Chapter 170: 170: Sleep Tight
"Leave now..." Leo finally said, staring at his precious figurine.
"What did I do? I made it better. The old one looked hideous." Eden folded his arms.
Leo sighed as he slowly turned to his book. He didn’t bother speaking anymore. He was already tired of talking with Eden, who did nothing but make him lose every ounce of patience he was cultivating.
He turned to his books and began flipping through them, a way of calming himself down.
Eden stared at him. "What are you doing?"
Leo didn’t speak to him.
"There you go again with the silent treatment," Eden muttered. "Sure. Go ahead and do your reading. I think my work here is already done."
Eden’s eyes were on the object he had crafted. He was waiting for it to take effect since he had faith in his work.
It was the same gift his last boyfriend had given to him. A gift he had given him to cope with his insomnia and all...
It helped him. So he believed it’d also help Leo.
Especially for the fact that he infused some powers in it.
Minutes went by and Leo still had his eyes glued to his books, flipping through the pages and penning down ideas.
He was so engrossed in his books that Eden wondered if the sound produced by the object he made was even working.
It was a therapeutic sound that was used for calming the soul and probably hypnotizing one into sleeping or something. It was used medically, and at least Eden knew that.
So he decided to use it with Leo.
An hour went by, and Eden was strolling around the silent library. He stared at Leo from time to time. He was still reading.
The room was already getting cold, and Eden figured his robe wasn’t helping matters. He believed if he continued like this, he’d be freezing in the next hour.
But he also couldn’t leave without making sure Leo fell asleep. He had taken it upon himself to help him do so.
And so he monitored him closely.
Two hours later, he walked up to Leo, who now had his head rested on the table.
Leo was finally asleep as the soft musical harmony sound from the object filled the air.
Eden smiled as he stared at Leo, who was sleeping peacefully, his head on the books before him. He was deep in sleep. And Eden could tell that he wasn’t one a tap would wake.
"It worked." Eden smiled while running his hand through his body. He was feeling cold. His body was chilling from the night cold that crept into the spacious library room.
The robe he was in didn’t seem to protect him. He simply cuddled himself while staring at Leo and smiled. "I guess I did my job well."
He brought his fingers to his hair, gently running them through his brownish hair, pushing the strands of hair away from his face.
"You look so nice when you sleep. One seeing you won’t even know you threaten to kill people like it’s your hobby."
Eden sighed, cuddling himself while letting out smoke from his mouth from the cold. He was already chilling. "I guess it’s also time to take you to your room."
He stared at him. "I don’t know why you dread your beautiful room so much. But I hope I can be of help in helping you through it at least."
He smiled as he placed a hand on his back, gently patting Leo on the back, stroking his back while muttering some words.
Some magical words.
He wanted to teleport. And this time he could only pray that the two of them didn’t magically find themselves in the pits of hell.
Literally.
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It only took a try. And they found themselves in Leo’s bedroom.
Leo was laying on his bed while Eden lay beside him.
Eden blinked, staring at the ceiling. He looked around to make sure they weren’t in the Emperor’s bedroom or something.
"I did it." Eden smiled after confirming that they were in Leo’s room. "I guess I am getting a hang of this thing..."
He smiled as he turned to look at Leo, who was beside him, sleeping soundly.
He stared at his face for a while under the dimly lit room. "It sounds cliché, but you actually look better while sleeping."
Eden brought up his fingers and began outlining his face with them. He gently ran his fingers through his nose... outlining his eyes... ears... and his lips...
And when Leo moved, he withdrew his fingers, still staring at his face. "I should let you rest now, I guess."
He muttered as he began covering Leo up. He used the thick bedsheets and covered him up. He carefully made sure to cover him up so he didn’t feel cold or disturbed.
And when he was done, he sighed as he stared at him. "I should get rewarded for taking care of you. Maybe a reward of not always being threatened to be killed."
He sighed as he found the bedsheets for himself, covering himself up while leaving a space between the two of them. He didn’t wish to be the pervert harassing him.
He gave him his space to enjoy his sleep.
And so he covered himself up tightly, hoping the cold would go away by morning.
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They woke up in the afternoon that day. Around 1 p.m.
Leo was so engrossed in his sleep that he didn’t even keep track of time at all.
He didn’t even know about time in his sleep.
It was a deep sleep. A deep and comforting sleep that made him forget everything.
He was strangely too comfortable in his sleep. Warm and deep in a sleep he wasn’t sure was possible.
For the first time in years, he enjoyed sleep. And when he slowly opened his eyes, he felt his whole body bursting with energy and satisfaction.
He felt energized and extremely comfortable in where he lay. And felt extremely satisfied with the deep sleep he had enjoyed.
But that wasn’t the only thing he felt. He also felt his hands on someone’s bare naked skin.