August 22
Will
He woke up disoriented. He wasn't in his bed … definitely not in his cabin. He looked up and saw Nico's TV, still on, with the logo bouncing around the screen. He realized that he had been woken up by the sound of other campers heading to breakfast. Will flushed with embarrassment. He really hadn't meant to fall asleep. Kayla and Lou Ellen were going to be insufferable.
He didn't really want to walk out of Nico's cabin, obviously having slept there, while everyone was outside. Will wasn't interested in fielding all of the significant glances, and he was sure that Nico would hate him if anyone started asking questions. He decided to burrow into the pillows and half-sleep just a little longer, at least until everyone had made their way to the mess hall. It was only when he shifted did he realize that his pillow was Nico's stomach. He froze - not wanting to make any sudden movements for fear of waking the other boy. Nico had fallen asleep too, leaning against the headboard with one of the coforters half over himself.
Will's movement caused Nico to pull the blanket up and curl toward Will. The extra weight on his stomach, though, must have registered and Will felt Nico tense up, awake.
"Uh, morning," Will said, sitting up. "Sorry, I totally didn't mean to fall asleep here."
"Oh, yeah, no, it's fine," Nico said, not making eye contact.
"I was going to wait until everyone had gone to breakfast before going back to my cabin…"
At that moment there was a laugh outside, as someone caught up with friends. Nico glanced at the window at back at Will.
"Yeah, no problem." Nico stood and began to fold the blankets and toss the pillows back in place.
"So, did you like the movie? I don't remember falling asleep, I hope I wasn't snoring or something," Will said, laughing awkwardly.
"Yeah, no, I liked it. The- the movie. I actually fell asleep too, before the end. But it was good, thanks."
An awkward silence stretched out. Will peeked out the window. "It looks like everyone went over, so I'll just get out of your way. See ya."
Will left before Nico had time to respond. He leaned against the door outside and mentally chastised himself for being so awkward. It was an honest mistake, people fell asleep during movies all the time. He wouldn't think about how nice it had been, waking up like that. And how he had maybe intentionally leaned toward Nico when he felt himself getting tired.
He looked up and realized that Lou Ellen and Cecil were sitting on the steps of the Apollo Cabin. Great. Lou Ellen gave him a roguish grin and raised her eyebrows.
Will walked over and held up a hand once he reached them, "Ok, first thing, nothing at all happened, I just fell asleep by accident. And second thing, get inside so you can help me analyze literally everything from yesterday while I change for breakfast."