plotted starter for @beautifulxboy
It had been a few weeks since they both went to New York. Oliver going back home and Elio to starting his studies. Under normal circumstances he would have lived in a dorm like anyone else but after everything things had turned out a little differently. His parents and Eli had been worried about him moving in with Oliver, not because they were against it but because they feared both of them would be found out. However, since he was the only one Oliver ever accepted help from it seemed logical. Oliver's place was very cosy and it felt like home soon enough.
However, the toll of his bad sleeping was getting to him and the guilt that he still hadn't managed to shake off despite everyone their kind words and reassurances that it wasn't his fault. All of that combined with the workload of Julliard made him feel exhausted. He was trying not to show it to Oliver but by now he knew him too well and saw straight through his lies which only added more to his feeling of guilt because he was supposed to help him out not the other way around.
He had coursework that was due the next day but all he truly wanted to do was curl up in a little ball and sleep. However, he did his best to ignore that feeling and get some work done. That is until he heard Oliver come home. "Hey, how was your day?" Elio asked with a small smile on his face from his place at the table that was cluttered with books for his paper. Despite how awful he felt seeing Oliver every single day and getting to spend all their free time together still made him feel happy. "Sorry, it's such a mess. I'm trying to get this done but it's not going well."
