Quiet

use your pictures not your words

[kian-everett]

jaredrhett

Jared turned his attention from the TV over to Kian when he felt his head moving. He laughed silently a little as he saw that it was because he had fallen asleep. Jared didn’t mind, and even if he did mind, it would be hard for him to get offended when Kian looked so cute. He gently moved him so that his head rested in his lap and wouldn’t fall. He then decided to take the blanket that had been folded over the back of the couch behind him and draped it over Kian. He hoped Kian wouldn’t think it was too weird, but he wanted him to be comfortable, and he kind of enjoyed being used as his human pillow.

Kian didn’t wake as he was being moved, he was fast asleep and it wasn’t clear when he would wake up. After some amount of time he did stir though, stretching out and slowly opening his eyes to the unfamiliar surroundings. He froze for a moment as he tried to remember where he was before relaxing again once it was clear he was still at Jared’s, though in a different position than he remembered. Reaching up to rub at his eyes he turned his head to look at the male he had accidentally fallen asleep on and gave him a sheepish smile. “I’m sorry.” He mumbled, his voice a bit deeper as he just woke up. “Was I asleep long?”

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“Yeah, that’s a good place to start, but that’s your job, isn’t it? You need to do something that makes him feel special, too.”

“I don’t know what else to do. Art is all I’m kind of good at...”

[kian-everett]

jaredrhett

“It’s fine with me if you want to. I’ve seen it all before, so I really don’t mind,” he insisted, not wanting to make Kian watch something that would upset him. He glanced over at Kian again and he couldn’t help but grin, gently running a hand through his hair and looking back at the TV.

“I guess I’ll decide when it happens.” Kian said with a yawn. He was trying his best to watch what Jared had put on for them, but he was so tired and it was becoming hard to keep his eyes open once again. Deciding he could just rest his eyes for a few minutes before falling asleep he closed his eyes just listening to the documentary now. But he was unable to keep himself awake and he drifted off, his head slipping from Jared’s shoulder slowly.

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“Then a good place to start is talking to him about those things. Show him that you care about what he’s interested in. If you’re interested in them too, then that’s not too hard, is it?”

“I designed a tattoo for him...”

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“And do you like those things too?”

“Yeah, I do.”

[kian-everett]

jaredrhett:

“Well, yeah, a bit. But I don’t want you to be upset,” Jared commented, a slight mumble as he was focusing on the tv, his hand casually tracing circles on Kian’s shoulder. “Oh, I don’t know. Whichever ones show up on my feed. Planet Earth and stuff, but sometimes those are more about nature and less about animals. This one’s just about animals.”

Kian sighed softly and nodded. “We don’t have to skip anything though...” He could tell Jared was already very focused on the show so he did his best to get into it as well. Snuggling his cheek against the other’s shoulder he turned his full attention to the documentary. 

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“Yeah I don’t know either. Welcome to the great injustice that is my life.”

“I’m sorry.”

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“Just… tell me about this boy. What does he like?”

“Tea, nature, tattoos, animals, photography.”

[kian-everett]

jaredrhett:

Jared couldn’t believe how.. adorable Kian was. When they had first met, Jared thought he was cute, but now that he was cuddled up beside him, just looking at him made his insides feel warm and he was unable to not smile. “I cried the first time I saw it,” he admitted, squeezing his hand, “But we can fast-forward through the sad parts,” he told him. He didn’t really want to watch the sad parts again anyway. They were well done, but not as good as the happy parts, obviously. “All the sad parts have happy endings though, which is why I like this documentary more than the others I’ve seen.” 

“Won’t we miss something important then?” He asked, squeezing the other male’s hand in return. Kian had his eyes on the tv but his attention was elsewhere. Trying to figure out what he was to Jared, and what Jared was to him. He forced himself out of his thoughts and looked up at Jared, a smile forming on his lips from just being able to look at him from so close. “What other ones do you watch?”

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“Yeah. Apparently we’re the only two people who think so.”

“No one else does? I don’t see how they don’t.”

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“I can’t help you flirt if you don’t believe in yourself, at least the tiniest bit!”

“Oh...”

[kian-everett]

jaredrhett:

Jared nodded as he selected the first episode, then set the remote down and leaned back against the couch. “Yeah, it’s really good. There’s some sad parts though, but the cute parts make up for it,” he said casually, trying to hide the fact that he had actually cried the first time he saw it. From the corner of his eye he saw that Kian had folded his hands together, but he reached over anyway and grabbed Kian’s hand again.

Kian nodded his head briefly and settled back into the other. “I don’t want to cry.” He whispered, linking his fingers with Jared’s when he reached to take his hand. It wasn’t that he was afraid to be seen as less manly or anything of the sorts, it was that he didn’t want to let the boy he was falling for see him crying. He had already come close to it earlier and he didn’t want to risk it yet again. “I hope it isn’t too sad.”

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“Jesus Christ, kid. I’m trying to help you.”

“I’m sorry...”

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“I got fired from my last job for ‘speaking my mind’ too much. Now I can’t be trusted to take coffee orders on my own.”

“That’s... odd.”

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“I know you don’t have confidence in your flirting abilities. It’s pretty obvious. That’s why I’m telling you to get some.”

“You can’t just get confidence.”

[kian-everett]

jaredrhett:

“Oh, I love nature documentaries, especially ones about animals,” he said, wondering if Kian only suggested that because that was the majority of the shows listed under his recently watched. But he also didn’t think Kian was the type of person to just say whatever he wanted to hear. “Have you ever seen this one, it’s called ‘life story’ and the whole first episode is about baby animals.” It was a silly thing for Jared to get so excited over, but he’d seen that very episode multiple times over and he never got tired of how cute the little animals were.

Folding his hands together in his lap he shook his head. “I’ve never see it. I’ve never even heard of it.” He stated, studying the little bio of the show on the tv. “Is it good? I don’t watch Netflix very much.” If he did end up liking the show he planned on watching it on his own time to have something to talk to Jared about. It was almost like he was alway looking for ways to be able to be around, or even just talk to the other male.

[kian-everett]

devinbonatz:

“He could be, but not if you talk like that. Have more confidence in yourself.”

“I don’t...”