows his lips to land on is, as always, Colin's forehead. "I really have missed you."
Then, both eyelids. "You better have missed me, too."
Cheeks. "I forgot how warm your skin is," he muses and proves his point by slipping his hand under the loose shirt Colin had slipped on after the hoodie he had been wearing was sadly flung somewhere across the room. Damian's palms are flat against the other's torso, eyes closed delightfully as he basked in his lover's heat.
The next place Damian laid his lips on was the male's slightly red nose. "You, Colin, are probably the closest creature I will ever see that somewhat resembles Rudolph," he teases with a soft smile and a warm look in his eyes. The icy blue was now a deep and dark cerulean.
A quick kiss was given to Colin's lips and he hums with satisfaction, because yes, they felt the same and left a familiar lingering feeling.
He moves his hand out from under Colin's shirt and begins to run them through the other's dull orange-red hair. Soft and fluffy.
"You're such a duck," the words leave Damian's mouth without proper recognition. "You're soft and fluffy... like a duck. Well, only your hair is. Thankfully, your body is a little bit more rough. Which I defiantly do like about you," he explains, not caring that he hadn't gotten any response back.
It was better this way. He could tell Colin whatever he wanted when the male was asleep. There was no pressure. It wasn't as if Colin would remember anything in the morning. Damian could tell the other how he really felt about him without having to be embarrassed or afraid of what Colin's response would be.
And it was on nights like these Damian would think about how life would be without Colin. He supposed that most of it would be the same. It wasn't like the boy not being by his side would change who he was now. And it would not stop him from being Robin. Nor would it hinder the relationships he has built over the years.
Though, when he thought about it, he probably would not have been happy as often as he was. And that said a lot, considering he was a very joyous person in general. He also would not have shown off those rare half smiles which magically appear whenever Colin was around. His heart would not have experienced those brief moments of pounding and exhilaration from the smallest of touches. His mind would not have hazed with sweet and sentimental memories whenever he thought about Colin.
"Well, damn, my life would be kind of horrible without you, wouldn't it?" he murmured as he closed his eyes, hands now resting solely on the male's back.
"You seem to make everything... so worthwhile..." he continued as he pressed a kiss into his lover's fluffy hair.
Damian should probably check if Colin was awake by feeling his pulse or doing some other super ninja thing, but ignorance is bliss, isn't it? Plus, he hasn't woken up the first few times Damian had done this, why would he now?
"I won't be here when you wake up," he said and squeezed him tightly.
"But, I just want you to know..." he paused as he looked for the right words, swallowing thickly as his vision became blurry and his breath became steady. Before he could continue, Damian drifted off, not being able to catch the soft and slurred words that came out of the supposedly sleeping Colin.
"That you love me, I know."
This was a request by Chikorita-Trainer1, which I want to thank her for! I know this was a bit different from what you requested, but I do hope you enjoyed it all the same.
Damian's attempts at being sweet and Colin is super sneaky. ^^ Thank you for reading!