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14. The Captain and The Engineer: Dawning Realizations (Vincent’s Perspective)
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Shifting slightly, I knew something was very off with my body. I could feel the heaviness and pain everywhere. Without even opening my eyes, my head was pounding and I knew I didn’t want to be awake. With a groan, I rolled slightly on my side and inhaled deeply as I groggily roused from my slumber. I dared to opened my eyes and felt blinded from the sun filtering from the window opposite my bed. I sighed softly and closed my eyes. I felt like shit. But why? Then it hit me.
That’s right. I’m home. Always go out ever since….well, I must have made it to the flat at least then then, I thought. Pushing the dread of being home aside, I slowly opened my eyes and blinked, reaching up to my right eye. And that’s when I saw my eyepatch sitting on the nightstand beside me. Forcing myself to sit up, I groan and lean forward, pressing my face into my hands as a small wave nausea moves through me.
It was only a moment later that the urge to relieve my bladder hit me like a flying brick. How much did I drink last night? It took me a moment, but I managed to stand, hand pressed to my forehead as I licked my dry lips. God, my mouth felt like it had cotton in it. Tiredly, I turned and began to head around the bed to head to the loo.
Yet as I turned to do just that, my eyes fell upon a flash of golden color that I wasn’t expecting. Laying there upon my chaise, sleeping in the sunlight and looking so content….was Aiden. Aiden…is here? Why? What is Aiden doing here?
‘But Aiden, I wanna drink!’ I suddenly remember myself saying. ‘And…and…off duty…not Captain.’
That’s right! Aiden came to the tavern for some reason. And then immediately after I recall that, I remember being in the alley somewhere looking up at him and seeing this kind of cute smile on his face.
‘Y-ya know… You should smile more… You got cute dimples riiiiiight there….’
Oh bloody hell, is THAT what I said?! And it just kept coming! I remembered seeing that blush upon his face and how it was everywhere. It was really cute though. As I stared down at Aiden’s now sleeping face, I could vividly remember exactly where those dimples were. He…he really is cute, isn’t he? Am I really thinking of Aiden like this?
I glanced away, looking back towards the bed over my shoulder when another memory came back. I could see Aiden leaning over me, his hands gently pressing to my shoulders and leaning me back into the bed and my voice whining, ‘Aiden, I’m not sleepy!’ and his amused but gentle voice replying with, ‘Yes, you are. Don’t lie.’
Feeling heat upon my cheeks, I look back at the young man asleep on my chaise. He’d helped me home last night, I realized. But not only that, he stayed with me. Did he do that to make sure I was alright? I can’t believe he went above the call of duty to do that for me. I gazed down at him softly and smiled slightly. Yeah, yeah he’s cute but there’s more to it than just that. My eyes took in the little edges and details of his beautiful face, how the morning light filtered through the window to cast its glow upon him. I don’t believe I’ve ever really noticed just how beautiful Aiden really is. And then the memory of me suddenly leaning forward and puking the contents of my stomach at Aiden’s feet.
God damn it! I brought my hands to my eyes and began to rub them with a soft groan as I began to head in the direction of loo once more to relieve myself. Great, I scolded myself, I lost all the respect of my engineer. I can’t believe that happened. Can I go and die in a deep dark hole now?
As I walked past my bed, I felt myself bump into some of my luggage which caused me to slightly stumble. I gave a soft gasp and steadied myself, glaring down at the suitcase that I’d left out yesterday. I kept walking and quietly let myself in and closed the door as not to wake Aiden.
I realized as I began to unbutton my pants that I was still in the same clothes as last night but my shoes were missing. Well Aiden HAD helped me into bed. Had…had he seen me without my eyepatch? God, I hope not! God, Vincent, you’re such an idiot! I scolded myself. I can’t believe I let myself get found out by Aiden of all people. He was sure to have lost all respect for me by now! He’s going to think I’m a pathetic drunk.
After relieving my bladder, I pulled my pants back up and decided I could handle this. Aiden was still asleep. Maybe I can make some coffee and then send him on his way after a “Thank you” and a simple explanation. With a deep breath, I opened the door quietly and stepped out into the room so I could go get some fresh clothes and my eyepatch first.
However, I wasn’t the only one awake. I found myself greeted with the sight of Aiden sitting up on the chaise, leaning forward slightly and rubbing the back of his neck with his hand and obviously just waking up. His gaze shifted, his eyes meeting mine. I saw those pretty eyes of his widen and I felt my heart sink into my stomach. Great. Not only is he going to see me as a pathetic drunk, he’s going to see me as a monster.
To read the rest of the story, here’s the album link: www.flickr.com/photos/153660805@N05/albums/72157717075565127
***Please note this is a BOY LOVE (BL/yaoi/gay) series. It is a slow burn and rated PG13!***
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**Special thank you to Vin Raven-Mysterious for collaborating with me on this series and co-starring as The Captain!
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