#first one was last kiss this one is haunted (which is my fav song btw)

[ashpkat]

i could not finish my fic in time for the anniversary, so here! have a pitiful excerpt of the continuation of your name, forever the name on my lips

cant breathe whenever you’re gone (i’m haunted):

“…

Silence. They looked at eachother. Aaron opened his mouth to say something else when Call cut him off, “Are you mad at me? You seem mad at me.”

“Am I mad— Call you disappeared to God knows where for a year! I’m not mad, I’m— I’m upset! I’m sad!” Aaron threw himself onto the bed and laid back. Dust flew into the air and into his lungs, he coughed and rolled over, “I’m confused.” He mumbled.

The boards creaked underneath Call’s feet as he shifted his weight and sighed, “I know. I’m confused too. What I did to you was.. wrong. I feel horrible for what I did to you, and now I’m here with you again, I feel more confused.” He sat down next to Aaron’s chest and hugged one of his knees to his chest.

“I was so worried,” Aaron murmured, “I wondered every day where you were and if you were safe. And now, I have you back, and the first thing I see you do is command some chaos-ridden and watch Joseph suck up to you,” he rolled over once more onto his back to stare back at Call, “Why are you here and— wait why are you staring at me like that?”

Call blinked and looked away, “We’re definitely not talking about the same thing.”

“Huh?” Aaron sat up, “What thing are you— oh. Oh.” He felt his cheeks heat up, “Seriously? Is that the first thing you’re concerned with?”

“No!” Call exclaimed, “no. I just, I was just thinking about it and the way you looked at me I thought you were too.”

He scoffed and flopped back onto the mattress. It was stiff and uncomfortable. Call laid beside him, he was careful to not let their bodies brush together.

“I’m sorry,” Call said.

Aaron looked closer, “I know. That’s all you’ve been saying since we got here. You didn’t answer my question: Why are you here?”

“Later,” Call said and saw how Aaron frowned, “I know, I know. That’s the answer you’ve been getting since you got here; later. But trust me, it’s going to be much easier to explain when I don’t have to re-explain the story over and over again.”

“Fine.”

Silence once more. Aaron shifted uncomfortably on the bed. He could feel the warmth from Call’s body from his spot on the comforter, and he wanted nothing more to embrace it. He was sure Call would welcome it, but Aaron didn’t want to bumble up to that just yet. Calls hand curled in front of his face and Aaron laid his hand right next to it. Call’s lips made a small smile. They interlocked pinkies, as if he was saying: I’m not going anywhere.

…”