~Narrator POV~

Timothy woke up after a good night's sleep. A whole hour! Shocking, huh?

Tim went into the kitchen and began to prepare a small meal- by that I mean he made a cup of coffee and rinsed off an apple. So healthy.

He hummed to himself as he waited for his coffee to be finished.

“N-no!” Toby woke up in a cold sweat, teary-eyed and gasping while clutching parts of his bedsheet in his hands. He had another nightmare- this one had been worse than usual- rather than just watching his sister's death, he looked around while attempting to exit the car and saw Masky get stabbed over and over and over again.
‘Why can't I just get some sleep?!’ Tobias thought to himself. He just wanted to sleep. Toby rubbed his tears away and cleared his throat, then standing up. 

He decided to go to the kitchen and get some water, thinking maybe he just needed to be more hydrated. He walked into the kitchen and went to the fridge, grabbing a bottle of water. Masky looked at Tobias, confused “Uh...” he started, gaining Toby's attention ‘Oh shit!’ Tim thought as he saw the younger boy's face ‘Was he crying?!’

Toby tilted his head in confusion “Um...did you say that? Like uh.., yell 'No!' ya know?” Tim asked worriedly. Tobias nodded and tried to open his water bottle. He struggled quite a bit. Finally, he managed to open it, but not without splashing himself, of course. “F-fudge-” Tobias muttered angrily “I'm all w-wet now...” he said before removing his sweater. I mean, he obviously had a shirt under, but Masky still blushed and looked away for some reason.
The two stood awkwardly as Tobias tossed his sweater onto the countertop. They really had no idea what to talk about.

“So...” Toby began, cracking his neck. Masky looked at him.

“Uh...w-why are you u-up?” Tobias asked the older proxy and tilted his head. Masky just shrugged “Couldn't sleep. You?”

“Uh...n-nightmare.”
“Oh?” Masky said, intrigued
“Yeah, u-um...Lyra's...” Toby looked down
“d-death...” he muttered as he felt his eyes tear up once again. Timothy didn't want him to cry. He pulled the younger boy into a hug.

This made Tobias happy- this made him calm. Toby smiled, hugging Tim back.

“Hey, Tim?”

“Yeah?”

“Can I...s-stay with y-you tonight?” Toby asked, pulling away from the hug and making eye contact with Timothy. He nodded “Yeah Toby, of course.” he smiled sweetly.

(Oh my god I really got myself all happy and shipping I-)

Toby smiled “Th-thanks." He took another sip of his water. Tim finished his apple and coffee as Tobias placed his water back in the fridge. The two looked at one another and smiled, then holding hands and heading back to Timothy's room.

(They're just going to cuddle, I swear to God- NoThInG mOrE)

Once they made it to Tim's room, Toby kissed the older boy's cheek with a smile, causing Masky to blush lightly and turn off the light, then sitting on his bed and patting the spot next to him, signaling the other to sit beside him. Toby joyfully obliged, sitting next to Timothy.

The two hugged for a moment, then exchanging a quick kiss before Tobias laid down, Masky doing the same besides the younger boy, wrapping his arms around his not-so-innocent boyfriend.

“M-Masky- I think I love you.”

“I think I love you too...”

They happily cuddled one another, both boys soon falling into peaceful slumber.

I THINK I NEED MENTAL HELP
Anyway, thanks for reading, love you❤❤❤