Through the Screen

Chapter 35

thin rays of sparse sunlight were struggling through the bay window, barely reaching the foot of the bed

and the digital clock next to it blared five minutes to eight. abel groaned out of frustration, patting

around the bedsheets to find noah, only burying his face inside the warm pillow when he found no one.

"noah!" he called, voice muffled by the pillow and he could hear noah's disinterested hum in response.

"where are you?" his tone trailed more into a whine as he opened his eyes, rubbing them tiredly with

the back of his hand and sitting up straight in bed.

"bathroom!" noah's voice was echoey, and abel only groaned again, kicking the covers off his body and

leaving the gradually pooling heat in his bed.

now that the days were inching closer to the mid of december, mornings were turning out to be a lot

more chillier than they were previously, and abel took it upon himself to curse out the cold water that

was running from the tap.

"good morning," noah spat the toothpaste in the sink, washing out his mouth and pressing a kiss on the

top of abel 's head, who's expression was one of discomfort as he hesitantly dipped his fingers under

the cold water.

"god i have so many mixed feelings about winters," abel shivered slightly once noah's cold fingertips

attempted to grip his waist and he just shrugged him off.

"noah! your hands are cold don't fucking touch me," noah only laughed in response to the meaningless

statement, wrapping his arms tightly around abel 's waist and placing a soft kiss against the back of his

neck.

"i don't wanna go today," noah complained, warm breath cascading over the skin of abel 's neck and

the younger boy only nodded in response, leaning back in noah's grip.

"good luck with john if you don't," abel remarked, rolling his eyes and noah just giggled quietly.

"should i make eggs for breakfast or will you have coffee on the way?" noah asked, watching as abel

dragged the toothbrush along his teeth.

"eggs," his words were barely comprehensible and noah furrowed his eyebrows.

"eggs?" he questioned just to be sure and abel just nodded, leaning back against noah again.

"alright i'm gonna go and make breakfast till then, you take a shower," noah pressed another kiss

against abel cheek and abel only whined in protest, grabbing noah's arm and pulling him back, spitting

into the sink and washing his mouth.

"no we can have one together it will save time," abel mumbled, gripping the bottom of his sweatshirt

and reluctantly pulling it off, shivering once the cool air hit his skin.

"i don't think that's a good idea," noah trailed off, scratching the back of his head, messing his morning

hair further. it wasn't like he didn't want to take a shower with abel, it's just that it wouldn't feel

completely ordinary because it's been so long.

"come on," abel pushed and noah just pursed his lips. sure they have been much more comfortable

around each other in the past two days but noah didn't feel exactly ready to jump in the shower with

abel. he didn't protest though, he just shrugged his shoulders and discarded his shirt, watching as abel

got out of his sweatpants and started the shower.

noah felt uncomfortable in the first few minutes, not knowing where to put his hands and where to look,

whether he should start a conversation or just stay quiet and start washing up. he was half aware that

he was thinking way too much about a simple shower and that abel and him were married and

shouldn't be feeling awkward in such a basic situation.

just as he was about to grab the bottle of shampoo a soft gasp escaped his lips, and he tilted his head

slightly to watch as abel smeared some cold shower gel on his chest, working the washcloth slowly

over it.

"i know you feel a bit weird, i can tell," abel commented, voice lost in the pattering shower but noah

only bit his lip, grabbing the bottle of shampoo and massaging his fingertips into abel 's tangled hair.

"it's just been a long time," noah answered after a moment, and abel nodded in an understanding

gesture, dragging the scratchy washcloth over noah's shoulder and down his biceps.

"we should do this more often yeah?" abel offered, shutting his eyes and tilting his head back to let the

shower wash the shampoo from his hair, and they turned in their positions so that noah can get rid of

the body wash lathered on himself too.

"yeah, if we have time," noah agreed and abel just smiled softly in response leaving a quick kiss

against noah's lips before they swapped jobs. © 2024 Nôv/el/Dram/a.Org.

half an hour later abel was shoving the last bits of egg in his mouth and noah was tying his shoelaces,

abel dressed in a warm jumper and a jacket, and noah in his normal office attire of a shirt and a tie,

only throwing on a suit jacket as well.

"you're looking so fucking hot, you have no idea what i'd do to you if we had more time," abel muttered

under his breath, running his fingers through his hair frustratedly and noah only laughed in response as

he locked the door, cheeks flushed.

"we'll have time after work," noah nudged him teasingly, and abel rolled his eyes, a small smile

stretching across his lips.

"shut up,"

"do you want me to drop you?" noah offered once they made it down the stairs and abel raised his

eyebrows in a pleasant surprise.

"do you have enough time?" noah glanced at the clock inbuilt in his phone and nodded, causing the

smile on abel 's face to stretch wider.

"then yes, thank you," abel placed a wet kiss against his cheek and noah rolled his eyes at him in an

adoring gesture, telling him to wait while he brought the car out from the driveway.