The Imaginary Friend (Chapter 23)
A/N: *throws some filler fluff your way*
The small smut in this chapter, 100% of the credit goes to @dont-hate-relate-pls
“I can feel you watching me sleep, Chuck Shurley.” I said, groggily. I could feel the light shining on my face through the window and hear the laughter of the man lying next to me, confirming my suspicions.
I opened eyes, the face of my bearded boyfriend appeared in front of.
“Good morning, Blue.” Chuck leaned down and kissed my forehead.
“Good morning, Red.”
It had been a few weeks since I had arrived at Chuck’s house, and my mental health was slowly recovering. My nightmares had slowed down considerably, and I wasn’t exactly scared to close my eyes anymore.
“What are you thinking about?” asked Chuck, lying on his left side. I mirrored him as I was lying on my right.
“You.” I said, smiling a bit.
“Me?” I could tell he was genuinely surprised with my answer.
“Just thinking about how I showed up on your front doorstep in about a billion broken pieces. Just thinking about how I don’t feel like that anymore. Thank you.”
Chuck pushed his arms up, leaning up so he could sit against the headboard. I again mirrored him.
“You don’t have to keep thanking me, you know.” said Chuck.
“Yeah, Blue. I do. I just, I just sometimes don’t feel like I deserve you.” I pulled my knees up against my chest, running my hand through my hair.
“Do you remember that time when we were 14, and we just stayed up all night talking. God, we must have been on topics as far off as Mars by the time the sun rose that morning.”
I nodded, laughing at the memory.
“My dad got so mad at me when he found me still awake that morning,” I said. Chuck took this moment to wrap his arms around me and pull me into his lap. “That was the first time you told me that you liked to write stories.”
“I had never told anybody about that before.” said Chuck, kissing my shoulder and threading his hand through mine.
“I remember feeling honored you’d tell me something like that.” I said.
“I remember something else about that night though, Red.”
I looked up from where I was sitting in his lap, waiting for him to continue. I raised my arm up, stroking the side of his face through his beard as he looked down at me.
“I remember that being the night I fell in love with you.”
I gasped, not expecting that answer out of him.
“You never told me that before.”
“I was a teenage boy, Range. There’s a lot of stuff you don’t know from then for a reason.” said Chuck, his cheeks blushing with embarrassment. God, he was beautiful.
God, I was in love with him.
“Nothing weird, I hope.” I said, laughing a little. Chuck leaned down, kissing my neck. I laughed at him as he was obviously just trying to hide his flustered expression. Chuck cut my laughter off with a kiss, pressing his lips to mine as he laid me down against the sheets.
Chuck’s hands started roaming, and honestly, I let him. His hands slid down my arms, keeping a slight grip on my waist as his lips moved down my neck. Chuck’s hand slipped down my waist as he rubbed up and down my thigh. There wasn’t a part of me he didn’t touch. I ran my hands up my back, gripping his shoulders, needing something to hold on to.
I could feel Chuck getting hard against my leg as he pressed his length against my middle, my body immediately reacting as my back arched to meet him half way.
Chuck broke the kiss from my neck to kiss me back against my lips, the two of us continued rubbing against each other, the moans growing louder as our tongues meshed together.
“G-god Chuck.” I moaned out as the kiss broke apart for just a moment.
“I got you baby.” said Chuck, whispering against my neck as he started to form a hickie.
We continued like that for a while, his mouth on mine, his hands on me. For once, I felt like we were in a bubble that couldn’t be popped.
I was his. I was his forever.
Suddenly I felt Chuck slide his hand up, fiddling with the bottom of my t-shirt. His fingers slid up under my shirt, testing a barrier.
Suddenly, my brain shut down, a new-found panic setting in at the unfamiliar action.
“Wait, stop. Stop. I’m sorry. Stop.” I said quickly, pushing Chuck off of me. Chuck immediately jumped off of me, following what I had said.
“Hey, hey. It’s alright.” said Chuck slightly, trying to be as careful as he could. I pushed myself up against the head of the bed, my knees pulled up to me as my breathing was uneven. Chuck sat across from me.
“You alright?” asked Chuck, quietly. My breathing slowed down as I ran my hand through my hair.
“Yeah, yeah. I’m sorry. I don’t know what happened.”
“Hey, hey. C’mere.” said Chuck. He pulled my body towards him, wrapped his arms around me into a hug. I buried my face into his chest, pretty embarrassed that I had freaked out.
“You know I’d never make you-.”
“Yeah, I know.” I said.
“You don’t have to be embarrassed, Red. I know you.” I smiled into his chest, pulling him closer. I liked being close to Chuck.
“I guess this is just something we haven’t talked about, you know. Boundaries and stuff.” I said. Chuck and I sat across from each other, crisscross apple sauce. I grabbed a hold of his hand, taking it in mine.
“Is that something we need to talk about? Boundaries? Or would you rather just want to see where we go?”
“I-I’d like to talk about it, actually.” I said, looking down at my lap. Chuck raised his free hand, lifting my head so my eyes met his.
“Wanna tell me why you just freaked out so badly?” asked Chuck calmly. I sighed, keeping my grip on his hand.
“We’ve known that you can’t, that you can’t exactly see the stuff that’s happened to me over the years. My childhood wasn’t exactly normal. My bodies covered in scars that not many people have seen, Chuck. And trust me, any guy that has seen them wasn’t so pleased by the sight.” I said, allowing myself to lift that weight off my shoulders.
Chuck squeezed my hand, the frustration evident as he didn’t expect that last sentence.
“I don’t know, it’s just new to me. I want to, it’s just new. My brain hasn’t exactly caught up to my heart yet, you know?”
Chuck leaned forward, kissing my forehead. All of a sudden, he just started laughing.
“What exactly is so funny, Mr. Shurley?” I asked.
“Do you realize that out of the entire time we have been in a relationship, this is probably the first normal conversation we’ve ever had.”
I laughed, he was totally right.
“Yeah, I’ll admit. It’s nice not having to think about everything supernatural for a while. It’s nice being here with you.” I said.
“Look, Red. You know I’d never push you into anything you were uncomfortable with.” said Chuck.
“And you know I’d never push you either, Blue.” I said.
“Baby steps, we go through this together. When we get to that point where we are both ready for that, then it’ll be okay. Cause we’re okay.” said Chuck.
“I love you.” I said, pressing my lips to his.
“I love you too.” whispered Chuck against my lips.
It was a few moments before either of us spoke up again.
“As much as I do love you, however, please excuse me as I release myself from the tightness that is my pants.” said Chuck, winking at me as he jumped off the bed and headed straight for the bathroom. I threw a pillow at him with laughter, content that our little bubble was still ours together.
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