❝ you sleep like a baby, you know that right ? ❞ - nico & xiaoyao!
✷ 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐌𝐏𝐓 𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐓 ; fluff edition ( . 01 )
xiaoyao staying over for the first time has required some careful planning on nico's part. he'd picked out his cutest bedsheets and changed them that morning, so they still smell fresh and clean by the time they go to bed. he'd combed through his pyjamas for a set that still match his aesthetic, but don't make him look entirely unfuckable in case something happens, and settled on a red and white hello kitty set that he definitely thinks were from the women's section. he'd dusted every shelf, hoovered the entire apartment, made sure everything is clean, and neat, and tidy. as if xiaoyao has never been there before or something.
most importantly, though, he has planned how to fall asleep. he plans to fall asleep last, and wake up first, so that any snoring or drooling in his sleep goes entirely unheard and unseen by his boyfriend. he's trying to seem and cute, and silly, and whimsical here, after all.
they'd gone out for dinner because nico had been too lazy to cook after work, and of course they'd gone for a stroll along the river to savour the last of the spring sunshine. instead of the sordid night of passion nico thought might happen, the two of them had gotten into their pyjamas and spent the night cozied up together in nico's bed watching bad tv. not that he'd minded. he loves xiaoyao, loves spending time with him, no matter what it is they're doing.
falling asleep last had been easy. even with yaoyao's chest pressed against his back, one arm slotted under his neck and the other curled around his waist. he'd tried to remember every meeting and appointment on his boss' schedule over the last three months, until xiaoyao's breathing slowed and the arm around his waist grew a little heavier. only then had nico allowed himself to drift off tosleep, lips curved in a smile the entire time.
waking up first, however, is the challenge. he hadn't wanted to set an alarm, because that would also wake xiaoyao up. he'd had to just trust that he would naturally wake up before the other, like he could manifest it in his sleep somehow.
clearly it hasn't worked.
❝ did i snore...? ❞ nico asks meekly, eyes still closed as he tries to wake himself up fully. oh, he hopes he didn't. how embarrassing. sure, he knows it's normal, and it can't be helped if he did, but it's the total opposite of the image of himself he tries to present. he's clearly wriggled around in his sleep, rolling in to face yaoyao instead of being the little spoon to his big one. he cracks open one eye to peer up at him. he's still so handsome, even with bedhead and sleep dust in the corners of his eyes.
he's about to tell him exactly how handsome he is when he registers the damp patch in xiaoyao's t-shirt, and the accompanying wetness on his chin. oh no. his worst nightmare. ❝ oh my god, i'm so sorry, ❞ he says, frantically trying to pull the wet patch away from his boyfriend's skin. ❝ that's so embarrassing. why didn't you wake me up? ❞